Transcript Sustainable Community Stretegy Achievements 200910

Charnwood Sustainable
Community Strategy
Annual Review
2009/2010
The Charnwood Together Vision
“ An improved quality of life for
everyone living and working in
Charnwood”
Charnwood Together Board
Delivery Groups
Community
Safety
Partnership
People &
Places
Climate
Change
Health &
Wellbeing
Economic
Growth &
Learning
Children &
Young People
Partnership
Development
People & Places
Achievements
• Community Houses
– May 2009 – Opening of the Marios Tinenti Centre,
Peel Drive.
• Substantial reduction in crime and disorder; increase in
community engagement.
– 2nd ‘community flat’ on Warwick Way to open mid
May 2010.
People & Places
Achievements
• Partnership Working
– Strengthened working with key partners (Police; CNH; Voluntary
Sector and Communities).
– Improved Neighbourhood Management process
• Community Engagement
– 9 Ward Walks completed
– Successful Partnership Action Weeks including environmental
clean ups, information events and community lead social events.
– Continued development of local residents groups across the
priority neighbourhoods
People & Places
CASE STUDY
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• Hastings Ward
Most deprived ward in the county (IMD)
Considerable Social Housing
Scheme
Significant accommodation
for single people
Prolific & Priority Offenders
Drug misuse, Acquisitive Crime, ASB
Intimidation to prevent co-operation with Police
Low level community confidence
Lack of engagement with service providers
People & Places
CASE STUDY
• Cherie awarded H.O. Community
Crime Fighter of the Year Award
• A 40% reduction in ASB
• CRAVE Survey shows community
had lowest confidence in Police and Local
Authority across the North BCU and is now the
Highest Level of confidence across
Leicestershire Force area
Community Safety
Partnership Achievements
Serious Acquisitive Crime
Target reduction = -3%
Charnwood year to date % change =
-7.3%
(-4.8%)
Domestic Burglary
Target reduction = -3%
Charnwood year to date % change = 11.4% (13.1%)
Theft Of Motor Vehicle
Target reduction = -3%
(-16.5%)
Charnwood year to date % change = -24.2%
Source: Leicestershire Police, 1st April 2009 to 29th March 2010
Community Safety
Partnership Achievements
Serious Violent Crime
Target reduction = -5%
Charnwood year to date % change = -25.6% (-25.3%)
Assault with less Serious injury
Target reduction = -3%
Charnwood year to date % change = -20.1%
(-14.5%)
Antisocial Behaviour Incidents
Charnwood year to date % change = -9.5%
(-7.9%)
Source: Leicestershire Police, 1st April 2009 to 29th March 2010
Community Safety
Partnership Achievements
Crave Data Survey
‘Police and Local Councils are dealing with ASB and crime issues
that matter in your area’
% Respondants who agreed - Charnwood Borough = 62% (62%)
% Respondants worried about violent crime
NH LPU = 10% (9%)
NL LPU = 11% (11%)
% Respondants who feel safe walking in the daytime
NH LPU = 98% (98%)
NL LPU = 99% (98%)
% Respondants who feel safe walking at night
NH LPU = 79% (78%)
NL LPU = 76% (77%)
Source: Leicestershire Police, CRAVE Survey, April 2009 - February 2010
Community Safety
Partnership Case Study
• Burglary Reduction Campaign
• Covert Police operations in hotspots
• Advertising – An intensive advertising
campaign which included a trailer emblazoned with the
slogan “lock it or lose it” which went around the hotspot areas
• Door knocking - Members of the Charnwood Community
Safety Partnership went door to door providing crime
prevention leaflets and property marking pens
• Over the 6 month period from September 2009 until
March 2010 the burglary rate went from 42% to 9.9%
Climate Change
Achievements
• Actions
– A workshop was held for all Charnwood Together members
produced a ‘Top 10’ table of risks was created.
– Parish Councils host open meetings on a climate
change/sustainability theme of their choice.
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• Key Partner Achievements
– The achievements of individual partner organisations in relation to
climate change have been reported through the ‘Carbon Capture’ report
• Transport
– A consultation with key stakeholder organisations on their Green Travel
Plans. The aim of this is to establish benchmark of performance, share
best practice and identify opportunities for joint working
• Energy Reduction and Recycling/ Renewable Energy
– The emphasis of this group is influencing business. Business forums
approached have expressed interest in forming a business resource
efficiency club.
