Tamworth Projects
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Three Projects in the Glascote Heath area of Tamworth have benefited from European Union funding. Below is a summary of their aims and achievements.
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Project Name: Glascote Heath Employability Project
Project Sponsor: Bancroft Community Association
Funding Awarded: £22,107
Project Duration: March 2008 - December 2008
This Project has been giving local residents the opportunity to increase their confidence, build self esteem and enhance their employment prospects through a programme of tailored packages of basic skills, IT and forklift truck training.
The aim has been to provide residents with access to office based employment where IT skills are required or to locally based warehouse and distribution companies - both of which are growing sectors in the Tamworth area. The Project also provides guidance to clients with job searches, CVs and application forms to assist them into employment.
Both capital and revenue funding has been awarded - capital has been provided to upgrade the IT suite and to enable access for disabled learners, revenue has safeguarded the job of the existing IT Learner Support Worker, which would have been lost without funding and with it too, the valuable community service.
Pictured right is the newly refurbished IT suite.
Achievements:
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Training places provided for 7 people
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£5,920 generated in sales from the on-site cafe
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4 people gaining NVQ Level 1 in Forklift Truck Driving
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For further information on the Project visit the Bancroft Community Centre Website|||| (external site)
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Project Name: Glascote Matters
Project Sponsor: Tamworth Borough Council
Funding Awarded: £59,889
Project Duration: October 2006 - December 2008
Glascote Matters is a Project which specifically focuses on engaging with the residents of Glascote Heath in Tamworth in order to identify how they would like future services to be delivered so they may influence service delivery, change and improvement. Through the Project a Community Partnership, reflective of the local community, has been developed which is providing a mechanism for on-going community engagement and consultation.
Part of the Project has been to form a Residents' Community Network and to perform a Community Audit which has enabled the Project to focus on specific areas for concern and has enabled many residents to access training, voluntary work and employment.
Pictured above is Stuart Etheridge at a Job Seekers Group launched at Glascote Library. Stuart is the Community Development Officer for the Project.
Achievements:
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6 funding applications successfully submitted for additional Community Projects in Glascote, attracting some £45,000 to the area
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25 people engaged in capacity building projects such as the Burgess Nature Park Scheme - see the Glascote Matters website for details
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8 short training courses delivered
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3 people gaining employment as a result of trainee and voluntary activities
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Picture right members of Silver Court Residents Association in Glascote Heath on a recent exchange visit with residents of Low Hill in Wolverhampton.
For further information visit the Glascote Matters Website|||| (external site)
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Project Name: Turntable Furniture Recycling Programme
Project Sponsor: Tamworth District & Voluntary Services
Funding Awarded: £102,918
Project Duration: April 2006 - December 2007
The Turntable Project was a community enterprise specifically set up to collect, refurbish and distribute unwanted second-hand furniture throughout Glascote Heath. Furniture was collected from households for onward distribution to those who were socially disadvantaged, including low-income families, the disabled, the homeless, victims of domestic violence and single-parent families. The enterprise also acted as a mechanism for offering training and volunteering opportunities to those within the Glascote Heath area who were unemployed and with little or no qualifications.
It is estimated that the Turntable Project diverted 172 tonnes of furniture away from landfill and benefited approximately 220 people over a one year period
Although it was anticipated that the Project would continue to be self-funding once EU intervention had completed, this has not been the case and sponsors are currently being sought.
Achievements:
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5 jobs created within the Project itself
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£61,000 generated through sales of furniture
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20 volunteer and trainee placements
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220 people receiving furniture items in Glascote
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For further information on furniture recycling schemes in the area please visit the Staffordshire Furniture Re-use Network Website|||| (external site)
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