Marmion HouseLichfield StreetTamworth

StaffordshireB79 7BZ

www.tamworth.gov.uk

A Guide to

The Wish Upon A Star Initiativeall the details and how you can become involved

Tenants leading the way to improve Housing Services

(08/09)0787Designed and produced by Tamworth Borough Council

Name

Address

Contact number

Email address

My idea is:

We’ve got £15,000 up for grabs for local communityprojects

Wish upon a star is a new scheme aimed at encouraging and promotinglocal community activity for tenants of Tamworth Borough Council. TheTenant Participation team at Tamworth Borough Council and the repairscontractor Morrison Facilities Services have teamed up to help make yourwish for a local community project or activity become a reality.

It’s over to you to decide what you would like to see in your localcommunity, a possible project could include:

� Projects that engage communities in identifying neighbourhoodneeds

� Projects that empower groups and the wider community

� Projects that promote a positive image of the Tamworth area

� Projects to involve children and young people more purposefullyand imaginatively in tenant participation and action in their ownneighbourhoods

� Local environmental projects

Our wish upon a star scheme can fund a whole host of other communityprojects, so get your thinking caps on…

The most important things to consider:� Projects meet local need and benefit local people

� Must include, involve and be of benefit to tenants of TamworthBorough Council

� Must have wide community support

� Must promote community engagement and cohesion

The aim of the wish upon a star scheme is to:� Encourage local community action amongst tenants and residents

of Tamworth Borough Council

� Support activities that contribute to the Tenant ParticipationStrategy

� Support ideas that improve Housing Services

What do I need to do?Once you have come up with an idea for a project or activity, pleasewrite your idea on the star, including where it would or could take place.On the back of the star please write your name, age, address, contacttelephone number and indicate if you are a tenant of Tamworth BoroughCouncil. Please post your completed star to the Tenant Participation Teamat Tamworth Borough Council, Marmion House, Lichfield Street,Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7BZ or telephone 01827 709448 for moreinformation. You can also hand your completed star to a member of staffat the reception desk at Marmion House.

What happens next?The best ideas will be short listed by a judging panel, includingrepresentatives from Tamworth Borough Council, Morrison FacilitiesServices and tenant representatives. Subject to approval by the widercommunity, the project will then be developed.

Tamworth Borough Council and Morrison Facilities Service, working inpartnership to help make your wish come true...

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Fill in your details on the other sidetelling us your winning idea, andpost your entry to the followingFreepost address:

Tenant Participation Team,

Tamworth Borough Council,

FREEPOST BM8

Marmion House

Tamworth

Staffordshire

B79 7BZ