Partnership Council One Sheet #42

4 Pages·2001·10.7 MB·English

by  Partnership Council

Socaal Enterprnse
see page seven
Besudents, Businesses, Voluntary sector, Publnc sector, Area 4 and Friends
October 2001 No 42
“The most powerful words in
our language were repeated
again and again by people Ekclusrve ||IfO|'!II3I'|0!I for forum members & other partrclpan ts
phoning home as they prepared
to die, thinking not ofthemselves
but of all that was about to be
lost forever: ‘I love you, ’they
told their partners, again and H ___ --_-_
again. ‘I love you”’.
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After Successfully completing the first
;, Over 70 people attended a
ll l stage of this five stage project. on 3rd
l Throughout the consultation for the Boulevard Gardens - A survey is .
Representatives l successful Community Safety 3
IIIIBSHBBI ll and 11th September BUILD held two
Partnership Council s Community being undertaken regarding the poor
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l event for Older People which >
l l seminars on behalf of the PC that sort
Partnership Plan local residents drainage in the area. There was also L
j Business Sector Forum A to access how the Africa Caribbean il-i was held at the Association for
raised issues and made some discussion regarding ‘raising “
PC Richard Hawthorne, Peter | and Asian Communities viewed the
A Caribbean Family and Friends
; recommendations for the _ the Gardens.‘
PC's inclusion strategy These
i Lowery, lssan Ghazni.
in Hyson Green on Friday 21st
l development of Open Space in the
seminars were organised under the
, area. An ‘Open Space Response llkeston Road Park - Not open j i September. j
I A following nine themes: Inclusion or
New Basford / Forest Fields . _ b . . 9
Meetings ‘he benefits of the PC sertin l Document‘ was produced further to enough.
y Resident Forum l
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up a Cultural or ‘Race’ Forum The this. R The event; organised by the .
T PC Shaghofta Shah, Mr Mehdi, l
PC's Recruitment Processes and Potential new sites l
_l i Improving Services forOlder ,1
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l Vacancy.
i Practices. Ways of Participation and
= The following is a summary of issues
The onesheet is exclusive to those who are People Steering Group included E
Opportunities, Support for Funding,
l raised in an Open Space Workshop Nottingham City Council have
part of the Partnership Council forums or
l i workshops facilitated by people
A Going Forwards Committee
Outreach and Feedback to Minority
who are friends who actively participate in in at the Joint Residents Forum undertaken a city-wide parks review ,
1 PC John Taylor, Marcia Watson, l, l Groups. Creating a Community l from the Safe as Houses
the organisations work.
l meeting held at Hyson Green that is proposing: l
lftikhar Ahmed, Gary Long (sub). Agenda. Transparency, AccountabilitV ; Project, the Burglary Reduction
Community Centre on Sept 17th. better access to school grounds A
and Accessibility of the PC and its
The Partnership Council aim is to act as a l l Team, Radford Road Police
bridge builder so that all those who live and Hyson Green Resident Forum lll.l working structures. some open space be reserved in
l Station and the URBAN
l' Forest Recreation Ground - the development of the ‘Thomas l
work in the local community can together
PC Mike Rowe, Donna Payton, I
1 Community Safety Officer.
influence decisions about local services, ln addition to these seminars BUlLD's l Discussion focussed on the conflict Forman' site. =
Michael Briscoe.
facilities and projects. We work with Social Inclusion and Diversity Team of use on the site between local
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Residents, Voluntary groups, Public sector has been visiting a number of minority people using the area for recreation, lt was suggested in the workshop y Local M.P. John Heppell also 1
Radford Resident Forum
organisations. Businesses and the local
r voluntary organisations. BUILD have sport, walking dogs etc and the city- that either the vacant Public House "l launched a local directory of l
City Council Area Committee. ~ PC David Roberts, Phil Mattias,
also conducted a number of street
wide and regional events that take near John Carroll Leisure &
l services for older people which A
interviews to obtain the views of local
1, place there. People felt that: Community Centre or the former q,
The aim of the Onesheet is to help lH i has been funded by Nottingham
it Public Sector Forum residents and to find ways in which
the all weather pitches, cafe and Club 1 on Boden Street, Radford
communicate information and opportunities
j% PC Mick Stringer, Farah Jamil, Mark local people are able to contribute to 1 City Council's Area 4 Committee. 1
amongst those participating within the i toilets needed upgrading could be developed.
l Poflack.
the PC's social inciusion initiatives.
