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2010 Rotherham Launches it's Second Garden Competition for Council tenants & Leasholders
2010 Rotherham is launching its second Garden Competition for council tenants and leaseholders. Whether you have a great big back garden, a tiny front garden, or even a collection of tubs on your balcony, we want to hear from you!
The competition is free to enter,
pick up an entry form from your local Neighbourhood Office, enter online at www.2010rotherham.org or contact the Customer Contact Centre on 0300 100 2010.
Closing date is 5th July 2010.
 Entry Form (236 KB)
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Are you a member of the LGBT Community living in, working in or visiting Rotherham?
During June - August 2010
Rotherham MBC are collecting as much information as we can about the experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans People (LGBT) in Rotherham.
Rotherham MBC and LGBT Rotherham are compiling a profile of LGBT people in Rotherham Completely anonymous
Does not identify people individually.
Its purpose:
To improve services by raising awareness
within the Council and its partners about LGBT issues
To highlight that different LGBT people
have different experiences and needs
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YOUR HELP IS VITAL
To collect this information
we have put together an easy to follow questionnaire.
Most of the questions ask for simple R responses
It should only take a few minutes to complete.
None of the questions are compulsory.
Answering as many as possible will help you to skip sections irrelevant to you and save you time!
The survey can be completed on-line at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C622HJK
To view the LGBT Website click here http://site.lgbtrotherham.org.uk/
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Yet another pair of young people recently recruited by PC White to help the wardens in the Wentworth North Area. Curtis Holbrook and Reece Houlston of Wath Comp went battled poor weather condition on the 8th June 2010. They dug over the flower beds at Swinton Precinct with Wardens Will and Alison. This preparation helped for the new planting the day after by other young people. Yet another example of teenagers in our area wanting to make our local community a pleasant place to live and work. Both young people were awarded a certificate for their voluntary work.
Craig White (Police Constable PC738), Police Young Persons Partnership Officer, Wentworth North SNT/Early Intervention Team 01709 873759 (direct) – craig.white@rotherham.gov.uk
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Road Safety Operation
On Thursday 10th June 2010, Wentworth North SNT conducted an Operation to reduce speeding vehicles around Swinton Fitzwilliam primary School and Swinton Community School. The Operation involved Officers from Road Policing Group, Wentworth North SNT,staff and pupils from the two schools and the Councils Road Safety Department. The aim of the day was to educate drivers on the dangers of speeding and the consequences rather than enforcement. The difference with this Operation is that the young people of the two schools were the ones speaking to the drivers about their speed. The young people had prepared letters and posters that they gave to the drivers and warned them about their speed. They had the chance to tell drivers about how they felt about their actions. During the event 2 arrests were made, one for being twice over the prescribed limited of alcohol in line with Rotherham Police's Drink Drive Campaign and the other for disqualified driving.. In total 28 vehicles were stopped by Police Officers and the drivers spoken to by the pupils. Drivers who drove within the speed limit were also spoken to and thanked by the pupils for their responsible behaviour.
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On Wednesday 9th June 2010 the Swinton Planting Project reached another milestone in its continued efforts to take a community ownership of and brighten up the Swinton shopping area.
Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School and Swinton Community School students braved the bad weather for a second year and planted one thousand six hundred summer bedding plants throughout the six raised planters in the Swinton shopping area with support from the Wentworth North Area Assembly Team, Rotherham Wardens and South Yorkshire Police.
Streetpride were so impressed with the young peoples work last year that they have kindly provided the summer bedding plants for this years display.
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Summer is on its way to Swinton Precinct
On Thursday 20th May 2010 Junior Wardens from Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School with support from the Rotherham Wardens, Wentworth North Area Assembly Team and Streetpride removed the older winter pansies from the planters in the Swinton Precinct. This work was undertaken in preparation for the delivery of new summer bedding plants in June.
On the 9th June 2010 students from Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School and Swinton Community School will work together to replant the flower beds with new summer bedding plants and bring for the second summer running a lovely splash of colour to the Swinton Shopping Precinct.
