I've received confirmation from the council’s community protection department that the Community Action Team (CAT) will be starting an 11 week project in Blackhall Colliery later this month focusing mainly on housing, anti-social behaviour and general environmental issues.
The proposed format can be found below in the communication I received this afternoon from the CAT team leader.
The Community Action Team are currently preparing for our next project in Blackhall Colliery from 20 January – 4 April 2025. This will be an 11-week project to tackle local housing, environmental and antisocial behaviour issues.
Weekly walkabouts are planned during the action weeks (5 February - 19 March) on a Wednesday at 1pm. These will be focused on the priority topics. Locations to be confirmed at the Strategy meeting.
We have planned resident engagement events at Blackhall Community Centre as follows. These are a chance for locals to meet the Community Action Team, let us know their views and help decide priorities for the project:
· Tuesday 21 January from 12-2pm,
alongside seated exercise and The Bread & Butter Thing
· Wednesday 22 January 10am-1pm,
alongside coffee morning, café and Knit and Knatter
· Wednesday 29 January 5-7pm, alongside the PACT meeting
We’ve also arranged mid-action update events, again at Blackhall Community Centre as follows. These are a chance for locals to receive updates on the project and advice on the priority topics:
· Tuesday 25 February 2025, from 1pm
- 2pm, alongside seated exercise and The Bread & Butter Thing
· Wednesday 26 February 2025, from
12noon - 1pm, alongside coffee morning, café and Knit and Knatter
· Wednesday 26 February 2025 – 6pm, alongside the PACT meeting
Resident letters will shortly be prepared for those in the focus area, as well as posters, leaflets, and social media to launch the project.
