Bevendean LAT

CONGRATULATIONS BEVENDEAN!

Bevendean Local Action Team wins Prime Ministers 'Big Society' award

Announcing the award., the Prime Minister said;

“The Bevendean Local Action Team is exactly the sort of project that the Big Society awards are about – local people taking action to tackle local issues at a local level. I’m really pleased to see people doing more for their own community, building cohesion and getting others involved in the process.

“Congratulations to everyone involved with this scheme. This is a very worthy winner and a terrific example of the Big Society in action.”

Bill Gandey – the Chair of the Bevemdean LAT commented:

“For many years, we have been working to enhance and improve our way of life in our local community. Sometimes it seems like we were running into one obstacle after another but our determination, passion and hard work have produced many positive changes.

“This award is a fantastic accolade for all our local community. The ethos behind the Big Society is one that we have been working within for many years but it is only now, that voluntary community groups like ours have the true recognition and means to continue to find community solutions to community problems.”

To find out more about this award. visit the Number Ten website here

The Bevendean Local Action Team falls within the Bevendean ward and covers the area of Lower Bevendean, including The Avenue. The LAT meets every six weeks at the Bevendean Community Church Hall on Norwich Drive and is chaired by William Gandy.

The meeting is run for and by residents, and all residents are welcome. Invited guests include ward councillors, Police/PCSOs for the area, Antisocial Behaviour Team, Brighton University Community Liaison Officer, City Clean, Trust for Developing Communities and anyone else we believe will help attain our aims.  

The current local policing priorities for the LAT are:

1. Vehicles parked on verges, green areas and footpaths
2. Motorbike nuisances i.e. driving on the green, using footpaths on the downland and inconsiderate behaviour on the roads.
3. Youth disorder and antisocial behaviour

Meeting minutes and other documents can be dowloaded below

The group can be contacted by email at [email protected]