The value of leisure and culture to Enfield

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The value of leisure and culture to Enfield
Leisure and Cultural Partnership Group

• Nikki Enoch and Mike Collins

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Project Brief

• Commissioned October 2003 to
• Summarise available national research
• Apply research locally
• Identify priorities
• Influence Enfield Strategic Partnership
• Funded by Neighbourhood Renewal

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Presentation

• Summary of national research
• Focus on priorities
• Improving health
• Building communities
• Reducing crime and disorder
• Supporting education
• Employment and Enterprise
• Greening the environment
• Information sources
• Key questions

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The value of leisure culture to Enfield

• Personal
• Health
• - halves CHD risk
• - reduces BP
• - controls body weight,diabetes
• - reduces risk of falls, back pain
• - reduces risk of colon cancer
• - reduces anxiety/depression
• - enhances mood, self-esteem
• Socialisation, tolerance, team working
• Integration
• Leadership organising skills

• Communal/social
• increases family/local links
• reduces NHS costs
• reduces crime and disorder costs
• community identity thro history/culture
• increased participation of poor, disabled, ethnic
  minorities
• increased social networks/active citizens
  
• creates jobs
• improves environment

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The value of leisure culture to Enfield
Conditions for maximising benefits

• The salience/importance of leisure, culture in
  peoples lives is high
• Sufficient conditions for fulfilment
• Partnerships
• Resources
• Organisation
• Quality

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The value of leisure culture to EnfieldThe
evidence

• Strong trends with health
• Much anecdotal evidence
• Programmes are new, limited baselines
  monitoring
• Outcomes reflect multiple inputs
• Level of balance of probability or elimination
  of reasonable doubt (Matarasso)

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The value of leisure culture to
EnfieldEvidence of health risks
Source Britton McPherson
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The value of leisure culture to
EnfieldPrevalence of CDH Risk factors
Source Joint Healthy Survey Study 1999
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The value of leisure culture to Enfield
Improving health (1)

• Focus on highest risk areas of E S and on poor,
  single parents, C2DE women, disabled, Pakistani/
  Bangladeshi groups, older (also larger savings)
• Deliver existing projects Fit for Life, Healthy
  Living Centre, Garden Gym
• Pursue - GP referral (fire-fighting for most at
  risk)
• Learn from
• LEAP pilots Nottingham increase 50moderate by
  5,
• reduce sedentary in deprived areas by 10
• Dudley use open space
• Ashton/Wigan
  marketingchair-based in homes falls
• prevention
• NHS good Birmingham Walk tall,dont fall,
  Next step from
• practice classes, tai chi

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The value of leisure culture to
EnfieldImproving health (2)

• Suggestions for new areas
• Walking to Health with Countryside Agency, Sport
  England
• Cheaper public fitness suites
• (12 cited cost (P02)-eg SIV Sheffield,build/fit/
  lease packages, eg Impulse fitness)
• HIP prevention strategy and campaign
• Integration within existing services (4YP)
• For maximum benefits .
• Time barrier - 2.5 hours a week
• Cognitive gap most people are less active than
  they know they should be
• Safety out of doors
• Costs

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The value of leisure culture to Enfield
Building communities

• Major proposal across the services and the
  Borough
• Building capacity/infrastructure/social capital
• extended/new clubs/groups including juniors,
  veterans, BME
• extend Active Sports infrastructure child
  protection equity standards
• seek Futurebuilders (Treasury) and Home
  Office voluntary funds?
• need substantial scheme to attract, train
  and support
• volunteers NCVO/Running Sport - local
  trainers? matching grants?
• outreach from new Edmonton Green LC
• eg Castlemilk Glasgow
  Works 126 a week plus
• HB,Family credit
  cost 12K pa

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The value of leisure culture to Enfield
Reducing crime and disorder

• Diversion Activities
• Positive Futures, SPLASH, Homework Centres, Arts
  projects
• need to ensure continuity of Restorative Justice
  scheme
• 46 affected in C2DE groups by kids hanging
  about (res2003)
• Structural Changes
• Need mentors, free/cheap access, sustained follow
  up and support(labour intensive) - holidays for
  hooligans jibes, but huge cost of 70 recidivism
• Growth of interest in street sports-
  soccer,basketball, inline and skateboarding
  even in France mobile climbing walls
• Example of skateparks involves youngsters, avoid
  nuisance, reduces crime (Cardiff and Edmonton)

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The value of leisure culture to Enfield
Supporting learning

• Expand on existing good practice and
  opportunities
• Libraries homework clubs, First steps, Roll on
  Reading, Bookstart
• Artzone, Edmonton training F02
• Dance schools linked to school sports
  co-ordinators
• More specialist colleges (arts and sports)
• Integration with Education
• New childrens centres
• Explore
• Playing for Success (pro soccer etc) as a magnet
  but outcome from better resourcing and attention?
• Community use extensions?

