Projects being funded by Community Cashback
The following projects are being funded nationally by Community Cashback.
Avon and Somerset
Community Speed Watch [South Somerset]
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
Community Speed Watch is a programme of activity where by members of the public are trained by the Police to operate speed detection devices and monitor the speed of vehicles in their neighbourhood.
Any speeding vehicle is reported to the Police who then send an educational/advisory letter to the vehicle owner.
This is not an enforcement exercise but one of education with the aim that motorists observe speed limits while traveling through populated areas.
There are currently 35 schemes with more than 250 volunteers operating across South Somerset. There are many more neighbourhoods that would like to be involved across the county given the funding required to purchase the safety kit and tools required.
Speeding vehicles in 30 MPH zones is a perennial problem but have recorded a 40% reduction in speeders over two yers. This is making our communities safer and helping to reduce the killed and seriously injured in our neighbourhoods.
Location:
Schemes are looking to start up across Somerset in towns and villages where speeding vehicles are identified as a problem to other road users.
Dreamscheme - Seaward Way [Minehead]
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Dreamscheme is community youth development based on a simple concept of WORK, POINTS and TRIPS. Young people are enabled to carry out community based work projects for which they earn points. These points can be exchanged for trips and activities of their choice.
Location:
Seaward Way estate, Minehead.
Energize youth diversion [Taunton]
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The project will divert and focus young peoples attentions away from the more deprived housing estate areas and where they regularly get involved in criminal damage, burglaries and anti-social behaviour.The last three years residents have suffered significantly and a once a month disco we already hold sees a drop in ASB by 90%. The project is looking to grow and provide activities for young children during the weekends and school holidays. We will be setting up a youth club for local children which will be staffed by local volunteers and local Beat Officers and will include a camping and hiking club for the summer months and indoor sporting equipment for the winter months and which will be used in a local hall.We have listened to our residents and they feel that going back to the old methods such as youth clubs is by far more beneficial to youngsters.
Location:
The projects youth club will be held at one of a number of local community halls that have expressed an interest in providing a venue on the weekends and school holidays[the committee are yet to make a decision on which offer to take] and the outdoor hiking/camping etc will be based at the local Police station in Taunton.
Martock Bicycle Scheme [Martock]
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The idea is that we obtain a number of bicycles, these bicycles have already been secured by us as they are bicycles that have been seized from persons who were in custody or found in the street and never recovered by the owner. The bicycles would be dismantled and then the idea is that youngsters can reassemble the bicycles using parts from other bikes and then keep them. Of course the seized bikes may have seen better days so we would have to buy new parts This would keep the younsgsters occupied and have something at the end of the project which they would respect. We have a venue and it is hoped to engage the youngsters on a daily basis. Nuicance behaviour has been ongoing for years and this would be an ideal way to get police and local residents involved.
Location:
Martock Youth Club
North street
Martock
Be 'Scam Wise' in South Somerset [South Somerset]
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Mendip and South Somerset Crime Reduction Partnership will educate and empower their vulnerable communities in relation to Scam and Distraction offences.
Since 1/4/08 there have been 18 reported Distraction burglaries [life changing events for each victim].
Our objectives include:-
- Reducing offending and victimisation.
- Encouraging the reporting of offences and suspicious activity.
-Taking the Stigma out of being a victim and supporting victims.
- Reducing the fear of crime / making community feel safe / increasing confidence in policing and local community safety partnerships.
We will organise and promote the TRICKSTER stage production, including transport, reaching out to the elderly / vulnerable across our communities.
The A303 which discects the area is an established route for Distraction Burglars and Rogue Traders.
These hi-profile events will become the catalyst for a range of complimetary activities and media work. Including- Crime Reduction Information, Cold-Calling-Alert-Zones and Education within the care industry etc.
Location:
All four Neighbourhood Policing Areas within the South Somerset District Council / Police area will stage the event and, through partnership working, deliver the range of follow up activities. Proposed venues so far include The Guildhall - Chard, Westlands Conference facility - Yeovil. Wincanton, Edgar Hall, Somerton and Huish Episcopi School, Langport.
Meets Local Area Agreement target to 'Safeguard vulnerable people'.
Encouraging Good Behaviour Through Sport [Mendip and South Somerset]
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
This project aims to engage with young people who wouldn't take part in organised activities, specifically those that hang around streets, car parks and green spaces in areas of high level persistent anti-social behaviour. Football coaching will be provided free of charge within ten communities in South Somerset by Yeovil Town coaches on weekly basis. Yeovil Town players will attend each location to encourage young people to aspire to greater achievement. Young people showing potential talent will be given the opportunity for trials.
To ensure sustainability each location is led by a Local Action Group including community volunteers, youth workers and PCSOs. The community volunteers will be encouraged to take up a FA qualication. We hope to attract 25 - 50 young people to each session by PCSOs targetting specific young people and community groups advertising locally.
Funding will cover coaching, portable lighting, equipment, Volunteer's FA qualification and promotional material.
Location:
Communities are identified from analysis of ASB hotspots statistics. Specific locations within each community are chosen by local knowledge as to where young people congregate. The communities work with local partners to utilise suitable venues such as green spaces, schools or football pitches. Communities include South Petherton, Crewkerne, Ilminster, Chard and Westfield, Newtown and Milford in Yeovil. Three further communities will be identified where partner agencies such as registered social landlords, Police and local community groups have identified persistent ASB.
Montpelier Park Regeneration [Bristol]
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
Apart from the playground, Montpelier Park is neglected, overgrown, and one of the area's main drug-taking venues. 30cm of drug litter was excavated from one corner in a recent community clear-up. The playground was installed 5 years ago after community pressure, but the surrounding Park has lain abandoned for over 10 years. Montpelier residents want to reclaim the whole park and make it an attractive and safe green space.
Bristol City Council has taken on the project, and public design consultations are underway. BCC have allocated £47k, and we are applying externally for further funding. Community Cashback could be of huge assistance in renewing the secure fencing around the park’s boundaries. This would prevent drug users jumping over into the undergrowth and leaving used needles lying around for kids to play with. BCC estimate the cost of fencing to be £10k.
Location:
Montpelier Park, St Andrew's Road, Montpelier, Bristol, BS6
Dreamscheme [South Gloucestershire]
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
This project will improve community cohesion and reduce anti social behaviour, in very focussed neighbourhoods. Where schemes are most successful they have focused on small, local neighbourhoods
The Dreamscheme will provide a creative way of involving children and young people over 8 in volunteering in the community. We want to pilot four schemes and it works on the basis of "WORK, POINTS, REWARDS". It will be an opportunity for older people to work alongside young people to identify community issues and to work together to improve the local community. This is an evidenced based project and over 100 schemes exist in the country. The Police are supporting this initiative and we recently put on a training course attended by a wide representation of stakeholders. At the end of this time the Dreamscheme will continue to be run by our youth/ community work team, supported by family support workers and local partners
Location:
Patchway, Filton, Bradley Stoke and Stoke Gifford from our office base at Stoke Lodge Primary School, Bourton Avenue, Patchway, South Glos BS34 6DW
Milton Nomads JFC - Baytree Recreaction Ground Enhancement [North Somerset]
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Milton Nomads is a not for profit organisation providing opportunities for Junior Football to children aged 7-16, we use facilities at Baytree Recreation Ground in Weston-super-Mare.
The facilities, including clubhouse have sufferred from vandalism, break ins and graffitti over a number of years that the volunteers contstantly battle to repair and paint over. The windows have been boarded over for a long time and the site becomes an eyesore.
The hardstanding around the clubhouse attracts underage drinking, that leads to large amounts of broken glass in an area that is used by the community to engage young children in sporting activities.
We wish to have funding to erect a fence around the site, removing the opportunity for anti-social behaviour, restoring the site to an attractive appearance. The added security will allow the club to offer an improved quality and safe service for youth activities and benefit the residents neighbouring the site.
Location:
Baytree Recreaction Ground
Weston-super-Mare
North Somerset
RENOV8 - FROMESIDE YOUTH PROJECT [South Gloucestershire]
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Fromeside Youth Project opened on a Friday night around 18 months ago and has made a significant impact on the previously reported anti social behaviour issues relating to large gatherings of young people in the nearby parks and open spaces. The building is badly in need of an update to enable it to continue to attract large numbers of young people on a Friday and to extend the opening to Thursday and Saturday evenings when anti social behaviour is also recorded in the area. Young people have developed a renovation programme including the creation of a dance/disco zone, a games, technical and craft zone an updated social area alongside improvements to the entrance/reception zone to make the project more attractive. This initiative has the full support of the Police, Safer and Stronger Groups [PACTS], Parish Councillors, South Gloucestershire Youth Service and South Cloucestershire Community Services.
Location:
Fromeside Youth Centre
Whatleys End Road
Winterbourne
Bristol
BS36 1QC
The Friday Nite Vibe [Dulverton]
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
We would like to start a Friday night youth drop in cafe in Dulverton, which is in a particulary rural part of West Somerset. We hope that this will reduce elements of anti social behaviour within the community and provide a place for young people to go where there is no current public transport in the evenings. We would use this opportunity to engage young people in positive activities such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award, Youth Achievement Award and other activities as identified by the needs of local young people and/or the community.The sessions will be managed by experienced and qualified staff, along with volunteers. We continually work in partnership with our local police to try and address current issues for young people which can also affect the wider community.
Location:
The Friday night youth drop in cafe will operate from the Riverside Youth Centre, Kemps Way, Dulverton, Somerset, TA22 9HL. It will be delivered buy Dulverton & District Young People's Project, a registered charity.
Abbots Pool Protection Project [Abbotts Leigh]
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Abbots Pool is a well-used, popular place for families with children. It has won national Green Flag status three years in succession. It is important for community enjoyment that the environment is safeguarded. Installation of bollards at the entrance, to be opened and closed morning and evening by local volunteers, would prevent young people congregating in the Car Park in the evening.
The local community has spent many hours over recent years trying to keep Abbots Pool as a pleasant and safe place to visit, especially for those with disabilities or in wheelchairs. There are monthly working parties and a Heritage Lottery Fund grant helped sustain the environment. The local community is frustrated and demoralised by the fact that people from outside the village can come and ruin their efforts. Funding is requested for bollards at the lane entrance and two new benches [to be cemented in].
Location:
Abbots Pool is located in Abbots Leigh, along a short lane off Manor Road which is itelf off the A 369. The nearest house is at BS8 3RR
Bedfordshire
Street Pastors
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Street Pastors involves volunteers from local churches around an area committing to go out on the streets one night a month from 10pm-4am. They go out in groups of 4 and are available to listen to people, help people get home safe, and also phone for help if needed. It is part of a national scheme operating in about 150 areas of the UK including 28 of 32 London Boroughs. It has shown a reduction in crime where it has oporated and more details can be found on the website [www.streetpastors.org.uk]. Funding could be used to fund training, uniforms and/or a co-ordinator who could help extend the scheme into other needy areas.
Location:
Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Leighton Buzzard
Kingsway Park - Teenage facilites
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Kingsway Park is in a very deprived area of Luton, the park has been an area highlighted as an anti social behaviour hotspot. There are no facilities for teenagers in the local area which is why some people believe some young people are hanging around in the park. The park has had dog fighting, arson, gang fights and criminal damage. A friends of the park group has recently been launched and residents are working with the Police and Council to improve the park. Many people feel that if there were some facilites for teenagers for example a Multi Use Games Area and Youth Shelter then they would not cause trouble. Many residents are scared to use the park at night. Residents have also stated that they would like CCTV and extra lighting installed in the park.
Location:
Kingsway Park
Luton, Bedfordshire
LU4 8EU
play.live
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
A programme of twilight engagement sessions centred around predominately sporting activities in community settings within key areas of Bedford Borough, culminating in a Sports and Music Festival conveying an anti-Knife Crime message.
The sessions would involve sports such as football, basketball and boxing and creative activities such as organised graffiti workshops. Sessions would be attended by representatives of partner agencies such as IYSS, Connexions, B:DAT, Police and Fire Service who would be available to offer advice to young people attending the sessions.
Participants would also be encouraged to become involved in community projects such as interacting with the wider community and auditing the need for and positioning of alley gates. The young people would then be involved in liaising with Bedford Borough Council in the installation of the gates.
The young people would also be signposted towards undertaking accreditation such as Junior Sports Leaders Awards and Duke of Edinburgh schemes.
Location:
Various community settings within key urban areas of Bedford Borough, Oakley, Stewartby and Shortstown currently recognised as being problem areas.
Twilight sporting sessions to take place at floodlit Multi-Use Games Areas [Moor Lane Offa Rd Slipe Queens Park etc.].
Graffiti walls to be agreed with residents and Bedford Borough Council. Offa Rd play area and Goldington underpass identified as likely venues.
Festival to take place at a venue offering sports and entertainment facilities [stage]. Biddenham Upper School [nr. Queens Park] approached and willing to be considered if during school holidays.
Luton SOS Bus
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The Luton SOS Bus is a static bus situated in the centre of Luton on a Friday and Saturday night and staffed by volunteers, ambulance and police. It aims to provide high visibility policing to deal with alcohol fuelled anti-social behaviour and violence, alongside expert medical care to deal with minor and serious incidents. It was piloted last December with significant results - 3 lives were saved, violent crime reduced by 64%, anti-social behaviour fell by 22%, overall crime reduced by 72%, 190 hours of police time was saved and the no. of ambulance to hospital visits fell by a third.
Location:
St George Square in Luton town centre
Felmersham and Radwell Youth Club
Project type:
Youth club to help prevent antisocial behaviour and criminal activity.
Description:
Felmersham and Radwell are two small villages in North Beds and have very little to offer the children between the ages of 9-16 years.
The surrounding villages all have youth clubs, however they are only available to those who live within these villages. The only club available in these villages is Brownies.
Currently there is a high amount of 9-16yrs old in these 2 villages with approximately 50 of the young people being 9-13yrs olds and with very little to keep them occupied, I feel anti social behaviour and possibly criminal activity may become a serious issue in the near future.
It is therefore my intention to start a youth club aimed at 9-13 years and provide youth helper opportunities for the 13+ years. I currently have volunteers to open on 18th Sept with 20 members, and aim to up this to 30 members by Oct half term.
Location:
Felmersham and Radwell youth Club
Felmersham Village Hall
The Old Road
Felmersham
MK43 7JD
Cambridgeshire
Soham Youth Cafe
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Soham has many ASB problems that have existed for over 5 years, young people in the town also have very few facilities and are very isolated. We intend to create a youth cafe in the high street within the Viva Community Centre run by and for young people with the help of adults. The Cafe will be a safe, alcohol free place where young people can go late afternoons/evenings to meet friends, get something to eat/drink, have fun, learn, access advice and take part in a wide range of activities. We plan to run informal classes, film projects, DJing lessons, lifeskills, sports activities, theme nights etc. Information, advice and guidance will also be disseminated on issues affecting their lives like health, drugs, careers etc. Giving young people a place of their own, with something relevant/meaningful to do will channel their engergies into activities that will benefit them and the wider community.
Location:
The Viva Community Centre, Churchgate Street, Soham, Ely, Cambs, CB7 5DS [East Cambridgeshire]
Stilton Sk8z
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Stilton Sk8z is part of the Charity 'Stilton Children & Young people's Facilities Organisation', which was formed to reduce the numbers of Youths standing about the Village with nothing to do and hence causing trouble or intimidating the Villagers. We have raised the money for a Skate Park and now want to add a Multi Unit Games Area to the complex to try and draw more youths into sporting activities. The Complex will cost about £54,000 and we are looking for a start to help with the fund raising.
Location:
High Street Stilton on the playing field at the southern end of the Village
Community/Youth building
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
A community/youth building to give better facilities for a thriving youth club, supported by the local police, and a room for the wider community. The youth club currently meet in an old sports pavilion and portacabin. The portacabin is almost beyond repair and the building, which has been broken into twice this year, is dated and too small. There are fears that the youth club will have to close or reduce the number of sessions as a result of insufficient facilities which will lead to young people without a place to go in the evening. The area of the new build for the community will provide an area for after school internet access, meeting facilities for clubs during the day and on non-youth club evenings. The problem of inadequate youth space was identified ten years ago but previous attempts to address the matter have failed due to lack of funding.
Location:
The Recreation Ground, Cambridge Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge CB25 9QQ
The Bobby Scheme Cashback Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The Bobby Scheme visits all victims of burglary aged 65+ and anyone of the same age who feels vulnerable. We fit chains and alarms to secure their homes and make them feel safe in their own homes, and reduce the repeat burglary rate from approx. 10% in the County to less than 4%.
We are hoping to receive a grant imminently to secure an extra 1000 homes in Peterborough U.A. and Cambridge before March 2010.
Cashback funding would enable us to drop the £20 charge to non-victims which we have had to charge since 2006.
Location:
We cover the whole of Cambridgeshire but need funding to drop the charge outside Cambridge City and Peterborough U. A.
Cheshire
Hale Youth Centre Restoration
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
This project aims to restore and upgrade a listed building in Hale Village to be used a youth centre for young people who have no other facilities in the area and are unable to travel to other youth clubs due to poor public transport or lack of access to a car. The building is used minimally at present due to damp and the young people have developed a number of project ides that they would like to deliver from the Centre if it were restored. Ideas include Young Heritage Detectives, Young Environmentalists, Youth Theatre, luncheon club for older people. The building has been left in trust for use by the young people of the village and substantial community consultation has been undertaken to establish the need and desire to turn the building into a functional space for young people to use for a variety of activities.
Location:
2a High Street
Hale Village, Halton
L24
Chilaxing Juniors Club
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The Chilaxing Juniors Club already works in partnership with agencies that provide a service to Lache.
The building and facilities have currently been supplied at no cost. This has been done in partnership with Connexions and Lache and Handbridge Young People’s Centre.
Currently we only have temporary funding for 1 x post [Adam Post]. This is for 4 hours per week. We have no other direct funding.
The Voluntary Project aimed at engaging young people aged 8 - 13 in Lache Park Chester. The primary aims of the club is to provide a safe friendly environment for young people to enjoy and to reduce anti-social behaviour and crime in the area. The club is run by volunteers.
We have been open for 6 weeks and we have just hit the 100 registered members.
The club is open each Tuesday 6-8pm [average 40-50 members].
We have just started to open each Saturday 10-4pm [Drop In session].
We are currently trialling an IT introduction each Thursday 2-4pm.
Benefits of the project will include:
SPORTS FACILITY:
Provision of lights, maintenance and caretaker costs for the multi use games area [MUGA].
This will include Open Access to the community 7 days a week outside of school hours. [Subject to arranged sport].
Overhead lighting during the winter months, [3 hours per night].
SPORT:
Funding for the project would allow the work already provided by a dedicated team of Sports Development workers to continue.
Emphasis would be on gaining qualifications for young people in “Junior Sports Leader”, “First Aid “ and “Junior Football Leaders”
A mixed variety of sports will also be provided to improve ability and teamwork
[This has already been successful and we have seen a reduction in anti-social behaviour and criminal damage.]
EQUIPMENT/ART & CRAFT:
Provision of equipment for the club such as Art and Craft materials and outdoor games that educate and challenge young people.
This would include Chilaxing Juniors branding [T-Shirts] and an educational rewards system [similar to Brownies/Scouts].
LEARNING CENTRE:
Provision of 15 computers. The facility would enable young people to access the internet in a safe, controlled environment for fun and education.
This would assist in supporting projects like “Junior Journalist” where internet access is required to research and document stories before they are uploaded to the Lache website at www.lachepark.co.uk
Location:
Chilaxing Juniors Club
Lache & Handbridge Young Peoples Centre
Hawthorn Road
Lache Park
CH4 8HX
Fourways - Community Open Space
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Fourways is an open space to the rear on four streets which has been alleygated. The surrounding community want to develop the open site to best meet the needs of the community.
Residents have formed a constituted committee and has consulted with the community as to what they would like to see on the site. The most popular was play provicion for children & young people. This will give children and young people something to do whilst taking ownership and pride in the area.
*The ground is classed as 'informal open space' and is owned by Cheshire East Council who will have responsibility for maintenance and general up keep of equipment placed on the ground
*As Cheshire East Council has a policy we would only fit, supply and maintain equipment which are compliant with ROSPA [The Royal Society
for the Prevention of Accidents] standards
*The general up keep of the land i.e. grass cutting, weeding etc will be up held by Cheshire EAST Council
* Cheshire East covers the land with public liability insurance.
Location:
Rear of Derrington ave, Walthall St, Hammond St & Aton St, Crewe, Cheshire
Street Sports
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
Street Sports is a fun activity programme which encourages both young people and families to take part in sport and play activities in communities across the area. A wide range of games and informal activities are used to encourage people to take part, have fun and make new friends.
The programme aims to make a difference towards key local and national issues by working with local communities [including Neighbourhood Agreements] particularly in those areas recognised with high levels of youth nuisance and crime. The activities will be used as a positive way to help people with a healthier active lifestyle along with other social issues which may help improve community involvement and unity.
Street Sports encourages participants to volunteer to gain leadership skills, experience and qualifications for their personal development and potential employment prospects. It will also ensure the sessions may continue long term and meet local needs.
Funding in kind will be used towards the cost of the project, for example Community Sports Development Officer time to manage the programme, office resources, and volunteer time.
Funding in small donations will come from local Parish Councils and local councillors from ward budgets to pay for specific sessions within specific wards to help sustain the programme.
The administration, monitoring and evaluation will be completed by the co-ordinator.
Location:
1. McLaren Street MUGA,McLaren Street, Crewe, CW1 3SL.
2. Pear Tree Primary School, Pear Tree Field, Stapeley, Nantwich, CW5 7GZ.
3. Cumberland Arena, Thomas Street, Crewe, CW1 2BD.
4. Frank Webb Playing Fields, Frank Webb Avenue, Crewe, CW1 3NE.
5. Westminster Street Play Park, Westminster Street, Crewe, CW2 7BB.
6. Tipkinder BMX Track, Victoria Avenue, Crewe, CW2 7SR
7. Playing fields, Bright Street, Crewe CW1 3AQ.
8. Wrenbury MUGA, Nantwich Road, Wrenbury, CW5 8EW.
9. Barony Sports Complex, Barony Park, Nantwich
CW5 5QY.
10. St Andrews Church Hall, Bedford Street Crewe.
11. Frank Bott Playing Fields, Frank Bott Avenue, Crewe.
Willowwood Juniors
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
New Junior Youth Club, in new Community Library complex.Library service operates a late night opening
for parents - aim,is to operate alongside this facility
allowing those parents,and other adults ,
the opportunity to utilise the full library service inc I.T. Project will allow the library staff the freedom to concentrate on targetting adults. Over the last 3
years, the library staff have had to divert their
attentions to providing a mixed programme on limited
staff and skills. This project meets the aims of the
library, and the needs of the y.p and the visiting
adults.
Willowwood is situated in Wharton, Winsford and has
been identified as one of the worst socially deprived
areas of Cheshire [ 2008 Place Survey ]. The new
library complex was [mainly ] funded by the lottery
in response to the needs identified in similiar surveys
and the joint partnership approach within the funding
bid.
Location:
Willowwwood Community Library, Bradbury Rd, Wharton, Winsford
Cheshire West Street Pastors
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Cheshire West Street Pastors are volunteers who work in both Chester City and Ellesmere Port. In chester between the hours of 10.00pm and 3.00am we offer support to all those who work in and enjoy the city at night. We are there to respond to enquiries, engaging with those who want to talk and offer practical help when needed. In the community setting of Ellesmere Port we spend time in community venues or supporting specific events.
We currently have 30 volunteer Street Pastors and would like to have 50 so we can offer both areas more time. We invest a great deal of time and money in training our volunteers so that they understand the communities in which they work. Any money to support our work has to be raised by our management committee so we would greatly welcome any funds to support training and euipment.
Location:
Chester City and Ellesmere Port
Macclesfield Boys Boxing Club
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
We are a Police Community Club, clubs for young people associate and ABA affiliated club we train three evenings a week Mon, Wed and Fri 5.30pm Till 8.30pm plus Sunday mornings 9.30 till 11am, we are all volunteers, we have been established for a number of years with some great success with some of the kids we have kept of the streets and out of trouble going on to join the forces and winning championship status at national level.
Through boxing aggressive youths can channel their energy into constructive activity and timid youths can develop self-confidence and self esteem. The sport has a unique appeal, and for some it offers a lifeline. At a time when violence, vandalism, indiscipline, delinquency and anti social behaviour are of such concern it can make a significant contribution in combating these ills and in the education, personal development and discipline of young people.
We are a voluntary organization and a none profit making club we don’t pay staff we do charge for the training sessions as we have to pay rent on the basement were we are situated, plus affiliation costs and training costs, we currently charge the juniors £1 per session or alternatively they can pay £5 per month this works out at about 30 pence a session, we don’t do it for the money as you can see, but as long as we can carry on providing this facility for the youth of the area we will do so, the problem we have is equipment, each pair of gloves that the kids wear cost on average around £35 and head guards cost around £35 these get sweaty and after hours of use the padding goes or they go moldy, we use skipping ropes that need replacing regularly and focus pads that kids practice on cost around £30 per set, each time we replace the canvas on the ring it can cost £300 as these wear out every 12 to 14 months. We have also committed to doing taster sessions throughout the borough in partnership with sports development team and have also done presentations at youthzone initiatives with previous mayors of the borough. Any donation that we would receive would be used to but equipment that could be used in the gym by the kids that simply can’t afford to buy their own personal equipment and to replace worn out punch bags, pads, gloves, skipping ropes, and headgaurds. We would be more than happy for you to come down to the club one evening and have a look at what we do and meet some of the talented girls, boys and young adults that currently train with us. As stated we are a police community club with one of our lads recently representing the Police against a Canadian champion and hopefully going out to Canada for the return, so for us to receive anything from the community cashback scheme would be fantastic and gratefully accepted, we have attached a wish list with costing which would cover punch bags and accessories.
Location:
We are based at 32/34 park green, Macclesfield,sk11 7na
Cuddington and Sandiway Junior Football Club
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
We have 250 members aged 4 upwards and 20 qualified coaches and managers. 12 Teams in M.C. youth, M.C. Sunday and Crewe & District Leagues. We enable every young person who wants to play, learn and develop through sport opportunities to take part. Fees subsidised by fundraising so children and young people from disadvantaged families can join.
Our Changing Rooms have been demolished. We've 3 months to raise funds and fit out new ones as part of a new village hall.
A benefit of the Club has been dramatic reduction in petty crime and vandalism on Playing Fields and surrounding areas. Early on kids and parents as club members learn sporting behaviour is important and their role in the village is also important. They become protective of Cuddington and its facilities and influence their peers not connected with the Club.
Location:
Village Hall, Playing Fields, Norley Road, Cuddington
Weaverham Community Film
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Weaverham Community Association have raised the money for a community & youth room. The young people of the village will have a new youth room and the elderly a community room.The money raised was just enough to build the extension.
As there is no local cinema we would love to have a facilty enabling us to show films.
Young people will have a film night in the new youth room and a film afternoon for the older members of the community in the new Community Room.
This will entice young people off the streets and have an effect on Anti Social Activity, and would eliminate a lengthy trip to a Town for the elderly.
The item a Sanyo PLC –XU115 XGA Projector complete with a Go Link wireless link kit, to eliminate trailing wires.
Cost £1481.89 for the 2 items.
To make the equipment portable a trolley at £250.
Location:
weaverham Community Centre
Russet Road
Weaverham
Cheshire
CW8 3HY
Kingsway Bike Project
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
The project will provide an opportunity for local people to donate some of their spare time, giving something back to their community by becoming volunteers. The project will enable local community members to develop skills which will further their own opportunities, improving the employability of the people involved.
The project will keep young people occupied and off the streets and will help to reduce ASB. It will also enable young people to socialise with older members of the community.
ASB has existed in the borough for a long time and the project, along with all its members want it reduced. As a project, we work closely with Cheshire Police, who support us and visit the project regularly.
Young people also sit on the committee of the project, and they have a large say in how to run and deliver the project.
The Bike Project will provide free training and increase the skills of the local community in the Kingsway ward by increasing the number of bikes that people have access to and by helping young people to learn to repair their own and other people’s bicycles. The project will also provide healthy, safe and environmentally friendly transport and will foster a renewed sense of community spirit. We provide a purpose built workshop and the tools that people need to fix their bikes. In the current climate, people have to watch what they spend and we provide the cheap transport to them. We ask that anyone wanting to use our facilities becomes a member. It costs £1 for a single membership for a year or £2 for a family of 5. If people find this financially hard, then it is wavied. For this, they get punctures, brake cables and gear cables fitted for free as these are the most common repairs needed on a bike.
Our bikes are donated from members of the public and Widnes and Warrington Police. Bikes that are not road worthy are stripped and parts are recycled. Members can have these for free. We do sell new parts that are cheaper than the shops and we dont make any profit on these.
Volunteers do what they feel able to do. There are 2 volunteers that have been trained to NVQ L2 in bike maintainece and are cytech qualified. This was paid for by the project. It means that any time a job within the likes of Halfords or any bicycle shop came up they would be able to apply knowing they have the necessary qualifications. We are waiting for 2 places on the bike maintaince course to become available so we can send 2 more volunteers on it and become trained. This is better for all members as we're not relying on just one or two people fixing bikes.
Two female volunteers are currently coming to the end of a NVQ L2 businees admin course which will assist in dealing with the large volume of paperwork and to gain a qualifiacation for doing something they enjoy being involved with? This will also enable them to apply for jobs.
The funding will be spent on equipment and tools for the bike maintenance.
Location:
The project is on wasteland that we lease for a peppercorn rent from the local housing trust. The address is: 105 Kingsway, Widnes, Cheshire. WA8 7QN
Greenfields Playful Landscape
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
We have a generation of young people who have forgotton how to play....climbing trees, building sandcastles, crawling through shrubbery, building bridges and rolling down hills are instinctive forms of play, but where are children in urban areas supposed to find their equivalent 'beaches', 'woods' and 'cornfields'???
The answer is a "playful landscape" - an innovative new type of play area that emulates the play value of the natural world and places it sensitvely in an urban area.
The Greenfields playful landscape will be situated on an ugly area of derelict land in the centre of Winsford Over, and will be the most exciting play project to be developed in Cheshire.
Location:
Greenfields Estate,
Site off Finsbury Walk,
Winsford,
Cheshire,
CW7 2YA
Cleveland
Community Cashback Crime Reduction and Community Safety Projects
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
A group of community safety projects including projects to tackle hate crime, prevent or address alcohol-induced anti-social behaviour and support businesses to work with local authorities and "blue light" agencies to prevent and recover from terrorist attacks.
Location:
Community CCTV
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Over the last 11 years the Safer Stockton Partnership has developed a network of CCTV systems covering high crime neighbourhoods across Stockton-on-Tees, including
• Parkfield / Mill Lane [Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder area]
• Primrose Hill estate
• Norton Grange estate
• Swainby Road estate } included in the St. Ann’s ‘Neighbourhood
• Tilery estate } Element’ programme
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as well as the town centres of Stockton and Thornaby.
These systems were established using HO and CLG funding, all running costs have been met by Stockton Council, and have a good track record in terms of detecting and deterring crime and anti-social behaviour.
However, although the original camera installations are still operating effectively, having all been designed to Home Office evidential standards, they are now suffering from ‘technological obsolescence’ i.e. when parts fail, replacement parts are no longer available, necessitating costly upgrades, or abandonment of the camera positions concerned.
Location:
The project would seek to repair and upgrade the cameras in the aforementioned high crime neighbourhoods. The aim would be to deter criminal activity in the areas, add value to existing community safety activity and intervention, enhance crime prevention and assist crime detection, thus increasing public confidence. The fact that SBC will be able to deliver against something the community have specifically requested via multiple consultation mechanisms, will also assist in improving community involvement. The project would also assist Stockton Borough Council in successfully delivering against borough wide and neighbourhood policing [ward level] community safety, public protection and crime reduction and prevention priorities.
