Introducing the new ‘Our Whitchurch and Hengrove Community Group’ During the lockdown a team of local volunteers got together and organised over 150 people to help those in need due to the pandemic.
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The committee welcomed another new member.
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Prescriptions were collected, shopping was done, dogs were walked etc, etc. Some core team have since reflected and felt that there was a needed to have a focal point as a source of information in the Hengrove and Whitchurch Park ward of South Bristol.
Progress has been made towards funding FIVE, potentially lifesaving, defibrators in OUR area.
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We made moves towards becoming a CIC (Community Interest Company) this will give us access to apply for additional funds that will benefit our area.
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We hope to have an in-person meeting soon so that the members of our group can come and chat with the members of the committee. In this way, we can move forward, in the right direction, to truly be of benefit to OUR community.
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We are planning to host a further FORUM meeting for people to let councillors know what their priorities are for any money to be allocated to our area.
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We have been offered Asda Whitchurch's free Community Room for our committee ‘in-person’ meetings. (which we will be doing as soon as it is safe and comfortable to do so).
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We sowed the seeds to perhaps have a community event during the Queens Jubilee weekend.
‘’Our Whitchurch and Hengrove Community Group’’ was born primarily as a ‘go to’ place to get the contact details and information about all of the groups, clubs and organisations etc on our doorstep. We are an umbrella group to cover OUR area. We are particularly keen to help and support the groups that are run by volunteers. Here are the bullet points from our January meeting:
We have a group on ‘FACEBOOK’ and a ‘NEXT DOOR phone app’. We also have a website www.whitchurchandhengrove.co.uk All local people are welcome you join our group. Email: whitchurchandhengrove@gmail.com Please also look out for our posters, with our umbrella on them. We are hoping to start displaying them, in our area, early this year 12
