Plaistow South Big Local Issue No.8 - Summer 2016 Anything is PoSsiBLe with Plaistow South Big Local Issue No 8 Summer 2016 What Is PSBL? South Plaistow is one of 150 areas selected by the Big Lo ery to receive funds from a 200 million 10-year programme to ensure lo ery good causes money is fairly distributed. We have over 1 million to spend! And loads of other resources to draw on. Plaistow South Big Local is an independent community ini a ve, led by residents, working to bringing together all the local talent, ambi ons, skills and energy from individuals, groups and organisa ons who want to make the area an even be er place to live. We are now into Year 2 of our programme, and aim to make a significant and las ng posi ve difference to our community. JOIN US to make that difference! PSBL is being supported by Local Trust, which is working with the Big Lo ery Fund and a range of partners providing expert advice and support for residents, and locally by Rights & Equali es In Newham (REIN). INSIDE THIS ISSUE Page Project updates summary 2 Arts Hub 3 Community Mural Workshops 3 Bloomin Plaistow Awards 4-5 Plaistow Youth Market 6-7 Egham Road Make-over 8-9 Money Advice & Support 10-11 No ceboard 12 Contact us 12 Together anything is PoSsiBLe!
Plaistow South Big Local 2 Issue No.8 - Summer 2016 Year Two of Our Plan - 2016 - Project Updates PRIORITY TITLE & PROJECT NAME DESCRIPTION & STATUS CELEBRATING PEOPLE & PLACES Growing Up In Plaistow Oral history project Heritage Lo ery Fund applica on successful; one-to-one interviews, group reminiscence sessions, exhibi on, app & podcast development - running from Jan - Nov Community Arts Glen Road mural 100 metre long community mural schools & community workshops - Stage 1 completed; Stage 2 running May - Dec (see community workshops info on opposite page) Re-imagining The Greenway Primary Schools art project running Apr - Sept (Rose a Arts Centre) - scholarships to be awarded to RAC s 2016 Saturday arts school. 3D Greenway Secondary Schools & Community art project running Apr - Oct (Madhumita Bose) Plaistow Arts Hub - fortnightly community arts sessions - pilot running Sept - Dec (see advert on opposite page) Plaistow Streets GREENING PLAISTOW The Greenway Community Orchard Project Suppor ng residents to improve their streets - awai ng resident groups requests - 1500 available to YOUR STREET NOW - get in touch! Bloomin Plaistow 2016 compe on ran Apr - Jun - (awards report on pages 4-5) Improving access and use of the Greenway - suppor ng LBN works & plans - started! Community orchard adjacent to hospital - ini al discussions started - watch this space! Green Spaces MONEY ISSUES Suppor ng residents to improve run-down spaces - first make-over completed (see report on pages 8-9) 2500 plus volunteer team available for your green space NOW get in touch! Credit Union Access Promo ng Credit Union use in south Plaistow Money A+E project funded May 2016 - Apr 2017 - (see info on pages 10-11) Advice & Support Training Champions OLDER PEOPLE S NEEDS Money management & debt advice Money A+E project funded May 2016 - Apr 2017 - (see info on pages 10-11) Local people trained to guide others Money A+E project funded May 2016 - Apr 2017 - (see info on pages 10-11) ICT Classes Support for agencies running computer classes - classes at NACRC & REIN funded since May 2015 - (contact NACRC on 020 8471 2258 or REIN on 020 7473 5349 for latest info) Outreach to Isolated Older People YOUNG PEOPLE & YOUNG ADULTS Plaistow Youth Market NACRC pilot completed; main project running Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 - (contact NACRC on 020 8471 2258 for details); funding for short-term projects available to local groups Young people s market up and running, 4 PYMs run more planned for Sats 3rd Sept & 3rd Dec Building Skills, Engagement & Enterprise Support, training and skills development - Youth Enterprise Worker started in March, training and support workshops happening - (contact Lora on 074 0561 1338 for details) Young People s Forum SUPPORTING LOCAL ACTION Suppor ng Local Ac on Fund Training & Support to Local Groups & Individuals Forum to shape and steer youth ac vi es in Plaistow - ini al Project Team formed - Peer Study Group started Small grants to local groups - six grants approved to date further grants of up to 2500 available throughout 2016. Project Management, and Fundraising Training & Support provided to local groups. Managing & Running Community Arts Projects training run in July 2016. Training grants scheme being prepared. Together anything is PoSsiBLe!
