Northern Community Assembly
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Here you will find out information about who we are, activities, events, plans and how to get involved.
Meetings and events
Community Assembly meeting agenda and reports are available on the Community Assembly Meetings page.
Community Assembly meetings
The next Northern Community Assembly meeting will be on Wednesday the 17th of March at Grenoside Primary School, Norfolk Hill, Grenoside, S35 8QB from 6.30 to 8.30pm.
You Choose Events
The Northern Community Assembly is holding ‘You Choose’ events across the area. A You Choose event is where community groups bid for funding and the public votes on which projects the council funds.
- The East Ecclesfield Ward (Chapeltown and Ecclesfield) You Choose Event is on the 30th of January in the Gatty Hall, Priory Road, Ecclesfield at 2pm.
- The West Ecclesfield Ward (Burncross, Grenoside and High Green) You Choose Event is on Saturday the 20th of February at noon at the Miner's Welfare Hall, Angram Road, High Green.
- The Stannington Ward You Choose Event is on Tuesday the 23rd of March at The Lomas Hall, Church Street Stannington at 6pm.
Everyone (over 11 years old) who lives in these wards is welcome to attend and vote on which projects should receive funding from the council.
If you are a member of a community group and would like to bid for funding from the You Choose pot please look at the guidance and complete the application form attachment which are both available at the bottom of the page. Please contact the team for information about closing dates.
The event for the Stocksbridge and Upper Don Ward will be later in 2010. Information about that event will be available here as soon as possible.
Our area
The Northern Community Assembly covers the four wards of East Ecclesfield, West Ecclesfield, Stannington, Stocksbridge and Upper Don. It covers 188 square kilometres of the city in the north and west.
The Northern Community Assembly is made of up of rural and semi urban communities with a population of 73,321 living in:
- Ecclesfield
- Chapeltown
- High Green
- Burncross
- Grenoside
- Stocksbridge
- Deepcar
- Bolsterstone
- Midhopestones
- Wharncliffe Side
- Oughtibridge
- Worrall
- High and Low Bradfield
- Dungworth
- Loxley
- Stannington
Meet the team
The Chair of Northern Community Assembly is Councillor Alan Hooper and the Deputy Chair is Councillor Vickie Priestley.
Supporting Councillors Hooper and Priestley is a team of officers, who will also be available to help you and give you information about how Community Assemblies work.
- Marika Puglisi and Angela Greenwood, Community Assembly Manager, who will have overall responsibility for assembly activities.
- Anne Blantern, Planning and Performance Officer, who will help to develop a community plan and make sure that services are adapted to meet local needs.
- Oonagh McClean, Assembly Officer who will ensure good communication and involvement with local residents and groups.
- Kerry Johncock and Lisa Casey, Safer Neighbourhoods Officer who will work closely with the Police.
- Teresa Bond, Team Support Officer, who will provide administrative support to the team.
What have we done so far?
In May 2009 Community Assemblies arrived! A lot of work was done behind the scenes to prepare for the creation of Community Assemblies in our area.
In June we held our first Community Assembly meeting in Stocksbridge.
In July we hosted 'Working with Your Community Assembly' Events where we got the chance to meet many local community groups and discuss how we can work together in the future.
We've also been out and about in the area meeting with the parish councils, the Peak District National Park Authority and others.
Over the summer we have been busy holding 'You Say' sessions at many local festivals to find out more about your views and what you want for your community.
Community Plan
The Community Plan for the Northern area was approved at the second Community Assembly meeting in October. The Community Plan outlines the work that the Northern Community Assembly will be doing in the area. The Community Plan has two parts, a summary plan which gives a brief outline of the work we will be doing and a delivery plan which gives more detailed information. Please follow the link to see a copy of the Summary Plan and the Delivery Plan.
How to get involved and find out more
This is your Community Assembly, so we welcome the opportunity to meet and talk to you about how you can help shape services in your neighbourhood.
Contact us or come along to our sessions and events. We would be happy to talk to local groups or organisations in the area.
To find out more about Community Assemblies, have a look at our frequently asked questions page.
Newsletter
If you would like to find out more about the work of the Northern Community Assembly you can download the assembly newsletter at the bottom of this page. If you would like a copy to be posted to you directly please contact the team.
Quick links
Downloads
Northern Community Assembly You Choose Application Form (122 KB)
Northern Community Assembly You Choose Application Guidance (92.5 KB)
Northern Community Assembly Newsletter February 2010 3rd Edition (1.12 MB)
Northern Community Assembly Newsletter February 2010 3rd Edition (46 KB)