Team Cally

Caledonian Ward Local Initiative Fund closing date Wednesday 22 February 2012 5pm

Please note applicants will be notified of decisions by 30 March 2012

Caledonian Ward Safer Neighbourhood Meeting:

Thursday 26 January 7pm to be held at Kings Place, 90 York Way, in the St. Pancras Room

The Caledonian Ward Partnership meetings are held twice per year and are a forum for residents and others to receive information about the premerging priorities in the ward, and to feed in about what they would like to see happening locally. The latest meeting was held on Wednesday 30 November, 6.30pm at Jean Stokes Community Centre.
The meeting was chaired by Cllr Paul Convery. In attendance were 55 residents, Cllr Rupert Perry, 10 voluntary, charities, community and faith sector organisations represented.

The items discussed:

1. Kings Cross Central Development: Anna Strongman and Angela Jewell, Argent (Property Development Company, Kings Cross Central )

Information given:

In September 2011, The King’s Boulevard road (a key part of the infrastructure) and University of the Arts opened to the public, and a well-received street market was introduced.

Public spaces will be kept public and pedestrians will be encouraged to walk through the development.

The King’s Place building next to The Guardian offices is a vibrant arts space, and the area is considered a major new piece of central London around which developers are looking to create a “cultural hub”, including Central St Martin’s University, King’s Place and the nearby British Library

Further information on the development can be found at http://www.kingscrosscentral.com/index

Questions raised:

Employment for local people – concerns raised that the development so far has not resulted in significant employment for local people, particularly young people

There is currently a Construction Skills Training Centre on York Way which provides a gateway to Apprenticeships for 16 to 24 year olds on the site. A range of opportunities are available including taster courses and opportunities for those young people who are not yet ready to enter a full Apprenticeship. Contact Jo Gattenberg Employability Officer Jo.Gattenberg@camden.gov.uk at the Construction Skills Centre for more information

Argent will also be establishing a further training centre in 2012 which will have focus on post-construction employment opportunities, such as in retail, security and other service sector employment.
Argent has a commitment that at least 15% of their workforce will be local, hopefully reaching around 30% or more. By 2016, up to 35,000 will be living, working and studying at King’s Cross.

Cllr Convery recognised that the issue of creating pathways to the opportunities available is a critical one and that Islington are reviewing the resources that are allocated to this to enable better communication between local job seekers and local jobs and training, particularly related to the Kings Cross site.
As a way forward Kristina Glenn (Cripplegate Foundation) it would be good to know who would be interested in participating in a working group with Argent, to progressively work through some of the opportunities emerging from the Kings Cross Central Development.

Transport Links – concerns raised about overcrowding at Kings Cross Station

Residents raised the point that public transport users travelling from the KCC development would benefit from travelling via York Road Station rather than using King’s Cross St Pancras Station. This in turn will provide congestion relief for King’s Cross St Pancras Station.

In 2005 a business case was prepared to reopen the station, to serve the Kings Cross development and help relieve congestion at King’s Cross St Pancras, however Transport For London have no plans to take the scheme forward.
£450m will be spent on improving King’s Cross station and there will be additional tube capacity created. Overall TFL are upgrading the transport system to increase capacity by 30%.

Cllr Convery reiterated that the best way to relive the Kings Cross Transport congestion issue is for local people that live within walking distance of Kings Cross is to gain employment directly on the Kings Cross Central site.

Heritage Buildings – concern raised that some were not being preserved

Argent will retain 20 out of the 22 heritage buildings on the site, which will remain open.

2. Cally Festival – Anya Johnson

Information given:

The first Cally Festival took place on 3 July 2011 and attracted 5,000 people to the area. Feedback was very positive with requests to make the 2012 festival bigger with a larger portion of the Caledonian Road being closed. Some residents also requested more publicity for the 2012 event. Preliminary plans have been submitted to Islington Council for an event in late May 2012. There are also plans in place to put on smaller community events throughout the year, for example, the Cally Christmas event which will be held on 3 December on Tillloch Street. Click here to view a short film about the 2011 Cally Festival.

3. Caledonian ward priorities – Cllr Paul Convery

Information given:

Information was given about these. Please click here for a list of the current Caledonian ward priorities and Ward Improvement Plan. Cllr Convery added that traffic calming and pedestrian safety are also high priorities. A zebra crossing will be created adjacent to the Iceland store on Caledonian Road and Islington Council intends to implement a 20mph limit across the borough in all current 30mph areas. It is expected that this will improve safety for all road users, including pedestrians and cyclists.

