The overall aim of this theme is the revitalistion of the main shopping area of the Kilburn High Road into a focus for meeting, trading and a lively centre of muli-cultural activities. All themes have ethnic minority targets for the outputs. However, it has raised these targets in many areas to represent the key aim of tackling the most excluded groups who have not directly benefited from previous regeneration activity Projects will provide information in a accessible form for those where English is a second language, and to liase with locally based ethnic minority community organisations Common Purpose Group will seek to ensure that ethnic minority representative groups are adequately involved at all levels of the programme and that capacity building initiatives specifically targeted at refugees and other minority ethnic groups are included. The target area and population of the New Commitment to Kilburn SRB covers the wards of Carlton and Kilburn in Brent and the Kilburn and Priory wards of Camden. Further the area is one identified as a priority by GOL in its regional framework for London.
Educational attainment is low.
Also the average GCSE points score by pupils in the bid area is on average one fifth lower than the national average. The majority of housing in the bid area was rented accommodation and the bid area has a higher proportion of all rented property than the London average. Taking Risks' a report by Safe in the City studied the risks of homelessness for young people in London. The report found that young people in Brent's Carlton ward are more likely to become homeless than those anywhere else in London. All rights reserved.