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The value of leisure culture to Enfield
Employment and Enterprise

• Employment Leisure and culture jobs have a good
  skill profile though some are sessional/seasonal
• Enterprise Capacity building, increased use of
  club/group and educational facilities
• Research Growth potential of the creative
  industries in the Upper Lee Valley Regeneration
  potential of sport in the Upper Lee Valley

• Understanding Londons Sub Regional Economies
• (LDA/PACEC 2003)
• Growth
• Creative industries and media sector the largest
  and faster growing cluster
• Issues for the North Sub Region
• High unemployment
• Weak local innovation
• Housing deprivation
• High reported crime
• Lack of leisure and cultural facilities

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The value of leisure culture to
EnfieldGreening the environment

• Deliver on current proposals
• Edmonton Community Park
• Forest Road Jubilee Park
• Montague Rec.
• Pymmes Park
• Raynham pocket park (NRF)

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The value of leisure culture to Enfield
Conclusions

• Improve health in deprived areas
• Encourage local people to be more active in their
  neighbourhoods
• Reduce crime and fear of crime
• Increase accessible and affordable youth
  activities
• Including new and better ways of diverting away
  from crime and antisocial behaviour
• Involving young people themselves in design and
  delivery
• Promote services to give children and young
  people a better start

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The value of leisure culture to Enfield
References (1)

• Arts Council for England (2002) Arts in health
  LondonACE
• Britton, A. and McPherson, K. (In Press).
  Monitoring the progress of the 2010 target for
  coronary heart disease mortality London
  National Heart Forum
• Central Council of Physical Recreation (2002A)
  Saving lives, saving money physical activity -
  the best buy in public health London The CCPR
• Coalter, F. (2001a) Realising the potential of
  cultural services the case for sport (2001b)
  the case for the arts ( 2001c) The case for
  libraries (2001d) The case for museums (2001e)
  The case for tourism (2001f) The case for urban
  parks, spaces,and the countryside (2001g) The
  case for childrens play London Local Government
  Association
• Coalter, F. (2002) Sport and Community
  Development a manual Research Report 86
  Edinburgh sportscotland
• Coalter, F. (2003) Measuring the impact of sport
  (unpublished lecture) University of Stirling
• Coalter, F., Allison, M.. and Taylor, J . (2000)
  The role of sport in regenerating deprived urban
  areas Edinburgh Scottish Executive Central
  Research Unit
• Collins, M. F. (2003) Sport and social capital
  London Routledge
• Collins, M.F. et al (1999) Sport and the arts
  paper for Policy Action Team 10 London DCMS
• Countryside Agency (2001a) Walking for Health
  the first randomised trial CR Note 18
  Cheltenham CA
• Countryside Agency et al (2003) The use of public
  parks in England Cheltenham CA

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The value of leisure culture to Enfield
References (2)

• DCMS (1999) Sport and Arts Policy Action Team 10
  report London DCMS
• DCMS (1999) Libraries for All LondonDCMS
• DCMS (2002a) Game Plan implementing the
  governments strategy for sport London DCMS
• DCMS (2002b) Social impact of museums centres
  for social change LondonDCMS
• Department of Health (2002) Tackling health
  inequalities consultation on a plan for delivery
  London DoH
• Enfield Council (2001) Sports strategy for
  Enfield 2001-2005 Enfield LB Enfield
• Enfield Council ( 2002a) Enfields future, draft
  Community strategy EnfieldLB Enfield
• Enfield Council (2002b) Leisure strategy
  EnfieldLBE
• Enfield Council (2002c) Neighbourhood Renewal
  Strategy Residerts in priority neighbourhoods
  EnfieldLB Enfield
• Enfield Council (2002d) Toward neighbourhood
  renewal a draft strategy Enfield LB Enfield
• Enfield Council (2003a) Enfield residents 2003
  EnfieldLB Enfield
• Enfield Council (2003b) Voluntary and community
  sector funding paper Cabinet meeting 25.6.03
• Gorard, S. and Taylor, C. (2001) The composition
  of Specialist Schools track record and future
  prospect School Leadership and Management 21,4
  365-81
• Health Development Agency (1999) Social capital
  and health LondonHDA
• Health Education Authority (1999) Physical
  activity and inequalities London HEA
• Health Education Authority (1999) Art for health
  Social capital for health summary London HEA

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The value of leisure culture to Enfield
References (3)

• Joint Health Surveys Unit (1999). Health Survey
  for England Cardiovascular Disease 1998.
  London The Stationery Office.
• Jackson, A. (2003) Doing it ourselves Learning
  to challenge social exclusion through the
  voluntary arts London Department for Education
  and Skills
• Ladd, J. and Davis, L. (2003) Guide to best
  practice in sport and urban regeneration London
  British Urban Regeneration Association
• Long, J.et al (2002) Count me in! LondonDCMS
• Reeves, M. (2002) Measuring the social and
  economic impact of the arts A review London
  Arts Council of England
• Riddoch,C., Puig-Ribera,A. and Cooper,A. (1998)
  Effectiveness of physical activity promotion
  schemes in primary car A review London Health
  Education Authority
• Splash National Support Team (2003) Splash 2002
  Final Report London Youth Justice Board/Cap
  Gemini Ernst Young www.homeoffice.gov.uk accessed
  14.7.03
• Sport England et al (2002) Positive Futures a
  review of impact and good practice Summary report
  London SE
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The value of leisure culture to EnfieldYour
views

• On what youve heard
• Priorities
• Analysis
• Suggestions
• Contributions

• On what you need
• To champion and make the case within your
  networks

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Leisure and Cultural Partnership Group

• Any further thoughts, evidence or contributions
  please
• contact us
• Tel [phone]
• nikki_at_vagaassociates.com
• Thank you