Public Document Pack
SOUTH (INNER) AREA COMMITTEE
Meeting to be held in Belle Isle Family Centre, Belle Isle Road, Leeds, LS10 3PG on Tuesday, 19th September, 2006 at 6.30 pm (Map attached)
MEMBERSHIP
Councillors
D Congreve - Beeston and Holbeck A Gabriel - Beeston and Holbeck A Ogilvie - Beeston and Holbeck
P Davey - City and Hunslet M Iqbal - City and Hunslet E Nash - City and Hunslet
J Blake - Middleton Park D Coupar - Middleton Park G Driver - Middleton Park
Agenda compiled by: Gerard Watson Area Manager: Dave Richmond Governance Services Unit Tel: 247 5536 Civic Hall LEEDS LS1 1UR Telephone: 247 4325
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A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL FUNCTIONS AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS
There are certain functions that are defined by regulations which can only be carried out at a meeting of the Full Council or under a Scheme of Delegation approved by the Full Council. Everything else is an Executive Function and, therefore, is carried out by the Council’s Executive Board or under a Scheme of Delegation agreed by the Executive Board.
The Area Committee has some functions which are delegated from full Council and some Functions which are delegated from the Executive Board. Both functions are kept separately in order to make it clear where the authority has come from so that if there are decisions that the Area Committee decides not to make they know which body the decision should be referred back to.
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1 APPEALS AGAINST REFUSAL OF INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS
To consider any appeals in accordance with Procedure Rule 25 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules (in the event of an Appeal the press and public will be excluded)
2 EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC
To identify items where resolutions may be moved to exclude the public
3 LATE ITEMS
To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration.
(The special circumstances shall be specified in the minutes)
4 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
To declare any personal/prejudicial interests for the purpose of Section 81(3) of the Local Government Act 2000 and paragraphs 8 to 13 of the Members Code of Conduct
5 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
To receive any apologies for absence from the meeting
6 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS 1 - 12
To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meetings held on 26 th June and 27 th July 2006
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7 OPEN FORUM
In accordance with Paragraphs 6.24 and 6.25 of the Area Committee Procedure Rules, at the discretion of the Chair a period of up to 10 minutes may be allocated at each ordinary meeting for members of the public to make representations or to ask questions on matters within the terms of reference of the Area Committee. This period of time may be extended at the discretion of the Chair. No member of the public shall speak for more than three minutes in the Open Forum, except by permission of the Chair.
(10 mins discussion)
8 LEEDS MENTAL HEALTH TEACHING NHS 13 - TRUST - FOUNDATION TRUST 14 CONSULTATION
To consider a report which seeks the Committee’s views on the consultation procedures surrounding the application from Leeds Mental Health Teaching NHS Trust to receive Foundation Trust status. Members’ views are particularly sought on how local people, such as service users, carers and staff would be consulted, on the Trust’s plans for future service delivery and on any other issues surrounding the Trust’s application
(Council Function) (5 mins presentation/5 mins discussion)
9 YOUTH SERVICE PLANS 15 - 56 To receive a report from the Head of Youth Service which provides the Area Committee with an opportunity to explore the objectives, delivery and effectiveness of Youth Service provision in the area. The report provides information on the Youth Service’s work, outcomes and achievements in 2006/07 and to highlight issues and developments for influence by the Area Committee
(Executive Function) (5 mins presentation/15 mins discussion)
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10 AREA COMMITTEE WELLBEING BUDGET 57 - 112 To consider a report from the Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing which updates Members on the Area Committee’s Wellbeing expenditure and describes new proposals for the Wellbeing budget for the Area Committee to determine from the 2006-07 budget
(Executive Function) (5 mins presentation/5 mins discussion)
11 MIDDLETON PARK BONFIRE AND FIREWORKS 113 - DISPLAY 116
To receive a report from the Chief Recreation Officer which seeks funding to support both the permanent and temporary infrastructure and the additional staffing costs required to hold a bonfire and fireworks event for 2006 and future years in Middleton Park
(Executive Function) (5 mins presentation/10 mins discussion)
12 AREA MANAGER'S REPORT 117 - 130 To consider a report from the Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing which provides the Committee with details of a range of activities taking place within the Inner South area of Leeds
(Executive Function) (5 mins presentation/5 mins discussion)
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13 MAKING LEEDS BETTER PROGRESS REPORT 131 - 138 To receive a report which advises Members of the progress made in relation to the Making Leeds Better programme, which invites the Committee to indicate whether they would be interested in meeting to discuss priority issues for the Health Impact Assessment work and also to raise any general questions, concerns or ideas that can be fed back into the plans for Making Leeds Better
(Council Function) (5 mins presentation/5 mins discussion)
14 DATE, TIME AND VENUE OF NEXT MEETING
Thursday, 2 nd November 2006 at 6.30 p.m. (Venue – South Leeds City Learning Centre, Gipsy Lane, Leeds, LS11 5TT)
MAP OF TODAY'S VENUE
Belle Isle Family Centre, Belle Isle Road, Leeds, LS10 3PG
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South (Inner) Area Committee
Monday, 26th June, 2006
PRESENT: Councillor A Gabriel in the Chair
Councillors J Blake, D Congreve, D Coupar, P Davey, G Driver, E Nash and A Ogilvie
1 Election of Chair A report was submitted by the Chief Democratic Services Officer which outlined the arrangements for the annual election of Chair of the South (Inner) Area Committee. It was reported that one nomination for the position of Chair had been submitted on behalf of Councillor Gabriel.
