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Major retailers offer support to Major retailers offer support to Sutton High Street.Sutton High Street.

Sutton is to benefi t from a nationwide high street regeneration programme thanks to the efforts of Successful

Sutton.

Sutton has just been announced as one of the latest towns across the UK to receive support from some of the UK’s biggest brands EE, Exterion Media and Greggs who have joined founding partners Boots UK, the Co-operative Group, Marks & Spencer and Santander to support the transformation of UK High Streets.

Business in the Community’s Healthy High Streets programme aims to increase footfall by 10%, reduce the number of vacant properties by 20% and stimulate the creation of new jobs in 100 towns over three years.

The programme launched in June 2014 and is backed by some of the UK’s biggest high street brands - founding partners Boots UK, the Co-operative Group, Marks & Spencer and Santander and new partners EE, Exterion Media and Greggs.

Sutton is one of 34 new High Streets selected for the programme across the UK today, bringing the total number of participating High Streets to 67.

It will receive a bespoke package of support, including access to skills and expertise, and dedicated High Street Champions from supporting businesses who will work together with the local partnership team, local authority and relevant local partners to devise an action plan to address the specifi c challenges facing the town. The fi nal 33 towns will be announced next year.

Chief Executive of Successful Sutton Ross Feeney said: “The additional support and in-kind investment that Sutton will benefi t from through the Healthy High Streets programme is considerable. Our selection into the 2015 programme is a positive refl ection on Sutton’s future and will help us increase Sutton’s profi le, encourage more visitors to our town centre and secure further investment from both new retailers and existing businesses”.

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As the autumn starts in Sutton once again this latest version of Sutton Voice - shows just how active our borough is.

The evenings may be drawing in but the activity and energy of the people of Sutton is not diminished.

The design of our front cover is an evocative picture - which is just one of thousands that are being digitalised by a fascinating project by our archives.

The saviours of Sutton theatres the Sutton Theatres Trust has announced an incredibly varied programme of events which it is hoped by everyone will attract the necessary support to repay those who are working so hard to keep Sutton at the forefront of arts entertainment.

But perhaps the jewel in the crown of this month’s edition is our largest festival the Imagine Festival which will run for several weeks from the middle of October. Not only are these events offering something for everyone they are offering it FREE.

In the centre of the magazine we highlight some of the key events but also give a clear idea just how to fi nd out everything that is going on. Those who have spent weeks and months preparing for the festival deserve our support.

Once again Sutton is showing itself as a great place to live and a place that will always offer opportunities whether its in the form of festivals, entrepreneurship, improved health care or simply what we do best community activity.

All of those ingredients working together to produce a wonderfully varied menu of activity we can all enjoy.

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Fascinating glass plates show borough’s historyAll images by David Knights-Whittome, reproduced Courtesy of Sutton Archives:Cover image: ‘Sergeant Maxwell, Jan 1916’Below: Self Portrait of David Knights-Whittome, c.1906

Sleeping quietly in the basement of Sutton Archives is a hidden gem: a vast collection of Edwardian and pre-

war photographic glass plate negatives, rescued from the basement of a high street shop and untouched for 100 years.

The collection, of over 10,000 plates, was the work of photographic artist David Knights-Whittome, who owned a shop in Sutton from around 1905 until 1917.

The photographs document thousands of local residents as well as local and regional schools, colleges and theatre groups, social events such as weddings and house parties.

Knights-Whittome was known as ‘Photographer to the King’ and photographed Edward VII – who later became George V - and his grandson, the future Edward VIII, as well as many European Royalty of the time.

Perhaps most touchingly, the collection contains hundreds, perhaps thousands, of WW1 soldiers in uniform, a lost generation of men and boys who either lived in the area or were stationed locally before their postings.

The collection arrived in Sutton Archives in 1978 prior to the demolition of the building which originally housed Knights-Whittome’s shop; where Sutton Court Road now crosses the high street

In 2014, Sutton Archives was awarded £95,900 by the Heritage Lottery Fund and since December work has begun to clean, rehouse, digitise, catalogue and research the collection. The work is largely done by a team of dedicated volunteers who

lend the project a few hours each week. Without their help, it would be impossible to make the material available.

