Community Action for Newham

Launching Several Programmes and projects:Driven by challenge, innovation and partnerships and covering key areas of need.



Introducing Centre@270 Trust
The Centre @270 Trust (under incorporation) is working on a new programme of activities to provide community development programmes to the people of Newham. There are three drivers for success:


• Challenge: Community development is a priority for the Borough of Newham. It is clear that local Councils are unable to provide a vast range of critical services on their own. The Centre sees itself as a viable voluntary sector partner which has some resources of its own but also needs support to work closely with the Council. “Doing more of the same” that is, providing services in the way that have always been provided is no longer an option. The Centre will work closely with its members but also engage with other sections of the community to challenge existing provision and to develop new and more effective services.
• Innovation: The Centre wishes to examine more innovative approaches for serving the needs of its members and other similar beneficiaries.
• Partnerships: The Centre is also interested in examining new options for working along with other service providers and offer greater benefits for all partners by sharing skills and expertise.

The Centre sees itself as a developer of programmes and a professional presenter of services following incorporation. This will enable it to offer high quality of employment opportunities to all communities and also train and develop new teams for the future. These initiatives will take time. The Centre’s new Business Plan will highlight detailed options for development.

In the case of arts and culture, the Centre will be inviting other providers from outside the Borough until a long-term plan for offer high quality locally developed events and festivals can be offered. In all cases the intellectual property rights of work which is brought into the borough for presentation at the Centre will belong to the agencies providing that work. The Centre will jointly own any new programmes and projects that it creates in conjunction with local partners.

Additional proposals are being developed to address other core priorities in the borough. These proposals will include programmes for Adults, Children and Young People. Research of a high quality and extensive consultation with all the communities in Newham is the key to the Centre’s success of these new programmes. The Centre sees these developments as opportunities for members of the Sikh community and all other community providers to plan and deliver new services.