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September Full Council

Full Council was held on Monday 16th September 2019

Click here to view the draft minutes

Items of note:

Presentation by HIYEC: A presentation was made to the Councillors by members of “Histon & Impington Youth Eco Council“ (HIYEC) who outlined their ambitions and concerns if no action was taken to address climate change. Some of the topics they covered included:

  • Wildfires and flooding
  • Changes in weather patterns such as heatwaves and flooding
  • Loss of habitat
  • Local awareness
  • Reduce litter and encourage recycling in schools/shop – crisp packet collection points
  • Meetings and participation with HI Action for Tress, Uniformed groups; South Cambridgeshire District Council
  • ‘Be brave, make good decisions for the future’
  • Carbon zero aspirations
  • Creating a safer, clean environment by reducing Carbon Dioxide
  • Planting more trees, bringing back habitat
  • Stamp out climate change for good!

The members of the Council thanked the young people for attending and helping to raise awareness.

New Parish Councillor:  there was a vacancy on the Council and we were able to fill this with the co-option onto the council of Ros Hathorn. Ros provided everyone with a brief bio and introduced herself to the members, and was duly accepted onto the Council.

The next scheduled meeting of Full Council will be held on Monday 21st October at the Recreation Community Room, New Road, Impington.  Refreshments are available from 7 p.m.

ALL ARE WELCOME!

 

Drama Project for Young People

When:                              Tuesday 29th August – Friday 1st September

Time:                                10am – 3pm

Who:                                 Open to all young people aged 11 upwards

Venue:                             Histon Baptist Church

Cost:                                 £40 per person for all 4 days!

Deadline for booking:       Monday 10th July

The Idea

A 4-day drama project to research, devise and rehearse a short performance centred on mental health and well-being in young people. This performance will then produce a film to be shared with audiences of other young people in and around the area during October – to coincide with Mental Wellbeing Week 9-13th October 2017

Project Leader – Rachel Denning

I am a professional actor who has worked in the industry for 9 years – I have worked extensively in Theatre and Television – credits include; The Vote, Call the Midwife, Doctor Who. I am also a youth worker and have worked with the Cambridgeshire Youth Service since 2010. Drama Joint is my company that joins drama and young people. I will be delivering this workshop – but I also have a team of professional associates who will be contributing to plans.

What?

The project is open for up to 15 participants who are interested in drama and the subject matter. You will work together for 4 days using professional theatre techniques to develop a piece of drama which will then be shared with audiences in October. The project will follow a vague structure of:

  • Introduction to each other and to the project
  • Introduction to acting and story- telling skills.
  • Research and sharing of mental health issues affecting young people in our area
  • Through improvisation and devising techniques – mould our research into stories and drama.
  • From the stories that are devised as a group, a short script will be written – and then performed and filmed.

Why?

Mental Health and young people is an ongoing issue – with cuts being made and statistics on the rise. 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health issue each year. All of us have come into contact with mental health in our lives. It is something that affects us all. This course will help raise awareness and encourage conversation.

The participants of this project will:

  • Increase self confidence
  • Increase confidence within a group
  • Will feel empowered
  • Will learn new skills
  • Will have the chance to discuss the subject matter
  • Will have the chance to share stories around mental health
  • Might even be introduced to a new career idea.

The Audience of this project will:

  • Be encouraged to talk about the subject of mental health
  • Will hear stories from other YP about mental health and may realise that they are not ‘The only one’
  • Have a greater understanding of how mental health can affect young people.
  • May be encouraged to take part in future, similar projects

Interested? What to do next …

Complete the attached registration form and return it to Andrea Cowley at the address given, along with your payment. First come, first served.

You will then receive a confirmation email with further details and introduction to the rest of the group.

 

Calling All Budding Artists

The first authorised Graffiti Art workshop has been arranged for Saturday 13th May near to the Guided Bus stop in Impington.

The Public Art Working Group has asked for the following to be posted:

Are you young and aged 12 or over?

This is a public art initiative, in conjunction with the County Council, to encourage engagement with the youth of our villages.  A great opportunity to create your own masterpiece under the guidance and expertise of a renowned graffiti artist!

Pitch up from 11am.  We will be preparing the wall from 11am to 1pm, then the first workshop will follow from 2 to 4pm following a break for lunch.   If you are staying the whole day bring a packed lunch, tea coffee and juice will be provided.

All materials supplied

Bring your enthusiasm – we need you!

For information  and to grab your place please contact Kilo Sinstars at kiloSINfba@hotmail.com

Bus companies have been advised

 

Public consultation & meeting on Junior School site work

We have received the following from the Junior School:

“On Tuesday 21st March 2017, a public exhibition of the plans for development of the current Junior School will be held at Histon & Impington Junior School. This event will commence at 3:30pm, and will conclude at 7:30pm.”

Please see the attached document for more details: Histon Public Consultation_Letter.pdf

 

January Full Council

Full Council was held on Monday 16th January, when 17 members of the public attended.  For draft minutes look here.   Items of note:

Future of Schooling

Lesley Birch, Histon & Impington Junior School Executive Principal, addressed the meeting with a summary of proposals going before the County Council’s Children’s Committee for decision on future provision of primary schooling in Histon & Impington.  A motion to support these proposals was withdrawn and, instead, the County Cllrs for the villages were asked to express the Parish Council’s support in principle for the proposals, to report on concerns expressed about the provision, and ask for the Parish Council to be involved in any detailed development and implementation going forward.

