YOU TOLD US …
At the Broadfield Bonanza last August we asked people what local issues ACT should be addressing. The following were identified as priorities for 2008/09:
- Appearance of the area
- Local transport/road safety
- Local shopping
WE ACTED …
Our Shop Local work has included 2 meetings for Abbeydale Road businesses and support for trade through spending locally.
We now have a website www.act4action.org.uk or www.act4action.org.
To see through the improvements to Broadfield Park we have worked closely with Sheffield City Council and South Yorkshire Police.
We have promoted Abbeydale people and projects in Sharrow Today and The Edge newsletters. We have taken the ACT stall to the Sharrow Festival, Common Ground BBQ and the Community Assembly event at the Medina Centre.
A number of the ACT group completed the How Your Neighbourhood Works course, designed to build knowledge of structures, services and decision making in the local area.
In January we organised a “walkabout” of Abbeydale Road and invited along Central and Nether Edge councillors. This was to highlight areas of concern, but also opportunities.
Along with Nether Edge Neighbourhood Group we conducted a traffic survey of the Abbeydale Road/Bedale Road junction, which we aim to repeat later in the year. This will be to measure the potential impact the Tesco supermarket has on traffic in the area.
A member of ACT has attended community safety meetings to contribute to discussions regarding the Abbeydale neighbourhood.
We have met with the Central Community Assembly team to discuss how Abbeydale will be represented.
A representative of ACT has joined the management committee of Sharrow Community Forum of which ACT are a sub-group.
We are developing plans with the Community Foresters to create a community garden on Abbeydale Road. Nearby schools and residents will be invited to get involved.
We are working with Common Ground, who manage and develop the St Peters space, to support their work in keeping St Peters open for the local community.
We have been successful in fundraising, securing grants from South Yorkshire Community Foundation (£700) and Shine on Sharrow (£500). This money is to spend on running costs, publicity and events.