Your Futures Plan – Make Sure Your Voice Is Heard

August 21st, 2010

The Futures Plan

A set of options for the future of Church Street, Lisson Grove and Paddington Green have been developed by Urban Initiatives and we need to hear what you think.

The options will be showcased at the Neighbourhood Centre and Paddington Green Estate Office, and the team from Urban Initiatives and Westminster’s Housing Department will be available to talk them through with you.

 FUTURES PLAN EXHIBITION DATES 
Church Street Neighbourhood Management (88 Church St, NW8 8ET)
Wednesday 8 September 14:00-17:00
Thursday 9 September 17:00-20:00
Friday 10 September 10:00-13:00
Saturday 11 September 10:00-13:00
Monday 13 September 14:00-17:00 **
Tuesday 14 September 14:00-17:00 **
Wednesday 15 September 10:00-13:00
Thursday 16 September 17:00-20:00 **
Friday 17 September 10:00-13:00 **
Saturday 18 September 10:00-13:00 **
Monday 20 September 14:00-17:00
Tuesday 21 September 14:00-17:00 **
Paddington Green Estate Office (Hall Place, W2 1XS)  
Wednesday 22 September 14:00-17:00 **
Thursday 23 September 17:00-20:00
Friday 24 September 10:00-13:00 **
Saturday 25 September 10:00-13:00 **
Monday 27 September 14:00-17:00
Tuesday 28 September 14:00-17:00

** Arabic and Bengali speakers will be available.  

The Futures Plan Options Leaflet has been delivered to every household in the area and contains more information about the areas being considered for development.

The Futures Plan Charter sets out the shared ambitions of the council and the Futures Team and a vision for the neighbourhood over the next 20 years.

The 10 Big Ideas were developed following early consultation with the community.

Tenants and leaseholders will have questions about how the Master plan will affect their properties. Some of these questions are answered here. For other questions please come to the Exhibition.

For more information email churchstnm@westminster.gov.uk  or futuresplan@urbaninitiatives.co.uk

 Become a friend on Facebook – search for Futures Plan

Posted in Church Street news, Futures Plan (Masterplan) | No Comments »

Clearing Up Church Street in Partnership

September 1st, 2010

Church Street Neighbourhood Management has developed great relationships with the Princes Trust, Probation Service and Youth Offending Team and through this they take on projects to help improve the area. Some examples of work they have done in the past include:

« Painting Derry Hall « Painting a mural and clean up on Luton Street «Cleaning out the temporary library « Varnishing huts and painting tables and chairs at Glarys Court

Here at Neighbourhood Management, we make suggestions to the teams about where to work next. Some suggestions for future projects include:

« Clearing gardens on Fisherton Estate and Greenside « Painting MBS’ youth club « Painting the Blackwater Service Road

We believe this partnership between Neighbourhood Management, Princes Trust, Probation Service and Youth Offending Team is a win-win situation for everyone involved. The organisations win because we take on a lot of the organising of the projects, the owners of the areas win as they do not have to use their own resources – and most importantly residents win with an improved community space.

The types of work the teams can do include painting, cleaning and clearing. If you have an idea of where an area could be improved, please let us know.

Posted in Children and Young People, Church Street news, Neighbourhood Management News | No Comments »

Church Street Advice Plus

August 31st, 2010

Advice Plus

 

Advice Plus sessions are held at the Greenside Community Centre (view map) in the heart of the Lisson Green estate every 2nd Wednesday of each month between 3-5pm

Next sessions:

8th September: with Karen Buck MP and free face painting 

13th October: Back Care Awareness Week – help for those with back problems

all 3-5pm

  Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Advice Plus | No Comments »

September Notice Board Appeal

August 21st, 2010

Church Street Notice board appeal September

Free Poster Display in Church Street 

 Church Street has 220 notice boards in the area to promote community information. If you would like to make use of this resource, we need 220 A4 portrait posters, preferably in colour.

Notice board space is limited, so we cannot guarantee your poster a space but we can promise to have a look at the poster and give you a decision four days before the deadline delivery date. The next month’s deadlines are as follows:

  • Send us an electronic (e.g. PDF, Word) version of your poster or notice of intended poster by Monday 23rd August
  • We will let you know if your poster will be included Friday 27th August
  • Deliver 220 posters to the Neighbourhood Management office (88 Church St, NW8 8ET) by Thursday 2nd September, 3pm. 

Please send the electronic version of your poster to Cecilia at cfaduola@westminster.gov.uk or Claire at cmillett@westminster.gov.uk .

Posted in Neighbourhood Management News | No Comments »

The Living City Conversation: Can responsive services be engineered by personal responsibility?