The next meeting of the Caledonian Ward Partnership will take place in May 2012. The date will be widely publicised. Team Cally convenes and facilitates the meetings of the Caledonian Ward Partnership. You can find more information about Team Cally and its work by visiting www.teamcally.org,
Team Cally is keen to widen its membership through the following theme sub groups;

• Children and Young People
• Employment, Education and Enterprise
• Health and Equalities for Older People
• Safer Neighbourhood

If you have an interest in participating in any of the theme groups, please contact Mohamed Hammoudan, Team Cally Neighbourhood Coordinator
Email: bvmoteamcally@btconnect.com

Tel: 020 7609 8959 – Mobile: 07960670435

Team Cally Employment, Education and Enterprise Partnership Meeting:

Tuesday 13 December 2pm at the Cally Resource Centre, 140 Copenhagen Street N1 0ST

Team Cally Play and Youth Partnership Meeting:

Wendesday 14 December 12pm at the Cally Resource Centre, 140 Copenhagen Street N1 0ST

Dear Resident,

Team Cally Ward Partnership Public Meeting: Wednesday 30 November at 6.30pm

Exciting things have been happening in our neighbourhood over the past six months. In July, the Cally Festival saw over 6,000 people come to the Caledonian Road, to experience some fantastic entertainment and more importantly to see what the shops and services in the area have to offer. Since then, Team Cally has been working hard to build on the success of the Festival and is bringing many of the local traders together to work to improve the shopping experience for everyone using the Caledonian Road.

We are proud to announce that thanks to this work, the Caledonian Road will not only be one of the few shopping destinations in Islington that will have Christmas lights this year, but that the lights will be sponsored by the traders themselves.

We can all achieve more if we work together. Team Cally has been set up to improve the way that decisions are taken in our area. The Ward Partnership is led by the three local Councillors so that services are better coordinated and really meet the needs of local people. Team Cally coordinates the meetings of the Caledonian Ward Partnership, which is a twice-yearly meeting of residents, local organisations and members of the Team Cally Partnership.

We would like to invite you to the next Ward Partnership meeting so that we can tell you more about how Team Cally is working to change more things for the better in the ward, and to hear your views on how else things can be improved.
The agenda includes, emerging developments on the Kings Cross Central site, feedback from the Cally Festival and reviewing the Team Cally ward priorities.

The meeting is an opportunity for you as residents to meet your local ward councillors, shape the future of neighbourhood management in the Caledonian Ward and decide the priorities for Team Cally. We hope that you will join us.
Your meeting is on:

Wednesday 30 November, 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Jean Stokes Community Centre
Carnoustie Drive
N1 0DY

For further information please contact Mohamed Hammoudan, Team Cally Neighbourhood coordinator

Tel: 020 7609-8959 Email: bvmoteamcally@btconnect.com
Mobile: 07960670435 Website: www.teamcally.org.uk

‘A Cally Christmas’ will be held on Saturday 3rd December on Tilloch Street, off Caledonian Road. We will be transforming the side-street into an enclosed winter wonderland for the afternoon. The creative and interactive space will welcome in people from far and wide for the day to buy their Christmas gifts, be entertained by live music, join in craft activity and get merry! An eclectic table-top market will weave in and among workshops, Santa’s grotto in a tipi, Christmassy treats, a live music band-stand and lots of twinkling lights. Caledonian Road’s Christmas lights will be turned on the day before at 4.15pm, ready for the event.

9 trees along Caledonian Road will be lit up

*Update 20th November 2011 

This round of applications closes at 5pm, Monday 9th January 2012.

The Islington Council Local Initiatives Fund gives local groups an opportunity to apply for a small grant from your local Caledonian Ward Partnership. This year, every ward in Islington has a total budget of £20,000. The funding is available to support a range of local activities and improvements in your neighbourhood. It is expected that the majority of grants awarded will be for £2,000 or less. If you want to apply for more than this, please contact your local councillor to discuss your project first.

Below you will find all of the necessary guidance and application forms.

Please if you have any questions or you would like help, contact:

 Mohamed Hammoudan

bvmoteamcally@btconnect.com

0796 067 0435/ 0207 609 8959

LIF Terms & Conditions

LIF Application Form

Please return the signed form and supporting documents to:

Joanna Eve, Third Sector Partnerships

Room B12, Islington Town Hall, Upper Street, N1 2UD

Joanna.eve@islington.gov.uk

020 7527 3143

Here are some more pictures of this year’s Cally Festival, courtesy of Stephanie Rose Wood.

Cally Festival Pics

For upcoming meeting dates, please click below.

Meeting Dates