Curo Community Challenge 2015

Activity No. Ref / Curo Challenge Title and Description / Location / Date / Time / No. Volunteers required / Physical Exertion
(1 low- 5 high) / Weather Dependent?
1 / Selworthy & Dunster House, Garden Busters - Day 1
A litter pick and general tidying is required up on site, together with the relaying of the un-evenpathway slabs, some weeding and general tidying of the plants / Foxhill
Bath / 04/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 5 Volunteers each day
(2 days) / 3 / Yes
2 / Selworthy & Dunster House, Garden Busters – Day 2
A litter pick and general tidying is required, together with the relaying of pathway slabs, weeding and tidying of plants / Foxhill
Bath / 05/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 5 Volunteers each day
(2 days) / 3 / Yes
3 / Kingsmead Court, Planting and Painting Project
A great opportunity to help to brighten up a communal garden area in the centre of Bath - planting of shrub beds and provision and planting of containers on patio areas and painting of benches and some litter bins / Kingsmead Court
Bath / 02/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 10 Volunteers
(1 day) / 3 / Yes
4 / Elizabeth Court, Bristol,Planting Project
Replanting of the shrub beds will really help to brighten up this communal garden, for the residents to enjoy / Elizabeth Court
Withywood Bristol / 01/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 5 Volunteers
(1 day) / 2 / Yes
5 / Clandown, Communal Ground Garden Project - Day 1
The overgrown allotments at the back of the flats are in real need of clearing up, digging over and a good tidy up around the site, they can then be used by residents to hire and to grow their own food / Clandown
Radstock / 11/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 10 each day
(2 days) / 4 / Yes
6 / Clandown, Communal Ground Garden Clearance - Day 2
A large team of volunteers are required to carry out a litter pick and a tidy-up at the front of the flats – be prepared to get your hands dirty! / Clandown
Radstock / 12/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 10 each day
(2 days) / 3 / Yes
7 / Tippee toes Play Area
Help to brighten up a well-used play area in Fox Hill. A re-paint of the play equipment is required, together with a litter pick and a general tidy-up, with someplanting of shrub beds / Tippee Toes play area
Foxhill / 08/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 5-10 Volunteers
(1 day) / 2 / Yes
8 / Community @ 67, Repaint - Day 1
If you enjoy painting and decorating and being creative then this project isthe one for you! A re-paint of the main room at Community @ 67 in Keynsham is required to brighten this space up for the young people / Community @ 67
Keynsham / 01/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 6 each day
(2 days) / 2 / No
9 / Community @ 67, DJ Project - Day 2
Radio booth DJ’ing project- for all of those budding DJ’s out there! ‘Empowering others to find their voice’ a project to support young people / Community @ 67
Keynsham / 02/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 6 each day
(2 days) / 2 / No
10 / Finger Posts Repainting Project
Volunteers required to work in teams and to re-paint these historical finger posts and poles across B&NES. The Teams will then come back together to enjoy a local pub lunch(not funded) and then return back to site to complete their task / Across NE Somerset / 02/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 8-10 Volunteers
(1 day) / 2-3 / Yes
11 / Long Valley Road, Planting Project
A re- planting of the shrub beds and a general tidy-up of the local area is required to improve the look and general appearance of the community / Long Valley Road
Twerton Bath / 01/06/15
and 12/6/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 5 each day
(2 days) / 2 / Yes
12 / Kennet and Avon Canal
Spend the day by the beautiful Kennet and Avon Canal and take part in a tidy-up project. A re-paint of railings alongside canal and on the bridges is needed, together with a litter pick and general tidy-up of the canal site / Kennet and Avon Canal
B&NES
Friday 12th June / 12/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 10 Volunteers
(1 day) / 2 / Yes
13 / Community Transport Project
Fancy being a driver for one of the local community transport schemes? Curo colleagues funded and supported on practical and theory MIDAS Test. One day training course and then your own personal commitment to offer minimum of 3 days a year, of own time, to be a driver for alocal community project in your area where you live, or in B&NES. / Across B&NES
Monday 8th June / 08/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 6 Volunteers
(1 day training & 3 days over a year own commitment) / 1 / No
14 / The Twerton Community Shop – Day 1
Help a thriving Community Shop in Twerton which offers practical support and assistance on a daily basis to our customers into sorting outtheir shop stock and to help them tidy the garage at the rear of the property / The Twerton Community Shop
Bath / 10/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 5 each day
(2 days) / 3 / No
15 / The Twerton Community Shop – Day 2
For the creative volunteers in Curo! Help the volunteers in designing some promotional literature for the shop and develop a process for the distribution of flyers to promote the Community Shop out to new customers. / The Twerton Community Shop
Bath / 11/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 5 each day
(2 days) / 1 / No
16 / Hanna Close, Estate Improvements -Day 1
Get involved in an Curo grounds improvement projects - replanting of shrub beds, removal of brambles and undergrowth and painting of gates/fences in the local area / Hanna Close
Twerton Bath / 11/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 6 Volunteers each day
