Communities Sounding Board Update January ... - Festival Housing

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No. of Gets2gether members (figures taken on 24/04/2011) Malvern & Surrounding areas Droitwich & Surrounding areas Herefordshire Future Activities Preparation is already well underway for the summer activity programme – there is a wide range of activities on offer, with a number of activities aimed at young people aged 12-16 years old. A copy of the full programme of events will be published in the next edition of the Flyer. We have also been very busy planning our annual Community Games events which will be held in June. This year’s events will be held between 12-3pm at: Steynors Avenue, Droitwich on Thursday 7 th June, Dukes Meadow, Malvern on Friday 8 th June, Deer Park, Ledbury on Saturday 9 th June 2012 Activities on offer include Olympic inspired family games and activities, facepainting, small farm animals, inflatable bungee run, the unveiling of our Festival Olympic torch, balloon modelling, zorb balls , fairground games, graffiti artwork and inflatable smoke house. We have also invited a number of other people to join us who will be running stalls on the days. The team would be really keen to hear from any Sounding Board members who would be interested in volunteering at our events or who would like to get involved in the planning and decision making process relating to the activities we offer. Please contact either myself, Paul or Kate if you’d be interested in attending one of our planning meetings (transport can be provided if required).
New Initiatives Top Barn In March we launched a new gardening project based at Top Barn, Holt Heath. The aim of this project is to strengthen community links and encourage residents to develop an interest in gardening and growing their own fruit and vegetables. This is a pilot initiative which will involve 20 interested residents who have responded to our posters and able to commit one day a week to the project until November. Residents have been allocated their own allotment plot and have been encouraged to develop it as they so choose. Top Barn staff are on hand to give residents guidance on various different aspects of allotment gardening throughout the seasons. At the end of November tenants will then be encouraged to get involved in other gardening opportunities and projects identified in their local area. Estate Management Performance Estate Visits Community Officers completed 100% of estate visits during this quarter. Estate visits are used to resolve various estate management issues such as flytipping, untaxed vehicles parked on our estates, individual property condition and grounds maintenance issues. 6 week visits Community Officers continue to conduct 6 week visits for all new tenants. These visits give Community Officers the opportunity to inform tenants about local services available to them and can be used to encourage families to join our Gets2gether club. Community Walkabouts Any Questions Estate walkabouts were carried out in the following areas during January - March: Hill View Road area, Malvern Archer Close area, Malvern Atyeo Close area, Malvern Duke of Edinburgh Way, Malvern Chawson Estate, Droitwich Westlands, Droitwich Dates for estate walkabouts in your local area are published in The Flyer. Walkabouts are usually attended by your Housing Officer, Community Officer and a representative from your local Policing team. Local residents are welcome to attend to provide feedback on any estate management issues. If you have a question which you would like us to try to answer and include in the next quarterly update please let us know.
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