The Kilburn Rose

Following from Councillor Mary Arnold's efforts to bring Brent Children and Families Department together with local resident associations (BRAT and BEST) in order to facilitate services for young people in north Kilburn, I am pleased to report that the project is growing fast. As was previously reported on the Kilburn Rose Blog (4 April 2007) moves were being made to co-opt a bid writer to help capture money for a long-term project to provide much needed resources. This has now happened, not least due to the efforts of Simon Topper, who is the Neighbourhood Co-ordinator for Children's Partnerships. The working party for this project are also busy identifying extant resources and possible partners in the north Kilburn area and are due to meet again on 27 July with a representative of the North West London College to see how their recent expansion and new campus at the top of Priory Park Road will impact on plans.

I will keep you all posted with developments.

Dr Tom Dickins
Chair, Brent Eleven Streets Residents' Association (BEST)