East Durham Rural Corridor AAP Jane Bellis – AAP Coordinator & Councillor Maura McKeon
AAP Priorities 2019/2020 • Activities for Children, Young People and Families • Older People • Health and Wellbeing
Participatory Budgeting – School Roadshow • 12 schools (9 primary and 3 comprehensive) took part • 1 primary chose not to take part; however the children from this school had the opportunity to vote at the Forum Event Fun Day • £40,000 allocated to the scheme • 13 projects funded • 1288 children and young people voted on the projects
Participatory Budgeting – School Roadshow • 396 young people aged 11+ voted on the priorities • 10 young people aged 11+ signed up to become Forum members • 715 children and young people took part in the Councils Budget Consultation • Feedback from evaluation was positive • Children and young people really thought about their decisions
Youth Forum-Recent Board Meeting
Youth Forum and Cyber Crime Project £6,530 awarded, Match £3,253.40, 400 estimated beneficiaries Aim • Develop safer communities by providing cyber crime prevention workshops & training • Provide opportunities for children and young people to have their say–increased confidence/ self esteem • Encourage young people to work with the community to look at issues important to them
ATOMS Education £6,203 awarded, Match £360, 250 estimated beneficiaries Aim • Improve engagement in schools • Ensure children begin to develop aspirations for future • Encourage families to be more engaged with schools • Ensure children develop a range of life skills
Mixed Fitness–Bowburn Youth Club £2,784.21 awarded from Youth Fund, 20 estimated beneficiaries Aim • Increase confidence in young people • More young people engaged in fitness • Young people become confident to engage in mixed age fitness • Provide issue based sessions
Social Car Scheme £10,000 awarded, Match £15,954.21, 30 estimated beneficiaries Aim • Ease social isolation and enable people within the AAP area access to vital services • Recruit new volunteer drivers within the AAP area • Work in partnership with new projects within the AAP are a
Social Car Scheme
Helping Hands £9164.60 awarded, Match £12,444.80, 95 estimated beneficiaries Aim Families across the AAP area to: - be more confident and more emotionally fulfilled - positively change their lives and aspire to better things - Families and young people across the area to have the skills and confidence to progress
Revitalise Applying to OPSIF-successful project 18/19 £6,040 in 2018/19, Match £8,076 Aim Older people will - feel less isolated/ engage in community activity through gaining confidence - learn how to run physical activity sessions independently at end of project - have a day trip outside of the area -receive information/ advice/ guidance on alternative local provision
Additional Projects Projects: • Durham Cathedral – Tunnel of Light • Durham County Council – Durham Savers • OASES – Plastic Fantastic? 2 • Bowburn Community Partnership – Bowburn Festive Lights • Coxhoe Village Hall – Fire Alarm System • Deaf Hill Ward Partnership – Main Stairs Refurbishment • Fishburn Youth and Community Centre – Transforming Spaces • Trimdon Grange Community Centre – Replacement of Fascias, Soffits and Guttering • The Cornforth Partnership – Healthy Communities
Contact Details Jane Bellis AAP Coordinator East Durham Rural Corridor 03000 261128 jane.bellis@durham.gov.uk Find us on @ East Durham Rural Corridor Area Action Partnership eastdurhamruralaap@durham.gov.uk
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