Latest NewsExciting times are ahead for Worsbrough and New Lodge!
Worsbrough is to benefit from major investment over the next few years. A range of projects will be delivered to transform the area so that it is one that people feel is safe and secure, with a pleasant environment, and where there is a good range of quality homes to choose from. The project isn’t going to be just be about improving the houses but also about working alongside the community tackling social problems and helping to build a vibrant community.
Berneslai Homes, Barnsley Council and South Yorkshire Housing Association are working in partnership with the local community to develop and deliver these projects. A Master plan has been produced to help us attract the new investment over and above decent homes funding. Mel Asquith has been appointed as Project Manager, specific for Worsbrough and is working closely with the community, key stakeholders and local members to develop and implement projects from the Master Plan.
Seventy nine properties have been approved for demolition in the Worsbrough Common area. A bid has been submitted to the Housing Co-operation to fund a number of high quality replacement homes, as the first phase of the Worsbrough Common Regeneration project. Other properties in the area will benefit from Decent Homes work over the next few years.
If you would like any further information please contact Mel Asquith or Nick Petty on (01226) 772707.
23/10/07
The Worsbrough Oscars was held on Thursday 6th September at
Shaw Lane Rugby Club, the event was jointly organised by the
Worsbrough Pioneer Project and the Worsbrough SYFAB project. The
event was held in recognition of the dedication and perseverance of
volunteers in the Worsbrough areas. There were also contributions from
SYFAB and Penny Stanley from Voluntary Action Barnsley who spoke
about what will be available to community groups and members once
the project workers finish in December 2007.Volunteers who received awards had been nominated by local people who thought they deserved acknowledgment for their voluntary work. 22 awards were presented to local volunteers by His Worshipful the Mayor Len Picken with congratulations for their individual effort and dedication to the area.
Regeneration is being achieved in different ways; examples of which are by coaching young people in sports activities, improving park areas to enable the whole community to re-use and enjoy them once again, working towards the construction of new community buildings, providing and holding activities and trips throughout the school holidays for young people. Also not forgetting the new play and activity equipment that has been installed at Worsbrough Common and Dale Park and this is just a snippet of the achievements, there are many more! This has all been made possible by the volunteers desire to make Worsbrough a better place.
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the evening which was followed by a pea and pie supper!
23/10/07
The Pre-Loved Shop on Highstone Road has had a re-vamp recently and there are three new volunteers. The hours of the shop have been changed to meet the demand and are now: 9 am to 2 pm, Monday to Friday.
Vera Mawby the Chair of the Worsbrough Common Community Association would like to take this opportunity to thank the new volunteers for their hard work and efforts made and welcome them ‘on board’.
Vera
23/10/07
The new play equipment is now installed on the ‘top rec’ alongside the multi use games area in Worsbrough Common. WCCA have worked extremely hard to get funding for the new equipment. An ‘open day’ took place on the 26th March when some local Worsbrough Common school children attended on the day to help with the launch.
This new equipment was funded by Waste Recycling Environmental (WREN), Big Lottery Fund Reaching Communities, Green Spaces and Area Forum.
26/3/07
Fed up of being stuck in the house with the little ones? Why not come along to the Home-Start parent and toddler groups? Admission and refreshments are free and there are toys for the kids and some company for you!
Little Stars Baby Group is held on Wednesday mornings at Rising Stars Children’s Centre, Worsbrough Common School. It runs term time only, 10am till 12 noon. Babies aged 0 - 18 months are welcome to come along and play on the soft mats with age appropriate toys.
Worsbrough Common Kids is held on Thursday afternoons, 1-3pm, at the ICT Resource Centre on Warren Quarry Lane. This group is open to children under the age of 5 and runs through the school holidays too. As well as toys there is always a creative activity to do such as painting, gluing and sticking.
If you would like to find out more about either of these groups or the volunteer home-visiting support available from Home-Start, please contact Angela Fisher, Worsbrough Family Health Project Co-ordinator on 245985. Alternatively, you can always just turn up - a warm welcome is guaranteed!
26/3/07
Worsbrough Safer neighbourhood Wardens article
7/2/07
Hello again, this is Sue, the Resident Engagement Worker for Worsbrough.
Things are beginning to take off now, and I am working with the Worsbrough Common Community Association to identify some projects around the area to improve the environment. Of course, I am always ready to listen to ideas and suggestions from you the residents. Have you got a project that you would like to see completed, any ideas which you could get involved in. If you need skills and support we can arrange that too.
The following are suggested projects. What do you think?
- Seating around the top recreation area
- Tables and benches including a garden area near the children’s play area
- More benches on Farview and general tidy up
VOLUNTEERS to complete the projects will be needed.
Have you got gardening skills, would you be prepared to get involved????
CAN YOU SPARE SOME TIME??????
You can find me at 44 Highstone Road, Worsbrough Common
01226 771805
WANTED
Applications from 16 –19 year olds, to go onto the MOTAZ PROJECT. Free 6 week sessions on how to service and maintain motor vehicles, welding skills and if you like it go onto do a qualification.
