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Elephant Links Regeneration Partnership

The Elephant Links regeneration partnership completed its last year of full-funding in March 2006.   The programme helped facilitate social and economic programmes in Elephant and Castle.

The SRB programmewas instigated to prepare local residents for the forthcoming £1.5 billion physical redevelopment of Elephant and Castle.

It is being suceeded by the Elephant and Castle Trust, an organisation that will be comprised of local residents, businesses and organisations in the area.  The trust will continue to manage assests set up under the SRB progamme and provide a social regeneration programme in the area.

There were two main components to the Elephant Links scheme:

physical and environmental regeneration, mainly in relation to transport infrastructure

enhancing social inclusion by tackling low educational achievement, poor employment opportunities and poor health.

Elephant Links introduced 43 comprehensive programmes to help prepare the community for change. Initiatives have included training programmes, improving community support and providing better access to business advice.

Successful Elephant Links programmes include:

Elephant Impacts, a programme funded by the London Development Agency through the Elephant Links Regeneration partnership, which is delivering physical improvements to the Elephant and Castle area ahead the major regeneration programme. The six strands of the project include the cleaning and relighting of subways, repainting and relighting of bridges, installation of feature lighting on a number of buildings, tree lighting, tree planting and signage outside local schools. T. 0207 525 4922.

INTO an information and communications technology project includes a community website, state of-the-art learning centre, community media station, and creative and life skills training. T. 0207 378 5440 or visit www.into.org.uk .

Business Extra, set up by Elephant Links to serve small businesses in Elephant and Castle and the borough, aims to assist businesses to adapt to the changing business environment created by the regeneration. T. 020 7701 0011.

Elephant Angels, a unique programme providing one-to-one community advocacy and outreach work. It helps ‘at risk’ and socially isolated members of the community gain access to employment, housing and literacy support.T. 020 7358 4160.

The Elephant and Castle community warden scheme, which has reduced fear of crime among residents, workers and visitors to the area. T. 020 7277 3789.

Kick Start, which engages at-risk children of all nationalities in activities and support programmes. The programme has over 550 children actively involved in football, arts and media and is expanding to include youth consultation and involvement initiatives. Activities include football, arts and media. T. 0207 708 5796.