Completed Projects
Support, advice and training to ensure efficient service and sustainability.
Community Regen has a proven track record of helping organisations and projects in the UK and internationally become more efficient and sustainable. We provide practical support, advice, and training to enhance their capabilities.
Here are some of our completed projects:
July 2022 – December 2024
Commissioned by The Greater London Authority (GLA) we partnered with Sian Penner from Community Collective to provide a programme of support to successful grant applicants.
Welcoming Hongkongers Fund is a grant programme for projects and organisations led by and/or for Hongkongers to identify activities that will contribute to their welcome and integration in London and have a positive impact on the lives of new arrivals from Hong Kong.
Our role was to support the successful grantees build their capacity throughout their grant timeline through collaborations, supporting organisations to become well networked, improve coordination and enable joining up working with other organisations and services, build capacity in community-led infrastructure, incubate collaborative projects and support monitoring delivery.
As part of the support programme, we ran a series of targeted skills workshops and networking events and build up a pool of helpful resources focusing on specific areas and topics identified as where the support will be most beneficial.
February 2024 – August 2024
We worked with Campbell Tickell to consult with residents, communities and strategic partners around the draft Housing Strategy.
We supported the engagement of local communities with our community researcher who conducted street interviews and focus group discussions in a range of community venues and spaces across Sheffield.
1089 residents responded to the survey and one to one conversations were held with 11 organisations and key stakeholders.
A Housing Strategy Consultation Report was produced summarising all the views as well recommendations on any changes to the draft strategy.
July 2022 – February 2024
We worked with Campbell Tickell to produce the city’s first new 10 year Housing Strategy. We trained the Councils frontline staff in community engagement and supported them to engage residents as well as facilitating 6 focus groups with target groups of residents including people with lived experience, LGBTQIA+, older people, young people and disabled people.
575 Liverpool residents were engaged and one to one conversations were held with local organisations and key stakeholders.
The engagement helped to shape the final the Housing Strategy which was approved by Liverpool City Councils Cabinet.
July 2022 – February 2024
We conducted a piece of research to understand the demand for supported housing in the Locks Ride area of Ascot.
As part of the research we undertook a mapping of supported housing, collated evidence of need and undertook one to one conversations with a range of key stakeholders including Public Health, voluntary sector organisations and Bracknell Forest Council.
July 2022 – December 2024
CSR3 is a grant programme for community led organisations impacted by structural inequalities, targeted at 10 London Boroughs.
Now in the 2nd year of our Support Partner role, we provided capacity building and networking opportunities, skills based workshops, borough events and one to one support to strengthen the 45 successful grant applicants.
By the end of the programme a number of grantees had strengthened their organisations, identified more sustainable ways of working, made strong connections and networks within the borough and across communities and worked to address structural inequalities.
June 2024 – November 2024
We coordinated and facilitated an initial engagement and consultation process to help develop the new Greenwich Get Active Physical Activity & Sports Strategy.
As part of the engagement, we trained and payed a group of 6 community researchers, 3 were from Greenwich. The researchers conducted one to one interviews and street surveys at local activities and community events across Greenwich.
364 local residents took part in the community conversations, 14 one to one conversations were held and 38 local organisations and community groups participated in a partners survey.
The findings from this research will be used as a basis for developing the Greenwich Get Active Physical Activity & Sports Strategy.
April 2024
In April, we facilitated the Global Health Team to strengthen their working together. Part of the session also included refreshing what CGD’s aims and core values.
May 2024
We returned in May to facilitate Jimmy’s Cambridge Trustees Awayday for the third year. The focus was on understanding the financial, policy and funding context for Jimmy’s, reflect on Jimmy’s journey to date and identify key learning and agree strategic priorities.
July 2022 – February 2024
We continued to support LTF this year by facilitating their AGM.
November 2023 – April 2024
We conducted a scoping and mapping exercise to understand social and community infrastructure in and around the South Kilburn estate to inform future social and economic activity.
We undertook a mapping exercise researching community assets, facilities, activities, groups, clubs and organisations in the area as well as carrying out one to one conversation with 15 key strategic partners and community groups.
We also facilitated a workshop that brought all the community, voluntary, resident and statutory partners together to discuss emerging themes and priorities and develop a shared neighbourhood action plan for partners to collaborate on to deliver.