Images of the digitised plates are being made available to view on the Sutton Archives Flickr page and the project hopes that by making the material freely accessible online, the public may be able to help them identify some of the individuals and places pictured.

The project hopes to secure future funding to continue working on the material after 2016. In the meanwhile volunteer help is always welcome. If you would be interested in volunteering for the project please contact Project Offi cer Abby Matthews at [email protected] or call on 0208 770 4746.

Links to the project blog and photostream can be found here:www.fl ickr.com/photos/pastonglasshttps://pastonglass.wordpress.com/


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The brand new, state-of-the-art Eye Unit at St Helier Hospital – which cost more than £2.3 million to build and

stock with the very latest technology and equipment – is now open to patients.

With specially designed examination and treatment rooms, vision testing booths and specialist laser equipment, the unit is set up to provide a comprehensive service to patients with a wide range of eye conditions. It is also home to the trust’s emergency eye service.

Consultant eye surgeon and clinical lead for the service, Jane Leitch, said: “We are absolutely delighted with the new unit. It was a huge investment for the trust and took months of hard work, but every penny and every moment of effort has paid off.

“This is a fi rst rate facility, and we look forward to welcoming all of our patients to our brand new unit.”

The opening of the new unit marks the end of the project to completely modernise the

Trust’s eye clinics (costing more than £3.5 million in total) as a brand new unit also opened at Epsom Hospital in March.

Jackie Sullivan, Chief Operating Offi cer, said: “We are very excited about the development of our new eye units and we are pleased to be offering fantastic new facilities for our patients at both Epsom and St Helier hospitals. These units are a huge improvement in terms of the environment for our patients, and will also allow care to be delivered closer to home for many patients.

“I would like to thank everyone involved in this project for all of their hard work – these new units are a credit to our hospitals and will have real benefi ts for our patients.”

You can contact the Eye Unit via the hospital’s main switchboard on 020 8296 2000 or directly on 020 8296 3800.

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Carshalton hair salon Frank Di Lusso has beaten stiff competition from across the UK to win a national

award recognising the UK’s best family businesses, just a year after fi rst opening its doors.

The luxury salon, on Carshalton High Street, was awarded the ‘One to Watch’ honour at the sixth annual Red Ribbon Awards, held at the Globe Theatre in London and attended by more than 300 guests from a broad range of companies and sectors.

Business owner Frank Cappalonga transformed the former pound shop into his dream salon with fi nancial support from his mother-in-law. His father helped with the full scale refurbishment and Frank’s wife Charlie was in charge of interior design.

Frank now runs the business with support from Manager Stevie Killgallon and Assistant Manager Michelle Le, both of whom he trained at a south west London salon and who accompanied him to the ceremony.

Frank said: “It’s never easy to start a new business from scratch, but we saw a gap in the market in Sutton for a high-end luxury salon with services at affordable prices so we decided to bite the bullet and go for it.

“Thankfully, the gamble has really paid off. More than 90 per cent of our clients have returned more than once, we have employed two more team members, and now a panel of experienced business people have rated us the ‘One to Watch’.”

He added: “After 12 months of hard work from the whole team and invaluable support from all of our families, we are just thrilled to have been recognised with a national accolade.

“The judges told us they had hundreds of entries, so we are truly honoured to have been chosen as the best.”

Their latest success is the fi rst time they have entered a UK-wide awards event. The Red Ribbon awards, which are hosted by Family Business Place, were developed to honour the most exciting and innovative family businesses across the UK.

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Photo: Frank Di Lusso salon wins national business award

The Imagine festival is brought to the residents by the London Borough of Sutton, and supported with public

funding from Arts Council England, writes organiser Joanna Steele.

This collaboration means the festival is able to bring in great names such as performer John Hegley, dance company Dog Kennel Hill Project, scenery painter James Rowse and composer Fraser Trainer, alongside many more exceptional artists.

This year’s festival will bring arts into libraries and celebrate Sutton’s Story. We have live music, immersive dance, interactive theatre, craft activities, pop up performances, spoken word, puppetry, a 50s dance experience with many more free activities to enjoy...

All events are FREE. To guarantee your place, you need to pre- book by phone, email or eventbrite.

