Beacon Heath Community Project

We have run a variety of different activities over the 2 years we have run the project. We are currently running the following activities: The Art and Crafts Group Community Orchard Group Story of our Lives The Beacon Newsletter

Why they need our service

There are over 2000 households in the area consisting of 5 different housing estates, 3 of which are owned by Housing Associations or the City Council. Within the areas of social housing there are significant social problems many of which are the effects of low incomes and poverty. In the area overall there has been very little community activity happening.

Plan and expected results

Our vision is to support people to build stronger, more active community through stimulating self determination, co-operation and consideration; opening up local and other opportunities that will benefit people; encouraging involvement in the broader community and through building a stronger and more supportive community based on a sense of place.

Latest activities and projects

Exeter Parenting Coordination

The Strengthening Families programme is here for all families with young people aged between 10 and 14 years of age to help prepare them for their teenage years. This 7 week evidence-based programme is aimed at reducing alcohol and drug use, behavioural problems in adolescence and strengthening the parent/carer child relationship. read more

Homelessness Collaboration

It aims to achieve this through: sharing information and promoting best practice committing to working together in the most effective and efficient way discussing issues of mutual concern feeding into other forums and strategies informing both local and national policy developing practical ways of meeting need through new projects or areas of work developing joint working to minimise duplication of effort and competition and making the best use of resources read more

Harvest

Harvest is a city-wide project, encouraging people to engage in food-growing activities in their local community. Harvest will organise events and skill-sharing opportunities related to food and growing, encouraging participants and the wider public to celebrate local food and their own achievements. This is a community-led project, and once established, it is hoped that community members will continue to run and develop the activities. read more

Flying Start Children's Centre

Flying Start Children's Centre works closely with local groups and agencies to ensure that a full range of support services are available to children aged 0-5 across St David's, St James, Newtown, St Leonard's and Duryard. read more

Community Hubs

Our aims are: to offer one-to-one support to community hub groups to adopt an entrepreneurial approach and develop sustainable funding practices to support community hub groups in developing and delivering new services and activities to support community buildings to engage in the Hallmark Quality Assurance Scheme to set up a Network of Community and Residents Associations' in Exeter so that these groups can share learning and experiences.  read more

Beacon Heath Community Project

We have run a variety of different activities over the 2 years we have run the project. We are currently running the following activities: The Art and Crafts Group Community Orchard Group Story of our Lives The Beacon Newsletter  read more