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Volunteering Opportunities 

We are seeking volunteers to act as community sounding boards for the Fareham Park Vision, which aims to transform the leisure and community facilities that are available in the area around Hillson Drive, Fareham 

The Council has been awarded Government funding to improve the facilities for people living in the Fareham Park area. So far, we have carried out wide community engagement with local organisations and the general public. This has helped us to develop an initial plan of the improvements which will include:  

• A new, bigger community centre 
• A new, engaging play area and social area for young people 
• Improvements to the main football pitch on Fareham Park recreation ground

As the plans develop, we need local volunteers to consider if the needs of the community are being met, or if any adjustments are needed to get the best from the improvements. 

The volunteers will need to: 

• Live in or have a strong connection to the Fareham Park area. 
• Have a passion to help us improve the facilities in this area and see the project through to completion (anything between 2 and 5 years). 
• Have a good understanding of the needs of the wider community and be able to reflect this in any comments.
• Have an email account so we can communicate easily and plan dates for your involvement.
• Have a good understanding of the needs of the wider community and be able to reflect this in any comments. 
• Have a passion to help us improve the facilities in this area and see the project through to completion (anything between 2 and 5 years). 
• Be comfortable that your views will be reflected in reports and external funding applications (although you will not be specifically named). 

As the project progresses, you could have opportunities to play a role in the steering of how the new community centre is run.

As a volunteer you will:

• Provide feedback on plans for the new community centre (this is likely to be only every few months as it takes time for the plans to be developed). 
• Act as a cheerleader for the Vision within the community, sharing exciting news on progress through word of mouth and helping to manage expectations as to the amount of time it takes to plan and build a fit-for-purpose community facility.  
• Feedback to the Council any concerns about the project voiced in the community. 
• Provide ideas of the community benefit of the project, for use in funding applications. 
• Identify others in the community who are enthusiastic about helping to steer the running of the new community centre, when it is built (they would receive full training and guidance).  

A training workshop on the governance and operation of community buildings will be run early next year.  Let us know your interest at the soonest so we can book the most convenient date for this training! 

If you are passionate about Fareham Park and would like to be part of this exciting project that will transform the facilities in the area, contact: 

Claire Benfield 

Leisure and Community Officer 

Email: cbenfield@fareham.gov.uk 

or telephone 01329 824495 for further information. 

Stay up to date with the Fareham Park project.

Fareham Park is an ongoing project, join our E-panel mailer which is a great way to be the first to know about any exciting updates as well as any community consultation exercises you can get involved in. 

You can also keep up to date on the Let's Talk Fareham Facebook group