PAST Project [Police and Schools Together]
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
This project aims to deliver a programme of events for year 6 pupils and local Police Officers to carry out together including:
- Community Safety workshop including: Crime prevention messages, how to get involved in your community, personal safety Justice Seen Justice done campaign, consequences of offending behaviour [materials]
- Art and craft workshops [design poster around Community Safety issues as above]
- Nature Walks and or/Community Safety Walks [identifying environmental issues such as graffiti and discussion around impact]
- Goody bags for young people to prevent them from becoming victims of crime [including bike locks, UV pens, charm alarms etc]
- Competition prizes
Location:
The aim of the sessions will be:
- Police officers working with young people [identified as top priority in consultation] at a local level
- Break down barriers between young people and Police
- Increase communications between young people and Police
- Pro-social modelling [using Police Officer as Positive role model]
- Divert young people away from crime and ASB
Strategic Aims:
- Help deliver ‘young people’ strategic priority of Safer Middlesbrough Partnership [SMP] Community Safety Plan
- Help deliver the Mayors ‘youth agenda’-
- Add value to Youth Crime Action Plan funding
- [Proxy Measure] Reduce First Time Entrants in the youth justice system
How will project be evaluated:
The young people will be consulted as to the effect and impact of this project as part of next years ‘Crucial Crew’.
This project will take place in participating primary schools across the whole of Middlesbrough. All 42 Primary schools will be given the option to participate. The project will be aimed at pupils in year 6 [age 10-11].
Redcar Business Against Crime RBAC
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
The project addresses issues raised by the National Retail Crime Steering Group Action Plan. The local branch of this initiative is Redcar Business Against Crime [RBAC].
The RBAC wishes to join Business Crimes Initiative UK in order to adopt the Accreditation process, take part in all the relevant training for our initiative & fund the scheme.
The aims & objectives of the project are:-
1. The prevention and detection of crime.
2. To reduce the opportunity to commit crime
3. The apprehension or prosecution of offenders.
4. To reduce retail crime losses for members.
5. To create a safe and secure environment for customers & staff.
6. To strengthen partnerships with the police, local authorities & others.
7. To be an integral part of the local community safety and "lost child in town" strategies.
8. To fund and employ a manager to run the scheme.
Location:
Redcar Town Centre, the Sea Front Esplanade and adjoining streets.
Based at 24 High Street Redcar, Cleveland TS10
Community Build-Up
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
We are looking for funding to repair and restore fencing in and around OFCA’s [Owton Fens Community Association] urban farm, situated in Summerhill Lane. We are looking at a two day restoration period, where the young people themselves, who usually utilise the project, would undertake the work of repairing fencing the OFCA staff would supervise and provide support on this.
The money requested as part of the project would assist with restoring and rejuvenating the farm, as it is a well used project by both young people and all other sections of the local community. This project would also get more young people involved in tidying up and refurbishing a well used area of land by young people to ensure animals are kept safe. It would also provide young people with an opportunity to learn new skills and to take ownership and responsibility of a resource in their community.
Location:
Summerhill
Summerhill Lane
Hartlepool
TS25 4LL
Friday Night Pilot
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
The funds requested by the project would be utilised in opening the Orcel Youth Club on a Friday evening from 6.30-8.30pm for a three month pilot. Provide internet access, Wii access and Play Station 3 access to entice the young people in on a Friday evening. Offer to support the young people and monitor attendance. Develop a youth committee to give the young people more ownership. It is the users that have asked for a Play Station Three. After the pilot ends the equipment could also be used on other youth club nights.
Provide new and improved facilities or activities for young people on a Friday night.
We already have a group of youngsters who want to come into the centre on an evening to use the internet, when asked what would make them come in on a Friday they said a better games consul – Play Station Three.
Location:
South Hartlepool - Orcel Youth Club, Owton, Rossmere Resource Centre, Wynyard Road, Hartlepool, TS25. Tel: 01429 288123
Friday Night Project
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
We wish to provide Friday night diversionary activities for Young People aged 11-19, who live in the North of Hartlepool. The session will be hosted by The Abbey Street Project on the Headland and will run between 7:00-9:00 every Friday night.
The sessions will consist of a mobile cinema showing recent films and old ones, this will be decided by the young people on the night. The session will also incorporate issue based work particularly for young people, but want to participate in issues surrounding alcohol, drugs, citizenship and sexual health and relationship awareness.
The session will provide young people somewhere safe to go on a Friday night particularly as the darker nights draw in, diverting potential negative behaviour and risk taking behaviour.
Location:
North Hartlepool
Home Security
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
Installation of security devices such as security lighting, window locks and door chains at the homes of victims of crime and other vulnerable people throughout Hartlepool. This will enable Hartlepool people to live safely and securely in their own homes, reduce the fear of crime and increase householders’ sense of well-being and satisfaction with where they live. The project will reduce burglary by making it harder for criminals to enter their victims’ homes.
Opening Doors is a Hartlepool based social enterprise managed by the Community Campus and NDC Trust and has four years experience successfully delivering NDC target hardening in the Neighbourhood Renewal areas of Hartlepool. Opening Doors now proposes to use ‘Community Cashback’ to extend this service to crime victims, older disabled and vulnerable people throughout Hartlepool.
Opening Doors will work in Partnership with the Safer Hartlepool Partnership by receiving referrals and responding within agreed timescales to client referrals.
Location:
Across central Hartlepool
Non contact boxing for young people and families
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
Two non contact boxing activity sessions would be delivered by Headland Future in the Throston Youth Centre every week, 7pm-9pm. The sessions will run on a 6-8 week rolling program during school term times. Accreditations will be made available.
The first session is aimed at fathers/male carers and their children. They will work together developing communication skills and team working via boxing drills, circuit training and small games as part of a structured physical activity. Integrated into the activity will be advice and guidance on health promotion and the benefits of exercise. The activity will help support fathers in instilling positive discipline not only in their own lives but of their children’s. The expected outcome of this activity is that father and child will have a greater understanding of health and fitness and a more positive relationship with each other.
The second activity is for young people aged 13-19 years old.
Location:
North Hartlepool - Throston
NYPD Nurturing Young Peoples Development
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
The Nurturing Young Peoples Development Project [NYPD] has been developed over the past 18 months and now operated from a purpose build facility in the centre of the Owton estate. The project employs a team of Youth workers who work alongside young people to promote and develop initiatives designed to increase participation, achieve and increase educational attainment, promote community cohesion and develop staff confidence and skills. Working with young people to develop a sense of ownership in the project is seen as an essential strand of the project. Young people have developed a steering group for the project which is actively involved in developing and managing projects, ideas and activities taking place. The centre is accredited to deliver ASDAN, Duke of Edinburgh award, OCN and OCR qualifications. Currently open five nights each week, the centre regularly attracts up to 50 young people a night.
Location:
South Hartlepool
Raby Road Open Space
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
To the frontage of the Mill House Leisure Centre located in the Centre of Hartlepool. There are a number of planted areas containing shrubbery and trees these are original to the site design and although they have been and still are de-littered and maintained, they have become areas of ASB, drug use, the Fear of Crime and there are also environmental issues. The funding requested for the project intends to remove all of the low growing shrubbery, crown lift all of the trees and remove the old wooden trip rail fencing which goes around some of these areas, all the low lying areas will then be grassed over for future low maintenance, however will contain a couple of small areas of bedding plants to add colour to the area. The scheme will allow clear lines of sight in all direction making the area more user friendly for all users and staff.
Location:
Initial planning has already commenced and provisional dates to start will be dependant upon a successful application and receipt of funds.
Saturday Night Youth Activity
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
The funding requested would be utilised for the provision of sport, dance, music, IT, art and other leisure activities for 14-18 year olds on Saturday evenings at the Belle Vue community centre, from 7-10pm.
The project would provide preventative actions to tackle links between alcohol misuse and ASB, by providing diversionary activities aimed at target groups. The activities provided will help public confidence by removing disruptive gangs of teenagers off the streets. The activities would be accessed by at-risk of offending young people.
We would anticipate that instances of young people drinking alcohol would reduce and that ASB would also reduce as a consequence. By correlating attendance with ASB trends we would be able to measure success.
Location:
Central Hartlepool.
Saturday Night Break Away
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
The project application requests funds for the following-
Multi Activities / Sports – to include Football, Swimming, Basket Ball Street Dance, Nail Art, Decks & DJ, Multi Gym, Disco and Band Night. Mentoring, support and information from all agencies involved.
This activity to be held every Saturday night at Brierton Community Sports Centre during the hours of 5pm and 8pm with the use of All Weather Pitch, Main Sports Hall, Conference Room, Dance Studio, Swimming Pool, facilitated by Manor West Youth staff x 6 per session.
This project will also offer, by trained staff, information, advice and guidance on educational opportunities in Youth Leadership, sexual health advice and condom distribution and signposting to offer organisations as required.
The activities are to be provided in a safe and friendly environment, tailored to youth choices, ideas and aspirations.
Location:
Brierton Community Sports Centre Catcote Road Hartlepool TS25 4BY South Hartlepool
Friday Night Youth Facility Opening
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
If the project application is successful we intend to provide premises for a Friday Night Youth Facility for a group of 16-17 year old young people who have recently been attending our established Wednesday Night Youth Club. They include the marginalised group N.E.E.T’s [i.e. Not In Education, Employment or Training]. They are a very challenging group of young people and require all the skills of our Youth Workers, who feel it is imperative for them to extend their contact and work with this group.
It will increase the feelings of security for the more vulnerable residents who fear confrontation [as far as we are aware unjustifiably] and avoid the area because of the groups of young people gathering there. We do not wish to merely provide a “street with a roof” but hope this aimless ‘hanging about’ can be channelled into meaningful interaction with trained adult workers.
Location:
North Hartlepool – Clavering and Hart
Cumbria
Eden Community Outdoors
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Eden Community Outdoors [ECO] is a charity that works with young people aged 7 to 25 on a personal, group and community level across the Eden area. ECO operates from Appleby Community Centre [Centre 67], which is presently only open during office hours for 'drop-in' and on evenings when there is a specific actvity organised.
This new project aims to open Centre 67 to young people at weekends and provide extended facilities, such as computers, to add to those which already exist, including art, design and circus skills. There is also a small cafe.
The main costs to be covered by this application are for employing qualified and experienced centre supervisors for 8hrs on both Saturday and Sunday. A separate application has been submitted to Tesco Community Fund for the additional computing equipment.
The project will help to address locally identified issues concerning youth disorder and anti-social behaviour and help to overcome the general lack of youth facilities in a relatively isolated rural community. Based on current usage, estimates are that between 40-50 young people would use the Centre each day at the weekend.
The Centre itself is owned by Cumbria County Council.
Location:
Appleby town centre, Eden District, Cumbria
SAFE Scheme
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The SAFE Scheme is a youth initiative, which was set up in March 2007 in three areas of Carlisle, particularly aimed at youths on the cusp of, or already involved with, anti-social behaviour.
The project aims to reduce anti-social behaviour [ASB] by giving these youths positive activities to participate in, on nights of the week which have been identified as peak nights for ASB. Youths between 11-17 years can pursue activities such as swimming, football, gym and dance classes.
The sessions are regularly attended by local PCSOs and by other agencies such as the Fire Service, Health Authority, Army, CADAS, Connexions, etc, to help build better relationships and to interact with the youths. These partner agencies provide a mix of information, advice and bespoke activities for young people attending, all designed to encourage self-discipline, respect and consideration for others.
SAFE has a good working relationship with the local sports and community facilities that are needed to make the scheme work effectively.
ASB is one of the main complaints from communities in Carlisle, with certain areas being more susceptible to it. These areas are amongst those targeted by the schemen. Providing youths with a safe and supportive environment and positive activities, supervised by local authority sports coaches, gives the affected local communities respite from ASB issues.
Location:
SAFE in the City - Trinity Leisure Centre, Strand Rd., Carlisle [Friday 7 - 9.30 pm]
SAFE in Belah - St Augustine's Parish Centre, Briar Bank, Carlisle [Tuesday 6.30 - 9.30 pm]
SAFE in Morton - Richard Rose Academy, Wigton Road, Carlisle. [Wednesday 7 - 9.00 pm].
All three Schemes are now up and running but need funding to continue to run them.
The Adventure - Teen Area
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
This project is intended to reduce anti-social behaviour and youth disorder in the Kirkbarrow estate area of Kendal. The area has experienced these issues for roughly the last five years, and 'calls for service' to the police regarding anti-social & rowdy or nuisance behaviour is the highest in any residential area of the town. Consequently, the Kirkland Ward [which includes Kirkbarrow estate] was amongst the first in South Lakeland District to benefit from Neighbourhood Policing in 2005.
Using standard indicators, Kirkland Ward is the second most deprived in South Lakeland, with the highest percentage of Social Rented Housing [37%] & Hard-Pressed Residents [63.9%]. There is high proportion of young people in the area.
The project will bring enormous benefits to residents, particularly young people, by providing much-needed, challenging, play equipment in a family & disabled-friendly, safe, landscaped area, resulting in better health, increased pride, worth & mutual respect.
The funding is being requested to undertake the first phase of the full 'Adventure' scheme, which will be the construction of teen-age facilities.
The project will be sited on a large, grassed recreational area within the Kirkbarrow estate, owned by South Lakeland District Council, who have indicated that they are in agreement with the project going ahead.
Location:
On a recreational area between Vicars Fields [LA9 5NB], Long Close [LA9 5LZ] and Echo Barn Hill [LA9 5NA], Kendal. This recreational area is termed locally as "The Adventure" due to the undulating nature of the land.
POWW: Positive Activities at the Weekend in Workington/Whitehaven
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
The POWW initiative has run from 3rd July to 18th September 2009 in west Cumbria, and has provided positive activities for young people on Friday evenings through the work of an established partnership, consisting of Police Community Safety, the Fire Service, RSL’s, District Councils, Connexions, youth work providers, and Neighbourhood Management.
These activities have included dance, 'MCing', arts, makeovers, climbing wall, archery, and a range of sports, alongside a risk-taking awareness theme on drugs, alcohol and sexual health delivered through the DASH service.
POWW uses a mobile 'tented village' approach, but because of the scale of the 'village' has been limited on the venues that could be utilised. We have targeted the two localities in west Cumbria with the highest youth disorder rates over the long term and seen a virtual eradication of the problem when POWW was in place.
We would like to have a more flexible response in place, where we can take a mobile football pitch, with lighting, to locations where young people gather and disorder is evident. Young people either play and participate or gather round to watch others. We can marry this to one other attraction such as an MC or a climbing wall, for example, and attract young people to engage with youth workers and other partners.
We aim to cover issues around risk taking in these sessions and to signpost and introduce the range of alternative activities available to young people in that area. On the evidence of our POWW experience we know that this will impact on youth disorder and be a very visible, positive and public response to issues of youth disorder. It will consequently help to allay resident fears and concerns around this issue while giving young people positive activities and introductions and access to longer term provisions which are in place.
We would, in effect, tour the facility around hotspot areas, amending the itinerary where new or acute issues were identified to provide an immediate response.
Location:
We will continue to target localities and neighbourhoods with the highest levels of youth crime and disorder as indicated by CUPS. As well as these particular localities [which include south Whitehaven, south Workington, Maryport and Cleator Moor], we will also target particular venues at which young people are known to gather and consume alcohol and thus give rise to criminal damage and anti social behaviour. These venues include Vulcans Park in Workington town centre and Castle Park in Whitehaven town centre.
Derbyshire
Securing Community Allotment Site
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
Vandalism reduced International Allotments from 100 plot holders down to 30. Through great effort the remaining members have regenerated the site to 100 members. 20% of the perimeter has been secured but funds are now exhausted. Vandals have started to gain entrance, committing thefts and damage and we fear this will worsen and members will give up. Many members get involved in makeshift repairs to the detriment of their plots, constant repair work is required. Our members are all local and we would like to secure the rest of the sites perimeter with fencing erected inside the natural hedge.
The cost would be £32,000 to erect a new fence, resecure the perimeter fence line around our 6 1/2 acre allotment site, install new gates and renew water wells that have been filled by vandals. We would erect the fencing ourselves. We have managed to create a good spirit within our association involving the local school and we have families, disabled and both young and old plot holders. Our association binds the local community as we have members from all walks of life and nationalities.
Location:
International Allotments
Field Lane
Alvaston
Derby
Derby Street Pastors
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
This would be an extension of the established Street Pastors Project into the estate areas of the City. Austin estate in Normanton would be the initial area with Street Pastors present on Friday and Saturday evenings. Further pilots would follow in Allenton and Sinfin. These areas currently have difficulties through gang related and anti-social behaviour and crime. This is a probelm not only for the young people involved in the gang activities and for their own future but also for the whole community. This anti-social behaviour creates fear among the local population and attracts other young people to join in. The project aims to be a presence which can act to reduce tension and aggression, form relationships with the young people and others in the community, potentially developing into a youth mentoring programme in partnership with other City partners which could offer non-violent activities as an alternative to gang membership.
Location:
Browning Circle, Normanton, Derby
Charity Farm - Swanwick
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
Charity Farm is an educational charity that has existed since the 18th century. Once it used to fund the education of children from poor families, now it provides a venue for field studies and other educational activities for local schools. It also provides outdoor work opportunities for those on Community Payback. The Charity is now working with local schools to develop the facilities further to provide educational and recreational activities for young people.
But, earlier this year, as work was being carried out to make the Grade II listed Farm House safe and habitable, thieves broke in and ripped out all the copper pipes, leaving the charity with even more money to raise before work can continue.
Phase one of the project is to restore the buildings and make them safe. Phase two is to create educational programs in the buildings and to get the farm back to work.
Location:
Charity Farm, Turners Lane, Swanwick
Devon and Cornwall
ST IVES BAY COMMUNITY BOXING CLUB
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
To facilitate a full time Amateur Boxing Club in the area of St Ives and Hayle, Cornwall.
Approximately 18 months ago St Ives residents voted on community priorities within the town [as part of the Partners and Communitees Together Scheme]. The Number 1 problem was voted to be Anti-Social Behaviour - mainly involving local youths. As a result of the community identifying this problem the local Police Neighbourhood Team spoke to the youths themselves and asked them what interested them and how the Police could assist them in giving them direction and an interest. The formulation of a Boxing Club is what the youths wanted and as such the Police worked with local people in order to set up a club as a trial. The local secondary school allowed use of their facilities and local businesses supported the project financially. Eight local people volunteered to become trainers and the training sessions started [initially one evening a week]. The Club has now become affiliated with The Amateur Boxing Association of England and has over 80 members [ranging from 6 years to 50 years]. The Club encourages members to become fit, well behaved, focus sport and stay clear of alcohol and drugs. Due the popularity of the club and the intention to train several evenings a week, the School is no longer a viable building. A suitable full time premises is needed. The local Rugby Club have offered a premises rent free but this does need some structural work to enable it to be fit for use. Once repaired the building on the rugby club site can be utilised most evenings [allowing not only Boxing Club members to attend but could also be available to other clubs wishing to use the facility].
The cost of the refurbishment to the building is £9,957. The club has been running on a temporary basis for approximately 12 months and the money will be required to make it a permanent feature for the local youths. Over the last 12 months anti-social behaviour has dropped in the town and it has been recognised that the boxing club has played a part in this. As Local police Officers also assist with the youths training it has improved relationships between the local youths and the Police.
Location:
The Full Time Premises will be at St Ives Rugby Club, Alexandra Road, St Ives. Cornwall. The Amateur Boxing Club has been offered a building rent free by the Rugby Club- The Boxing Club are ready to move into the building [as soon as the funds have been recieved to complete the renovation work requiried - the renovation work will only take approximately 1 week]. The 12 month club trial has been a real success and as such if the club do recieve the funds to attain a permanent building the Amateur Boxing Club will without doubt be a feature of the town for many years to come.
Community Speed Watch
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
Speeding vehicles and anti social driving are the most prevalent community concern throughout Devon and Cornwall. A project has been developed that empowers local communities to safely monitor vehicle speeds and in partnership with the police educate drivers.
Teams of volunteers monitor traffic with specialist equipment at key locations.
A pilot of the project has been shown to reduce speeds and anti social driving and also have a positive impact on vehicle collisions.
These problems have exsisted for numerous years and the communities have until now been powerless to tackle them.
Location:
Every neighbourhood across Devon and Cornwall
BREAK
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
BREAK a breakdance workshop has been set up by the Mutley Policing Team to break barriers between the force and the areas youth. It is free to attend and aimed at all ages.
Youth capture is wide and diverse. Sessions regularly see upwards of 70+ youths. Toby Gorniack of Street Factory and PCSO Pablo Beckhurst provide coaching
Some of the session"s regular attendees help with tuition and running of the workshop.
Performances let the community recognise the value of young people. BREAK is reducing anti-social behaviour by providing a safe and healthy activity to be involved with. Performances at events like "Fair-trade Fashion Show" help build awareness of global issues.
At tipping point additional funding would allow continuation and would take the project to the next level. We aim to create a dedicated dance crew, prepared to commit by having things like a uniform making them instantly identifiable and stand out proud as role models.
The youths will form a strong bond and have a sense of unity they will be able to train their peers bringing on future groups to sustain the project.
Location:
Youth Hall
Mutley Baptist Church
Mutley Plain
Mutley
Plymouth
PL4 6LB
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Street Factory
Cobourg St,
Plymouth
PL1 1QX
BUNGALOW YOUTH PROJECT / BCDP TRUST
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Buckfastleigh is a small isolated town with a high rate of anti-social behaviour. Since opening, the reduction in vandalism, crime, underage drinking and the harassment of it"s townspeople has been largely attributed to the work done at the Bungalow Youth Project.
The Bungalow"s aim is to reduce youth crime due to boredom, marginalization and disaffection by providing
- a focalpoint for young people in close proximity to the Skate Park and town centre.
- a warm, safe, social environment, supervised by trained staff with the availability of hot and cold food.
- activities and projects to gain and develop skills, based on Devon County Council Youth Work Standards and Curriculum.
- informal education with emphasis on sexual health, drugs and alcohol.
The centre was terribly rundown so funds were raised and a rebuild to help assure it's sustainability was just completed. We now need funds to help cover running costs
Location:
Bungalow Youth Project
Victoria Park Lodge
Plymouth Road
Buckfastleigh
Devon
TQ11 0DB*
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TORBAY MOBILE CCTV CAMERA
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
ASB and criminal damage is an ongoing problem in areas of Torbay not covered by CCTV, particularly at night which is having a detrimental impact on people’s fear of crime and businesses when property is being damaged.
I would like to apply for £15,000 to purchase a Mobile CCTV Van.
The van would be installed with surveillance equipment, have infrared capability so that it can be used at night, it will read number plates from a distance and the images will be permissible in court.
It will also be highly visible and will reassure people by its presence.
As it is mobile it would not have a fixed route or times of operation, meaning that potential criminals wouldn’t know when or where to expect the van.
We will use the images and information about the van’s achievements to let residents know how we are successfully tackling this issue.
Location:
TORBAY WIDE
The van can be moved to all areas across Torbay that are not covered by fixed camera networks.
'Blitz' Schools Alcohol Awareness Education Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Communities are voting Anti Social Beahviour [ASB] and underage drinking as top priorities for police and local authorities to tackle. This innovative Project, aimed at 13-14 yr olds, uses live theatre to engage young people demonstrating some hard hitting facts about the consequences of drinking irresponsibly. Followed by a 'Jerry Springer' style, interactive workshop the facilitator cleverly gets across messages about self awareness & health issues, respecting others and the community. Workshops are also given by Police regarding the consequences in law of drinking alcohol, linked with ASB and criminal behaviour also the identification and consequences of tacking illegal substances. A NHS workshop on sexual health and relationships. A firebrigade workshop focusing on consequences of ones actions, peer pressure issues and making the right choices. Project Aims: Reduce underage drinking and ASB, teenage pregnancy, promote good health and good citizenship. Evalutation: student & teacher feedback and tracking PACT issues.
Location:
32 state secondary schools in Cornwall & IOS
37 state secondary schools in Devon & Exeter
20 state secondary schools in Plymouth
12 state secondary schools in Torbay
Grow@Jigsaw
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
The project will create a social enterprise to engage local people in growing and marketing local produce. The growing would be centred on commercial greenhouses at Victoria Park, Bideford, leased from Torridge District Council. This activity will positively impact on some of the most deprived wards in Devon.
The project will engage with marginalised groups from Probation, Youth Offending, Learning Disability, Mental Health, local schools and people recovering from substance abuse. Beneficiaries will have the chance to develop their skills through education training and experience in growing and gardening and to understand and promote the links between food and healthy lifestyles.
Community Projects North Devon run the successful Jigsaw Project in Barnstaple and have committed capital expenditure to re-glaze one greenhouses on site.
This bid is to reglaze the remaining two greenhouses and purchase an automatic watering system, creating further capacity for the project and service users.
Location:
Victoria Park, Bideford
Dorset
Victim Support Volunteers helping victims of crime
Project type:
Services for victims
Description:
Victim Support in Dorset is your local branch of the independent national charity which helps people cope with crime. We contacted 13,794 victims of crime in 08/09 and provided support to 3523 of these victims.
Being a victim of crime causes many people to feel angry, upset or afraid, and some victims need practical information and advice, or ongoing emotional support. That's where our volunteers can really make a difference they can talk to you on the phone about what has happened or arrange meetings in person. They can also offer help with filling in forms, dealing with the police, sorting out housing or medical problems, or making your home more secure.
We depend on volunteers to deliver our services they need to be specially-trained so that they have the knowledge and expertise to support victims effectively. On average, in 08/09 our volunteers each supported 36 victims.
Location:
Training will take place at our office. The volunteers will provide support to victims throughout Dorset.
CRATE STACKING CHALLENGE
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Crate stacking is a new, fun activity that helps develop group and self co-ordination. With two safe work areas they construct the highest tower of crates possible. Its a race to see who can climb the highest, quickest and balance without falling off. The person climbing the crates is safely secured overhead.
The idea, was from young people who considered such a project met their need for an exciting facility offering challenges, confidence building, friendly competition and team development opportunities to young people living in socially disadvantaged neighbourhoods such as West Howe in Bournemouth. Drug activity, anti-social behaviour and alcohol drinking by young people is a long term local problem.
7.5 acre Butchers Coppice, being open to all youth 7 days/evenings a week, having social facilities to keep young people interested and occupied and being within walking distance of large estates, is an ideal venue to tackle the problems.
Location:
Butchers Coppice Scout Camp & Community Outdoor Centre,
Holloway Avenue
West Howe
Bournemouth
Dorset BH11 9JW
Community Challenge
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
This week long workshop concentrates on performance and exhibition as a means of promoting community involvement. At the heart of Vita Nova’s challenge is the voice of the young people involved. Through research, interviews, play devising, poetry, painting, drawing and performance the year 6 six pupils have an opportunity to confront their community directly with its use of drugs and alcohol, an ongoing and persistent problem in Bournemouth.
First pioneered in three primary schools in Thornhill, Southampton, Community Challenge offers the opportunity to open a crucial ongoing dialogue about alcohol and drugs with young people who are about to embark upon their journey into secondary education.
Vita Nova found that this age group were particularly open to the Community Challenge methodology, in particular the research tasks, interviews and performance.
Location:
Bournemouth: West Howe and Boscombe.
Enigma Youth Group
Project type:
Young people with Aspergers Syndrome, preventing antisocial behaviour.
Description:
Enigma is run for young people on the Autistic Spectrum living in Dorset. Young people from year 7 and above are welcome. Through trips, activities and nurturing we aim to increase their self esteem and give them confidence to learn more appropriate behavior for the situations they face within the general community. We offer support and guidance as required, but actively encourage problem solving by the young people themselves. Teenagers with this disability often display aggressive antisocial behaviors, our aim is to assist them in working through their difficulties. Enigma encourages independent living skills and helps the young people to form friendships and work together in groups in a social environment. There is no other facility like Enigma within Dorset for groups of teenagers on the Spectrum to socialise. Enigma aims to keep these vulnerable groups of young people occupied and off the streets in a safe and nonjudgmental environment.
Location:
Enigma meets at the Dorchester Youth and Community centre, Kings Road, Dorchester, Dorset.
Heathland Arson Courtroom Drama
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Arson damages both the internationally important habitats and people's perception of the Dorset heaths as a pleasant and interesting place to visit. UHP have developed a participatory activity for year 8 students that uses a coutroom scenario of a young person being prosecuted for heathland arson. Students take the part of the judge, lawyers, accused, witnesses etc and the rest of the class are the jury who must decide the verdict. The activity is led by a trained teacher accompanied by police and fire service personnel. The scenario was originally developed and then piloted with schools in Poole. The programme was then extended to include Bournemouth schools. To roll the programme out to other schools in further areas where heathland arson is a problem will require funding for more UHP education staff time and the use of overtime or retained staff by the emergency services.
Location:
Schools in East Dorset and Purbeck
Burglary Prevention in East Dorset
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Burglaries in East Dorset so far this year have increased by 50% compared with this time last year. Analysis shows that having a burglar alarm reduces the risk of becoming a victim. As part of a public awareness and burglary prevention campaign, we would like to offer Neighbourhood & Home Watch members subsidised prevention aids as follows:
Offer 1: 500 Portable Motion Detector Alarms with PIR autodialler each packaged with 4 Window Alarms at a £10 subsidy on the purchase price of £28. Total request £5,000
Offer 2: 100 Wireless Burglar Alarms at a £100 subsidy on the purchase price of £350. Total request £10,000
Grand total £15,000
We will use the extensive network of Watch groups in the District to publicise the offers to their members in areas deemed to be at risk.
We have in excess of 15,000 Watch members covered by 9 structured Associations
Location:
In the most vulnerable areas of East Dorset
Crime Prevention Demonstration Kits
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
To encourage residents in Dorset to take steps to reduce the opportunities for crime, we want to provide a demonstration kit of crime prevention aids to each of 20 Police station areas. This can be used by local Neighbourhood/Home Watch Group Coordinators or by Police Safer Neighbourhood Teams to encourage residents to purchase products appropriate to their situations.
Each kit will contain window alarm, purse chain, minder purse alarm, portable motion detector alarm, minder padlock alarm [to guard against oil/diesel theft], wireless digital door phone [to identify callers and help prevent distraction burglary], shed alarm and wireless alarm system.
In association with the Police, we will run training sessions for demonstrators and public demonstration sessions across the County.
This should help to reduce crime and to reduce the fear of crime across Dorset
Location:
Across Dorset as described above
County Durham and Darlington
Tanfield Lea Drop In
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
To combat anti-social behaviour the Tanfield Lea Partnership [a voluntary organisation] made contact with the young people concerned, and at their request, set up a Youth Drop In project at the community centre with the full co-operation of the community centre management committee. Determination on all sides made the project succeed, resulting in a significant reduction in anti-social behaviour. The Police have commented on how successful it has been.
The original group were older teenagers, and younger people asked if they could also have a Drop In. Another was set up with the co-operation of the chapel, and a third has been requested by an intermediate group. We have 50 - 60 attendees.
To set up the third group and so create continuity from pre-teenage to older teenagers, and give some longevity to the project, we would like to cover three years running costs for all three groups.
Location:
Tanfield Lea Community Centre & Tanfield Lea Methodist Chapel, Tanfield Lea, Stanley, Co. Durham
Looking through the Peephole
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
A growing problem in Horden is "Doorstep Traders", this seems to have coincided with the fact that high numbers of the residents are now in their "later years"and "home alone" due to the loss of their partner. We feel a door peephole could avoid the difficult situation of trying to get rid of such a nuisance caller, who make's the resident feel threatened and because of that, agree to whatever the caller requests. This problem is growing across Durham. The situation is aggrevated by virtue of the fact that the front doors open onto the street and once the door is open, the home is exposed to the caller, showing they are alone. Peepholes are cheap, the cost would be the fitting, if possible safety chains would be a good combination. The two together would keep the residents safer, acting as a constant reminder to be careful, always.
