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QUEENS PARK COMMUNITY COUNCIL (QPCC) CAMPAIGN Summary Briefing from PUBLIC MEETING at the Beethoven Centre, 3pm to 4:30pm 18 JUNE 2011

PURPOSE of the Meeting •

To inform on the process to-date.

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To capture the views of participants on what the Community Council-

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To enable the participants to inform others in the community on the

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To ignite a discussion in the community on the future of the Queen’s

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To encourage the participants to join the campaign group and/or

to-be could/should do.

Queen’s Park Community Council-to-be.

Park Neighbourhood.

stand as Councillor and/or support the campaign.

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If you do one thing in your local area this summer, make Sat 18th June a date. It will be an infomative, relaxed and friendly event. We welcome your suggestions and new ideas. Creche available on site – book by Thursday 16th June latest on 020 8964 8024 places limited. Yours sincerely,

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AGENDA 3.00pm Welcome and Registration using ‘Where do you live?’-Map (Angela Durrance & Mary Doherty) 3.15pm Welcome from Chair of the QPCC group (Angela Singhate) - Introduction to QPCC (Angela Singhate, Emma Sweeney and Susanna Rustin) - Background to QP Forum (Fabian Sharp and Ted Flanagan) 3.30pm Q&A - in Break-out Groups, supported by Campaign Group members 4.00pm Interactive consultation: ‘Community Council ... What should it do?’ exercise (facilitated by Angela Koch of ImaginePlaces) 4.25 pm Closing Summary by Angela Singhate. - Addressing some of the key questions raised in Q&A - Encourage attendees to sign up to “Join the campaign group”- list - Invitation to signing the ‘Support the campaign letter’ - Submitting contributions to Suggestion Box. 4.40pm Informal discussion over Tea and 5 Cake

DIALOGUE TECHNIQUES/ TOOLS •

‘Mapping exercise’: Where do you live?

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‘Presentations’ on process to date & why Campaign Group believes a

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‘Break-out groups for QA session’, supported by Campaign group

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‘Community Council Tree’ exercise: review and prioritising of possible

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‘Informal discussions’ over tea and cake

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‘Provision of information pack on Community Council’ including

Community Council is a good thing for Queens Park ward.

members.

activities of Queens Park Community Council-to-be

campaign sticker for window display to take away (for every attendee for further reading)

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‘Join the campaign-group initiative’ for everybody that is interested

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Signing the ‘Support the campaign letter’

or might want to stand as councillor.

ATTENDANCE •

Over 70 people from across Queen’s Park Ward attended the meeting

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Of the attendees, 11 are already part of the Community Council

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The meeting was chaired by Angela Singhate, (Chair of the QPCC group)

(see map)

Campaign Group

with contributions from: Samantha Alleyne, Angela Durrance, Mary Doherty, Abi Olwa, Emma Sweeney, Susanna Rustin, Joe Gordon, Ludo Hunter-Tilney, Simon walton, Gill Fitzhugh.

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Queen’s Park Forum staff provided secretariat support.

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Angela Koch of ImaginePlaces supported the process by advising on concept, tools, next steps. She delivered the ‘Community Council Tree‘ exercise.

IMPRESSIONS of the Day

Clockwise: Susanna Rustin and Emma Sweeney; Audience; „I live here map‟; View from the floor.

Six break-out groups

Where do you live?

QA session: Break-out Groups

Briefing note for group facilitators

Each group will be discussing 2 questions in half an hour. 1) Does anyone have any questions about how a community council would work? If there are questions that you cannot answer as a facilitator you need to write them down so that they can be answered later. 2) What sort of things do you think the community council should do for Queen’s Park? An existing list of ideas, which are also shown on the tree, is attached to this note which you can use to stimulate discussions and give people an idea of what we’re talking about. You’ve also got some pictures to illustrate the different levels of activity that may help. (see below) Any new ideas that come out of your group discussion need to be written down on one of the post it cards that will be available. People can write their own, or you can offer to write them down for them. 16

This visual aid was used in some groups to explain the relationship between level of precept (ÂŁ) and level of service activity

OUR COMMUNITY COUNCIL ... WHAT SHOULD IT DO?

