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| Summer Festival Fun in Clapham Park |
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Over 1000 residents joined in the fantastic festival fun at this year’s Clapham Park Festival. The celebrations kicked of on Saturday 12th July, 12.00pm at Agnes Riley Gardens, Poynders Road, with DJs from Clapham Park’s community radio station, Generation Radio (www.generationradio.co.uk).
The Festival ran from 12.00pm to 5.00pm with special guests, music and live performances from the fantastic soul trio the Power of Free, Latin American band Palenke, Reggae artist Little Roy and Hip Hop artist Lexana, as well as a number of surprise local music and dance acts, plus give aways, games and much more. Youngsters from the local primary schools showcased their talents including Kings Avenue School of Performing Arts (KASPA) who took to the stage to show off their singing and dance moves. The Festival was compèred by Andy Sayers and Ian Henry from Generation Radio.
Activities for adults, young people and children included football, basketball, netball, face painting and arts and crafts, as well as stalls showcasing projects provided by Clapham Park Project, including free bike maintenance, health checks, reading and story telling, advice from Shop for Jobs (who help the unemployed to find work and/or training), help to stop smoking, the Neighbourhood Wardens Scheme and healthy living.
There was also an opportunity to find out more about local community groups like the Clapham Park Luncheon and Social Club, talk to the local Safer Neighbourhoods Team, visit the Mobile Library, speak to Lambeth Family Information Service, browse stalls from local community groups and talk to Clapham Park Homes about the housing redevelopment programme on the Clapham Park Estate.
For more information contact Roz Thompson on 020 8678 5923. |
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| Summer Youth Programme |
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Clapham Park Project is hosting a variety of activities throughout the school summer break for young people living in the Clapham Park area. Activities include football, radio skills, martial arts, bike maintenance, netball, cricket, workshops and gardening, plus much more.
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| Vice Chair Collects MBE |
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Sue Bowman, Vice Chair of Clapham Park Project received her MBE (awarded in the New Year) for services to the community, on the 11th June. A resident of Clapham Park since 1979, Sue spent many years volunteering at local schools and youth centres, getting involved with her local tenants and residents association, working with local residents to ensure that Clapham Park became Lambeth’s New Deal for Communities area, gaining a place on CPPs Shadow Board and being elected as a Board Member in October 2002 and as Vice Chair in May 2005.
The picture shows Sue Bowman (centre) with daughter Kizzie-Anne (right) and Clapham Park Project’s Chair Donna C Henry (left). |
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| Job Centre Plus Chief Executive Visits CPP |
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Leslie Strathie, Chief Executive of Job Centre Plus, visited Clapham Park Project in June. She met with senior managers and staff at Shop for Jobs to find out more about CPPs services that help to reduce employment and how these might link to Job Centre Plus priorities and strategies. Lesley was accompanied by Chris Lee, Executive Director of Housing and Regneration at Lambeth Council.
Clapham Park Project staff talked about various projects that the organisation runs, including those that help residents in terms of employment, youth development, mental wellbeing and volunteering.
The visitors left with a much clear picture of the integrated nature of CPPs many projects and services.
For more information about Shop for Jobs, or any CPP Project, contact us on 020 8678 5900. |
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| CPP Provides Work Experience for Local People |
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Liberian Taibu Jalloh came to London in 2002 and is studying for a degree in Business Management at the University of Roehampton.
Taibu is currently undertaking work experience with the Marketing and Communications Team at Clapahm Park Project after contacting Shop for Jobs.
Taibu hopes that after his graduation in 2009 he will get a job in the banking sector but he would eventually like to start his own business so he can help his community and said: “After the first meeting at Clapham Park Project, I thought this is the type of organisation which would educate me on how to serve the community. I started seeing Telca at Shop for Jobs. She showed me how to write a good CV and also found me the placement at Clapham Park Project.”
Taibu also said: “I am very happy to be given the opportunity to work alongside these friendly people. I have learnt new things and hope to learn more.”
For more information about Shop for Jobs, or any CPP project, contact us on 020 8678 5900. |
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| Resident Wins Top Prize for Art |
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Clapham Park resident Tayo Oko won first prize of £250 after entering a competition to create some artwork to cover the hoardings at the site of the first block to go up as part of the Clapham Park Masterplan.
Clapham Park Project is contributing to the Clapham Park redevelopment programme, with £21.9 million pounds of funding from its Creating Transformational Change project.
The competition was organised by Clapham Park Homes, who asked residents to draw the people and features which make living in Clapham Park special to them. A second prize of £50 was won by Chloe Dessai (also pictured with Keith Hill MP, Tayo Oko, Deputy Mayoress Ms Emita Griffiths and Deputy Mayor Cllr Christopher Wellbelove) and a third prize of £25 was won by Jordon Dessai. |
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