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Research
Engaging Black and Minority Ethnic Communities in St Ann's - Phase 1
Client - The Renewal Trust
Area - St Ann's, Nottingham
There has long been a recognition by service providers in St Ann's that the significant black and minority ethnic communities in the area are not sufficiently engaging in the Sure Start Programme and other local services.
For Phase 1 of this piece of work tanc were commissioned (funded by the Renewal Trust) to produce a report documenting baseline data for the different ethnic groups in St Ann's.
This data had not been widely available or collated in one report previously. For copies of Phase 1 please contact the Renewal Trust or tanc.
Local Economic Strategy - Contribution from The Social Economy Sector in St Ann's and Sneinton
Client - The Renewal Trust
Area - St Ann's and Sneinton
(Nottingham)
tanc identified and evaluated 6 Social Economy Initiatives in St Ann's and Sneinton, the two wards in the City of Nottingham covered by the Renewal Trust.
These enterprises included:
- The Chase Action Group - running a neighbourhood centre including offices, café, training room and hall and supporting the Youth Inclusion Project which provides a range of activities for young people who have been excluded from school.
- Pakistan Centre Community Restaurant - Restaurant linked into Care Project and Elders Luncheon Club, part of a much bigger project.
Palin Street Church Group
Client - The Palin Street Church Group (the Pentecostal Assembly of the First Born)
Area - Hyson Green, Nottingham
The Palin Street Church Group hope to bring their church hall into community use. In June 2003, they chose tanc to produce a Community Building Development Plan. After 3 months of work, tanc presented the Group with a Plan which:
- identified and assessed the needs, ideas and concerns of the committee and congregation
- considered the building's opportunities and constraints
- produced a community map of existing community halls and facilities in this New Deal for Communities area
- developed a picture of how the building could be used to serve the local community by meeting a so far unmet need; listing potential tenants, beneficiaries, activities and services
- made 11 recommendations which aimed to enable the Group to move the Plan forward when tanc's work was completed
St Saviours
Client - St Saviours Meadows Community Project
Area - Meadows
(Nottingham)
St Saviours church in the Meadows area of Nottingham is providing a number of community resources including both training and childcare.
However their facilities were in need of improvement. tanc's support included;
- Making successful applications to the Church Urban Fund through a Social Audit (stage 1) and an Architects Fees (stage 2)
- Compiling the Social Audit
- Working with the St Saviours Meadows Community Team to develop a good brief for use in appointing architects.
Potential for Joint/Community Use of Schools
Client: Aspro Local Partnership
Area: Aspley, Broxtowe and Strelley, (Nottingham)
This was an extensive piece of research that aimed to establish the potential for community/joint use of 12 schools in the Broxtowe, Aspley and Strelley areas of Nottingham. Interviews were held with Head Teachers, Governors, non-teaching staff, pupils, parents and wider community members to:
- Identify existing/planned after school and community activity
- Identify the physical and organisational barriers to expanding use of the schools
- Identify individual support packages needed for the further involvement of each school.
Weston Spirit
Client: Weston Spirit
Area: Nottingham
tanc were approached to undertake a feasibility study to identify the potential for Weston Spirit to develop their services in Nottingham. Weston Spirit is a national charity tackling issues of social exclusion in young people through its innovative and highly effective personal development programme.
tanc provided information on the Area Committee structure in the city, existing youth services and resources, areas who had identified youth as a priority through Community Plans, what regeneration initiatives covered which areas and also the funding opportunities in each area. This was complimented by a thorough contact list for partnership and initiatives.
Hungerhill Allotments Marketing Research
Client: The Renewal Trust
Area: St Ann's Nottingham
There are currently a number of organisations that are committed to improving the Hungerhill Allotment site. tanc were commissioned to find out what the allotments meant to local people and what was stopping people considering taking up an allotment.
The research involved a questionnaire survey of 100 people. Findings are being used to target publicity to people who have indicated they are interested in getting an allotment, review procedures for renting an allotment and inform funding bids.
Interestingly whilst only 10% of people were actually interested in taking an allotment themselves 75% of people questioned felt that it was very important to continue to use and protect the site.
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