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Bellingham Assembly - Thursday, 13th October, 2016 7.00 pm

Venue: Watergate School, Lushington Road, London SE6 3WG

Contact: Paul Gale

Items
No.	Item
1.	Marketplace Event Minutes: 1. The Bellingham Assembly Fund Marketplace Event The assembly started with a marketplace event where projects bidding for a share of the £15,000 Assembly Fund were each allocated a table. Attendees were asked to visit each table to find out more about the proposal and then to score each project out of 10. The following projects were applying for funding: Organisation - Olivespring Consultancy CIC – Because Dyslexia Matters Project – De-mystifying Dyslexia Amount applied for - £1,500 Organisation – Bellingham Community Project Ltd Project – Special Educational Needs Sessions Amount applied for - £1,450 Organisation – Bellingham Interagency Project – Bellingham Festival 2017 Amount applied for - £1,500 Organisation – Churches Together in Bellingham Project – Carols on the Green 2016 Amount applied for - £1,500 Organisation – Christ Church URC, Bellingham Project – Linking Lives Bellingham (Befriending) Amount applied for - £1,500 Organisation – Cheshires 2 Ltd Project – Circuit Training Amount applied for - £1,180 Organisation – The Young at Heart Project – The Young at Heart Amount applied for - £1,200 Organisation – Rushey Green Time Bank Project – Arts and Crafts Club Amount applied for - £1,000 Organisation – Friends of Sydenham Community Library Project - Rhyme and music for under fives Amount applied for - £980 Organisation – Sydenham Arts Project – Home Park/Sydenham Community Library Christmas Event Amount applied for - £400 Organisation – Bellingham Football Club Project – Homecoming Amount applied for - £1,050 Organisation - St Dunstan’s Parochial Church Council Project - St Dunstan’s Church Summer Day Out Amount applied for - £400 Organisation – ABC Under 5 Project – ABC under 5 – SEN Session & Camping Trip Amount applied for - £1,200 Organisation – The PYE Project Project – Double Edge for Schools – Knife Crime Prevention and Awareness Programme Amount applied for - £1,200 For more details about the assembly fund and the projects involved contact paul.gale@lewisham.gov.uk
2.	Councillor and Community updates Minutes: Cllr Jacq Paschoud welcomed everyone to the assembly and introduced Cllr Alan Hall and the new Bellingham Ward Councillor Sue Hordijenko. The Bellingham Safer Neighbourhood Team told the meeting that the current priorities are Fly-tipping, Youth Engagement, Burglary and ASB in Bell Green. They are also looking to try and improve communication within the ward.
3.	Results of the Vote Minutes: After the results were announced many of the projects took part in ‘Give Back’. In total £820 was given back enabling the last placed project Rushey Green Timebank to receive this sum. Therefore all of the projects were funded. A special thank you from the whole assembly was given to Ami Ibitson who served Bellingham excellently as a Ward Councillor for 10 years.
4.	Any other business