East Wirral ROC Conversations Feedback
Dear All,
We'd like to start by saying a huge THANK YOU to you all for your participation in the evening and a special thanks to Peter Kearney for helping to organise and facilitate the evening. Thank you to Inspector Chris Lucan-Pratt and other officers from Merseyside Police for their attendance and participation. It was also so nice to see so many churches represented by leaders, including Arnold Dixon, chair of Churches Together in Wirral.
The aim of these evenings is to identify new projects between church, police, local council, local residents and other stakeholders. We will be following up the suggestions made last evening (listed below).
Please contact us with any news about new project ideas you are exploring, it is important that we keep track of everything to provide the most effective support and to give an accurate picture of the initiative in East Wirral. This helps greatly to build positive strategic partnership between the church, police and statutory bodies.
Here are some of the points that were discussed and the outcomes from the evening:
What are the local needs/issues being faced by your community?
Kids left to their own devices, lack of guidance & discipline from parents, parenting skills
Activities for older people, loneliness
Lack of communication about what is available & unity among organizations.
Anti-social behaviour, eg below Victoria Road, churches experience vandalism
Drug & Alcohol abuse
Unemployment
Lack of public transport links
What is already happening in your area? – existing projects:
Guinea Gap Sports Centre, Dancing classes
Sports cages, Oval Football – Friday evenings run by police and WBC youth services
Street Pastors
The Hub
Alcoholics Anonymous – URC Seacombe
Neighborhood meetings in Prenton, Home Watch schemes
‘Have your say’ Police Forums, Miss Dorothy Project – police, Good Citizen Award Scheme
Brownies, scouts, WBC Youth Clubs
The Breck – cleanup operations with local residents and Wirral Council
Youth Café at Haven Bookshop, New Brighten
Home Survey Scheme by police & other agencies, New Brighton
Flame Radio
Family support Courses & parenting programmes, Family Support Network
The Quiet Place, New Brighton, Luncheon Clubs for elderly
Millenium Centre – projects for unemployed
Crisis Pregnancy service, Wallasey
Potential new projects:
ROC Café, community cafe. If you would like further information on this please contact us on 0161 946 2373 or email us.
Ramp Riders – supervised skateboarding
Youth ROC, perhaps through Wirral YFC
Christians against Poverty (CAP)
Divorce Counselling
Use of old Art School
Use of Old Church building, central park – provide art classes, graffiti wall
Parenting Classes
Continue growth of contact list between Wirral Council, NHS & churches – for more information, contact Martin: martin@wirralyfc.org.uk
Bowling buildings could be developed near Guinea Gap, used for community centre?
What a fantastic start to the ongoing conversation about how you can be actively pursuing a kinder and safer community, together!
There are several ways you can get involved in Redeeming Our Communities in the future:
Could you be a ROC Ambassador? If you would like more information, please contact us.
If you have a leadership role, would you be interested in joining a local ROC core team?
We are also hoping that churches might consider hosting a 'ROC Sunday' and inviting a local police officer along.
If you would like to know more about ROC Café or would like more information on how to get a project started please get in touch with us on 0161 946 2373 or email us.
If you would like to be put in contact with anyone else who was at this event or if we have missed any information in this email, please contact us and we will send them your contact details.
It’s great that we all share this vision to see our communities transformed. We are really keen to find churches and individuals to partner with; if you could help with practical support, prayer or finance we would love to hear form you. Please forward this to any people who were not able to attend or print off for people who do not have access to email.
Thank you,
Jennie Cloherty
Executive PA to Debra Green
Redeeming Our Communities
Lancaster House - Harper Rd - Sharston - Manchester - M22 4RG
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Jennie Cloherty, 03/11/2010 |
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