All Saints Community Project Menu

The All Saints Neighbourhood Renewal Initiative started in 2003 with a number of interested parties coming together to see how they could pool existing resources to deliver projects in the All Saints area. Since this time the local council has identified ‘All Saints’ as a sub ward of Chatham Central and using it as a model through which to deliver the Governments agenda for Neighbourhood Renewal and Sustainable Communities has worked alongside voluntary and community groups.

In 2004 / 05 the partnership bid for ODPM Sustainable Communities funding and Area Investment Framework (SEEDA) and was successful in obtaining £0.5 million to deliver on the following projects

£180,000 Green Spaces: - redesign and landscaping of Chalkpitt Hill, one of the few open spaces within the NRI. Following a Child to Child consultation delivered by pupils of New Road Primary School and Groundwork Medway Swale this piece of work received funding and is being delivered.

£100,000 Housing:- house improvement grants for both internal and external usage, especially for helping individuals with heating, double glazing, roofing etc. This project built on the grant already given by the local council for house improvements.

£50,000 Roads: - feasibility and delivery of road traffic calming measures, especially to identify ways in which HGV vehicles could be reduced in the local area.

£50,000 New Community Facilities: A feasibility study and business plan has been undertaken to see how a site identified in the report might be developed so as to deliver more services of a higher quality.

£75,000 Improvements to Link Building: - this project has seen the redevelopment of the existing link building in All Saints Church be redesigned to create a new, enlarged Online centre, improved kitchen facilities, improved Community and admin office and reception area.

For a more in depth analysis of the issues and challenges of the area go to All Saints Initial Report, pub 2002

To understand the way the partnership works and what it has delivered go to All Saints Report, pub 2004

To see what other people have said about the project go to Inclusion. Magazine of the OPDPM, pub 2005