PARK LIFE Clapham Park Project Newsletter June 2018 | Issue 23

WELCOME to Park Life. We have been enjoying some wonderful weather recently, so I hope residents will come out and sign-up for some of the projects and activities we are putting on this summer. CPP now has a new adult bike maintenance project which is up and running (page 2) and we have just been awarded a grant to fund

some community activities (page 3) which I hope you will enjoy this summer. CPP will also be attending the ‘Love Clapham Park’ Fun Day on 4th August 2018 so I hope to see you there. Donna C Henry MBE, Chair, Clapham Park Project

Born in Greenock on the west coast of Scotland, Elspeth was the youngest of three siblings. From an early age, it was clear that Elspeth wanted to explore the bigger world.

A TRIBUTE TO AN AMAZING COMMUNITY CHAMPION ELSPETH ANDERSON

She cared about the community and even when she became very ill and was at the hospice, she was still thinking about coming back to volunteer for our befriending project. Elspeth was a true friend of the Clapham Park community and we are very privileged that she came here to live.

Having lived in America, Germany and Scotland, she moved to London to look for work and after a spell in a homeless hostel, she was offered a flat on the Clapham Park estate with her young children. Despite having to work two jobs to keep the family going, Elspeth started volunteering. Elspeth’s volunteering record is impressive, including being a Beavers leader; CAPE summer project (Community and Police Enterprise); fundraising and Treasurer for Rainbow pre-school. Her boundless energy benefitted the Clapham Park residents. Her list of involvement is endless, ranging from being an Ambassador for the Time Bank Project (health and mental wellbeing); running an arts and crafts after school club; and then Treasurer of the Over 50s Social Club; Secretary of the Clapham Park Tenants and Residents Association and Vice chair of the Clapham Park Neighbourhood Forum. She helped cook lunch for the Over 50s group, organised outings and designed leaflets. Above all, she was a good listener and had time for everyone who needed her.

Funded by:

FREE BIKE BUILDING SESSIONS

for ALL Lambeth children ages 8 to 16 years old

Saturday 11am to 1pm or 1:30pm to 3:30pm

Junction of Plummer Road and Poynders Road (behind Poynders Parade shops). Call Ching Wah to register on 020 8678 5922/07958 337 305 or cwong@claphampark.org.uk

What you get on the course:

Free bike you have learnt to build; Cycle training & Cycle trip £5.00 returnable deposit (Payable on 1st session)

"They teaching you how to work it out and they helping by giving you a bike. They teach you how to put your hand out on the street and Michael (tutor) is too good man...they help you do everything!"

2 boys, aged 14, Ethiopia

Clapham Park Project has been awarded a 2-year grant to provide a new project to teach adults basic bike building and maintenance skills. We are particularly targeting 2 groups: those who are seeking work who would use the bike to travel to interviews, training or work and parents who cannot afford a bike, but whose children have already made a bike through our existing project funded by Young Lambeth Co-op. if participants do not have their own bike, we can provide them with a free second-hand bike donated to us by British transport Police. The project aims to build the confidence of infrequent or new cyclist from all backgrounds to increase the uptake of cycling. It will also give families the freedom and opportunity to go cycling together as a family. The new “Build & Earn a Bike in Clapham Park” project started in May. If you are an adult who live or work in the Clapham Park or neighbouring area, and are interested in finding out more, please contact Ching Wah on 020 8678 5922/ 07958 337 305 or email her on cwong@claphamark.org.uk.

DON’T MISS THIS EXCITING OPPORTUNITY.

“I joined the adult bike building course so that I could learn general skills needed to keep a bicycle in good working order and to have a bike which would allow me to accompany my son on bike rides. He attended the children’s course a couple of years ago and enjoyed learning how to look after a bike as well as being able to show his parents how to fix problems too! My son loves cycling and is looking forward to us going out together; he keeps asking me how long before my bike will be ready to ride!”

BUILD & EARN A BIKE – a new adult bike building course

CPP successfully secured funding from Awards for All to employ a community development worker. Are you a local person who is passionate about community work? If so and you live in the Clapham Park area, we would like to hear from you. As part of Clapham Park’s Community Development Strategy, the worker will deliver this work on behalf of local people developing community projects/activities for the direct benefit to the wider community, in Clapham Park. If interested in joining Clapham Park Project e-mail pjoseph@claphampark.org.uk and we will send you further information. The role is part-time and the working hours are by arrangement.

CLAPHAM PARK PROJECT IS HIRING

In March, we advertised to recruit new trustees and the response was very good. We had a good number of applicants who had the skills and experience we were looking for to strengthen the CPP Board. I would like to introduce one of our recently appointed trustees, Ken James, who has lived in the Clapham Park area for 4 years and joined

NEW TRUSTEES

the Board of CPP in June 2018 after seeing an advertisement in our Park Life publication. Ken has worked in the social housing sector for 12 years and currently serves as Head of Leasehold for a G15 Housing Association in London. He has specialised in estate & block management and service charges and has been a Member of the Institute of Residential Property Management (IRPM) since 2013 and an Associate Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) since 2014. In his spare time Ken is an ardent fan and season ticket holder of Tottenham Hotspur but also enjoys spending time with friends and family checking out London's local exhibitions, bars and food!

