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BURNGREAVE BEAT!

More police on the beat in Burngreave - that¹s been the demand from a huge majority of local people when they¹ve been asked what would make most difference to their daily lives.

Now, thanks to an innovative partnership between New Deal 
for Communities and the South Yorkshire Police, the New 
Deal for Communities Police Team - made up of six constables and a sergeant - will soon be a regular sight in the
area, helping to combat crime and make Burngreave 
residents feel a lot safer.

The New Deal Police Team will be patrolling the area on foot and by car. As well as hands-on policing duties, the team will also be working closely with the community to identify key issues of concern - such as abandoned cars, for example - and coming up with solutions.

Sergeant Adrian Fox, who has been actively involved with 
Burngreave New Deal for Communities since it was established, is heading up the new team:

“The six constables and I are delighted that this new policing initiative is now up and running and that we can make a real contribution to cutting crime and making local residents feel safer. With a higher profile in the area and a firm commitment to working with the community, we are confident that the New Deal Police Team will be able to demonstrated real results, quickly.”
Burngreave New Deal for Communities Chair Steve Jones said he was pleased to welcome the new police presence:
“Throughout my long involvement with Burngreave, reducing crime and improving policing has always been high on local people’s agenda. More police on the beat was one of the most regular demands during community consultation, and we believe that the introduction of this committed, permanent team of officers will make a real difference to community safety in Burngreave.”

The team are based at the bottom of Andover Street - the blue door under the flats - and a sign will soon be up to make the Burngreave Section Station more visible. The station can be contacted directly on 0114 296 4381, voice mail available, or people can call in at the station.
The team are trying to provide as much cover as possible, but it is not a 24-hour, 7 day per week service, so if no-one from the Burngreave team is available, people should still call South Yorkshire Police on 0114 2202020, or, in an emergency, 999.

Burngreave New Deal for Communities

Burngreave New Deal for Communities is now entering its second year, which will be a critical stage not only for the Board Members and staff at New Deal but also for the residents of Burngreave.

The Board and existing staff have been working hard during the development stages of New Deal - we now wish to build on this success and take the programme forward to deliver many more projects in the community and ensure public agencies deliver the best possible services to Burngreave residents -
We also need to demonstrate to the Government that we have the right mix of skills within our organisation to meet the many challenges of the New Deal programme and make visible progress towards our delivery plan.

The projects outlined on these pages will be added to this year and we will focus particularly on areas such as crime, health, community involvement, housing, employment and education.  We look forward to moving the programme forward to deliver long-term benefits for every resident in Burngreave and working with our partners across all sectors and communities.
Steve Jones, Chair of Burngreave New Deal for Communities

Recognition for 
Mr Iqbal

Mr Iqbal, former Chair of the Burngreave New Deal for Communities Partnership Board was given a proper send off recently, with a presentation from other members of the Partnership Board.

Mr Iqbal’s knowledge and expertise will not be lost though - he remains involved with the Partnership Board as a co-opted community representative.

Finding out about fundraising
Burngreave New Deal for Communities is funding a series of free training courses, run by the South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau, on funding and fundraising for the voluntary and community sector.

The first course began in February and was fully booked, but there are still a couple of places remaining for the second course which begins on the 13th March. Anyone interested should contact Linda Moore on 0114 249 4343.

Small Grants Fund
Work is now underway to deliver the Small Grants Fund, which will provide small amounts of funding for local community and voluntary groups. A worker has been employed to run the scheme and grants should be available from April. For more information, please contact New Deal for Communities on 0114 279 6932.

Reaching High Together!

‘Every young person in Burngreave has the right to appropriate and accessible study support to enable them to achieve their full potential.’

The Coalition of Study Support Agencies exists to resource learning opportunities, share good practice, contribute to the body of knowledge regarding disaffection and under achievement and strengthen the role of community and voluntary sector in education.’

