Minister learns lessons from a revitalised Clapton
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press release & photocall
12 March 2003
Minister learns lessons from a revitalised Clapton
UPDATE Here are some pictures of the visit
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Minister for Regeneration Tony McNulty MP will be seeing for himself how local environmental regeneration charity Groundwork Hackney is improving the quality of life in the Borough, when he takes a tour of Clapton on Thursday 13 March. The minister will meet Chris Miele and Rachel Short of the Clapton Neighbourhood Action Group to find out how local environmental projects are helping to improve community-safety.
CPNAG is an example of a successful small-scale neighbourhood-renewal project, which Groundwork Hackney has supported by securing funds for practical improvements through Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (NRF). Improvements are scheduled to take place next year and will take the form of lighting, planting and hard landscaping.
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Groundwork Hackney's Executive Director Tim Bissett says, 'Giving people the confidence, skills and resources to get involved in changing their surroundings is what Groundwork is all about. Our work in Clapton shows that helping people to improve their environment can have a really positive effect by encouraging more people to work together, increasing trust and respect and reducing fear of crime.'
Tony McNulty recently joined Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott to announce a series of new national initiatives to improve the local environment across England. The Government's 'action programme on sustainable communities' set out a range of measures to help people create new green spaces and improve areas of run-down housing by helping residents get involved in making decisions about their neighbourhood.
Tony McNulty said
"It's very important that people living in urban areas have access to good quality green spaces. They make all the difference to people's quality of life.
"We value the work Groundwork is doing on projects such as this all over the country and are working closely with them to create sustainable communities where people choose to live and work."
"At the heart of all that Groundwork does is a commitment to work with local people to reclaim vital green spaces for the benefit of everyone".
The announcements included an increase in the level of direct Government support for Groundwork and the announcement of a new 'community enablers scheme' to help local groups improve parks and play-areas.
Whilst in Hackney the minister will meet with Groundwork's chairman and national directors and hear about plans to extend the work of Groundwork Hackney into other areas of east London, such as the London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham and Havering.
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contact
Tony McNulty MP will meet members of the Clapton Neighbourhood Action Group at 12.45 pm at Clapton Pond, Lower Clapton Road E5 at junction of Newick Road. NRF Neighbourhood Renewal Fund. For further information contact Matthew Carrington 0208 985 1755
The group exists to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of Clapton Pond and its surrounding area. The group also works to encourage understanding and the involvement of local people in environmental matters, planning, transportation, geography and local history
website: http://claptonpond.ground-level.org/
Groundwork Hackney exists to bring about sustainable improvements to the local environment and to contribute to economic and social regeneration. We do this by undertaking environmental projects in partnership with relevant groups and agencies.
Groundwork Hackney is at the Partnership
Building, 6 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, London E5 0PD. You can telephone
us on 020 8985 1755 or fax on 020 8986 4834 and email to the postmaster@ground-level.org
website: http://www.ground-level.org for more news about Groundwork Hackney's activities visit our newsite at http://newsround.ground-level.org/
about Groundwork
Groundwork is a federation of Trusts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, each working with their partners in deprived areas to improve the quality of the local environment, the lives of local people and the success of local businesses. Groundwork was established on Merseyside in 1981 and last year celebrated 21 years of local action. Last year Groundwork worked with 3,000 schools and over 1 million children have benefited from its education programmes.
website: http://www.groundwork.org.uk/
 
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