PROJECTS
On this page you will find details of our three ongoing projects – Dreamscheme, the Basic Idea and Hope Cafe.
For information about projects that have already taken place, please visit our Timeline page.
If you want to suggest a project, contact Gareth and Helen at ggandhg@aol.com. For ideas for individual projects, see our Go for it! page.
Dreamscheme
Hope for Belper has now run four Dreamscheme projects since 2008. This year’s Dreamscheme saw young people from across Belper regenerating Green Lane Playgroup’s outdoor play facilities and the gardens at Ada Belfield Care Home.
We are extremely grateful for the tremendous help we received from our partners, without whom this project would have been impossible
- Amberol
- Amber Valley Housing Ltd
- Belper Police Neighbourhood Team
- Belper School
- Belper North Mill Trust
- Derwent Living
- Galafield Home & Garden
- Star Refrigeration Ltd
- Thomas Ryde & Son Funeral Directors
For information about the individual dreamscheme projects, click on the links below:
- Dreamscheme 2008: Whitemoor Centre and ‘Balancing Ponds’
- Dreamscheme 2009: Parks Estate
- Dreamscheme 2010: Green Lane Playgroup and Ada Belfield House
- Dreamscheme 2011: Strutts Centre and Dandelion Clock Day Nursery
For background information about the history of the Dreamscheme, how it works and the child protection policies that have been put in place, click here.
The main contact for this project is ggandhg@aol.com
The Basic Idea
The Basic Idea project was inspired by the credit crunch and the knowledge that many of our neighbours around us were experiencing difficult financial transitions.
The aim was to build up a central supply of foodstuffs and other household items via collection bins in local churches which could then be used to support people in particular need.
Since those beginnings in April 2009, the project has helped more than 150 people in need with emergency food parcels and other vital supplies.
Project volunteers work with a number of referral agencies who make us aware of cases of particular individual and family need.
More information about how the Basic Idea works and how you can get involved can be found here.
Contacts for this project include ggandhg@aol.com and jo.lambourne@gmail.com
Hope Cafe
Hope Cafe was launched as a separate initiative by the Salvation Army but is being supported by Hope for Belper.
It meets monthly from 7-9pm on Sunday evenings in the Salvation Army Hall on Belper Market Place and offers a varied “menu” of music, quizzes, snacks, discussion and a short talk.
More information about Hope Cafe can be found here.
