cherrywood newsletter march 2014
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Latest news from the Cherrywood area in Farnborough. Produced by Rushmoor Borough Council with the support of local partners, working in the neighbourhood.TRANSCRIPT
Cherrywood Week SpecialMonday 17 toSunday 23 March
In Your NeighbourhoodImproving neighbourhoods, changing lives
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Rushmoor
Welcome to the first quarterly newsletter for your area, produced by Rushmoor Borough Council with the support
of local partners, working in your neighbourhood.
We’ve been doing lots with residents and partners over the last three years, to improve your neighbourhood, after recognising that some areas need a bit of extra support. Housing associations, voluntary organisations, Safer Neighbourhood teams and Rushmoor Borough Council staff have been focusing on the area in their work as part of the Cherywood Plan. Local people have been encouraged to take pride and responsibility for their area by reporting things that are not right or getting involved through community clean ups, Prospect Estate Big Local (PEBL), volunteering or just simply joining a local club. You can read about some of this in this newsletter – we hope you enjoy it!
You will be able to find out what’s going on, seek advice, join a local club or find out more about what is happening during Cherrywood Week when the local community safety team will be organising events for you to attend.
Improving neighbourhoods, changing lives
Transforming Prospect Community Centre
The Prospect Community Centre, Mayfield Road has been transformed with the help of a £20,000 grant from the Sita Trust.
The foyer is full of usefulinformation about communityactivities, jobs, health andgeneral support.
To find out more, call (01252) 642 560
Many active groups call the centre home and always welcome new members.
These include a Friday night youth club, walking club, volunteer diabetic group, energy and debt advice sessions, Quit4life support and youth support by Step by Step.
The Gaming Zone is an exciting and creative place that offers FREE facilities and support for children and young people.
• Cheeky Monkeys Play Every Tuesday, 4.30pm - 6.15pm Term-time only for five to ten year olds
• Cheeky Monkeys Youth Every Tuesday, 6.30pm - 8.15pm Term-time only for 11 to 16 year olds
• The Gaming Zone Every Thursday, 6.30pm - 9pm For 13 to 19 year olds
All these activities are based at the Mayfield Community Centre, at the back of Totland Close. For moreinformation, call: (01252) 545 265
Activities foryoung people!
The Olive Branch is a FREE children’s clothing exchange and coffee corner at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Sand Hill.
The exchange is open to all and has helped thousands of local families.It offers children’s clothes from birth to 12-years-old.
If you’re a first timer, you’ll get 40 credits when you register. You don’t have to bring anything the first time, but can take up to 40 items away. For every piece of clothing you donate, you’ll get a credit to take something else away!
With a lively and friendly atmosphere,it’s great for parents and pre-school children to meet.
Open Thursdays, 9am to midday (term-time only).
For more details, call07504 099 439 or [email protected]
If you like gardening and spend time making your front garden, balcony or hanging basket look attractive then this is the competition for you!
The Rushmoor in Bloom annual gardening competition celebrates the efforts of gardeners. Entry is FREE and open to all residents. There are lots of different categories including Best Front Garden, Best Street/Residents’ Garden and Best Floral Display. There are also new wildlife categories.
Judgingtakes place
in July.
For moreinformation
call Susan Joneson 01252 398 005
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Get your bike coded
Monday 17 - Sunday 23 Marchwill see a special event coming to the Cherrywood area
Cherrywood Week!Get involved in what’s happening in your area!
There will be activities for children, enforcement action and a community information day on Saturday 22 March. The aim of the week is to improve the local area and encourage local people to be involved.
Find out more from the Safer North Hampshire teamcall (01252) 774 229
Communityinformation daySaturday 22 MarchProspect Community Centre andTotland Close from midday - 4pm
Come along and meet some of the people and organisations helping to keep your neighbourhood safe.
The fire service will be bringing along a wrecked car to show the dangers of speeding and careless drivers. There will also be information and advice stands from organisations including the police, Rushmoor Borough Council and First Wessex Housing Association. They’ll also have FREE goodies to give out!
