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Dean Armond

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The fabulous story of Memorial Park: the home of sport in East London

Dean Armond•1 year ago BackgroundMemorial Recreational Grounds, originally known as Memorial Gardens but commonly known as Memorial Park, has a long and fascinating history that is of great interest to residents and visitors alike.Created in 1897 by Arnold Hills, owner of the Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Company, it was intended to house a multiple-purpose centre from the very start.As well as football, there was provision for other sports including cycling, cricket, tennis and an outdoor swimming pool that was one of the largest in the country and also hosted boxing matches.The Thames Ironworks FC played at Memorial Grounds from 1897 before becoming West Ham United Football club in 1900.Current SituationToday, Memorial Park is home to ELCSA (East London Community Sports Association) whose clubhouse, pitches and training facilities continue the original vision of Arnold Hills by hosting more than twenty sports organisations and clubs.Inclusion The charity takes particular interest in serving children and young adults, members of the community experiencing mental, emotional and physical challenges and has a long association with those from the LGBT community by being home to the Kings Cross Steelers, the oldest gay rugby club in the country.John Leslie, the first black footballer selected for England (although he never played) lived within a few hundred metres of Memorial Park so would definitely have played there as a child.Project - Resident The project will make be managed by local resident Dean Armond who has lived in West Ham since 1966. He will be supported by a Facilitator, a former teacher who has extensive appearance in preparing materials for schools, (including Study Packs) and presentations and displays and a wide variety of volunteers. He will make use of the Newham Archive and Local Studies Centre as well as drawing upon the resources of West Ham United Football Club.Project PartnersThe project will work Gainsborough Road school which borders the park, and the lead for that engagement will be a local resident who is a Parent-Governor at the school.ELCSA (East London Community Sports Association) whose Board of Trustees have confirmed their support for project reflecting the interest of many of the users of Memorial Park, frequently asking about the history and heritage of the park.Newham Heritage Centre in Canning Town is still under construction but will be completed before the project ends and will be a natural home for display and Study Pack about Memorial Park.BudgetThe £5, 000 will be spent on;Printing & Display creation £1,500Facilitator / Volunteer Expenses £1,250Management Fee £500Venue Hire £250Transport Costs £250 Stationary / Research materials £250 Communications & Publicity £500Contingency £500Total £5, 000Project Outcome and Audience A detailed, mobile display showing the history and heritage of the park and an accompanying Study Pack will be the physical outcome, as well as a Presentation that provides further information. These can be used with schools, local residents and Newham libraries and Community Centres and Newham Heritage Centre.Others potentially interested in the project include old peoples homes, hospitals and care centres, doctors surgeries etc.Local businesses such as Berkeley Homes who are building 3,750 homes in the Twelvetrees Park development only a few hundred metres from Memorial Park.

Repair broken pavements

Dean Armond•4 years ago Broken pavements and kerb stones and uneven surfaces increase the likelihood of slips, trips and falls.Falls can be particularly dangerous for elderly people.By making sure that these surfaces are in good order will encourage people to walk, make life easier for those with buggies and prams or using strollers and will make people feel safer and enhance the neighbourhoods.

Improve street lighting

Dean Armond•4 years ago Many streets in Canning Town and Custom House and poorly lit.By repairing the broken lights and installing lights where there are none would make the streets safer to use, deter crime and increase the feeling of security for pedestrians.

Street Art - celebrate local heritage

Dean Armond•4 years ago Street sculptures, murals, Bas-relief, statues and the like could reflect local history and heritage and support place making and foster a sense of identity.

Benches and seating

Dean Armond•4 years ago Benches and seating will promote people to walk, provide a place for the elderly, the disabled, those with shopping or children with a place to rest.Such facilities increase social inclusion by allowing people to be in contact with others and so help with loneliness, isolation and depression by creating social wealth.

Public Toilets

Dean Armond•4 years ago These facilities will help vulnerable members of the community, most especially those with protected characteristics, to access the public realm.Other local authorities provide public toilets and this encourages people to walk or use public transport and so reduces traffic.

Building Newham’s Creative Future

Dean Armond•4 years ago Newham Council has just announced a Cultural Strategy for the Borough;https://www.newham.gov.uk/downloads/file/4323/cultural-strategy-executive-summaryLet’s read this and turn the rhetoric into reality by implementing the recommendations as part of the Regeneration of Canning Town and Custom House.

Building Newham’s Creative Future

Dean Armond•4 years ago Newham Council has just announced a Cultural Strategy for the Borough;https://www.newham.gov.uk/downloads/file/4323/cultural-strategy-executive-summaryLet’s read this and turn the rhetoric into reality by implementing the recommendations as part of the Regeneration of Canning Town and Custom House.

First Aid courses for residents

Dean Armond•4 years ago Basic courses in first aid would improve community safety, empower residents and create social cohesion.Sadly, we are all aware that if a person has a fall, they may lay on the pavement for a long time before an ambulance arrives.If residents have been trained in first aid they can help the person and make them as comfortable as possible before paramedics arrive.

Improve street lighting

Dean Armond•4 years ago Many streets in Canning Town and Custom House and poorly lit.By repairing the broken lights and installing lights where there are none would make the streets safer to use, deter crime and increase the feeling of security for pedestrians.

Repair broken pavements

Dean Armond•4 years ago Broken pavements and kerb stones and uneven surfaces increase the likelihood of slips, trips and falls.Falls can be particularly dangerous for elderly people.By making sure that these surfaces are in good order will encourage people to walk, make life easier for those with buggies and prams or using strollers and will make people feel safer and enhance the neighbourhoods.CommentsMost

Street Art - celebrate local heritage

Dean Armond•4 years ago Street sculptures, murals, Bas-relief, statues and the like could reflect local history and heritage and support place-making and foster a sense of identity.

Harper Twelvetrees and Public Health in Newham

Dean Armond•5 years ago Harper Twelvetrees was a pioneering Victorian industrialist, philanthropist and leading anti-slavery. campaigner who lived and worked in Newham.His work and activities impacted the lives of many millions and was a vital element in the progress of public health all over the world.His story, and those of so many other who played leading roles in the development of public health while operating in Newham, are not well known but are an integral part of the history and heritage of the borough. These include the basis for the creation of the welfare state after the Hallsville bombing.This project will document these stories and highlight the vital role they played and the public health benefits that resulted. There will be a video created telling this story and this will be supplemented by a Teaching Pack for use in schools, libraries and community centres where the video can be shown and a talk given. The project can be used in schools as part of PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic) teaching which will have particular relevance to pupils in Newham.

The Custom House Bookshop - Improve Freemasons Road as a High Street

Dean Armond•5 years ago This will help implement the Newham Council policy on High Streets."The council’s recent Community Wealth Building and ‘Towards a Better Newham’ Covid-19 Recovery strategies place high streets at the heart of creating an inclusive economy that supports the health and wellbeing of the people of Newham."(Newham Council website)The Custom House Bookshop is recognised by Newham Council.
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