You can book your free ticket(s) for all of the events here www.imaginefestival2015.eventbrite.com

For more information visit www.suttton.gov.uk/imagine Contact 020 8770 6985 or [email protected]

‘The Imagine festival offers a unique opportunity to experience high quality arts events for free, whilst supporting local talent and inspiring future generations. With events taking place across Sutton’s libraries, this festival will be at the very heart of the community. Take every opportunity and bring your friends and family to enjoy what Sutton has to offer this autumn,” said Councillor Stephen Penneck

Community grants awarded to:Wallington Girls School Surrey Jive AgeUk Sutton Play of Light Savvy Young Company The Equally Diverse Group

DramaBuds Wallington High School for Girls

Community Partners:Local groups who took part in the many workshops over the summer

Sutton Mencap InuNity Refugee and Migrants Network Sutton Foresters primary school Cheam High School Friends of Cheam Library Friends of Whitehall Sutton Music Service Wallington School for Girls Coffee Concert Group WordsAloud MHA Ryelands Care Home Abbeyfi eld Care home Alzheimer’s society Foresters Primary School

Sponsors:Successful Sutton, Enjoy Sutton, Arts Network Sutton, London Borough of Sutton and Arts Council England

Partners:Everyone Active, Family arts programme, Arts Award

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Festival Opening in WallingtonLibrary and GardensSat 17 OCT | Wallington Library | 12noon - 4.00pm Bring this flyer to receive 30% off food and drinks at Wallington Library Garden Cafe.

Tea & Cake wth John Hegley, Live Literature EventSat 24 OCT | Sutton Central Library | 2.30 - 4.30pm

Flight of Dance PerformanceTues 27 OCT | Phoenix Centre | 10.50 am - 11.40am

The BIG RevealWed 28 OCT | Cheam Library | 2.00 - 3.30pm


IMAGINE FESTIVAL IMAGINE KEY EVENTS

Festival opening in Wallington Library and Gardens

Saturday 17 October, Wallington Library 12noon 4pm

Tea & Cake with John Hegley

Live literature event

Saturday 24 October, Sutton Central Library 2.30 4.30pm

Flight of Dance performance

Tuesday 27 October, Phoenix Centre

10.50 am (Performances at 11, 11.20 and 11.40am) All ages

The BIG reveal

Wednesday 28 October, Cheam Library 2 -3.30pm All ages

Share your stories, bring back memories with Age UK Sutton

Friday 16 October 12:30-2pm, Circle Library

Thursday 22 October 11.30-1.30, Circle Library

Thursday 29 October 11.30 −1.30, Circle Library

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Beddington Park Community Poetry Trail

17- 31 October, Beddington Park All ages

The Big Draw: Every Drawing Tells a Story

Sunday 18 October, Sutton Central Library: The Europa Gallery 10am - 3.30pm All ages

Sutton College: At the heart of the Borough for over 40 years

Tuesday 20 October Thursday 22 October, Europa Gallery, Sutton Central Library, Library opening times All ages


IMAGINE FESTIVAL FESTIVAL The Disappearance of Timothy Jackson, by Savvy Theatre

Thursday 22 October 2015, Sutton Life Centre 6- 6.40pm; 7- 7.40pm 8

The HedgeHog Protest, by EqD

Friday 23 October, Worcester Park Library, 2 4pm All ages

CoderDojo Animation event

24 October 2 4pm Worcester Park Library 7-11 years old

Mapping Sutton, Pride of Place Map workshops with Amanda Randall

Monday 26th October, Europa Gallery10:00-11:30

Monday 26th October, Sutton Life Centre1.30pm-3pm

Tuesday 27 October, Circle Library1.30pm-3pm

All ages

Dramabuds ‘Story Explorers’

Wednesday 28 October, Westcroft Library 9.45- 10.45 – 2 -5 year olds; 11.15am- 12.15pm 5–8 year olds

Death in a Nut

A Scots Folktale presented by Play of Light Theatre Company Thursday 29 October, Wallington Library 10.30am 12noon 7+

Mapping Sutton Exhibition

Thursday 29 October to 29 November, Circle Library

Library Hours

All ages

Dramabuds ‘Story Explorers’

Friday 30 October, The Circle Library, 10am

- 11am 2 -5 years olds; 11.30am - 12.30pm 5- 8

year olds; Worcester Park Library 2 -3pm 2 -5 year olds,

3.30- 4.30pm 5 -8 year olds

Black History Month with the Africa Caribbean Development Foundation

Friday 30 October, The Central Library 6.30pm-9.30pm

All ages

Rock n’Roll at Cheam with Surrey Jive

Saturday 31 October, Cheam Library, 12.15- 1.30pm


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Sutton Theatres has announced its opening season of programming announcing the creation of a new

venue plus a headline packed programme at the borough’s other two theatres which will include headline comedians Rich Hall, Jason Byrne, Katherine Ryan and Tim Vine.

