Ashley, Easton & Lawrence Hill

- Face painting
- Body art
- Fun sports
- 5-a-side football
- Open mic
- Stalls
- Much, much more!

Call 0117 951 5569 for more info or to book a stall.

Easton and Lawrence Hill Neighbourhood Management are recruiting for a Facilitator for the Neighbourhood Forums.

Easton and Lawrence Hill Neighbourhood Management 

Neighbourhood Forum Facilitator

£19,370 pro rata

15 hours/ 2 days a week

Fixed Term Contract to 31st March 2013

We are looking for an experienced community development worker to coordinate and develop the Easton and Lawrence Hill Neighbourhood Forum. The successful applicant will have a track record as an effective community development worker, experience of working with diverse communities, a good understanding of the local area and knowledge of Bristol City Council and other service providers. 

If you have the experience and you are a positive person with the desire to make a difference this could be the job for you! 

CLOSING DATE

12 noon on Monday 28 May

For an application pack phone Tracy Parsons on 0117 903 9975 or email officemanager@eastonandlawrencehill.org.uk 

(please note we will need an email address to send the information and we request completed applications by email)

The Easton and Lawrence Hill Forum will be on 23rd May at Hannah More Primary School from 6.30pm. Take a look at the poster here. If you live in Easton or Lawrence Hill, you can come along to raise any issues or concerns you have about your area. Spread the word!

You can see the agenda here for the Mayoral Election meeting at Barton Hill Settlement on Tuesday 24th April at 6.30pm.

At Spacehive you can get funding for your community project or help support projects you like the look of.

Resident Lori Streich of St Werburghs has been nominated to serve as a St Werburghs Representative on the Ashley, Easton and Lawrence Hill Neighbourhood Partnership.  Residents from Ashley, who attend the Ashley Forum, will be able to cast a vote at the April 18th Meeting (6:30-8:30pm at Salvation Army, Ashley Road, BS6 5NL) to decide whether Lori will represent this area to the Partnership.  To find out more about Lori please view her nomination form here.

The next round of Well-being Grants from the Ashley Easton and Lawrence Hill Neighbourhood Partnership is now open for applications.

During this round the Partnership will award £12,000 worth of funding (£4,000 per ward).  Please follow these links for further information: application form, priorities and eligibility criteria.

The application deadline for this round is 8am on Monday the 28th of May.  Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications should be either emailed to Richard Orna at ashleyforum@bristol.gov.uk or posted to:

St Pauls Neighbourhood Management
St Agnes Lodge
Thomas Street
St Pauls
Bristol
BS2 9LJ
Attn: Richard Orna

If you would like any advice on project development please contact Diane Dodd on 0117 903 9932 or diane.dodd@bristol.gov.uk before Thursday the 3rd of May.

Finally, if you would like some insight into how the grant panel operates, or how they make decisions, why not consider becoming a panel member?  If you are submitting an application you are still able to be part of the panel, you are just not allowed to participate in discussions about your project. (Not participating in discussions or voting for your project will not disadvantage it in any way).  The only criteria you need to meet are:
1) You must be a resident of the Ashley, Easton or Lawrence Hill ward
2) Have an interest in influencing how local funds are spent
3) Be willing to give a maximum of 10 hours to the grant panel (Up to a maximum of 7 hours of prep for the panel, and 3 hours for a one off meeting)  The next grant panel meeting will be on Tuesday the 5th of June from 6-9pm.

If you are interested in participating on this panel please email or call Diane.