Community First Plan for
Arboretum ward
Arboretum ward;
The Arboretum ward is at the heart of the city, covering approximately 341 hectares and is
surrounded by the wards of Normanton, Abbey, Darley, Derwent, Alvaston and Sinfin.
The ward contains two distinct sub areas including the city centre to the north and the mainly
residential Rosehill area to the south.
There are no areas of green belt or green wedge in the Arboretum ward and therefore future
development opportunities are constrained to brownfield sites.
This plan will not focus on the City Centre part of the ward, as the Community First Panel aims to
support residents of Arboretum, who are mainly situated outside the City Centre. Voluntary
groups eligible for CFP funding in the City Centre generally deliver city wide services, which
would generally not be supported by the CFP funds.
The Rosehill area is predominantly residential and is characterised by high density terraced
development. Much of this housing was built in the 19th and early 20th Centuries to provide new
housing for people working in the local industries such as the Vulcan Iron Foundry and the Rolls
Royce works in nearby Osmaston. The area is centred upon the vibrant Normanton Road linear
retail centre and the Arboretum public park, which is the first public park in Britain. Normanton
Road is a busy high street and is the main hub of activity in the area.
The car dominated nature of the centre detracts from the overall environmental quality of the
centre. The quality of the housing stock and the number of vacancies are significant issues in the
Rosehill area.
Arboretum ward is in the most deprived 20% nationally.
When looking at ACORN statistics Arboretum has more than five times the Derby average of
people in “high rise hardship” with these being located in the main from the North to the centre of
the ward.
Resident Population Estimates by Broad Age Band, Mid 2010” estimate Arboretum’s resident
population to be around 18,997, an increase of 37.67% on the 2001 Census figure5.
Between 2001 and 2010, Arboretum’s population density has increased from 4,039 people per
square kilometre to 5,560. This compares to a city average of 3,128 people per square kilometre.
Arboretum’s population is more ethnically diverse than Derby as a whole. It is possible to
estimate that around 54% of Arboretum’s population was non-White British in 2001, compared to
a city average of approximately 16%. Arboretum’s Asian population is around 42% of the ward
population compared to a city figure of about 8.5%.
Map of Arboretum Ward
Methodology:
In 2011 the Arboretum Board gauged the community’s views on priorities in the area
through consultation at their Forums.
Following this consultation, the Arboretum Board had an action planning meeting to
determine priorities based on the Forum, the Derby Plan, the Arboretum ward profile and
previous years consultation.
The Community First panel used this information as the basis for their priorities.
In addition discussions were held with the Community Organiser of the area to gauge
perception of community she had engaged with, the Arboretum Neighbourhood Manager
and youth workers in the area were asked for their views on young people’s priority. This
took place in February 2013
Community First Panel Priorities
The following CFP priorities have been identified as a result of the consultation outlined in
the Methodology. The priorities outlined are priorities for funding. They do not identify all
Neighbourhood Priorities, as some priorities cannot be supported through the CFP funding.
Wider Neighbourhood Priorities have been identified through the Arboretum Board.
Priority
Focus on
a thriving sustainable economy
Unemployment in young people
Retaining strong local businesses
ESOL
Maths and English
Skills for employment
Ensuring all communities are included
Cohesion,including intergenerational cohesion and
interfaith
Supporting small groups in their development
Supporting mental health (including supporting street
drinkers, drug and sexual health awareness)
Improving the local environment – cleaner streets, a
more pleasant place to live.
Activities targeted specifically at girls
Activities for families with young children in a safe
environment at no or little cost to the families.
Women’s health- sexual awareness
Childcare
achieving learning potential
a strong community
Health and Well being
Women and girls
The priorities are in line with those set in 2012. One additional priority is ‘women and girls’,
there seems to be a wealth of activities for boys, but a gap in provision for girls. The
Community organiser spoke to many women who struggled with finding low costs activities
for the family. This would also be a good way in which to integrate new families in the
community and the community first panel would favour such activities.
To date the community first panel has funded a number of activities for boys, in particular
football activities. Further applications from such groups will be advised to link up with
other groups previously funded, rather than duplicate the good work already taking place in
the area.
Projects funded to date
The Community First panel funded the following projects to date;
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Project Summary
1
Apni Sehath
1
Aston on
Trent Cricket
Club
Jobs
Education
and Training
Normanton
Young
Peoples
Diversionary
This project provides fitness classes including Aerobics
and Zumba. There will be 2 weekly sessions with guest
speakers, which will include a dietician, a pharmacist, a
cognitive Bahavioural Therapist, a mental health nurse
and the charity 'Derbyshire Mind'. There will also be
four walks organised to help the women improve both
their physical and mental well being.
To provide Cricket taster/ coaching sessions for
community youths with primary focus on 16-19 year
olds age group. The duration is 10 weeks.