It will also include:

Season highlights

- ‘Marhaba Maghreb’ a festival of Contemporary North African Theatre and Dance with some of the most innovative companies from the region, including international coproduction with festivals and theatres from the Netherlands and Italy

- ‘What The Day Owes To The Night’, previously performed at the Bolshoi Ballet and in New York.

- As Christmas bells begin to jingle, The Secombe will return to the great British institution that is pantomime, with our very own version of ‘Pinocchio’, written by Sutton Theatres’ Artistic Director Micha Colombo, directed by award-winning Peter Darney and featuring Eastenders star Melissa Suffi eld.

“Since June 2015, Sutton Theatres are under new management, under the joint directorship of Beri Juraic and Micha Colombo. The three venues are The Secombe in Sutton, with now increased capacity of 396-seats and studio space

The Cryer in Carshalton. From this autumn, Sutton will also be one venue richer, with our newly branded space, Back Door @ The Secombe, which offers informal entertainment from gigs, comedy, cabaret, burlesque and more, overseen by Programme and Operations Manager Benn Cody,” said a spokesperson.

“Over the course of the autumn and winter we have programmed over 120 performances of visiting companies from the UK, Europe and Australasia. From visually stunning children’s shows such as Little Dog Barking’s puppetry piece Death, Duck and the Tulip to Theatrical Niche’s commedia del arte Tartuffe or The Rose Kingston’s hilarious history My Kingdom is a Horse.”

“Entertaining, inspiring, and challenging, Sutton Theatres will be redefi ning what regional theatres are under the motto “Inspiration on your doorstep”.

Highlights of the fi rst season include:

“We are also supporting local talent, such as the world premiere of Rachel Nanyonjo’s Kanzase Dance Theatre’s 2:1 which explores women and power, and the world premiere of Ciaran McConville’s Stones by young theatre company Grean Tea.

Join us in (re-)discovering the familiar and the unexpected, and help to support the renaissance of these exciting regional theatres!”

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Brickway Builders is a bricklaying and landscaping company based in Surrey covering all areas in London and the south east.

Headed up by Will Stevenson and Lee Owen, who between them have been working in the building industry for nearly two decades, have already been involved in a vast range of building activities.

In just five years they have built up an enviable reputation for the quality of their work.

“Our range of projects is extensive and our team includes bricklayers and labourers, who provide building works to domestic and commercial buildings,” said Will

“We do brickwork for many different building companies or directly for our clients.

“Brickway Builders focuses mainly on extensions and new builds, a lot of our work is subcontracted to us from other building companies with high reputations.

“They use us because they know that their reputations will be maintained at the highest of level because of the quality of work we produce.

“We love working with bricks and on brickwork because brickwork is one of the first things you would see driving or walking past a new build. So we take great pride in making sure that what you are looking at always looks the best.”

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The summer of 2015 has been yet another successful one for the popular Sutton Ecology Centre,

having hosted a wide range of exciting environmental-awareness-raising events for the borough.

The centre, which is located at The Old Rectory in Festival Walk, Carshalton and is funded by Sutton Council, attracted more than 360 borough children and their parents through its doors with a number of open days that gave them the opportunity to meet exotic snakes and reptiles up close, see rare and unusual stick insects, and enjoy playing a range of games based on Julia Donaldson’s classic children’s book The Gruffalo.

Cllr Jill Whitehead, Chair of the Environment & Neighbourhood Committee, said:

“The Sutton Ecology Centre is a vital resource for residents and it embodies our green borough values. These events for children and their parents provide a valuable education for us all about the importance of enjoying and respecting nature and the environment.

“It’s pleasing to see so many attendees

over the summer months, and we will be sure to build on our success and keep hosting a wide range of stimulating and fun ecological activities and events for area families.”

