Green Street Community Assemblies 2022

Overview

The Community Assemblies will identify how best to address concerns in your area. The assemblies give you and your neighbours direct influence to create a shared vision for the place where you live, work or learn and to help shape its development and growth. This will be your chance to discuss local priorities, establish community projects for your neighbourhood, and influence how the £100,000 available in your neighbourhood will be spent.

Click read more to find out about more about the assemblies and how to use this platform, or scroll down to take part in the various phases.

Background

Green Street Community Neighbourhood is made up of 3 wards: Green Street East, Green Street West and Boleyn.

In the previous cycle, residents put forward and voted for their top three priorities of concern for each neighbourhood. These priorities will be carried forward to the current cycle.

Invest in Parks and Green Spaces
Community Safety
Cleaner Environment

You can find out about projects delivered in the previous cycle here.

How to join your local assembly

Please visit the Events section at the bottom of this page to find details of upcoming assemblies.

How to use this platform:

We will use this space to invite you to actively contribute in many different ways on how funding is spent on community projects to improve your local area and to also inform you about the progress of the projects. The timeline illustrates the different stages of engagement, both past and present. Only the current stage is open for contributions, but you can also review past engagements and see what is coming up in the future.

The timeline of engagement will follow the stages outlined in the cycle below

Cycle of assemblies:

How else can you engage with the Green Street community assemblies:

We would like local residents to join the Community Assembly Working Groups for each Community Neighbourhood area. To find out more about how you can get involved visit the Working Group page

Contact Us

You can email us at CN.GreenStreet@newham.gov.uk or call us on 020 3373 0857, from Monday to Saturday, between 10am - 5pm. You can also keep up to date via the council's social media pages on Facebook , Twitter, and Instagram.

Post Assembly content

Presentations for each Community Assembly will be uploaded here following each meeting.

Phases

Phases overview

Phase 1: Register for 1st Community Assembly and submit project ideas

Phase 2: Shortlisting Project Applications & Register for 2nd Assembly

Shortlisting Project Applications & Register for 2nd Assembly

Phase 3: Vote on Community Projects

Vote on Community Projects

Phase 4: Announcement of Chosen Projects

Announcement of Chosen Projects

Phase 5: Progress on Community Projects & Registration for 3rd Community Assembly

Progress on Community Projects & Registration for 3rd Community Assembly

Phase 6: Progress on Community Projects and Registration for Final Community Assembly

Progress on Community Projects and Registration for Final Community Assembly

Announcement of Chosen Projects

September 1, 2022 11:00 PM - October 1, 2022 11:00 PM

The chosen projects for the 2022/23 Green Street Community Assembly cycle ranked by votes received are:

Drug Curtailment & Supporting Ethnic Minority Families (£20,000)
Health & Mental Wellbeing Project (£19,810)
Wildflower Areas to Connect People to Nature (£19,761)
Corners of Beauty (£2,200)
Katherine Road Community Garden Development (£20,000)
Improvements to Priory Park and Play Area (£20,000)
Young Talent (£750.00)

Final Voting Results 2022-23

7 ideas

Rozina Iqbal4 years ago Drug crimes in the Green Street East, West and Boleyn are becoming an everyday occurrence. This attracts further problems and crimes to the neighbourhood, including anti-social behaviour, which is at an all-time high in the neighbourhood, and provokes gang-related crimes.We will be addressing the Community Safety (ASB and Crime) priority through our project to curtail the use of drugs and support ethnic minority families.Ethnic minority families find the stigma surrounding drug abuse and crimes means they cannot seek support, especially if the drug abuser is female. The barriers confining ethnic minorities to suffer in silence need to come down.We will offer help for families to be emotionally supported and understand their important role in helping their family member, guiding them on how best they can intervene for the drug abuser to overcome misuse of drugs through a supportive program. The program will lead to inducing a reduction in drug-related crimes in the area.We will provide one-to-one family and individual support; involve the community through community intelligence; implement strategies to influence a curtailment of drug abuse; create awareness and develop community involvement and integration through this program; encourage the use of relevant existing Newham services through signposting.

