The second Local Wellbeing Network meeting for the Central Locality took place today in the stylish office of the Cripplegate Foundation. I warm thank you to host and network member, Laura Guy and a sincere thanks to all that attended. We saw an increase from an initial 7 attendees in June to a raucous 24 for July, with many new faces and some inspiring organisations. As usual, here is a write-up of the meeting including the details of all attendees and a brief summary of what was discussed and where the group are going moving forward.
The Local Wellbeing Networks Coordinator, Charlton, welcomed the group and briefly described the contextual background of the project for new members (available here) and asked any of June’s attendees to describe their experience. Michalina from the Maya Centre described a useful initial meeting and the opportunity to hear from other organisations that may help her client base of women in Islington. After this introduction, the group spent the majority of the meeting going round and introducing themselves, their service and their motivation for this type of community meeting. For the purpose of visibility and connectivity, see below for a list of attendees, their organisation and their contact information:
Anna Njie, Go Africa – annanjieafrica@gmail.com
Cefa Karabag, MTSS – Cefa.Karabag.2@city.ac.uk
Claire Whitfield, Help On Your Doorstep – c.whitfield@helponyourdoorstep.com
Cliff Joseph, Voluntary Action Islington – cliff.joseph@vai.org.uk
David Batchelor, Help On Your Doorstep Volunteer – division2020.db@gmail.com
Emily Snowden, AgeUK Islington – esnowden@ageukislington.org
Gill Carter, Help On Your Doorstep – gcarter@helponyourdoorstep.com
Jay Moon, Help On Your Doorstep Volunteer – jmoonfaery@gmail.com
John Acton, Eagle Recovery Project – john.acton@icloud.com
Joseph Atiase, Single Homeless Project – jatiase@shp.org.uk
Katherine Sturt-Scobie, Little Angel Theatre – katherine@littleangeltheatre.com
Laura Guy, Cripplegate Foundation – laura.guy@cripplegate.org.uk
Marija Mikne, BIG Alliance – marija.mikne@thebigalliance.org.uk
Maxine Richmond, Eagle Recovery Project – maxine.richmond@eaglerecoveryproject.org.uk
Michalina Popiolek, Maya Centre – Michalina@mayacentre.org.uk
Nicky Ludgate, Help On Your Doorstep – nicky.ludgate@hotmail.co.uk
Nicola Maskrey, Islington Council – nicola.maskrey@islington.gov.uk
Oliver Raizon, Talk for Health – oliver@talkforhealth.co.uk
Primrose Christie, Octopus Community Networks – primrose@octopuscommunities.org.uk
Rose Nambago, The Maya Centre – Rose@mayacentre.org.uk
Roshni Shah, Elizabeth House Community Centre – roshni@elizabeth-house.org.uk
Ryan Elsam, Keller Williams Estate Agents – ryan.elsam@kwuk.com
Sally Miller, AgeUK Islington – smiller@ageukislington.org.uk
Tsigereda Tekletsadik, Octopus Community Networks – tsige@octopuscommunities.org.uk
After a short networking break, Charlton summarised the work of the group so far and raised the importance of following two directional paths:
1. Tangible Action (how to translate this energy and commitment into tangible outcomes for North locality residents)
2. The Sustainability of the Network (how to retain members, drive momentum and harness the insight and experience of attendees to keep the project running successfully)
These two points will form the initial underlying basis of the network meetings and will be critical questions for members to ask themselves and answer once the formation and introductions have taken place. That being said, the network meetings will resume in September to allow for an August summer holiday break and will look forward to building on momentum gained thus far.
September’s meeting venue will be released upon confirmation and this post will be updated with details and registration information. If you would like any additional information or support, please contact Local Wellbeing Networks Coordinator, Charlton at charlton.brown@vai.org.uk
