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By MADE in HESTON WEST 'PRANKED’ is a short Anti-Knife Crime Awareness film aimed at Year 6 primary school pupils. The film is part of the Council's and Mayor of London's Prevent strategy and aims to educate and inform children about the dangers of knife crime and the devastating consequences it can have on young lives, families and communities. From 17th to 28th June over 3,000 primary school students across the borough of Hounslow will be watching these films and singing our song 'Think Smart' at the Hounslow Citizen's Staying Safer event at Cranford Community College.
This film was made by young people (10-16yrs) involved with our Big Local Youth Action Team and MADE in HESTON WEST. This project is in partnership with Make A Difference Entertainment, Hounslow Citizens, London Borough of Hounslow, Metropolitan Police, Mayor of London and ZeroPlus Theatre. Main Cast: Mario Zapata, Samhita Damerashetti, Anjali Parmar and Maria Abreu. Produced by Taz Virdee Directed and Edited by Blaise Singh Camera by Arfhan Razak Story by Ajeet Bhatti and Tara Jhawer Written by Hardial Rai Our next two films: Consequences and Jag and Jill will be released in the next few weeks. Big thanks to our local community and all our volunteers and supporters involved with making this project happen. If you or someone you know has been affected by the issues raised in this short film please talk to your teacher, parent/legal guardian, an older relative or an adult you can trust. However, if you cannot speak to any adult you know, please contact Childline which is free on 0800 1111 or the local police on 101 or if an emergency 999, they are here to help and support you 24/7.
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Legacy and Youth Engagement - Heston West lead at the Big Local London Learning Cluster Event!23/6/2019 By HWBL Youth Action Team  HWBL Youth Volunteers Callum, Brooke, Layba and Kapil led the Youth Engagement Workshop. On Saturday 22nd June 2019 – We were invited by WSA Community and Local Trust to run two Big Local workshops – Legacy and Youth Engagement at the Big Local London Learning Cluster Event held at St Luke's Community Centre. We were also joined by several other Big Local areas across London including: Barnfield, Wick Award, Broad Green, Grange, Plaistow South and William Morris. In the morning session, our Chair Alan Fraser led the Legacy Workshop alongside Callum. Alan went through the work we’ve done so far to address the future and our legacy, including inviting young people to be part of the discussion. During the session, Alan helped the other areas to identify their goals, ambition and what they would like to be remembered for.
Taz also spoke about connecting to schools, how to make sure you are getting all the credit and not just being a logo at the bottom of a flyer. In addition, he offered a few golden nuggets and ideas which was well received. We were impressed with our youngsters at the event, they demonstrated fantastic confidence and inspired everyone with their enthusiasm and passion about the Big Local. We learned a lot from everyone else and left feeling excited. We would like to thank everyone and especially Sian, Wendy and Priscilla at WSA Community and Jeremy at Local Trust for inviting us. We hope we were able to help other areas and look forward to connecting with everyone soon at the next event.  By Taz Virdee  Cllr Rajinder Bath (right) attended our Big Local launch weekend event in September 2015 alongside Cllr Lily Bath (left) It is with great sadness to announce our dear friend, former Heston West Big Local chair and Heston West ward councillor Rajinder Bath passed away on Sunday 2nd June 2018. Rajinder had represented Heston West as a Councillor since 1990 and during his time held several key and senior positions in the Council. Rajinder was Mayor of Hounslow in 1998 and during his time with the council, he worked tirelessly for the elderly, disabled and most vulnerable residents in our community.
"His contribution as Chair of HWBL undoubtedly contributed to the great success that Heston West Big Local has become." Alan Fraser, HWBL Chair Rajinder was also our first Heston West Big Local Chair representing and leading us from 2014-15. Current Chair Alan Fraser said: "Rajinder Bath was passionate about the community he served for over 30 years. I knew him best as a governor of Cranford Community College and the first chair of Heston West Big Local. His contribution as Chair of HWBL undoubtedly contributed to the great success that Heston West Big Local has become. He will be missed."
On behalf of Heston West Big Local, we would like to offer our sincere condolences to his family and friends. He will be greatly missed by all. Rajinder Singh Bath’s funeral will take place on Thursday 13th June 2019 from 1.40-2.40pm for prayers at Hibernia Gurdwara, Alice Way, Hounslow, TW3 3UA and the funeral service will take place from 2.40-4pm at Hanworth Crematorium, Hounslow Road, Feltham, TW13 5JH. Refreshments will follow back at Hibernia Gurdwara. The family request that no flowers be sent, instead please make a donation to the British Heart Foundation or a charity of your choice. By Taz Virdee  We have just begun work developing our new Big Local Community Conservation Garden at Cranford Community College. A few months ago our fantastic volunteers got together to start pulling weeds and clearing up the site at our Conservation Clean Up Day and now we are ready to start putting our dreams and plans to action.
Some of our ideas from our recent community consultation include:
- Café - Picnic Tables - Tepee - Vegetable and Fruit Patch - Raised Flower Beds - Play Area for Kids - Mosaics - Sheds for storage/ Big Local groups - Tyres (for plating in) - Chalk boards for kids - Swing Chair Set - Fixing up outdoor classroom - Stage area (on filled pond space) - Fire Pit - Fairy tree doors Watch out for this space, more development news in the next few weeks! By Taz Virdee  We have teamed up with talented artist and fashion designer Joel Sydenham and the Hounslow Family Learning and Education Department to help breathe new life to the Redwood Estate. The mural project funded by Hounslow Council has so far helped bring together local residents to create a positive and artistic difference to our community. The mural aims to highlight our Big Local journey in the last 3 and half years, celebrating our togetherness, activities and volunteers, including our famous yellow tops!
