Since formally constituting in November 2004, the new Management Committee of the Lascelles Community Partnership has worked hard to develop their 5 year Action Plan - pdf document.  This Partnership is currently working hard to deliver on this Action Plan.

Lascelles is certainly ‘on the up’

• A new play park has been built and was formally opened by the Mayor in 2005.
  
• A new Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) at Dodmire Junior School  was completed in October 2005 and is now available for use by the local community. 
  
• A new Nursery has been built at St Johns Primary School and  is now welcoming 3 year olds.  New fencing has made the School more secure.
  
• Positive Parenting at Dodmire Infant School is going from strength to strength with participation levels at an all time high.  Stay 'n' Play sessions run on a weekly basis and these are proving to be very popular.
  
• Tom Beales, the Zone Active Project Co-ordinator is working hard to improve the take up of sport and physical activity in the wards of Lascelles, Eastbourne and Park East.
  
• Its an exciting time at Rosemary Court.  The building is to receive a three-story extension to the rear.  On the upper floors there will be 14 extra care flats.  On the ground floor there will be a lounge, a coffee/ tea bar, a restaurant, a shop and a hairdressers.  All the original flats are to be completely refurbished with new kitchens and new bathrooms and lots more. All these improvements will mean that Rosemary Court will be able to provide independent living accommodation that will meet the individual needs of residents.
  
• There are exciting plans in store too for a Children Centre Outreach Facility at Dodmire Junior School. The new build is already underway and it is anticipated that services for families with children under 5 should be available from July 2006.

Information about the Lascelles Community Partnership can be found in the annual report - pdf document or in our newsletters.

Spring 2006 - pdf document
Winter 2005 - pdf document
Summer 2005 - pdf document

The minutes to recent meetings can be found here.

Minutes 19 July 2006 - pdf document
Minutes 21 June 2006 - pdf document
Minutes 15 February 2006 - pdf document
Minutes 18 January 2006 - pdf document

The Lascelles Community Partnership is now firmly established.  A membership drive is ongoing and there is a particularly emphasis on drawing new members from the wider Lascelles ward and ensuring that the Community Partnerships is as representative as it can be of the local community.  The Lascelles Community Partnership is committed to continuous improvement and delivering on the challenges it has set itself within the Action Plan.

For more information on Lascelles Community Partnership, including dates of meetings, please contact Joanne Scott, Community Development Worker, Darlington Borough Council, 13 Horsemarket, Darlington, DL1 5PW, telephone (office) 01325 388457, (mobile) 07966347109 or email joanne.scott@darlington.gov.uk

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