Author: ian.rathbone

January 23, 2013

Leabridge Ward Community First Panel funding bids deadline is approaching fast!

The deadline for this year’s bids is 31 January 2013.  We would like to encourage bids typically around £500 although bids can be made up to around £2,500. The final decision on awarding the grant will be made by the Community Development Foundation. Bids can be sent in any time up to the final deadline of noon, 31 January 2013....

Categories Community First/Local news

January 6, 2013

Pond House works are being monitored

CPNAG are monitoring progress on Pond House, receiving reports on the refurbishment works. The garages in Mildenhall Road have now been cleared, and an ugly extension at the back of the house removed. Work will be starting on building six town houses on the site of the garages, while renovation work starts inside Pond House itself. At one point the...

Categories Pond House

November 5, 2012

Community First Panel priorities up to March 2013

The Leabridge Ward Community First Panel met on October 25 and agreed the priorities for funding for the year to March 2013: To help promote the local economy To improve the quality of community life To bring different communities together To support the local heritage. It was reported that all last year’s bids had eventually been approved by the Community...

Categories Community First

October 23, 2012

Pond Noticeboard repaired

Clapton Pond’s main noticeboard has been restored following an attack by vandals last year, damaging the lettering and surface.

The noticeboard was paid for by funds raised by CPNAG and has a history of the pond and details of the refurbishment project depicted on it. It was originally created by a team led by Eve Harrison of CPNAG who has overseen the current repair of damage.

Categories Local news

October 10, 2012

Clean Up Clapton Day

The annual Clean Up Clapton Day will be on Thursday 11th October 2012, centred around BSix College, Kenninghall Road, E5 8PB from 10.30am. As in previous years, there will be stalls outside the college, various cleaning initiatives, jetting of paving stones in the area, hoovering of leaves, distribution of free bags for re-use as part of the local shop smart...

Categories Clapton Pond/Local news

October 9, 2012

Olympic Park Legacy – Public meeting on 17th October

Find out more about plans to spend £292m transforming the Olympic Park at a public meeting organised by the legacy body on 17 October, 6.30 – 8pm at Wally Foster Community Centre, Homerton Road, E9 5QB, call 08000 722 110. “all the facts about job and training opportunities, new homes and opening dates”. http://noordinarypark.co.uk/

Categories Local news

October 9, 2012

Hackney Council’s Council Tax Support Scheme – consulation

Another consultation! Have your say on the local council tax support scheme – Go to this page on Hackney Council’s website to find out more http://www.hackney.gov.uk/cts-consultation.htm The deadline is 22 October. The Council says: Why we are consulting: The government is abolishing the current national council tax benefit scheme and cutting funding for its replacement. All councils across the country...

Categories Local news

October 9, 2012

Hackney Council’s Community Engagement approach reviewed

Hackney Council is currently reviewing its approach to Community Engagement and how it will be undertaken. It has also proposed draft principles around Community Engagement that will be used to assess current and future approaches to community engagement in the borough. This is your chance to have your say around what works and what doesn’t when it comes to engaging...

Categories Local Links/Local news

October 2, 2012

Work on trees around the Pond

There’s been some activity today (Monday 1 Oct) on various trees at the pond. After the recent failure of a mature Willow in the south part of the Pond area, a site visit was carried out to undertake a visual tree assessment of the gardens. On completion of this inspection a number of health and safety based tree works have been identified.

Categories Clapton Pond/Uncategorized