# data[].attributes.body
Chaddesden - Derby

1. Loneliness with the elderly – (majority live alone), allotment to keep them busy, weekly games and other things to keep them busy and less lonely/ things to look forward to in the week.

2. Unemployment – Group sessions for skill, learning to cook, gardening, carpentry, painting, and decorating, so that they can keep up with their household and hopefully be able to get a job with the skills that they have learnt

3. Amenities for the park – for the youth and to try to cancel out crime rates, also helps the elderly to have a place to go and get out. Keeps the kids active and live a healthier lifestyle.

Statistics for chaddesden

• A woman we spoke to in the library (elderly) said that many elderly people live alone and lead sad, lonely lives, and they don’t feel safe.

• Chaddesden has an unemployment rate higher than the East Midlands average.

# data[].attributes.body
Group 3 at Chaddesden

# data[].attributes.body
1.      What was already in the park? - Only one court, bowls club

2.      What we need to fix or add?

3.      How much it’ll cost?

Ideas: (Targeting adolescents to keep them busy)

Park amenities - Multipurpose court (Tennis, Basketball) & Table tennis? - appeal from council, painting lines, hoops/ nets

One time tournament (during school holidays) with incentive (prize from money out of budget or local sponsor) – Encourage people to use it more - £1 per player to enter in teams or school teams from different schools in Chaddesden

Older generation – fearful of younger- older people teaching younger – build connectionser Activities

Age UK building (renting?)

Crime rates in Chaddesden are high in comparison to average in UK but not the highest.

Figure out how to set up summer activities (fund, paid/free, who will run it? volunteers, charities?)

# data[].attributes.body
Questions to answer:

Do we need physical premises? Where would this be? How much would it cost?

Do we need staff? Will you pay them?

Do you need volunteers? How will you recruit them?

Do we need people with specific skills

Consider insurance, DBS checks, utility bills, etc?

How will your project help? Who will it help?

How will it be sustainable? – what happens when money runs out?

Are you thinking too big?

Are similar initiatives running elsewhere?- have they been successful?

How will you measure success?

# data[].attributes.body
We were offered half of the requested funding on the following conditions:

We increase our engagement with the elderly community by providing more activities tailored to their needs and helping to address the issue of loneliness among the older population.

We establish a partnership with Revive, a 20-year old charity dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of residents in Chaddesden, among other areas.

We expand our activities to include a wider range of options that appeal to all age groups and interests.