RESOLVED – (a).That the report and information appended to the report be noted; (b).That following a unanimous vote by those Elected Members present at the meeting, Councillor Gabriel be elected as Chair of the South (Inner) Area Committee for the 2006/2007 municipal year.
(Councillor Gabriel took the Chair)
2 Chair's Opening Remarks The Chair welcomed all in attendance to the meeting, especially Councillor Coupar who was attending her first meeting as a member of the South (Inner) Area Committee.
3 Declarations of Interest Councillor Ogilvie declared a personal interest in agenda item 13, entitled ‘Community Centres’, due to being the chair of the St Matthew’s Community Centre Management Committee. (Minute No 11 refers).
Councillors Driver and Blake both declared personal interests in all items concerning Belle Isle Foundation, due to being a Board Member and Secretary of the organisation respectively.
A further declaration of personal interest was also made at a later point in the meeting. (Minute No 8 refers).
4 Apologies for Absence Apologies for absence from the meeting were received on behalf of the Lord Mayor, Councillor Iqbal.
5 Minutes of Previous Meeting RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 13 th April 2006 be approved as a correct record.
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Page 1 6 Open Forum In accordance with paragraphs 6.24 and 6.25 of the Area Committee Procedure Rules, the Chair allowed a period of up to ten minutes for members of the public to make representations or to ask questions on matters within the terms of reference of the Area Committee.
SPLASH (Save Our Pool and Sports Hall) Campaign Sue Talbot, Chair of the SPLASH (Save our Pool and Sports Hall) campaign, stated that she wished to take this opportunity to raise the profile of the community campaign which had been launched following the closure of South Leeds Sports Centre in December 2005.
The Committee was informed that due to poor health levels and low car ownership rates in the area and despite the existence of the South Leeds Stadium complex and the international pool, it was felt that the South Leeds community needed the facilities previously provided by the sports centre.
In response, Members voiced their support for the SPLASH campaign, recognised the need for the South Leeds community to have such facilities, raised concerns about the issues surrounding the centre’s funding and proposed that the Area Committee could formally seek an update on the situation, in addition to requesting that the Scrutiny Board (Leisure) could consider investigating the provision of leisure facilities both within South Leeds and throughout the city.
RESOLVED – (a). That an update on the closure of the South Leeds Sports Centre be sought from the relevant Executive Member and submitted to the Area Committee for consideration; (b). That the Area Committee request that the Scrutiny Board (Leisure) consider investigating the provision of leisure facilities both within South Leeds and throughout the city.
7 South Leeds High School - Progress Report on the Access and Community Safety and Cohesion Issues The Committee received a report from the Chief Executive of Education Leeds which identified the main issues relating to the opening of the new South Leeds High School site and the opportunities available to develop a learning, leisure and business campus within the Parkside area.
Members were informed that a representative from Education Leeds had been unable to attend the meeting. In response, the Committee raised their concerns over the lack of officer attendance and proposed that an Extraordinary Meeting of the Area Committee could be scheduled to fully discuss the issues raised by the report. Members also proposed that the views of the Committee could be forwarded to the Executive Board for its consideration.