Location:
The homes of Pensioners in the numbered streets in Horden Village,Co Durham. Streets 3 to 13
CCTV Butterwick Hospice
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Butterwick Hospice Care have a Day Hospice in Bishop Auckland extensively used for Day Palliative Care, Pain Relief and Treatment and Care and Treatment for Heart and Neuro Patients.
The Hospice is open during normal office hours - but is unmanned in evenings and most weekends.
We have been having minor nuisnace and vandalism during evenings - with youths being found on our roof and gardens - and this has "spilled over" into the residential districts adjoining the Hospice. There have been instances of minor damage, grafitti and mess caused by these youths, and local residents are concerned that these instances are increasing.
Our project is therefore to install high qulaity CCTV at the Hospice - with a remote link via the Internet to our Security based at the 24/7 Hospice in Stockton on Tees - where we can closely monitor the site and the general area.
Location:
Butterwick Hospice at Bishop Auckland, Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JU
Pelton Fell Opportunities [PFO]
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
Pelton Fell Opportunities will setup a youth programme for 11 - 18 year olds in Pelton Fell, a former mining village.
Pelton Fell Community Partnership [PFCP] has just completed a new Community Centre and Multi-Use Games Area [MUGA] for the community. There has been a lack of youth provision in the area for some time and we would like to establish a youth programme over four evenings a week.
Due to the lack of provision for young people, especially during the construction of the new centre, they have been taking part in Anti-Social Behaviour which has been alcohol related.
The programme will provide diversionary activities, using the new resources to a maximum. These will include sports, health and well-being, cookery and DJ-ing workshops. The programme will also encourage inter-generational projects, which the elderly working with the young people to encourage respect for each other.
Location:
Community Resource Centre, Craghead Road, Pelton Fell, County Durham, DH2 2NH.
Moto
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The villages of South Hetton, Haswell and Easington Colliery have a persistent and ongoing problem regarding illegal motorcycle and quad bike use by young people.
The project aims to reduce the number of young people riding their bikes illegally and causing nuisance to residents. It will do this through enabling young people aged 10-18 to ride their bikes legally at a purpose made site at Warden Law. The young people will also attend a bike maintenance and educational programme including bike safety and the law.
This project will benefit the community through addressing the problem of illegal bike use. Reduction of nuisance caused by illegal bike use and the ASB associated with it will be a visible outcome and will increase the quality of life within these communities.
The impact will be evaluated through PACT [Police And Communities Together] meetings and statistical evidence regarding reported incidents and bike seizures.
Location:
South Hetton, Haswell and Easington Colliery
Supporting Victims of Anit-Social Behaviour
Project type:
Services for victims
Description:
The Project will provide timely support services to victims and witnesses who have suffered anti-social behaviour. In partnership with the Police and Local authority ASB Units, we will maintian regular contact with individuals and families, both in the community and throughout the court process in criminal/civil proceedings. Historically, victims of ASB have been reluctant to report incidents and even more reluctant to attend court and give evidence against perpetrators of ASB. We will work proactively to reduce vulnerability and improve confidence by increasing pre-trial visits, providing appropriate ongoing emotional support, practical help and information. This will increase successful prosecutions and reduce ASB and crime, thereby improving quality of life within affected communities. The project will also increase awareness of victim and witness issues within partner agencies. Referrals will be received from the Police, Local Authority ASB Units and other agencies, as well as self referrals.
Location:
It is hoped that the ASB Worker will be based within an Anti-Social Behaviour Unit but this has not yet been finalised and may, therefore, be based in Victim Support's Area Office in Bishop Auckland. Victim Support volunteers from across County Durham will support the Project.
Skerne Park Youth & Community Centre
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
The project will improve the approach and exterior appearance of Skerne Park Youth & Community Centre. The improvement in the appearance will encourage the community to use the centre, make it more welcoming and busier. We would like the entrance improved, CCTV and lighting to be introduced and introduce signage onto the exterior of the building and better signage to the centre. The ground leading up to the centre needs resurfacing and making good.
This will counteract the frequency of vandalism in the area. Youth related ASB incidents in Park East ward between April 07 and Jul 09 totalled 796.
The CCTV and lighting will encourage car users to use the sports hall and bring revenue into the centre. We have evidence of sports clubs and other groups ceasing to use the centre because of vandalism to cars. These comments and feelings are detailed in a report and survey by a Skerne Park young resident.
Location:
Skerne Park Youth & Community Centre
Coleridge Gardens, Skerne Park, Darlington, DL1 5AG
Dyfed Powys
THE GRAIG - PHASE2 OF THE PENRHOS ESTATE STRATEGY
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP "THE GRAIG" AS A MULTIFUNCTIONAL RECREATION AREA BOTH LINKING THE TOWN TO THE RIVERSIDE AND COUNTRY WALKS AND CYCLE TRACKS AND PROVIDING A VARIETY OF ORGANISED AND "OPEN ACCESS" ACTIVITY WORKS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. BY INTRODUCING THE ACCESS AREAS IT WILL RESOLVE SOME OF THE ISSUERS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE CONSULTATION SUCH AS PRIVACY, SECURITY AND NATURAL SUPERVISION AND PERCEPTIONS OF PERSONEL SAFETY.THE AREA HAS FALLEN FOUL OVER THE YEARS TO FLYTIPPING AND DUMPING AND THE VERY ACTIVE AWARD WINNING RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION HAVE MADE MAJOR STRIDES INTO CLEANING UP THE AREAS AND PROVIDING RECYCLING OPPORTUNITIES ON THE ESTATE. THE COMMUNITIES FIRST PARTNERSHIP IS COMMITTED TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT LOCAL PEOPLE IN NEGOTUIATING WITH THE VARIOUS AUTHORITIES AND AGENCIES THAT ARE TO BE ENGAGED WITH.
Location:
THE PENRHOS ESTATE, YSTRADGYNLAIS IS THE LARGEST HOUSING ESTATE IN POWYS, AND THE GRAIG IS A LARGE AREA WHICH RUNS ALONG THE EASTERN BANK OF THE RIVER TAWE AND FORMS A WEDGE BETWEEEN THE RIVER AND THE HOUSING ESTATE.THE WHOLE AREA IS WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES FIRST WARD OF YSTRADGYNLAIS.
Llansteffan Sports Facility [2]
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Llansteffan youth club and Neighbourhood Policing Team [NPT] based at St.Clears are working to provide a multi use sports facility for the community. Presently, there is no facility like this within the area for the community. Young people currently use the main road as a substitute play area.
This project will provide a safe, secure and visible environment for young people and all members of the community to enjoy.
The area will be lit by floodlighting and so will be accessible all year round, providing an area where multiple sports and activities can take place by all members of the community, encouraging health, wellbeing and providing a facility that is community focussed.
This project will greatly reduce current problems of Antisocial Behaviour and criminal damage within the village, which have persisted for over three years due to a severe lack of facilities within the village and surrounding area.
Location:
Llansteffan Tennis Courts, Village Green, Llansteffan, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire.
Lights! Camera! Action!
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The new Boxing Club and Community facility in the Communities First ward of Penparcau, Aberystwyth is sited on the edge of the local Park Playing Fields. The adjoining houses that back onto the park next to the new Building are not well lit and as such, have been prone to antisocial behaviour late at night for a number of years. The Neighbourhood watch scheme "Dinas Watch" has been campaigning for adequate lighting to be installed in the area concerned and, it has also been brought up at the local PACT meetings.
The installation of two CCTV cameras with sensor lights on the front and rear of the new building with additional lighting on the west side of the community facility would make the area safer and act as a deterrent. The area in question would be adequately lit for the safety of the wider community and deter further antisocial behaviour.
Location:
Penparcau Boxing Club & community Centre
Penparcau
Aberystwyth
Project Costs:
CCTV Cameras x 2
Sensor Lights x 2
External Lights x5
Recording Equipment
Electricians Installation Fee
Materials
approx £5,000
Lampeter sports and play area
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Lampeter Town Council have recently leased the old school playing field, which has been left to turn into a piece of useless land. With the Neighbourhood Policing team, they are looking to turn this into a recreational and play area, with pitches for the younger population of the town. There is currently no provision for this.The area will benefit the town and surrounding community which includes two residential estates. Not just providing a safe environment for young persons, but will reduce problems in the town with the youth congregating on the streets, and football being played in the streets causing a nuisance.
This will reduce complaints of anti social behaviour from the surrounding area. The funding will provide fencing, refurbishment and levelling with top soil, purchase of seats and marking of pitches for games and sports and installation of paths.
Location:
Maes Y Deri Playing field. [The old Ffynonnbedr playing field], Lampeter, Ceredigion
NEWQUAY - PENPOLION 2009
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
There has been a number of problems in relation to anti social behaviour and criminal damage to the lifeboat station in Newquay - Ceredigion.
There has been complaints of young people drinking causing a nuisance, being noisy in the area, smashing bottles and causing damage to property including the premises and boats moored in the area.
The neighbourhood policing team requires 2 x CCTV systems on the life boat station which will help reduce the current crime level and it will also act as a deterrent.
This will help reduce anti social problems,thefts and criminal damage by assisting in the evidence gathering and the conviction of any perpertrator.
Location:
The lifeboat station - Newquay - Ceredigion
CHILDRENS PLAY AREA
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
NEW PROPOSED PLAY AREA AT DEVON DRIVE PEMBROKE. SUPPORTED BY PEMBROKE NORTH RESIDENTS COMMITTEE.
The aim is to provide a play park which will be designed and maintained by the residents.
The committee are at present applying to Pembrokeshire County Council for permission to lease part of thegreen area already in situ.
Meetings/Discussions have taken place with PCC and the information required is at this moment being completed. The Committee and the NPT are convinced that having a park in the grounds of the estate will make a difference to the community.
As the committee are new, funding at present is limited, they have to fence of the area which has been asked for prior to organising the introduction of new play equipment. Therefore to assist with the project, funding is being asked for to assist with the fencing, this will be done proffessionaly and estimates at approx £2,500.
Location:
DEVON DRIVE PEMBROKE
Hubberston Community Association Play Area extension phase 2
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
the association set up the existing play area 7 yrs ago and was funded by the local community, local companies and the national lottery. for The 2nd phase £17,000 has been raised within the community, which leaves the association with a shortfall to fully fund equipment We want to purchase some adventure playground equipment that has been chosen by the children that use the facilities, thes items of play equipment will allow the children to tackle new challenges and communicate with others, the play area is a focal point of our community which is visited by the local beat bobbies and pcsos on a regular basis, the park allows the community to get involved. since the play area has been in existence there has been a dramatic turn around of anti social behaviour within the estate. children used to be skateboarding and playing on the streets and congregating in groups. This was intimidating to elderly people and caused tensions. The children now have a sense of pride in the facility The playground has been very successful but needs much more equipment to meet the growing demand on the facilities.
Location:
Hubberston Recreation Area
rear of haven Drive
Hubberston
Milford haven
Pembrokeshire
South wales
Tanyard Youth Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The Tanyard Youth Project has a proven ten year record in tackling social exclusion, anti social behaviour and offering young people of Pembroke a safe, welcoming and fun place to go of an evening.
We are looking to maintain and extend our Friday evening opening hours from five hours to six and half. This would include a monthly theme night disco. At the Tanyard the young people of Pembroke would have the opportunity to engage in a range of activities including: art and craft, woodwork, ICT, cookery, life skills, sports, games. We will also extend our Duke of Edinbugh Award and Youth Achievement Awards. We also have a mentoring system for helping those young people not in employment or education to find work or training.
Above all we are a safe, professional, free service that is Pembrokes sole provider of youth work. Our work is led by the demands and needs of the Pembroke Youth.
Location:
Tanyard Youth Project
Commons Road
Pembroke
SA71 4EA
CAMPAIGN for new VOLUNTEERS for VICTIM SUPPORT to enhance number of volunteers who can support lower and medium risk domestic violence victims
Project type:
Services for victims
Description:
Domestic abuse destroys the lives of countless women, men and children. Up till now support has been targeted at victims who have been assessed as high/very high risk providing, for example, Multi Agency Risk Assessment Committees, women’s and sometimes men’s refuges, and IDVAs.
This project will extend provision to victims sooner, offering support for the first time to victims who are assessed as low/medium risk. This earlier intervention will prevent some abuse from escalating.
The project will recruit 12 volunteers, train and deploy them so as to create capacity to support significant numbers of people suffering abuse at low/medium risk of injury. In addition, the project will be publicised extensively in local media and community newspapers. It will be managed by the victims’ charity Victim Support which will subject it to its internal evaluation procedures. An evaluation report will be provided to the LCJB within two months of project end.
Location:
The project will operate throughout Dyfed Powys, and will be co-ordinated from offices in each of the four counties [Brecon, Haverfordwest, Lampeter, Llanelli, Newtown].
Essex
Respect, Colchester
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Essex Boys' and Girls' Club's 12 week programme for young people aged 14-15 showing signs of disengaging from education and either falling into crime or becoming victims of crime in Colchester. 45 students will initially be identified from 3 schools and undertake an initial outdoor activity selection day to see if they can engage with the programme and work in a team and take instruction. This will be reduced to 15 who will undertake evening sessions on life skills such as peer pressure, conflict, anger management, and substance avoidance over 7-8 weeks. Once complete students will undertake an environmental awareness day at a local centre before putting all the lessons learnt into practice during a week long expedition to our centre in the Lake District. Those that complete the course then recive recognition at a presentation event in the company of local dignitaries.
Location:
1. Selection process at our Adventure Centre in Upminster.
2. Classes at a local club in Colchester.
3.Environmental day at Marks Hall Estate in Coggeshall
4. Week expedition at High Row outdoor pursuit centre in the Lake District.
Ninefields Community Centre Project, Waltham Abbey
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
The renovation of a community centre, which has been subjected to vandalism and criminal activity over the past 5 years. The entrance is dilapidated, there is no signage and walls are graffitied. The Estate has been the focus for drug dealing and severe anti-social behaviour consequently, specific policing operations are often required.
Funding would support the provision of a new secure entrance area and a complimentary young persons' community art project, culminating in the production of a 3D sculpture for the front wall. Local young people would work with an artist to develop, design and consult publically on the piece of art work. By involving the young people, and the wider community, in each stage of the project a sense of ownership will be encouraged. This project would address concerns in relation to the fear of crime encourage wider community use of the building and the further provision of services by key local stakeholders.
Location:
Ninefileds Community Centre
Ninefields Estate
Waltham Abbey
Essex
EN9 1DE
Basildon SOS Bus
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
This project will reduce violent crime and increase public safety. The Festival Leisure Park is the premier entertainment site in the county and is a family attraction. The safety of the people is our primary concern.
The bus will have two main focuses: one in the Leisure Park on the busiest nights of the week to act as a triage point for late evening, using local volunteers and second, as an education and prevention focus going into schools and colleges promoting positive values about health and community safety. At the moment, the ambulance service has received over 50 calls in 3 months just to the Leisure Park - half of which end up at hospital. We want to reduce the calls and the number of people injured after a night out.
Location:
Festival Leisure Park, Basildon
Braintree Prevention, Outreach and Development Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
A high visibility, multi-agency project to tackle Anti-Social Behaviour hot spots in Braintree town centre, using a multi-purpose outreach vehicle providing: first aid, education, kitchen and toilet facilities. Because of the geography, a mobile unit is preferable to a fixed outreach facility. It will tackle criminal damage related to alcohol misuse, promote reporting mechanisms, target youth nuisance, enhance Community Payback scheme, providing toilet and kitchen facilities for unpaid work projects, undertaken by offenders on community sentences, and provide consultation resources to support Justice Seen, Justice Done.
Location:
The vehicle will be mobile within Braintree town centre, tackling Anti-Social Behaviour in target areas: including Market Square, High Street, Church Street and Fountain bus station.
Gloucestershire
Furniture Recycling Project
Project type:
Training for youth in danger of offending
Description:
To provide work placements and accredited vocational courses for up to fifty 16-18 year olds who have left school without qualifications and are at risk of offending. 22-week supervised work placements are in retail, warehousing, delivery, woodworking, electrical repair etc. Provide courses on basic IT, literacy and numeracy, workplace health and safety, driving safely etc. Previously, over 80% of the young people resided in parts of the county where there is top 25% level of multiple deprivation. Some are homeless, have offended, have behavioural problems, history of family drink and drug abuse, and are living in extreme poverty. Without support and parental guidence, many could end up offending, a lifetime on benefits, and suffering low self esteem and health problems. With support from this training programme, over half go on to college, apprenticeships or employment, and all are able to gain at least one qualification, whilst involved in community recycling.
Location:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Whaddon Youth Centre
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
For young people aged 13 to 19 to have access to their youth centre on a Friday or Saturday night. Having the centre open on a weekend will give young people somewhere safe to go, be able to socialise in familiar surroundings and keep them off the streets where they are perceived as being a nuisance and behaving in an anti-social way. This especially includes under age drinking and drug use which is on the increase in the area. Parents will be safe in the knowledge that their children are in a safe environment with professional youth workers who deliver social education and can address the issues of alcohol and drug awareness along with other curriculum projects such as sexual health and relationships etc.
Location:
Whaddon Youth Centre
Dart Road
Cheltenham
GL52 5QX
Rose Garden Restoration
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
The garden has fallen into disrepair over a number of years: tops of pillars and steps have been vandalised and one set of gates has been broken and the other set are missing.
We want to turn it back into a lovely restful area for all of the community to use and benefit from. The planting will not simply be roses: there will be a sensory area for Adults with learning disabilities and areas where the local School children/youth group can come and learn about our green spaces.
It will also enable the 3 local schools and youth centre [Star 66] as well as local residents to come together in a day of replanting and improvement.
The idea is to engage as much of the community as possible in the rebuilding and therefore encouraging everyone to use and respect the space for the benefit of the community.
Location:
Corner of Tuffley Avenue and Stroud Road, Gloucester
Street Pastors - Cheltenham
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
This is a multi-church response to recognised needs in Cheltenham Town Centre. Street Pastors is focussed on the vibrant night-time economy and seeks to create a safer environment by providing support for vulnerable and needy individuals in a caring and non-judgemental manner. Volunteers walk the streets [in groups of four] in an identifiable uniform and engage with the night-time community in order to build positive relationship and provide a 'listening ear". Street Pastors provides a "neutral" presence in an environment that is Alcohol-led and dominated by the commercial sector with the inevitable presence of the Emergency Services. The main areas of intended influence are 1]To reduce crime and the fear of crime 2] To build Stronger Communities 3] To reduce Domestic Abuse 4] To reduce the harm caused by illegal drugs and alcohol. Street problems have increased ove a number of years.
Location:
Cheltenham Town Centre, including Imperial Gardens
Montpellier Gardens, and Sandford Park.
Greater Manchester
Roach Valley Raiders
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
This youth and community project aims to restore a rundown bmx facility based in a local park to a safe standard but one which challenges and develops users from the community. Once funding is secured the club will upgrade the facility to meet the required health and safety standards.
Once the track is at the agreed standard the club will be able to provide positive activities for Young People in the form of structured cycling sessions. The track will also provide the opportunity for a safe informal play setting.
This voluntary club will have an outreach programme which will engage young people in diversionary activities thus impacting on anti-social behavior and provide opportunity for both personal and social development and increased community awareness.
The project is supported by partners working in the community, including Heywood’s Young Spirit, RMBC, CTC, the neighborhood policing team and other key stakeholders.
Location:
Queen’s Park is located in Heywood, Rochdale which is ranked between 10th and 44th most deprived in the indices of Deprevation 2007 measures of deprivation at district level.
Installing CCTV at Moss Side Adventure Playground
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The project is a facility that helps promote racial interaction through play and education. The project also works closely with the Police on steering children away from Anti Social Behaviour and gang related activity, which is a historical problem in the area, by providing positive role models.
CCTV would enable staff to monitor children in blind spots within the centre and would also assist the Police in any on site investigations. Part of the funding would also be used to introduce ID cards, which would further improve on site security.
GMP fully support the invaluable work that is already being undertaken at the Playground and I believe that improvements in security would instill parental confidence in sending their children to the facility, subsequently increasing attendance, therefore helping to educate and divert the attention of more youth in the area from possible anti social behaviour.
Location:
Moss Side Adventure [Playground]
Whitnall Street,
Moss Side,
M15 7EB
St Thomas Church Community Safety Scheme
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
St Thomas church in Clifton has suffered from criminal damage and anti-social behaviour for the past three years. Young people have been congregating to the rear of the church and causing damage to the building including smashed lights, broken windows and graffitti. The church is used by the community of Clifton for breakfast clubs, playschemes and other social events but the negative perception of the building is making residents reluctant to attend activities. This scheme proposes to install gates so that young people can no longer access the rear of the church.
Location:
St Thomas Church
Clifton Green
Clifton
Swinton
Salford
Moss Side Fire Station Boxing Club
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
The project completes the renovations to the existing community based Boxing Club in the heart of Moss Side on the grounds of the Fire Station. Whilst the site is provided by the Fire Station the upkeep and the equipment is not. Funds have been raised to provide essential non-slip flooring and boxing equipment. Much of the equipment needs replacing due to wear, and 2/3's of the flooring remains uncovered due to insufficient funds. The club has flourished in the 18months it has been opened offering a safe environment to train with 16 classes over a 7day period catering for over 150 people a week. The project is a facility that helps promote community interaction through Sport.The project also works closely with the Police on steering youths away from Anti Social Behaviour and gang related activity, which historically is a problem in the area, by providing positive role models.
Location:
Moss Side Fire Station Amateur Boxing Club
Denhill Road
Moss Side
Manchester
M15 5NR
Falinge Youth Initiative
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Falinge is in the worst 7% of overall multiple deprivation in the country. Many families have multigenerational unemployment, causing appalling effects in young people including: poor educational achievement and low self esteem. This has led to high level antisocial behaviour.
Falinge community members including youths alongside Spotlight on Falinge, a local voluntary group, are renovating a disused building to open the first Falinge Community Hub. This renovation has been designed and completed by community members many of whom will continue to manage the building and activities, creating community ownership of the project.
The Hub will provide a base for the Falinge Youth Initiative a youth decision making council, which will establish junior PACT meetings, youth forums, activities and projects designed to integrate different age groups and cultures.
Also Included:
Family and Youth Gym
Boxing Club
Training/ Achievement Hub including Kitchen and cafe
Community employment Agency, publications and enterprise hubs
Location:
Falinge Rochdale
Gwent
Street Fix project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The Pan Gwent Project involves the restoration of areas linked to community generated priorities and involves the community in the volunteer process. It includes the capacity to develop additional or enhanced mechanisms for identifying community priorities. The project includes localised partnership projects meeting the needs of local areas working towards reducing crime and disorder in the area whilst establishing and or pump priming local initiatives to respond to identified priorities by the community for example current priorities include litter, dog fouling, antisocial behaviour hotspots and graffiti.
The aim of the scheme is to include the community in the delivery of local priorities through volunteering and the direction of the activity of the community payback service. Involvement of volunteers will include the conduct of the visual audit, dealing with the priorities and supervising completion. The project is intended to provide additionally in terms of speed and the reach of existing provision
Location:
The scheme will operate across the Gwent area but projects will be grounded in neighbourhoods.
Beating Fear, Keeping Safe
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Most people with learning disabilities live in the community and take part in mainstream life. However, many of them still face attitudes of fear, misunderstanding and prejudice, which can lead to bullying. Members of a Blaenau Gwent self advocacy group for adults with learning disabilities who have experienced bullying want to help change these attitudes. They want to design a training pack for primary and secondary school children about what it like to have a learning disability and be bullied. Members will be able to draw on and share work that has already been done by other self-advocacy groups in Gwent, and so ensure that their messages reach the wider community. By raising awareness of disability and discrimination, the project will improve community safety and cohesion throughout the Borough.
Funding would be used to support group members to design workshop packs.
Location:
Blaneau Gwent, with impact throughout Gwent area
Pill Bank neighborhhood watch Alleygate Scheme
Project type:
Crime Reduction/ Community Safety Victim Services Restoration or renovation New spaces or activities More and better information Getting communities involved
Description:
The first phase of the project will see the installation of two alleygates with the effect of immediately reducing burgalaries, fly-tipping, drug dealing and prostitution. The positive psychological impact on neighbours quality of life would be immediate especially for the elderly population and young. This will also enable children and grandchildren to play in a clean and safe environment without fear of coming into contact with illegal paraphilanela [needles/used condoms].
Location:
Capel Crescent / Pillgwenlly
Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Mobile Information Centre
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
Age Concern Hampshire’s first double-decker exhibition bus was donated by Hampshire Constabulary and served us well for ten years. However earlier this year we were told that we could acquire a more recent replacement bus for the cost of getting the existing one through its MOT, which we have done. However it now needs customising at an estimated cost of £18,000.
The “Fear of Crime” has not been out of the top ten concerns of the older people of Hampshire since we started compiling our charts some ten years ago and is the only issue, other than The State Pension, to have held the number one spot. In a recent survey 37% of people over the age of 50 years and 47% over the age of 75 years said they were afraid to go out at night – an indication of the intimidating society in which we live. Statistically, older people are less likely to fall victim of street crime than any other age group and yet two-thirds believe the older one becomes the more likely it is.
The bus will promote all Age Concern Hampshire’s services and provide outreach for its, level three Community Legal Service accredited, “information and Advice” service. One of the services promoted by the bus will be our Pre-retirement Seminars on which the police do a slot on security, given that many retired people go on holiday leaving their houses unattended, and Trading Standards on “bogus traders”. And information on both these aspects will be available on the bus.
The more vulnerable housebound or socially isolated older people are particularly susceptible to “bogus traders”, “distraction burglary”, “anti social behaviour” and “hate crime”.
Another of our services which will be promoted by the bus is OPAL – Older Persons Area Link, which uses established networks of volunteers as its eyes and ears to identify socially isolated older people, or those in danger of becoming so and via specially trained volunteers put them in touch with people activities and services. The bus will be a focal point for identifying such people and also recruiting volunteers for the scheme. One of the features of the bus will be a continuous video in addition to leaflets and personal advice.
Location:
The bus will travel throughout Hampshire visiting Street Markets, events, shows and the more rural areas.
“Improving cohesion and confidence through Restorative Justice”
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
In Hart we would like to introduce a restorative justice project based on a referral order process. The project will see perpetrators and victims of crime offered the referral to restorative justice without entering the criminal justice system. If successful in applying for this grant there will be several important outcomes from this project. The project, through reparation in the community will achieve a sense of community cohesion as well as reducing the fear of crime for both the victim and the wider community who will see the perpetrator carrying out the reparation for their offence.
Restorative justice panels will achieve better understanding for both victim and perpetrator of the cause and effect of crime and in some instances will bridge the generation gap. The project will address a wide range of crimes from criminal damage to theft as well as addressing anti-social behaviour within Hart.
The “Justice Seen Justice Done” Community Cash back Scheme is restorative in itself - in granting our project set-up funds we will be able to establish the project with recruited and suitably trained volunteers, establish the referral process from local police stations, produce promotional material and identify venues to enable us to achieve our aims and objectives, thus providing a positive outcome for those affected by low level crime within our communities.
The Restorative Justice Project will also look to develop work already undertaken in Hart schools. There is already some restorative justice work underway in Hart Schools, however, it is limited to addressing alcohol and drug misuse. If successful we will develop this element of the Restorative Justice Project.
We will also develop this approach in Acceptable Behaviour Contracts, looking to offer young people at the end of their order the chance to give something back to the community.
This is a partnership initiative and the following partners have been consulted and are ready to give of their time and expertise: Youth Inclusion Support Panel [YISP], Wessex Youth Offending Team [YOT] [including Prevent and Deter], Police, Sentinel Housing Association and Community Safety.
Location:
The Restorative Justice Project will be based within Hart District. The restorative panels will be held at Hart District Council Civic Offices, and the reparation will be carried out throughout Hart.
Hart District Council
Civic Offices
Harlington Way
Fleet
Hants,
GU51 4AE
BE SAFE WEAPONS AWARENESS AND COMMUNITY REASSURANCE
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Be safe project is a weapons awareness programme aimed at young people and adults.This is an educational programme consisting of 6 modules, Weapons, the law, Medical implications, Social Implications.Revenge & reprisals and Guns.We have piloted this in 4 Schools and with the YOT and have received outstanding feredback with national recomendation.The project focuses on reducing knife, serious violent crime and ASB, and reducing the fear of crime by working with all ages within the district.The programme focuses on community cohesion of all ages and breaks down misconceptions by youth and the adult population. The sessions are presented to groups limited to 30 people allowing them to engage and discuss their own life experiences and beliefs. The course content is designed to tackle the thought processes of young people and give them the facts about weapons use and the consequences.
Location:
All secondary Schools within the district.
Forest Education centre, Pupil referral unit, Applemore
Youth offending team, area office, Harefield Southampton and outlying offices.
All youth clubs across the district.
Youth offending Attendance centres
Secure local authority care homes.
Probation services accross the district.
September 2009 to December 2010
Heronwood Base, Andover Way, Aldershot
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
The project will involve converting a former shop in Andover Way, Aldershot into a community base that will be used for partnership working and for engaging with the local community. CCTV will also be provided.
Heronwood Ward in Aldershot is an area of multiple deprivation. It suffers with ASB that includes neighbour disputes, drug dealing/using, criminal damage, vehicle damage, break-ins at Aldershot Lido and Crematorium, and use by mini-moto’s.
A wide range of partners have indicated that they will use the Base:-
* Police - Safer Neighbourhood Team / Beat surgeries
* RBC - Community Safety Team for meetings including ABC’s and Parenting
* Community Patrol Team
* Community Engagement
* Pavilion - tenancy meetings / services / liaison
* YISP - working with children 8-13
* YOT - Prevent & Deter worker
* Children’s Services [Youth Service] - working with young people
* Councillors Surgeries
Location:
Andover Way, Aldershot. The proposed Heronwood Community Base would be located in a vacant shop unit.
Challenging Perceptions Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The Challenging Perception Project aims to
• increase Community Safety awareness among the BME community throughout the borough,
• reduce the fear of crime and increase knowledge in relation to reporting crime and services available within the borough,
• increase awareness with regard to issues around wellbeing and services available in relation to domestic violence.
Work will be undertaken with various agencies to identify how to support the local BME communities to feel safer in their homes, in the street [including the town centre at night] and to break down the barriers of reporting crime and anti-social behaviour to the relevant agencies.
Location:
The project will be taking place across the borough with identified BME communities.
Too Much Bling? Give us a Ring!
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
This campaign, which has been used successfully in other Counties is designed to raise public awareness of those living off the proceeds of crime in the communities of Hampshire & IOW. In some areas [West Yorkshire] the campaign slogan Why should they? has been used to play on the grievance felt by hardworking and law abiding citizens at whose expense criminals flourish. It is designed to penetrate the wall of silence which protects them. The targets will include drug dealers, loan sharks, money launders, counterfeiters and serial burglars.
Though there have been some quick wins – including the recovery of some £800k in Sussex –full evaluations of the schemes tried elsewhere are not yet available.
Location:
To ensure widespread dissemination, Hampshire Neighbourhood Watch have agreed to work as partners. They have some 4,500 co-ordinators in Hampshire. Links with NHW on the Island will also be used. Partnerships are also in place with six of the Housing Associations in the two Counties.
Kingsclere Village Club - Hall extension
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
The village club has served the community in a number of guises since 1880 and is a grade 2 listed building. Our main hall is the former billiard room built as a lean to in 1921. It is now very cramped for our many activities and we would like to extend it to enable us to offer better services to all our community. We would build new toilets and storage and the completed project would add 30% additional space in the hall. We have so far raised £70k aainst a target of £130k.
