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Residents of Holmes Crescent at Treeton experiencing anti-social behaviour by young people took the issue to the Rother Valley West Area Assembly meeting on 14th June. The Partners and Communities Together section of the meeting made Holmes Crescent a PACT priority.
Since the meeting the Safer Neighbourhood Team have been regularly patrolling the area especially in the evenings.
One of the issues that was raised was the bench at the top of Holmes Crescent attracted gatherings of young people. So the SNT are currently asking the residents views on the removal of the bench. Residents will be kept informed of future developments
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Also officers from Rother Valley West Area Assembly, 2010, and the Safer Neighbourhood Team attended a coffee morning where residents were able to explain some of the problems they were having. This was followed by the Safer Neighbourhood Team holding it’s weekly meeting on Holmes Crescent so residents could point out issues.
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Thurcroft Skatepark is now up and running, giving the young people of Thurcroft the opportunity to use a skatepark. The grant for the project was obtained by the young people and has been funded by Quids In, Thurcroft Parish Council and Rother Valley West Area Assembly. The skatepark is situated on the field behind the Gordon Bennett Memorial Hall.
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Rother Valley West Area Assembly held it’s Co-ordinating Group meeting at Ulley Country Park on Monday 19 July. The Chair was pleased to welcome Councillor Iain St John, Cabinet Member for Culture Leisure Services and Sport, Phil Gill, Green Spaces Manager, and Kevin Burke, Countryside Manager to the meeting. A presentation was given on the restoration of the dam and this was followed by a guided tour of the Park. The Chair of Rother Valley West Area Assembly, Councillor John Swift said “the park has seen a massive investment from RMBC and is the jewel in the crown of Rother Valley West green spaces. The Rother Valley West will work closely with our colleagues to make sure that local people get the full benefit of the park” |
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Official Opening of refurbished Playground at Old Aughton Recreation Ground
The Mayor, Councillor Rose McNealy and The Rt Hom Kevin Barron MP braved the wind and the rain to open the refurbished playground at Old Aughton Recreation Ground. The playground has been refurbished as part of the Rotherham Play Pathfinder Scheme and now includes a new slide and climbing frame as well as other play opportunities.
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The Easter Holidays provided an ideal opportunity for the Rother Valley West Safer Neighbourhood Team, Rother Valley West Area Assembly and young people from Brinsworth Primary Schools to get know one another by joining in some fun Easter activities together.
PSCO Tony Brown said “this is a fantastic way to meeting young people in the community where we work so we can get to know them and they know who we are. This help build relationships in our communities, not only with the young people with the parents as well.
The activities were funded by the Rother Valley West Area Assembly.
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Police Community Support Officers, Police Officers and Area Assembly Staff took part in 3 sessions of Lock n Load at Parkgate with over 60 pupils from Brinsworth Manor Junior School, Brinsworth Whitehill Primary School, and Catcliffe Primary School.
A “School of Hip Hop” was also held for around 30 young people at the Meadows Children Centre at Catcliffe. Young people learned dance and DJ skills over two days, supported by Area Assembly and Safer Neighbourhood Team staff and a performance was given at the end of the course to parents, staff and the Safer Neighourhood Team.
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