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Together we will make a difference |
Chafford Gorges Community Fishing Club request for funds £1500 The forum was informed that this club has now been running for 1 year. It has around 80 members including 40 junior members. The fees are £30 for and adult and £15 junior members. The club leases and looks after the Lion Gorge fishing lake which is now well looked after by 16 Bailiffs. So far the club has organised 12 working parties and filled nine 12yd skips in their efforts to improve the area. They have replaced the notice boards and refurbished some 60m of pathway so far. In doing so the club has spent £1500 on materials. This was raised from its membership fees but more materials are needed if they are to improve the paths further to provide better access to the site for the general public. Good access to the lakes is deemed important especially as the club, for local residents, aims to be fully inclusive. The question of access gates was raised and the club representative stated that gates have been provided to secure access to the site and allow access by pushchairs and wheelchairs but not by motorbike. The club approached the forum for £1500 toward the (non labour) costs of refurbishing the paths further. |
Over 50's Bowling Mat The Chafford Hundred Over 50's club has now been running for 2.5 years. It meets on Friday evenings and also holds a bowling afternoon on Tuesdays at the Community Centre. The club requested £435 for the purchase of a new bowling carpet. The club has agreed to bring their bowls to the Community Day to give others a chance to try out bowling. |
Chafford Hundred Community Day CD:2006 Martin Tatem presented the proposal for the CD:2006 which will be held on Saturday 17 th June at the Chafford hundred Campus School. See link below for presentation of proposal. A vote was taken for £6,199 and unanimously passed. |
CHCF Easter Egg Hunt The Forum proposes to hold an Easter Egg Hunt in the Chafford Hundred Gorge and Essex Wildlife Trust has offered to organise and run the event. It will be held on Monday 17 th April and there will be 2 sessions 10am – 12 noon and 1pm to 3pm. There will be 30 places available in each session open to young children keen to meet the Easter Bunny! Booking is essential and bookings can be made at the new Essex Wildlife Visitor Centre on Drake Road. Although a charge will be made to those participating in the hunt the forum proposed £199.98 towards the cost of the event. |
Youth Club – Jackie Simpson Jackie reported to the forum following her meeting with Chris Tomlinson, Lynda Pritchard and Danny Murphy (Youth Services). Currently a Youth Club is being hosted at the Chafford Hundred Campus School. This is being run by the Youth Network and has received lottery funding to cover 3 years. In addition to this Thursday evenings is now free at the Community Centre on Drake Road and there are plans to run a Youth Club there. It is also possible that it may run a Youth Café using the Community Centre front room on other evenings. Currently the proposed start date for this club is 11 th May and will kick off with a meeting between the Young People of Chafford Hundred and the Youth Workers to understand what ideas there are with regard to activities and what the Young People want from the club. It is hoped that a representative from the Forum to join the committee of the Youth Network. Jackie Simpson agreed to be this rep. The Youth Network will be looking for volunteers who will go through the same processes and training as other Youth Workers. It was stated that the Youth Club is the most positive letting at the Campus School currently. It was agreed that the Funds of £8680 carried forward from 2004-05 will be allocated to the Youth Network in conjunction with setting up and running the Youth Clubs/Café. |
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Thurrock Tigers Goal Posts Thurrock Tigers is a local football club with an Under 9, Under 10 and Under 11 team with members from many different nationalities. They belong to the Thundermite league and promote discipline through sport. More recently they have started to encourage their members to try out other sports. They also have organised trips to attend local football matches and went to watch the England U21 v Norway U21. Last year they organised a football tournament and all money raised went to the CLIC (Cancer & Leukaemia in Childhood) and The Oncology Room at Wagtail Ward at Basildon Hospital . The club trains outside at the Chafford Hundred Campus School on a Saturday morning and indoors on a Tuesday. They approached the forum requesting £80 to purchase a pair of goalposts that they can use for their tournaments and not least the tournament they are organising for the CD:2006 |
Chafford Hundred Baton Twirlers The forum was approached by the Chafford Hundred Baton Twirlers to help towards the cost of sending 3 of their members to Eindhoven in Holland to represent England in the World Championships. The forum proposed to sponsor the cost of the England tracksuits at a cost of £180. |