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Partnership Council. lt also aims to
l ll there should be more bins and dog
encourage participants to develop their ; If you would like copies of the i
toilets and better lighting The workshop concluded with l
l If you have not been contacted
skills, knowledge or experience and to Voluntar Sector Forum l Directory and/or are interested
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l possibly CCTV cameras in place agreement that a Steering Group be
regarding this project and would like
promote achievements of work and
I PC Julian Adams, Michael Henry,
in being involved on the Steerin ;
to get involved you can do so by l objections to the Park and Ride could set up to look at the future of all l 9
participants. -l ll
1 Sophia Ramcharan.
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1 Group please contact Rehman l
contacting either Dan Robertson at . be made in the Local Plan. parks in the area and specifically to ~
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BUILD on 924 4187 or Paul produce a management plan to take at the Partnership Council Office i
Inclusions l
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l Radford Residents Forum have a vacancy Sanguinazzi at the Partnership Council -9708200. i
l There was general consensus that a strategic view of the use of the Z
for a third rep. Please contact Martin in the
on 970 8200.
The Onesheet is mailed regularly at the beginning l any money being made from the site Forest Recreation Ground. s
Outreach Team for more information.
of each month. We occasionally take articles and
was not being adequately ploughed
adverts for activities and events which are related
All Reps on Partnership Council sit in l
to our partnership work or include such material in ; back into its maintenance and For more information please contact .
*; order to represent their Forum not Spring Clean Update
our mailouts. l development. Martin on 970 8200. 1
j themselves or their own individual
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Radford Care Group Announcement
Please note that we cannot commit to include such organisation
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information. Similarly, such items may necessitate l The Consultant - David Richards -
a contribution to supporting mailing or distribution.
who has been appointed to work The City Council are hoping to fund Radford Care Group Day Centre for
n$n_4J__‘i_ Transport Update
Pl_ease contact the Partnership Council office on l A Super model j I with the Partnership Council's multi- a more ‘demand responsive’ l the Elderly, Prospect Street, Radford,
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9:0 8200 before sending information. sector Spring Clean Steering Group transport service which might offer l are holding their AGM on Tuesday
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ll l Further to the consultation events
Sadly we have to report the sad news received feedback on his initial a scheduled taxi service or a pass 16th October 2001 at 3.00pm. All are
Media ‘ll
‘ that took place across the area to
; that Ellen Neham, a user of Radford , I recommendations at a meeting on to subsidise taxi fares. welcome and there will be refresh- '
1. develop the Community Partnership
Care Group, died last week. Some of
A September 3rd. He is presenting l ments provided. Contact Jill Davies
If you are, _or work for, a media organisation Plan and the Area 4 Transport Plan;
, you may remember Ellen as she
or publication such as newspaper, community his final recommendations to the There will be improved signage in j on tel: [phone] for details.
A a Transport workshop was held at
modelled for our Vote 2000 poster last
newsletter. radio etc, please do not use
Steering Group on Monday October the area regarding speed limits and l
information from the Onesheet without checking year. She kindly agreed to take part l the Joint Residents Forum meeting
1st and these will be presented in parking areas etc. More consultation ,
it past us first. as the campaign model because she ll A on the 17th September at Hyson
lj.l full in next month’s One Sheet. needs to take place regarding the A BHPTHIN $Ul\BlET and
l was old enough to have been of voting ‘l
lY Green Community Centre.
The majority of information is fine for wider use n
l age back in the early 20th Century Watch this space. l extension of the cycle network and
nowever some information contained within the l THE MYSTERONS
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Onesheet is targeted specifically at Partnership when voting for women was still none re l links to the national cycle route.