July 2022 – February 2024
We worked with South Kilburn Trust throughout the year to support the Governance of the emerging neighbourhood partnership ensuring it is resident led. This involved facilitating conversations between partners and residents to develop a resident-led partnership.
August 2024 – November 2024
We worked with Rise Projects in Haringey to assess their social value.
This involved undertaking social value calculations of all Rise Projects and activities to enable Rise projects to negotiate more effectively with Haringey Council around their proposed rent for three units in the old Irish Centre.
July 2022 – February 2024
We supported residents of Horn Park to come together to launch a Residents Association, as part of this we worked with residents to plan and facilitate its launch which included community conversations with residents to identify priorities and challenges. The plan is to deliver governance training in the New Year.
Commissioned by the London Borough of Hackney we worked with Campbell Tickell to carry out a Housing Market Assessment.
This piece of research aimed to identify housing issues and solutions that can be used to make decisions related to the housing market.
As part of assessment a consultation was carried out. A group of 6 young researchers from Hackney were trained as peer researchers. The team engaged the local community across the borough carrying out interviews and surveys at local activities, youth groups and community events. The findings from this research will also be used as a basis for future housing decisions in Hackney and will help secure funding for various housing programmes and projects.
One of the young researchers was trained as a focus group facilitator and lead a series of focus group in Hackney, providing a platform for residents to have deeper conversations around housing.
In January, we facilitated discussion and input from resident, community, Local Authority, Housing Association and Developer Partners working together to regenerate Woodberry Down Estate. The aim of the workshop was to develop a shared understanding of partners priorities and agree priorities and actions for partners to work on and collaborate on.
We were delighted to facilitate Jimmy’s Trustees Awayday for the second year. In the awayday Trustees agreed Jimmy’s priorities for 2023, identified any new areas to develop and reviewed national changes and what that means for Jimmy and the communities they work with.
In the summer we were asked to facilitate roundtable discussions with the Deputy Mayor, community partners, civil society groups and Senior MOPAC staff. The focus of the discussions were to acknowledge the findings of the Casey Review, specifically its findings of institutional racism, ableism, misogyny and homophobia and emphasise the need for sustained engagement with groups most impacted by the findings of the Casey Review to hold the Met to account on its promises for change. Community Regen worked with a great team of facilitators from diverse background and experiences. The discussions held space for those present to speak to how they, and their communities, are feeling and experiencing this issue.
We facilitated an awayday for staff & Trustees of London’s Tenant Federation in October. The purpose of the day was to review the changing context of Housing Regulation and what it means for residents. Trustees also explored where LTF fits into this new environment and clarified what its key priorities, activities and projects over the next year.
Commissioned by a local developer in Cambridge, Community Regen undertook a piece of work to engage local stakeholders and the community in central Cambridge in a visioning exercise for a potential community space. We undertook a mapping exercise of local community assets, researching and collating evidence of community need. This then led to a community visioning workshop with local organisations and stakeholders.
We continued this year to work with the Grants Panel by provide independent assessment of grants submitted to the Octavia Foundation for funding.
We facilitated two workshops for the Public Health Team in Greenwich Council in two neighbourhoods in Greenwich. The workshops ?focused on developing agreed priorities and actions to work on and collaborate on around health and well-being and how the local community with local partners can collectively work together to ensure the community influences the priorities and delivery around health and well-being.
Ongoing
We facilitated an awayday a Board Committee Share experiences, knowledge, and skills that members bring to the committee and agree next steps around their investment in communities, how they track their impact as a committee.
2019 – 2022
Commissioned by the Sports Unite Team in The Greater London Authority (GLA) we partnered with Sian Penner from Community Collective to support the SYV steering group (Serious Youth Violence).
The Sport and SYV steering group was set up in July 2019 as an opportunity to work towards the sport unites aims of collaborating and providing evidence on how sport can help tackle serious youth violence (SYV). SYV Steering Group was made up of young people, the GLA and community sports organisations, who all worked to explore and test different approaches to making a positive difference to young people at risk through sports.
- Year 1 (2019-2020) – workshops were spent identifying solutions that support positive and healthy life choices for young people engaged in sport and at risk of serious youth violence.
- Year 2 (2021-2022) – the role of the SYV steering group is to address key outcomes that will influence the direction of the GLA’s longer-term work.
