Sussex Downs College
Old Town Community Action Week
Monday 11th to Thursday 21st January 2010
The Old Town Area Panel, in conjunction with Sussex Police, the Crime Reduction Partnership, Eastbourne Homes, Eastbourne Borough Council and Old Town Community Church, have come together to address the neighbourhood priorities and concerns on the Old Town estate in a community action week.
We will be addressing issues identified by the community ranging from speeding cars,anti-social behaviour, street cleansing, fly tipping, graffiti, bad parking, untaxed vehicles and more.
We are looking for community minded residents to assist in a litter pick-up on Saturday 16th January 2010. If you are interested in helping, please meet at the Salvation Army, top of Central Avenue at 9.30am for a free sausage sandwich to get you started. Also there should be someone available to offer advice and help with you gardening queries.
There will also be Drop-in surgeries at the Old Town Community Centre on Tuesday 19th January, Wednesday 20th January and Thursday 21st January. Please come in for information and advice from a wide range of different organisations.
Old Town Action Week Flyer
Street Meetings
Eastbourne Police will be leading a number of street meetings set out to identify and address YOUR local concerns that matter to YOU. They will include representatives from your Local Neighbourhood Policing Team and key partner agencies for your neighbourhood. We would encourage everyone to come along and speak with us at the following locations:
Monday 18th January
Victoria Road junct Beechy Ave 6pm
Central Ave junct The Crescent 6.30pm
Royal Sussex Cres junct Central Ave 7pm
Burrow Down junct Priory Heights 7.30pm
Tuesday 19th January
Filching Road junct Hill Road 6pm
Downs Ave junct Cavalry Cres 6.30pm
Greenway junct Hamsey Close 7pm
Rockhurst Drive 7.30pm
Drop in surgeries
Tuesday 19th January 2010
10am – 12 noon
Sussex Police, Eastbourne Homes, Consumer Credit Counselling Service, People Matter Trust, Sussex Downs College, Community Wise, Furniture Now, Children’s Centres, Primary Care Trust (Health trainers, stop smoking, substance misuse and sexual health teams)
Wednesday 20th January 2010
10am – 12 noon
Community Wise, CAP Debt advice, Family information service, Furniture now, Credit union, Energy initiatives officer, Eastbourne Borough Council
Thursday 21st January 2010
3pm – 8pm
Police and Anti-Social Behaviour team, Fire Brigade, Trading Standards, Neighbourhood Watch, Crime Prevention Officer, Environmental Health, Dog Warden, Pet advice Surgery, Benefits advice, Samaritans, Primary Care Trust (Health trainers, stop smoking, substance misuse and sexual health teams).
Cooking Demonstration and Advice
Saturday 16th January 2010
10am – 1pm
Get cooking tips and demonstrations at the Salvation Army.
Would you like to sing in a choir?
Monday 11th January 2010, 7.30pm and
Monday 18th January, 7.30pm
Live in the Old Town Area? Ever wanted to sing in a choir but never had the chance? Come along to the Community Centre, Central Avenue, on Monday 11th and Monday 18th January at 7.30pm and give it a try. No previous experience or musical training necessary. We hope to perform a few songs on the evening of Wednesday 20th January at The Drive pub. All welcome!
Youth Club
Tuesday 19th January 2010
7pm – 9pm
There will be a DJ, also your local neighbourhood policing team will be around for you to meet and greet and to raise any concerns or questions you may have.
Old Town Community Church Big Lunch
Wednesday 20th January 2010
12:15pm Old Town Community centre, Please
Please book in by Monday evening 18th January 2010
Text 07882028574 with no's of places required.
Suggested contribution £2
Pub Quiz
Wednesday 20th January 2010 at 8pm
At the Drive Pub
Bike Man
Thursday 21st January 2010
2.30pm – 6.30pm
Come along to the Old Town Community centre where the BIKE MAN will be there to answer your bike questions and queries and to do minor repairs.
Youth Bus
Thursday 21st January 2010
7pm – 10pm
SEX, DRUGS AND ROCK AND ROLL
Get advice on sex, drugs and alcohol
For more information contact:
Stephen Brown, Community Worker
Old Town Community Church
Tel:
(01323) 644136
Email: stephen@otcc.org.uk
Website: www.otcc.org.uk
Calling all Community Leaders
Do you run a community group?
Sussex Downs College would like to help you with courses for your group as part of our community outreach programme.
Courses can be short tasters or lead to full accreditation. The courses are tailored around the specific learning needs of the group and often there are no costs to the learner.
For example a local group of young mums expressed an interest in midwifery so we were able to organise for the Community Midwife to give them a short introductory course.
The provision is aimed at adults who for whatever reason would not consider formal adult learning courses. We aim to provide short, informal courses in a familiar environment to the learner.
Subjects include beauty therapy, child psychology, reaching your goals, counselling skills, parenting skills, pottery, life drawing, IT, French and cooking on a budget.
Contact Heather Hunnisett for further details if you would like to know more about running a course in a community venue near you.
Email: Heather at heather.hunnisett@sussexdowns.ac.uk
