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Co-ordinators update January / February 2010

What a busy few months we have had!  Here is a run down of the changes and progress of our current and new projects:

Nelson Club
WAP assisted the Nelson club with a successful funding bid through Help the Aged for winter celebrations.

Walsingham Youth project
The project had a successful Football match where the police actually won.  The event raised £205.00 which £100.00 was donated to Great Ormond Street Hospital.  The rest will be used for a trip out for the young people to go tubing or swimming.  The group are also very keen to re-organise another similar event for the summer.  The support from local businesses and people really made this event work.  A new service agreement is in the process of being drawn up with youth services.

CATS (Community Action Through Sport)
CATS project is back on track with two new initiatives being put into practise.

• Firstly a drop in IT session for an hour on a Saturday will be held at the Wells Library the CATS young people will be available to help anyone do something online or with a mobile phone.  The community had highlighted a number of people who needed help to set up an email account or write an official letter, this drop in session will be held over three months and possibly continued and spread out across the local parishes.
• Street Cats unfortunately was unsuccessful in its bid for funding so with a fresh look we hope to involve the idea of teaching unengaged young people to sail.

Wells For the Future – Maltings Development
RHP consultants presented their three ideas to the general public over December and also took the time to talk, listen and discuss any concerns or queries.  Out of the three ideas there was one clear winner and we now wait for the draft of timelines and cost, to be able to look at moving this project forward.  The winning idea features a brand new theatre being constructed between the current buildings with a viewing platform on top to give views of the Quay.  The project is very ambitious but seemed to meet everyone’s needs.  This is still a very time consuming but exciting project. More information about this on the Maltings Page

WAP Debt Management Project
WAP co-ordinator will receive training from the credit union this month to be able to work with Fakenham to organise and deliver Debt Management courses free of charge to the community.

Blakeney Harbour rooms  
Working closely with the Harbour Rooms in Blakeney, WAP have decided to be posted there one day a week.  The current projects being started are:

• A community survey to find out what the community would use or like to see within the Harbour rooms and what they would support.
• A funding bid for a community equipment store and also an activities week for young people in the summer holidays with activities run by all the different groups, resulting in a disco on the Saturday night.  This bid has now managed to get through 2 rounds and now has to go to final decision with a presentation made by WAP.
• A funding bid for the Glaven Valley area for up to £50,000.  A steering group has been formed and hopefully an idea will be agreed..
• Supporting a local artist to set up a gallery and Art workshop in an unused barn.

WAP are also currently now looking at a new additional project which will involve working with the Safer Neighbourhood team, Alderman Peel High School and the Coastal Rowing Association to form a Coastal rowing opportunity in Wells.  More information coming………..