The purpose of Year 2 was to Commission 3 pilot projects (£10K each) to test the findings & recommendations of year 1, capture the learning, lever partner investment into pilot approaches, and maximise the benefit of sport in ongoing conversations across London.
Pilot projects:
- Safer Places
- MOL Leadership Academy
- Employment in Sports Governing Bodies
As part of the support programme, we ran a series of targeted skills workshops and networking events and build up a pool of helpful resources focusing on specific areas and topics identified as where the support will be most beneficial.
May 2022 – August 2022
We supported seven neighbourhood teams in Greenwich become more sustainable through a programme of capacity building and support to develop longer terms plans and enable them to become more self-sustaining and resilient.
This included providing facilitation support, training, advice, practical help and tools for neighbourhood teams in strengthening how they work, build their organisational, financial capacity and support them to access other opportunities for funding and support.
June – July 2022
Map the current supply of community facilities, spaces, studious, exhibition space within the local area to inform a costing and a financial model for the community spaces in the redeveloped Westway site.
January – April 2022
Commissioned by the Greater London Authority we partnered with Sian Penner from Community Collective to provide support to equity led organisations through pre-application workshops called The Idea Camp, to develop their project ideas and submissions to the Civil Society Roots 3.
Civil Society Roots 3 is a grant programme for community led organisations impacted by structural inequalities, targeted at 10 London Boroughs: Bromley, Enfield, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Newham, Redbridge, Sutton, Wandsworth. We delivered a series of 4 workshops in each of the 10 Boroughs where user led civil society groups and the support available to them does not exist or needs strengthening.
Each workshop was carefully designed to build connections between groups, explore how groups could work together, identify their strengths, develop their project ideas through defining their need/issue and gap, clarify priorities for the funding application and project idea and provide support on how to strengthen key aspects in their applications.
November 2021 – October 2022
Commissioned by Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council, we are working in partnership with NatCen to carry out a piece of engagement and research with people disproportionately affected by COVID-19 in Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire. The purpose is to understand how they have been impacted by COVID, gain a better understanding of why this may have taken place and co-develop solutions to those issues. A key element is to ensure that the voice of communities is heard by involving them in the research and recruiting and training people from the communities most affected as peer researchers.
May – November 2022
Working as part of a team from Campbell Tickell as a specialist resident engagement partner to provide strategic advice on the design of an engagement exercise. This is to ensure Lewisham Homes conforms to current best practice.
January – July 2022
We worked with Broad Green Big Local in Croydon to help facilitate conversations around the key challenges they had and supported them to move forward, strengthen their foundations and continue delivering great initiatives in the local community.
April 2020 – July 2022
We continue to support the Noel Park Big Local Partnership. The focus of our support has been largely around assisting the Partnership in strategic conversations with Haringey Council around developing their legacy of a community run and owned community asset in the Big Local area. Support has also included support with engaging landscape architects to consult and develop plans for the improvement of a local park in partnership with the Council.
January 2019 – July 2022
Lewisham Homes are delivering 450 new homes as part of its regeneration of Achilles Street. Paul was appointed by the Resident Steering Group as the Independent Chair. In this role he supports the steering group meetings and ensures the residents have a voice in their discussions with Lewisham Homes and influence the regeneration to ensure it is responsive to the needs of local residents.
August – October 2022
Working as part of a team from Campbell Tickell on an independent governance and resident empowerment review for Phoenix Community Housing. A key focus of the review is to assess how effective resident involvement in decision making is and ways this could be strengthened.
June 2021 – March 2022
We recruited and brought together a diverse, dedicated and knowledgeable group of local residents to help shape the development of a new neighbourhood within the St Ann’s community of South Tottenham.
This involved the formation of two groups – a ‘Design Forum’ and an ‘Interim Uses Working Group’ chosen by a selection panel of local and trusted leaders.
The Design Forum’s purpose is to work closely with the design team on some aspects of the development plan and the Interim Uses Working Group’s purpose is to develop an interim uses strategy and plan with the housing association.
The work of the Interim Uses Working Group resulted in the delivery of the Peace and Wellness Festival event in summer. This event was held on the development site and welcomed more than 300 local people on the day who were interviewed to gather information relating to the development of the New Neighbourhood.
September 2021 – February 2022
We worked with Campbell Tickell on a strategic review of Estate Management and Community Development Services for South Dublin County Council.
