By The Tenant Involvement Team
August has been a busy month on the Fitzwilliam estate for the residents, with a coach trip to Cleethorpes, two community skips and a family fun event.
Cleethorpes Trip
Two coaches full of residents enjoyed a trip to Cleethorpes at the beginning of the month. After the success of last year’s trip, the TARA organised another one this year. A small charge was made for the coach and the local Coucillors also helped pay for the coaches with some of their CLF funding. Everyone had a great day in the sunshine, and they are already looking forward to next year’s trip!
Community Skips
Two much needed community skips were organised for Wednesday 13 August. The skips were placed on Calladine Way outside of the shop fronts. The skips allowed residents to get rid of any waste they might have at their properties and both skips were filled within 3 hours. The caretakers also helped with this by collecting large bulky items from residents’ homes. RMBC staff, Rotherfed staff and the local Councillors also supported with getting the skips filled and the rubbish removed. They TARA also made sure that the green space opposite the shops was clean and tidy ready for the family event the following week.
Family Fun Event
The family fun event was held on Monday 18 August and whilst the weather wasn’t as sunny as it had been previously, it stayed dry, and everyone had a lovely afternoon. Over 50 residents attended and took part in the activities that were on offer including arts and crafts, facepainting, an assault course, football darts and taekwondo skills. RMBC youth and library services, FLUX and Children’s Capital of Culture also attended with activities and Sam’s Army Mission were there giving water safety advice. Everyone also enjoyed a free pizza lunch which was provided through HAF. The TARA spoke to residents to gain their feedback on what the TARA have been organising and what they would like to see happen in future. This was only the second event the TARA had organised and ran, and they were really pleased with how it went. They will now be looking at other events/activities/depending on what funding they can secure moving forward.