The Sutton Ecology Centre is located close to the popular local attractions Honeywood Museum and Carshalton Water Tower. Opened in 1989, the centre is owned by the London Borough of Sutton Council and run in association with the Friends of Sutton Ecology centre volunteer group.

Mary Buckton, Biodiversity Education Offi cer at Sutton Council, said:

“The Biodiversity Team believe that making that connection with nature at an early age is vital to ensuring the protection of our wild spaces in the future. Sutton Biodiversity Team offer a wide range of education about Sutton’s Nature, throughout the year, for people of all ages.

“Sutton Ecology Centre is open to the public in daylight hours 7 days a week. We’d love to welcome you along to enjoy nature at this beautiful oasis in Carshalton.”

To fi nd out more about the Sutton Ecology Centre, visit www.sutton.gov.uk/biodiversity

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Sutton has become the second London borough recognised by Social Enterprise UK as a Social

Enterprise Place - one of only fourteen boroughs or town areas nationwide to gain that honour.

Sutton Council, Successful Sutton and Sutton Social Enterprise worked together to bid for recognition from Social Enterprise UK and received confi rmation that they had been successful in July 2015.

Social enterprises - valuable organisations which work to tackle social problems and improve people’s life chances or the environment - bring many benefi ts to their communities which include providing services, investment and support for local people. Social Enterprise Places are areas where social enterprise activity is thriving. These involve local councils, businesses, charities, consumers and budding social entrepreneurs working together to grow their social enterprise communities.

Sutton’s status as a Social Enterprise Place was confi rmed with an offi cial launch event attended by local dignitaries in Sutton town centre on Monday 24 August.

Cllr Simon Wales, Sutton Council’s Deputy Leader and social enterprise champion, said:

“The lively social enterprise activity in our borough again shows what a wonderful place Sutton is to live and work.

Sutton Mayor Mohammad Sadiq was present for the event at the Midtown Hub alongside Social Enterprise UK CEO Peter Holbrook and Social Enterprise Sutton

Chair Amanda Edge.

Also in attendance were a range of Sutton

businesses and organisations including Successful Sutton, The Vine Project, Sutton Community Farm, Sutton Voice CIC, Transitions UK,

Sutton Sports Village, Sutton

College and Sutton Centre for the

Voluntary Sector.

Social Enterprise Sutton was established in 2011 and comprises

of a number of local businesses and organisations who seek to identify all social enterprises across Sutton and their support individual needs. The network co-ordinates a steering group which includes the Sutton Centre for the Voluntary Sector, the London Borough of Sutton, SCOLA and the Sutton Business Chamber.

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Sutton Street Pastors …is part of a national initiative covering over 250 towns and cities and which has

trained over 11,000 street pastors

In 2004 as a result of sitting on Sutton Partnership and hearing a presentation on fear of crime being as high in Sutton as inner London Boroughs, Reverend Mark Tomlinson decided to explore introducing the street pastor model in Sutton.

“In Dec 2005 we had our fi rst session on the streets. In the early days we were out every other Friday night and started with 8 volunteers. Now in our 10th year we have been out every Friday and Saturday night for the last seven years.

“We usually go out from 10pm to 3-3.30am – often coming home at dawn and hearing the fi rst birdsongs of the day! We have trained over 60 street pastors and currently have over 50 street pastors and 10 school pastors.

“When we fi rst started the Police were initially sceptical thinking they might spend

more time looking out for us! However, we are now seen as an integral part of the night time economy and have had funding from Safer Sutton Partnership every year since 2005.

Our ethos is caring, helping and listening and we aim to be a visible presence on the streets. Our activities ranges from being a visible presence, helping those who are drunk and vulnerable to get to a taxi [or call their parents!], listening to those who want to talk about anything [we are non-judgemental]; providing lollies [better than handcuffs!]- fl ip-fl ops to young women struggling with those big high heels, sleeping bags to those who are rough sleeping, space blankets to those just out of the club and sitting drunk on the pavement and spikey’s [given to reduce possibility of getting drinks spiked!] And we signpost to other agencies e.g. London Street Rescue and also are part of the borough’s rough sleeping group aiming to reduce rough-sleeping in the borough but also provide additional support.


