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Research – Housing for Disabled People
Tpas is currently undertaking some research into Housing for Disabled People on behalf of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission and they are looking for tenants to participate in their Focus Groups. The tenants they need to get involved must Live in general needs social housing (please note this does NOT include care or support housing) Have a disability, including mental health conditions, with or without physical impairment. Want to get their voice heard around key issues such as tenancy support, dealing with harassment or neighbourhood disputes and the process of applying for housing. Be able to attend a Focus Group on 18th July 2017 at a central venue (exact venue will be confirmed at a later date) All travel expenses will be paid and each session will last no more than two hours in total. As well as being part of this important research, they will also receive a £5 gift voucher for attending.…
Tenants’ Association News – July 2017
Come to our July meeting to discuss all these topics and more – Fire Safety In the wake of the Grenfell disaster we will be discussing what this terrible tragedy means for us. We don’t live in tower blocks, so should we be concerned about fire safety? How good are Hyde’s Fire Risk Assessments? Grenfell residents were ignored when they raised concerns. Isn’t it time social housing residents were listened to? Kennington Park Community Centre – KPCC Oval Our Community Centre is now OUR community centre. As a result of our campaign to stop it being closed and demolished, from this month the TRA is jointly managing it alongside Hyde. We are responsible for bookings and the day-to-day running of the Centre while Hyde will continue to maintain it and deal with financial matters. Joan Twelves and Jahanara Rajkoomar We have signed a Licence which…
TRA meeting 12 July 2017
The next TRA meeting is on Wednesday 12 July 2017 at the Community Centre. The agenda is below A G E N D A Welcome and Introductions Apologies for absence Minutes of the last meeting of the Association held on 26 April 2017: For approval and matters arising (here) Kennington Park Estate Community Centre – an update Fire Safety – to discuss (a) the implications of the Grenfell disaster and (b) Hyde’s Fire Risk Assessments for this Estate Housing management and estate management issues. Reports and queries from tenants and leaseholders for the attention of HSH management Report from TA Executive Committee CCTV – Hyde’s latest proposals Rents and service charges Any other business
Summer Holiday Activities on Kennington Park Estate
Grenfell Tower Fire
The Grenfell Tower fire is a tragic disaster and our hearts go out to everyone involved – those who have lost their lives, those who have lost their family, friends and loved ones, those who have lost their homes, their possessions and their valued memories. And our admiration and respect goes to all those who headed into the blazing inferno to save lives at such risk to their own. As social housing residents we feel a strong sense of solidarity with the Grenfell Tower residents, and we share their grief and anger. We can breathe a sigh of relief that we have no tower blocks on Kennington Park Estate. But our fellow Hyde residents on the Grantham Road Estate in Stockwell and our close neighbours on the Ashmole Estate do, as do many other estates across Lambeth. The open design of our Estate means that the risks we…
Ovalhouse call out for performers!
Ovalhouse Creative Youth Call out for performers for LIVE NIGHT! at Ovalhouse PERFORMERS WANTED! Come and perform at LIVE NIGHT! on Friday 30 June at Ovalhouse. Ovalhouse Creative Youth are looking for singers, songwriters, musicians, poets, spoken word artists and performers who want a platform for their voice. Our theme for this LIVE NIGHT! is DREAMS & NIGHTMARES: wild, wonderful and frightening. Creative young minds exploring our subconscious. You can create original work for LIVE NIGHT! or perform an existing piece. This call out is open to everyone aged 16 – 25 from Lambeth. If you’re interested in performing, please email Rachel at creative.youth@ovalhouse.com with the following details: Your name and age ● A description of yourself in 50 words ● Two examples of your work, e.g. Youtube / Soundcloud links ● Tell us how your work responds to the theme DREAMS & NIGHTMARES ● Tell us if…
News from the Hyde Foundation
A new youth outreach project is starting on Kennington Park Estate in June, supported by The Hyde Foundation. Three experienced outreach workers, Julian, Martine and Junior, will be on the Estate three times a week in the evenings for the next 6 months. The project aims to engage young people who are out on the Estate, and support them to access local provision and other positive opportunities. If residents want to meet outreach workers or arrange for them to work with particular young people living on the estate contact martine@utcs.org.uk. Youth workers will all have ID badges when working on the estate.
Local communities need local community centres!
Kennington Park Community Centre – at the heart of our Estate – has been run by Hyde Housing since it took over the Estate from Lambeth Council in 2005. Hyde recently decided to hand the running of its community centres across London to other organisations and, in the case of KPCC, to explore developing the space it occupies to build private flats. The Tenants & Residents Association, along with our neighbours supporting Hyde’s Stockwell Centre, launched an immediate campaign to Save KPCC, which has been most successful in raising public awareness of its value. We have had a lot of support from local people, both Estate residents and those who live and work in the wider neighbourhood, as well as local businesses and organisations – for which we thank you. In parallel to our campaign we have been talking to Hyde about how to keep the Centre open and…