The work involved reviewing their community development needs, and considering existing assets, resources, and provisions to support the identification of the areas where investments of time and money could make the greatest positive impact. We also assessed the strengths and weaknesses of their current approach and facilitated focus groups with senior staff, operational managers, staff teams and other stakeholders. This resulted in a proposed new community development and estate management service model.
November 2013 – February 2022
Big Local Rep for Farley Hill in Luton and Elthorne.
May 2022 – August 2022
We supported seven neighbourhood teams in Greenwich become more sustainable through a programme of capacity building and support to develop longer terms plans and enable them to become more self-sustaining and resilient. This included providing facilitation support, training, advice, practical help and tools for neighbourhood teams in strengthening how they work, build their organisational, financial capacity and support them to access other opportunities for funding and support.
Alongside Kim Donahue Consulting, we facilitated a workshop hosted by Royal Borough Kensington & Chelsea Council (RBKC) and attended by voluntary and community sector staff and volunteers on food insecurity in January 2021. This session developed a vision, drivers and outcomes for tackling food insecurity in RBKC. This led to a follow up workshop in September 2020 to look at how organisations could work together in partnership, what a food partnership could deliver and how to collaboratively develop and operate a highly effective food partnership in Kensington and Chelsea.
We also worked with Campbell Tickell for RBKC, who are developing a new nursery, children’s centre and homes for social rent at Cheyne. We provided independent advice and facilitation of the consultation process.
We were invited by WSA Community Consultants to deliver training on Understanding Community Development for practitioners across the country. The training covered a range of aspects of community development including; what community development is, values, principles, exploring what successful community development looks like and how can we build on community strengths, assets and needs.
January 2020 – April 2021
We continued our support at Avenues around evaluation and assessing impact. This includes supporting the development of an organisational Theory of Change.
Avenues Youth Project is a youth club based in Westminster, delivering extensive opportunities to young people in the area, from cooking, football and music making, to arts and crafts. We have supported Avenues to streamline their monitoring and evaluation.
August 2020 – June 2021
Supported developing the Brent Community Land Trust which included writing policies, supporting the development of the website, recruiting and engaging a Community Panel and providing advice and support to the Brent CLT Board.
March 2021 – November 2021
Recruited residents to a Community Liaison Group, independently facilitated and supported the development of the group. Also coordinated engagement workshops, street interviews and conversations with local residents and other stakeholders in Tendring and Colchester to feed into the vision for the masterplan.
June 2021 – September 2021
A number of our projects in 2021 involved carrying out community research and engagement. To ensure we provided a high standard of research, a group of 12 young community researchers were trained and paid to support projects. The team of researchers engaged more than 350 locals attending the Under Belly festival to assess the social impact these events had on local residents. The survey, developed by RealWorth also focused on finding out people’s views, ideas and suggestions for the Earl’s Court regeneration site.
September 2021 – December 2021
We worked with WSA Community Consultants to assist with the facilitation of workshops with local people for the Francis Crick Institute.
The workshops focused on creating a safe space for participants to reflect about COVID, what they have lost, gained and advice they would have given themselves knowing what we know now. The workshops also involved participants writing postcards to themselves from their future selves that formed part of an exhibition in the Institute.
August 2020 – June 2021
Supported developing the Brent Community Land Trust which included writing policies, supporting the development of the website, recruiting and engaging a Community Panel and providing advice and support to the Brent CLT Board.
March 2020 – August 2020
Carrying out conversations with local residents and other stakeholders in Cowley Hill Ward in Hertsmere. This feeds into a Community Summit to agree and action shared priorities.
February 2020 – June 2020
Working with residents at the Achilles Road Estate in Lewisham on building capacity; around communication, development terminology, social value and developing Terms of Reference for a new Steering Group.
October 2019 – March 2020
Worked in a team on an action research project aimed at informing Together (an alliance of youth homelessness charities and housing associations working with young people who are experiencing homelessness, or who are at risk of homelessness in London) understand how to make better use of their collective assets (homes, support, funding and expertise) and create better pathways for young people into stable accommodation.
The research consisted of a desktop review of previous research on youth homelessness, interviews with young people, carried out by trained peer researchers, workshops with front line staff and with the alliance, and an on-line asset mapping exercise.
February 2020 – May 2020
Working with Civic London Architects on a feasibility study of a new Community Hub in Sompting, West Sussex.