This project will help children in the local area improve
their numeracy and literacy through small sessions
taught weekly for 1 hour for the duration of 15 weeks.
To run 40 weekends and 8 weeks of holiday Multi Sport sessions in the Normanton and Arboretum wards
at Parks / Multi Use Games Areas.
1
1
1
Shadows FC
1
Surtal Arts
1
Derby West
Indian
Community
Association
1
Multi Faith
Centre
1
Artcore
The projects aim is to set up a mens football team to
engage young adults in sporting activities.
A series of culturally appropriate and affordable social,
cultural and leisure activities will be organised for all
older people in Normanton and Arboretum. leading to
celebration event 'UK Older People's Day' in October.
Women only sessions will encourage South Asian
women to participate. Activities include chair based
exercise through Indian classical dance (Natyashatra)
movement and gestures, textile art, digital photography,
flower arranging, mosaic and spoken word workshops.
Art work produced at these workshops will be
showcased at the celebration event.
Members of the public; individual and community
groups and invited to attend workshops Carnival
costume design & make workshops over several weeks
that design and make Derby troupe costumes to wear
at the Carnival.
The Roma Communities in Arboretum have in the past
been supported by the police to establish a youth
group. This could not be continued through the Police.
With this funding the multi faith centre will reconstitute
this youth group.
Creative Summer 2012 is a programme of weekly art
Amount
awarded
£ 1000
£ 965
£ 1000
£ 1000
£ 990
£ 500
£ 1000
£ 526.1
£ 1000
1&
2
DE23 The
Next
generation
2
Emac
2
2
Artblock
Arboretum
Football Club
2
Asian Aid
2
Designcore
2
Rolls Royce
Cricket Club
2
Al Madina FC
activities. Participants work in five different art mediums
in five weeks during summer holidays. Children and
parents will be encouraged to work together and create
art thus building respect for each other.
Towards the end of project all participants will be
invited to a celebration event; they will share their
experiences and celebrate their achievements and
learning during the project.
This project, targeting 15/16 year olds from Bemrose
School, aims to create active citizens. The project will
include one team building activity, one presentation
skills' course, four motivational presentations by an MP,
a Police Commander, the Head of the Crown
Prosecution Service and a Senior Local Councillor, two
City visits, one to the Police Headquarters and one to
the Derby Council house.
This project will help Eastern European Children in the
local area improve their numeracy and literacy through
small sessions taught weekly for 1 hour for the duration
of 15 weeks. 20 children will be able to attend
Artblock wish to revitalise the once disused Orangery
and Lodge on the Arboretum Park and use them as
centres for creative, educational, cultural and social
events.
The funding will support a part time position to organise
events and secure future funding.
This project aims to set up a mens football team to
engage young adults in sporting activities.
This project, Jobs 4 You, builds on work through a
confidence building initiative 'Learn 2 Achieve'. Asian
Aid will support the existing learners with their job
search as this will be the first time learners will be
looking for employment.
Designcore is a newly formed creative group who aim
to assist other organisations to create and deliver
innovative designs and solutions to their development
needs for the benefit of the local community. The
project actively supports and manages young talent.
The grant helps establish infrastructure, market
research and development of the group.
Rolls Royce Leisure Cricket Club will run 12 weeks of
winter indoor cricket coaching, activities sessions at
Sinfin Community School with sessions running for 2
hours on Sundays.
Al Madina FC aims to guide disadvantaged children to
accomplish their potential using football as a method.
£ 1000
£ 1000
£ 1000
£ 1000
£ 1000
£ 1000
£ 887.32
£ 1000
2
JET
2
Shadows FC
2
Arboretum
Community
project
2
Artcore
2
Reflection
Project
This project will help Eastern European children in
Hardwick School to experience the outdoors and
undertake confidence building activities.
Shadows FC currently have one adult football team, but
wish to set up a Youth football team for next season.
The project involves training every Wednesday
evenings at the local arboretum park; it consists of strict
disciplined coaching followed by a competitive league
match every Sunday afternoon.
This project has recently started up and has suffered
from 4 break ins since they were set up. The café has
allowed users of the park a safe place to go, and is
looking towards expanding their services by providing
internet facilities. Funding was provided for CCTV and
a telephone/ fax machine to support their continuation
and expansion.
Derby’s Diverse Women is a weekend of activities,
designed to coincide and promote the same objectives
as the internationally celebrated Women’s Day (8th
March) and Mother’s Day (10th March) at Artcore
premises. There will be a 2 day programme including:
participatory arts and crafts activities, pampering/
informative sessions, guest speakers from locally
inspiring
women,
creative
cake
competition,
refreshments and much more.
The reflection project is setting up a helpline will
provide a free and confidential support service mainly
for those who are unable to talk about their problems to
family, friends and mainstream services due to cultural
stereotypes and taboos.
£ 1000
£ 1000
£ 277
£ 1000
£ 1000