August 21st, 2010

Living City Conversation

In line with Westminster’s new commissioning model whereby council departments have now switched to ‘delivery units’ allowing more focus on serving customers, a new initiative was launch this summer called the Living City Conversation.

In light of funding cuts across the public sector, people living in Westminster are encouraged to submit ideas on how the public services could be run.  With the support of the council you could help make a difference in your community.

The value for money plan aims to ensure that the council deliver excellent services during a period of intense financial pressure and increasing demand. There are over 200 voluntary groups in Westminster.

Have you got a realistic solution to a local need? Then why not be part of the conversation.

Living City Target:

  • 10 Living City Project by Dec 2010
  • 50 Living City Project by July 2011
  • 100 Living City Projects by 2012

For more information on how you can be part of the Living City Conversation visit: www.westminster.gov.uk/theconversation .

Posted in Church Street news | No Comments »

Learn from the professionals at our food demonstrations!

August 12th, 2010

Church Street Cooking Challenge

This month we have organised two fun and interactive food demonstrations as part of the Church Street Cooking Challenge. Members of the public are invited to come along and learn about cooking exciting, healthy meals using simple and cheap ingredients found locally on Church Street. Why not pop along and get you taste buds tingling with our cooking tips and tasters!

12pm – 2pm, Tuesday 17th August, at the New Church Street Library

A demonstration on how to cook a simple, cheap and healthy main meal from scratch.

 

11am – 3pm, Wednesday 25th August, at the Lisson Green estate

A fun, interactive food demo for kids at the Lisson Green Play Day, opposite the sports pitches.

Please tell your friends. For more information contact Leigh on 020 7641 6633 or lgravenor@westminster.gov.uk

Tags:
Posted in Events, Healthy Living | No Comments »

Get on a bike!

August 9th, 2010

Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme has come to Church Street with two locations: one on the corner of Penfold Street and Church Street under Kennet House, and the other outside the Greenside Centre on Lisson Green.

It costs £1 to access the bikes for 24 hours and all journeys under 30 minutes are free so it’s a great opportunity to experiment whether you’d like to a buy a bike for yourself or to commute on the cheap. Click here for a map of all the bike locations : Cycle hire map. For more information pop into the Neighbourhood Centre for a leaflet or visit www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/14808.aspx .

Posted in Children and Young People, Events, Healthy Living | No Comments »

Just the right recipes for healthy eating success

August 9th, 2010

Church Street’s Cooking Challenge has a few more recipes to add to the menu. Summer is here so for a light dinner Kim Lee has suggested Steamed Fish with Ginger. This delicious dish could be a starter or a main course depending on the size of the fish – and the fish stalls on Church Street market have a great range on offer.

For the busy family, Mary Kim Mehlman recommends One Pot Chicken with Rice, and for a tasty but healthy desert why not try Jurgita Hammond’s Rice Pudding. 

We’d love to hear what you think of these dishes and if you send us photos of you making them we can put them up on the website!

Posted in Healthy Living | No Comments »

Ping Pong Over 50’s Challenge

August 3rd, 2010

Church Street Ping London

Fancy your chances against an experienced ping pong pro? Well, why not be first to check out ‘the skill’ at Cherwell Triangle, Church Street tommorrow between 1 – 3.30pm.

Players need to be over 50 to play.

For more information please call Dennis Kane, Community Outreach Officer at 60 Penfold Street on 020 8762 3082.

Posted in Events, Healthy Living | No Comments »

Could you prevent a family member, friend or neighbour from falling over?

August 2nd, 2010

The Westminster Falls Prevention Service is looking for volunteers in the Church Street area who are interested in becoming ‘Falls Prevention Trainers’. 

The Falls Prevention Service offers their clients (those who have or who are worried about falling over) a 12-week programme that includes group exercises, education and one-to-one support. The aim is to reduce falls and minimise the damaged caused by falls (e.g. confidence, broken bones, quality of life). As a volunteer you would learn ‘on the job’ how to encourage clients to do the exercises, the theory behind preventing people from falling, as well as assisting with one to one sessions, which could include escorting clients to and from the sessions. 

As a volunteer you would need to commit to attending the sessions, which are three hours on Monday afternoons for 12 weeks starting 6 September at Church Street Library. Support will be offered from a Physiotherapist and Rehabilitation Assistant who will lead the first programme of 12 weeks. Ultimately, the Westminster Falls Prevention Team is looking for a group of people who could provide training in their local area. 

For more information please contact Akua Annan, Falls Health Promotion Therapist on 020 7641 3960 or email akua.annan@westminster-pct.nhs.uk .

Posted in Healthy Living | No Comments »

« Older Entries