Location:
35/37 George Street, Kingsclere, Hampshire, RG20 5NH
The Nedderman Centre play area
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
Our centre is a community building enabling people with diverse backgrounds, including learning disabilities, to enjoy a safe environment. We have an outdoor play area which is frequently targeted by vandals. We would like to replace the existing old, damaged metal fence with a stronger vandal proof one. We also want to install playground markings and will involve the centre users in planning the designs in order for the community to take ownership and embrace the centre. This will not only provide community safety but will also contribute towards crime reduction and anti-social behaviour.
Location:
New Forest mencap,
The Nedderman Centre,
Marryat Road,
New Milton,
Hampshire.
BH25 5NY
Fleet Town Centre Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
As a result of the concerns of local residents and businesses at the levels of antisocial behaviour and crimminal damage the FTCP was started in 2007. Approximately 70 volunteers from the eleven churches in Fleet support the project which operates every Friday and Saturday night from 10.00pm to 3.00am.On each night a team comprising of five people, two of whom serve free refreshments, two who walk around the town centre engaging with 'those out on the town' in a supportive, but non-judgemental way, and a team leader whol is free to support either group. The aim is to 'change the atmosphere' so making the town both feel, and be, a safer place for people to enjoy and for businesses to prosper. It is also about engaging with the whole community including doormen,waiters, taxi drivers, and the police who have confirmed it has made a very positive impact.
Location:
Fleet Town Centre
Charity Shop CCTV Equipment
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Fareham is a target for organised Eastern European gangs of purse thieves. They target elderly people and shops with poor security repeatedly. charity shops in Fareham and nearby Portchester town centres have been hit regularly.
This is one of the Boroughs with failing performance areas with 157 offences this year up on 112% since 2003 baseline.
Proactive operations have been employed but prevention is also needed. The charities will not or cannot invest in CCTV.
We would like to purchase 5 small CCTV digital camera units and monitors which will be installed into specific targeted charity shops across Fareham Borough. The CCTV units will be deployable and therefore able to be resited as and when required in different charity shops across the Borough. CCTV in shops will prevent and deter and allow swift identification of offenders.
Location:
Charity shops across Fareham Borough
Hertfordshire
Turn the Tide - Boat Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
This project will include youngsters excluded for behavioural issues, the isolated within dysfunctional families, those struggling in the education system, for child carers of sick parents, and available to all youngsters between the age of 12 and 19 years, resident within Stevenage and surrounding villages.
The aim is to give young people an opportunity to develop a skill, in hobby form, which may develop into a lifelong passion and interest - with the additional benefit of gaining a qualification.
The plan would be to place people in pairs where they would build a small sailing dingy. With that task completed, the next stage would be for them to learn to sail their boat, and then on to competing with each other in competitions. Suitably qualified teachers and trained professionals would oversee and supervise each stage of the project, and Apprenticeships are also being incorporated into the initiative.
Location:
Shephalbury Park Workshops, Broadhall Way, Stevenage, Herts.
Crucial Crew
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
For 17 years, Crucial Crew has delivered interactive safety messages within Stevenage and surrounding villages, to 1,500 children each year, from 33 schools [including those with special needs], to 10/11yr olds, via the delivery of ten different scenarios, covering CEOP, First Aid, Rail Safety, Fire Safety, Stranger Danger, Safe Medicines, Electrical Safety, Environmental and Community issues, Stranger Danger, Drugs/Tobacco/Alcohol, all of which encourage good citizenship and model behaviour. By doing this for Yr 6 children, we reach them at an impressionable age and before they reach secondary school. We know that as a result of receiving this instruction, children have acted on the information given and have saved at least four lives in this area alone.
Location:
Bowes Lyon Centre,
St. George's Way,
Stevenage,
Herts.,
The Living Room
Project type:
Addiction treatment and family support
Description:
The Living Room Provides Bio-Psycho-Social treatment for those experiencing addiction and support programmes for their family members and children. Of those engaging in treatment, approximately 70% will go on to leave us free of their 'using' behaviour. The impact of our work on the community is many-fold, including reduced criminal and anti-social behaviour and reduced health costs. In addition, through enabling parents to gain recovery and working closely with Children, Schools and Family, we have enabled 34 children to be returned to parents from 'looked after care' to date. This attention to meeting the needs of the whole family is vital in order to break the intergenerational cycle of addiction and related problems such as crime. The Living Room operates two charity shops which are an ideal practice ground for our clients to gain skills, experience and confidence so that they are better prepared for work or education.
Location:
The Living Room
8-10 The Glebe
Chells Way
Stevenage
SG2 0DJ
ANPR Camera Welham Green Industrial Estate
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Welham Green is a tranquil village situated on the southern most edge of Hatfield. The village consists of residential homes serviced by a small parade of shops and a mediium sized industrial estate consisting of light engineering units/factories and warehouses. . One of the main employers for the local residents are the companies situated within the industrial estate. Historically it has been subject to frequent incidences of substantial burglaries, opportunist theft of/from motor vehicles and criminal damage. The companies working in partnerhsip with the police have an active business watch and it is felt that an ANPR camera would enhance the security and safety of the employees and companies in the area.
The area is serviced one combined entrance/exit and the camera would be situated on the lamp post as vehciles enter the site. The information would be sent back to Hertfordshire Constabulary, this in turn would reduce criminal activity dramatically.
Location:
Travellers Lane
Welham Green
Hatfield
Humberside
Grimsby In Bloom Combined Courts
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
The front of the combined courts has been identified by the public as a potential area for improvement. This area is in the middle of the town and is used by members of the public and in the evening, groups of young people. Young Offenders have researched and developed a plan for the area and are creating artwork to be displayed in the floor infront of the court. They have also designed street furniture & lighting to make the area more attractive, reduce crime by adding respect & value to the area and make it safer by improving lighting.
Location:
Grimsby Combined Courts
Town Hall Square
Grimsby
RESPECT Funhouse
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
The RESPECT Funhouse is a community project in a part converted church and hall. The project provides activities for all age groups, from mother and toddler, dancing and keep fit, bingo, a cafe and a long list of events and engagement opportunities. The project caters for the very young right up to the elderly. Everyone is accepted at the Funhouse and it provides a massive community hub for the residents and agencies to meet, develop ideas and projects and to get them delivered.
The premises used by the project are leased from the church. They require significant upgrading in certain areas. These include the gents toilets which require complete renovation, some of the drainage system needs updating, part of the roof needs replacing as does an area of paving. The Funhouse had over 43,000 attendances during the last year and is seen as a major success by many people.
Location:
The RESPECT Funhouse
Sutcliffe Avenue
Grimsby
DN33 1AD
The Roundabout
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
The PlaceSurvey states that local perceptions of drunk/rowdy behaviour and drug use/dealing as problems are higher than regional and national averages. Traditional police/CDRP responses around enforcement should be supported by attempts to change behaviour. The Roundabout drug and alcohol user group already has a proven track record of working with hard to reach/chaotic substance users and engaging them in treatment, encouraging positive change and offering wraparound support. The volunteers already 'outreach' with clients and could extend this to work with those identified by communities through neighbourhood management structures. As neighbourhood management develops communities will identify hotspots and individuals. Work could be done on the street, by home visit or in groups. The volunteers come from these communities and are all ex/recovering drug and alcohol users, thereby offering "credibility" to those they seek to help. Volunteers would provide community feedback and local 'success stories', helping to empower that community and develop cohesiveness
Location:
Roundabout is situated at 1st Floor, St James House, St James Square, Grimsby, N.E Lincs, DN31 1EP.
Outreach could be provided wherever communities identify the problem within NEL, although a concentration on 'hotspots' would be most effective and the group are already established within Eastmarsh and the town centre. Volunteers would be a "taskable" resource within neighbourhood management
East Marsh Gating Scheme
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The Scheme aims to reduce crime and ASB in the ward that government statistics show as being the highest area for crime/ASB in the country. It aims to close off 36 public footpaths through an open plan estate thereby creating private communal gardens and footpaths only accessible to residents.
The area is a hotspot for robbery, drug, burglary and violent crime offences, which continue to rise. Police, partner agencies and residents all believe the permeability through the area is a contributory factor to the high crime and ASB figures and consider gating, fencing and closing off public footpaths will prevent access and greatly reduce opportunities for the perpetrators of offences.
The scheme has been developed over 2 years by a partnership of agencies and residents and will on completion reduce the incidence of crime/ASB and contribute to community cohesion, providing residents with safe areas in which to create communal gardens.
Location:
East Marsh Ward - Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
Tom Hammond Way, George Janney Court, Bodiam Way, Harlech Way, Duncombe Street, Seascale, Willing Way. DN32 7EJ
Sport Lincs
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Youth related ASB,Crime and Disorder are high on the Government's agenda. The Youth Task Force is working on this agenda and making it a priority for all police forces and CDRPs. As such this type of project will engage the young people of the county in meaningful and positive activities at times when they could potentially be engaged in nuisance/disruption. Our aims/objectives are to provide young people with the opportunity to be involved in positive activities, regardless of their age,ethnicity,gender and ability imprint into young people positive messages regarding healthy living and fitness access as many young people as possible through a wide range of programs develop partnerships to deliver a high quality football and sport programme help improve the lives of local people and to contribute towards the regeneration of the local area.
Location:
The locations will be identified by using intelligence gathered from Humberside Police and Safer Communities Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership. The intelligence will be related to areas of the county of North East Lincolnshire that show high volumes of Youth related Anti – Social Behaviour, Crime and Disorder. Experience in this type of work will show these areas being housing estates and areas of high deprivation. Each area will be selected and an appropriate recreational park, leisure facility will be used however in the extreme possibility that this is not possible the scheme will use portable floodlights. There will be 14 locations selected and football academies will be set up / maintained ranging between 2 and 5 hours of activity depending on economics of demand. The facilities will provide positive activities for males and females from 7 to 19 years of age. To name but a few:-
Immingham
East Marsh
West Marsh
Nunsthorpe estate
The Grange estate
Laceby Acres
Bradley Park estate
Sidney ParK
Yarborough estate
Park ward
St John's Community Centre
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
We are in desperate need of games and leisure equipment such as pool table, table tennis table and other activity equipment. We are open to the general public on certain days of the week offering games and activities but our equipment is very limited, which means we do not appeal to the younger generation. We want younger people to use our faciities due to the big problem we have in this area involving drugs and violence. We would also like to clear grass and brambles, plant trees and plants along the cycle track. We have around 300 houses involved in our area but have problems with drug dealing. Young people need places to go which offer activities. This will help divert them from drugs and crime.
Location:
St Johns Community Centre
Rosmead Street
Hull and
Rosmead Park Cycle Track
Kent
Quartet Community Allotment Garden
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
The Quartet is a partnership of schools working to improve the outcomes of local children and the wider community. We would like to introduce an intergenerational aspect to our community garden to help bring the young people together with the older generation. There are often youths loitering the streets outside older people's houses, causing friction and anti-social behaviour. This would give the young people something to do and bridge the gap. Currently an over 50s gardening group operates from there and this could be a good starting point, plus working with the local schools. A weekly session could be set up where the older members team up with young people to grow produce and pass on their wealth of experience. This will be good for their wellbeing and sense of worth to pass on their knowledge and experience to the younger members.
Location:
Quartet Community Allotment Garden, off Brooke Ave, Garlinge, MARGATE, Kent CT9 5
The Hope project
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
A payback project, based around younger members of the community volunteering their time to improve the surrounding environment. Many that will be involved will vulnerable/excluded individuals who have been involved in ASB, or have final warnings from Police. This will be based on them coming forward and proving that they have the need for change and reducing their time on the streets, build confidence by having role models from the community, improve and have pride in work they produce, that will have a knock-on effect with their peer groups. Giving something back to the community they will gain self-respect and confidence. Following assessment of their work/contribution to improving the community, some of the funding will be used to assist the person onto a different path by funding education, equipment for trade/business opportunity. Panel members of residents and agencies will identify areas for improvement and individuals, which will in turn cohere the community.
Location:
Multiple locations are from - Little Forest Children’s Centre, Friars Way, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3UA. TN2 Community Centre, Greggswood Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 3JG. St. Phillip’s Church, Birken Road, Tunbridge Wellsk Kent, TN2 3TE and multiple outside locations as identified by the community.
Sherwood After School Club - Project Fund
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
We will target children identified by the local community warden, police, school and community centre who will benefit from being off the street. The main focus is to give up to 20 children the opportunity, for organised play in a safe place so that they are not seen as groups on the estates potentially causing problems to the community. By attending the clubs children will learn how to work in groups, team build, develop social skills and most importantly how to be children. It would give them the opportunity to be informally educated about the dangers on the street by being involved in projects with local partners such as police, fire and drug prevention where they will demonstrate their learning through drama and arts. This could be shown to the local community and displayed in local schools, community centres, doctor's surgeries and shops.
Location:
Sherwood After School Club
TN2 Community Centre
Greggs Wood Road
Tunbridge Wells
Kent TN2 3LZ
Teenscape
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
We want to create an adventure and activity area in a playing field, specifically for young people 8 to 13, so they have somewhere to go, something to do. We will include children and young people in the planning so the final design and selection of equipment is theirs. This project responds to residents' concern over the last five years at least, about young people behaving badly in this green space. There is a teen shelter which is sometimes a centre for inappropriate behaviour and there is a small childrens play area which is steadily deteriorating. But there is little to encourage the olderr children to be active as well as social.
Location:
North Deal Playing Field, Western Road, Deal Kent
Secure communal area
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Communal grounds on flatted estates are vital to any community providing an enclosed and safe space for neighbours to chat, children to play and space to hang washing and locate bin stores.
However over the last 5 years the communal grounds at Bridges Drive have been a constant source of complaints. Regularly targeted by vandals refuse sheds have been set fire to and emptied while residents have felt intimidated by youths loitering on stairwells, who in some cases have kicked in and set fire to doors.
In order to tackle these issues we propose that fencing and security gates costing approximately £40,000 be installed, to ensure that only tenants [84 families in total] gain access to the communal areas. Works could be completed within 3 months of the grant thereby immediately enhancing resident’s feelings of safety, while preventing further vandalism putting the communal area back at the heart of the community.
Location:
Bridges Drive, Dartford
Lancashire
BLAG Youth Group
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
we are a voluntary run youth centre working with a core group of 40 young people aged 13-19 and a younger group of around 30 aged 11-13yrs all involved in antisocial behaviour and either already offending or at risk of offending. Having money to pay extra staff and for the running costs for the centre will help us to open more sessions and do more good quality youth work. We are working closely with community members and the local councellor to tackle the issues raised by the local residents and the youths about antisocial behaviour and nuisance noise in the area and we are working hard to tackle the issues of under aged drinking and binge drinking. The project will costs around £1000 per week but will be open at the most prolific times of the week ie Thurs/fri/sat evenings plus other drop in sessions throughout the week.
Blag Youth group would be able to put together a project running from October 2009 until March 2010 for the proposed allocated amount of £17,000. We would use the money to open three extra sessions per week targeting our young people that are causing antisocial behaviour and who are at risk of offending. We have already been commissioned to open Friday and Saturday evening but we feel that is it hard to reach these young people with the issue based workshops that we need to run as they are drinking heavily, hyperactive and hard to engage and any work that we are doing with them doesn’t seem to have any effect. Our proposal is to target them during the week when they are calmer, more relaxed and easier to engage with and are more likely to take on board the work we will be doing with them.
Details of the workshops delivered are included below.
Location:
Unit 1 Brennand House
Fraser Street
Burnley
Lancashire
BB10 1XJ
The Core
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
Park View 4U community group, www.parkview4u.org.uk have built a fantastic park ,bringing the community closer together, reducing anti- social behaviour/youth nuisance,& reaching out to young people lacking self confidence, feel isolated or who would otherwise be hard to reach.
This is great in the summer, but in the winter the kids have ended up going back on the streets. We need indoor facilities from where we can engage with the community all year round, working with our partners to deliver new programs for all, as well as introducing park ranger/play workers.
Local tradesmen are helping us to convert a disused changing rooms on the park, into a community facility, housing a community cafe / toilets and a large community /meeting space.
We have just received REVENUE funding to enable us to facilitate this, we now need the CAPITAL funding to refurbish the building before January 2010.
LCJB Note: This information is per the original application. Given the funding timescales, the project will not be completed by Jan 2010, but will be completed this financial year. Details included below.
Location:
Park View Playing Fields
Lytham,Lancs
Homicide Empathy with Lancashire Partnership [ HELP ]
Project type:
Services for victims
Description:
Key partner agencies within the Lancashire Criminal Justice Board [Victim and Witness Sub Group] and SAMM [Support After Murder Manslaughter] National have formed to deliver a Premium Service for victims in Lancashire. The fundamental aim is to improve the level of support provided to persons who have experienced loss and trauma through murder or manslaughter.
The partnership consists of Lancashire Victim Support, Lancashire Probation Service, Lancashire Constabulary and SAMM National and is championed by Sylvia Lancaster. Victim Support Lancashire will be the fund holder and will act as the legal partner with the LCJB.
The partnership has recognised the need to unite together to provide a single coordinated response delivering a unique level of support for each individual in respect of their personal needs and circumstances.
This partnership has successfully initiated Homicide Empathy with Lancashire Partnership [HELP].This will provide coordination of specialist support networks, local volunteers and commissioning of appropriate services.
We will offer consultation events to over three hundred families who have suffered such a loss, and evaluate outcomes. The two-way consultation will provide families an opportunity to express their individual needs and give agencies both criminal justice and voluntary, a venue to promote their services both to families and other agencies.
We propose to develop specialist multi agency training packages in response to future needs for staff and volunteers.
In the long term HELP proposes to have a volunteer coordinator who can organise and signpost available services to the needs of the families.
Literature will be published in the form of advertising the events, training packages, and promoting HELP. These will be branded with the sponsor's and agencies logos.
Location:
Consultation will take place at external venues across Lancashire [e.g. Conference centres etc].
HELP will be based at Victim Support Area Office in Preston.
Training events will take place at various venues within the CJ partnership.
North Valley Youth club
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The aim of setting up the youth club is to reduce Anti social behaviour in the area and to have community cohesion as the youth club will be run by local residents as volunteers questionnaires were completed and lack of facilties in the area contributed to the increase in anti social behaviour and criminal damage. Long term project looking to address worklessness also, as linking in with pendle leisure trust to try and get the youths trained in coaching. Learning classes will also be put in place for parents during the week, hopefully getting them qualifications. North Valley Estate is in the top 5% of deprived areas in the country and needs help as falls out of the remit of many funding streams.
Location:
Birtwistle Community Centre, Birtwstle Ave, Colne, Lancashire
Well restoration Foulridge
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
A derelict horse trough type well was restored using a recycled water pump in 2000
Due to vandalism and wear and tear this pump no longer works and stagnant water now just collects.This has been the case for some time.
The project would be to fit a new pump and make it vandalism resistant.
In a small way this would refocus the community and show that vandalism will be resisted.
Location:
Foulridge Village Hall
Towngate Foulridge Colne Lancashire
Stopping the thief
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Following a series of four burglaries plus two attempted break-ins at the local cricket club pavilion in Skerton Lancaster over a six week period from the 19th June 2009 with theft and damage amounting to £3000 the club are looking to install security grills on all windows and doors.
This period of time has been particulary traumatic for the local community. The fitting of security grills will deter the thieves and thereby help to reassure local residents that something is being done to reduce crime.
Over the past 2 months we have worked closely with the local police and community police and the local community in general. By the installation of professional security grills this in itself will deter the thieves from attempting to gain entry. The adjoining houses whom have access to the ground will see that something is being done to combat crime.
These burglaries have already received extensive coverage through the local press and radio media and if funding can be found to complete this project then again this will reasure the local community.
Location:
Bare Cricket Club
Powderhouse Lane
LANCASTER
LA1 2TT
Mill Lane Park Regeneration Scheme
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
The project has been developed by The Friends of Mill Lane Park. The Park is the only local facility but it is in very poor condition. Some of the equipment has been vandalised some is being removed for safety reasons. It fails to meet the needs of older children who quickly get bored. Local residents are angry about nuisance behaviour and anti-social disturbances.
There are two phased plans. Phase 1 is the older children's play area with a range of challenging equipment. We ask for £5000 towards this. The aim is to provide facilities for older children to encourage positive behaviour and reduce anti-social activities.
The other aspect is to install CCTV as a deterrent to broader anti-social behaviour that occurs on the park. The police are committed to addressing these issues the installation of CCTV would act as an extra deterrent. We are asking for £5000 towards this.
LCJB NOTE: The LCJB have proposed £5,000 goes to this project to fund play equipment. It did not support funding the CCTV element. This was discussed with the nominator, and was accepted.
Location:
Mill Lane Playing Fields
Mill Lane
Fulwood
Preston
PR2 3RX
Click
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
We aim to give young people of the local community the opportunity to build relationships with residents through participation in a photographic project.
The project aim is to give local young people living in a disadvantaged area a sense of pride by focusing on the positive aspects within their surroundings.We aim to build community cohesion by making residents feel safer in the streets and around groups of young people who socialise on them.
Through the use of photographic equipment we aim to highlight pockets of crime ie.graffiti,litter and other anti social behaviour and subsequently a display of the work will be on show in order to educate other young people around the issues and give them a sense of pride.
The outcomes will include developing skills and increased use of local facilities,culminating in an outing to a local wildlife park.
Location:
St james/sudellside areas of Darwen,lancashire 15 - 19 Ash Grove bb3 3ah Darwen Lancashire.
The Sophie Lancaster Foundation
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The Foundation will provide educational groupworks to challenge the often violent prejudice faced by people based on their lifestyle and dress code. It aims to bring differing youth cultures together to demonstate similarities and celebrate individuality. It aims to reduce the incidents of violence and encourage reporting of crimes, whilst raising awareness of the problem.The educational groupworks will support the National Curriculum Standards.
Sophie's murder was a hate crime [she was singled-out as a "goth"]and we work with the Police,Victim Support and CPS, assisting them in their training.
The issue of hate incidents and crime against "alternative" people has long been a serious issue which the S.O.P.H.I.E Campaign has hightlighted. The Foundation has gathered evidence, now being used for an academic research project with UCLAN. This should formally demonstate the extent of the problem.
Location:
Lancashire Schools
Behind Closed Doors [Raising awareness of Forced Marriage and 'Honour' Based Violence in Lancashire]
Project type:
Services for victims
Description:
Instances of HBV/FM are often unacknowledged by communities and victims are afraid disclosure of these issues being viewed as dishonourable, making it extremely difficult for them to come forward. They may have limited opportunities to seek help or advice and support for victims on the whole is non existent within the community.
Many victims are faced with having no option but to leave, often at short notice not having access to clothing, toiletries, bank accounts or money.
Funding is sought to provide a ‘Survival Pack’ containing basic essentials and advice leaflets to support them through the first few days.
The project would also provide a series of targeted events and workshops across Lancashire, held in safe environments to raise awareness of Forced Marriage & Honour Based Violence within local communities. These will incorporate activities which would engage communities & encourage them to attend avoiding any stigmas associated with this topic.
Location:
Pan-Lancashire
The project with run across Lancashire and will be coordinated by the Lancashire Forced Marriage & ‘Honour’ Based Violence Strategy Group, which is a multi-agency partnership of organisations from both public, voluntary and community sectors. This will ensure Lancashire has a responsive and coordinated approach to delivering high quality appropriate support, services and specialist advice for victims of forced marriage and ‘honour’ based violence.
Leicestershire and Rutland
Harborough Be Safe
Project type:
Services for victims
Description:
Harborough Be Safe was launched in December 2002 to ensure that elderly and vulnerable people living within the district received advice and free installation of enhanced security against distraction burglary and burglary.
The scheme is operated totally by trained and vetted volunteers, whose advice and support has contributed to improving the safety in the houses of vulnerable people, and reducing the fear of crime amongst the elderly across the Harborough District.
Referrals are accepted via the Police, Neighbourhood Watch, Harborough District Council, Age Concern, Social Services and Seven Locks Housing Association for clients determined to be at risk, elderly, vulnerable or victims of crime.
To date the scheme has secured the homes of over 1800 elderly and vulnerable people in the district.
The project has been extremely successful - in 2008 there were no repeat victims of distraction burglary recorded across the district. In recognition of this achievement, the volunteers from the Harborough Be Safe scheme have made it to the finals of this year’s national Justice Awards in the team ‘Caring for Victims’ category.
The scheme wants to expand its activities to reach more isolated elderly and vulnerable people across this predominately rural area and to expand its service to offer more help to tackle personal crimes such as wallet and handbag thefts.
The Harborough Be Safe scheme currently sets up a market stall every month at Harborough’s indoor market to enable them to reach those people who regularly travel in from the area’s villages. Harborough Be Safe is now hoping to secure funding to further this work in Market Harborough and to expand the initiative to Lutterworth Market.
The market stalls will be used specifically to help the scheme’s volunteers to tackle purse dipping and handbag thefts by talking to people, providing literature and crime prevention aids such as purse chains, personal alarms and walking stick alarms.
This safety equipment doesn’t come cheap and is not something the scheme can currently fund from existing resources while still offering the free-of-charge service to the elderly and vulnerable.
The scheme would also like to do more promotional work to engage with the wider community – something they are currently limited in by the allocation of funding to the purchase of equipment and covering volunteer expenses.
Location:
Harborough District
The Green Lifeboat
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
The Greenlife Boat is an established project that has been running for fifteen years cleaning litter from the river and canals in Leicester dumped by the anti social minority and spoiling waterways for the majority.
Cleaning rivers of litter does not fall under anyone’s official responsibility and the project was launched to bring together official agencies and the wider community to look after the environment for everyone’s benefit. Individuals, schools, youth groups, companies, clubs and Community Payback have all been involved. People of all ages, abilities and backgrounds take part and to date over 10,000 hours of volunteer time has been given with tons of rubbish removed and a considerable amount recycled.
Due to lack of resources and appropriate equipment, the Greenlife Boat project currently doesn't have the capabilities to tackle some of the more difficult to access sections of the river meaning pockets of litter and hotspots for antisocial behaviour. The funding is required in part to expand the existing project into these areas.
The Greenlife Boat project also wish to expand their education and awareness programme to tackle issues of litter and antisocial behaviour around the canals and river by addressing the root causes.
The education and awareness programme involves going out to schools and other institutions, attending events and gatherings and promoting the project on site on the actual days work is taking place. This aspect of the project is currently limited by lack of funding. Community Cashback funding will enable the project to tackle the physical task of cleaning up the river and canals as well as work towards prevention and deterrent.
Location:
The River Soar and Canal within the boundaries of Leicester, an eight mile corridor through the heart of the city.
New Parks Community Boxing Gym
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
New Parks is an estate with a variety of issues with crime, unemployment and limited provision of skills and training.
In April 2008 the community boxing gym was established with the aim of tackling some of these issues and restoring pride and community spirit on the estate.
Just 18 months later the gym has over 850 members, engaging with at least 100 people every week. Local police confirm that reports of antisocial behaviour in the area have steadily reduced during the last 18 months. They also report a significant reduction in the number of criminal damage and public order offences which they attribute in great part to the work of the gym.
The gym is run solely by volunteers who are qualified boxing tutors, first aiders and fully CRB checked and is open to anyone over the age of 5 years, regardless of race, gender or ability.
The gym works with individuals, schools, youth groups/clubs, businesses and other community groups/organisations to provide boxing and fitness coaching and training and one-to-one mentoring with the aim of instilling discipline and respect in young people and deterring them from anti-social behaviour. The gym also have strong links to other community safety and criminal justice partners and work closely with the Junior Youth Inclusion Project [JYIP] to help children who are on the cusp of offending.
To achieve even greater success and involve even more members of the local community the gym are seeking funding to train 30 local people [aged 16+] to become qualified first aiders and ABA [Amateur Boxing Association] boxing tutors.
Once qualified the tutors can volunteer at the New Parks Community Boxing gym and deliver the ABA boxing awards to local schools, colleges and youth clubs, furthering the work and aims of the gym and engaging even more young people and adults from across the estate.
The gym has helped to reduce anti social behaviour in the area by promoting and instilling respect and discipline in young people as well as giving them worthwhile activities which act as a deterrent to antisocial behaviour. This work would be enhanced by the new venture and by providing valuable skills and training to adult volunteers, would have the additional benefits in helping local people to combat high unemployment and low skill levels as well as improving health and fitness.
Location:
New Parks Estate, Leicester.
Goldhill Adventure Play Ground
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
Goldhill Adventure Playground [GAP] has been providing open access play to the Saffron Lane Estate community for the last 35 years. This open access play facility provides opportunities for young people from mainstream and special needs.
The facility hosts some 300 to 400 children and young people during the school breaks and out of school hours - youngsters who would otherwise be hanging around the estate with little to do.
The project is based in an area of high deprivation and social exclusion and works extremely hard both on site and in the community to challenge anti-social behaviour. The project is highly supported by the local community, parents and other professionals within the city. The project runs completely on donations and public support and with this in mind, only has basic running costs.
The local police have close links with GAP and have provided financial support over a number of summers to keep the facility running.
GAP is an active partner within the community and members sit on all local boards, including the Joint Action Group. They actively engage with children and young people and are keen to extend their engagement to a greater range of young people.
Over the years, GAP has been prone to minor spurts of vandalism which they have never been able to fully repair due to minimum maintenance budgets.
The facilities are now dated, damaged and in need of refurbishment. This refurbishment would allow GAP to extend its facilities and attract youngsters from an even greater age range - particularly teenagers.
This is a popular project that will help take even more 'youths off street corners' and challenge anti-social behaviour within the area.
The funding would be used to purchase materials for the refurbishment, to buy replacement play equipment, improve drainage on the site and to publicise the facility to the local community.
Location:
Windley Road, Saffron Lane Estate, Leicester
Barrow Upon Soar Graffiti Wall
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The village of Barrow Upon Soar suffers from fluctuating levels of antisocial behaviour including underage drinking and low level criminal damage.
There are very limited facilities for teenagers and those in their early 20s other than drinking and hanging around and some end up participating in antisocial behaviour including daubing graffiti on both public and private property.
The Barrow Youth Action Group consulted the young people of the village and found that a large number are keen to have a permanent graffiti wall.
The Youth Action Group, Youth Council and Parish Council have worked together to identify a site for a graffiti wall and are now seeking funding.
They believe that installing a graffiti wall will reduce crime and antisocial behaviour in the area by providing a much needed facility for the young people of the village.
The requested money will be used to build the wall, for appropriately branded signage and to publicise the initiative.
Location:
King George V playing field, Barrow Upon Soar.
Blaby District Street Pastors
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Blaby District Council and the local police have, for some years, been grappling with problems with large groups of young people gathering in villages late at night. This has caused concern to residents and shopkeepers and is consistently one of the main issues of concern raised by community groups across the District.
Street Pastors, at the request of the police and council, aim to assist them in tackling this problem. The Pastors will do this by meeting young people on the street, being available to care, listen, support and help the vulnerable and signposting people to referral agencies where appropriate.
The Blaby District Street Pastors Scheme will be unique - covering 50 square miles across and seven large villages. Street Pastors will be on the streets after 10pm, building upon existing youth work provision and supporting the work of the local police. The Street Pastors aim is not to proselytize, but to be a valuable source of support to the community.
The Street Pastors are also keen to build positive relationships across generations to ensure local people know that not all youngsters are trouble-makers and that many are vulnerable and need support themselves.
Elsewhere across the country the presence of Street Pastors within communities has reduced the fear of crime and antisocial behaviour among older residents, has proven to reduce crime and helps the community feel that something is being done to engage with groups of young people and tackle the associated problems of binge drinking and antisocial behaviour.
The requested sum of £20,500 would be spent as follows to set up the scheme in Blaby District.
Location:
Initially the 7 key villages [Blaby, Countesthorpe, Whetstone, Enderby, Glenfield, Kirby Muxloe, Braunstone Town] within Blaby District, expanding if needed to the other smaller villages.
