Community meeting June 2021

·        Clare proposes to approve the minutes from March 2021, Emley seconds.

·        Upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) – Next community meeting is in September, a few members are stepping down so if anyone is interested to join the committee, please come forward. The position of secretary will be vacant but if anyone is interested to any other named roles (being Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer) all current members holding these positions are happy to change role. It would be good to have a hand-over so if anyone wants to join the committee please do come forward soon so that we can start this process. Please contact the committee if you are interested or want to ask any questions about the role (KingsCrescentN4@gmail.com)

·        The next “in-person” meetings are likely to still have a Zoom option and perhaps a film being played in the second room of Unit C with a volunteer to look after children for residents who would like to attend the meetings but cannot due to child care responsibilities.

·        Work has started at Unit C!

·        Homework club is restarting in the Vince Murrain Community Centre. Once Unit C is ready, it will move there. The TRA still has budget from the original grant (for running it last year but it was cancelled due to Covid restrictions) so this can be used this to run the club until December. If the club is popular the TRA will apply for further grants to continue the homework club next year.

·        The TRA has now taken control of the allotments located in the middle courtyard. All plot holders have been written to to inform them of the change of management. Hackney has commissioned the construction of eight new plots which are now built. Unattended plots will also be reallocated and so in total about 11 plots will be given to people on the waiting list.  Four plots will be retained as communal plots for kids (and adults) to plant seeds during gardening events and for a planting a communal herb garden.

·        On 20 June there will be a seeds swap gardening event. The TRA is hoping to instigate a monthly gardening event for every gardener on the estate, not just allotment holders. All information will be on the website.

·        The Black Live Matters film project ran by a resident and partly funded by the TRA has started, the trailer will be shared once ready.

·        An art event for kids should happen in October half term. Gustavo, an artist from Lisbon will be coming to deliver this with Andrew. Further funding is being applied for to add to the money already allocated from the 20/21 ‘community development fund’.

·        Update on Hackney Resident Participation Team – The team is still in the process of restructure and are recruiting for the new positions. Siovhan has now left the team and Emma Harrison is  back from maternity leave. To contact their team email: Get.Involved@hackney.gov.uk

·        HS has started a newsletter for Kings Crescent and the wider community and invites the TRA to let them know if they want to advertise any events through that channel.

·        There will be a Street Party on 14 August with live bands and DJs, soft play outside, food stalls, a bar. HS is looking for volunteers on the day but also in the days leading to the event for making decorations: anyone with a sewing machine or just willing to do some craft is welcomed to help. HS is also looking for volunteers to come for one hour in the morning for the party to help with putting the decorations up. HS is also looking for volunteers to slow down the traffic on the day, the job would be to stand with a hi-vis and invite motorists to go around the estate or to help them cross the Play Street  safely.

·        Nina invites the TRA to have a stall on the street during the Street Party to advertise themselves and recruit new committee members.

·        There will be a free Disco Loco children’s library run by a volunteer from the estate. Weekly lending book event but also activities relating to literature, this will be officially launched during the Street Party.

·        A week of activity for 8- to 11-year-olds will be happening during the summer holidays. Funding is being requested to extend the project to two weeks. Different artists will be entertaining the children and activities such as den-building and canoeing will be taking place.

·        In the Autumn will start a weekly lunch club for over 50s on Fridays. HS is recruiting volunteers to help for this lunch club and to join a befriending scheme.

·        In September there will be a community meal happening to replace the one that got cancelled last year due to the Covid restrictions: ‘Kings Feast’ with activities such as quiz, bingo, live acts etc. HS hopes to repeat the event in December and March.

·        HS is currently raising money to have a youth street worker to get to know the local kids and find out what activities and events they would want to have running here.

·        HS has got funding to run 2 sets of activities for teenagers’, with a view to getting more funding to extend this project.

·        The young actor’s programme will re-start in autumn.

·        HS has also got funding for pre-school Disco Loco on Friday mornings, there will be soft play and a disco. One session for under 1’s and another for 1-5 year olds.

Menekse will ask the Turkish community if there is anything they would like to see happening during this Street Party and will let Emley know.

HS will soon have a Turkish speaking person who can take call and answer emails in Turkish!

Menekse to share with the TRA if the Turkish community would like to see anything in particular during Street Party

SP is going back to the Vince Murrain Centre on Mondays 1-3pm from 21 June and on Wednesdays 4-6pm  until 26 July during a slightly staggered period. A newsletter is going out next week with the details.

Jill will be doing a charity sky-dive for Mind in August/September and ask if she can share her giving page on the facebook page. Emley agrees. Some of the money will go to Mind Hackney.

Nina mentions that next year HS would like to hold a KC conference for local artists, businesses etc. to discuss dreams and vision for the community. They hope to run this activity every year.

Clare chairs the Finsbury Park Trust who is also running a conference about bringing the Finsbury Park community together. KC may want to engage with this kind of conference. Claire will let the TRA know once more details are available.

Emley is attending an event next week organised by Hackney CVS (#FairerHackney) on emotional health:  https://crm.hcvs.org.uk/civicrm/event/info

Dates of next meetings & close

20 June – Gardening Event 11.30am-1.30pm

30 June @ 7pm – Service Charge Meeting (Zoom)

14 July @7pm – ETRA Meeting with Hackney Representatives (Zoom)

14 August – Disco Loco Street Party 12-6pm

11 September – Kings Crescent Feast (indoor)

15 September – TRA Community Meeting and AGM (committee will be elected)

All details of meetings and events can be found here: https://kingscrescent.org/events-and-meetings/

Timing

·        Approve minutes from March 2021

·        Upcoming AGM

·        Planed events & activities

·        Update on Hackney Resident Participation Team

·        Planned events and activities

Dates of next meetings & close