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Great News – thanks to all the support of local people and their voting power,  the funding from the  ‘Proceeds of Crime Act’  was awarded to Fox Hollies Forum.  Its great news for young people in Acocks Green.  Its nice to know that when we act together we can make a difference.

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Fox Hollies Forum and the local Police have put in a joint bid to secure £12,000 of funding from the ‘Proceeds of Crime Act’ to transform the well-established Fox Hollies Forum community centre; a great resource that benefits the whole area.  To help secure this funding for our area, all you need to do is to click on the link below and vote for ‘The Gospel’.   The closing date is the 15th January.  It only takes a few seconds and at the moment they are in second place so really need votes.    The video below explains the process.

The Gospel – Fox Hollies Forum Youth Centre
The Fox Hollies Forum was created to provide a sanctuary for the local area.  Located in an area that has suffered higher than average levels of crime and anti-social behaviour the Forum was set up by local residents to support a range of community based activities across a wide age spectrum.

In addition to their current schemes the Forum want to create a community safety hub, a youth centre for local young people to attend. To achieve their goal the forum desperately needs a revamp and new equipment to attract young people through their doors. This project will be assisted by the West Midlands Police Prince’s Trust Group.

To vote for this worthy project in our area go to the website and scroll down to Yardley Constituency and click – The Gospel

http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/np/birminghameast/vote/#yardley

Sport 4 Life, the Stockfield Community Association, and Acocks Green Police are looking into the possibility of applying to a new funding stream from the Home Office called the Community Action Against Crime Innovation Fund. If our bid is successful, we will use the funding to tackle the issue of youth anti-social behaviour on the Stockfield Estate by providing a programme of positive community activities for young males who are involved in youth ASB or are “at risk” of getting involved in youth ASB. These community activities would include a mixture of sports coaching activities and youth work/educational activities including workshops, volunteering opportunities and training courses. Activities would start in May 2012, and would take place in the evenings and at weekends.

Sport 4 Life would very much appreciate you taking 5 minutes to complete the questionnaire at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HSH62QB about your thoughts on youth-related anti-social behaviour on the estate. By completing it you will help give us the best chance of accessing funding for the benefit of the Stockfield community.

If you would like hard copies of the survey please let the Forum know and we will arrange for some to be sent out. Responses need to be received by the 25th November.

The next Police Tasking Meeting – an opportunity for local people to meet up and discuss concerns and issues with the police – is on Monday 19th October  7pm at Acocks Green Police Station.   On the agenda at the next meeting is the anti-social behaviour taking place along the alleyway, beside Cottesbrooke Junior School, leading to Stockfield from Yardley Road.  Does this affect you?  Come along for a discussion on the best way forward.

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