Lincolnshire
Boston CCTV Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
To provide a Local Authority Linked CCTV Camera to cover Boston Magisrates/County Court to provide assistance to Police and Court Staff with regard to any incidents. To act as a visable detterant to reduce any issues occuring and provide reassurance to Victims and Court Users that the front entrance and surrounding area was covered and monitored 24/7 by a professional team of operators. This Camera would also cover the main Green Open Space [Central Park] which is current not covered by CCTV and has seen a recent increase in ASB and drink related nuisance being reported. Also the road which the Court and Central Park is situated on is the only road into and out of Boston which is not covered by ANPR [this would be provided separately from this application] The Camera would provide reassurance and act as a detterant to approximately 150,000 people who use the park yearly.
Location:
Central Park, Norfolk Street, Boston.
2160 [Sleaford] Sqn ATC
Project type:
Uniformed youth organisation and community support
Description:
The Air Training Corps in Sleaford provides young people aged 13-20 with an opportunity to take part in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme, gain BTEC vocational qualifications and take part in various other outdoor and aviation based activities. Members are taught discipline and respect, both for their community and its residents, and regularly take part in community projects, charity fundraising and local events as part of their training. All of the staff involved are volunteers. Demand for places has always been restricted due to lack of space, but since moving into a new building, there is now an opportunity to increase the numbers involved from 30 to 100 young people, meeting 2 evenings per week plus weekend activities. This will, however, require the purchase of additional IT and adventure training equipment, requiring additional funding which the squadron have been unable to obtain to date.
Location:
Meetings take place at Sleaford Cadet Centre, The Drove, Sleaford every Tuesday and Thursday night, with weekend activities taking place throughout Lincolnshire and further afield.
Sutton Bridge Motor Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The Motor Project is a 9 month programme for targeted young people to restore a vehicle, with the support of volunteers, to ship to an impoverished area of Africa.
The project is aimed at restoring confidence with the general public and envisage benefits for the local community like improved relations and reduction in local crime generally.
The young people will benefit through greater awareness of safe and responsible driving, gaining practical and teamwork skills and gaining a recognised NVQ accreditation.
Location:
Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire
YaSiG [Young and Safe in Gainsborough] Motor X Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
To re-establish the Gainsborough and district initiative to engage young people who are offenders or who are at risk of becoming offenders and young people who are disengaged from mainstream education aiming to reduce crime / antisocial behaviour.
Deliver a fully accredited motorcycle maintenance programme there was a project in place but did not have sustainable solution. Such groups as Local Schools, Lincolnshire Youth Offending Service and Lincolnshire Police will refer young people.
Location:
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.
Lincolnshire Mentoring Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The Lincolnshire Mentoring Project involves members of the community as volunteer mentors who provide support to young people aged between 8 and 18 years in order to prevent offending or re-offending. Young people are referred onto the project by Lincolnshire Youth Offending Service.
The Project recruits, trains and supports volunteers. After volunteers have completed their training, they are matched with a young person. The mentoring relationship is then expected to last between 6 to 12 months.
The Project offers young people the chance to examine alternatives to crime. Having an adult who will spend time, talk and provide encouragement and friendship, can mean the difference between the young person engaging in crime or developing the strength and confidence to resist adverse pressures. Mentors provide that extra support and positive adult relationship that many younger people need but often lack to help make it through a difficult period of their lives.
Location:
SOVA Volunteer Centre
Lamb Gardens
Lincoln
LN2 4EG
STOP ME GETTING AWAY WITH THIS!
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Over 4 months engaging with the community to participate in reducing crime and the fear of crime by giving them a means of providing information on acquisitive crime and criminals, anonymously to Crimestoppers. Over recent years working with the police and the community in Boston there has been a reluctance to provide information directly to the police in this ethnically diverse area. Using effective tools from Crimestoppers we will assist in information gathering and crime reduction by empowering local people to make their communities safer. Focusing on crimes of burglary, and benefiting from the proceeds of crime.
The project will consist of:
1. Media Campaign - radio, press and bus advertising.
2. Days of action. Creating/distribution of leaflets, posters, and materials to raise awareness of acquisitive crime, in particular burglary, and the proceeds of crime. Key strategic partners in the community will assist in the delivery of the project.
3. Comprehensive evaluation will be fed back to the community
Location:
Boston
London
Big Deal Peer Education Project
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
The Big Deal project in Barking and Dagenham will receive £23,300.
Big Deal is a youth arts project run by professional arts charity, Studio 3 Arts. The project will train young people at risk of offending to become Peer Educators. There is currently approx 65 young people referred by agencies such as Care teams, tuition centres who are interested. Once trained, the group will visit other youth and community groups both locally and nationally and deliver workshops and performances based on issues around community safety, gang culture and weapon enabled crime. The project will focus on cohesion and on bringing people together to develop a better sense of community for Barking and Dagenham, and beyond. The Peer Educators will achieve a nationally recognised qualification for taking part in the project. This will offer them transferable skills and enhance their employability, hugely valuable in our current economic climate. The project will be delivered in partnership with the local Neighbourhood Crime and Justice Coordinator and the Integrated Youth Support Service.
Location:
Studio 3 Arts
Malthouse Studios, 62-76 Abbey Road, Barking, IG11 7BT
Community Involvement Days
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
The Community Involvement Days in Hounslow will receive £26,900.
We have identified 5 locations in Hounslow one in each sector and all with the same aim, to improve community centres and youth facilities. This is an area identified by the local community that they would like to see addressed to improve community cohesion.
Rose Community Centre, Brentford.
This centre was subjected to an arson attack, the centre is used by a local nursery group, elderly residents and youths, it is the hub of this local community, and is an integral part of the community. Internal and external painting.
The Southville Centre
This centre is used by many different members of the community, the reason we are looking to rejuvenate this centre is it is used by young carers as a place to get respite, we believe they deserve a place that is clean and welcoming. Internal and external painting.
Sutton Bowls/Cricket Club
Numerous reports have been received over the last 6 months regarding this building it has been abandoned for some time and is being used by local undesirables as a place to hang. We would like to make the area safe and secure so that the land can be used again by local residents.
Kingsley Road Youth Centre
This centre is used by a wide variety of youths across our community, Hounslow African and Asian Youth Association [HAAYA] are based at this youth centre and offer invaluable advice for youths from ethnic minorities. Internal and external painting.
Dukes Meadow play area
The play area is in need of updating, there has been major regeneration of Dukes Meadow over the years working with Friends of Dukes Meadow who have raised funds to carry out repairs however they have run out of funding to tackle the play area.
Location:
1. Rose Community Centre, Brentford
2. The Southville Centre, Bedfont
3. Sutton Lane Bowls/Cricket Club, Heston, Hounslow
4. Kingsley Road Youth Centre, Hounslow
5. Dukes Meadow, Chiswick
Arena Restoration
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
The Arena Restoration in Croydon will receive £20,000.
Croydon Arena is the only amateur sporting facility for the borough. Local schools utilize the Arena it is also used by three sports clubs, including Met Track, a police initiative to get youth involved in sport. It’s located in an area blighted by anti-social behaviour, which police have addressed with a dispersal area and increased patrols. The facilities at the Arena have fallen into a state of disrepair by criminal damage and loss of equipment from theft. Our aim is to improve the appearance and security of the complex, which in turn will enhance the local area and also to make the Arena an attractive option for youth sporting activities and programmes, leading to a reduction in Antisocial Behaviour. Local schools have expressed an interest in helping to create designs to decorate the facility. Croydon Council supports this scheme as do local businesses.
Location:
Croydon Sports Arena,
Albert Road
Croydon
Surrey
SE25
The Trust Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The Trust Project in Havering will receive £24,800.
Trust is an arts-based domestic violence project developed with and for young people, aged 13-18. Trust has taken place in over 100 secondary schools and pupil referral units [PRUs] throughout Greater London over the last four years. This intensive programme of practical workshops and training enables 25 young people to devise and deliver their own preventative work to 180 of their peers, ensuring maximum reach of the project and excellent value for money. The project promotes a culture of zero-tolerance towards abuse within whole schools and PRUs. In the long term, the project aims to prevent the nuisance and anti-social behaviour related to children’s experiences of abuse at home.
The Project aims to:
• Challenge and change young people’s attitudes of tolerance towards violence in relationships, thus preventing criminal behaviour within them.
• Support young people by providing information about where they can go for help if they experience abuse.
Location:
By 2013 Tender aims to work with 409 schools, youth centers and pupil referral units across Greater London and other areas in the UK. We are seeking the support of Community Cashback towards the delivery of the Trust Project in one secondary school in the borough of Havering.
Chain Reaction Youth Theatre
Project type:
The Chain Reaction Youth Theatre project meets three of the categories above. We will reduce crime and promote community safety, provide new activities, and provide more and better information.
Description:
The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham is severely deprived, with social and health problems including high levels of poverty, unemployment, racism and discrimination, obesity and teenage pregnancy. Due to deprivation factors, many young people have disengaged and are disillusioned about their futures. Incidences of anti-social behaviour, violence, and alcohol/substance misuse amongst young people are common, and crime figures are rising.
Chain Reaction Youth Theatre [CRYT] is an engaging way for young people to explore topics including anti-social behaviour, knife and gang crime, ‘the community’, drugs, alcohol, bullying, healthy living and aspirations.
Young people will come to the new CRYT sessions, keeping them off the streets and out of trouble, and whilst there, they will enjoy fun, safe, informative issue-based drama and arts activities that will help them explore why and how to avoid negative, anti-social and criminal behaviours, and instead focus on playing a positive, active part in their community.
CRYT will:
• Deliver 18 x 1½ hour weekly issue-based drama/arts workshops to 35 local 11-18 year olds
• Provide free, safe, positive after-school activities
• Motivate and educate participants to avoid negative, anti-social or criminal behaviours
• Increase self-esteem, confidence and social skills
• Facilitate participants to make positive, informed life choices
• Help create a safer, happier, more cohesive community.
Location:
We will deliver the work at The Vibe Youth Centre in Dagenham [195-211 Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, RM8 2UT]. This is where the pilot delivery took place, and from experience we know that young people consider this to be a safe, comfortable and accessible environment.
Merseyside
Instalation of "ALLEYGATES"
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
To install "ALLEYGATES" between the rows of houses to prevent break-ins at the rear of properties & to prevent the youngsters from congregating within the alleyway's, leaving their litter, distributing & smoking drugs & making lots of noise. Neigbours have been forced to move to the front of their houses to avoid the noise & intimidation & racket. This has been reported to the police many times over the last 7 Years.
Location:
Bounded by Hamilton Rd,Prescot St,Albion St & Mount Rd, inc. Ball Ave., Brisbane Ave.,Meadow St. & Melbourne St. WALLASEY CH45 9JU
Rock Ferry Friday
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
To open every Friday from 7pm to 10pm from September to March for young people in a neighbourhood subject to several section 30 dispersal orders and links with Operation Bacchus, a Wirral based Police operation. To provide staff working in partnership with Wirral Council and Merseyside Police to give informal education on healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, drug and alcohol abuse and exploring risk taking behaviour. To provide positive activities and raise aspirations of young people in an economically depreived area, along with activities such as art, crafts, football, netball, basketball and snooker.
Location:
Viking Centre & Youth Club Limited, 40 Thorsway, Rock Ferry, Wirral CH42 1NW
Reeds Road Community Garden and Play area
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
Reeds Road is an area that has suffered greatly over the past five years from gun crime activity, antisocial behaviour, criminal damage and generally an air of intimidation. Through decantation and demolision in the area, the road now has an area of green space which is deralict, and the community want to adopt as their own to turn into a safe area for children to play and possibly a community garden. Funds are being applied for currently with £7000 already approved, but before any improvements can be progressed, the land must be made secure with security fencing affording security for the community area, and protecting the existing houses. A "Friends of" community group is due to be formalised within the next 8 weeks to enable residents to start appliying for the funding, draw out their exact vision for the area, and start to deliver with support from KMBC and the partnership.
Location:
Reeds Road, Huyton, Knowsley.
Community Boxing Club
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The idea of the project is to set up a community boxing club which will initially run 3 nights a week with the hopes of extending the number of nights it is rolled out. The project is aiming to offer diversionary activities for all local youths between the ages of 11 - 19 years. Through boxing youths with learn discipline, health living and respect for each other. The club will be open of peak nights for Anti Social Behaviour. Community Surveys have ben undertaken across the neighbiurhood all agreeing that more activities need to be running to get youths off the street.Funding will be used to purchase equipment to help get the club up and running
Location:
Derbyshire Hill Family Centre,
Derbyshire Hill Road,
Parr,
St Helens
Merseyside
WA9 2LL
Derbyshire Hill Family Centre Community Garden
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
The community garden involves renovating the outside area of this busy centre. The main aim being to bring the community together young and old, offering social, educational and fun experiences. We aim to improve the areas poor Health and reduce Crime. Phase 1 has begun with the Intermediate Labour Market completing landscape work, local schools participating in the Muddy Wellies Project, local disability groups taking ownership of the raised beds.
This grant will enable the centre to start phase 2, which is key in the overall look, aims and aspirations of the group. The grant will be used to purchase fencing to increase security, and to purchase a CCTV camera. The Centre suffers from high levels of ASB, and in recent years experienced a number of incidents of criminal damage/vandalism. Residents will continue to work hard to develop this land and we would like to ensure their work is protected.
Location:
Derbyshire Hill Family Centre
Derbyshire Hill Road
Parr
WA9 2LU
St Helens
Merseyside
playin' out
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
introducing natural play for children aged between 4 and 16, this is offered to all young people in the area, it is completely free to everybody. there are many activities and sports activities which the children can get involved in and meet other children from the area. Adults can also join in to support the children and the project. It is run by a group of three workers and supported by a group of volunteers who are using it as service skills towards their Duke of Edinburgh Award. The project is set up to get the young people involved in playing outdoors and keeping them out of trouble and to increase community spirit. It has become popular and parents from the area are showing interest and want to increase the support and amount of activities available for the children.
Location:
Duke Street Park Formby Merseyside
Your Choice - www.yourchoiceconference.org.uk
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
A Multi-agency project tackling Anti-Social Behaviour in the Community by broadening the knowledge and understanding of students aged 10- 12 years of the consequences of ASB within the community. The event is a fast moving, interactive, informative day comprising 5 workshops including a powerful performance of drama and a group of musicians who deliver rap music about responsible behaviour and consequences of actions. Students are encouraged to appreciate and understand the problems experienced by the emergency/public services in the everyday life of the community.
The event has measurable outcomes with young people being educated about Anti Social Behaviour, Life Choices, Personal Responsibilities, Personal Safety, Emergency Services and other agencies. This event fits in with National Curriculum PSHE teaching and the Home Office Respect Agenda.
Location:
Your Choice events are held at Local City Learning Centres, at Parklands in Speke, Bosco in Croxteth and Ridgeway in Birkenhead.
Young People Against Knife Crime
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The aim of the project is to raise awareness amongst young people about the dangers of carrying knives.
We recently held two open day events in Sefton which saw over 90 14-16 year olds attending and taking part in interactive workshops to highlight the dangers and likely penalties attributable to carrying knives. We asked the young people at the beginning of the day how dangerous they felt it was to cary a knife and we repeated this question at the end of the day there was a marke change in atitude as a result which the teachers who attended with the students found remarkable. We have now been approached by several schools across and asked to roll the events out to a wider audience. Teachers are aware of the sad statistics [47% of all 14-17 year olds carry knives] and they need our help to address this.
Location:
Secondary schools across Sefton
Holy Family Secure Fence Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
I represent a Scout Group, with a current membership of 60 with ages ranging from 6 to 15. Our headquarters is a pair of former mobile classrooms. The building is subject to vandalism, graffiti, with youths climbing onto the roof and loitering on the steps consuming alcohol causing a nuisance to our neighbours. There have been numerous attempted and successful break-ins but with nothing stolen just the inconvenience of having to re-secure the building. Since 2005 we have been fund raising to refurbish the external walls of the building and install, new disabled accessible toilets, ramped access and internal alterations to the meeting room and a new kitchen. This work is now on going using a mixture of employed builders and a volunteer workforce. We now must turn our attention to fund raising to install a fence on three sides of the building to prevent this good work being undone.
Location:
Holy Family Scout Headquarters
Brompton Road
Southport
Merseyside
PR8 6AS
Astons Green Allotments & Moorfort Industrial Estate CCTV
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
Supply & installation of CCTV to protect the Allotments from burglaries & criminal damage. The Allotment Association have been reporting criminal activity on the site to re:neparr since 2006. A recent break-in to a newly developed Educational Facility,has highligthed the need for CCTV.
The added benefit will be that the camera will span 360ºc and capture the Moorfort Road Industrial Estate which contains a number of locally owned Small Businesses. This should also ensure the survival of the small business units by a reduction in insurance costs & a reduction in thefts. This should take immediate effect from the date of installation.
Increased community reassurance & satisfaction of the wider community as the camera will also reduce ASB, criminal damage & other issues affecting this community.
Feedback from the local small businesses, the community groups, the plot holders and crime statistics will be used to evaluate the project.
Location:
Astons Green Community Allotments Association
Moorfoot Road
Parr
St Helens
Merseyside
WA9 2DY
Everton Red Triangle Boxing Club
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
The Club, operates on a volunteer bases and uses boxing and fitness/health training for people aged 8-25 to provide an alternative to moving into anti-social activities, drug/alcohol misuse and gang/gun culture.
The club actively promotes boxing and the need to keep fit, physically and mentally as a medium to provide structure and acceptable codes of conduct, which contributes towards shaping the life of young people into adulthood and provides a mechanism for demonstrating achievement and skills learnt.
The Club, located in Everton and Breckfield areas of Liverpool, are two of the most deprived inner city areas in the European Union with few facilities for residents.
There are high rates of drug, alcohol dependency and mental health problems. Household incomes and academic achievements is low, unemployment is high. Some primary and secondary schools team teach [more than one teacher in a class at any one time] because of behavioural problems
Location:
The Club operates from leased premises at the Albion Youth Club, 5 nights a week, address:
8-10 Albion St, Liverpool L5 3QW,
Additionally, The club will provide taster sessions within local schools and at organised community events. It also holds Competition Events in partnership with the Lighthouse Project, Anfield Rd. Liverpool L5
Home Watch Leader Radio
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
To give the ability for area home watch leaders on Janes Brook Road, Southport, Merseyside, to stay in touch. They have the ability to provide
One-to-one or one-to-many contact. With the radios,
Neighbourhood Watch leaders will be able to pass information to one Another instantly,
this will help combat years of anti social behaviour and criminal damage, on Janes Brook Road, Southport, that is a still an on going problem, By the funding of 5 two-way radios, http://www.apexradio.co.uk/product_info.php?id=104 for the area home watch leaders we will be able to communicate with each other instantly, alerting one another to criminal or antisocial behaviour and gathering information for the police. To help bring the offenders to justice and restore some peace to are neighbourhood,
Location:
Janes Brook Road, Southport, Merseyside, PR8
Norfolk
School Based Community Play Areas
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Catton Grove Primary School is situated in a super-output area in the north of Norwich. We are committed to facilitating access to the school beyond normal hours in order to support crime prevention on the estate. This includes access to existing facilities as well as running holiday clubs. Our track record is very good and we are well supported by our local Safer Neighbourhood team. The estate has one of the highest incidences of recorded crime and anti-social behaviour in the city and there are few facilities for children and young people. We would like to expand what we offer to include play facilities for our youngest pupils. This will take the form of an adventure trail built by a local company at a cost of £16,750.
Location:
Catton Grove Primary School,
Weston Road,
Norwich NR3 3TP
Yo!MAD Mobile
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Yo!MAD. [Youth Outreach! Making A Difference.] works on a detached basis with young people on Friday and Saturday nights in Dereham tackling issues around anti-social behaviour, petty crime, drugs, alcohol and relationships.
This project began three years ago with an old bus providing a safe, social zone for young people, whilst parked up at Dereham Recreation Ground. It has the full support of the Town Council and local Police, but is now severely limited in what it can offer due to the bus being scrapped and no longer cost effective to repair.
We are therefore in search of funding to replace the bus with a newer and smaller outreach vehicle where up to 150 young people per annum aged 11-18 years can receive support and advice along with socialising in a welcoming environment. We would also like to cover some of the running costs [insurance, fuel and sessional staff/volunteer expenses].
Location:
Dereham Recreation Ground and the surrounding area.
HYPE [Heartsease Young People Engagement]
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
The Safer Neighbourhood Team in Heartsease has made us aware that over the last two years there has been an increasing number of antisocial incidents occurring in the Heartsease Estate in Norwich, with over 1000 incidents recorded in the 2007-9 period. In particular, rowdy and inconsiderate behaviour has been an issue, along with abuse, violence and criminal damage, including arson. Many workers in the area feel this is down to the number of young people drinking. The Matthew Project is a drug and alcohol charity engaging positively with such individuals and groups. By engaging with young people on the ‘Voicebox’ caravan and providing positive role-models, the Matthew Project can provide diversionary and educational facilities for young people. These projects have been successful in Mulbarton and Thorpe, and we have local agency links in Heartsease which would aid in the set-up of a Heartsease project.
Location:
After consulting with the Heartsease and Thorpe Hamlet Safer Neighbourhood Team it is thought the Voicebox would be best parked on Sale Road Park on a Friday night, 6.30-8.30pm.
Stairway to safer communities
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
This project will see communities recruited to renovate and repair local facilities damaged through criminal and anti-social behaviour in Broadland. Despite low crime levels resident’s biggest concern expressed at Safer Neighbourhood Action Panel meetings is anti-social behaviour and criminal damage focussed around local facilities such as village halls. All the community will be encouraged to take part bringing different groups together, helping them to recognise working together to tackle local problems can achieve great things. Engaging young people with their community through purposeful activity will give them a sense of belonging and encourage them to consider the wider impact of their actions. Adults in the community will see that engaging with young people can be positive and they're not just a 'nuisance' to be tackled. Communities’ hard work will be rewarded with exclusive access to a community event that can only be attended by those who have participated in some way.
Location:
It is planned that there will be a mini community projects in each of the 7 Safer Neighbourhood areas in Broadland. The exact location within each district will be identified through consultation with Safer Neighbourhood Action Panels and Parish Councils
Being young is not a crime
Project type:
Services for victims
Description:
Many people forget that young people are much more likely to be victims than to be offenders, with half of all under-18s reporting they were victims of crime in the last eighteen months. Yet, whilst we have many services to support young offenders, there is little support for victims. Victimisation leads to truancy and a range of poor life outcomes, including sometimes, subsequent offending. Our project will break that link by providing a centre in Great Yarmouth for young victims to discuss the issues they face with trained volunteers in a welcoming confidential environment. There will also be workshops in drama, music and assertiveness to build confidence and self-esteem. Great Yarmouth has some of the worst outcomes for young people in terms of teenage pregnancy, educational achievement and truancy and some of the highest levels of violent crime. This project will support those young people most at risk.
Location:
31 Market Row, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1BP
Northamptonshire
Personal CCTV Kettering
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The purpose of the project is to reduce the fear of crime and to improve the quality of lives for those that live, work or visit identified areas of Kettering [as already evidenced in an earlier ‘St Andrew’s PPA project’]. Additionally there are prevention and detection opportunities.
Initial concerns were around RIPA but where cameras are supplied, it’s the owner’s responsibility to overtly install it according to an agreed set of conditions. [The elderly and infirm etc are directed to known charitable organisations that will do it on their behalf].
In the event of any crime in the area the authorities can refer to the list of those supplied to seek CCTV evidence. In addition street signage is erected as an extra deterrent.
The project focuses on getting the local community involved in community safety, providing support for victims and is inclusive to all. It provides a cheap value for money visible deterrent fully supported by the CDRP that builds local confidence.Distribution will be prioritised to houses and businesses in neighbourhood renewal areas and other vulnerable households or groups of households. The emphasis will be preventing repeat victimisation particularly around serious acquisitive crime and burglary within the borough. The project will utilise the existing administrative system set up for the St Andrew’s PPA with equipment distributed against a set criteria and incorporate the crime prevention cocoon principle.There is supporting documentation available around guidance and conditions of use, ComPaSS evaluation and a local survey around perception of effectiveness.
Location:
Across kettering borough but determined by the set criteria of distribution with a focus on the neighbourhood renewal areas in the borough.
Corby Increased/Enhanced CCTV coverage
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
CCTV plays a significant role in reducing crime and disorder and increasing community safety and public reassurance as well as assisting the police in investigating crime. We would like to utilise various CCTV systems in the following ways:
1. Corby Borough Council has 3 deployable cameras that are deployed to hot spot areas within the town. The units link directly back to the CCTV control room and are pro-actively monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We would like to enable/provide power to 10 lamp columns within identified crime and anti-social behaviour hot spots to enable us to rapidly deploy the 3 cameras on request [to broader areas] as and when issues/concerns have been identified.
2. ERIC [the CDRP’s deployable unit] can be deployed quickly on any lamppost and is completely self-sufficient requiring no tools ladders or external power. ERIC climbs the lamppost clamps itself on and begins panning and recording. However the current problem is we have only one camera available and a deployment frame is shared between 2 CDRP’s, which is effecting deployment and availability. The current hard-drive on the Corby unit requires upgrading and a higher specification laptop for improved working efficiency.
3. We would like to purchase 65 mini CCTV cameras – including installation for 50% of the cameras [for vulnerable residents or those that can not arrange installation for themselves] – these will be issued for repeat/vulnerable victims of crime. We have delivered this project in the past and it has proven to be successful in impacting on crime and increasing community safety. We are currently undergoing a full evaluation process with ComPaSS.
Any deployed CCTV system will be combined with increased patrols and will be used to tackle locally identified priority areas for ASB and Crime. It is key to increasing public confidence that the police, local authority and partners are tackling Crime and ASB in the area.
Location:
We are looking at enabling 10 lamp columns – some suggested sites include Burghley Drive Playing Fields, Bonnington Walk, Exeter Open Space, Dunlop Close [Travelers Site accessed off of Gretton Brook Road]. The additional sites will be agreed through the Joint Action Groups.
ERIC can be deployed anywhere in the borough that is suffering ASB or high crime and the personal CCTV cameras will be available to victims of crime or those most vulnerable and at risk.
County Wide Wheelie Bin Fire Reduction Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Wheelie bin fires pose a national problem and within Northamptonshire have already resulted in the death of a young child. This has led to high profile media coverage of all such fires in the areas to be targeted in this campaign. Bin fires are a product of anti-social behaviour and criminal damage often seen as a laugh by young people who are unaware of the consequences of their actions. These crimes impact upon the whole community by creating fear amongst victims and general unease with other community members.
The project will engage with young people in feeder schools servicing the targeted area and running a ‘Dragons Den’ initiative encouraging them to design a wheelie bin sticker/publicity campaign followed up by a pitch to the Dragons to explain why their design/campaign is the best. This business education approach will also impact upon parents and careers encouraging them to manage their bins more responsibly.
The money will be spent on producing the wheelie bin stickers designed by the Dragon’s Den project, and running an associated awareness campaign. It is planned to run “Community clear up days” with skips to take away accumulated rubbish which will provide further opportunities for publicity.
Location:
Wellingborough CDRP has the greatest problem per head of population within the county the target areas will be the Castle, Swanspool and Queensway Wards. Wellingborough has also been identified as an area with low public confidence.
Far Cotton Alley Gate Project and Camp Hill Lighting
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The project will upgrade and improve an alley-gating scheme in Far Cotton, Northampton.
The current scheme is being breeched by thieves at certain locations, despite the efforts of Far Cotton Residents association to fund ongoing maintenance. Crime prevention surveys have identified key weaknesses in the gating system. In addition Residents’ lack of knowledge about the aims and management of the scheme, combined with a shortage of revenue funding, mean it is not sustainable in its current form.
This grant will see the upgrading and relocation of gates along priority streets to greatly reduce the potential for unauthorised access over or around them. Funds will also be spent marketing a new ‘Alleygate’ account into which residents pay a low, set fee to support the ongoing maintenance of the scheme.
This strategy is based on resident priorities and is backed by sound crime prevention research including contributions from the Northants Police Crime Prevention Officer. The aim is to see a real and measurable reduction in recorded crime statistics.
At Camp Hill
The aim is both to see a reduction in the perception and fear of crime in the target area, and a real and measurable reduction in recorded crime statistics. Recipients of security lighting will be provided with advice and ‘cocooning’ materials to help dessiminate key crime prevention messages through the area.
Location:
Far Cotton, Northampton.
Camp Hill Northampton
Safer Lumbertubs Environmental Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Lings and Lumbertubs estates have a high incidence of serious acquisitive. The estates were built in the early 1970s along Radburn open plan design principles and the high permeability this creates, has resulted in a living environment that fosters crime and feels unsafe to residents. An environmental audit conducted by a Police Crime Prevention Oficer in July 2009 has highlighted serious issues of environmental degradation, permeability and poor lines of sight. These problems have clearly been developing over a period of many years. His recommendations include alleyway gating, cutting back trees and foliage to improve surveillance and lighting, remediating vandalism and environmental neglect and improvement of refuse facilities to help tackle a serious problem of fly-tipping. The work is concrete, very high profile and experience on Thorplands suggests that it is highly appreciated by the community. It is thus a good project for Community Cashback funds.
Location:
Lumbertubs and Lings estates, east Northampton
Access All Areas – “Pro-active and positive” project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The project would be run by two part-time staff, between them:
- Developing Whitefriars Church’s existing mentoring work at Rushden Community College, working alongside its anti-bullying worker who is due to start a year’s work in September
- Building on that work by working with young people outside school hours on their home patch - e.g. detached youth work, mini-surveys, and sport at weekends and evenings and rubbish-clearing in ‘hotspots’ such as the Balmoral Avenue area of Rushden, where Whitefriars Church has recently started some community development work. In the light of assessment of initial outcomes, it may be possible to extend this work to nearby areas in the Rushden Hayden Area-Based Initiative, and perhaps also in the Rushden West/Highfield ABI area
- Developing the church’s existing youth newsletter [also available on the web] to promote positive images of young people locally – by increasing its scope and circulation, and the level of input from young people also producing press releases.
The project is intended to address needs which have existed to some extent for at least a couple of decades, with many young people exhibiting low self-esteem, fuelled part by what various professionals have consistently identified as a low level of aspiration among people in the Rushden area.
As well as meeting the LCJB criteria, these activities would go at least a little way towards making progress on some of the East Northamptonshire Community Safety Action plans 2008-11, such as the following specific actions:
VYP1 [intelligence sharing] VYP2 [tackling hotspot locations]
VYP3 [promoting positive images of young people]
VYP4 [preventative work in schools on ASB, crime etc]
E1 [reducing ASB and litter etc]
CC2 [increasing community engagement in ABI areas].
Location:
Partly at Rushden Community College, Hayway, Rushden and partly in the housing estates referred to in Q5.
Northumbria
Young Citizen Award
Project type:
Children making a positive contribution to their community
Description:
Children will work through a programme of tasks, and meeting community people aimed at raising their awareness of how they can contribute in a positive way to their community.Tasks involve litter sweeps, graffiti removal, visiting residential homes for the elderly, supporting a local charity of their choice, joining a group or club that operates in the community and acquiring a junior first aider qualification. Children will have opportunities to meet members of emergency services, local voluntary groups etc and find how they contribute to their community. Some of the work involves listening and reflecting on hearing speakers from show racism the red card, etc. At the end of the programme children graduate as "Young Citizens".The whole project is aimed at helping children make the right choices to make their community a better place by reducing anti social behaviour and promoting mutual respect between people in the community.
Location:
St Stephen's RC Primary School,
Bardsey Place
Longbenton
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE12 8NU
Much of the work will take place in and around the estate where our school is located.
Chance to Shine through the Spirit of Cricket
Project type:
Developing sportsmanship in young people
Description:
Tynemouth Cricket Club have for 4 years delivered 300 hours coaching a year in schools as both a curriculum and after school activity. This includes schols leagues, festivals and summer camps under the Chance to Shine scheme.
