Ascend Herts

ASCEND is based within the South Oxhey housing estate in Hertfordshire. It is a close-knit community, with a current population of over 13,000 people and it is not uncommon to have second and third generations of families living here. In the 1990’s, the estate was recognised nationally as one of 80 Single Regeneration Budget areas in the UK – measured by Government social deprivation indicators and high unemployment figures. Local people began to realise that they needed to do something to help South Oxhey become more stable in terms of employment and housing – where all members of the community could have a feeling of belonging.