1 The issues and concerns raised by
'_.iOUi"lCll participants and not for general release. i existent. l
The evil voice of the Mysterons
I local residents during the
Please be courteous and call us about using
Small scale home zone type
declares their next attack on Earth...
niormation from this Onesheet. We also ask that
L consultation are being addressed as
- Ellen passed away in her sleep last
any sourced articles must respect the immense developments are being investigated
is shown from the following summary
riard work that is put into projects by hundreds of week. Our love to her and condolences "We. the Mysterons. will rearrange all
in key areas. The City Council are 1,
oeoole and include appropriate credits for the i to her friends and family. lli , of the key points discussed: your buses and confuse everyone".
ll developing a programme of school
origin of the project as well as its funding. ll
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travel initiatives in conjunction with i
City Transport Bus No 69 - the cross- Kiln
lthought \
local schools, pupils and parents. ' you Captain
. city service which links the two you were
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‘ from the end of the month and the
invited to future Resident Forum
[email protected] timetable will be extended into the
meetings to keep updating people
evening. The number of cars on the ls this
Funded by__European Community Structural Funds, National on the above but any comments in the bus to
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LotteiyCharilies Board, Nottingham City Council 8- a variety of
Basford
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other Public. Private & Voluntary resources. The Partnership
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communities together.
chunks to make voting distncts all roughly local issues as well to take local issues wards combi'ne to make our local Area
the same size A number of enumeration to the broader city. Committee - numbered Area 4 Committee
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districts go together to create a political but more commonly c
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ward and in each of our local wards there Our current local Wards are called Forest, Wards’ Area Committee.
from ten to nine.
are two seats to elect councillors to the Radford, Lenton and Robin Hood. As you
City Council can see from the map the names don’t Every so often the boundar_ie_ s committee
*Creates area with more related h_ousing
review and restructure political wards to
tenure and si'mi'larity of other social /
ensure that voting numbers
economic issues.
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New Voluntary Group Business -
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The Voluntary and Community Organisations
Forum has recently taken on a new member
who work across the city. TO FS offers support
and information to the families and carers of
Voluntary and
babies bom with tracheo-oesophageal Fistula
Co-operative Community Action
(TOF), oesophageal altresia (OA) and related characteristic of the social economy as
A workers co-operative providing support
Social Enterprise,
conditions.
a whole.
Community to people with mental health issues
Most TOF Children are bom unable to swallow. to boldly go...
Social businesses address many
They require surgery soon ater birth and may Creative Solutions
Organisations Forum community needs by creating and
go to have feeding and medical problems in A socially owned business providing
retaining jobs. delivering new and
their early years.
Radford, Hyson Green, New Basford training and business services in internet
improved local services and. promoting
and Forest Fields have a long and and multimedia technologies
l The group enables families to benefit from economic development and tackling
impressive history of residents
I “Regeneration & Community [manning the friendship of other parents who have social issues.
developing innovative ways of providing A total of £200,000 was made available
_ experienced the particular stresses of caring
services to the community, particularly to invest into these businesses. Not a
- HOW D095 |’[ Fjt Together” forthese children - as well the joy when
So how do you define a social
i problems have been overcome. TOFS is a where residents have felt that either ‘the lot compared to what is available to
1-14 business?
' registered Charity (Number 327735) and can market’ or mainstream agencies arent establish businesses in the private sector.
Tuesday 23rd October 2001 be contacted on 961 3092. TOFS are also
-providing what is needed. A response but an important and effective amount
There are a number of criteria that we
jndian Cgmmunity Centre - holding acharity rtijight, for details contact them
in the past has been to create resident
to enable kickstarting of activity.
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use:
, Rawson Street, New Basford °" the numbeia °"e'
owned businesses that provide goods
or services for local people.
The model and the associated learning
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Ownership of the business is defined
_ 10am - 12 noon followed by lunch provided by the Centre. ‘ which we were able to develop through
socially and the business does not exist
The 1970’s saw the formation of the
the URBAN funding has informed the
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for the generation of private profit.
,, . . _ Nottin ham Mediation Service are pleased to institute of Workers Control on Russell
development of support for the sector
l Melanie Alker - Government Office East Midlands ( To be annoughce the launch of their new video-
Street, the Workcon Building Co-
within the city and the region.