As part of that we have developed a classroom based lesson to develop sportsmanship to assist 9-11 year olds develop empathy and the social skills surrouding this. This classroom based lesson involves England team footage, children dressing up in England/Australia clothing, groupwork followed by a series of activity based lessons to practice those skills. We would like to extend this into other primary schools in the area on top of the six schools we currently work with. Experience from these sessions have clearly demonstrated sportsmanship and empathy can be taught in a constructive and fun way. We have case studies available to illustrate the current work.
Location:
It will be based at Tynemouth Cricket Club in Preston Avenue in North Shields but the lessons will be delivered into as many Primary Schools Year 5/6 in North Tyneside as we can finance.
Blyth Rangers FC
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
Blyth Rangers are junior football club based in the town of Blyth but open to any child within the area. We run teams for children aged 4-5 up to the age of 18yrs old. We are a club who offer kids the opportunity to play football no matter what skill level they are at, as long as they want to play and never turn anyone away. We are a club who encourages children to be part of something instead of hanging about the streets and getting into trouble. We also try to be involved in other activities such as bowling, day-trips etc. to help build moral, team building and fun and the kids get much needed exercise which helps with short and long term health needs.
Location:
Blyth and surrounding areas
Cramlington Town F.c
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Cramlington Town is a football club specialising in junior football but will also have 3 senior teams, in all we have 20 teams from age 5 to adults. The club is newly formed following the merger between Cramlington Town Seniors an Cramlington Cobras F.C
The philosophy of the club is one of access to all. We welcome all abilities, regardless of talent or experience and even in our older age groups have children joining us who may never have played competitively before.
The specific project we are seeking support with will provide 4 new teams and assist with the merger of the club with Cramlington Town Seniors to form one community based development Football Club. The new teams will be one Adult team to play in the Tyneside Amateur League, Two new Mini Soccer Teams to play in the Northumberland Mini League and 1 Girls team to play in The Northumberland Girls League.
Location:
Cramlington Sporting Club, Cramlington High School, Cramlington,Northumberland
RYHOPE COLLIERY WELFARE FOOTBALL CLUB.
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
RYHOPE COLLIERY WELFARE FOOTBALL CLUB WAS FOUNDED IN 1892 BY THE COAL MINERS OF RYHOPE AND SIX YEARS AGO DECIDED TO BECOME A TRUE COMMUNITY CLUB. IN THIS SHORT SPACE OF TIME THE CLUB HAS GROWN TO A STAGE FROM JUST HAVING A SENIOR TEAM TO HAVING 13 JUNIOR TEAMS RANGING FROM UNDER 8'S TO UNDER 18'S. NEXT SEASON WE ARE STARTING UP THREE MORE JUNIOR TEAMS INCLUDING A GIRLS TEAM.THIS WILL BE A TOTAL OF 16 TEAMS WITH SOMETHING LIKE 200 CHILDREN INVOLVED.
KEEPING UP FINANCIALLY WITH THIS RAPID GROWTH IS DIFFICULT AND IS ATTAINED THROUGH THE HARD WORK OF MANY LOCAL VOLUNTEERS,WHO'S REWARD IS SEEING THE CHILDREN KEEPING FIT AND STAYING AWAY FROM CRIME.
WE CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER CAUSE THAT THIS MONEY COULD BE SPENT ON THAN KEEPING KIDS OFF THE STREETS OF AN OLD COAL MINING COMMUNITY LIKE RYHOPE WHICH HAS IT'S PROBLEMS.
Location:
RYHOPE,SUNDERLAND
Eccles Hall Security Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The project aims to reduce the risk of vandalism to a community hall in Earsdon which was targeted by metal thieves in 2008. The building was insured and full repairs have been made, but users of this valuable community resource - principally children, young people and the elderly - fear it may happen again because the hall is in a vulnerable location. We have been advised that a CCTV Security System is one of the few options open to us as we seek to protect the building from further possible attacks and thereby ensure that the facility is available to the community. The project is non-profit making and relies on fundraising by local people, as well as a modest rental income. St. Albans PCC [which is a registered charity] has underwritten running costs to guarantee the hall's viability and ensure the organisations which use it continue to have a permanent home.
Location:
The Edward Eccles Hall
Front Street
Whitley Bay
Tyne and Wear
NE25 9JY
Longbenton Junior Under 9 Football Team
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
The team was created a year ago by a parent of a child in my own child's class who gives up his own time to train the kids, giving them the opportunity to be part of a local community team. I decided to become a fundraiser purely for the team, the club are struggling to raise funds to build a club house. As there are insufficient funds, the under 8 team reply on handed down strips. My aim is to raise funds to buy new strips, make them feel part of a good team and to pay fees to enter them into competitions to better their skills. From this experience in adult life they have gained skills including working as part of a team and gaining self confidence. The kids receive so much enjoyment and it takes them away from playing in the streets with nothing to do.
Location:
Although this is not specifically a project it certainly encourages the kids to be involved in a community team and we are looking for any donation to help us fulfil our aims as a team. As the club itself are struggling to raise funds to built a club house, a small donation to the club would boost the currrent funds to enable the dream to become a reality much sooner. Area: Longbenton, Newcastle upon Tyne.
An Eye on Guide Post
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
The project will encourage children to have a pride in their local community to combat the increase in vandalism in the area. There has always been a problem with vandalism but recently these problems have increased and younger children are becoming involved.
It is hoped that by getting children to look closely at their community and to talk to residents they will begin to appreciate and value what they have and develop a sense of pride and ownership.
The project will involve:
1.Children to photograph places and facilities in the area.
2. Children to interview local residents to determine what is good /bad in area and their hopes for the future.
3. Produce a book for sale /distribution in community
4. Children to develop and maintain a garden area for their own use. to encourage them to take responsibility for the local environment.
Location:
Mowbray First School
Stakeford Lane
Guide Post
Choppington
NE62 5HQ
STANW CCTV
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Having run a well established loan of CCTV equipment for local residents for the whole of South Tyneside been very successful we have several systems from covert cameras and night day cameras recording equipment too loan for anti social behaviour domestic violence, harassment, criminal damage giving a better quality of life too the community with great success even down to catching foxes taking priceless carp from a pool which eased the use of police putting on extra patrols. But most of all the residents doing something for themselves too bring down crime in the area. the upgrading of systems would mean they could stay in location at the moment they is a limit 4 wks, A constant list of about 10-20 residents waiting for a system to become available. been used by community wardens victim support domestic violence and neighbourhood watch also councillors who have problems in wards.
Location:
the project is used through the whole of south Tyneside covering all households. ongoing.
Gateshead Advice Centre
Project type:
More and better information about justice outcomes
Description:
We have a footfall into our existing premises of over 20,000 per annum. Our clients would appreciate and value a 50+ Plasma screen in the reception area. This would be used to show people using our services and buidling various video blogs to help inform and empower about preventative measures, activies and support services to prevent crime and the fear of crime. Our new Advice Centre is the embodiment of our commitment to access and equalities designed to provide advice services matching the full range of need within our area at a location that meets the accessibility requirements of as wide a range of people as possible it will enable us to extend the range of services that we offer, the number of staff we are able to employ and the number of volunteers we can train, and so will directly increase the level of services to offer our clients.
Location:
Gateshead Citizens Advice new 'Advice Centre' is to be buit at Swan Street Gateshead NE8 1BQ just off Gateshead High Street. It will be completed by December 2009.
Free Friday Nght Football for Young People
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
To offer positive activity on Friday evenings, a prime time for under-age street drinking in the commuity which leads to anti-social behaviour and other illegal actvity. This will be for boys and girsl and will be managed by the Newcastle East End Junior Football Club. While directed at young people the whole community will benefit by seeing a positive image in the community and reduced incidents and fear of criminal activity. The funding will help to refurbish the astro pitches, provide the football referees as well as refreshments and prizes for the young people.
Location:
Swan Hunter Recreations Ground, Eastfield Avenue, Walkerville, Newcastle Upon Tyne. NE6 4UP. Walkergate Ward.
West Harton Resident Lead Community Safety Scheme
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
This is an application for the last phase of a three phase project. We have been working very closely with the community to come up with some environmental solutions to the ASB and criminal damage issues in their immediate neighbourhood. The project has and will continue to include Public meetings with service providers, Planning exercises with residents, Installation of appropriate kick rail in places identified by the community. Installation of CCTV. Improved fencing at an appropriate height and quality, redirection of paths to direct people away from hot spots and potentail problem areas. The CCTV covers an area that has had substantial ASB issues for at least 3 years which have increased over the past year. This application is for the final stage - redirecting the paths
Location:
The project will happen on the mineral line and Wadham Terrace at the Stanley Street end West Harton South Shields
Newcastle City Juniors FC Community Renovation Project
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
Newcastle City Juniors FC have gained a 21year lease on a site within the Benwell/Scotswood area. The area has been in decline for a number of years and falls within the top 10% of the most deprived areas on the national index of deprivation. The area is home to a diverse community comprising of many social ethnic groups. The level of crime is above average and has increased in the Benwell area by 8.8% from 2008/2009. One of the main neighbourhood priorities is in relation to Youth Disorder. The club was established in 2005 with only 10 children and within 4 years has seen an increase in membership of 6 to 16 year olds to 220 children. The Club have acquired an unwanted portable building from a local school with the intention to provide a clubhouse/community facility and essentials such as toilet facilities. This building needs refurbished/renovated to cater for the developments within the club.
The project will help the club to continue their established partnership with local schools, the schools development officer has already attracted a high % of young people to join the club detracting them from anti social behaviour and youth disorder. The Club therefore will be able to retain their current members whilst actively seeking to increase participation/membership. As part of the club’s development plan the introduction of girl’s football teams will also be established. The club is also quite unique having established a disability team including children with behavioural problems and learning difficulties. This project will therefore provide long term benefits.
Contact has already been made with neighbourhood policing teams with an aim to involve them in club activities, including our upcoming fun day, to promote positive messages about engaging in criminal activity and breaking down barriers between the local community and the Criminal Justice System. It is proposed that the clubs facility will be used by the community which will foster a climate of ownership in facilities and the programmes on offer therein.
Location:
Newcastle City Juniors FC
Gibside Gardens
Benwell
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 7PP
Byker United Football Scheme
Project type:
Youth engagement through football
Description:
The project is about engaging youngsters in the Byker Village area in an attempt to reduce anti social behaviour/small crime. I believe the problem has existed for a number of years and Northumberland Football Association are keen to run a pilot scheme in the area, with the longer term aim of fthe NFA funding the project over two years.
The project will initially focus on the youngsters to get them involved in football activity with some organised sessions, progressing into a street / estate league, but including sessions on alcohol and drug abuse, healthy eating, the benefits of exercise etc - two evenings pre week. Progression would then be to Walker Central Football Club for those who wished to move into mainstream football.
Working in partnership with Newcastle United Foundation, the Police, Street Wardens, Health Professionals and local footbal clubs, I feel that a sustainable project could be developed.
Location:
Byker Village - initially involving area around Scarborough Road, Welbeck Road, Roman Avenue, Bothal Street, Grace Street.
Secure and Preserve Wetlands
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The Washington Wildfowl park is visited by approximately 50.000 people annually, including local schools and community groups from Sunderland and the North East area. It is a vital resource for local childrens' environmental education.
The car park is open for the public to park free of charge and is utilised as a meeting place for a local Motorcycle Club. Historically there have been countless incidents of crime and antisocial behaviour in the car park, the most recent being an arson attack on the main hide withinthe grounds, completely destroying it. Nearby residents and businesses have complained to police about boy racers and crude nocturnal activities taking place in the car park.
Visitor and resident confidence and safety will be improved greatly if long term crime reduction measures, such as a security barrier and ccctv and lighting can be installed.
There are no sustainable crime reduction measures
at present.
Location:
Car Park, Washington Wetland Centre, Pattinson,Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 8LE
Hirst Welfare Centre Security
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Hirst Welfare Centre is a community sporting facility, which opened in 2005 and delivers a wide range of activities for all age groups including Salsa, Aerobics, Hip Hop Dance, gymnastics, Circuits, Boxing Club, Karate,gym, Judo, Pilates, Dancing, Tea Dance, Mother & Toddler Group, Over 60’s Group, Friday Night Football League, Cheerleading, Multi-Activity Sessions for young people, Football Coaching for boys & girls. We also provide a subsidized crèche and we have a community café, an external catering service and meals delivery service to deliver hot meals to older residents who for whatever reason cannot get to the centre for their lunch. We are in the process of launching a comprehensive programme of activities for 13-19 years and in particular we want to launch a Saturday night Deck session. However, to deliver this we need the appropraite equipment and therefore this application is to purchase DJ Decks.
Location:
Hirst Welfare Centre
Alexandra Road
Ashington
Northumberland
NE63 9HF
Byker Bridge House Activities Centre
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
The residents of Byker Bridge House [a 31 bed emergency hostel] have low literacy, numeracy and IT skills thus rendering them unable to access employment or low level training. This coupled with low self esteem, due invariably to a background of inflicted or self abuse, constitutes a major barrier to them taking a positive role in the community and can lead to anti-social behaviour. The creation of an IT suite where residents can have regular training in a non-threatening environment with their peer group would be a major stepping stone to breaking down thoise barriers. Byker Bridge House can add value to this project offering the residents incentives of voluntary work within the the organisation to practise the skills learnt in a working environment.
Location:
Byker Bridge House
17-19 Wilfred Street
Byker
Newcastle upon Tyne
Inner City Project Youth Groups
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
The National Trust Inner City Project runs youth projects in East, Byker and Walker, and West Benwell, Elswick and Scotswood, areas of Newcastle. It aims to get young people out and about doing countryside activities. In order to increase the impact of the work we do we would like to offer more weekend outdoor activities and residentials to the young people attending the youth groups.
Each youth group works on their own programme of activities, usually 6 - 10 weeks long. At the end of these programmes the young people are encouraged to undertake a challenge of their own choosing. These can be activities, residentials or expeditions. Last year our East End Youth Group walked the entire length, 84 miles of Hadrian's Wall in 5 days. The group finished on Friday afternoon walking, in trainers, with blistered feet, through their own neighbourhood, Byker and Walker, to finish at Segedunum, Wallsend.
Location:
Walker and Byker, Meeting at St Martin's Centre or Walker Technology College.
Benwell, Scotswood and Elswick, meeting at Centre for Sport, West Road.
Perth Green Community Ass. Positive Response Project
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
The management committee would like to provide alternative activities for the children and young people of the estate, this will take the form of play sessions and sport development during and out of term time, i.e. evenings /weekends /holidays. The committee would also like to be able to clear and make good the use of a garden which is currently overgrown and needs some tlc, this can happen with the support of the 'community pay back scheme' we also which to provide alternative activites leading up to and including 'Bonfire Night' We will address the issue of young people congregating around the shops etc, by providing cheap activities that will enegage with them, ie sport and play. By engaging with them there will be less chidlren/young people on the streets causing a nuisance for the residents, by engaging with them and introducting them to the activities that the community association already offers.
Location:
Perth Green Community Association
Inverness road
JARROW
Tyne & wear
NE32 4AQ
Newcastle United Foundation Kickz
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Kickz helps young people achieve their goals through football. It runs Westgate Centre for Sport on Friday and Saturday evenings for young people aged 12 to 18. The aim is to engage young people in constructive activities, increase playing and coaching opportunities, break down barriers between the police and young people and reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in the target area.
Football related coaching sessions take place twice a week, 48 weeks of the year. Up to 60 young people take part in each session. Police often drop into sessions. The Foundation also runs a music project at the Sage which is linked to Kickz. In addition to football coaching, Kickz also offers educational workshops on topics such as drugs, alcohol awareness, knife awareness etc.
Kickz is delivered in partnership with Northumbria Police, Newcastle City Council and the Youth Offending Team who often refer young people who would benefit from the project.
Location:
Westgate Centre for Sport, Newcastle, NE4 9LG
Benwell Pocket Parks Warden
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Benwell has a number of small parks that are falling into disrepair. Many local residents are reluctant to use the parks and they are increasingly used by drug users and underage drinkers. These problems have existed for the last 15 years.
Our objective is to involve local people, schools, youth and community projects in the maintenance of the parks, involving planting, litter picking, training in horticulture, environmental awareness etc. The project would work with people of all ages and backgrounds in an area that has significant BME communities including recent migrants from Eastern Europe and Africa as well as the established Asian communities. Local volunteers have got together in the Friends of Benwell Green Spaces to improve the parks and have been successful in bringing considerable new resources to the area, they have identified that to proceed they need a paid worker to coordinate and expand on their voluntary contributions.
Location:
The project will be based at Benwell Neighbourhood Management Initiative, 80, Ellesmere Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 8TS and will cover the areas of Benwell Terraces, Gill Street and Courts, High Cross and Greater High Cross in the West End of Newcastle.
Hendon Community Allotment
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
Groundwork North East have worked with a range of partners in Hendon, Sunderland [including Northumbria Police, North East Refugee Support Service, Sunderland TPCT, Youth Centres, Back on the Map] to renovate a derelict allotment site in Corporation Road, Hendon. Volunteers from the local community are now working with established groups to form a committee and jointly manage the site. The allotment will not only enable local people to learn about growing their own produce, eating healthily and enjoying local exercise by supporting the group to manage the site themselves and form their own committee, we aim to create a self-sustaining, long term project with proactive and confident volunteers. Funding is required at this stage of the project for the group to buy additional tools and equipment needed to sustain the project.
Location:
Corporation Road, Hendon
Safe and Secure
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Age Concern North Tyneside [ACNT] will offer a short project to tackle crime in the North Tyneside area by offering basic supply-only or supply-and-fit security measures to local residents. ACNT will provide good value, effective and easy to fit security measures. Crime prevention recognises the real need for this type of service from a reputable organisation, particularly for our more vulnerable residents.
Where the recipients are deemed to be too frail or unskilled [and over 50] to fit the measures ACNT will provide a fitting service undertaken by volunteers from our Life Choices scheme.
Equipment will be available for purchase-only also.
The project will also allow ACNT to offer access to other services to recipients of the scheme, thereby reducing isolation and vulnerability and increasing confidence. If successful we hope that this scheme will be a model that can be rolled out across the Northumbria Police region.
Location:
The project will be run from Age Concern North Tyneside at 13 Saville Street North shields. The area the scheme will cover will be the whole of the North Tyneside local authority area.
SAFC Foundation Kickz [Sunderland North]
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Kickz
Kickz is a partnership born out of discussions between the Metropolitan Police, the Premier League, the Football Foundation, the FA, and the Football League.
Using the power of football and appeal of professional football clubs brands to engage young people who may otherwise be difficult to reach, the Kickz vision is ‘to target some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country in order to create safer, stronger, more respectful communities through the development of young peoples’ potential’.
The project is a partnership with SAFC Foundation, local police and various members of the local authority such as Youth Services, Youth Offending Team [YOT] and other relevant local groups.
The programme will run three evening sessions per week for 48 weeks of the year, a total of 144 two-hour sessions over the course of the year. These sessions will be run at times appropriate to issues including a Friday night
Location:
Sessions will run three evenings per week providing positive activities for young people and tackling anti social behaviour through diversionary programmes based primarily at:
Seaburn Centre and Wellness Centre
Whitburn Road
Sunderland
SR6 8AA
The location has been identified as a hot-spot for anti-social behaviour as many young people congregate there, making it an idea place to operate our sessions.
SAFC Foundation have sourced funding to create a purpose built facility within the Seaburn Centre which is a massive asset to the project. The facility includes offices for SAFC Foundation staff to be permanently based in Seaburn as well as a classroom/chill out room with full IT suite as well as games consoles etc where young people can do homework, have one-to-one sessions with the SAFC Foundation Guidance Officer/Counsellor and relax in a supportive environment.
Sessions will also be delivered at the Centre of Light at Sunderland Stadium of Light including tours and match day experiences for young people.
Other sessions and activities such as football tournaments, residentials and reward days out will take place across the UK
The Kickz programme also runs anger management and Junior Sports Leadership Awards [JSLA] sessions in four Secondary Schools, engaging young people who also attend the evening sessions.
North Wales
Justice in a Day Schools Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Developing a shorter, less resource-intensive drama production around teaching young people the consequences of crime, by utilising a tried and tested event in conjunction with CJS partners. Targeting anti-social behaviour, road safety, drug and alcohol education - working with drama professionals the project will involve young people from Year 9 classes in a series of interactive "play-lets" that will investigate the causes and consequences of the above issues on both the offender and the victim.
Location:
OWL - online watch link
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The OWL online watch link is an innovative communication system that is operated by Flintshire Neighbourhood Watch Association. Owl will improve communication and service to residents of Flintshire and will do this by sending out sending out crime alerts and community safety messages that raise awareness, increase street led intelligence and help in reducing and preventing crime and disorder. Messages will be sent by telephone, fax, email, text and hardcopy.
OWL system is good value, it reaches out to the whole of Flintshire and supports rural and isolated neighbourhoods. Owl is delivered quickly and efficiently through a dedicated OWL Watch Administrator. Communities benefit through receiving messages immediately crime has occured and they can pass information onto others. It has been well received in its pilot in Flintshire and has been serving the people of Flintshire well reducing crime & disorder - see current NWP crime figures
Location:
THE COUNTY OF FLINTSHIRE - particularly supporting the rural and isolated communities through targeted additional to neighbourhood watch schemes such as Farmwatch, Church and School.
OPERATED FROM OFFICE BASED IN MOLD BY FLINTSHIRE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH ASSOCIATION
KING STREET, MOLD, FLINTSHIRE CH7 1EF
Conwy Valley Outdoor activities
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
As a joint initiative involving members of the Llanrwst Neighbourhood Police Team, local community groups and the
Nant Bwlch yr Haearn Outdoor Centre, it is proposed to organise a series of day challenges and stimulating activities for young people from a variety of backgrounds.
Positive oputcomes
Stimulate inter-generational activity and co-operation through involving people of all ages, physical abilities and cultural backgrounds.
Promote cohesive communities through involvement of persons from all backgrounds.
Provide learning opportunities and the discovery of outdoor activity opportunities which will have the potential to stimulate an interest in voluntary work.
This initiative will also promote a healthy lifestyle message to those participating, which the organisers believe is particularly important with an increasing obese population.
Reinforce environmental responsibility by improving knowledge of local wildlife, conservation and ecology issues.
Location:
Nant Bwlch yr Haearn Outdoor Centre, Llanrwst
Pentrellyncymer Outdoor Centre, Cerrig
Friends of Bethesda Cemetery
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
Over the last twelve months Bethesda Cemetery in Manod, Blaenau Ffestiniog, has been repeatedly subject to criminal damage and antisocial behaviour. The area has reportedly been used for drug dealing, under-age drinking and youths using motorbikes and off-road vehicles in an antisocial manner on the grounds. On Saturday the 27th June 2009 extensive damage was reported at the cemetery with in excess of fifty graves having been tampered with [flowers and pots damaged], and approximately fifteen graves suffering from serious damage to the headstones, memorial plaques, statues and other furnishings. Emotions have been running high since several of the damaged graves were those of children and the costs incurred for the families has run into several thousand pounds. The funds received will be used towards repairing the damaged graves, improving security via new gates and fences, as well as improving the general appearance of the cemetery.
Location:
Bethesda Cemetery, Manod Road, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales
High Street, Connahs Quay Initiative
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Partners [Wales & West Housing Association, North Wales Police, Flintshire Council, Residents of Sullivans Rise, Fishermans Wharf, Quay Wharf, Albert Place, Flintshire Safety Partnership] would like to combat the criminal damage, drunken behaviour, youth nuisance and suspected drug activity. Both residents and partners believe an ‘intensive’ programme of actions will send a strong message to the community that this behaviour will not be tolerated and to reignite a sense of community.
It is our intention as part of this intensive programme, not only to provide reassurance to the community through covert CCTV, but to engage the community via a range of activities to help them feel in control as to what behaviour will and will not be tolerated on their estates.
The project will use a combination of the ‘deterrent’ effect of 1 movable CCTV camera [as well as intelligence gathering], fun days to bring the community closer together and environmental improvements
Location:
Wales & West Properties at Sullivans Rise, Fishermans Wharf, Quay Wharf, Albert Place, Connahs Quay, Flintshire [119 properties would benefit from this initiative, split roughly the same between houses and flats]
Awareness of Substance and Alcohol Misuse
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
1] This Project will promote awareness, educate and inform local communities across North Wales with issues related to Substance and / or Alcohol Misuse which continue to be a local growing problem. [30]
2] To be delivered by previous offenders / custodial offenders who are recovering substance / alcohol misusers and community members affected by misuse who are best placed to provide information and real life experiences of misuse to recovery. [35]
3] Using creative arts The Project’s primary aim will be crime reduction, community safety and community involvement. Employing various strategies it will discuss, demonstrate and illustrate the processes and progressions associated with misuse and offending, its consequences to self, family and community and negative experiences of prison. [46]
4] The Project will further illustrate how misusers have survived and recovered to become confident, skilled and positive individuals building and achieving longer term life objectives including employability and making a gainful contributions to the their community. This Project being but one example. [42]
5] The Project will be delivered via the development of a number of informative tools. These include
a] Life Stories from the perspectives of e.g. user, family, community etc.
b] Drama depicting ‘hard hitting’ dialogue recounting negative experiences of misuse.
c] Music / Dance including a public information DVD highlighting images associated with all aspects of misuse and CD with real life lyrics and music written and performed by interested parties likewise highlighting the themes above.
All of these inclusive resources will be delivered for example to schools, colleges, employers and employees in order to emphasise the issues in respect of Substance / Alcohol Misuse. [97]
Location:
The Project will be overseen by The North Wales Probation Service who will administer the project and measure project outcomes.
The Project will be delivered across North Wales by TAPE – Community Music & Film Ltd.
Please note that whilst TAPE it is based in central North Wales and has access to a fully equipped studio and theatre, there has been significant development over the past two years, via outreach and satellite innovations for community engagement, community links, involvement and capacity building in both North East and North West Wales.
Re-inclusion Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Exclusion from school is quite high on Plas Madoc. The aim is to reduce mindless vandalism caused through children roaming the streets all day. Boredom instigates poor behaviour, drinking, hanging around the local shop or meeting others who are not attending mainstream education and influenced or envious of their freedom. We run a homework club after school that could be extended to daytime access. Local schools would provide current work and re-inclusion would be on condition of attendance and work being completed. Parents would be expected to take some responsibility in ensuring their child is attending. This will appeal to parents who worry about going to work when their child is at home all day. Volunteers, Youth Workers will be CRB checked prior to offering their services. Supervision will be offered from 9am to 3.30pm. The local community are intimidated by young people out and about during school time
Location:
53a Peris, Plas Madoc, Wrexham
North Yorkshire
OUT AND ABOUT
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
We would like to run a range of afternoon sporting events in the local park and sports facilities. We would involve the local police who have already agreed to this idea, as well as neighbours of the young people's hostel we run. We have already looked into doing the army's assult course, a trip to Flamingo land and walk around the city centred around the services for young people and accessing a basketball coach.
Due to the fact that we house young people with high support needs we can experience problems with neighbours, these activities would dispell any assumption they may have about young people by seeing them do something active and positive. We aim to encourage the young people to do a minimum of 30 mins activity to promote physical and mental wellbeing, through organised events and incentives such as food and prizes it should encourage everyone to take part as a team.
Location:
Rowntree Park and Oaklands Sports Centre York
Coasters Cafe
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Coasters Cafe is a social enterprise that offers young people with challenging behaviour vocational training and work experience in a community setting. This project addresses a long-standing lack of meaningful opportunities for young people in Eastfield. Our students, aged 14-16, often come from turbulent homes and have been in trouble, both at school and in the community. We offer them an environment that encourages them to take responsibility for their work and studies. As Coasters also caters for elderly groups, our students learn to resepect and communicate effectively with people from an older generation. We have suceeded in improving their behaviour, attendance and achievement. Many of the young people we have worked with have progressed on to college, employment or back into school. Local agencies report dramtic improvements in the attitudes and prospects of the young people we work with.
To continue this project we need training equipment and materials.
Location:
Eastfield, Scarborough
Support and Counselling for Survivors of Rape and Sexual Abuse.
Project type:
Services for victims
Description:
We will provide an information, support and counselling service for victims of rape, domestic violence and sexual abuse.
This service will be provided through Talking Space, an established counselling service covering Harrogate, Ripon and rural areas.
There is currently no specialised services in the local area.
We aim to train community volunteers giving them confidence and knowledge to respond appropriately to survivors, offering referral routes and information. To provide a service informing victims of their options, giving accurate information of any processes involved. We have completed a successful pilot Project working alongside the police Domestic Violence Co-ordinator. We aim to work with the Protecting Vulnerable People Unit in providing training.
The funding would enable us to run a number of training courses for community volunteers. We would be able fast track victims of rape to qualified counsellors. We would train more counsellors in specialist techniques for working in this area.
Location:
Talking Space
Harrogate and Area CVS
Community House
46-50 East Parade
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 5RR
Hate Crime Awareness
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
York People First, a self advocacy for people with learning disabilities, is aiming to develop a Hate Crime awareness project. In partnership with North Yorkshire police they intend to take a presentation to schools across York and North Yorkshire. Hate crime has been a growing concern since the introduction of 'community care' and is, increasingly, a major issue since more people are living independently. The project will make a video film and compile a training/discussion package for use in schools to compliment the drama presentations. Our project will be built on past experience of contributing to the development of 'Valuing People Now' and raising awareness about the needs of people with learning disabilities with professional organisations such as the Health Service, Education, social services and the police. Our project will help young people become aware of the vulnerability of people with learning disabilities and their human rights as citizens.
Location:
We will offer free training to schools across York and North Yorkshire
Filey Urban Art Project
Project type:
Crime Reduction & New Space Activity
Description:
The local community of Filey has been plagued for a number of years & continues to suffer from incidents of signal crime in the form of Graffiti, ranging from black marker pen inscriptions to full blown TAGS.
The 'Graffiti' damage has affected all areas of the community, including private property [garage doors, & outbuildings], public subways, & business premises [ shutter doors & building exteriors].
The aim of the project is to construct a 'Graffiti Wall' which will be located next to the Multi Use Games Area [MUGA] on West Ave, Filey, & with the help of local graffiti artists & Filey Youth Club, provide a structured training programme for local young people in Graffiti Art, with the wall becoming the focal point for them to express themselves in a controlled & safe environment, with the benefit to the community being the reduction in this form of Ant-Social-Behaviour & Signal Crime.
Location:
Land surrounding the Multi Use Games Area located off the main car park on West Ave, Filey North Yorkshire.
North Road Park
Project type:
Regeneration of playing field
Description:
Stokesley has experienced high levels of antisocial behaviour in recent years. The playing field in the most affected area only offers only little, dilapidated equipment aimed at younger children and has been a target for vandalism and graffiti. There are no other play areas aimed at young people in the neighbourhood or in town.
The North Road Park project will provide an exciting, challenging and safe play area for children and young people aged 8-14 years. The project has been initiated by a local community group and is supported by the parish council, police, scouts-and-guides and schools. Children and young people are actively involved in the design and fundraising and have founded a North Road Park group. The park will contain a zip-wire, wheels bowl, climbing structure, climbing stones, swings and seating. Building will start in October until March 2010.
The funding will be used for the play-equipment and installation.
Location:
North Road Playing Field
North Road
Stokesley
TS9 6JA
Joint Amateur Boxing Scheme [JABS]
Project type:
Diversion
Description:
JABS is a boxing club providing a non threatening, safe and constructive environment working towards reducing levels of crime,anti social behaviour, supporting the physical and mental well-being of the youths within our community. promotes healthy lifestyles, team building, enhancing dedication, self respect and self confidence.
To provide youth opportunities within the community for young people.
Providing a leisure opportunity within a supportive and constructive environment.
