Jubilee Street Party and Fair

For the first time in many years Jericho will have a street party -on 4 June to coincide with the jubilee celebrations of that weekend.

The idea came from a small party which was held for the Royal Wedding last year which was a great success despite limited publicity. The street party will be a much larger event to which everyone in Jericho will have received an invitation and asked to bring along food and drink to share with others, a real community event. The party will be held at the western end of Cardigan Street, parallel with the church. If it rains the event will be held inside the church. As it was built to accommodate 1,000 people there should be no problem.

Choirs, dancers and conjurers will entertain the party which will begin at 4.30 following the street fair and last until about 6 or whenever people want to go on to the music event in Canal Street. It is seen as a party organised by the community for the community. Lets hope it is a great success.

Creating a neighbourhood plan

JCA AGM

JCA Chair, Charlotte Christie, left, with this year's speaker Lorraine Hart

The Jericho Community Association held its AGM on Monday 16 April in St Barnabas School.

The AGM received reports from the officers and elected a new committee for next year. Details on our AGM page which can be reached from the menu on the left.

The guest speaker was Lorraine Hart, a planner and community activist who shared her experience of neighbourhood planning in East London. How can residents shape the way Jericho changes and develops in future? A group of residents has volunteered to start the process. Lorraine's powerpoint presentation is shown in the slideshow below.

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Jericho's best breakfast

Try our full English brunch, or coffee and home-made cakes. Terrific value for money. Jericho's students are especially welcome. Bring your friends and meet your neighbours.

Every Saturday, 11.00 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Jericho Community Centre in Canal Street.

Jericho Community Cafe

The JCA is VISIBLE

The Jericho Community Association (JCA) has been awarded a VISIBLE certificate by Community Matters, which is the National Association of Community Organizations. VISIBLE accreditation serves as a kind of kitemark to confirm the quality of the organization. In making the award the assessor concluded that “The Jericho Community Association is a welcoming, impressive and community focussed charity. It has limited staffing resources but is led by a highly experienced and locally well established group of community members.”

One of the advantages of putting in all the work to prepare for this assessment is that it has encouraged the officers and management committee to think more clearly about the many responsibilities involved in running the Community Centre, including child protection, fire risks, and health and safety. The relevant documents on these and other issues are available from the menu on the left.

With this accreditation, the Community Association is now in a stronger position to apply for funds for building a new community centre. Community Matters is, for example, one of the organizations that manages the government’s Communitybuilders fund.