Celebrating Year One of our Community PlanWe have had a busy first year with Warwick Ahead – Big Local. The Community Board meet every month to review the Community Plan which sets out how residents want to make the estate a happier and better place to live. Projects are agreed by residents and funded through Big Local as part of a 10 year vision. It’s not just about short term quick fixes it’s about looking at long term change for people’s lives and for the estate.

In year one the Addy Luncheon Club has gone from strength to strength. Funded through Big Local this weekly Thursday event offers a good opportunity for older residents to get together and enjoy a lunch. The project has extended to weekly afternoon teas on Tuesdays.

Warwick Ahead has created jobs. A community caretaker was employed for the Addy and Warwick Community Group. In response to a request from families with children with additional needs a group has been set up and a worker employed to support the group.

Social media has been used to start promoting Warwick Ahead aiming to get more residents involved in Big Local, the Addy have purchased some AV equipment and are working with One to One Development Trust on a film about the Run Riot Group, and an animation project in the spring.

The summer and Christmas parties were funded by Big Local. Funding for the Addy and Warwick Community Group has also been made available.

The Community Board have awarded two organisations contracts to work on the estate in close association with residents: Groundwork for a Garden Improvements project and Trust of Conservation Volunteers for a Natural Play Spaces project.

The Warwick Watchers (Junior Neighbourhood Watch) has set up and is leading on a project to do up the pathway used as a short cut from the estate to De-Lacy Academy, the medical centre and England’s Lane Junior and Infant school.

Warwick Ahead is setting up a community transport scheme with Osgoldcross Forum, this will provide a membership bus service for local people and groups with weekly subsidised trips to Castleford, Pontefract and Knottingley and a bus available to book by groups. The bus will be wheel chair accessible.

Warwick Ahead are working with Leeds Mind and Wakefield Well Women’s Centre to develop a peer to peer support project for people with depression or other mental health issues. This is a pilot project and has the potential to be expanded into counselling services on the estate.

Other projects in the pipeline for Year 2 are the creation of a Credit Union for the Estate and the development of a new or re-vamped community space The Hub.

Newsletter #8 March 2014

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All residents are invited : Warwick Ahead - Annual General Meeting at the Addy on Monday 24th March 2014 - 6:00pm

Find out more about Warwick Ahead and Big Local, there will be an exhibition about what has happened in Year One, a film about the amazing Run Riot group,

refreshments and good company.

Addy Planning Day

Every resident on Warwick Esate is a member of Warwick Ahead - Big Local

Zumba at the Addy!

Free fitness sessions delivered by qualified trainer

with a mixture of fun body combat, zumba and

fitness sessions.

Monday 1pm - 2pm (Term time only)

Also free advice on healthy eating and a healthy

eating plan to suit you.

For more information please call Holly Ellis,

Centre Manager at the Addy on 01977 670953

7-a-side Charity Football Tournament

Sunday 23rd March 2014 - 10am onwards

Location: Field next to Addy

All Ages Welcome

Over 16 - £3 entry fee - Under 16 - £1.50

Refreshments available for purchase

Spectators Welcome to watch for a £1 donation

All proceeds will be going to a local resident who

has a brain tumour.

For more info please contact Michelle Poxon or

Matthew Poxon at the Addy before 20th March

The Addy Bingo Nights

Wednesday and Saturdays doors open at

6.30 - 8.45pm cash prizes and refreshments

available. All welcome (over 18’s only)

Sporty Mate Sessions

Are you a male aged 35-50 Want to get fitter? Kick your belly into touch? Get back into rugby?And Try some rugby sessions?

If you are interested in joining a team and meeting on the field next to the Addy for some fun rugby sessions. Please call Holly Ellis (Centre Manager) 01977 670953

Support our Playground

Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th of April 2014 Are you aged between 14-24 and keen to help us decorate our community adventure playground in one weekend?

In return you will get – A lovely lunch and refreshments for both days A City and Guilds qualification in painting and decorating £20.00 on completion of workbook Volunteer passport - a portfolio of work and evidence of your support. Support from Addy staff and qualified tradesman.

Deadline for signing up - Friday 21st March 5pmFor more information and to sign up please call 01977 670953

Warwick Luncheon Club Christmas Dinner

Christmas activities with Warwick Community Group

Warwick Community Group Pinewood Place - Weekly Sessions

Parents of Unique Children Coffee Morning

Monday’s - 8.30am - 11am

Run Riot Group

Art Sessions

Mondays 1pm - 3pm

Coffee Morning

Wednesdays 11am - 1pm

Diabetes Group Sessions

1st Tuesday of the month 10am - 12pm

Card Making

3rd Tuesday of the month 10am - 12pm

If you have any news or events for the next newsletter

please get in touch - info@onetoonedevelopment.org

Warwick Ahead Golden Stars

In each Warwick Ahead newsletter we will feature aresident/s nominated by the local community for aGolden Star for helping the Community. This issue it’s Anne Thorley for the most amazing dedication to making the Christmas party so special with her fantastic Victorian costumes, and for her Addy wall hanging.

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A Tribute to Little Em

Emily Harper was a well known and much loved lady on Warwick Estate. Emily was born in Normanton in 1916 and passed away in February 2014. Emily’s views have helped influenced the Warwick Ahead project, she was a regular at the Addy luncheon clubs and liked to take part in community activities. She will be well remembered as a ‘Recycled Teenager’ with a sparkle in her eyes and an infectious laugh that made everyone smile. Emily had 4 children, 10 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren, 6 great great grandchildren. Emily will sadly missed by us all.