National honour for Kimberworth Park group

The honour has seen the work of the Kimberworth Park Community Partnership (KPCP) highlighted across the UK.

KPCP, based at The Chislett Centre on Kimberworth Park Road, is used by hundreds of people each week via special projects and offering space for local activities.

KPCP community consultant Denise Butterell said the organisation was pleased at being the first group to be given the Community of the Month honour.

Mrs Butterell said: “It’s done through Locality, a national organisation of which we are a member, and they just invited us to be the first Community of the Month, which highlights the activities and other stuff we do.

“They said they thought we were inspirational and that other people would benefit by learning from what we do.

“We have had lots of people congratulating us and a message from the leader of Rotherham Borough Council. The staff here are really chuffed.”

KPCP, which has 20 staff, offers a range of services and activities to the local community and works with people of all ages on projects such as tackling loneliness.

Mrs Butterell said that more than 1,000 people used its services and projects every week.

She added: “We will just continue to do what we are doing. We won’t rest on our laurels.”

KPCP was featured on Locality’s My Community website at http://tinyurl.com/hkkeoza during October as Community of the Month.