We’ve had over 83 ideas through the tour so far, here is a list for you to have a look over
Photography classes
Street renovation front and back of street
Development of Baby park – lower Darwen
Cemetery restoration – adopt a grave
Football pitches in Darwen – coaching – moreplaces for YP to shop
OAP activities / better facilities / brighten up town / bandstand event
Recruit Vol to deliver community access to ICT
Tuesday library @ DACA
Make a DACA app – Planner / session 3′s etc…
Bring communities together – neighbours event
Knock down burnt out building near bowl venture park
Stone Mason – Grave stones – learn trade
More Shops for young people
Get people off the streets into activities
Build more parks / playgrounds
Litter picking – help OAP’s
Plant flowers to brighten up parks
help out in childrens home – providing toys and activities
Clean up streets
BMX Ramps – dirt ramps
More colour to Darwen
Helping people who are upset at school – bullied people
More activities for young people – pool table, youth projects
Teenage shops / Games store
Chill Zone – After school club
More places to hang out for teenagers
Organise Bike trial races to tower and back
New roof on Darwen Tower
Weekend Activities for young people
Street Party – to bring everybody together
Plant flowers for OAP’s
put more bins in town
Fill the empty shops in Darwen
Charity event for baby unit at hospital – helped my family so want to put back
Fundraising event
Over 50′s Activities
Back of street gates for security / backs of shops designed by children
Plant flowers in town to brighten up the town
Re-build Church wall -
skate park development
Bowl venture park scout group – community project
Junior football team – support
OAP Dinners – Lunchtimes
Residents of Sunnyhurst Volunteer projects
Car boot sale and family event @ DACA
Darwen football club
Clean up streets
Regenerate spare land at the service station
Place for teenagers to hang out
Stonham Housing – Regeneration – paint rooms up
organise an outdoor event for families over the summer
Arts , music , drama sessions for young people
legal graffiti wall – classes for teenagers
Creative photography courses for young people
Children and family outdoor activities
Signate course – for parents to understand children with autism
Improve bowling club – run workshops with age concern atendees
More activities for teenagers over the summer
Youth Centre within the church
Community Party@ Bowling club
Darwen Jazz and Blues festival
Ash grove street party / leading onto back of houses clean up and fence
All girls dance sessions
Darwen Jaz and blues festival
Cooking – working with young people
Street Soap – performances – TV memories
encourage more community members to get involved with PTFA @ St Josephs
0-5 activities in school holidays – craft classes in Darwen
Cycle project
This is only a quick list of the ideas people have had to improve their neighbourhood with more still to come! We really can’t wait to see which pioneer projects are represented as part of the turning ideas into action day on the 18th June!
Fantastic – entrepreneurs have ideas and make them happen !!