Get your bike coded
The Farnborough Safer Neighbourhoodteam will be offering FREE bike coding sessions during the afternoon. Bring your bike along to get it codedso it’s less attractive to thieves.
Cove Brook clean-upSaturday 12 April
10am – 12 noonMeet at the Curly Bridge
footpath at the end of Cheyne Way.
Mayfield Community Partnershipspring clean eventSaturday 22 March10am – 12.30pmMeet at the ProspectCommunity Centre,Mayfield Road.
Residents are being invited to spare a couple of hours to tidy uptheir neighbourhood and take pride in the area where they live.
Please wear suitable outdoorclothes and shoes.
Children under 16 years oldmust be accompanied
by an adult.
Spring is here and it’s time for the annual...
Rushmoor Spring Clean!Spring is here and it’s time for the annual...
Rushmoor Spring Clean!
Mayfield Community Partnershipspring clean eventSaturday 22 March10am – 12.30pmMeet at the ProspectCommunity Centre,Mayfield Road.
Residents are being invited to spare a couple of hours to tidy uptheir neighbourhood and take pride in the area where they live.
Please wear suitable outdoorclothes and shoes.
Children under 16 years oldmust be accompanied
by an adult.
Cove Brook clean-upSaturday 12 April
10am – 12 noonMeet at the Curly Bridge
footpath at the end of Cheyne Way.
CompetitionsPhotography competitionfor 11 – 18 year oldsWe are looking for a budding young photographer to capture an image that sums up community safety within Cherrywood. The winner will receive a £25 gift card.
Poster competitionfor 5 – 11 year oldsWe are looking for a young person to design our next community safetyposter (A4 size). The theme is aroundcommunity safety, for example home safety, antisocial behaviour, keeping safe etc. The winner will receive a £25 gift card. Post your entries to: Community Safety,Hart District Council, Civic Offices, Harlington Way, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 4AE or emai to: [email protected].
Best kept home competitionDuring Cherrywood week we will be running a best kept home competition. A well kept home helps to improve the appearance of an area and raise community spirit. Your home must be within Cherrywood (Mayfield and Grange) and you are welcome to nominate yourself! The winner will receive £25 worth of garden vouchers. To nominate please email:[email protected]
Wednesday 19 March10am - 1pm
The Prospect Community Centre,Mayfield Road
Wednesday 19 March4pm - 6pm
Churchill Crescent shops
Monday 17 March4pm - 6pm
The Prospect Community Centre,Mayfield Road
Friday 21 March4pm - 6pm
Church of the Good Shepherd,Sand Hill
Drop-in sessions
If you are concerned about your area come along to our
and tell Rushmoor Borough Council’s community safety team (Safer North Hampshire) about it. There will be four drop-in sessions:
The Farnborough Safer Neighbourhood team
will also be doing a bike codingsession so don’t forget to bring your bikes along.
Cherrywood Week beat surgerySaturday 22 March Midday - 4pmThe Prospect Community Centre, Mayfield Road – please come and meet us!
Meet the CherrywoodSafer Neighbourhood teamThe Safer Neighbourhood team will work with you to find out what matters most where you live.
The team is made up of PC Mark Ranola and PCSOs Gordon Pengilley, Nilam Rai and Lynn Anderson.
They work out of the Mayfield Community Centre, Totland Close and can arrange to meet you to talk about local issues.
To arrange a time, email:[email protected]. police.uk
Beat priorities for Cherrywood include:
• Setting up Neighbourhood Watch schemes
• Preventing vehicle thefts
• Littering/parking in Fairfax Road park
How to set upa Neighbourhood Watch
scheme in your area
There are more than 380 Neighbourhood Watch schemes
across Rushmoor with 8,800 members...
...is there one on your street?
Neighbourhood Watch schemes bring residents, police and other organisations together to reduce crime and the fear of it in their community.
