Delivering the new Sustainable Community Strategy for Gloucester

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Delivering the new Sustainable Community
Strategy for Gloucester

• Gloucester Partnership Conference
• 31st January 2008

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Successes of the Gloucester Partnership

• Val O'Connor
• Vice Chair of the Gloucester Partnership

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What are Local Strategic Partnerships?

• Brings together public, private, business,
  community and voluntary sector
• Services and initiatives support each other and
  work together
• Through the Sustainable Community Strategy

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History of the Gloucester Partnership

• Launched in 2001
• Set up first action groups in 2002
• First Community Strategy published in 2003
• Membership of over 200 organisations from
  different sectors

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Partnership Achievements

• Partnership structure and ways of working in
  place
• Core funding in place from partners to support
  the Partnership
• Voluntary and community sector resourced to
  contribute to the Partnership
• 15 out of 27 Community Strategy targets achieved
  by July 2007

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Westgate Priority Action Group

• Needs assessments leading to Westgate Renewal
  Plan
• Developer appointed for Four Gates Neighbourhood
  Centre
• Regeneration protocol between LSP, City Council
  and GHURC

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Children and Young People Action Group

• Stimulated investment in youth facilities
• Ensured voices of children and young people are
  heard in city and county strategies
• Developed a play strategy for Gloucester
• Set up and mainstreamed Summer Programmes

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Gloucester Pride PAG

• Improvements to Gloucester Park and 36
  neighbourhood green spaces
• 15 Neighbourhood Road Shows
• Production of several Walking Guides
• Campaign to promote pride in the city

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Community Cohesion Action Group

• Developed Community Cohesion Proofing Tool for
  partners
• Adopted by Gloucester Partnership 2005
• Time-limited group

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Neighbourhood Working Group

• Developed the Neighbourhood Working Strategy for
  Gloucester
• Supported development of five Neighbourhood
  Partnerships
• Sharing best practice
• Currently reviewing role

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Neighbourhood Partnerships
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Community Counts Neighbourhood Management

• Piloting ways of neighbourhood working in Barton,
  Tredworth and White City
• Working with Safer Communities Police team and
  Streetcare
• Spreading good practice across all partners

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Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership

• Multi-agency partnership reducing crime and the
  fear of crime
• Five action groups
• Gloucester as Respect Action Area
• Reduction of major crimes in Gloucester by 22.7,
  by March 2007

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Learning, Skills and Employment Initiative

• Partnership group identified gaps in provision
• Action research project carried out
• JobLink pilot in Barton, Tredworth and Westgate
• Ensured need for local jobs for local people
  features in City Employment Plan

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Other Groups and Work

• Healthy City Partnership
• Ensured Gloucesters needs are fed into county
  level strategies and agreements
• Reviewing and learning from experience
• Adapting to change new Strategy and new
  structure

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Summary

• Achieved real outcomes
• Over 200 organisations working together
• Maintain momentum
• Keep on working together and improving life for
  the people of Gloucester

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Successes of the Gloucester Partnership

• Val O'Connor
• Vice Chair of the Gloucester Partnership