Friends of Ruskin Park

Chair  Veronica Hardstaff - 64, Linaker Road, Sheffield S6 (Tel. 233 5414)

Secretary Max Telfer – 167, Walkley Crescent Road, Walkley, Sheffield S6 (Tel. 234 1576)

Minutes of the meeting of the Friends of Ruskin Park, held on Wednesday, 6^th February, 2002

Present : Veronica Hardstaff (Chair); Max Telfer (Secretary); Alan Garner; Pat Garner; Chris Ireland; Deb Loadby; Rachel Stevenson (Sheffield City Council); Nikky Wilson (Netherthorpe  and Upperthorpe Community Alliance); Chris Fry; Jane Fox;  Councillor Diane Leek; Ian Turner; Kevin Townsend;  Andrew Cannon (Urban Birds)

Apologies :  Rosemary Telfer; Caroline Haw; Councillor Vikki Priestley; Sue Ireland; Barbara Waterhouse

1.      Minutes of the previous meeting and matters arising

1.1.           The minutes of the meeting held on 9^th January  were agreed.

1.2.           Funding.  Veronica and Nikky have met and the application forms are almost completed and Veronica has the names of people prepared to work on the bid, which should be submitted by February 18^th. Sheffield City Council will submit the application, with help from the Friends of Ruskin Park. Consultants will talk to different community groups, youth groups in particular.

Councillor Leek informed the meeting that Ruskin Park has been the subject of discussion at Area Panel meetings and that she hoped that the consultants would take the views of the Panel into account.

Nikky has spoken to other elected members and there are 2 two options :

·                   The consultants to put together a document, including costings, as agreed at the last FORP meeting

·                   The consultants to draw up a master plan, to include details of landscaping etc.

Nikky asked the meeting to decide which option, as a group, we wish to go for, bearing in mind that Council officers see this is an opportunity for them to consider a written plan.

1.3.           Deb circulated  details of the play equipment which she and her team had put together.

2.      Progress on funding

2.1.           Councillor Leek is to ascertain if any funds have been released from the sale of the Daniel Hill site and report back to the next meeting. Chris Ireland emphasised that the school must be involved in the consultation exercise.

2.2.  Veronica suggested that the next meeting be devoted to designing the remit for the consultants. By that time, the bid to the CCF will have been submitted. This was agreed.

3.      Events

3.1.           The Walkley Festival will be held from 22^nd June until 6^th July, when there will be a community ceilidh as a finale.  FORP should be involved in the Festival and organise an event or activity day on 29^th June.

It was agreed that a sub-group be set up to decide on an appropriate activity. Those interested to get together after the meeting.

3.2.           The date of Saturday 18^th May was confirmed as the annual Clean up Ruskin Park Day.

4.       Web site

Veronica is to supply Deb with photos to scan into the web site. Deb to include pictures of play equipment.

5.      Funding application

The remainder of the meeting was devoted to a discussion on the application for CCF funding, in order to assist Veronica in its completion.

6.      Date and time of next meeting : Tuesday, 19^th March, 7.45 p.m. Royal Hotel, Walkley St.