Plaistow South Big Local 3 Issue No.8 - Summer 2016 Community Arts - Mural Workshops Do you fancy adding your splashes to what will probably be the longest community mural in London? The Glen Road Mural will be 100m long when mounted next Spring. Meanwhile, open workshops are being held over this summer - YOU are invited to join in. Just come along (not in your Sunday/Friday best!) and have a go: Saturday 30th July 10 am - 4 pm at Plaistow Library, North St, E13 9HL Saturday 6th August 12-4 pm } at the Mix, 1a Cumberland Saturday 13th August 12-4 pm } Road, E13 8LH You can get a preview of some of the 75 boards which will make up the mural at various venues over the Autumn - likely display points are Plaistow Library, Memorial Community Church s Tower Gallery, Newham University Hospital, and NewVIC. Call 079 2010 1740 for more info about the workshops or checkout our website for the preview venues & dates. EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE
Plaistow South Big Local 4 Issue No.8 - Summer 2016 Bloomin Plaistow What an amazin have in south Pl use of o en ver beau ful displays We thought they so a packed gathe in June celebrat Plaistow awards Gold Winner - Rodica Vartolomei Silver Winner Claudia Hall The compe on was l newsle er and nomina o front garden, yard, wind display. A total of 21 no the May deadline, and th had to take the hard decis - vo ng without knowing the nominees! The crit had to be in the PSBL are was from the pavement, available, and overall impr PSBL s June Open Forum presenta on of prizes a nominees, with a Gold Vartolomei of Egham Roa Road, and Bronze to Stell A special Chair s award w Road. The main prizes 150, 100 and 50 contributed. Bronze Winner Stella Aguinaldo A er the awards, par cip over buffet refreshments gress made so far, and s next. These ideas will Steering Group to shape t cover 2017-2020.
Plaistow South Big Local 5 Issue No.8 - Summer 2016 Awards 2016 g bunch of gardeners we aistow, making tremendous y restricted space to create of flowers and plants! Chair s Award Joan Carling deserved some recogni on, ring at Plaistow Fire Sta on d the first PSBL Bloomin. aunched in PSBL s Spring ns were invited of anyone s ow box or hanging basket ina ons were collected by e PSBL Steering Group then ions in selec ng the winners the addresses or names of ria were that the property a, how viewable the display the best use of the space ession. mee ng incorporated the nd cer ficates to all the award going to Rodica d, Silver to Claudia Hall of Olive Aguinaldo of Haig Road West. ent to Joan Carling of New City ere vouchers to the value of towards which B&Q kindly ants in the mee ng socialised whilst commen ng on the progges ng what PSBL should do be the star ng point for the he 3-year Plan it is preparing to Some of the nominees with PSBL Chair Denny Cornuaud It already seems that contacts made during the awards process will add to the resources and energy for PSBL s ini a ves. There is a proposal to start a south Plaistow hor cultural or gardeners group, perhaps linking to proposals for a community orchard in Glen Road. For more informa on on the Plan, progress and ac vi es to date, see page 2, and visit www.plaistowsouthbiglocal.org.uk. If you have anything to suggest, or you d like to get involved, get in touch at info@plaistowsouthbiglocal.org.uk or telephone 079 2010 1740 to speak to Simon. Supported by B&Q
Plaistow South Big Local 6 Issue No.8 - Summer 2016 PYM Inves ng In The Future Our last Plaistow Youth Market on Saturday April 23 rd was a huge success, even with all the bumps along the way. Our purpose was to bring the community together, invest in our young residents and help anyone interested put in prac ce their eventorganising skills. 26 stalls were allocated, of which 19 were led by young people aged 14 to 30 years and 4 by people over 30 the average age of lead stallholders was 23 years. Around 70 young people and young adults were involved in running stalls and approximately 500 people a ended the event, including West Ham MP, Lyn Brown, and 2 local Councillors. We will like to say THANK YOU to all involved in the organisa on of the market and those who came along to help during the market day, a special THANK YOU to our visitors and traders who stayed ll the end to help pack up everything. It was an exhaus ng but rewarding experience and we can t wait for the next market! The main focus of the market is to help the new genera on spread their wings and dream big, because we believe that together anything is possible. PSBL currently covers the majority of the costs of PYM, including giving bursaries to under 21 year old entrepreneurs to cover part of their expenses, which means that they can make mistakes and learn from them without the fear of losing all of their investment. Our 5 th market will be on Saturday September 3 rd on the Greenway between Barking Road and Prince Regent Lane, from 11am to 2:30pm. Come along and check out all that the traders have to offer. We have one further market this year on 3 rd December at Newham Sixth Form College. Help us do be er by sending us your feedback at lora@plaistowsouthbiglocal.org.uk or visit our Facebook page: h ps://www.facebook.com/ PlaistowYouthMarket/ If you would like to take part, as a trader or a volunteer, please contact us at lora@plaistowsouthbiglocal.org.uk. This is a fantas c way to meet new people, gain new skills and have a great me.
