Welcome to Community News, letting you know what has been happining accross A2.
- National Falls Awareness Day
- Sunbury Book Club
- Spelthorne Tenants´ Forum AGM 2nd July 2007
- Singing for the Brain, Charles Clore Court, Reading
- A2 Housing Group Gardening Competition 2007 - Results
- Intergenerational Projects
- Park Community Partnership
- SWIG Conference 2007
- Stanwell Regeneration Project
- Surrey Lifelong Learning
National Falls Awareness Day
Fore more information about the National Falls Awareness Day, click here.
Sunbury Book Club
Next meeting 9th November 3:30pm at Beechwood Court
Do you enjoy reading? Are you over 65? Come along to our informal book group.
For more information and to book transport please contact Fran Moynihan 0845 4086 780 or Julia McMullin on 07788424961.
Spelthorne Tenants´ Forum AGM 2nd July 2007
Spelthorne Tenants Forum held its AGM on 2nd July 2007. Speakers at the AGM included Sarah Greenhalgh, Borough Inspector Surrey Police who spoke to the Forum about Anti Social Behaviour and the role of the Police in tackling this.
Officers for the Forum were elected as follows:
Chairperson - Gad Megally
Vice Chair - Muriel Burgess
The following residents were also re-elected to represent the forum on the A2 Resident Executive Group:
Sunbury area - Muriel Burgess
Ashford area - Richard Mansell
The next forum meeting will take place on Monday 15th October 2007
Singing for the Brain, Charles Clore Court, Reading
This is an eight week project run by A2 in partnership with West Berks Alzheimer’s Society and consists of a series of singing sessions for people with dementia and other neurological disorders. The first meeting was a great success with 18 residents from A2 and 10 people from the local area attending. A similar project is planned to begun at Beechwood Court in Sunbury in early 2008. For more details, please contact Julia McMullin on 0845 4086 780.
A2 Gardening Competition 2007 - Results
This year we have received over 50 entries and the standard across the all was extremely high. Winners have been invited to the prize giving ceremony being held on 1st November at Beechwood Court in Sunbury. John Knevett, the Chief Executi
Community News
Welcome to Community News, letting you know what has been happining accross A2.
- National Falls Awareness Day
- Sunbury Book Club
- Spelthorne Tenants´ Forum AGM 2nd July 2007
- Singing for the Brain, Charles Clore Court, Reading
- A2 Housing Group Gardening Competition 2007 - Results
- Intergenerational Projects
- Park Community Partnership
- SWIG Conference 2007
- Stanwell Regeneration Project
- Surrey Lifelong Learning
National Falls Awareness Day
Fore more information about the National Falls Awareness Day, click here.
Sunbury Book Club
Next meeting 9th November 3:30pm at Beechwood Court
Do you enjoy reading? Are you over 65? Come along to our informal book group.
For more information and to book transport please contact Fran Moynihan 0845 4086 780 or Julia McMullin on 07788424961.
Spelthorne Tenants´ Forum AGM 2nd July 2007
Spelthorne Tenants Forum held its AGM on 2nd July 2007. Speakers at the AGM included Sarah Greenhalgh, Borough Inspector Surrey Police who spoke to the Forum about Anti Social Behaviour and the role of the Police in tackling this.
Officers for the Forum were elected as follows:
Chairperson - Gad Megally
Vice Chair - Muriel Burgess
The following residents were also re-elected to represent the forum on the A2 Resident Executive Group:
Sunbury area - Muriel Burgess
Ashford area - Richard Mansell
The next forum meeting will take place on Monday 15th October 2007
Singing for the Brain, Charles Clore Court, Reading
This is an eight week project run by A2 in partnership with West Berks Alzheimer’s Society and consists of a series of singing sessions for people with dementia and other neurological disorders. The first meeting was a great success with 18 residents from A2 and 10 people from the local area attending. A similar project is planned to begun at Beechwood Court in Sunbury in early 2008. For more details, please contact Julia McMullin on 0845 4086 780.
A2 Gardening Competition 2007 - Results
This year we have received over 50 entries and the standard across the all was extremely high. Winners have been invited to the prize giving ceremony being held on 1st November at Beechwood Court in Sunbury. John Knevett, the Chief Executive, will be awarding their prizes. Click here for information on the winners..
Viscount Court Windsor, Summer 2006
Residents from Viscount Court in Windsor and pupils from Trinity St. Stephens Primary School worked together on an arts and crafts project in the Spring and Summer of this year.
With some funding from Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council and the expertise of art teacher, Zeljana Schonauer, A2's Activities Coordinator organised weekly sessions both at the housing scheme and the school over a nine week period.
The residents and their school "buddies" explored themes of travel using an imaginary flying carpet. Memories of residents past travels including war memories and thoughts of future travel were shared using a variety of art media such as acrylics, inks and pastels. The group also tried print making using vinyl, string and card and made some lovely birthday cards which were later sold at Viscount Court's Summer Fete.
The classes were full of excited conversations, lots of laughs and some of wonderful artwork was produced which was also displayed at the fete.
Several of the children now write to their friends at Viscount and residents were invited to the School's Easter Service and their upcoming Christmas Nativity Play and Carol Service.
We are planning to continue working with the school in 2007 on a story telling project……watch this space.
The park community partnership is lead by environmental & regeneration charity – Groundwork Thames Valley.
It formed to regenerate the open space at Lismore Park, and help build on community relations on the estate.
Groundwork was joined in the partnership by landlords, A2, Thames Valley, ASRA and Toynbee. Staff from Slough Borough Council, detached youth workers and staff at James Elliman School were also involved in this project.
Over the past four years the partnership has held consultation events to ensure we were meeting the community’s needs in the drawing up of plans for the new play areas, sports facilities and community garden.
The final stages of the redevelopment are now complete and Slough Borough Council is now working with detached youth workers in the area to build a programme of sporting and arts projects.
The group are now working with Slough Federation.
Surrey Wide Involvement Group Conference 2007
SWIG is made up of representatives from 11 Local Authorities and Housing Associations across Surrey. There are a number of different workshops that residents can participate in during the course of the day including:
- Marketing your group
- Future of secure tenancies
- Respect Agenda
- Tenant Inspectors Framework
- Project Management
- What do Tenants Want?
If you are interested in attending this conference please speak to a member of the A2 Resident Involvement Team on 0845 4086741
For more information click here.
Drop in Surgery at the Community House, 2 Laburnam Way, click here for full details
Surrey Lifelong Learning - 'Streets of Stanwell' project
The 'Streets of Stanwell' project will be running a new range of classes from September. It is run by Surrey Lifelong Learning Partnership and residents are welcome to join existing classes or register for the new classes now. All courses are free and in Stanwell- including the Community House.
New courses include:
- Discover your family tree- using IT skills (beginners welcome)
- Internet and email for all
- Making your point- write better letters and make winning telephone calls and visits
- Managing your money
- Flower arranging and making wreaths
- English for speakers of other languages- all levels welcom
To reserve a place phone 01483 476632 or email ew@surreyllp.org.uk.
You can also post a letter for the attention of Elizabeith Whiddett to: 2 Laburnum Way, Stanwell, Middlesex, TW19 7SQ