Working with Educational Institutes

St. Peter’s and The Moors Big Local in partnership with

the University of Gloucestershire

Bristol Big Local Spring Event -14th April, 2015NANM – The National Association for Neighbourhood Management

Overview

• Partnership – David Manohar• Progress – Daniel Millin• Prospects – Naif Pierre• Example – Scott Farlow, Landscape Architecture Students & Big Local Residents

Representing the Big Local and the University

• David Manohar - Big Local Resident, Vice Chair & Treasurer of Big Local Partnership Board• Scott Farlow - Lecturer, Uni. of Gloucestershire & 3rd Year Landscape Architecture Students• Daniel Millin - Big Local Community Engagement Worker & MSc Student at the University• Naif Pierre - Big Local Project Co-ordinator

Area Map

Our Partnership

• Aspiration of a young child to see the University• Email to the Vice Chancellor of the University of its responsibility and

prospects • Meeting with the Directors at the University• Community Centre prospects• Students’ Union – Green Issues and DegreePlus• Adoption of the Big Local area for 4 Course Modules- 3rd year Landscape Architecture students (Design & Community Module)- 3rd year Geography students (Global Futures Module)- 3rd year Youth Work students (Management of Settings Module)- 3rd year Sociology students (Power in the Modern World)

Progress: Landscape Architecture

● Produced imaginative Group Character Maps of the area for their first assignment

● This required local research & work with the Big Local community to collect their views on the area

● They are now working on Group Action Plans as part of their second assignment

Progress: Geography Module

● Looked at the green spaces in the area ● Decided to focus on the River Chelt● Asked the Community their views on the river and

the surrounding area, along with doing chemical tests

● Produced a poster with details of recommendations, views and river survey results.

Progress: Youth Work

● Looked at all the community assets, services and settings of the BL area

● Undertook an assignment with recommendations on future improvements to the area

Progress: Sociology

● Walked around the Big Local area● Looked at the assets of the area● Will be looking at how much of a say the local

community has in the modern world● The area is being used as a case study for the

students

Prospects

• We hope to work with the University over the next ten years and beyond

• DegreePlus Student Interns and Student Volunteers• We aim to get more courses involved i.e. History, Fine

Arts & Sports• 15% of the Big Local Area consists of Students• Community and Sports Centre• Green Initiatives

Example: Landscape Architecture

• We aim to provide our students with an understanding & some real-life experience of community design & engagement,

• The new 3rd Year module required a ‘proper’ local community with real issues & aspirations to build on previous modules,

• We needed somewhere to work meaningfully & intensively over two semesters,

• We needed a partnership that would ensure exchange, enrichment & authenticity,

• We needed deep connection with local issues & local people that created and responded to a real project with a real brief.

Here are a few pictures of our partnership so far...

Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.

L&A Walkabout

Each time a new course got involved

with the BL they were given a ‘tour’

of the area.

This picture is from the LA walkabout

with Dan.

Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.

Community Café (1)

L&A students visited the café to talk to residents

about their feelings on the area.

It was also a chance for

residents to tell stories of their past, and how the area has changed over

time.

Community Café (2)

Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.

Community Café (3)

Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.

Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.

Community Café (4)

Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.

Primary School (1)

As part of their research &

engagement LA students visited the

local primary school.

They worked with a year six class, and asked them what they wanted for their street for

Christmas.

Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.

Primary School (2)

The students & Year 6 pupils also

created imaginative maps of

St. Peter’s & The Moors

that identified important local features in the children’s lives.

Images courtesy of Scott Farlow.

Student Memory Maps (1)

The students produced memory

maps of the area to show

their initial thoughts on & responses to the area.

Student Memory Maps (2)

Images courtesy of Scott Farlow.

Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.

Assignment One Presentations (1)

Each group of LA students created a unique character map of St. Peter’s

& The Moors.

Each map was a combination of their

own findings and responses & those of local residents of

all ages.

Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.

Assignment One Presentations (2)

Each Character Map was different and

presented in a different format.

There was a combination of films

and artwork installations.

Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.

Assignment One Presentations (3)

Assignment One Presentations (4)

Images courtesy of Scott Farlow.

Thank you for listening, do you have any questions for us?