30th November 2019
Working in partnership with Sian Penner Associates to plan and deliver a second summit for Big Local areas on Serious Youth Violence. This was held in Birmingham on 30th November 2019 and was co-produced and co-facilitated by young people.
November 2019
In November 2019, the second Addressing Youth Exploitation and Violence Summit took place at St Luke’s Church. The summit was organised by Paul Bragman and Sian Penner and aimed to bring together Big Local areas affected by youth exploitation and violence to share their experiences on how to reduce youth exploitation and violence.
The purpose of the event was to:
- Share examples of what communities are doing for themselves to reduce violence.
- Provide practical support and advice to participants on ways to reduce violence in their neighbourhoods.
- Share how communities can link into their Violence Reduction Units and access local support and resources.
- Explore the role young people can play in reducing violence in their neighbourhoods.
The summit was co-produced and co-facilitated by Florence, Ahmed Mohammad and Javaun Bance, who are all Peer Outreach Workers at the Greater London Assembly (GLA).
There were vibrant discussions and a great amount of shared learning. This was particularly the case when discussing different scenarios and questions about how Big Local areas can have a role in helping to address these issues.
April 2019 – November 2019
Working as an Associate for Campbell Tickell, we supported Churchill Garden’s Resident Association (RA) in strengthening their residents’ association and the running of their Tenants Hall in Pimlico, Central London. We helped the RA with their governance, supporting them to set up a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and financial systems. This led to the development of a new business plan for the use of the RA and will help guide the RA strategically, organisationally and financially, over the next four years.
May 2018 – April 2019
Community research Project – working as an associate of Campbell Tickell, we supported the strengthening of Curo’s community engagement in Foxhill in Bath.
May 2018 – March 2019
Working with Notting Hill Genesis on the evaluation of a neighbourhood approach to a Theory of Change (ToC) that has been developed in Grahame Park. As part of the evaluation, we talked to local residents and a range of stakeholders to see what changes they have experienced in the area since the ToC over the past year. We worked on this project in partnership with WSA Consultants.
June 2018 – January 2019
Working with Lambeth and Southwark Housing Association in developing a Community Investment Strategy for 2018-21 by engaging with various stakeholders in the local area and training residents as community researchers. The aim of this work was to strengthen LSHA’s community engagement and enhance tenants’ involvement.
April 2019 – October 2019
Working with RCKa architects and the team at Clitterhouse Farm Project to produce a business plan.
August 2019 – October 2019
Supporting on income generation for community spaces.
June 2019 – September 2019
Helping to engage and recruit residents to join the Housing Association Board.
July 2019
Working in partnership with Sian Penner Associates to plan and deliver a summit for Big Local areas on Serious Youth Violence. This was held in London on 13th July 2019 and was well attended with representatives from 14 different Big Local areas. The day included mapping of their different areas, the issues in those areas and the actions being taken. There was also a Q&A with a panel of experts and some discussion on what areas can do to further address these issues.
June 2018 – June 2019
Support ways to strengthen the GLA’s approach to community engagement on Serious Youth Violence.
July 2019
In July 2019, the Addressing Youth Exploitation and Violence Summit took place at the St Pancras Community Association in London. The summit was organised by Paul Bragman and Sian Penner who aimed to bring together Big Local areas previously affected by youth exploitation and violence to share their experiences on how to reduce both these issues in communities. The summit also served as an opportunity to inform future events scheduled for later in the year.
During the day the participants got involved in a variety of exercises and discussions, including:
- The nation-wide picture of youth exploitation and violence.
- Progress against youth exploitation and violence in their Big Local areas.
- What different groups are doing to reduce youth exploitation and violence.
- The potential role of Big Local groups in helping to reduce youth exploitation and violence.
There were vibrant discussions and a great amount of shared learning. One particular highlight of the day was the ‘panel of experts Q&A’, where the Big Local areas could ask for information and advice on their specific difficulties from experts in the issues around youth exploitation and violence.
March 2019 – May 2019
Working with Bountagu Big Local to develop a Big Local Plan for approval from the partnership. This involved drafting a Community Profile, conducting research within the community and producing a budget as part of the Plan. This work was done in partnership with Sian Penner Associates.
