CIP Newsletter

							NEWS from CRICKLEWOOD – July/August/September 2011
Welcome to ‘News from Cricklewood’ summer newsletter geared to keeping you in touch with what CIP and inviting your suggestions and
support. We hope you have enjoyed the summer are fully prepared for the autumn/winter

Launch CIP was officially launched to an audience of more than 100 people on 19th July 2011 in the Sala room of the Crown Hotel. Our guest
speaker was writer and broadcaster, Fergal Keane who spoke passionately about community and identity.
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Phone boxes BT is currently considering the data on criminal activities associated with these boxes which has been provided by our police
colleagues and will then come back to us with their comments. CIP is keen that many of these boxes are removed to prevent further criminal
activity and the health hazard which many of them present. We are yet to hear from Spectrum regarding their phone boxes.

Street cleaning Following a successful bid by CIP for wardworking funding from Brent, a deep clean of the Broadway pavements including
gutters was carried out by Brent together with Barnet and Camden over the past month albeit with varying results, nevertheless a much
improved cleaner High Street. At the same time, a co-ordinated clean and repainting of bus shelters on the Broadway was carried out by
Clear Channel. These departments have suffered significant cuts so it is even more important that we all work together to find ways of ensuring
a clean and healthy Broadway. The problems with litter, fly tipping and layers of filth on the footpaths and on street furniture persist. We are
going to meet monthly to keep on top of this issue.
Policing: on 19th September the police and SNT teams of the three wards met at the Crown to discuss and map the Community Safety Plan
2011 - 2014. On Monday 26th September 2011 members of CIP, members of Mapesbury, Childs Hill and Fortune Green wards and members of
Barnet, Brent and Camden Safer Neighbourhood teams met to map the Cricklewood Community Safety Plan 2011-2014. The meeting agreed
that quality of life issues should central to our strategy. The agreed priorities are Street drinking, Drug use and Prostitution. Danny Maher will
liaise with Simon Causer on writing an operational plan to underpin the strategy with a focus on actions and targets that achieve our vision for a
safer community in Cricklewood. (For more…. http://www.cricklewoodcip.org/Communitysafety.html)

Town Centre Upgrade Programme We are working on preparing a bid for the Outer London fund Round 2. We are pleased that Barnet Council
have agreed to be the accountable body for our bid. CIP will act as the delivery body. We also wish to thank Brent and Camden for supporting
the bid. The deadline for the bid is 14 November 2011 and thanks goes to Osita Udendon of Udenson Caldbeck Associates for leading on the bid
process, along of course with CIP members who are also contributing. We will include funding request to capacity build CIP so that we are in a
stronger position to take forward our vision for Cricklewood.

Community Action Against Crime – Home Office Innovation Fund CIP members are currently completing a funding bid to the Home Office for
resources to reduce crime in our area. We agreed to focus on one of its six criteria i.e. alcohol & drug related crime. This is a major issue in
Cricklewood and if successful with this bid CIP will work with the police and other relevant public agencies to tackle this issue.

Schools Angela and Shirley are developing a strategy focusing on a partnership with local primary and secondary schools with a focus on
encouraging/motivating the children to take a proactive part in the development of a safe, clean and proud Cricklewood. More on that story
later..........

Website content has been updated. Please submit any content to be considered for website by e-mail to cipcricklewood@yahoo.co.uk

Feedback is important to us so please feel free to comment on the web page www.cricklewoodcip.org

CIP steering group meeting will be arranged fairly soon.

Please let us know if you feel you can help CIP in any way. We would be delighted to have you on board. There is much to be done but it will
be worth it when we have a Cricklewood that is safe, fun, welcoming and prosperous.




CIP newsletter No 3 – 19 October 2011