– A business event is being planned for autumn 2010.
Economic, Growth
& Learning Achievements
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Loughborough Town Centre
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Successful programme of Christmas events,
A Loughborough “BID” Project Manager
A decision on the funding of the Inner
Relief Road is awaited
Talks continue with redevelopment of the
Baxter Gate/Aumberry Gap site
East Loughborough Regeneration
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Housing and link road due to start on site in summer
Improvements to Loughborough Station
Proposals for hotel and retail being pursued
Greater GCR study complete.
Windmill Road Greenhouse looking at funding sources
Economic, Growth
& Learning Achievements
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AstraZeneca Closure
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Partner Task Force led by EMDA
An Economic Impact Assessment has been commissioned
Working with Prospect Leicestershire to develop a local Action Plan
Loughborough University
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Close working with the University and others on the preparation for 2012 and
the Olympic Legacy
First phase of the Loughborough Science Park being pursued by the
University through the planning and procurement processes
Loughborough Branding
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Partner project led by Leicester Promotions Ltd with University,
Chambers of Trade and Commerce, Town Centre Partnership
Initial consultation complete, wider public consultation shortly
Policy Review
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New employment land allocations will be pursued through the LDF process
Review of Economic Development Strategy underway
Children & Young
People Achievements
• Establishment of Charnwood Partnership for
Children and Families delivery group
• Children’s Centre Programme
– Partnership agreed priorities and commissioned services in
09/10 which are delivered in and from the 6 Children
• Commissioning Budget
– 2009/10 budget = £840,000
– Predicted spend = £742,284
• The programmes funded have resulted in the following
attendance figures:
– Parent/carers –
– Under fives –
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7,567
9,800
17,267
Children & Young
People Achievements
• Examples of commissioned funded
projects
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Obesity and Nutrition - Nutritionist cook
sessions
Achievement - Library Community Outreach
Workers, Toy library services
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Child Poverty - Under fives welfare rights, debt and other advice including
benefit checks for new parents and housing advice session
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Parental Support - support from volunteers to individual families Family
Outreach Workers x 8 support to individual families, group work, outreach
work
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Teenage Parents - pregnant teenagers ‘Young mums to be’ programme
YM2B and parents with prospects
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Over Fives - Primary School Family Outreach Workers: supporting
vulnerable families
Children & Young
People Achievements
• 5 to 19’s funding
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Funded 17 diverse initiatives funding.
Practitioners day
Development of Integrated Youth Support Services.
Appointment of Children and Young People’s
Strategic Co-ordinator Leicestershire District
Implementation Group, have developed a District
Council Safeguarding Children, Young People and
Vulnerable Adults Policy
Children & Young
People Achievements
• Positive Activities for Young People and Regional
Improvement and Efficiency Programme funding, both
aimed at reducing anti-social and criminal behaviour
amongst 11-19 year olds is delivered in conjunction with
the Charnwood Youth Council.
Partnership Development
Achievements
• The group established and funded the Happening in
Charnwood events website www.happeningincharnwood.co.uk
– Content continues to increase through Leicestershire Villages
and Charnwood Arts
• Communications
– Development of communications template and Partnership
Communications Group to support CT Exec.
Health & Wellbeing
Achievements
• Health and Well-being Awards
– Recognition of organisations who
promote healthy life styles amongst their
employees. Part of a County wide scheme relating to
LAA health and well being outcomes.
• Work in priority neighbourhoods
– Supporting deployment of First Contact
– Supporting an ‘Active Together’ project
– Project with North West Leicestershire and PCT to
run WELL FAMILIES CLINICS targeting key health
issues.
Health & Wellbeing
Achievements
• Responded to consultations on;
– East Midlands Ambulance Service Foundation Trust
– NHS Leicestershire county and Rutland Re-organisation -Transforming
Community Services
– The Community Health Service Review Project - Walk-in Centre and
Loughborough Hospital
• Become “parent body“ for:
– Charnwood Sports and Active Recreation Alliance
• Reviewed priorities against:
– NHS Leicestershire county and Rutland Inequality Strategy and Action
plan (2010-2015)
• Drew attention to and promoted use by the PCT of:
– Outstanding funding to healthcare attached to Section 106 Agreements
2010 - 2011
Watch this space…………………..