November 2018 – May 2019
Working with Optivo and the local steering group to develop a feasibility study of a new community Hub in Faversham, Kent. This included conducting community research and desktop research for the business plan and drafting a business plan with an action plan of next steps. We worked alongside RCKa Architects who developed designs for the Hub.
August 2018 – March 2019
Working to deliver a Learning Cluster to 16 Big Local areas affected by youth violence and exploitation through four workshop events that included speakers, sharing good practise and learning as well as reflecting on challenges and initiatives across Big Local.
Throughout 2018 and into early 2019, Paul and Sian were commissioned by Local Trust to run a series of learning events called the Local Trust Address Youth Exploitation and Violence Cluster.
Paul and Sian are experienced facilitators for Local Trust events and other community organisations as well as being Big Local reps for Local Trust. For this series of learning events Paul and Sian applied their knowledge and understanding of SYV.
The aims of the learning cluster were to encourage and support participants to test ideas, draw on the skills and experience of others, and develop networks and support structures around serious youth exploitation and violence. The guiding principle for the learning cluster was action-learning based; This enabled participants to increase their confidence and feel more equipped to address complicated issues around youth exploitation and violence in their areas.
The learning cluster topics were guided by the needs of the participants and the knowledge they were hoping to gain from the events. In the first session they identified a range of subjects and topic areas to focus on. The identified subjects and topics were then discussed and analysed in the second session.
The Big Local areas then updated their action plans using the information gained from this experience-sharing and peer-to-peer learning. These action plans could then be used address issues of SYV and youth exploitation in their own communities. In the final workshop, the participants reviewed the learning from the cluster and any support needs going forward, and then ended on how to take the learning and work into their Big Local areas.
In 2018, Paul and Sian were commissioned by the GLA to develop a Community Engagement Plan on Serious Youth Violence (SYV). The aim of this was to build on and strengthen existing community engagement work around SYV across GLA teams. Paul and Sian co-produced the plan with six GLA teams, with the aim of aligning their community engagement activity to strengthen the overall GLA offer, practise and impact around community engagement for SYV in London. To develop this plan, Paul and Sian observed and collected information from various organisations and groups who attended GLA Education and Youth and Community Engagement Teams’ events. There were also one-to-one conversations with 16 team members across six GLA teams, as well as ongoing discussions with the Community Engagement Team. Throughout the development of the plan we also ran a series of presentations, workshops and discussions with the SYV Officers Working Group and GLA teams.
A large amount of evidence resulted from this work to develop the plan, providing useful insight on:
- What is being done already.
- What organisations feel still needs to be done.
- How they can work with other partners to achieve the project aims.
The work also highlighted a shift in perspective towards viewing SYV as a public health issue as well as a crime and order issue. Following this work, Paul and Sian began the Sport Unite project with the GLA.
Assisting the in the creation of a Community Hub for migrants and refugees with Campbell Tickell.
Providing consultancy support to the centre to review current organisational systems, recruit trustees and provide support on a new lease.
Built Environment Expert (BEE) – providing Community & Economic development support to communities, local authorities and developers involved in built environment projects.
Working with Mobilise in West Hendon to develop a Neighbourhood Investment Strategy. As part of this, we trained community researchers to conduct the research which informed the strategy.
Working with WSA Community Consultants, Grahame Park residents and stakeholders to develop and implement a Theory of Change for Grahame Park neighbourhood. You can see more about this in the video opposite
Carrying out community research and collating information to create a business plan for the Jain Centre’s community facilities in their new building in Colindale, North London.
Desk and community research to develop a feasibility study for a new community hub in Factory Quarter, Hammersmith & Fulham.
Interim Organisational Development & Business Plan.
Developing and Facilitating Colindale Consortium.
Supporting a group in Ponders End to take up Neighbourhood Planning as a means to influence the future development and regeneration of their areas. The project was commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
Facilitating three coastal communities through their CED programme, designed for local community groups and organisations who want to take a lead in shaping their economies for the benefit of local communities.This is in partnership with New Economics Foundation, Locality, Community Development Foundation and the Community Development Finance Association.
We worked with Cobweb Consulting to consult Traveller and Gypsy residents and local partners about housing needs within Waltham Forest.
Paul has worked with community groups to support them in addressing youth violence at a grassroots level. An example of this is our work with Haringey Communities Against Violence (HCAV), an umbrella organisation set up to help reduce violence and made up of local residents and people who work or have an interest in Haringey. Their approach is to provide a balance of early interventions, prevention, deterrents and support.
