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Services and Projects
Luton City Status Bid
Marsh Farm Futures was identified as one of the key organisations to participate in the Luton City Status Bid initiated by Luton businesses, Luton Borough Council and other partners. Chief Executive Mohammed Rafi was asked to join the Strategic Group, consisting of Lord McKenzie, Glyn Jones Managing Director Luton Airport amongst others. The working group was represented by Ishaq Kazi.
Marsh Farm Futures endorsed its support to the proposal and made valuable contribution towards marketing, branding, promoting the initiative and campaigning for support from local residents.
Marsh Farm Futures is an important feature in demonstrating the positive changes occurring in Luton. Futures House as a new community asset is a key feature of how integrated services will be delivered in North Luton. Our participation in the bid gave the organisation a wider exposure to the private and businesses sector to develop and build important links and partnerships.
Luton Forum
Marsh Farm Futures is a member of The Luton Forum, the town’s Local Strategic Partnership formed in 2000. Its members are drawn from the public, business, community and voluntary sectors within Luton.
Training Programmes
During the course of the year Marsh Farm Futures secured funding to address priority interventions in accordance with NDC succession strategy. These included Unemployment and Crime themes. Marsh Farm Futures delivered the following projects:
Luton Enterprising Communities (LEC) Project - focusing on business start up and encouraging self employment. A number of events were held including Mums Business Network, Women into Enterprise. This was designed to recruit local residents on to a programme of learning activities to improve their business start up, job skills and one to one support and training were offered. The programme was delivered in partnership with ESUDA, Prince’s Trust, WENTA, and Exemplas, MF Children’s Centre and Turning Corners. The LEC project successfully set up 8 new businesses in the area as well achieving other required employment support, job creation and business creation outputs.
Jobs, Education, and Training (JET) Project – funded by Skills Funding Agency under Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities (NLDC) in partnership with The Learning Partnership. MFF delivered the following learning interventions designed to help local residents improve their job skills:
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Training Course Title
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Type of training
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No of
beneficiaries
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SIA – 5 day course
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Security Industry Authority accredited training leading to SIA license to enable attendees secure a job in security sector.
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7 local unemployed residents
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Fork Lift Driving
5 day course
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Accredited training programme leading to license to drive a fork lift truck
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3 local unemployed residents
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Food Hygiene
One day
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Accredited training leading to Hygiene certificate
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8 local residents
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First Aid
One day
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Basic First Aid
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12 local residents
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Health and Safety at Work place – one day
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Essential knowledge areas of health and safety at work place
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12 local residents
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Construction Skills – One day
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CSCS certificate training designed to enable unemployed residents to secure a job at a building site (to be delivered)
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12 local residents
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Workability Champion Project- funded by EEDA- under Economic Participation programme in partnership with The Learning Partnership. This project targeted residents that are workless and hard to reach, to motivate and prepare them for world of work. The project provided support to over 50 residents.
Solutions Project – Funded by Crime Disorder Partnership Luton Borough Council. MFF in partnership with Safer Luton Partnership delivered this project aimed at young people involved in anti-social behaviour. The project provided a number of diversionary activities to engage the youth.
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