Working with Educational
Institutes
St. Peter’s and The Moors Big Local
in partnership with
the University of Gloucestershire
Bristol Big Local Spring Event -14th April, 2015
Overview
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Partnership – David Manohar
Progress – Daniel Millin
Prospects – Naif Pierre
Particular Case – Scott Farlow, Landscape Architecture Students & BL Residents
Representing the Big Local and the University
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David Manohar - Big Local Resident, Vice Chair & Treasurer of Big Local Partnership Board
Scott Farlow - Lecturer, Landscape Architecture, University of Gloucestershire
Dan and Rachel – 3rd Year Landscape Architecture Students
Daniel Millin - Big Local Community Engagement Worker & MSc Student at the University
Naif Pierre - Big Local Project Co-ordinator
Area Map
Partnership (Big Local & University)
By David Manohar
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Aspiration of a young child to study at the University
“Do you work at the University? Yes, I do… I would like to study at the University when I grow up”
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One of the themes of the STPM Big Local is to be good neighbours and we as a BL felt that it was important to
involve the local institutions in the BL. We counted People of the Area and institutions as Assets of our Area.
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We got the Gardner’s Lane Primary School within the area involved in creating our Logo.
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Similarly emailed the Vice Chancellor of the Univ of Gloucestershire of its responsibility and prospects.
“The university, particularly the Hardwick campus, comes within the boundary of St Peter’s area,
so I very much think that the university has a big role to play as being part of the area and its deep
commitment to community development”
“Community Centre….Staff and Student Engagement with the Area….and Adult Community Education”
Partnership (Big Local & University)
By David Manohar
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Stewart Dove, Director of Student Support was appointed by the Vice
Chancellor Stephen Marston to be a conduit between the University and
the Big Local. Subsequently we held meetings together with:
Director of Estates, Sustainability, Student Support, Sports
Students’ Union and Subject Leaders
Margaret Jackson, BL Rep
Richard Gibson, Cheltenham Borough Council (LTO)
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Community Centre prospects at - Folley University Sports Ground
With the University
With the local Rugby Club
Secured free use of University facilities for BL
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Adoption of the Big Local area for 4 Course Modules
Landscape Architecture students (Design & Community Module)
Geography students (Global Futures Module)
Sociology students (Power in the Modern World)
Youth Work students (Management of Settings Module)
Progress: Landscape Architecture
By Dan Millin
● Produced imaginative Group Character Maps of the
area for their first assignment
● This required local research & work with the Big Local
community to collect their views on the area
● They are now working on Group Action Plans as part of
their second assignment
Progress: Geography Module
By Dan Millin
● Looked at the green spaces in the area
● Decided to focus on the River Chelt
● Asked the Community their views on the river and
the surrounding area, along with doing chemical
tests
● Produced a poster with details of recommendations,
views and river survey results.
Progress: Youth Work
By Dan Millin
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Looked at all the community assets, services and settings of the BL
area
Undertook an assignment with recommendations on future
improvements to the area
Progress: Sociology
By Dan Millin
● Walked around the Big Local area
● Looked at the assets of the area
● Will be looking at how much of a say the local
community has in the modern world
● The area is being used as a case study for the
students
Prospects
By Naif Pierre
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We hope to work with the University over the next ten years and beyond
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DegreePlus Student Interns and Student Volunteers
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We aim to get more courses involved i.e. History, Fine Arts & Sports
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15% of the Big Local Area consists of Students
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Community and Sports Centre
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Green Initiatives – Orchards and Plant Nursery
Particular Case: Landscape Architecture
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By Scott Farlow
Landscape Architecture Class
Big Local Residents
We aim to provide our students with an understanding & some real-life
experience of community design & engagement,
The new 3rd Year module required a ‘proper’ local community with real issues
& aspirations to build on previous modules,
We needed somewhere to work meaningfully & intensively over two
semesters,
We needed a partnership that would ensure exchange, enrichment &
authenticity,
We needed deep connection with local issues & local people that created
and responded to a real project with a real brief.
Here are a few pictures of our partnership so far...
L&A Walkabout
Each time a new
course got involved
with the BL they
were given a ‘tour’
of the area.
This picture is from
the LA walkabout
with Dan.
Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.
Community Café (1)
L&A students
visited the café to
talk to residents
about their feelings
on the area.
It was also a
chance for
residents to tell
stories of their past,
and how the area
has changed over
time.
Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.
Community Café (2)
Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.
Community Café (3)
Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.
Community Café (4)
Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.
Primary School (1)
As part of their
research &
engagement LA
students visited the
local primary
school.
They worked with a
year six class, and
asked them what
they wanted for
their street for
Christmas.
Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.
Primary School (2)
The students &
Year 6 pupils also
created imaginative
maps of
St. Peter’s & The
Moors
that identified
important local
features in the
children’s lives.
Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.
Student
Memory
Maps (1)
The
students
produced
memory
maps of the
area to show
their initial
thoughts on
& responses
to the area.
Images courtesy
of Scott Farlow.
Student
Memory
Maps (2)
Images courtesy of Scott Farlow.
Assignment One
Presentations (1)
Each group of LA
students created a
unique character
map of St. Peter’s
& The Moors.
Each map was a
combination of their
own findings and
responses & those
of local residents of
all ages.
Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.
Assignment One
Presentations (2)
Each Character Map
was different and
presented in a different
format.
There was a
combination of films
and artwork
installations.
Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.
Assignment One
Presentations (3)
Image courtesy of Scott Farlow.
Assignment One
Presentations (4)
Images courtesy of Scott Farlow.
Thank you for listening, do you have
any questions for us?