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RotherFed delegates meeting
Tuesday 29th June 2010, 6.00pm at Springwell Gardens Community Centre.
Speakers at the meeting include Graham Eades Interim Chief Executive Officer of 2010 Rotherham and there will be a number of short debates on community involvement, fair trade, shopmobility, the right to rent and tenant clubs. Doors will open at 5.30pm where there will be a number of stalls to browse and a buffet will be available. Represented on stalls are Safer Neighbourhood Teams, Rotherham Wardens, LINK Rotherham, Safe@Last and 2010 Rotherham. If you and any tenantsare interested in attending please phone RotherFed on 01709 368515 or email info@rotherfed.org. There are also details online here Springwell Gardens Community Centre is on Eastwood View in Rotherham. A British Sign Language Interpreter will be at the meeting.
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ROTHERHAM SHOPMOBILITY SCHEME
Pilot Project in Conjunction with
SHOPMOBILITY BARNSLEY
(Part of The National Federation of Shopmobility)
COMING SOON TO PARKGATE SHOPPING CENTRE & ROTHERHAM TOWN CENTRE
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Voluntary and Community Sector Transformation Fund
We are now inviting voluntary and community sector organisations to submit bids of between £5,000 and £20,000. Projects will need to be delivered in the financial year 2010/11. We encourage organisations to submit joint bids.
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The Initial Meeting of the
Swinton Fitzwilliam Mutual Association
was held on Monday 17th May 2010 at Swinton Youth Centre
Click here to see draft minutes of the meeting (79KB)
For further information please contact the Wentworth North Area Assembly Office on 01709 334604
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Fire & Rescue Service Consultation
A three-month public consultation is now under way, which is seeking the views of local people like you on the future of South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue. Like most other public sector organisations, SYFR expects to lose a significant amount of its Government funding over the coming years. They are asking for your views on some key issues around how they can continue to provide the high standard of services people expect, but with reduced money available.
You can read the consultation booklet by visiting www.syfire.gov.uk and looking for the “Public Consultation” story on the front page.
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Dearne Valley College Sponsors local Triathlon
Dearne Valley College is sponsoring the forthcoming Dearne Valley Triathlon.
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TRIATHLON Including British Universities and
Colleges Championship 9am SUNDAY 27th JUNE
Manvers Lake, Wath-Upon-Dearne.
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Welcome to the first edition of the Sports Dvelopment E-newsletter. The aim of our newsletter is to keep you updated with developments within the team, provide you information you might find useful and share good practice.
New Website
The Council has recently developed a new website system powered by a google search engine. Sports Development
have transferred, updated and added pages. Each area of work can be searched for by typing into the google search engine, as well as directly to some pages through direct addresses we have set up.
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Estate Walkabout in Brampton
On Friday 12th March 2010 officers from 2010 Rotherham Ltd, Wentworth North Area Assembly Team, South Yorkshire Police, Community Safety, Environmental Health and Rotherham Wardens undertook an estate walkabout around Brampton to identify issues which need addressing.
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Bike Registration
Wath SNT sourced internal funding to provide the young People of Swinton Community School with a bike security marking opportunity. The old bike stamping has been superseded with bike marking using a chemical agent. The project headed by PC White and PCSO Entwistle was run for the first time on Tuesday 2nd March. Students and staff were offered the opportunity to have their bikes marked and registered completely free of charge. Once registered, a log book is sent out to the owner of the bike, very similar to the log book of a vehicle. This is a visible deterrent to thieves and also dramatically increases the chances of the bike being returned back to the owner if recovered by the police. For more detail of the bike marking product visit www.bikeregister.com . Plans are being made to offer this to other local schools.
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Dearne Valley Eco Vision Presentation
At the Area Assembly meeting on Monday 8th March Joanne Wehrle, Project Manager for the Dearne Valley Eco Vision gave a presentation.
The presentation can be viewed by clicking below.
