Slides used by Jackie Sears, Hanwell Big Local, at the Big Local ‘connecting green space projects’ learning event, organised as part of the Local Trust programme of networking and learning events for Big Local residents. The event took place on Thursday 16 July 2015.

1. Horticultural Apprenticeship
Jackie Sear

2. What is special about Hanwell?
• Hanwell Community Centre
• Diversity
- Age
- Culture
- Housing
- Skills
- Economic
• Green Spaces
• Opportunities
- Regeneration
- Crossrail

3. Our Vision
Our neighbourhood will be a vibrant and
safe place to be.
A place where people feel they belong,
can thrive and are inspired to
create opportunities to work and
play together.

4. Our Plan

5. Horticultural Apprenticeship
• Community Involvement & Support
• Working with existing partnerships
- Ealing Council YJS
- Ealing Council Connexions – Pathways
- Accession
• Meeting identified needs
- lack of local training and employment opportunities
- underused green spaces and communal garden
- crime and anti-social behaviour
- reduced health and wellbeing
- losing cultural identity

6. Problems & Opportunities
• Partners dropped
out
• Missing Pathways
timetable
• Time from
consultation until
award
• Approached new
partners
• Missing Pathways
timetable
• Conservation area
• Match funding
• Local resident
action

7. New Plan
• Cultivate London
• Study centre, youth club and schools
• Focus on Conservation Area
• Community Design and Devt over next 3 years
• 2 Apprenticeship
• Business Support provision
• Landscaping & Maintenance contract in the
area in the future

8. Lessons Learnt
• Timing is everything
• Be clear about expectations
• Be realistic
• Maintain partnerships
• Don’t give up