IT IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN SOME EXPERIENCE AND MAKE A LIFE CHANGING DECISION.
CAN YOU DO IT?
WORSBROUGH CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN STARTING IN BANK END 20/2/07
Call and see me, come and have a cuppa and a chat
29/1/07
South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau - Worsbrough Project
SYFAB’s funding advice worker for Worsbrough, Tracy Charlesworth, is based at the Community House in Worsbrough Common. (see the events page for available training)
The advice worker provides intensive support, advice, information and training on funding and fundraising issues for groups in the Worsbrough. Support can be offered to assist group to make progress on their plans, secure funding to develop projects and develop funding strategies.
The project has been running for over one year and during that time, 25 Worsbrough groups have benefited from funding advice and have been assisted in raising over £135,000.Over the next 12 months the project will focus on helping groups gain the skills needed to become sustainable. This will include training on developing funding strategies, making better funding applications, monitoring and evaluation and financial planning for fundraising. If your group is interested or you would like any help with funding please contact Tracy for further information:- Tracy Charlesworth, Community House, 39 Highstone Road, Worsbrough Common , Barnsley, S70 4EJ, Tel: 07771 602027 or answer phone 01226 249904, email: tracy@syfab.org.uk
20/12/06
Crime & Safety meetings take place at Community House, on Highstone Road @ 11 am on the last Thursday of every month. The meetings are held for residents to attend to enable their views and concerns around crime and safety issues in Worsbrough Common. The SNT’s and local police are in attendance also.
20/12/06
The Worsbrough Neighbourhood Wardens scheme is a new team of Neighbourhood Wardens, that consists of a Neighbourhood Warden Manager and four wardens.
The wardens are for Worsbrough Common and two wardens are for the rest of the Worsbrough area. The aims of the team are to engage with local residents in their community, solving local problems together and to provide a high visible presence with targeted patrols in vulnerable areas.
Working within the Safer Neighbourhood team, dealing with crime and the fear of crime, challenging anti–social behaviour, youth nuisance and environmental issues i.e. Fly-tipping, dog fouling, litter, graffiti, abandoned vehicles and discarded needles. To visit and reassure vulnerable residents, to build a vulnerable resident data base. To attend local meetings i.e. Neighbourhood Watch, TARA, area forum and steering groups, meet local elected members. It is hoped that by attending these meetings and visiting residents that we will be able to find local hot spots and vulnerable areas. To carry out local surveys to ask residents what they want in their community, rather than what we think they need.
To achieve our aims we will be looking to you to assist the team by adopting your own community. We need your assistance in making your community a cleaner, safer community to live.
When you see a Neighbourhood Warden in your area, please feel free to stop and talk to them, they are your Neighbourhood Wardens serving you in your community.
The Neighbourhood Wardens are to introduce a team of Junior Wardens and will be looking for local children to join. They will be looking to raise funds to provide uniforms and equipment.
The Junior Wardens will perform community clean-ups, environmental surveys dealing with fly-tipping, littering, street lighting and graffiti.
The Junior Wardens will also take part in attending local galas and fun days, and as a reward for their services we will arrange educational trips to other services i.e. South Yorkshire Police Stations, South Yorkshire Police Mounted Section Ring Farm and Barnsley Fire service.
IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE IN DEALING WITH PROBLEMS THAT AFFECT YOU, CONTACT YOUR SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM
TELEPHONE THE GOLDENLINE FOR WORSBROUGH COMMON – 01226 736395
20/12/06
Resident Engagement Worker – SEB/WCCA
The resident engagement worker, Sue Campbell, is now settled in her new premises at 44 Highstone Road, Worsbrough Common. The phone number is 01226 771805, if anyone wishes to contact Sue.
Her duties include, Individual Opportunity Work, i.e. offering advice and guidance to anyone wishing to access education, training or employment. This is now really taking off and more and more residents are popping in for help and are registering for assistance. One instance was of a gentleman who called in on the off chance, Sue did a quick job search, he rang several opportunities from the office is immediately, and obtained an interview with one employer for that afternoon, was offered the job and started the day after.
The leaflets are now printed and within the next week Sue will be looking to either post out leaflets around the Worsbrough’s or will be leaflet dropping herself along with a colleague.
The resident engagement will take longer to promote but Sue has already been able to support the Pre-Loved shop and the Community Link office and is working on a couple of other projects to be started in the New Year. Sue is hopeful that once residents realise that it is to help the community they will come forward with ideas.
5/10/06
The Neighbourhood Learning Net project has now started.
Courses for YOU in YOUR community
What we do?
Courses, taster activities and fun events on your doorstep. The Learning Net brings new opportunities right to your local community. Whether you just want to have a chat and find out more about learning or you’ve got a course in mind, the Learning Net can point you in the right direction.
You can tell us:
· What courses you want in your area
· What family learning you would like to see in your area
We can tell you:
· Where you can learn in your community
· What courses are available in your community.
· What courses are FREE to you
For adults and families:
Whether you fancy doing something different, want a new career path or want to brush up on your Maths, English or IT skills, there is something for you.
