Hello everyone. Welcome to our 10th newsletter. I am really excited to bring you further details of the plans for the Big Kirk Hallam Community

Centre and to invite you to the opening event Big Kirk Hallam Great Get Together on Saturday 17 June. Check out pages 2 and 3 for all the latest news on the project.

The Community Chest is open again until 30 June for applications for awards – see below for more details. The newsletter also has details of thank you letters from pupils at Ladywood Primary School

and a report from a grandparent who attended the grandparents’ lunch at Dallimore Primary School. On page 4 you can find out from

new member Alex why she joined the Partnership Group. Our next newsletter is out in the autumn but in the meantime, keep up-to-date

with our activities through our website and social media pages. Wishing you all the best for a relaxing, sunny summer. Tracy

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

It is with great sadness that we report that a much loved local resident, Hazel Cooper, passed away in March. Hazel was passionate about the area she lived in and dedicated a lot of her time to the community and making a difference. She was a central figure in the development of Big Kirk Hallam, playing an active role and giving inspiration, advice and support to everyone she came into contact with. Kirk Hallam has lost one of its leading lights. R.I.P Hazel – you truly made a lasting difference.

We will be providing funding to the Friends of Kirk Hallam Lake to make a garden area in memory of Hazel.

HAZEL COOPER

PAGE YOUR LETTERS and NEW MEMBER ALEX HARRIS

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Let’s make a lasting difference

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elcome to Big Kirk Hallam’s 10th Newsletter - June 2017

WHAT IS THE COMMUNITY CHEST?The Community Chest is a pot of money for local groups to apply for grants and purchases up to £1,000. Each application must be made by two residents and can be supported by, or in partnership with, a local organisation. After the closing date, applicants are invited to a meeting with a few members of the Partnership Group to give us more information about what the funding will be used for and the difference it will make to the community. Check our website bigkirkhallam.wordpress.com for further information, the application form and details of how to apply.

Previous awards have been made to: the Brownies, the Scouts, the Warm Welcome Club, the Friends of Kirk Hallam Lake, Dallimore Primary School, Dallimore Nursery School, the Multi Agency Team, and Ladywood Primary School.

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Big Kirk Hallam Community CentreWelcome to AlisyaAlisya Hill has been appointed as the Community Development Worker/Administrator based at the Community Centre. Alisya starts work on 5 June, so pop along to the Community Centre and have a chat with her. She is really eager to meet as many of you as she can and listen to your ideas of what is needed in Kirk Hallam. We will have an interview with her in our next newsletter, when she will tell us what her first few months in post have been like and what she has achieved so far.

RESULTS OF OUR SURVEYWe had a good response to our survey with support for all of the following:

Community café; bookswap, advice sessions, banking/credit union; meeting rooms for self-help groups; breakfast club; DIY classes; film club; parent and toddler groups; help with filling in forms; food bank and clothing bank; help with computers and smartphones; cookery classes; exercise groups; arts and craft sessions; job hunting; tea dances; community choir.

We also received the following suggestions: table top sales; gardeners’ club; friendship club; bereavement information; adult education classes; companion club. There were also some queries and concerns about the potential for noise impact, in particular from residents who live close to the community centre, and questions about the funding. We would like to thank everyone who contributed to the survey. Alisya and Jsan will work through all the suggestions.

Community Café: We are working with UChoose to progress the community café – keep checking on our website and social media sites for the opening date.

WEBSITE BIGKIRKHALLAM.WORDPRESS.COM

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Caretaker/Cleaner 20 hours a week

Unfortunately the Big Kirk Hallam Community Centre was not able to appoint to the caretaker/cleaner role, so there is still a vacancy for a caretaker/cleaner working 20 hours a week at £8.25 per hour. The position will involve some weekend and evening work.

The job description can be viewed on our website at bigkirkhallam.wordpress.com or by sending a stamped addressed envelope to Reverend Christine French at the address shown in the orange panel on the right.

How to applyPlease send your CV, a letter stating how you meet the requirements of the post and details of two current references to:

Reverend Christine French, The Vicarage, 71 Ladywood Road, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 4NF. Closing date for applications is 12noon on 30 June 2017.

As we go to press the sign for the Big Kirk Hallam Community Centre has been ordered but has not yet been installed. Above is a sneak preview of what it will look like (the magic of technology!)

We hope you like the strapline, which is:

“The community working together to make a lasting difference.”

A SIGN of things to come!