(2 days) / 3 / Yes
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18 / Trinity Road, Raised Flower Bed Project - Day 1
If you fancy a day that is physical and which will burn off lots of calories, this activity is just for you! Construction of 2 raised flower beds at the front of Trinity Road flats and planting-up of flower beds is required on this 2 day project day 1 construction and day 2 planting and litter picking. / Trinity Road, Combe Down
Bath / 08/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 5-10 Volunteers each day
(2 days) / 3-4 / Yes
19 / Trinity Road Day, Raised Flower Beds – Day 2
Once the Construction of 2 raised flower beds at the front of Trinity Road flats is complete we need your help and assistance is the planting-up of flower beds and a litter pick of the area. / Trinity Road, Combe Down
Bath / 09/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 5-10 Volunteers each day
(2 days) / 3-4 / Yes
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21 / Tintagel Close, Courtyard Clean-Up and Play Project
A straight forward fun project that will make the current courtyard area at Tintagel Close in Keynsham more usable and fun for the children living in the flats – activities include courtyard clean-up and painting of race track and other play activities – we need a large team to make a real impact! / Tintagel Close
Keynsham / 08/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 15-20 / 2 / Yes
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24 / Garage Busters - Day 1
Make some of our tired and worn out garages look brighter and more rentable! Garage door re-paint andlitter pick and general tidy-up of area – a physical but hugely rewarding project – we need your help please! / (location TBC, but in B&NES) / 03/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 6-8 each site
(3 days) / 3 / Yes
25 / Garage Busters - Day 2
Make some more of our tired and worn out garages look brighter and more rentable! Garage door re-paint and litter pick and general tidy-up of area – quite physical work, but really rewarding - we need your help! / (location TBC, but in B&NES) / 05/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 6-8 each site
(3 days) / 3 / Yes
26 / Garage Busters - Day 3
Make some more of our tired and worn out garages look brighter and more rentable! Garage door re-paint and litter pick and general tidy-up of area, it’s quite physical work but you can make them look a million dollars! / (location TBC, but in B&NES) / 09/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 6-8 each site
(3 days) / 3 / Yes
27 / Warwick Road Litter Pick
A low impact activity which will have a huge impact to our local residents, you will carry out a litter pick in the Warwick Road Area and make the area look generally tidier and more loved and cared for than at present! / Warwick Road
Keynsham / 05/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 5 Volunteers
(1/2 day) / 1 / Yes
28 / Meg Thatcher’s Garden Busters
A re- planting of the shrub beds at Meg Thatcher’s and a general tidy-up is required to improve the look of this residential area and for enjoyment of the residents for time to come! / Meg Thatcher’s
Bristol / 04/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 5 Volunteers
(1 day) / 2 / Yes
29 / 9b Warwick Road Garden Buster - Day 1
Help to make a resident’s day by taking part in a garden clearance and making their garden look beautiful again! – including removal of brambles and undergrowth, removal of waste and grass cutting – customer can then be added to garden scheme / Warwick road
Keynsham / 09/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 8-10 each day
(2 days) / 4-5 / Yes
30 / 9b Warwick Road Garden Buster - Day 2
Help to make a resident’s day by taking part in a garden clearance and making their garden look beautiful again! – including removal of brambles and undergrowth, removal of waste and grass cutting – customer can then be added to the garden scheme / Warwick road
Keynsham / 10/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 8-10 each day
(2 days) / 4-5 / Yes
31 / Manor Park, Litter Pick and General Tidy-up- Day 1
All hands on deck to carry out a big tidy up of the plantation area in Manor Park- including a litter pick and bulk waste removal and general grounds work / Manor Park, Writhlington / 03/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 5 – 10 each day
(2 days) / 3-5 / Yes
32 / Manor Park, Litter Pick and General Tidy-up - Day 2
All hands on deck to carry out a big tidy up of the plantation area in Manor Park- including a litter pick and bulk waste removal and general grounds work / Manor Park, Writhington / 04/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 5 – 10 each day
(2 days) / 3-5 / Yes
33 / Mountain Wood, Planting
Bring to life some old raised flower beds and get involved in re-planting these with a selection of bright flowers and vegetables and a tidy-up of the communal garden area / Mountain Wood
Bathford / 02/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 6 Volunteers
(1 day) / 2 / Yes
34 / St Nicholas Court Guest rooms
Make-over of 2 guest rooms. Help to transform these unloved rooms by painting and refurbishing these spaces and purchasing new furniture and bedding for our residents friends and family to enjoy in the future / Bath / 12/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 8-10 Volunteers
(1 day) / 3 / No
35 / St Johns Court Planting
A communal garden is in need of your help to make it happier and brighter for residents - planting, re-coating of decking and the installation of a bamboo screen between the decking and bin stores is required to make this space more user friendly for everyone / St Johns Court
Bath / 11/06/15 / 10:00am –
4:30pm / 8-10 Volunteers
(1 day) / 3 / Yes