Transcript MILTON KEYNES TENANTS GROUP MEETING

MILTON KEYNES TENANTS
GROUP MEETING
ACORN HOUSE
Wednesday 27th July 2011
REGENERATION
Objectives of this session:
• To hear about a council service which actively and
successfully encourages participation from tenants
• To understand the reasons behind the increase in
tenants/residents involvement and whether lessons can
be learned for the wider benefit of Milton Keynes.
• What is Regeneration? What does it mean to individual
tenants living in different parts M.K.?
CONTEXT
• Outcomes from last years regeneration session
• Objectives from Tenants Planning Group Meeting on
15th June and two key themes emerging:
– What is regeneration?
– The importance and value of tenants who spend time
in improving services and communities
• Relevance of this session to all tenants whether or not
they live in one of the 6 x priority estates or 19 priority
neighbourhoods identified in the councils regeneration
strategy
LET’S LOOK AT
• Are expectations of tenants too high!
• What was said last year
• Why is it difficult to get tenants to
participate?
Extract from last years issues:
• Some residents felt they were being expected to ‘run
before they can walk’. Need to work at the right pace.
• Meetings should be run twice – once during the day and
again in the evening – to maximise attendance.
• Too much reliance on the internet – not everyone has it!
• Verbal communication is best.
MKC Tenants Group Planning
Session 15th June 2011
• How to get interest from the community
• Importance of the timing of events
• Networking time lost through new Tenants
Engagement Framework
• What has MKC learnt?
• What is Regeneration?
• ‘Hackney Shop’ example of good communication
with residents
Continued……….Tenants Group
Planning Session
• Importance of good communication between those working in an
area, Council and residents and also between residents/volunteers.
• Perception from outside is that the framework/structures for
engagement are good. From inside, they could be considerably
improved.
• Importance of tenants who spend time contributing to improving their
neighbourhoods/communities.
• How are we supporting individuals/groups and is it enough?
• Example of a successful volunteering group – successes, how
difficulties have been overcome, blueprint for success?
INTRODUCTION TO ANGUS AND
TEAM
• Picture?
PUT YOUR THINKING CAPS ON
• What one main thing would you like to see which would
enhance your contribution?
• What are the others?
• What do you think stops or puts off tenants becoming
involved?
• Where about in Milton Keynes do you live and what does
‘regeneration’ mean to you?
MILTON KEYNES TENANTS
GROUP
THANK YOU FOR TAKING PART