Our Mission, Aims and Team – priorsparkneighbourhoodproject.co.uk

Our Aims

Education

Build relationships with the local community to engage them in a supportive, safe environment where they can receive training and advice with issues facing them.

Health and Well-Being

Engage people in positive activities to encourage awareness of healthy living.

Community Safety & Cohesion

Working in partnership with local schools, children’s centres, housing associations, PCSOs, Tewkesbury Food Bank and other charities on Priors Park Estate to build a safer area to live.

The Environment

Working with the community, nature reserve and allotments to encourage improvements to the area. We have a Recycling Bin which is accessible to local residents and helps towards our fundraising.

Our History

We created this website to provide local information and raise awareness of the services and support offered by PPNP.

Pre COVID19 we organised regular events and activities so do keep checking back to see if there is something you might like to try!

If there is a particular service or some information you need which we do not currently offer please get in touch with us to let us know.

Priors Park Neighbourhood Project has been serving the local residents of Priors Park since 2004 and originally based on Queens Road.

Our building neighbours the Queen Margaret Primary School and Noah’s Ark Children’s Centre.

Parking is available with a residential layby outside our building. Please be aware that there will be times where the parking is limited, and although other parking spaces can be found within the housing estate, we would like to remind our visitors to respect those residents living in close proximity not to obstruct any driveways and make room for emergency services to access space.

During COVID19 our weekly Wednesday advice and guidance drop ins with Citizen’s Advice Bureau who offer support by phone only at the moment:-

CCP (Caring for Caring for Communities and People) – (formerly GreenSquare Housing)

Reduce the incidence of tenancy breakdown or individuals losing their homes
Support service users to find and secure appropriate accommodation, set up and maintain it
Support service users to maximise their income, improve budgeting and money management skills, and reduce debt
Help service users to find activities, build social networks and avoid isolation, including rebuilding family relationships and developing links with other people, neighbourhoods and community networks
Help service users to take up education, training, employment or volunteering opportunities
Improve health and wellbeing and enable service users to access health and social care services, including GPs, mental health and drug and alcohol services

Tewkesbury referrals to the Community-based Support Service can be made through the  ONLINE REFERRAL PORTAL  or by contacting CCP at Morroway House, Station Road, Gloucester, GL1 1DW.  Tel: 0300 365 2002

Who Are Our Staff and Trustees

Our team is made up of talented and dedicated individuals who work together to bring our vision to life.

Ruth Ward

Project Manager

Ruth Ward is the Project Manager at Priors Park Neighbourhood Project and has been successfully running our community hub since December 2017.

Ruth brings a wealth of work and life’s experience from her 22 years at NatWest Bank, and 7 years in the welfare to work sector as an employability consultant for LearnDirect (training provider). 

Jon Stanley

Chair

Our Chair of Trustees Jon Stanley Jon is a local resident and businessman of Priors Park and his business is 3Creative, a local Website and Graphic Design company.

In his spare time Jon enjoys time with his family, meditating, creating and designing furniture.