Plaistow South Big Local 7 Issue No.8 - Summer 2016 Jams on the Greenway Lora Toma meets Adam A ew, a young jam designer from Stra ord Adam the pastry guy came to life at an event in 2012 as a hobby that quickly grew from 6 flavours to 40. His packed, colourful stall has now featured in all 4 of our PYMs - perhaps even 5 by the me you read this! With a fun and retro style Adam A ew creates an experience for the customer that is unique, trying to remind people how things once were. Ingredients start off as one thing and become something completely different. Adam also likes to create new and fun things people will enjoy and remember. To make the experience as unique as possible he designs his own labels and a ends to his social media so, if you ever delicious jarred goods for us to enjoy all year round. Adam s advice for anyone thinking of staring a new adventure: Don`t be afraid to try something new and different, if it doesn`t work at least you have tried, for me it has worked very well. Always be prepared with all the things you will need to sell at a market, bags, change napkins for food, business cards etc. contact him via Facebook, he will be at the other end of the conversa on. His personal favourite jams are Pineapple and the tropical flavours I make, as they are different from what you see in the supermarket and you can t buy them easily either. He also talks about his biggest challenge - making sure the jams are set, making sure they do not go mouldy, sealing the jars properly and keeping them away from the sun and heat in a dry storage place. Contact Adam at Adampastryguy@hotmail.com via his Facebook page: h ps://www.facebook.com/adampastryguy/ or come and meet him in person at out next PYM, 3rd September on The Greenway between Prince Regent Lane and Barking Road. Adam is making jams by hand, just as your Grandmother would. Over the summer and autumn months he operates at full capacity, crea ng
Plaistow South Big Local 8 Issue No.8 - Summer 2016 PSBL s First Green Residents of Egham Road have benefi ed from PSBL s first bash at a make-over for a local green space! In partnership with Groundwork, and carried out with the help of a fantas c group of volunteers from corporate sponsor BNY Mellon, we spent a day building a green planter wall to help make the square in the middle of Egham Road (off Holborn Road) more contained and safe. Residents and their children joined in on a sunny Thursday at the end of June, working alongside the volunteer team and PSBL members to construct a 22 metre long planter (extended to 28 metres on the front), fill it with around 10000 litres of soil and mulch, and plant it up with a great range of beau ful and hardy young plants, which will eventually spread to planter. The grassed good mul ple mow Michel, the Groundw BNY Mellon voluntee residents. It was a great tea concerned, who wer copious amounts of sandwiches and cake Building the planter w solving exercise, to get as ghtly as possible covered by PSBL an contribu on. Over the previous th had consulted with th square to ensure the with their approva planning a children s
Plaistow South Big Local 9 Issue No.8 - Summer 2016 Space Make-Over cover the whole square also got a ing courtesy of ork gardener, a, and one of the m effort by all e sustained with tea, coffee, pop, rovided by PSBL! as a real problemit to fit the space All costs were d BNY Mellon s they can plant up some individual pots or tubs and learn about the care of the plants. Many thanks to Groundwork and BNY Mellon for doing such a great job for south Plaistow. PSBL is looking for more such green spaces to spruce up! Do you have one near you that needs a make-over? Can you get a few local residents together to work with us on sketching some ideas to start with? Get in touch via info@plaistowsouthbiglocal.org.uk ree months PSBL e residents of the make-over met. We re now day in August, so
Plaistow South Big Local 10 Issue No.8 - Summer 2016 Money Advice sessions come along on Tuesdays 1:30-3:30pm to August 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd Mansfield House, 30 Avenons Rd, E13 8HT September 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th New City Outreach Centre, New City Road PLEASE CONTACT US to book an appointment: 020 8616 3750 - leave a message on the voicemail for a call back E-mail: info@moneyaande.co.uk Web: www.moneyaande.co.uk Funded by 50 FREE! Towards your Savings!! Are you a PSBL area resident? Do you need some help dealing with money issues? Open up a Savings account with your local community Credit Union and PSBL will cover initial costs and boost your account! To benefit from this great incentive scheme, contact Money A+E to sign up now! Tel: 0208 616 3750 Email: Frederick@moneyaande.co.uk Funded by Part-funded by
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Plaistow South Big Local 12 Issue No.8 - Summer 2016 Would you like to encourage people to keep Plaistow dy by pu ng an A4 poster like this N O T I C E B O A R D in your window, or asking a local shopkeeper or fast food outlet to put one up in their premises? If so, get in touch and we ll get a laminated poster to you a.s.a.p.! Money for Your Project/Street/Green Space? PSBL has a range of funding pockets from which we can give grants to help local residents, groups and organisa- ons improve the community life of south Plaistow. We have already given out over 10000 in small grants! Do you have a community project or ini a ve in south Plaistow that needs a bit of cash - it could be as li le as 50 or as much as 2500? Contact us at info@plaistowsouthbiglocal.org.uk for an ini al chat. Get in with PSBL Join police and council reps to raise and discuss the issues which concern local residents the most in the south Plaistow area Plaistow South Ward Panel Meeting 7:00p.m. Thursday 1st September Newham University Hospital All welcome Tel: 020 8721 2591 PlaistowSouth.snt@met.police.uk Your Local Councillors www.plaistowsouthbiglocal.org.uk Plaistow South Big Local @PlaistowSouth info@plaistowsouthbiglocal.org.uk 020 7473 5349 / 079 2010 1740 c/o REIN, 478 Barking Road, E13 8QB 07805 046 902 Together anything is PoSsiBLe!