Sutton’s Street Pastors offer to care help and listen in the High Street

We also do a few earlier shifts per month on a Friday 6-10pm and in the last year we have also started a Saturday afternoon shift from 2-6pm working on Sutton High Street and providing a visible presence , reassurance and support to those in need. We work closely with Successful Sutton who run the BID [Business Improvement District].

We are really thankful to have so many committed volunteers drawn from different church denominations. Our volunteers can either be retired [yet still busy] – running their own business, nurses at St.Helier, teachers, work in Christian Ministry, work for the council, social workers, work with children, work for government departments, catering, IT etc…

If you want to get involved…http://www.suttonstreetpastors.org/getting-involved

A TYPICAL YEAR would include:-

2600 volunteer hours•

124 shifts•

397 directly assisted [i.e. given • direct help rather than just a chat or a hello – so would include getting to a taxi – walking a female across Sutton to keep her safe –helping the homeless]

Volunteers drawn from 20 • different churches

FEAR OF CRIME has reduced • 71%-41% since 2003 [based on recent resident survey] – so people feel safer going out at night


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Want to fi nd a club that offers a wide range of activities - then why not give Beddington Evening

Townswomen’s Guild a try.

The club which has been around for 62 years provides the opportunity for its members to enjoy different places and even learn or enhance their skills.

“Our recent trips out were the Mystery Tour to Batemans and coach trip to Goring by Sea where a Church has a replica painting of the Cistine Chapel, then off for cream tea to garden centre. We have been to see The Christopher Singers and Ali Baba to name a few,” said a spokesperson.

The club also has a strong charitable ethic and has raised a great deal of money for various charities over the year. Last year Macmillan Nurses benefi tted.

We have had a Valentine’s get together at a members’ house with supper.

“We have a lunch club every month (local). A ramble. We have started a painting club and the Garden Club has just had its inaugural meeting. Members of the Entertainments Group recently sung in Ryelands, Sweet Homes and Cloverdale House Care Homes. This is just a fl avour of what we do.”

For more details about the club just contact [email protected] or go along to one of their meetings which are held on the second Tuesday of every month.

Spotlight on a vibrant club in Beddington

Worcester Park fi tness expert and owner of TFW London, Malcolm Taylor has announced that a

six women team from TFW London will be taking on the “Judgement day Goes Nuts!” Obstacle Course .

Taylor said “Our team of Warrior Women (and me) will be taking on this challenge in the depths of winter on December 12th to raise money for the Royal Marsden”.

“The Marsden is a fantastic place and needs all of our support, all of us have been touched by Cancer at some point. So this is our change to give something back.

“We have set up a Just giving page here for those that would like to contribute to the fund raising can do so on this link https://www.justgiving.com/TFWLondon-MUD

Fancy doing something that positively impacts 200,000 people? For

two years now the Borough has benefi ted from its Young Commissioners who have been making a meaningful contribution to the commissioning of services across the Council. This opportunity is now open to all residents!

From August 2015, all local residents have the opportunity to help shape the future of the Borough by working with the Council to identify the needs of our community, help select service providers who will address those needs in a way that represents good quality and good value for money.

This process is called Commissioning and anyone aged 12 or above, living, working or studying in the London Borough of Sutton

can volunteer to become a Citizens Commissioner.

The programme was designed to enable the voice of Sutton’s residents not only to be heard but to infl uence on matters regarding the Commissioning Cycle. Both residents and the council can identify the concerns and problems that the community faces, and work out how best to tackle those concerns, sharing the responsibility to solve them, as well as fi guring out how limited resources can generate maximum impact.

As a Citizen Commissioner, you will be trained to understand how the commissioning cycle works, research methods, and community organising techniques.

It is a great way to learn new skills, develop your passions or career, meet

new people that also care about Sutton and to help make sure that public money is well spent and delivers value. You will help residents to identify needs in their community through various activities, such as 1-1 listenings or focus groups, taking part in evaluation scoring, developing ideas for remodelling services or participating in market testing workshops.

The role is very fl exible, so you can choose to be involved in just one or in several activities, and give as few or as many hours as you like.

To register, visit our website http://www.vcsutton.org.uk/about/citizens-commissioning , email: [email protected] or call: 020 8661 5905

Residents can help to shape services



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