Many Projects have been funded to date by
the Partnership, and in some cases with funding continuing
until the end of the Scheme. They are:
SETTING THE AGENDA - £5,000 to
pay for the Quarterly Boscombe Eye and the possible Annual
Community Conference
BOSCOMBE ARTS FESTIVAL - £15,000
(JUST FINISHED) to assist in the Annual Boscombe Arts
Festival
TALKYOUTH - £2530 – Funding
to purchase a computer and printer working with the Boscombe
Youth Forum
SHOPCARE – Small allocation of
£900 to improve frontage of derelict shop fronts
BOSCOMBE SOCIAL ECONOMY - £80,000
to assist in funding for The Boscombe Credit Union and
The Wessex LETS Project
COMMUNITY GRANTS AND TRAINING PROGRAMME
– Total funding allocated £147,000. This grants
programme as overseen by the Community Theme Group allocate
Small Grants to Community Groups of up to £3,000.
Hopefully, this is a much simpler process that going through
the Main Grants Application Process. Over 30 small grants
have been allocated to date
COLLEGE OUTREACH - £90,000 was
allocated to the College Outreach Project aiming at bringing
Education back into the Community at more suitable locations
for those that perhaps would not attend more formal classes
NEW START - £84,000 was awarded
to this project. The funding provided a worker for this
project that works with vulnerable young people in Boscombe.
The project is based at the 896 Coffee Bar.
CLOUDS WORKING RECOVERY PROJECT –
Clouds were awarded £40,000 to establish a programme
based around Employment Mentoring involving people coming
through Clouds and onwards into employment
SPRINGBOURNE FAMILY SUPPORT –
Springbourne Family Support were allocated £45,000
to secure two posts in the unit and to enhance current
and prospective new projects within Springbourne Family
Support Project
BOSCOMBE ENTERPRISE GRANTS PROGRAMME
- £100,000 was allocated to assist new business
to start in Boscombe and enable existing businesses to
be developed, also in Boscombe. In the year that this
project has been running, 12 businesses have been supported
with a number of new ones coming forward.
SHELLEY PROTECTION GROUP - £10,000
– Was awarded to this group to carry out a feasibility
study. Unfortunately, the Group were not successful this
time in seeking further funding through the SWRDA.
SQUARE ROUTES – The Partnership
allocated £23,000 for environmental improvements
at St James Square, Boscombe. Landscaping and the replacement
of railings around the Square have returned St James Square
back to its original Victorian splendour.
VITA NOVA - £76,000 of SRB Funding
was allocated to the Vita Nova Project to assist in the
taking on of new business premises and the employment
of a full time Project Worker. Vita Nova is a great success
for the Boscombe Community
ENTERPRISE CENTRE – £36,000
Funding has been allocated to the Enterprise Centre that
is currently under construction at Station Approach. Further
funding has been received for the Capital Expenditure
through the SWRDA
BOSCOMBE FAMILY DROP IN - £54,300
was awarded to Boscombe Family Drop In to enhance their
outreach and move on provision within the project
ST JAMES PEACE GARDEN - £3,500
was awarded to St James Church Boscombe to assist in the
building of their Peace Garden
All funding for these Projects has come through the SWRDA
via Bournemouth Borough acting as the Accountable Body.
Agreement has been reached through Theme Group, Community
Appraisal and Partnership Board Decision.
A number of new Projects are currently being either developed,
Appraised or awaiting Board Decision. They are:
ALL of these applications will be subject to the normal
processes of reaching Board Decision.
The Scheme, as overseen and Managed by the Boscombe Working
Community Partnership currently expires March 2006. Negotiations
are currently underway with The SWRDA looking at a possible
year's extension due to a very slow start in delivering
projects. An extension would also allow the full allocation
of funding to be spent in Boscombe.