Working towards reducing the levels of crime and anti social behaviour whilst supporting the physical and mental well-being of the youths within the community project
To reduce anti social behaviour
To reduce violent crime within a hard to reach group [young people]
To reduce fear of anti social behaviour and crime
To develop effective diversionary opportunities for young people
To promote a healthy lifestyle and well being
Location:
Marne Barracks
Catterick Vilage
North Yorkshire
Nottinghamshire
Killisick Youth Action Club
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
Groundwork will work with 25 young people . We currently undertake outreach and the group are targetted for ASB or at risk of ASB.
The the young people will be involved in the restoration and renovation of the church community hall in partnership with the Church members and members of AKRA [ Arnold and Killisick Reisidents Association. The idea is that the working together these differing groups will improve a community asset which will be used and cared for all those in the community and the activity will strengthen community cohesion, greater acknowledgement of shared ownership, ability to achieve through joint action and reduce negative perceptions of young people
We will use joint engagement activities inc football etc
The Area is identified by the CDRP and the Borough Council as being an area of Need. The Gedling LSP will discuss the issues emanating from the area in their September Meeting
Location:
Beacon Baptist Church Community Hall
Birchfield Raod
Arnold
Nottingham
NG5 8
Ward Area of Killisick In Gedling.Nottinghamshire
Crime, Consequence and Responsibility
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
Delivered in partnership with the Asian Youth Development Agency, our research found that Asian youths lack an understanding of the CJS, not reporting crime for fear of arrest/intimidation. We build understanding between Nottingham’s young Asian population and CJS.
A programme of interactive, workshops involving all CJS agencies will meet with the young people taking part in dialogue towards the Youth Achievement Awards, a programme with measureable, tangible achievements. The YAAs help develop effective techniques, encouraging young people in taking responsibility [selecting, planning and leading activities]. Each participant submits a portfolio [min.60hrs in research and activity. 30 young people [14 – 21] will be keeping a video diary, working with script-writers producing a series of short radio plays to be broadcast on ‘Dawn,' BBC Nottingham South Asian Programme and AYDA’s forthcoming internet radio station.
The project supports Justice Seen, Justice Done: ‘One Dialogue with the Public’ & ‘Community crime fighters’
Location:
At various community venues across the City.
Bellamy Estate Mansfield Home Work Club
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Mansfield ranks 34 in the Indeces of Deprivation 2007. Bellamy estate[Lindhurst Ward] suffered negative publicity in the local media about crime and anti social behaviour[ASB] on the estate. It has been chosen to be focus of the Week Of Action in September 2009.
The Home work Club runs in the middle of the
Estate, with limited funding to provide for under 13years twice a week until 5:30pm.
However, this attracts the over 13yrs who cannot attend hence loitering outside causing issues to residents. This funding will allow the club to open longer, providing activities for older groups, engaging them in arts/media/music based and educational activities helping to address ASB issues in the area.
Activities will be delivered by the NottinghamshireYMCA. The project will be monitored by Connexions Nottinghamshire
The YMCA will also submit:
1]monthly attendance records
2]progress information for participants
3]Case studies about the project
4]End report in March 2010.
Location:
5 Egmanton Road Bellamy Road Estate Mansfield
Raising a brick wall to increase the security of our Avenue
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
We [the Highbury Avenue 2008 Neighbourhood Watch Scheme] would like to be considered to receive a part of the asset recovery community fund as part of the Community Cashback scheme.
The police raid, which took place on our avenue in April 09 which was part of Operation Vanguard, as you are probably aware, also recovered a large sum of money as well as drugs. We would therefore like to use part of the community fund to enable a communal wall at the bottom of the avenue to be raised to an increased height to enable more appropriate security measures to be taken.
At the moment the wall only measures 6ft in height and is relatively easy for a young person to climb over, as we have encountered recently due to the person arrested having used it as a shortcut to distribute his drugs to others.
We are proposing to raise the wall to 8 ft in height which would then mean we could apply additional measures ourselves if it was found to be necessary [anti vandal paint or spikes etc.].
We have therefore consulted with the residents of the Avenue and the beat manager for Bulwell Forest and we feel that to increase the height of this would be mutually beneficial to all parties.
This would then hopefully reduce the amount of drug trafficking and anti social behaviour etc that we have been forced to endure for a very long time.
It would obviously be beneficial if the money is granted that it be allocated as part of the first set of projects because to build an extension to an existing brick wall in the winter would be impractical.
Location:
Highbury Avenue Bulwell Nottingham [NG6 9DB]
Ribblesdale Court Chilwell, Neighbour Police Pride
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Please tell us what the project will do for you community and how this will be done. This should include information about what problems the project will address and how long the problems have existed [250 words maximum]
Ribblesdale Court has a very long history of antisocial behaviour problems often related to drug abuse, however there is a core of long suffering residents who need help to improve their quality of life. The Nottinghamshire Police have identified this area as an ASB hotspot confirming residents concerns.
Early in 2009 a local councillor Eric Kerry put forward a bid to seek funding to improve the area from Broxtowe Borough Councils Neighbourhood Pride Initiative. This bid was successful in securing £30,000 to help improve the area. Although this fund is generally used to give an area a face lift it was clear that for long lasting benefits a new approach would be needed at this site the first step being the undertaking of a simple consultation exercise with residents.
The results of this are attached and it is clear that security is the major issue for residents. Gated security access was mentioned by respondents and enquiries within the council revealed that a system would cost about £80k but with concerns were raised that systems often did not work well due to abuse and were a major liability in terms of maintenance. We then turned to CCTV and while this would not pick up all corners of the site it would go a long way towards helping police and providing reassurance for residents. The local Police support this approach and a quotation from the councils CCTV partner indicated a cost of about £57,000 some minor details were not finalised and an assessment added £8000 giving a total estimated cost of £65,000
Location:
Ribblesdale Court off Field Lane Chilwell Nottingham
South Wales
Ministry of Life Youth Events
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Research demonstrates urban arts MCing, Djing, dance of particular interest to "hard to reach" groups in areas of multiple deprivation [Centre Social Justice, 2009] providing means of accessing "hard to reach, at risk" youths.
Successful disco nights and weekly youth clubs have attracted large numbers of youths, and endorsed by local police station and neighbouring Communities First.
Respected "gang leaders" in area have reputations in ability to MC and form "crews" representing gang territory, evidenced by the threatening videos posted on "You Tube". Current project uses the youth that have this street "respect" presenting them in a positive light providing pathways for positive career development rather than negative peer influence. We work with the local university posting "positive mc messages" on a local website. Youth are given responsibility to organise their own events gaining skills and qualifications including MCing, DJing, Singing, events organisation and stewarding.
Location:
Adamsdown Community Project, 10g Moira Terrace, Adamsdown Cardiff.
Splott & Tremorfa Communities FIrst, 69b Splott Road, Splott, Cardiff
St Germans Hall, Star Street Cardiff
Blue Light Soccer Academy
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
We are a Communities First Partnership, who have recently worked in partnership with South Wales Police to set up a Blue Light Soccer Academy. The project aims to take young people off the streets and into a safe environment where ourselves, along with the police train them in soccer skills in a fun, but structured way. We initially funded the neccessary equipment with a Comm. 1st grant, and as numbers are growing weekly we feel the need to purchase Tee-sirts, water bottles and water-proof jackets with the police and our logos printed on them. We believe this will give the children [Aged 7 - 14] a sense of identity as well as strengthening the ties being made with the local police. In only its 2nd week we have attracted 38 young people, which is having an instant effect on anti-social behaviour, with more children joining us weekly.
Location:
Pentwyn Fields
Rheola Street
Mountain Ash
CF45 3TE
Operation BANG
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Operation BANG is a pan South Wales multi agency operation to combat anti-social behaviour and the dangerous use of fireworks.
The aims of the operation are:
Reduce incidents of antisocial behaviour
Prevent and detect criminal activity.
Provide high visibility public reassurance.
To ease the strain on public services-Environmental, Police, A&E, Health, Fire and Transport.
To eradicate the fear which may be held by "older" socially excluded, law abiding citizens and to encourage them to use community facilities during this period.
To promote the Business Crime Reduction Partnership initiative.
A key area will be the provision of diversionary activities for young people through a variety of community based groups across South Wales, particularly in areas where levels of anti-social behaviour is high.
A media campaign will be set up during the campaign to promote the safety of young people and communities.
Location:
A pan South Wales operation that will include the criminal justice agencies, Youth Services, fire service, health, education, local authorities, the 7 CSPs, local communities and businesses.
Safer Pencoed
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
To develop in Pencoed an open access coffee bar for young people similar to Solid Rock Youth Centre, which will also be a base for the extention of the work of Street Pastors.
Solid Rock provides a safe environment for young people to meet, socialize & take part in meaningful activities and to develop acceptable levels of behaviour both at the centre & in the community
Street Pastors are now an integral part of providing care at weekends for those on the streets of Bridgend between 10pm & 4am . They work in conjunction with the Local Authority and the Police.
Pencoed has been identified as an area where youth annoyance is frequently a major problem.
Initially the project would use trained volunters currently working in Bridgend but recruit and train a team from local Churches to continue the work.
Location:
Pencoed
Tackling Youth Related Anti Social Behaviour [ASB] through Positive Community Engagement
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
A survey completed across the borough of Merthyr Tydfil concluded that ASB was the public’s greatest concern.
This project aims to combat ASB by placing specialist youth-workers in communities most suffering from youth-related ASB. Carmarthenshire had a 70% reduction in calls regarding ASB once Street-Based-Youth-Workers [SBYW] were in place. This project would employ 4 SBYW for 12hrs a week for 6 months. This scheme is needed by the public [shown by the survey and PACT meetings] for reassurance that work is being done within their communities to reduce ASB, it is supported by agencies of the CSP, amongst others. The staff employed would wear branded clothing displaying the ‘JUSTICE-SEEN-JUSTICE-DONE’ logo. This would be in conjunction with promotional posters/leaflets and media coverage. Evaluation done through % reduction in ASB calls and referrals. Success of this project would be the basis for an application to Communities-First for permanent posts.
Location:
The Street Based Youth Workers would be based at the Merthyr Vale Youth Project but they would work around the borough of Merthyr Tydfil, depending on the movement of the youth related ASB problems.
South Yorkshire
Montgomery Hall Youth Theatre
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Far Out Theatre is a community theatre group located in the Dearne Valley area. The company is based at Montgomery Hall, a community building with a theatre and auditorium. Far Out Theatre would like to run Friday night and weekend workshops for young adults and teenagers who might otherwise engage in anti social behaviour. The company is run by theatre professionals, with teaching qualifications and a wealth of experience in youth work. Since its formation in 2005 Far Out Theatre have expanded their youth membership rapidly and have encouraged youngsters with very little 'constructive' activities to do, to join their ranks. This project would enable young people to contribute something positive towards the community they live in and also give them new skills and hopefully make new friends. The funding would be used to pay for room hire, buy new equipment and pay for the actual workshops.
Location:
Far Out Theatre
Montgomery Hall
Church Street
Wath-upon-Dearne
Rotherham
S63 7RD
The circus space in the green space
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
The project will restore a derelict churchyard to create a public greenspace and attract more young people into the Community Circus Centre based at its heart.
Currently, the greenspace has a look of dereliction, attracting crime such as arson, vandalism, theft, and antisocial behaviour such as littering, street drinking, promoting fear of crime because the space is opressive.
Young people from Greentop's Youth Circus and the surrounding neighbourhoods will help to:
Cut back overgrowth,
Re-instate pathways
Make gravestones safe
Instal lighting, litter bins, seating,
Plant bulbs and miniature fruit trees,
...to achieve our vision of a wonderful green lung in this industrial and built-up part of Sheffield.
The young volunteers will be diverted from anti-social activities, and will go on to positive circus-arts activities in the Greentop centre where they will gain confidence and social skills valuable in education and work, diverting vulnerable young people from crime and anti-social behaviour.
Location:
Greentop Circus Centre [Brightside]
St Thomas Building
74 Holywell Road
Beldam Plantation Restoration
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
The project will restore Beldam Plantation Cantley with various providers, which will make a real difference in the neighbourhood.
Beldam Plantation originally part of Cantley Manor Estate is now overgrown and has been subject to vandalism and ASB. This includes dumped rubbish, littering, youths drinking and hanging around promoting fear of crime in the surrounding Neighbourhood.
Numerous complaints have been sent into the Neighbourhood office. Offenders used as part of community payback will help to take out some of the small sycamore trees and shrubs, level the site removing all dumped rubbish. They will re-landscape the area planting more suitable trees and plants, make pathways and site litter bins and seats. The DMBC Tree and Neighbourhood Team will cut down other trees and help with the work.
The results will be dramatic, it will improve the environment allow the community to use the area again, reduce fear of crime and ASB.
Location:
Beldam Plantation
Ansten Crescent
Cantley
Doncaster
DN4 6EZ
Bolton Crime and Safety Sub Group SmartWater Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The Bolton on Dearne Crime and Safety Group would like to purchase 50 SmartWater security system kits. SmartWater is a type of forensic DNA which helps police determine where stolen property is from and assists them in proving the perpetrators of burglaries. The focus of the project will be to install the SmartWater systems in the homes of the elderly, infirm, vulnerable and those who have been the subject of repeated burglaries. Crime is on the increase in throughout Bolton on Dearne and the group has identified a need for the SmartWater system to help the police and the community work together to try and combat the number of burglaries in the area. We feel that the project will raise the perception of the Bolton area and provide reassurance and a sense of community wellbeing.
Location:
Addresses within Bolton on Dearne of the elderly, infirm, vulnerable and those the subject of repeated burglaries. The addresses to be ascertained by Safer Neighbourhood Team at Goldthorpe.
Barnsley International Football Club
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
Barnsley International Football club has taken young asylum seeking children and refugee children from off the streets of barnsley and moulded them into a succesful football team. The aims of BIFC are to promote community cohesion, tackle racism and anti-social behaviour.bring young people from different cultures together through football andvwork with young people to develop engagement, tolerence, and respect.
by taking young children off the streets has helped to reduce anti-social behaviour, and at the same time is keeping them away from activities in crime.
Location:
BIFC plat thier matches at Kingstone School playing fields, but the children are from accros the whole of Barnsley Borough.
Artificial Football Pitch at Mather Road.
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Groups of youths have been gathering around the Mather Road Playing Fields and derelict pavilion for over 10 years with children becoming involved in vandalism, anti-social and criminal behaviour. We would like to provide a 40 by 12 metre artificial football pitch with stainless steel goals so they can play football. Grass football pitches without goals are not suitable for casual games but an artificial pitch available for use all year round will encourage children to consider the pitch as their place for football and discourage the use of other spaces close to roads, homes and playgrounds. Football is an ideal pursuit to bring communities together and when the children are no longer considered to be causing a nuisance on the playing fields we can start to build relationships between casual players using the all weather pitches and Junior Blades and local adult teams who use the grass pitches.
Location:
Mather Road Playing Fields
Mather Road
Littledale
Sheffield
S9 4GR
Youth Capacity Project
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Located in a deprived former coal mining community, our local youth are in much need of diversionary activities to reduce the antisocial behaviours dangerously becoming common place. Providing sporting opportunity is probably one of the best ways of achieving this, and indeed, Dearne CC has seen a vast reduction in the number of attempted break-ins for example after starting our junior section over three years ago. The more local kids we involve the more respect we get from them, which in turn instils respect to others. Working alongside PC Steve Maddock [Children and Young Persons Officer], based at our local Dearne High School, we are looking to develop and enhance our facilities to better cater for our club-school link, and provide for as many to be involved as possible. In this vein we require funds towards an artificial wicket and security fencing for a small compound to store necessary equipment.
Location:
Dearne Cricket Club
Welfare Grounds
Furlong Road
Goldthorpe
Rotherham
S63 9EH
Rosehill and Victoria Park Skate Park
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
We are aiming to build a skate park. It will help reduce youth nuisance, such as drinking, petty vandalism etc, which have been happening for many years. The young people in the area have asked for the skatepark. Currently they have no where local to carryout such activites so ride BMX bikes and skateboards where they can, usually out side local shops and on street corners.The aim is to get the young people involved in the fund raising, design, consultation and managment of the skate park. We are working with local schools, youth groups, police and youth services. The young people will work alongside the wider communiy to develop the project, thus helping to bridge the youth adult gap in the community. Similar facilities attract up to 30 children a night, therefore keeping young people busy and also active.
Location:
The project will be located in Rosehill and Victoria Park, Rawmarsh, Rotherham
Staffordshire
Abbots Bromley 4 Youth Group
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
Renovating an existing play area for 8 to 13 year olds to include a shelter on the site for older children. The area is not being used by the intended age group and is continually vandalised with graffiti. There is nothing in the village for older children and being a rural area there is little for children to do. Anti-social behaviour, mainly in the form of graffiti not only in the play area but elsewhere in the village, has been a problem for several years now. The youth of the village have nowhere to meet and so congregate in the bus shelter, in the cemetery and in the centre of the village creating an intimidating presence. Renovating this area and providing a youth shelter would encourage the youth of the village to have some independence and social interaction, hopefully preventing boredom and the anti-social behaviour that comes with it.
Location:
Millennium Green, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, WS15 3DB
The Friday Drop Inn and Elderly Assistance
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The area has considerable alcohol related anti-social behaviour on Friday nights for several years and is a hot spot area. Research with young people suggest this is partly due to boredom. The project is to open The Drop Inn [a cafe/activity provision] on Friday nights to provide a safe venue and diversionary activities [lazer combat, graffitti wall, shelter building] to broaden horizons and engage young people in positive activities. Young people will also undertake community projects such as painting gates and fencing at elderly peoples bungalows, this will improve the image of young people in the community as well as building skills. The pilot project aims to reduce anti-social behaviour and substance abuse on Friday nights through a range of diversionary activities. The project will be run by experienced workers, the anticipated cost is £5946 for 30 weeks with about 35 young people attending each night.
Location:
The Drop Inn, 94/96 Short Street, Stapenhill, Burton upon Trent, Staffs, DE15 9LT plus local venues for community activities and using venues furter afield [within 20 miles] for some activities such as shelter building.
blurton family group
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
we are a community group based in newstead in stoke on trent. we have recently aquired a building in the centre of our community and are in the process of turning it into a community facility.On completion we will be delivering numerous activities and services to the community including, oap coffee mornings, youth club, mother and toddler, play sessions etc. We have a high number of youths listed and engaging with the youth offenders team. As a meduim sized council estate we do suffer with antisocial behaviour, we have drug issues and under age drinking and graffitti. We have large groups of youths that hang around and cause disruption to our older residents We are aiming to provide with funding a youth club which will significantly reduce the amount of youths hanging around on the street and a grafftii wall to impact on the graffitti problem.
Location:
45 wimborne avenue
newstead
stoke on trent
staffs
st3 3lt
Mitchell High School poly tunnel
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
Funding is needed to purchase a poly tunnel which could be used to grow produce to sell at the community market which is sometimes held at school. This will involve students developing their skills and will encourage the community to access the school and build relationships between the two.
Location:
Mitchell High School'
Corneville Road
Bentilee
Stoke on Trent
MILTON VILLAGE COMMUNAL GARDEN RESTORATION PROJECT
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
MILTON VILLAGE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION HAVE IDENTIFIED A SMALL BUT PROMINENT AREA WHICH IS OVERGROWN AND ATTRACTING PROBLEMS E.G LITTER/BROKEN GLASS/ILLEGAL PARKING AND IS GENERALLY RUN DOWN. THIS GIVES THE IMPRESSION OF AN UNATTRACTIVE AND UNCARED FOR AREA. THESE PROBLEMS ARE GETTING WORSE AND COMPLAINTS FROM LOCAL PEOPLE ARE INCREASING. IMMEDIATE IS NEEDED. THE PROJECT WOULD RAISE OUR PROFILE AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION FROM THE ADJACENT CANAL AND BOOST LOCAL BUSINESS AND WOULD INCRASE THE CONFIDENCE OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. ALONG WITH OUR AIT WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO DESIGN A NEW GARDEN AREA TO AND HOPE TO USE LOCAL TRADESMEN AND VOLUNTEERS.
Location:
JUNCTION OF MAUNDERS ROAD/HARDMAN STEET,MILTON
gaming competition
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
This project will endeavour to get local teenagers off the streets and out of trouble, cause the problem at the moment is youths hanging around the local shops and getting into trouble this event would hopefully get them back into the local youth club activities. We aim to hold a gaming competition in the local school incorporating ages groups up to 11, 11 to 18, 18 and over, and have three game challenges. If this event is successful we aim to make it an annual event, after the event we will donate the gaming consoles to the youth club to help to raise its popularity among the teenagers, ensuring that they attend more regularly.
Location:
The event will be held at the local high school, as we have permission already off them to hold this event there. The address is Madeley High School, Newcastle Road, Madeley, Crewe, Cheshire
Young Witness Service [YWS]
Project type:
Services for victims
Description:
Young witnesses attending court often feel that their needs are not addressed. Our enhanced Witness Service operates the YWS to offer extra services to those who are required to attend court. This could include home visits, pre court visits, with the opportunity to be shown any special measures equipment and support post trial. This support is avaiable to all young victims and witnesses attending court across the county. Additional funding will allow us to build the team of trained volunteers. In order to strengthen the team and service delivery we need to recruit more volunteers and train them to a professional standard to deliver an effective YWS. Feedback to date has been positive with more young witnesses feeling better equipped to attend court on the day. Our services apply across all matters dealt with in the Magistrates court, including low level crime such as theft from the person and assualt.
Location:
Outreach services across Staffordshire.
Shenstone Playing Fields
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Shenstone Playings fields are an integral part of village life and have hosted many community events.
Public consultation in April, showed that the residents would like to see improvements to the sports and social club based on the site, the childrens play area and seating around the field. Respondents said they would like to have a multi purpose surface for games, more seating and a meeting place for youngsters.
Over the last Year the Parish Council have reported complaints of anti-social behaviour from youngsters congregating in the football clubs dugouts on a friday and saturday night. Whilst the dugouts have been removed the problem of providing facitilites for the youngsters has not been addressed, and they currently congregate on the skateboard park, which is unlit and uncovered.
The trustees are aiming to provide youngsters with activites by having a multi purpose area, and a meeting place taking onboard consultation results.
Location:
Shenstone Playing Fields
Birmingham Road
Shenstone
Lichfield
Staffs
WS14 0JR
Suffolk
Joint DAAT and CYP project
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
Suffolk Constabulary in conjunction with Suffolk County Council Drug & Alcohol Action Team [DAAT] and Children & Young People [Education] are leading an initiative that is inviting pupils from secondary schools to become involved in a project to develop media & marketing strategies aimed at tackling the problem of drug abuse amongst young people within the community. Secondary schools will be invited to put forward a team of 4/5 pupils who will attend a briefing session. They will then be given time to develop their ideas and concepts. Teams will return to an appropriate venue where they will present to a mixed audience who will vote interactively [Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Style] for the teams that they want to short list. Short listed teams will then deliver their presentations to a ‘Dragons Den’ style panel of experts who will ultimately decide which team has the best concept that can used to underpin multi agency anti drug marketing strategies for the County of Suffolk. The project concept is based on the following.1. Engaging with children & young people in education as part of their education. This can also include excluded pupils as part of a process of re- integration.2. Allowing children and young people to develop messages in a style that may resonate with a key target audience.3. Maximising opportunities to engage with communities in relation to tackling drugs markets.4. Developing a common multi agency brand that can underpin crime prevention, crime reduction, education and health strategies.
Location:
The Project will have a Countywide focus. A multi agency delivery team led by Suffolk Constabulary will coordinate it. Work is currently on going to identify suitable venues.
Internet Cafe & Community Space [Bungay]
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
The principal aim is to provide a Community Cafe venue in Bungay, chiefly designed as a place where young people can meet in out-of-school hours to socialise, and access skills, advice, and information.
Bungay is designated as part of a deprived rural area, where there are few facilities for young people, and due to public transport restraints, limited opportunity to access facilities in the larger towns and cities. This is particularly a problem for those who have left school but are not currently in employment or further education. It can result in anti-social behaviour, including petty crime, vandalism, and under-age drinking in public places, creating problems for local residents and the police. A town centre venue where young people could congregate and pursue their own interests and activities, would help to solve some of these problems.
Location:
Situated in the town centre the address is The Basement, Aldeby House, Market Place, Bungay, Suffolk NR35 1EG.
Engaging with Young People to address Anti-Social Behaviour
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
In line with OCJR guidance and local community acceptance and support, this project clusters together five projects that share the aim of diverting young people away from anti social behaviour. These projects are:
- A Youth Café situated in the heart of Kirkley, aimed to help hard to reach 12-18 year olds move away from potential anti-social behaviour and use their time more productively. Young people themselves are actively involved in initiating the project.
- A Cycle project aimed at young people at risk of exclusion and entering into a life of crime. The project will encourage these young people to participate in the new and exciting Rendlesham Forest off road15KM Cycle track and skills course. The funding will enable the purchase of 12 off road cycles and accompanying trailer. The young people concerned have already expressed a keen interest as have several agencies.
- Kesgrave Underpasses have seen a high degree of graffiti and the SNT in the area proposes working with young people aged 5-18 in primary and secondary schools to decorate the walls of the underpass in a responsible and appropriate way so as to ‘own the artwork’. This will help reduce incidents and educate children on the importance respecting property by choosing not to graffiti.
- Haverhill Boxing Club already serves as a great location for the local community, especially young people on Clements estates, which is one of the most deprived areas in Suffolk. It plays a vital role in diverting young people away from anti-social behaviour and needs a small amount of money to make some much-needed improvements to the basic provision of facilities.
- Woodbridge Town Pastors play an exceptional role on a Friday night in tackling anti-social behaviour problems. Police are alerted quickly to situations and the fear of crime on the street is reduced. The Scheme is looking to expand and funding is being sought to provide training of and equipment for new volunteers.
Location:
Kirkley town centre, Kirkley Suffolk
Rendlesham, Suffolk
Kesgrave, Suffolk
Haverhill [Clements Estate], Suffolk
Woodbridge town centre, Woodbridge Suffolk
Media Centre/Community Hub
Project type:
crime reduction and community safety, new spaces or activities, getting communities involved
Description:
Our vision is to create a media centre in sudbury that will provide facilities voted for by the local community. Our mission is to enpower young people to affect positive change within the community. The centre will be home to internet cafe, gaming room, recording studio/music room inclusive of film making and editing equipment. Two clubs will be run every day for young people. Middle school from 3.00pm - 6.30pm and 16-25 from 6.30 - 10.00pm. On Friday and Saturdays the times will be extended and extra activites will be made available such as film nights, discussion forums, outings, safety road shows and other identified by the young people. At other times the facility will be open to wider community offering a range of services and activities such as counselling, careers advice, various clubs and classes as well as on site facilities.
Location:
Unit 6
Borehamgate Precinct
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 1GH
Surrey
Elmbridge Community Fishing Academy
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
This project also covers crime reduction / community safety and establishes a youth diversion project for young people. The location is situated in close proximity to the 'hotspot' wards for crime and anti social behaviour in the Borough, which is also, an area of identified deprivation. The Academy will cater for a first intake of 24 young people ranging from 8 - 16 years. A steering group has been formed involving a local business owner, landowner, councillor, police and community safety partnership representative. The police using their local knowledge will refer/signpost young people at risk to take part in the academy where they will learn /improve their skills without significant outlay on equipment or fees, making it affordable to those most at risk, develop self esteem, raise their environmental awareness and provide training and education relevant to this major sport / leisure activity
Location:
Apps Court Farm, Hurst Road, Walton, Surrey, KT12 2EG
Preserve and Protect Claygate Recreation Ground
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The grounds provide a centre for community sports activities: Football, cricket, sports days, Flower Show.After hours youth drinkers/
marginalized teens climb the existing gate, leave broken glass on the playing field and disturb the neighbourhood.The major access route along Dalmore Avenue has been so disturbed that every homeowner has signed a petition for the gate to be replaced by one higher and fencing be installed to prevent gate bypass.Discussions have been held with Thames Valley police advisors/community officers, parish and borough council.Higher gates [one pair] perimeter fencing and a multi-use play area are planned to limit REc access after hours improve policing effectivenss and engage disaffected youth by meeting some needs. Outcomes expected are elimination of vandalism on Dalmore avenue,reduction of Rec. disturbances after hours, public risk reduction from glass fragments ,lower cleanup costs, increased community involvement. Costs total 30,000 pounds.[ gates/fencing @18,000 included.]
Location:
Claygate Recreation Ground, 27 Dalmore Avenue, Claygate, Esher, Surrey. KT10 0HQ
Arson Prevention Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
We aim to control the number of arson attacks on the Worplesdon Group of Commons, creating a safer place for the local community and reducing threats to wildlife, human life and leisure activities. Surrey Fire & Rescue attend a large number of fires in this area every year, many of which are started deliberately. In partnership with Surrey Fire & Rescue and Police Community Support Officers we will be educating local children on the effects of uncontrolled fire and the serious consequences of carrying a record for criminal damage and arson. Practical work parties will take place using volunteers and local youth groups, designed around clearing scrub to improve firebreaks and increasing local understanding and appreciation of the environment. Community events including guided walks, fun days and wildfire awareness days will also take place. The project will be evaluated on the reduced number of arson attacks occurring in the area.
Location:
The Worplesdon Group of Commons, situated within the highly populated borough of Guildford, Surrey.
Barn Youth Project
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
The Barn Youth Project has been running since 1990. Its aim is to provide, safe, fun and appealing activities for young people. It is a voluntary community organisation with no long term financial support. The Perceptions of Crime survey [2007] by the Safer Guildford Partnership highlighted a need for those aged 14+ for easily accessible, age appropriate facilities surrounding careers, health information and alike.
The already flourishing Project aims to extend its opening hours to meet these needs which have been repeatedly identified by local young people. The project will implement information and/or creative workshops which have been requested by the young people themselves.
Westborough scores highly in all areas of the Index of Multi Deprivation and there is a disproportion amount of expected crime in ‘Westborough & Park Barn’. The Project needs to continue combating this negativity through its continuity, accessibility in the community & growing local volunteer involvement.
Location:
Park Barn Community Centre,
Cabell Road,
Guildford,
GU2 8JH.
And/or hired locations where we plan to implement workshops and activity days.
Frimley Green Recreation Ground Regeneration
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
This project is primarily to breathe life back into the Frimley Green Recreation Ground [FGRG] and to bring together the community from all walks of life and age groups. There is also a Football Club in the grounds. The project will address issues of anti social behaviour and criminal damage in form of graffiti, breaking equipment etc. and make the area safe and attractive for community use again. This project is backed up by the local Police, Council and community. We hope to revamp the look of the area and facilities by improving security, better facilities for young people, securing the area with better lighting. We have already secured help from the Army to install facilities for free if this bid is successful. Relationship between the young and old has broken down and we hope to establish projects where young and old can work on together.
Location:
Frimley Green Recreation Ground, Frimley Green Road GU16 6JX
Sussex
Selsey, East Beach, Play and Sports Zone
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
The project will provide a new, improved play and sports area for children of all ages for enjoyment, health and learning. It will have a marine theme, building on the identity of the location.
The existing play equipment is old and uninspiring and located adjacent to a working crab and lobster fishery. The proximity is dangerous for the children and a frustration for the fishermen. In the evenings, the play area attracts antisocial activity and fishery equipment is vandalised. The new area will create a break with the fishery, moving activity to where there will be no conflict.
£3345 was secured from Community Cashback in round 2 and we are now bidding for 'top up' funding as follows
£4,155 to remove/relocate the existing play area
£40,000 for a bespoke early-years play area [including fence]
£4,500 for 4 sustainable oak benches
£4,500 for 6 litter bins
Location:
East Beach, Selsey, West Sussex PO20 0SY
Albion in the Community Kickz Project.
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Recognised by the Crime and Disorder reduction partnership [CDRP] and East Area Joint action group, the Whitehawk neighbourhood would benefit the most from the delivery of a Kickz project linked to statistics on youth disorder.