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We look forward to seeing you on the 17 June to celebrate the community working together to make a lasting difference

Big Kirk Hallam Great Get Together EventYou are all warmly invited to the grand opening of the Big Kirk Hallam Community Centre on 17 June. It also falls on the day of the Great Get Together – events that are being organised across the country in remembrance of Jo Cox and the work she did to bring communities together.

There will be a range of activities taking place on the day between 12pm and 4pm. Some of the things we have secured so far are shown below. We are still finalising the timetable for the day, so keep a lookout for specific timings of events and activities on our social media sites and website and at the community centre.

Residents of Kirk Hallam will be able to have a burger/sausage free of charge at our BBQ. Just bring along the voucher below, which covers everyone living in your household. The offer is on a first come, first served basis until we run out of food.

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Official tree planting

Children’s fancy dress competition

(with prizes)

Perfect pooch competition (with prizes)

Face painting

Commemorative mosaic HedgehogsEnthusiam

Youth ClubLaughter

yoga

BBQ

Tea dance

Scouting challenge

Refreshments MusicSomething for

everyone

William the Wizard

BBQ

VOUC

HER FREE burger or sausage at the

GREAT GET TOGETHER EVENTThis voucher entitles residents of Kirk Hallam to a burger/sausage at the Great Get Together event on 17 June free of charge. Available on a first

come, first served basis whilst provisions last!

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For general enquiries contact us at:

jsanbigkh@outlook.com

Our website: bigkirkhallam.wordpress.com

Telephone us at: 07952 314622

Write to us at: c/o Jsan Shepherd, Big Kirk Hallam Community Centre, Kenilworth Drive, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 4EW

Check out our website for more photos and detailed updates of all the projects were are funding.

@BigKirkHallam

Search: ‘BigKirkHallam’

YOUR LETTERS TO BIG KIRK HALLAMWe have received letters from four Year 6 young learners at Ladywood Primary School. Here is one of them:

Keep in touch!

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Throughout 2016/17, the Big Kirk Hallam has

given Ladywood many opportunities. First of

all the Grandparents dinner where you can

eat and talk to your loved ones. Then we do

the savers bank in a morning where you can

save up money and carry it on even after

Year 6.

Big Camp Out was one of the best (even

though it was quite cold!) We got the chance

to make our own clean water out of dirty

water, eat bugs and do archery. One more

was Drumba. That was the best gift for

doing our SATS.

Thank you

Olivia Burrows

Wow! Great article Olivia. The Drumba (right) looked like fun!

Following the article in the last newsletter asking for comments from grandparents about the lunch, we received the following from Debra Ward who attended a lunch at Dallimore Primary School:

We would like to thank Dallimore School and Big Kirk Hallam for our ‘Grandparents lunch’ on Friday the 5th of May. We had a lovely time. It was ‘Fishy Friday’ so we enjoyed fish, chips and a lovely fresh side salad, with fresh fruit for pudding. Scarlett was very excited to have her Grandparents there, and was showing us what to do in the dinner queue and hall. She even insisted I sit on one side of her and her Granddad sit the other side. It was lovely to see how nice the school environment is, and I was pleased to see all the displays on anti-bullying and how the children need to care about, and be kind to one another. It was also really nice to see the Head Teacher sitting having lunch and chatting with some of the children.

What a great experience, thanks again!

You’re welcome Debra – glad you and Scarlett had a lovely time.

To see letters from Nicole Horsley, Courtney Biggs and Maisy and to see a clip of the Drumba taking place, please visit our website bigkirkhallam.wordpress.com. PARTNERSHIP GROUP

New member Alex HarrisAlex contacted us after seeing in the last newsletter that we had vacancies for residents on the Partnership Group. Here’s what she said.

I live in Kirk Hallam and am a community nurse for the Ilkeston area, which includes Kirk Hallam. I have two children who both go to Ladywood School. As I have these links to the community I would like to help make decisions as to how the Big Lottery money is allocated. I would like to join the community partnership group to offer any help I can, supporting the group to make decisions and helping with ideas for future projects. I have previously enjoyed being a parent volunteer for the Sure Start Centre where I organised the first children’s fun day with funding from Big Kirk Hallam and would like to continue to see increased activities for the residents. I care about the area and would like to see improvements to it that would benefit everyone.

Welcome aboard Alex – it’s great to have you on the Partnership Group

Next Meeting5.30pm, 14 JuneBig Kirk Hallam

Community Centre All welcome

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