Paul has also worked with Community Development Foundation (CDF), who were commissioned by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) to help develop a community voice in three London Boroughs (Lambeth, Haringey and Westminster).
The project aimed to reduce serious group and gang violence and focused on:
- Understanding the context within each borough.
- Building relationships with agencies and commissioners.
- Building relationships with contacts within the community, and identifying new ones.
- As appropriate according to borough need, facilitating community stakeholder meetings and seeking ideas and actions in order to make constructive change and sustainable progress that can be continued.
Working as part of Campbell Tickell for a consultation of residents, partners and graffiti writers to explore avenues for development. The Hall of Fame recently opened.
Community Research Training for users as researchers.
Working as associate of Just Ideas and WSA Community to design and deliver a face to face interactive training programme for Patients Voice volunteers in London.
Woodberry Down Mapping and Action Plan facilitation.
Facilitation between residents and A2D to improve working relationships and develop a collaborative approach to improving the neighbourhood. Community Regen also delivered training for residents on diversity and conflict management.
An organisational review to inform a stakeholders’ discussion about the future of the organisation.
Support urban communities take up Neighbourhood Planning as a means to influence the future development and regeneration of their areas. The project was commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
Research into the experience of Southern Housing Residents who are in low paid or part time work and how Southern Housing can work to support them.
Community Research Training for users as researchers for neighbourhood planning.
Working as part of Community Collective for an assessment of community centers held by Hyde to explore potential other usage.
Working in three London Boroughs to support the development of a ‘Community Voice’ as part of a multi-agency approach to reduce group and gang violence in London.
Supporting two small community groups with developing action plans to improve their neighbourhood and plan for their future.
Supporting the development of Tree Community Centre Business Plan.
Facilitating Innovative Vision through their CED programme, designed for local community groups and organisations who want to take a lead in shaping their economies for the benefit of local communities. This is in partnership with New Economics Foundation, Locality, Community Development Foundation and the Community Development Finance Association.
Planning and delivery of training on ‘Equality and Diversity’ and ‘Involving Everyone’ for residents.
Facilitation of meetings of Parish Councillors to build consensus and progress the Neighbourhood Plan.
Development of Phoenix Place Community Hub Business Plan.
Research on Innovative Approaches to Customer Involvement.
Develop and deliver training in Governance.
Evaluation of Community Fund with WSA Community Consultants.
Interim Manager.
Developing and Managing a Community Research Project.
Review of Community Development Strategy & Interim Community Development Support.
Business Planning for New Community Centre.
Developing application process for Circle Anglia Foundation.
Capacity building small groups.
Business Plan.
Business Plan.
Project evaluation.
The research was to investigate opportunities for attracting additional external funding.
The research was to establish the degree to which childcare is a barrier to employment, and practical ways SHG can support residents to overcome the barrier.
Organisational Review & Development Plan.
Business Plan; Bolney Meadow Community Centre.
Workshop Facilitation; London Partnership Development Meeting.
Scoping Exercise and Stakeholder Engagement; Harlesden Community Garden.
Interim Community Centre Director.
Community Centres; Bulk Buying Initiative.
Grahame Park Community & Economic Development Strategy.
Facilitation of Focus Groups for Community Fund Review.
Employment and Social Regeneration Review and Forward Planning.
Evaluation of support programme for neighbourhood planning which is part of CLG’s ‘Supporting Communities and Neighbourhoods in Planning’ programme.
Support & Facilitation of the Partnership to Coordinate Delivery Priory Court Big Local Trust – Partnership Facilitation and Development. Hyde Plus – Development of Staff Pack on Monitoring, Impact Assessment & Quality Assurance.
Evaluation of Family Support Project.
Mapping of Local Groups & Business.
Scoping & Needs Assessment of Residents in Islington.
Community Research.
Evaluation of Community & Economic Development Activities.
Woodberry Down Community & Economic Development Strategy.
St Pancras Community Association Business Plan.
Grahame Park Community Centre Pre Business Plan.
Facilitation of Annual Conference.
Financial Inclusion Research.
Training for Users in Committee Skills.
Training Users In Evidencing Outcomes.
Development & Implementation of an Impact Assessment Toolkit.
Evidencing Outcomes Training.
Establishing a Social Enterprise to Deliver Estate Services.