(at the Children’s Committee meeting itself an amendment to the County Council’s motion requiring it to engage with the Parish Council during the detailed planning and implementation of its proposal was agreed).

Public Art schemes – Quacky Races

The organisers of the very successful event held in September 2016 presented to the Council on proposals for management of the Section 106 Public Art funding received from recent development at Villa Road.  These plans include further Quacky Races events and would aim to deliver a permanent cultural legacy to the villages.  Details will be discussed with the Public Art Working Party and a fully developed proposal brought back to Full Council

Council Tax News

The Council reviewed budgets and spending reports and agreed to request a precept of £318,351 from South Cambs District Council which represents an increase of 4.48%. This gives a Band D rate of £97.18 per annum, an increase of £4.16 (8p per week for a Band D household, and similarly being £2.77 a year/5p per week for Band A; and £8.32 a year/16p per week for Band H)

The Council undertook to carry out work in the first half of the new financial year to produce a “Priorities and Aims” policy to assist budgeting processes going forward

The next meeting is Monday 20th February 2017.   All will be welcome.

 

Introducing 14 NEW Junior Youth Workers

Leonardo Magrone, Hal Satchwell, Iantha Kingsman, Omera Mustafa, Louis Scarrow, Simone James-Henderson, Jasmin Bowen, Sophie Thurston-Barnes, Ryan McGillvray, Kali Huckle, Jude Huckle, Jamie Leigh Huckle, Zhara Akther and Joseph Campbell have all successfully completed their Level 1 Youth Worker qualification.

Over the last month; young people have attended a 15 hour course run by Andrea Cowley and Sarah Cloughly – Youth Workers for Histon & Impington Parish Council. They have explored the values and ethos of youth work; considered the role of a youth worker; looked at the skills and qualities required to engage young people; reflected on personal values and attitudes and developed an awareness of professional confidentiality and boundaries.

Andrea said ‘All 14 participants have been amazing fun to work with. Their enthusiasm, drive and hunger to learn new skills, and help other young people, is very humbling.’

Each Junior Youth Worker will now take up a voluntary placement to gain experience in the work place. If you run a project that would benefit from using their skills and knowledge, please contact Andrea Cowley, Youth Worker for Histon & Impington Parish Council at youth.worker@hisimp.net

The course was provided by Andrea Cowley with support from Cambridgeshire Community Foundation.

 

A day in the life of our Youth Worker…

Wow, what an exciting day of youth work!

We had 10 new members at Youth Club on Monday. The Community Room was a hive of activity – pool; table tennis; hama beads; bacon/cheese wheels being baked; connect 4; football on the muga; activity on the gym equipment – I love seeing young people having fun with friends!

Then, the Generation Game project kicked off at 6pm. 14 amazing young people came along. They’ve all got to know each other; started their portfolios; enjoyed hot chocolate and doughnuts – and started collating information about the older people they know.

Having checked my work phone and email since – I can list 10 young people who have signed up for the Level One Youth Work Course. If you’re interested, hurry up and book your place!

So, to summarise, I love my job! The young people around here are awesome – well done to the parents who have done their job well. It’s a pleasure to offer projects and opportunities to enhance their skills and knowledge!

Andrea Cowley, Histon & Impington Parish Council Youth Worker

 

 

Mental Health Awareness Week in Histon & Impington

Mental Health Awareness Week in Histon and Impington is a local initiative seeking to raise awareness and understanding of the issues surrounding poor mental health in all ages from toddlers to older residents.

It grew out of a conversation between Neil Davies and James Blandford-Baker in early spring 2015 when we both became aware of tragic and challenging stories affecting young people in our community. As for so many in our villages, these stories affected us personally but also challenged us in our care and concern for others. With the reduction in statutory support and treatment for people of all ages with mental health conditions, as well as the stigma that is still associated with them, the Histon & Impington Mental Health Forum came together to see what could be done at a local level.

We are immensely grateful to the professionals (from organisations such as Blue Smile, the local GP surgery, all our village schools, youth workers and churches), as well as others who share these concerns, who have contributed to thinking through how we can increase our understanding of mental health for everyone in our community.

H & I Mental Health Awareness Week starts on Saturday 16th April and runs through to Saturday 23rd April and the activities through the week will include:

  • a fundraising concert on Saturday 16th April for village mental health projects
  • in school activities and assemblies
  • a parent drop-in to learn and talk about experiences
  • a Blue Smile workshop for parents
  • an exploration of the role of fitness in mental well-being
  • a ‘dementia friends’ information evening
  • the showing of the Disney film Inside Out, and Iris

The full week’s programme will be published in the 2nd week in March when the website www.himw.org.uk will be operational.

We are very conscious of how issues raised during the week will be addressed in the future.

We would be delighted if as many people as possible were able to find help or be pointed in the right direction through these activities. If you would like to help and/ or become involved please email neilsdavies12@gmail.com

Thank you to everyone who has supported this initiative so far!

 

 

 

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