Who are we? Vikki Annetts and Maria Youel
Where are we based? 44 High Stone Rd, Worsbrough Common and drop in sessions to be set up across Worsbrough.
How do you contact us? Tel: 771809 or drop in for a chat.
5/10/06
Kendray and Worsbrough Community Partnership - Asset Development Project
Kendray and Worsbrough Community Partnership would like to introduce their two new staff appointed to deliver their new Asset Development Project across the areas of Bank End, Ward Green, Worsbrough Common, Worsbrough Bridge and Worsbrough Dale.
Helen Goldsby-West has been appointed as Asset Development Worker and Mandy Jackson as Monitoring and Finance Officer.
The aim of the project is to provide support and assistance to community and voluntary groups and organisations across the target areas looking to develop or expand an existing community facility or service.
The project will offer a variety of services which will include assistance in applying for grant funds, advice and assistance regarding the legal requirements associated with capital projects, training, professional support in employing and monitoring the work of architects and consultants and signposting to other support organisations able to help and assist groups.
The project will also administer a small grant fund, The Asset Development Fund, which is available for community groups to apply for financial support to pay for professional fees associated with capital projects (eg architects fees, business planning, feasibility studies).
So if you think your group fits the bill and are looking for advice and support please contact Helen or Mandy on 240744
5/10/06
Kendray and Worsbrough Community Partnership are looking for sessional staff, please click on this link for a brief application form and further details.
19/7/06
The Worsbrough Community Directory is complete!
The pocket directories will shortly be delivered to every household in the Worsbrough areas. Larger versions will be available in 'hot spots' in the areas (a list will be available shortly) so watch this space.
If you require the directory on a CD please email juliehallsworth@hotmail.com with your details.
7/6/06
Asset Development Project – Funding Available
The enclosed application form and guidance notes are for groups wishing to apply for funding from the Asset Development Projects Development Fund.
Who Can Apply?
Any voluntary or community group working in the Worsbrough Communities can apply for a grant from the fund.
What Can Asset Development Fund be used for?
The fund is available to support the development of Capital Projects across Worsbrough. Eligible expenditure includes professional fees and permissions fees required to move projects forward. For example, business plans, feasibility studies, architects fees, planning permission fees, etc.
Please contact the Helen Goldsby-West at the Asset Development Office on 01226 240744, for clarification on eligible expenditure, or for support completing the application form contact Tracy Firth on 0777 160 2027.
The Asset Development Fund Panel will next meet (TBC).
Guidance Notes are also available.
Gemma Fogg
Kendray & Worsbrough Community Partnership9/10/06
Friends Wanted!
Home-start are always looking to expand our team of home-visiting volunteers and you may be just what we are looking for. Experience of raising a family and a couple of spare hours a week (I know, they are rare!) are the only requirements. In return we will provide a preparation course with a qualification at the end of it, out of pocket expenses and full support and training. Our existing volunteers find it very rewarding and feel that they are helping to make a difference to another family.
Fun for the Kids!
If you have children under five years of age then why not bring them to the Worsbrough Common Kids drop-in? It runs on a Thursday afternoon between 1 and 3pm at the ICT Resource Centre on Warren Quarry Lane and is free to everyone. There are toys and activities for the kids and a cuppa and some adult company for you. The group started out at Community House on Highstone Road but quickly grew in size and had to relocate to bigger premises. A similar group, Worsbrough Tots, runs on a Wednesday morning between 10am and 12 noon at St Thomas’ Church Hall on Bank End Road (next to The Cutting Edge pub). Again, it is open to everyone and free of charge so come along and join in the fun!
If you want to find out more about becoming a Home-Start volunteer or about the drop-ins then give Angela a call on 01226 245985 and she’ll be more than happy to have a chat with you or send you further information.
6/3/06
New Job Search Service
Worsbrough Common ICT Resource Centre, Worsbrough Common, Barnsley S70 4ND
offer a FREE JOB SEARCH SERVICE
Open to all adults, whether employed or unemployed.
What do we offer?
√ Friendly advice, support and guidance
√ A professional CV
√ Access to local newspapers
√ Free Postage
√ Free use of photocopier, telephone, Internet and fax
√ Help with writing letters, and completing application forms
√ Coaching in interview and telephone skills
Opening Times
Mon, Tues, Thurs 9:00 to 5:00
Wed 9:00 to 8:00
Fri 9:00 to 4:30For more information ring Sue on 01226 771099
27/2/06
South Yorkshire Funding Advice Bureau - Worsbrough Project
SYFAB now have a funding advice worker, Tracy Charlesworth, based at the Community House in Worsbrough Common.
Tracy provides intensive support, advice, information and training on funding and fundraising issues.
She works specifically with groups in the Worsbrough area and will support them to:
make progress on their plans
secure funding to develop buildings and projects
have a funding strategy in place by the end of this project.
For more information contact:
Tracy Charlesworth
Community House
39 Highstone Road
Worsbrough Common
Barnsley
S70 4EJ
Tel: 07771 602027 or answer phone 01226 249904
email: tracy@syfab.org.uk24/2/06
New Community Sports Development Officer in post - see youth activities
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