The scheme is run by a volunteer resident co-ordinator who acts as a link between the residents, the Neighbourhood Watch Association and the police.
To find out more, email the Safer Neighbourhood team at farnborough.snt@hampshire. pnn.police.uk
Tackling graffitiand fly-tippingTackling graffitiand fly-tippingGraffiti is ugly and can make the area look uncared for. It’s also a crime!
We remove graffiti from public spaces, but in most cases, it’s the property owner who’s responsible for removing it. We can help private residents by arranging removal at a lower cost.
Fly-tipping is another problem and we’ve seen a big increase in the Cherrywood area!
If you have large items to get rid of, you can take them to the household waste recycling centre in Eelmoor Road or contact us for a bulky waste collection - just go to:www.rushmoor.gov.uk/bulkywasteor call 01252 398 399(prices start from £19)
Please help us keep the area clean by reporting fly-tipping and graffiti to Rushmoor Borough Council:
www.rushmoor.gov.uk/reportit [email protected](01252) 398 399
Help withenergy advice
If you’re finding it difficult to pay for heating, lighting and water or if you’re already behind with your bills, help is at hand.
You can get FREE energy advice from Rushmoor Healthy Living’s licensed money advice trust advisor every Tuesday at the Prospect Community Centre, Mayfield Road, between 1.30pm and 3.30pm.
You don’t need an appointment, you can just turn up. But if you’d like to book a slot, you can call (01252) 362 660 or email [email protected]. Home visits can be arranged for elderly or disabled residents.
Rushmoor Youth ClubFriday nights at the Prospect Community Centre, Mayfield Road, 5pm - 7.30pm for ages 12 – 25 years.
Hang out with friends, play music and games and enjoy some hot food – just turn up...it’s FREE!
To find out more, call: Rushmoor Borough Council on (01252) 398 745
Make sureyour homeis safe!Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service can provide FREE home fire safetyvisits to vulnerable people and groups. This will include installing smoke detectors (up to two) in each property, offering fire safety advice and carrying out a risk assessmentof your home, pointing out anyhazards and telling you how youcan make them safe.
The fire service is keen to hear from you if you think you are entitled to a free home safety visit or perhaps know of an older person, family member or neighbour who would benefit from this service. To find out more, call 023 8062 6809 or pop into the fire station at Lynchford Road, North Camp.
A helping hand at home If you need a bit of help at home, from gardening and decoration to putting up a curtain pole, you may be able to call upon ‘Hands on’.
The team of volunteers from KC21, based at the King’s Centre, Aldershot, carry out work for free for people referred through professional organisations like Rushmoor Borough Council, First Wessex Housing Association, the NHS and children’s centres.
In the last two years, the team has lent a helping hand to more than 50 people and at the moment is working with First Wessex to help people who have issues with hoarding.
Email: [email protected]
Do you need some helpgetting back into work?
Skilled UP is a four-week programme, organised by Rushmoor Borough Council, where local people volunteer to work alongside skilled tradesmen.
It is open to anyone, over the age of 18, who is claiming jobseeker’s allowance or employment support allowance. All you need is an interest in learning new skills.
The programme aims to build self-esteem and give people a purpose, as well as teaching them valuable skills. We provide safety boots free-of-charge.
You may have seen the Skilled UP teams working in Cherrywood to smarten up the area.
Interested?
Text SKILLS with your name to 07831 528 383(standard network charges apply)
Spend £1 million!We’ve got £1 million to improve the Prospect Estate, but we’d like your help to spend it!
We got some great ideas from residents, who responded to our survey and these are reflected in the six themes that will drive the improvements across the estate over the coming years.
Now, the Prospect Estate Big Local (PEBL) team is looking for residents to be part of the improvements. We already have 100 residents who might be interested in joining in, so don’t miss this great opportunity.
Become involved - be a Friend of PEBL
To find out more, email Kim Jones at [email protected] or call 07879 384 014
www.pebl.info
If you would like a copy of this booklet in larger print or as an mp3 file, please call 01252 398 808
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