We have had so far over 50 volunteers, including children, supporting the project during April and May 2019. We look forward to completing the 3 walls in June and we will hold a ceremonial opening of the mural sometime in August to celebrate our community achievement.  By Taz Virdee  We had just over 150 people attend our Big Local Community Ramadan Iftar Event at Cranford Community College organised by our incredible volunteers in just under a week. Everyone contributed in bringing in their delicious freshly prepared dish to share amongst our community. Congratulations to all our volunteers for their sensational effort, taking the time to organise everything and also all those who attended with their families and friends. It was lovely to see everyone from all backgrounds come together. The event took place on Thursday 30th May 2019 from 8.30 to 11pm.
By Taz Virdee  Working in partnership with Generation Mindset, the Cyberbullying workshop provided our young volunteers the tools on how to tackle bulling online but also prevention and what to do if you or someone you know is being bullied. In addition our youngsters learned about effective time management, how to deal with stress and useful revision tips. We also had an informative and engaging session led by former Deputy Mayor of Hounslow Mukesh Malhotra about identity theft. Well done all our young volunteers for taking the time to be involved with the workshop during May half-term. Big thanks to Maxwell Omandi and his team at Generation Mindset, Mukush Malhotra and police officer Naz for their amazing support on the day.
By Taz Virdee  We are very proud of our Big Local young sports leaders Kirstie, Sanjay, Yuvraj & Adewole for supporting our Multi Sports Camp Week alongside QPR Trust during May half-term. It's amazing to see all of them take leadership roles to inspire our next generation. Well done for successfully completing the week. Keep up the great work
 We are proud to announce that Year 9 students at Heston Community School undertaking a 2 year Prince’s Trust qualification raised an amazing £400 for us. This was achieved during their week-long pop up shop at lunchtimes (29th April to 3rd May 2019) as part of their Community Project unit. Students Layla Januda, Zainab Hussein, Manroze Purewal, Anna Nisar and Meryam Lemmou decided to raise money for our Kids Fun Club and Family Healthy Cooking Club. The students raised more than their intended target and will soon be visiting us to present a cheque and help decide how the funding will be spent. "We were really impressed with their work ethic, enthusiasm and excitement." Our Chair Alan Fraser said: "A massive thank you to students at Heston Community School for raising a whopping £400. It is great to have more young people particularly from another school. We certainly look forward to working with students from Heston on future projects."
We are delighted to collaborate with the school and look forward to working closely together in the near future with their students. For more information about Heston Community School, please click here.
By MADE in HESTON WEST 'THINK SMART' was written, produced and directed by our young people (9-18yrs) involved with our Big Local Music School and Film Club during February 2019 in collaboration with Heston West Big Local, Make A Difference Entertainment and Hounslow Citizens. This song is part of our new Anti-Knife Crime Awareness Film Campaign aimed at primary students in partnership with the London Borough of Hounslow, Cranford Community College, Berkeley Academy, Mayor of London and the Metropolitan Police. Our Chair Alan Fraser said: "Think Smart was written and performed by young people from Heston West Big Local music workshop supported by two professional musicians Luke Joyce and Rory O'Hare. They were given a brief to write a song which captures the importance of making right choices to create a song for the Hounslow Citizen scheme which brings over 2000 year 6 Hounslow children to Cranford Community College to learn about making the right choice when growing up. It has been sent to all Hounslow primary schools to practice and then sing at the end of their Hounslow Citizen Day." THINK SMART LYRICS So you going to a new place You gonna turn a new page But there obstacles along the way And you got to make the right choices Listen to the right voices Think about what the point is You’re the one in control We are growing up Learning right from wrong But you gotta think smart When you’re out there This is the beginning of something good A chance to start anew But you gotta think smart When you’re out there Looking over my back And then ahead of me Thinking about who I want to be I made some mistakes But that’s a part of my story And I got to make the right choices Listen to the right voices Think about what the point is I’m the one in control We are growing up Learning right from wrong But you gotta think smart When you’re out there This is the beginning of something good A chance to start anew But you gotta think smart When you’re out there (Smart when you’re out there) (Smart when you’re out there) (When you’re out there x 3) (Smart when you’re out there) Heston West Big Local And Hounslow Citizens We know they got your back (They got your back) Heston West Big Local And Hounslow Citizens We know they got your back We are growing up Learning right from wrong But you gotta think smart When you’re out there This is the beginning of something good A chance to start anew But you gotta think smart When you’re out there Smart when you’re out there Big thank you to Luke Joyce and Rory O'Hare for producing the song with our young people (Lovell, Luliya, Daniyal, Amadeus, Huzayma, Sanjay, Brooke and Crystal) and also thanks to Alan Fraser, Taz Virdee, Blaise Singh, Arfhan Razak, Joan Conlon, all our fantastic community volunteers and the Heston West Big Local Board for leading and supporting this project. |
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