Case Studies
These case studies demonstrate a number of the projects that
have already taken place in the local area and can be used as
inspiration for further ones. Not all of these may have necessarily
been designed as intergenerational ventures, this is important as
it shows just how easily the different generations can
interact.
The Green Backyard
The Green Backyard is a volunteer community
project in which anyone can come along to and help and work on this
green space. The site was opened January 2009 following up from a
successful project elsewhere. The site provides food, flowers and
nature habitats amongst many other things. Open days are Wednesday
and Sunday from 11 till 4 where all are welcome, in addition to
this courses run throughout the year. Here there will be found a
great mix of people, including young and old, working together and
learning from each other.
Below are some of the projects from Good
Neighbours ran by the Salvation Army
Sharon Keogh: Sharon.keogh@salvationarmy.org.uk
Gardening – Marshfields School
9 school pupils (10-20yrs) doing the gardening
for older people who are no longer able to do it themselves in the
Dogsthorpe area. Ran by Good Neighbours, through the Salvation
Army, it helps to create positive links between these two
generations, the students gain gardening skills and the elderly
residents receive the benefits of these gardens.
Alison Martin: martin_alison@hotmail.co.uk
Visits to the Good Neighbours Day Centre – Voyager School
Students aged between 10 and 20 visit the centre on Tuesday
mornings. This is an on going project and has already been in place
for 2 years. It helps to alleviate isolation for the older people
and encourages good citizenship for the pupils, with activities
including quizzes, school tours and a joint recording of Christmas
Carols. Some pupils from here are also involved in gardening
projects similar to Marshfields School. The projects have been
successful allowing the generations to build a relationship and
learn from each other.
Jo Lee: joanne.lee@thevoyagerschool.com
Sami Anker
A great example of how an excluded pupil
turned their life around through intergenerational
practice. Sami was put on a placement with the
Salvation Army when no longer attending school and from here
discovered a natural talent for working with older generations and
helping people. From this experience she has continued to
volunteer, been nominated for an award, gained various
qualifications and is on her way to becoming a nurse.Other Case
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Grandparents Afternoon – Newark Hill Primary School
Foundation stage unit and grandparents from
40-50yrs + attended. Opportunity for grandparents to talk about
their childhoods and for children and to questions in advance to
ask about similarities and differences between their childhood and
their grandparents childhoods.
L. Brookes, J. Neaverson, L.Porter: 01733 566053
Parents/Grandparents Day – Gunthorpe Primary School
All ages
Parents and grandparents were invited to attend lessons with
their children to give them a better insight into their children’s
education and were also provided with advice about how to support
their children’s learning out of school. The event provided
an opportunity for the School to engage with ‘hard to reach’
families in a less formal environment.
Kay Corley: headteacher@gunthorpe.peterborough.sch.uk
Gardening – Southfields Infant School
A project ran by one of the children’s
granddad who maintains a garden and greenhouse within the school
grounds with the children. This project enriches the curriculum by
giving the children knowledge and real life experiences by growing
vegetables, herbs and plants. The children are encouraged to
run small enterprise projects selling their produce.
Alison Smith: office@southfields-inf.peterborough.sch.uk
Walton Coffee Morning – Caverstede Early Years Centre
Engage with local residents of the Walton
community discussing their memories of Walton and Caverstede and
find out if they were interested in visiting Caverstede to interact
with the children. Local Police Community Support Officers
were also in attendance.
Greeniversity Knitting Group - PECT
Retired lady teaching some young women how to
knit, a volunteer passing on this ‘green skill’. Originally
designed to be a one-off event but due to success it has been
repeated on a regular basis. In September this has started up again
and is open to all.
Karen Lawrence: karen.lawrence@pect.org.uk
Greeniversity run many other
courses which often bring generations together
Families Count Project – Young Lives
Working with a minimum of 80 families, around
140 people covering a variety of ages, with an aim to work with 100
people aged 8 to 18 and their parents. It is funded through the Big
Lottery Fund and is to be done over 2 years. It is designed for
families to bond and work together by taking part in a multimedia
project, utilising the Jam Van in
enhancing or learning new skills in IT and music. It is designed to
be done as a 5 day course, for 3 hours on each of these days.
Adrian Semerene:adrian@young-lives.org.uk
International Intergenerational - Thomas Deacon Academy
Two year 12 students accompanied Councillor
Bella Saltmarsh and Bob Burke (ex mayor of Peterborough) on the
civic visit to Vinnitsa, twinned in 1991 with Peterborough, They
visited a secondary school in the city and also a number of
factories and hospitals. There was a meeting convened by the Mayor
at the Town Hall on 12-07-2010 where both students shared their
feedback with the intention of re-establishing the link between the
two cities. The Mayor has suggested a steering committee is set up
including the students and they will work alongside a range of
agencies from Peterborough
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In addition to the projects other
intergenerational activities happen in the area, an example of this
was in March this year:
East of England Intergenerational Network Meeting
The Beth Johnson Foundation support
intergenerational work throughout England and Wales, on the 24th
March 2010 a launch event for the Eastern Region was held in
Peterborough Town Hall. It was attended by a wide variety of people
interested and involved in intergenerational work including people
from councils, housing associations, children’s centres, schools
and other education services, age concern, police, NHS and other
organisations, in total there were around 45 in attendance.
The programme for the day included networking introductions,
practical activities, information on the Centre for
Intergenerational Practice, the next steps and project
presentations. The projects looked at were: Youth Work and
intergenerational practice in Peterborough; good practice in
establishing and sustaining intergenerational learning; improving
understanding between generations: and intergenerational
reminiscence and creative art projects. This last presentation was
given by Sally Hilburn and Claire Kerrison covering the projects at
the Marion Centre with the Open Academy and Lionwood Junior School
and included a drama project, creative project and a reminiscence
and creative art. Other projects were included as well as an
overview of the future plans involving students becoming mentors
and a new build allowing the local community to share resources and
other projects.
Information
about the projects that were spoken about over the day