Dearne Valley Eco Vision Presentation (1.12 MB)
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Fitzwilliam Estate Brook Clearance
On Tuesday the 23rd February 2010 clearance work commenced to the brook at the bottom of the Fitzwilliam Estate in Swinton. The work allowed fly-tipping and silt to be removed from the brook, allowing the water to flow more easily.
The works have been funded by the Wentworth North Area Assembly Devolved Budget and will be completed within the next few weeks.
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Fitzwilliam Estate Community Skip Day
On Thursday 18th February 2010 a very successful community skip day was held on the Fitzwilliam Estate at Swinton. The skips were funded by the Area Housing Panel to allow residents on the estate to dispose of any rubbish and unwanted items. The event was supported by 2010 Rotherham Ltd, Rotherham Wardens and the BETS Scheme to assist residents getting their rubbish and unwanted items to the skip and undertaking litter picking on the estate. Other agencies also in attendance were the Wentworth North Area Assembly, Streetpride, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue and the Wentworth North Safer Neighbourhood Team.
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Funding for Wood Street Allotments
The Wentworth North Area Assembly is proud to announce the official opening of the brand new facilities for the Wood Street Allotment Society at Swinton provided by RMBCs Green Spaces Department thanks to the Wentworth North Area Assembly Devolved Budget and Housing Market
Renewal funding.
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Estate Walkabout in Wath
On Thursday 11th February an estate walkabout took place on Fir Close and the surrounding area of Wath. Local Ward Councillors, 2010 Rotherham Ltd, Wentworth North Area Assembly and Streetpride worked together to identify issues which need addressing within the area. Residents are always welcome to attend estate walkabouts, if you would like to know about future planned walkabout please take a look on our visibility plan for more details.
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Swinton Athletic Football Team – Kit Launch
On Saturday 30th January 2010 the newly reformed Swinton Athletic Football Team launched their new football strip which was part sponsored via a Wentworth North Area Assembly Community Chest Grant and two local businesses.
The picture shows the team being presented with a cheque for £350.00 by Swinton Ward Councillor Neil License.
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Opening of New Homes on Rookery Road at Swinton
Councillor Alex Sangster, Chair of the Housing Market Renewal Group in the Wentworth North area, officially opened the new properties built by Guinness Northern Counties Housing Association on Rookery Road at Swinton on Monday 23rd November 2009.
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Swinton's Winter Makover
On Thursday 22nd October 2009 Pupils of Swinton Community School and Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School were once again in the Swinton Precinct making the area a more attractive place by planting up the raised flower beds with winter flowering pansies.
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Wentworth and Harley Community Clean up
On Saturday 30th October 2009 the villages of Wentworth and Harley took part in a community clean up morning to enable residents to dispose of any unwanted rubbish.
The community clean up was joint funded by Wentworth Parish Council and the Wentworth North Area Assembly Devolved Budget.
Click here to read more (93KB)
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Warren Vale in Bloom
Summer 2009 has seen the approach to Swinton along Warren Vale Road transformed into a sea of colour, thanks to the beautiful array of wild flowers which were planted by Streetpride.
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PACT Meetings (Partners and Communities Together)
P.A.C.T. meetings (Partners and Communities Together) is a new initiative from the Home Office and is a new approach being adopted by South Yorkshire Police. This will be a Public Meeting where all the right agencies are represented at an appropriate level and who can take action on a variety of issues raised by the public. The meeting will provide monthly comparable crime information, update you on what action has been taken on crime and anti social behaviour in your neighbourhood. It will enable them to inform you on what has happened to any criminal convicted for local crimes including Community Payback sentences.
The PACT is part of the National Policing Pledge, full details of which can be found on the South Yorkshire Police Website. Under this pledge South Yorkshire Police commit to holding monthly meetings in the community, six of which will form part of the Wentworth North Area Assembly meeting and a further six will be identified using the opportunities provided by other community fora. Thereby identifying a number of short term priority areas which will be subject to a 60 minute response time. Meetings will also be advertised on the Safer Neighbourhood Website.
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