VISWAMBHARAN SARASAN4 years ago The UK Government’s 25-year Environment Plan aims to provide high quality beautiful landscape which is accessible to people in urban areas. The proposed project aims to create wildflower areas (WFAs), install bird nests, bug hotels, and log piles for rare species like stag beetles to bring more biodiversity into East Ham’s Priory Park by the Sree Narayana Guru Mission of the UK, working in the community for 45 years. We will engage with the local communities and schools to co-create the WFAs by providing seed bomb kits. Seed bombs made this way will be broadcasted as community activities to the identified grassy areas in the park. The proposed project, supported by ‘Grow Wild’ of Kew Gardens, will profoundly improve the wellbeing of people who use the park in the coming years. We will also distribute 2000 wildflower seed kits to the local communities and school children to enhance wildlife in the neighbourhoods.Everyone involved from the community will have the chance to create the WFAs, its maintenance and getting involved in social activities to celebrate their achievement. Intervention of this kind, which is low-cost, accessible and transformative will inspire communities to be part of the evolving community landscapes in Newham.

Anonymous Participants4 years ago The aim of this project is to provide a platform for young people to showcase their talents. I aim to get as many young people involved in showcasing and volunteering to run the talent show. Such projects allow young people to direct their energy and talents in the right way. Such exciting opportunities get young people off the streets and into a safe environment where they can channel their attention into a productive activity especially now that other government charities such as NCS- The Challenge no longer run. As the project currently stands, there is flexibility with the exact location, however I have been in talks with Newvic Sixth Form. Young people have spent about two years at home due to COVID 19, this has resulted in varying mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. This project will aid young people integrate into society again in a fun and productive way.

Hope 4 Humanity4 years ago Description:Hope for Humanity is an organization that has been operating in Newham for the past 2 years. We run a Food Bank every Saturday, where we cater for over 200 to 400 people. In past as well as currently we organize and run HAF Projects for 5-11 years old children during the Summer, Christmas and Easter breaks. Our staff team are highly trained and we have vast experience in running projects. Our Aim:We propose to run a project for 50 women and 50 children. Ages for those women will range from 18 - 50 years old and children from 7-12 years old in Green Street Neighborhood. The project will run for two days per week, 5 hours daily, and will target the mental health, the safety and well-being of these groups of people. Why this Project: The rising crime rate in the Borough and the lasting effects of Covid 19 have driven women and children into isolation, and has affected their mental health and their well-being. In addition, 'fear, ' has been a core factor in all of this, making women and children afraid to go out freely in their community. Who will be involved: We will work in consultation with our sponsors, the police, a Nutritionist, the environmental Department, a well known self-defense trainer and our local council, to achieve the desired goals. What we do? (Methodology)To compact this we will arrange for the women and children to get fit, improve their health and keep their their community clean. We will be working from the 'one stop approach concept, 'where we will tackle all the named priorities together'. How will we do it? Each day will be broken up into sessions, where we will provide trainings. on health, on safety and on self protection. We will also provide training of how to keep their community clean, whilst incorporating some practical scenarios. Lastly and certainly not least, we will arrange a weekly robust walk in PRIORY PARK , and finish up with women and children planting vegetables and herbs in the green spaces provided. Conclusion: This project will be carried forward into the future. With determination we will ensure that we tap into other resources to ensure that all women and children in Green Street Neighborhood have the opportunity to be involved, to be healthy, safe, happy and to live fulfilled lives in their community.

Dellie Elsom4 years ago The aim of this project is to develop the community garden at Katherine Road community centre to make it safer, more welcoming and more attractive to local groups and residents to increase use of the centre. It will be a space that can be used for community events to help bring the community together and would be used by residents to plant fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as using it for outdoor social spaces for the local residents. The project would look at cleaning the garden and removing the broken planters and benches and replacing them with new ones including having planters that are accessible for wheelchair users. Also clearing the footpath and making it more accessible. We are also looking at adding in planters to the front green space of the community garden.