Key alliances were formed recently when local community and voluntary sector study support organisations working in the Burngreave area came together to form a consortium to help raise the achievement of local young people.

The groups are those with a track record in delivering homework clubs and inclusion work to local young people: Catch the Drift, All Saints; The Furnival Cellar Project; Somali Education Breakthrough; Ujjala, Reach High, Asian Young Women¹s Group, Reach High 2 and the Yemeni Community Association.  

Burngreave Literacy Campaign

Over 25 Burngreave residents came together with people from Sheffield College and the LEA at St Peter’s Church recently to plan a Burngreave Literacy Campaign.  Those present were from all Burngreave¹s major communities - the Somali, Pakistani, Yemeni, African-Caribbean and white communities.

The aim is to secure Burngreave New Deal money to relaunch the highly successful Community Literacy Campaigns active in Sheffield in the early 1990s.  In those days, the Community Literacy Campaigns were run as separate campaigns for the Yemeni, Pakistani, Somali communities and so on.  Many of those who were Literacy Assistants in those Campaigns are now in key positions of responsibility within mainstream institutions and within their communities.

This time around the plan is to recruit a team of 30 Literacy Assistants, five from each of the major Burngreave communities and five from new arrival and refugee communities such as people from Eastern Europe and the Congo. Those present also felt it very important that the English speaking community benefit from the initiative as well as those learning English as a second or other language.

The Literacy Assistants will spend half the week studying with Sheffield College or the University, up to NVQ3 standard, the rest of the week the assistants teach a group of 5 to 10 peers. Last time around, evaluation found this to be a highly effective method of spreading English Literacy across the community.  If successful, the Literacy Campaigns will expand to include improving literacy in mother tongues such as Arabic, Somali and Punjabi/Urdu.

To get involved, ring Tony Tingle, 2735382

Play on the Agenda for Burngreave

A Burngreave New Deal for Communities Project is being prepared to meet the need for out of school hours play for children in the Burngreave New Deal Area. 

In consultations for Burngreave New Deal for Communities, high quality play opportunities for local children came very high on many peoples’ agendas, with many in the community calling for more for young people to do as a high priority. 



The proposed Supporting Play Project, brought forward by the Out of School Network (OSN) hopes to support the existing After School Clubs at Firs Hill and Byron Wood and put them on a firm footing and develop a new After School Club in the Pye Bank area where there is no After School Club at present. 
Holiday play-care would also be expanded, giving children quality care during the summer and other school holidays and the project will work with Community Recreation, who run Pitsmoor Adenture Playground, to provide new open-access play opportunities throughout the year in open spaces and community buildings. It is also hoped that a community chest will be provided for local groups to bid into to put on activities.

The Project hopes to link together with all those interested in ensuring a range of high quality holiday play over the Summer holidays, including the Youth Service, Community Recreation, Sheffield Children’s Fund, local voluntary sector groups and the Home Office, which funded various Summer activities in Burngreave and across the City last year.

In Burngreave, a key meeting will take place to co-ordinate Summer Play provision. All welcome: 
Summer Play, Children and Young People’s Meeting
Monday 4th March, 7.30pm, The Furnival Verdon Street

Meetings & Events Calendar  March 2002 onwards

Partnership Board
March 27th Partnership Board mtg 5-7pm @ tba
April 24th Partnership Board mtg 5-7pm @ tba

Employment & Enterprise
March 6th Employment Theme Group mtg CANCELLED!
March 13th Employment Theme Group mtg 5:45-7:15pm @ The Furnival, Verdon Street

Education
Mon March 25th - Joint Children & Young People/ Raising Achievement Group, Forum House, 7.00pm 

Health 
Weds 6th March St Peter’s Church , Lyons St. 12.30pm

March 14th Language Support mtg 10am-12pm 
The Cornerstone Building, Burngreave Road

The Community Study Support Consortium is looking to Burngreave New Deal for Communities for support and working with the Council Education Department to see how the project can target local young people who need help and make sure that the work is successful.