Community Advisors

16/03/2022

Held at The Leopard and food provided by The Leopard (DCLT).

This meeting was our first Community Advisor session post-Covid and it was a great turn out with 19 in attendance.

During this meeting we asked for support and input on our Business Plan. We were interested to know what community groups and areas the advisors wanted to us to consider when putting together our plan.

The group completed a task which allowed us to understand their values. This was great for us to deepen our understanding of what they group wanted to see delivered in the borough.

03/08/2022

Held at The Leopard and food provided by The Leopard (DCLT).

In this meeting we introduced our new chair of the Community Advisors group, Natasha Clarke. Natasha created a presentation and took the Advisors through our newly written business plan, sharing with the group how their thoughts in the previous meeting had informed the planning for the next three years.

We also asked the Advisors three questions that we later released to the public, which would later contribute to the DN Festival of Light 2022 artwork.

25/10/2022

Held at the Unitarian Church, food provided by Rum Rooms.

In this meeting the Right Up Our Street Team shared with the group what we had been up to in the previous quarter and shared some of the projects to look forward to.

We discussed in small groups our priority audiences. Who they thought needed support and how we could reach them.

This opening an interesting discussion of how to approach future programming.

23/01/2023

Held at the Ukrainian Centre, food provided by Grubo.

In this meeting Right Up Our Street asked their Community Advisors who they wanted to put forward as a priority group to work with moving forward into Year 2 of their funding.

Each member put forward a group which was noted down. The group in attendance and the wider group were then asked to vote for three groups each. This will determine who Right Up Our Street will work with.

24/04/2023

Held at the Quaker Meeting House, food provided by Naeela Baksh.

In this meeting Right Up Our Street shared with the group what they had been up to the previous three months. Along with sharing upcoming plans for projects in Year 2 for their 21 Wards work and the priority groups that they are to focus on within the year.

Jamie Bubb shared an update on his journey so far on his Artist in Residence on the Balby Bridge Estate.

Postcode Data was shared from Year 1.

This was our fantastic Chair Natasha Clarke’s final meeting as Chair in Year 1. We opened up nominations for Chair in Year 2. Thank you Natasha for all your support!

20/07/2023

Held at the Strawberry Island Boat Club, food provided by Rania at Zaytuna.

In this meeting we introduced Sacha Gray to the group as the new Community Advisors Chair.

Sacha led an interactive activity ‘Speed Mating’ with the group and it was a fantastic way for the members to get to know each other.

Director Sally Lockey shared programme updates for the upcoming months ahead.

For those wanting to access the evaluation data from Year 1, please visit https://www.rightupourstreet.org.uk/phase-four-year-one.

6/10/2023

Held at the Hexthorpe Indoor Bowling Club and food provided by their fantastic catering team.

The Community Advisors tried their hand at a game of bowls, with one to one support from players at the club.

Chair Sacha Gray led the group through the agenda. Programme Updates were provided by the team. Paul Littlewood shared updates on his upcoming music project.

8/2/2024

Held at the Doncaster Skate Co-Operative and food provided by the fab cafe located in the venue.

The Community Advisors were taken on a tour of the venue and learnt about the Skate Co-Op through one of the Co-Owners Emma.

Chair Sacha Gray steered the group through the agenda, which featured a Doncaster Festival of Light data presentation and updates on the current priority community projects. Space was then created for the Advisors to share their thoughts and insights on the projects.

6/8/2024

This month’s Community Advisors was held on the Wyre Lady in Sprotbrough. We were taken down the River Don and back up to Conisbrough Castle. Food was served and our Community Advisors had the choice of Pie & Peas or a Jacket Potato.

The group were given updates on the Priority Communities Strand and were asked a series of questions relating to the shaping of the Community Advisors role and meetings.

It was Chair Sacha Gray’s final session leading the group so the team would like to say a big thank you to Sacha for her time and energy she has put into the group.

09/12/2024

We had our final Community Advisors meeting of 2024 at the Mansion House, Doncaster.

Our Advisors had a tour around the Mansion House and enjoyed a festive afternoon tea in the Back Committee Room, whilst the team shared updates on our Priority Communities Strand for the extension year! Thank you to our Chair Akeela Mohammed, who led our meeting for the first time yesterday!

A big thank you to our Community Advisors for all your support this year, your knowledge and advice is so crucial to #TeamRUOS and we’re proud to call each and everyone of you our friends.

Thank you to Helen Foster for helping to organise this special meeting and Natalie from Renshaw Green LTD. for providing a delicious afternoon tea for us all!