Harlesden Neighbourhood Forum Launch Event

Wednesday 8th April, 5.45 9.00pm

Venue: The Continental Restaurant (135 High Street, Harlesden)
Type: Somali restaurant
Deal: Use from 5.30 9.00pm including drinks and finger food (300)

Time
5.45 6.25

Activity / Theme
Registration and refreshments
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6.30 6.35

Speaker / Owner
Sumathi, Sara, Atara

Sign in sheets: ensure these ask for post code and include consent for being
photographed flag up to attendees as they arrive
All full forum members to be given a coloured voting card and checked against
membership lists
New members can be signed up on the night but need to be clear about whether they
qualify for membership
Food and drinks should be served from 6.00pm.

Welcome and housekeeping

Chair of interim steering group

(Leao Neto)

To include:
- Adoption of membership
- Reminder about photographer
6.35 7.10

Launch of Harlesden Neighbourhood Forum

Lorraine Hart

Lorraine to begin by:

- Clarifying membership and voting process
1) Adoption of constitution:
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Amendments to constitution will be collated and circulated to attendees in

their event pack
Vote on amendments to the constitution
Adopt with amendments if relevant

2) Appointment of officers put to the vote the proposal that: the current officers remain
in post for the next six months at which point there will be an election for longer-term
officers at a new AGM.
If proposal is rejected, there will be a vote on key positions: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary,
Treasurer as a part of the vote for committee members below.
3) Elections for committee members (and officers if proposal not accepted):
o Lorraine to remind everyone that the term for a committee member is one year
o Constitution states there must be a minimum 7 committee members and
maximum 9 (including Officers)
o Voting process: each candidate describes themselves / their interest in being a
committee member in a couple of sentences. Vote by show of hands.
Brief profile of each candidate to be distributed in event pack
Once committee members and officers in place, Lorraine to thank them all for their
commitment over the next year and to ask for a photo to celebrate
7.10 7.20

Introduction to neighbourhood planning

- Powerpoint presentation

Ken Hullock

7.20 7.30

Brent Council and neighbourhood planning

Cllr Margaret McLennan

7.30 8.00

Old Oak Common & Park Royal Development Corporation and the implications /
opportunities for Harlesden
(15 mins talk by Peter)
(15 mins Q&A moderated by Leao) Or Ken if Leao not elected

Peter Farnham, Strategic

Planner, GLA

The way forward on the Forums OPDC consultation response

Ken Hullock

8.00 8.10

Q&A moderated by Leao

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BREAK
Refreshments

8.20 8.40

Working groups to discuss planning priorities for Harlesden and how to take the
neighbourhood plan work forward
Ask the participants to join one of four discussion tables:
- Town Centre (Grace Nelson)
- Housing (Rosa Payne)
- Open spaces and community facilities (Marco Torquati)
- Transport (Ken Hullock)

Facilitators

All discussion notes to be recorded on flipchart paper and posted up around the room.
See below for discussion format.
8.40 9.00

Feedback from working groups (3 mins each)

Chair and Vice Chair of interim

steering group

If running behind, instead of asking each group for feedback, can suggest that everyone walks
around the room at the end of the evening to read the flipcharts.
Wrap up: date of next general meeting, and info on how to access committee meeting reports
9.00 onwards

Relocation to the Royal Oak for those that want to

Group discussion format facilitators role

1. Go round the table asking each participant to list their number 1 issue in
Harlesden related to this theme, and to propose a solution (10 mins)
Record each issue on the flipchart paper provided
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2. Ask the group to vote on how they would prioritise this list of issues from
1 5 (5 mins)
3. Record the results on the flipchart paper provided there will be readydrawn up tables on the paper at each of the discussion tables (5 mins)
4. If the evening is running to schedule, there should be time for a quick
round-up of the discussions and the Chair will ask each table to say what
their top issue and solution was.
If we are running behind schedule, we will just ask people to look at the
flipchart paper where all the key discussion points will be recorded and
will publish pictures of the flipcharts on Lifts website and facebook pages.