The Keslake Pocket Park at project stage (final details may differ)
The Cabinet approved the largest bids (over £100,000) for the Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy at its last meeting and rubber-stamped the smaller grants.
The largest grants were:
· £194,988 for Jason Roberts Foundation - Connect Brent Project: to undertake much needed upgrading works at The Pavilion, the community centre where the charity is based. The project will make the centre an all-weather facility that can be used by residents and community groups all year-round, by erecting a steel canopy over the multi-games area and 5-a-side pitch.
· £100,000 for Brent Music Service in partnership
with local Harlesden schools and community groups – Brent Music Service
Harlesden Music Centre Project: Providing local, easily accessible venues to
address the barriers preventing CYP participation in
out-of-school music activity. Weekly centres will be available for children in
Harlesden schools and will become progressively more visible in the community
as the project progresses.
· £124,700 for Queen's Park Area Residents'
Association (QPARA) in partnership with Brent Council – Keslake Pocket Park Improvements
Project: (illustrated above) The project will remodel Keslake Pocket Park to make it safer and
design out anti-social behaviour, crime, loitering and littering by providing a
layout and street components that create a well-lit, safe, and open space.
There will be increased visibility both into and across the space and the new design will provide a pleasing
visual amenity, as well as a small square area for the local community.
· £100,000 for Alperton residents in partnership
with Brent Council - Creating
an Open Space for the Whole Community Project: The proposal
by the residents is to enhance the quality of Alperton Sports Ground and address
concerns raised by residents around the lack of outdoor and play facilities,
anti-social behaviour, security and safety concerns as a result of development.
The smaller grants. totalling £1,046,754, can be found at paragraph 8.3 (Table 7) of the Cabinet report (click bottom right corner for full page).