Community Assembly Working Group4 years ago Green Street’s working group, would like to submit a £20K proposal to continue to invest and improve Priory Park Children’s Play area. There is a direct link to the CIL funding parameters for investing into current infrastructure. While the working group are uncertain on the total costs of their requests, they are confident that it could be achieved as the focus is on remedial and repair works to Priory Park. Questions were raised by members of the working group that there should already be maintenance work factored into Priory Park which should cover some of the working group proposals. Therefore, by combining resources there should be a good offer we can put to the public vote.It was strongly recommended that the large frame be repaired and not replaced. Nicola has provided an estimate for this below.Initial discussions have already taken place with Nicola Mackie.1- Repair of current large play frame (repaint and repair) - £5K2- Repair Zip Wire3- Repair Swing – missing seats4- Repair – water feature by sand pit5- Painting of Children’s play area railing6- Repair/replace park noticeboards7- Signage – e.g. no dogs

Dee Anyogu4 years ago Invest in Parks and Green spaces -. Katherine Road does not currently boast much in the way of Green spaces. It’s a long road, well used by many as a transport route and walked along by school children. The introduction of even small areas of nature and beauty will increase feelings of wellbeing and create pockets of beauty that will increase the pride people feel about their area and hopeful increase a motivation to maintain it.Community safety - After witnessing a few accidents at this junctions, I believe the introduction of well placed flower beds will help to slow traffic, increase caution and improve the road safety in this area.Cleaner Environment - These spaces are notorious for the constant dumping of food waste and fly-tipping. This perpetuates problems of pest infestation (mice, rats and pigeons). Let's repurpose this area and change the way people see it to affect positive change. Whilst my proposal is initially for the Sherrard Road/Katherine Road junction, it is hope that corners of beauty can be introduced along many sites on Katherine Road - funding permitting.

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Past events

Green Street Community Assembly 16th March 2023
Event date: March 16th, 2023 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Katherine Road Community Centre
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Green Street Community Assembly Fri 25th Nov 2022
Event date: November 25th, 2022 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Katherine Road Community Centre
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Project clinic: Funding and project management
Event date: October 5th, 2022 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
Zoom meeting
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Green Street Community Assembly
Event date: July 21st, 2022 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM.
Katherine Road Community Centre
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Voluntary Community and Faith Group Project Clinic
Event date: May 31st, 2022 from 5:00 PM to 6:15 PM.
Zoom
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Resident project clinic
Event date: May 30th, 2022 from 5:00 PM to 6:15 PM.
Zoom
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Green Street Community Assembly
Event date: May 24th, 2022 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
Katherine Road Community Centre
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Green Street Community Assemblies 2022

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Announcement of Chosen Projects

7 ideas

Drug Curtailment and Support for Ethnic Minority Stigmatised Families

Wildflower Areas to Connect People with Nature

Young Talent

H4H - Health and Mental Wellbeing Project

Katherine Road CC Garden Development

Improvements to Priory Park - Play

Corners of beauty

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Upcoming and ongoing events

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Green Street Community Assembly 16th March 2023

Green Street Community Assembly Fri 25th Nov 2022

Project clinic: Funding and project management

Green Street Community Assembly

Voluntary Community and Faith Group Project Clinic

Resident project clinic

Green Street Community Assembly

Green Street Community Assemblies 2022

Phases

Announcement of Chosen Projects

7 ideas

Drug Curtailment and Support for Ethnic Minority Stigmatised Families

Wildflower Areas to Connect People with Nature

Young Talent

H4H - Health and Mental Wellbeing Project

Katherine Road CC Garden Development

Improvements to Priory Park - Play

Corners of beauty

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Green Street Community Assembly 16th March 2023

Green Street Community Assembly Fri 25th Nov 2022

Project clinic: Funding and project management

Green Street Community Assembly

Voluntary Community and Faith Group Project Clinic

Resident project clinic

Green Street Community Assembly