The employment policy of the business
| confirm ed ) "Nottingham Mediation Service (a seniice for
operative and the Arboretum Peoples
_ neighbours infconflict)". The video is now is targeted at the recruitment of people
Free Union. The latter organised their
The Community Regeneration Fund in
,, . . available and eatures real neig bours telling experiencing or at risk of social and
own community transport, children’s play
Community Planning - An Update their own stories and experiences of conflict the SRB5 neighbourhoods was modelled
economic exclusion.
and holiday schemes, a community
and gives a real insight into how mediation on our investment panel. Our practice
kitchen, a food co-op and a workers co-
actually works. has also informed work with Business
* New Deal for Communities - An Overview
The trading activities and service delivery
The video was previewed at Area 4 Committee op providing agricultural workers and
Link Nottinghamshire and the East
of the business contributes to community
* _ _ - and at a launch on Friday 28th September. If painting and decorating services. ln the
Midlands Development Agency (EMDA),
l Sophie Whitely - Nottingham City Council Education Department Y°“ ‘”°“'d like ""°‘° i"i°'"‘aii°" a°°“i "*9 and neighbourhood regeneration.
1980’s businesses such as the Tap and
where we have supported the
l l video and how to access copies please call
Tile Co-op, Muchachas Restaurant and
development of a regional support
,, I I . . i Nottingham Mediation Service for details on Regeneration Partnerships often support
the Peoples’ Bakery were established
structure for the social economy sector.
"C Uslon Pinleni ~ 0115 9620035.
the use of social economy as a means
in the area, as were the Purlin and
Local social businesses have also
of delivering projects and services within
l,_, Liberation Housing Co-operatives.
- Nottingham Mediation Service is part funded informed the development of EMDA’s
the area. This canenable local people
contact ~Mart"" if-Paul 9' Rehman Q!‘ 970.8200 by URBAN through the Partnership Council.
mapping of the sector in the region and
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More recently the idea of ‘social
the development of financial support
that will address the needs of our
companies’ and the ‘social economy’
initiatives for the social economy.
community. Through the social economy
providing a route for local communities
we can ensure that job and training
to develop a stake in their local economy
To grow the work initiated through
opportunities will benefit local people,
and to address issues of social exclusion
URBAN, New Deal for Communities will
and that more of the money will be re-
and regeneration has become more
be making resources available to
circulated within our local economy.
prominent. Public agencies have
continue support for the sector, as they
recognised the role that self help and
see the development of the social
Through URBAN funding from the
mutual organisation can have in
economy as an important way of
Partnership Council a project has been
developing solutions to some of the
involving the community in promoting
running to support the growth of the
concerns that local people have.
the creation of wealth locally. Effective
social economy in this area. A number
self help and mutual organisation are
of new and existing social businesses
So what’s this ‘social economy’ thing‘?
vital components of regeneration.
have been assisted:
r Enabling communities to develop
For a little surprise The social economy is a thriving
solutions to their own economic needs
Force 7
collection of organisations that exist
increases community confidence and
A resident owned company established
between the traditional private and public
gives people the tools to change the
see the Guardian Society to provide opportunities for residents of
sectors. Sometimes referred to as the
circumstances of their own lives.
the NDC neighbourhoods.
‘third sector’ it includes voluntary and
community organisations, enterprises, David Kelly.
on October 31st
Necta Ltd
foundations and associations of many
A socially owned construction company,
types. Some social economy
providing employment and training in David Kelly worked as development worker
organisations, notably mutual financial
construction skills for local residents. for the URBAN Social Enterprise Project. He
and insurance organisations are very
has recently moved on to work at New Deal
large. You may be involved with a social
Homecare Nottingham for Communities to carry on Social Enterprise
business and not know it - Building
A workers co-operative providing support for them.
Societies, the Co-operative Bank, Co-
homecare services to older people in
op shops, Jessops, even BUPA are
the community
examples of large socially owned
businesses. But the focus of social '
Fair Goose Credit Union Complaints procedure l
enterprise is small business. Social
Community owned provider of low cost
businesses stand out from the rest of
The Partnership Council has a complaints |
financial services.
the social economy as organisations that procedure which is available to anyone to
use trading activities to achieve their use if they have a complaint to make about
Birkin Patch Improvement the Partnership Council. For information 5
social goals and financial self sufficiency.
Association or a copy of the complaints leaflet please l
They are businesses that try to combine
Developing resource and activity centre contact the Partnership Council office on
the entrepreneurial skill of the private
Partmership Council, European URBAN Initiative. Working Group 2 970 8200.
at the old Smiths Arms on Radford Rd.
sector with strong social aims that is