BREAKING NEWS

Clapham Park has just been awarded the contract to deliver Summer Link Up Activities for the Clapham Locality by Young Lambeth Co-op. We will be working in partnership with Goldstar Vision and Sports City London to deliver fun carnival activities and multi-sports during this summer. The activities will not only be enjoyable but educational and challenging. Watch out for more information.

Funded by:

GS VISION

Clapham Park Project sponsored an event to celebrate the annual International Women’s Day, as part of a series of events. Several Women’s groups funded by the Community Chest showcased their work, including Women’s Coffee Morning and Arts & Crafts. The event was a great success and was attended by 70-80 people. Clapham Park Project received recognition for our support to the community of Clapham Park.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Art Work produced by Arts & Crafts

Cllr Diana Morris presenting certificate

Dates and events calendar

Saturday, 4th August 2018 SAVE THE DATE…..

LOVE CLAPHAM PARK FUN DAY

For more information contact Kelly 07738 714 182. Every Monday (except Bank Holidays)

7pm to 8:30pm Table Tennis for all ages (FREE)

Community Resource Centre, corner of Headlam Road/Kings Avenue, SW4 8HF (opposite Sainsbury’s Local)

Contact Ching Wah for details - 020 8678 5922

Every Tuesday 11.15am-12.30pm Clapham Park Over 50s Coffee Morning (£2.00)

Community Resource Centre, corner of Headlam Road/Kings Avenue, SW4 8HF (opposite Sainsbury’s Local)

Every Tuesday 10.30am-11:15am Tai Chi for all ages (FREE)

Community Resource Centre, corner of Headlam Road/Kings Avenue, SW4 8HF (opposite Sainsbury’s Local)

Contact Ching Wah for details - 020 8678 5922

Every Tuesday 1pm – 2:30pm Teach Tech Free Computer Training

Maytree Nursery, 155 Clarence Crescent, SW4 8LN Contact Remi buraimoh@yahoo.co.uk or 07940 651 577

Every Wednesday 1.30pm-3.30pm Clapham Park Time Bank Arts & Crafts

Community Resource Centre, corner of Headlam Road/Kings Avenue, SW4 8HF (opposite Sainsbury’s Local)

Contact Ching Wah for details 020 8678 5922

Every Friday, 10am – 12noon Ember’s Women’s Group

All Saint’s Church, Lyham Road, SW2 5NP

Contact ember’s@yahoo.co.uk or 07741 530 014 Every Sunday, 11am - 1pm

Gardening Sessions (Just turn up)

Agnes Riley Gardens, Atkins Road, SW12 0AH

Every Friday, 2pm – 4pm Clapham Park Time Bank Tea ‘n’ Chat

(FREE! Just drop in) Clapham Park Project, 1-4 Brixton Hill Place, Off Brixton Hill,

SW2 1HJ

Contact Ching Wah for details - 020 8678 5922 Wednesday 11th July 2018 7pm - 9pm

Thornton Ward Safer Neighbourhood Panel Community Resource Centre, corner of Headlam

Road/Kings Avenue, SW4 8HF (opposite Sainsbury’s Local) Contact 020 8721 2622 or Thornton.SNT@met.police.uk

Thursday 7th June 2018 7-9pm

Brixton Hill Safer Neighbourhood Panel Clapham Park Project Office, 1-4 Brixton Hill Place, Off

Brixton Hill, SW2 1HJ

Contact 020 8649 2093 or BrixtonHill.SNT@met.police.uk

Registered Charity No. 1135137

Clapham Park Project Charity 1-4 Brixton Hill Place, London SW2 1HJ Tel: 020 8678 5900 | Fax: 020 8678 5901

email: info@claphampark.org.uk www.claphampark.org.uk

SAVE THE DATE ……………………….. SATURDAY 4TH AUGUST 2018

This year’s Love Clapham Park summer event is taking place on Saturday, 4 August. Watch this space for more info but, like every year, it’ll be a day full of fun and activities for all the family. If you’d like to get involved in the planning and organising, or you would like to be a stallholder, please contact Kelly to find out more on 07738 714 182.

GET INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY –VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME

VOLUNTEERS WANTED FOR BEFRIENDING PROJECT

Clapham Park Project’s TLC (Time Loving Care) Plus befriending service provides support for local older and vulnerable people in a similar way to a befriending scheme. We have been fortunate to have a small number of dedicated volunteers who have been motivated by their desire to help in their community. If you are interested in supporting older and vulnerable people? Can you spare a few hours a week? Contact Ching Wah Wong on 020 8678 5922 or cwong@claphampark.org.uk