Minutes

Kilburn Brent Connects Meeting

Minutes and Action Log

1

Soap Box – Chaired by Cllr J Fraser

Cllr Gbajumo introduced the Soap Box section of the meeting setting out the ground rules and time allocated for each speaker.

Key points in section

·        A representative Officer from Camden Council informed the meeting of an inter-borough project in conjunction with Brent and Westminster Councils, called ‘One Kilburn’. The project was seeking to bring organisations, residents, and the community together with the intention of making Kilburn a more welcoming area and making Kilburn a source of pride for residents and visitors. The website was referenced as being available at: https://onekilburn.commonplace.is/project-team

·        A resident from South Kilburn updated the meeting about a design project which was currently ongoing, to create a public mural in Kilburn. They then informed the meeting work that the Princess Road Residents Association was undertaking to make the area cleaner, including voluntary litter picking and community events, focused on cultivating empowerment of residents in the area.

Actions

-        Community engagement team to reach out to officer from Camden regarding presenting at next meeting

-        Community engagement to offer wider support and signposting to Princess Road Resident Association

2

VAWG PC Cynthia Ziman and Nisha Das, Violence and Vulnerability Coordinator

The meeting received a presentation covering the issue of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Brent Council’s strategy in tackling VAWG in the borough.

It was updated that during the period from November 2022 to January 2023 there had been forty-six cases of Violence Against Women and Girls reported. Thirty of these cases were reported in the Queens Park area of the borough, with twenty-three reported in Brondesbury. The main area that the cases had been reported were from the Kilburn High Road area.

Following this presentation, Nisha Das gave an overview of what Brent Council is doing to tackle VAWG in the borough. They explained that partnership working was ongoing with the police, including ‘walk and talk’ initiatives in the borough, as well as commissioned services around VAWG advocacy and work within the community. 

This was followed by a Q&A with the audience, which is captured below:

Questions raised regarding presentation

·        It was noted that a comparison of Kilburn to the rest of the borough in terms of VAWG was skewed by the data and instances around the Kilburn High Road, which did not represent the area as a whole.

·        In response to a resident question around under reporting of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.