Ramsey

Once again Ramsey Neighbourhood Trust has been commissioned to deliver Healthy Activities and Food during the long summer holiday and also at Christmas and Easter for children who are in receipt of free school meals. This scheme which was developed by Ramsey Million Partnership is now an established and well trusted holiday scheme provider and the funds from the county council will help sustain the programme beyond Big Local funding.

The relationship between Ramsey Million Partnership and the Young People's Counselling Service continues to grow and develop. RMP invested in mental health support for young people in the town several years ago, and this proved a useful lifeline during the pandemic. Ramsey Million Partnership members were invited to the official opening of the Annabel Davis Centre, the new base for YPCS in the north of Huntingdonshire. Both Warwick Davis and his daughter Annabel are patrons of the mental health charity. Partnership member, Roger Brereton was pleased to go along in his new role as Mayor of Ramsey and has named YPCS as one of his charities for the next two years.

The council has installed these parklets in Ramsey to encourage people to spend time with each other is a safe way outdoors. Lots of people seem to be enjoying them!

ramsey Million has been running holiday schemes for many years. This year they have received funding as a provider of food as well as holiday activities.

The market is a partnership project between the council's Economic Development department and Ramsey Neighbourhood Trust to encourage people to come back out into town. It's a balancing act between having extra activities to attract more folk but not too much due to just coming out of restrictions and wanting to be safe.

Ramsey Million has started a parent & baby session, Walk and Talk. The families loved it and were so happy to finally be able to meet up. Two mums were new to Ramsey, one who said she couldn't believe how much community stuff was going on.

In April 2021, and as soon as was possible, Ramsey Million resumed its children and young people's activities with lots of plans for the summer.

After 7 years of planning, the building of Ramsey's new Community Sporting Hub, ''The Pavilion", is underway.

Ramsey million encouraged everyone to decorate their houses and shops for Halloween.

Ramsey Cricket Club, Ramsey Neighbourhoods Trust and Ramsey Million Partnership are delighted to announce that our shared vision of creating a multi-use sporting and community building in Ramsey is one step nearer, thanks to a generous grant of £350,000 from the Cambridgeshire County Council Communities Capital Fund. This, along with the £230,000 investment from Ramsey Million Big Local, will finally, after seven years of planning, make "The Pavilion' closer to becoming a reality. Once completed "The Pavilion' will not only be one of the finest cricket facilities in the county but the heart of community development in Ramsey and the surrounding area.

Pages of this magazine are dedicated to news from Ramsey Million and its LTO Ramsey Neighbourhood Trust

Unfortunately there will be no BOSH playscheme this year as it would usually run, due to the coronavirus, and so the team have come up with an amazing schedule for a Virtual Summer.

Ramsey Neighbourhoods Trust has put together and distributed (with volunteer support) just under 200 gift bags for older and vulnerable people within the Ramsey area who have been self isolating. Thanks to Hunts District Council for the community chest funding to allow us to do this.

BOSH have now placed painted stones around the town. Everyone is welcome to add a stone the the snakes, any size, any colour, any design.

This is an article that has been written about how Ramsey Million is supporting the community online. Take a look and see how a national reporter saw what's going on.

Ramsey Million used facebook to provide interactive on line children's and youth activities during the Covid-19 lockdown. Weekly sessions focused on baking, bingo, science and nature.

Four more young people have completed their Level 2 Youth Work Certification. These young people are really valued for their contribution to our clubs - both BOSH & CRUNCH. Tia has also supported the Sparks Club for adults with a range of learning difficulties or disabilities.

In June 2019 Our Bigger Story hosted a 2 day event for all the case study areas. During this time, each of the OBS areas mapped their journey. Here are a few photos.

On the 29th May 2019 Ramsey Million Big Local and Ramsey Neighbourhoods Trust welcomed the Big Lunch walkers to Ramsey Library where they chatted about Big Local and joined the Crochet Group making bunting for the big day.

Public transport is a major challenge for residents in rural Ramsey. The Big local Partnership worked with Town, District and County Councillors to collect over 1,000 signatures on a petition to Cambridgeshire County Council, and contracted a specialist to produce a report about transport provision in Ramsey Parish. Key findings pointed to Ramsey's social isolation, sporadic services, slow journey times and expensive ticket prices. Across services, Ramsey offers less than 25% of bus service levels compared to similar sized towns, and the level of subsidy is much lower. These pictures tell a story of how the Ramsey Million the partnership has worked to keep bus services going - see related post for the full story

The music festivals organised by Ramsey Million - Big Local continue to be well received. This year we gained funding from the Big lottery Celebrate Fund and encouraged local businesses to sponsor acts. No Big Local funding was needed :-)

The Ramsey Million Partnership were delighted to be presented with an award at the Luminus Housing Association Awards 2017. This was for the positive difference they have made establishing community projects and events.

Ramsey Million is delighted to have been recognised for the second year running by the Cambridgeshire Police & Crime Commissioner for our work engaging young people in to positive activities within their communities.

As with any long term project the make-up of the partnership is constantly changing and new members are always welcome. In the last six months we have gained four new members....

We wanted to consult with local people about their priorities. We also wanted to bring the artistic community groups together and celebrate the difference Big Local has made - CREATE-Fest 2015 was a culmination of all these things.

We wanted to consult with local people about their priorities. We also wanted to bring the artistic community groups together and celebrate the difference Big Local has made - CREATE-Fest was a culmination of all these things.

Setting up the partnership, creating the community plan and promoting Ramsey Million Big Local took just over 2 years. Messengers gathered over 1,000 responses from residents, which fed into the plan, and a local child designed our logo.