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WHAT SHOULD IT DO? SUPPORTING VULNERABLE PEOPLE

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Homework clubs for overcrowded families

Support people to overcome mental health problems Legal, financial and benefits advice and advocacy Community Bus

Community website

Promote integration through provision of English classes

Befriending service for isolated residents (sick, disabled, frail, elderly)

SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE

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Run events that bring people together (e.g. festival, fireworks, street parties, interfaith)

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10+15+2+6+8

BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER

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Setting up a youth council for Queen’s Park More activities for young people Supporting parent and youth groups

Working with local schools to develop inter-generational and intercommunity relations

WHAT SHOULD IT DO? SUPPORTING CRIME AND ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR PREVENTION

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Project to tackle moped and bike crime

Traffic calming scheme for Dart Street

Strengthen community action against gun/knife crime Work with local Police to keep residents safe

IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT

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Provide allotments

Provide benches Plant trees/ landscaping

5+3+3+3+

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Comment on planning applications and steer local development opportunities (not

Take over community facilities (e.g. Boarded up units, QP Gardens, Community Back-to-work help for long-term unemployed 22

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5+7+5+15

Revive local businesses (Canal Terrace, Mozart Street, Kilburn Lane) buildings)

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SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES, ENTERPRISE AND EMPLOYMENT

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26+6+3+13+19

Additional activities for the Council-to-be suggested by participants (as stated on sticky cards)

• 20mph limit • More Bins • Eco-Home Improvement • Improved street lighting following council (W.C.C.) proposal to cut lighting hours to save costs • See that the conservation area rules are followed • I LIVE IN BRENT – Supporting ‘guerrilla’ gardening • Gardening help for disabled and older people • Day trips to seaside for elderly people • Family Day Trip (Seaside, Countryside of England) • Support for parents / families 23

Additional activities for the Council-to-be suggested by participants (as stated on sticky cards)

• Parents with mental health (support group + befriending group + activity group) • Immediate locality street ‘parties’ to enable neighbour exchange + awareness of needs and disabled etc. • I LIVE IN BRENT – Celebrate festivals Eid, Hannukah, Christmas etc • Community newsletter by post / email • Widely advertise throughout ward free W.C.C. Collection Service for up to 20 items (fridges, beds etc) for those on benefits to stop dumping on streets of Queen’s Park • Jubilee Sports Centre east wall facing Lancefield Street – soundproof the door and vent or modify events hosted to suit premises • Re-route the Mozart Street, Lancefield Street, Caird Street rat run, possibly use humps to ‘calm’ • Jubilee Sports Centre rear ball court. Restrict access, and repair loose structures which serve to amplify ball impact noise. Try living in Lancefield Street – It’s a nightmare: noise+noise+noise

JOIN the CAMPAIGN GROUP initiative/ sign the support letter >>> 35 letters of support were signed at the event Leader of Westminster Council c/o Lucy Capron 18th Floor City Hall 64 Victoria Street London SW1E 6QP 18th June 2011 Dear Sir, Along with many other local residents I aKended a public meeMng hosted by the Campaign for a Queen’s Park Community Council at Beethoven Community Centre , W10 on Saturday 18th June 2011. Having had the opportunity to discuss the pros and cons, I write to register my support for the campaign and the proposal to introduce a Community Council to Queen’s Park. The Community Council would be a posiMve asset to local residents, and oﬀers the most sustainable and appropriate soluMon to ﬁll the void created aVer funding for the Queen’s Park Forum was stopped. The Community Council will help to forge improved community relaMons between groups and promote integraMon, co-‐operaMon, and understanding in the community. It will also help to get local people involved in community life. Yours sincerely

Next Steps

The Campaign Group will continue to raise awareness of the proposal among local residents, and to consult over local priorities.

Funding for basic marketing materials is being sought.

The Campaign Group will visit other local councils near London.

The Group is committed to excellence and best practice. Ensuring the Community Council is set up and run most effectively (Governance) remains a central priority of the Campaign Group. Workshops are planned with Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), National Association of Local Councils and University of Westminster who have all offered support with this. 27

This report was assembled by Angela Koch of ImaginePlaces & Volunteers from the Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park Community Council Campaign & Paddington Development Trust/ Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park Forum

Appendix

Invite to all households in Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park

The Organising Committee of the Campaign for a

Queen's Park Community Council are pleased to invite you to a

PUBLIC MEETING followed by tea and cake

on Saturday 18th June, at the Beethoven Centre, Third Avenue starting at 3pm to discuss how the Community Council should work and what its aims for Queen's Park should be, see over for details. www.campaign4queenspark.org

A personalised invite was hand-delivered to the 1600 individuals, that signed the Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park Community Council Petition

07.06.11 Dear You were one of 1,600 local residents to sign a petition recently to strengthen community activity in Queen’s Park. On behalf of the Campaign for a Queen’s Park Community Council I write to thank you for your support and to invite you to a public meeting to find out more (invite enclosed). Local campaigners believe a Community Council for QP is essential to ensure the needs of local residents are heard and acted on; and that this is the best way to defend against the worst effects of the cuts to local services. However, the decision to allow residents in Queen’s Park to go ahead with the proposal lies with Westminster City Council. So a resounding show of support by residents at the public meeting on 18th June is essential to prove to Westminster Council that there is popular support for this proposal. If you do one thing in your local area this summer, make Sat 18th June a date. It will be an infomative, relaxed and friendly event. We welcome your suggestions and new ideas. Creche available on site – book by Thursday 16th June latest on 020 8964 8024 places limited. Yours sincerely,

Angela Singhate, Chair

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