The project will look to engage Young People in the Whitehawk area from the ages of 11 -19, 3 times a week, 48 weeks of the year during times of high anti-social behaviour [Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings] in range of sporting and other activities, workshops and courses offering accrediation so to provide an alternitive and in turn reduce the high youth disorder present in the area.
Currently in Year 2 of the project, 50 % match funding has been secured for years 2 & 3. In the First 6 Months of the project, the Kickz project was successful in reducing Youth Disorder in the area by 40.4%.
Location:
Crew Club, Coolham Drive, Whitehawk, Brighton, BN2 5QW
Piddinghoe Skate Park
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
The Local young people in Peacehaven have started to apply for funding to restore the local skate park. The park used to be very popular but was destroyed by a someone getting inside the ramps and setting fire to it all.
The whole community are supporting the young people in gaining the skate park and have filled in a petition for the local council.
Reinstating the park will give a large number of young people a place to go and have fun with thier friends, keeping them occupied and out of trouble. It will also ensure that the young people skate in an appropriate place, ensuring a higher level of safety on the streets of Peacehaven. This will address some of the antisocial behaviour in the area and enable the young people who have been trying hard to reinstate the park a sense of ownership and inclusion in the community.
Location:
Piddinghoe Skate Park, Peacehaven
The BEAT Youth Sports Club
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The BEAT works with a struggling community in Eastbourne. The area has a high youth offending rate and has the appearance of a rapidly failing community.
Located next to a primary school providing an outlook that is oppressive, causing concern to Staff and parents.
The BEAT and surrounding community plan to provide the following facilities:
A garden and hard pathway for disabled people
A garden where young people can learn horticultural skills
A hard path around the perimeter of the land for the elderly to use
Improved facilities, including sports pitches, where young people can go safe from alcohol abuse and drug taking
The BEAT aims to bring cohesion to the community by providing a safe and well maintained facility where community members of all ages can gather and grow, forming the seeds of regeneration to this sadly decaying community. This area has been failing steadily for many years
Location:
Lavender Close, Eastbourne, East Sussex
Positive Influence
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
Pilot projects in London and recent studies have shown that the provision of a male mentor to a young man can have very positive effects particularly when they are lacking a father figure. Such input can help the vulnerable young man to consider his life choices, social skills, avoidance of crime, relationships with his family and his choice of peer group.
Having heard of the successful outcomes that such mentor schemes have had on the achievements and progression of young chaotic vulnerable men, we are seeking to develop a new service for Sussex. Using the management, resources and facilities of the Crawley Foyer [supported housing service]as a central hub, the Mentoring service would initially focus on supporting vulnerable young men in the Crawley area with the intention to expand county-wide. The funding would allow the development and running of the service and training of volunteer mentors from the local community.
Location:
Establish in Crawley with the intention to expand to other areas of the county.
Spurgeons LA-UK
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
We will work with 80 youngsters aged 8-16 from Littlehampton, in the most disadvantaged communities in West Sussex. We will dramatically reduce anti social and criminal behaviours by young people that affect the whole community, providing after school activity, training in responsible behaviours, healthy living and community volunteering.
We will keep them off the streets, improve their attendance at school and help them improve their behaviour to others. Police, Probation, Social Services, Schools, Parents and others constantly refer young people to us as Littlehampton has a long tradition of youth anti social behaviours and involvment in crime. We already impact this with great success and depend on charitable donations from the community to help our young people avoid substance abuse, failure at school, family breakdown, involvement in crime and desperate suicide attempts.
We help young people written off by society to become good citizens who help others in their community
Location:
We work in Littlehampton and the young people we serve come from in and around the following locations:
Ham Ward [Clun Road] BN17 7DZ
Beach Ward [Esher Drive] BN17 6AA
Brookfield Ward [Armada Way] BN17 6QY
Wick & Toddington [Stanley Road] BN17 6JE
River Ward [Clifton Road] BN17 5AS
Bushey Wood Scout camp - climbing wall
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Bushey Wood has been owned and managed by Eastbourne scout group since 1959. scouting is multi faith, welcoming boys and girls. There are over 600 youths from Eastbourne enroled in scouting. Bushey is also used by other youth and church groups, local schools and for adults with special needs increasing the users to over 3,000 per year. Scouting teaches youngsters respect and discipline, something that is sadly diminishing in our communities. Scouting teaches youngsters to have pride in themselves and nurtures ambitions and self believe. Scouting is the oldest and largest youth club in the country with strong leadership providing activities to steer youngsters away from being a nuisance and causing antisocial behaviour in the community.
Bushy needs to increase its activities to continue to attract the interest of youths.
Our proposal is for a 12m traverse wall, with climbing surfaces on both sides including suitable safety flooring.
Location:
Bushey Wood, A22 Polegate
Thames Valley
EoS Project [Every other Saturday]
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
EoS is a joint project between MAPP and Apollo club to establish a fortnightly support group for young fathers aged 15 to 25 - specifically targeted at young men coming out of prison who have been involved in Domestic Violence.
EoS will be engaging the services of Evadney UK, amongst others, who will be providing an accredited 8 week course in Peer supporting services, enabling these young men to take up positions of responsibility and mentorship within their communities.
The project will tackle the issues surrounding young fathers and their communities. EoS will help them to explore their relationships with their children, their partners or even their own fathers. EoS will explore how the young men view themselves, their communities and how in turn they as young fathers are viewed.
EoS will also identify those fathers that are already fulfilling their roles as fathers and productive members of the community by recognizing their efforts and by utilising their experience and their knowledge.
Location:
The MAPP centre
22 Mount Pleasant Reading, Berkshire,
RG1 2TD
Soha Community Gardens
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
The project will overcome low level but persistent ASB over 3-5 years in addition to recent, more serious incidents in Great Western Drive, [GWD] Didcot. The local community wish to develop a community garden project, involving both young and old tenants in Soha housing estates. The result will be pride in the area and a reduction of fear of crime as well as less rubbish. The garden will be looked after by residents with advice from Groundwork.
There are 166 households in GWD, 153 are social housing tenants, and 13 are leaseholders/shared owners. In a recent survey of 75 tenants who responded, the main concerns were rubbish and ASB. Many were families with children. This will give younger children a chance to use areas that our caretakers clear of rubbish [including syringes, bottles etc.] near to their homes. The school will make a video diary of the transformation.
Location:
Great Western Drive, Didcot, Oxfordshire.
Friday and Saturday Evening Activities - Britwell Youth and Community Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
This project will enable the centre to open 2 extra nights a week,Fridays and Saturdays [to attract around 30 people], and create a new music centre, to reduce anti-social/intimidating behaviour around local shops.
The project has an extensive track record of working with this target group that has been highlighted by the local community, including the police- it runs activity programmes throughout school holidays.
Additionally, the funding would offer training to some of the older club members in the form of detached youth work, drugs and alcohol awareness, confidence building and managing difficult behaviour to enable them to make intiial contact with these groups and run informal detached youth work sessions with them, as well as familiarising them with the new facilities planned for the centre.
Local residents and the Neighbourhood Action Group feel that this project would reduce the amount of people on the streets with nothing to do.
Location:
Britwell Young Peoples' Project, Wentworth Avenue, Britwell, Slough, Berkshire SL2 2DH
Making a difference to Cromwell Road
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
The problem: anti social behaviour increasing levels of certain categories of crime lack of recreational facilities generally 'run-down' areas.
Cromwell Road is predominantly made up of social housing on the outskirts of Newbury. There is a grassed area which is overlooked by many of the houses where large groups of local children [aged from 4-17] regularly play- also on the adjoining roads. This leads to regular complaints by local residents about the anti-social behaviour and damage to parked cars. The proposal:
1] to create an activity area on the open space [exact facilities to be defined through public consultation].
2] For Local Mediation Service to provide training to Neighbourhood Policing Team in restorative approaches to community conflict
3] For Local Mediation Service to be funded to mediate in relation to community conflict and neighbour disputes in Cromwell Road. All involved stakeholders have been consulted
Location:
Open grass area in the residential area of Cromwell Road
A Safe Place
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Longridge is an outdoor activity centre for young people of all backgrounds and abilities. 50,000 visit the centre every year to take part in our activities and work towards recognised vocational qualifications. We are recognised by BCU, RYA, ARA, AALA, Bucks County Council, RBWM and by LOCOG as a 2012 training centre. Our success we believe comes from our partnership work, we work with most public bodies and charities that support young people and are therefore able to encourage use by young people of a wide variety of abilities and backgrounds. We need to improve our offering to teenagers, we already work with YOP and Connexions to offer unemployed 17-year olds courses to train as activity instructors, now are looking for help to expand our weekly evening work with teenagers, for which we need improved facilities in terms of their own space and things to do.
Location:
Longridge, Quarry Wood Road, Marlow, Bucks, SL7 1RE
Warwickshire
Conway Fields Youth Facilities
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
This is part of a larger project to provide a dedicated community centre for youth activities in Alcester. This phase involves the installation of a multi-use games area next to the Pavillion on the Conway Fields Estate so that the community and specifically young people can meet and enjoy sport and active recreation in a community setting. It will help to reduce issues with anti-social behaviour by providing a new facility for teenagers away from residential areas. The project is supported by the local PCSO, Community Safety Team, Town, District and County Council and has been developed in conjunction with young people to ensure it meets their needs and aspirations. The location is a well-used, but run down and inadequate, community centre in a recognised deprived community in Alcester. Improvements to the site will encourage pride in the local community. The remaining funding for this project is secured.
Location:
The Pavillion, Conway Fields, Alcester, Warks B49 6AG
Grafitti Removal In Partnership
Project type:
Other: Fast Response to communities’ concerns
Description:
This Project aims to help communities get a Grip of their own environment, take pride in their neighbourhood and reduce the fear of crime.Supported by a multi-agency approach through Probation, Police and Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council,GRIP will offer a 6 day a week grafitti-removal service to the whole of the Borough with particular emphasis on high depravation and police priority areas.We currently have requests from 10 different areas within the borough but we have not got the resources to respond. The money from this funding would be used to finance a designated grafitti busting team of one supervisor and 4 offenders over 6 days per week from October 09 through to end of March 2010. We would evaluate the project by analysing questionnairre cards delivered to households in areas in which we are working, as well as Police statistics regarding Criminal damage.
Location:
The project will happen across the whole of the Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth with particular emphasis on areas of high deprivation.
The Rugby Tiered Approach to Harm Reduction
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Local Communities require and expect their crime reduction/community safety agencies to be more accountable and responsive to their needs and priorities. Effective responces will lead to increased public confidence in those agencies [National Indicator 21].
Critical to achieving those expectations and targets is the ability of partners to tackle seemingly 'untouchable' families who exhibit a chaotic and criminal lifestyle that has a severe impact upon local communities, together with a significant draw upon services from a range of agencies.
This initiative will target such families using lifestyle manangement techniques. A key worker will draw up a contract setting out the changes expected, the provision of support and the consequences if changes are not made.
Objective assessment tools will enable the partnership to combine threshold with capacity and jsutification. The project will:-
Protect the public
Promote community stability, trust, confidence
Reduce victimisation and levels of service demand
Location:
The projects referral processes will ensure that the adoption of difficult and challenging families will centre on the priority areas where disproportionate impact on communities is identified by resident groups within their neighbourhood, and, the project would actually start its work in this specific area of Rugby. The Key Worker will be located within the local Youth Offending Service but the range of specific interventions will be delivered to challenging families at the neighbourhood level.
YOUNG VICTIMS - GOALS UK PROGRAMME
Project type:
Services for victims
Description:
A motivational and life enhancing programme for young people who have been the victims of crime. The programme, run by Goals UK, offers accreditation for participants and deals with self-esteem, bullying, employment and general goal-setting for young people's futures. Twelve young people who have been victims of youth crime will work with Goal UK facilitators over a period of three days. Part of the strategy would be for them to participate in publicity to alert others that there are programmes available that can help those affected by crime. The public’s perception is that victims are often ignored whilst offenders are helped this would redress the balance and give young victims a voice. There would be an exit strategy to encourage young people to participate in positive activities within the county and to build on new-found confidence. commissioned and supported by YOS, managed by Heather Shilling, cost c.£5000, Autumn 2009.
Location:
A local venue approved by the Youth Offending Service
Bedworth United Junior Football Club
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Our aim is to regenerate unused land to provide football pitches and a facility for children in the Bedworth area that will encourage physical and sporting activity in a safe environment that is easily accessible providing an opportunity to participate in a competitive, yet fun, sport that they may not otherwise have had the opportunity to do. To promote community involvement with volunteers being involved in helping to make it a facility to be proud of promoting social cohesion and using the green space that has become available to us in an effective and productive manner that will continue to benefit children now and in the future. The land is surrounded by residential properties and is currently overgrown this has encouraged anti-social behaviour in the past, by using security fencing, providing parking spaces and planted areas this will improve the quality of residents lives locally whilst diverting from anti-social activity.
Location:
Ambleside Road Bedworth CV12 8RR
Brunswick Steppers
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
Brunswick Steppers is an inter-generational dance initiative supporting young people aged 11 years + and adults of the Brunswick community. Young people and adults will work together to produce a community dance production to be performed in public. Our initiative is dual purpose to have an early impact on a younger age group before they reach the stage where they are at risk of offending, and to bridge the gap in the community between the younger and older generation. It will also look at street crime, and how to resolve it in the local community. We have consulted with young people through our detached work, and with adults by door knocking and through community development work, to ask local people what would help reduce street crime and promote more positive relationships. Young people asked for dance activities, and adults asked for activities they could do together with young people.
Location:
Westbury Centre, Jubilee House, Westlea Road, Leamington Spa, Cv31 3JE
West Mercia
'The Better Buds Project'
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The project works with local youngsters who have been involved in incidents of crime/anti-social behaviour. It gives them something constructive to do in their spare time, by teaching them practical skills that will be useful in later life and then using these skills to put right some of the damage they have caused. Better Buds aims to reduce incidents of ASB, by offering a means of channelling young peoples energy in a positive manner.
Contribution back into the community is what the project is all about. The youngsters who attend the project are taught how to work the land, and generate produce fit for human consumption. There is also carpentry skills development, which enables youngsters to build items to go back into the areas they live. Many of these areas have already been witness to incidents of vandalism, and the project offers a means of putting right the wrong doings..
Location:
Top Barn Farm, Top Barn, Holt Heath, Worcestershire. WR6 6NH
Wychavon Mobile Youth Bus
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
To convert a single decked coach into a mobile youth facility giving young people, especially those in rural villages and not served by other youth provision, a place to relax and meet with friends in a safe environment. The project will provide diversionary activities and investigate concerns about anti social and/or offending behaviour by working with them to reveal the underlying problems of that behaviour or the complaints made against them. The project will enable young people to access youth provison, information, social education and advice. It will offer choices and pathways of development to isolated young people and develop social skills such as self esteem, communication and personal values. It will engage interest, participation and commitment in their local communities thus encouraging them to take responsibility for their own lives. It will also signpost to other provision that meet their needs [e.g. housing, careers and education].
Location:
All villages throughout the Wychavon District starting initially with those areas where complaints of ASB are the highest
Newport Weekenders
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
To open up a local venue [a cafe] on a Friday and Saturday night where young people will have access to informal education opportunities, experienced youth workers, support, advice and guidance.
It will be a drop in facility.
objectives are:
Stay Safe
Be healthy
Enjoy and Achieve
Make a positive contribution.
Economic well being.
The Project will be building a positive relationship with young people and responding to the needs identified through this work
There is little social opportunities for young people in Newport [13 - 19 yrs].
There are indicators that suggest a relationship between young people, anti social behaviour and community tolerance.
It has become clear that young people in the area are often under the influence of alcohol more evident at weekends, this has created litter problems in certain areas. At the moment the Newport Youth Project is attending identfied areas in a detached capacity, to engage with young people and would like to have somewhere for them to go to develop the work with this group.
Location:
Newport Town centre.
Currently looking at availablility of:
Youth Cafe
St Mary's Streeet
Newport
Shropshire
TF10 - 7AB
Closing the GAP
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
The local poicing team in Harelscott are keen to close the growing gap between the elderly and young members of the community. We would like to fund and run a community allotment were the young and elderly alike can prepare areas for growing fruit veg and Flowers after which the veg and fruit can be cooked by the elderly in an already established kitchen with the help of young people in the area
[who can also help in the eating] flowers and plants grown can be planted in elderly persons gardens or communual flower beds. It is hoped that this will also give the youths a sense of pride in an area plagued by litter bugs and ASB.
Location:
Corbett Close sheltered accomodation owned by Severnside Housing Assoc. We also have a plot of land owned by Shropshire Council with whom I am negotiating with in a hope of using the plot to grow on.
Telford Against Drug Dealers
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
This high-impact initiative will empower individuals in the fight against drug dealers. It will encourage individuals to call anonymously with information about local criminals, bringing more offenders to justice.
This, in turn, will help to increase the number of seizures of drugs and reduce the number of drugs-related incidents, thus improving the experience for people in the area.
Crimestoppers charity is a well-recognised, credible brand and offers guaranteed anonymity and rewards to encourage the public to give information about crime and criminals, safely and anonymously.
Research shows that 64% of the information we receive would not otherwise be known to the police.
We reach people who would not normally contact the police directly because:
• They may be close to the criminals
• They may live in fear of retribution
• They may be criminals themselves
• They “don’t want to get involved", write a statement or go to court
Location:
Telford and Wrekin Hotspots as indicated by police and Community Safety
West Midlands
Youth Fit Coseley
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
The project will provide a youth fitness facility for young people living in the area. They have identified that there are no facilities in the area for young people to access healthy physical activities, without having parental supervision or paying membership fees. The project would develop a fitness room which would be available for community use during evenings, weekends and school holidays. This will provide young people currently associated with vandalism and anti social behaviour a positive activity to focus on, keeping them off the streets and improving the public image that they have. It will encourage them to go into a safe and supported facility, developing their knowledge and skills in fitness and health. The local PCSO and youth team would support us by identifying young people most in need, and ensuring that they have access to the project.
Location:
The Coseley School
Henne Drive,
Coseley, Bilston,
West Midlands
Football Court - Coronation Rd Adventure Playground
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
We are a Charity set up and run by parents & carers of the children that use Coronation Rd Adventure Playground.
We do not charge for after school or Saturdays playschemes helping us target a more wider range of families, we provide a variety of play opportunities to help keep the children off the local streets, all trips, equipment and activities are paid for by fundraising and donations. The football court has been identified through consultations with the children, this will help keep the children off the streets and away from crime, as we stay open until 6.45 p.m. weekdays and open Saturdays.
The football court will help the children to play ball games in a safe supervised environment whilst making new friends, we have many children with special needs and football is one way of communication for all the children.
Location:
Coronation Rod Adventure Playground
Coronation Rd
Selly Oak
Birmingham
B29 4AS
Washwood Heath and Ward End Youth Outreach Project
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Youth ASB is the priority issue for Washwood Heath and Ward End and the two areas have the highest proportion of young people in the city. The ASB is also inextricably linked to both alcohol and substance misuse.
This project will sponsor a Drug, Alcohol and youth intervention team that will work in partnership with neighbourhood Police and Neighbourhood Management to target ASB hotspots.
The outreach and engagement process will take place on a weekly basis [at least one evening, sometimes two ], during the evening and will be conducted for a period of six months.
The outreach team will conduct 'On Street' engagement, offer diversionary activity, signpost to services and complete referrals into drug, alcohol & sexual health services.
A detailed baseline of evidence will be collated by the completion of a questionnaire with the young person. This information will be used by the local Youth Provider Forum and, based around young people's wants and needs, will underpin the development of a sustainable youth strategy to facilitate coordinated local youth provision.
Location:
Washwood Heath and Ward End and Pelham are two Priority Neighbourhoods in the Hodge Hill constituency in the inner city areas of Birmingham.
Bartley Green Amateur Boxing Club
Project type:
Youth Diversion
Description:
Mr Darren MEDDINGS has set up the this Club entirely from his own funds and committed to a 5 year lease of a premises. It has attracted youths from the ages of between 10 and 16 years old. He has 40 – 50 youths attending the training on each evening. He requires extra funds to buy new kit. He intends to buy new punch bags, gloves, head guards and gum shields. He states that there is a premises next door which is available to lease and he would eventually like to expand the size of the club.
This has been an excellent diversionary project that has had an immediate impact on the local area.
This project is already addressing the long standing problem of anti social behaviour in Bartley Green that has existed for at least 5 years. Reported incidents of anti social crimes and anti social behaviour have reduced already.
Location:
Bartley Green out reaching to the Woodgate Valley and Bartley Green areas of Birmingham
Bike-Light
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
The neighbourhoods of Willenhall, Darlaston and Bloxwich have an ongoing problem with young people engaging in illegal off-road motorbike scrambling. This has been an ongoing problem for the local residents and has been raised at several consultation meetings with Police Neighbourhood Managers and Walsall Safer Partnership. In response the above contacted Frank F. Harrison CA, an independent charity, that manages Harrsion Motor Cross, to discuss delivery to offer a safe, legal outlet where young people can gain safe legal riding and motor mechanic skills, and be engaged positively. Delivery of activities is limited to daylight hours, limiting activities during the weekends, especially during the winter months. As the facility has no near neighbours to disturb at evenings and weekends, being adjacent to an industrial estate, the aim of the project is to purchase mobile floodlighting to be able to engage with young people during evenings at times of high crime.
Location:
Frank F. Harrison Commuinty Association, Harrison Motor Cross Park, Commuinty Office, Leamore Lane, Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands.
Safer & More Informed Communities through youth engagement
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
This project is about engaging young people in positive activities and reducing the fear of crime amongst residents in Oxley & Bushbury North area.
Through our partner agencies young people engaged in ASB will be involved in a film/media course. They will gain vital skills leading to personal development and a recognised qualification. As part of the course the young people will produce short information films for local residents to be viewed on Mobile TV Screens at public places in the area. The young people will interview local agencies including police officers.
The films will reassure residents of what is happening in the area to tackle crime, provide details of what the policing team and other agencies in the area do and how to contact them.
The Mobile TV Screens will be moved around the area in public places.
This project has been endorsed by the Local Criminal Justice Group.
Location:
The project will take place in the Oxley & Bushbury North area of Wolverhampton. Young people will be targeted from priority neighbourhoods such as Dovecotes, St Anne’s etc.
The course will be held at:
Dovecotes Arts Centre
Dovecotes Primary School
Ryefield
Dovecotes
WV8
Wolverhampton
Lozells Community Bus
Project type:
Getting communities involved
Description:
The funds would purchase a community bus – it would be used by all local charities,communities and local schoolds to transport our young people to community events, initiatives, and outwards bounds programmes.
Our community in Lozells, East Handsworth and Birchfield is defined by Government as a critical policing neighbourhoods in the UK with a history of armed criminality, PVE, and riots in 1986 and 2005.
Our community engagement model is held as best practice within West Midlands Police and we provide outreach methods for delivery of neighbourhood policing.
I have highly motivated staff who have a broad range of additional coaching qualifications which we use to engage our young people in diversionary activities. We do this freely what we do not have is the transport means to continue to support our activities and therefore seek your support for a community bus. This could carry your details showing your support to our local community.
Location:
If granted the bus would be stored and maintained by West Midlands Police. We would facilitate a booking system whereby people can access the bus whenever they to, we would look to work with partners whenever possible and this would be a community asset for the whole community.
West Yorkshire
Matrix: A Sexual Violence/Abuse Knowledge Hub
Project type:
Services for victims
Description:
A duel level internet site for both victims and professional services which encounter them. Victim interface: latest Self Help evidenced advice and service links Professionals: Good Practice guidance academically evidenced via a robust evidence data base and links.
Web Host: Local University partner.
Direct Outcomes: Survivor self help/links - Professional practice improvement database/links.
Secondary Outcomes: Knowledge transfer between service sectors and University. Possible triggering of a research unit to look at good therapy and evaluate recovery outcomes built on strong cross sector partnerships.
The project could also trigger a cascade affect which empowered local Sexual Violence Forums across West Yorkshire to feed into the National Sexual Violence Action Plan.
Budget projection for design, copy writing and project management 12 -15 K lead time from funding 4 - 6 months to launch.
Long term costs University - staff/ students/voluntary sector in kind resourcing - free University server for example.
Location:
West Yorkshire . with possible flagship model status nationally and internationally.
Dance Action
Project type:
Getting Communities Involved & New Spaces/Activities
Description:
Dance project for 3-19yr olds in Beeston Leeds, a super output area in the top 10% most deprived in the country. The classes involve families and would take part in dance showcases. The classes offer young people a positive and healthy activity with routes to become dance leaders themselves. Beeston has particular political tensions and suffers from high crime, sedentary lifestyles, teenage conception etc. These dance classes will equip young people with better social skills as well as a goal to work towards as part of a team when doing shows.
Location:
Beeston, Leeds, LS11
Anneli Project
Project type:
Services for victims
Description:
The Anneli Project will provide safe accommodation and support for women who have been trafficked for sex into and within the UK. A steering group of local agencies, including the police, local voluntary sector organisations and housing associations has been working together to set this project up. The project will enable women to escape from the people who trafficked them and continue to force them to into prostitution, provide them with the range of support they need to rebuild their lives and either settle safely in the UK or return to their country of origin. Working with the Regional Intelligence Unit and the Vulnerability Board within West Yorkshire Police has provided evidence of the need for this project. Significant numbers of women are being moved to West Yorkshire by traffickers and there is currently no specialist provision to meet their needs.
Location:
For obviousl reasons the address of the project needs to be kept confidential but the service will be within West Yorkshire offering a service across the region.
Night_Rider
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
Bradford Bandits BMX Racing Club runs training sessions and races for local young people and youth organizations from all over West Yorkshire in a safe and friendly environment.
We are keen to be able to put on sessions on evenings throughout the year and tie in with the government initiative to provide sessions for young people on Friday and Saturday evenings to reduce anti social behavior at these times. We have already been approached by local youth anti-crime groups about providing such sessions.
To keep costs down, the Club is looking for funds to purchase a wind turbine to power the floodlights which have been installed at the track
We are a fully constituted non profit making community sports club affiliated to British Cycling run by volunteers dedicated to providing the opportunity for anyone and everyone to be able to have a go at the Olympic sport of BMX racing.
Location:
Peel Park BMX Track
Peel Park,North View Road,Bradford,West Yorkshire.
BD3 0NF
Friends of Slaithwaite Station [FOSS]
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Slaithwaite Railway Station suffered from criminal damage [to both the railway station and to vehicles parked in the car park] and anti-social behaviour. In order to tackle these problems [along with police activity] a public meeting was held. At this meeting, the public were able to talk to West Yorkshire Police, British Transport Police, elected members and representatives of Northern Rail. From this meeting an action group emerged and are working with partner agencies to improve the railway station and adjacent area. The aims of the group are to include members of the community in the work and a project has been launched with young people in the area to create art to be displayed at the railway station. Planting and other visible improvements will also be carried out within the area. By engaging the community in this area, it is envisaged that ASB and criminal damage will be discouraged.
Location:
Slaithwaite Railway Station
Initial Victim response package
Project type:
Services for victims
Description:
The project would be run Leeds wide. Each division would assess individual cases in order to prioritise need and suitability for the project. The relevant Hate Crime focus groups and individual outreach workers would submit referrals, as would other partnership groups associated with ASB and race/hate crime. Referrals would then be discussed at the Hate Crime MARAC meeting and funding allocated on a priority needs basis
The Project would fill the gap- both in response time- and service provision for victims, and greatly improve service to victims, by a more immediate and effective response to a defined need, cutting some of the ‘red tape’ that currently prevents an erudite service, removing procedural blocks to some sufferers defined as non-crime. This in turn would reassure victims more effectively, and provide target hardening for those affected.
This would be an important practical tool to add to the emotional support, we already provide.
Location:
Leeds city Wide
Wiltshire
Friday Drop-in
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
we run several youth / kid groups at the moment this and working with the police and our community.has brought down the anti-social behaviour down by nearly 60%,however nearly all outside providers stop working during holidays which is when children of all ages need something to do and a place to go or they get involeved in asb, we run a friday drop-in and unfortunatly the main funder has gone elsewhere to target a differant problem, we have the equipment, the volunteers and the right location however we do not have the money to fund the hiring of the venue as we are in an area of deprivation we find parents would rather send their kids out onto the street rather than pay 50p-£1 for activities, we are looking for approx £10,000 for three years funding of which £9000 will be hall hire the rest is for equipment
Location:
Longfield Community Centre
Weavers Drive
Trowbridge
Wilts
Young People – Fresh Choices
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Targeting youngsters excluded, and at risk of exclusion, from school, this project will reduce crime through engaging them in a hands-on bicycle skills training programme, focused on delivering benefits to their less fortunate peer group in the third world.
Bike workshops in prisons have shown how helping others far less fortunate has a profound, immediate and long-lasting positive impact on prison inmates.
Mirroring the outcomes in prison bike workshops, the project will deliver a sense of achievement and pride plus a solid foundation in applied skills to open employment opportunities.
Exhibitions will show the community the young people’s achievements, and how they are turning their lives around.
“No democratic society can afford to write off our young people.“
Ofsted
“We have lost children to crime when we build them into the arrest figures.
Early intervention, as a reduction strategy, is the way forward.”
New Policy Institute
Location:
Across Wiltshire
Re Developement of Ashton Street Centres Garden
Project type:
Restoration or renovation
Description:
We have an area of our garden that has been vandalised by the public many times.....we are Ashton Street Centre...a day centre for adults with physical & learning disabilities, the area was a polytunnel where our ladies & Gentlemen grew various flowers & produce...it has been ripped & desacrated so many times that the centre would now like to remove the wreckage & put a paved area with pergola's & quality seating so that our Ladies & Gentlemen can have somewhere nice to sit & enjoy coffee & Cake in the fine weather,we have a link with the Probation service & have a chance to have the manual clearing , & re developement done, but we don't have the funding for the materials needed ,we are hoping that your fund will enable this project to go ahead.
Location:
Ashton Street Centre, Ashton Street, Trowbridge Wiltshire
Active youth
Project type:
New spaces or activities
Description:
We have recently started a youth club in North Bradley for 11 - 18 yr olds. It runs weekly on Tuesdays 4.30 - 6pm as this was the only weekly slot available in the village hall. We would like to additionally offer a monthly session on a Friday later in the evening, with activities such as sports coaching, disco, visiting interesting people for discussions etc. There are some instances of small scale vandalism in the area, we feel chiefly because there is so little available for young people to do!
The youth club has proved a very popular meeting place with an average of 18 young people most weeks. However we do think that a 'trial run' for a year of this additional later session would be of great benefit both to the young people attending & the villagers who would appreciate that 'something is being done'!
Location:
North Bradley Peace Memorial Hall & Recreation Ground
Southwick Road
North Bradley
Trowbridge
BA14 0SH
Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
The Trust strives to help people in Wiltshire and Swindon by:
Improving security of domestic premises occupied by the elderly, vulnerable or disadvantaged to prevent burglary, hate crime and domestic abuse
Reducing incidence of repeat burglary and re-victimisation
Promoting awareness of fire safety, detection and prevention
Offering reassurance and advice on crime reduction, and sign-posting other agencies that may be of assistance to clients' particular needs
Location:
Swindon and Wiltshire
Amber's canal boat, the Mary Rose
Project type:
Crime reduction / Community safety
Description:
Amber’s residential programme helps people with complex personal issues who have been, or could potentially be, involved in crime to gain the social, emotional and practical tools to lead fulfilling, independent lives. It enables them to contribute positively to the community out of choice rather than fear of the consequences of not doing so.
Every day is filled with positive, motivating, challenging activities and Amber’s canal boat plays an important parting providing the perfect environment for group working, confidence building, motivational work, projects and skills building. It encourages respect and an understanding of the community, the environment and other people.
The boat needs refurbishing and upgrading with new toilets, internal furnishings and decorating which will also enable us to make it available to other organisations, doubling the potential number of beneficiaries to benefit from its use.
Location:
The Mary Rose is based on the Kennet and Avon canal near Semington, Wiltshire