Barnsley Dearne Community Partnership
Contact Details
Main Contact/s
George Horner (Chair)
Dearne Renaissance Centre
Priory Road
Bolton-upon-Dearne
Rotherham
S63 8AE
Website Address/es
Telephone
01709 881849
Fax
01709 896879
Partnership Information
AimsTo promote urban regeneration in areas of social & economic deprivation and in particular, Thurnscoe, Goldthorpe & Bolton-upon-Dearne in the Barnsley area.
Founded
October 1997
Regeneration grant funding for new projects, SRB & hopefully Objective 1
The 'Roundabout' is almost self-sustaining (training grants are accessed for 4 ILM's)
Activities- - Training unemployed in Childcare (up to Level 2 NVQ)
- Lead body for 'Surestart' Thurnscoe offering family support and child centred activities for 0-4 year olds.
- Regeneration of the Barnsley Dearne area using Objective 1Priority 4A action plan.
- Promoting Sport & Healthy activity through A Sports Development worker.
- Facilitating the Thurnscoe targeted SRB6 funding in conjunction with the Area Forum Officer.
- Aiding local groups to develop their buildings and improve their services via the Thurnscoe consortium.
- Improving the physical environment.
The partnership acts as a focus of community activity, enabling groups or individuals to contribute to improving:
- Job prospects
- Lifestyles
- Health
- Sporting activities
- Preserving local history & Heritage
- The local environment
- community strength through cooperation
- child development