Members then raised several concerns regarding the restricted access that local residents had to the sports and leisure facilities, in addition to the lack of
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Page 2 information about the project which had been disseminated to local Ward Councillors.
RESOLVED - (a). That the report and information appended to the report be noted; (b). That Members’ concerns regarding the lack of representation from Education Leeds at the Area Committee meeting be noted; (c). That an Extraordinary Meeting of the Area Committee be scheduled to fully discuss the main issues which relate to the opening of the new South Leeds High School site in addition to the possible development of the Parkside area, and that appropriate representation from Education Leeds be invited to attend such a meeting.
8 Aire Valley Leeds Area Action Plan - Alternative Options for Consultation A report was submitted by the Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing which advised Members about the preparation of a consultation document for the land use ‘options’ for the Aire Valley Leeds Area Action Plan.
Members noted that in order to facilitate the large scale regeneration of Aire Valley Leeds, as detailed within the Action Plan, several options needed to be identified to help deliver such regeneration and to help finance the cost of any necessary infrastructure. Following a brief summary of the options which had been considered, the Committee raised several concerns about the proposed residential development within the Aire Valley which had been highlighted as one possible option.
The Committee then requested that the original consultation document was re-circulated to Members for information and it was proposed that any suggestions Members had in relation to potential locations for community consultation events could be submitted to Aire Valley Leeds for consideration.
RESOLVED - (a). That the contents of the report be noted; (b). That Members’ concerns relating to the proposed inclusion of a residential development within the Aire Valley Leeds Area Action Plan be noted; (c). That Members be invited to submit any suggestions they have in relation to potential locations for community consultation events to Aire Valley Leeds for consideration.
(Councillor Driver declared a personal interest in this item due to being a member of the Aire Valley Board)
9 Neighbourhood Wardens Members received a report from the Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing which updated the Committee on the management arrangements of Neighbourhood Wardens in the Inner South area.
The Committee were then invited to consider several proposals which related to the reorganisation of Neighbourhood Wardens in the area, these included:
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Page 3 • the proposed increase in Neighbourhood Warden provision in the area; • the possible rearrangement of Neighbourhood Warden patches in Inner South Leeds; • the potential introduction of closer working arrangements between Neighbourhood Wardens and PCSOs in the area; • the possible establishment of partnership working between Wardens and their colleague in Outer South Leeds.
In response to several queries raised by Members regarding the existence of departmental procedures to log calls received from Neighbourhood Wardens, the Area Manager undertook to provide Members with further information relating to such procedures.
RESOLVED - (a). That the information detailed within the report and appended to the report be noted; (b). That Members’ comments relating to the possibility of increased warden provision in the Inner South area be noted, and that costings relating to the possible provision of both a senior warden and an additional warden in the Middleton area be circulated to Members for their consideration; (c). That the proposal to reconsider the respective areas covered by the Cottingley and Far Beeston Neighbourhood Wardens be supported, and that further consideration be given to increasing the geographical area covered by the Cottingley Warden, to include the areas around the Heathcroft, Sunnyviews and Nosters; (d). That Members’ support relating to the proposed increase in partnership working between Neighbourhood Wardens and PCSOs by working in pairs and in shifts throughout the Inner South area be noted; (e). That Members’ comments concerned with not having the proposed development of links between the Neighbourhood Wardens in the Inner and Outer South areas of Leeds be noted.
10 Area Committee Functions A report was submitted by the Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing which advised the Committee of the Area Function schedules and corresponding budgetary information which had been endorsed by Executive Board for the 2006/2007 municipal year.
In relation to the budgetary information which had been submitted to the Committee, Members requested that in future, historical data was placed alongside current data in such reports. A further discussion then followed which related to the location of CCTV cameras and recycling rates in the Inner South area.
RESOLVED – (a). That the updated Area Function Schedules and budgets available for delegated services for 2006/07, as endorsed by Executive Board, be noted; (b). That the initial Area Function Schedule for Community Centres be noted; (c). That further details relating to the location of the 87 CCTV cameras within the Inner South area of Leeds be circulated to Members for their information;
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Page 4 (d). That additional information relating to the location of recycling banks in the Inner South area, be circulated to Members for their information. (e). That data illustrating the usage of recycling banks together with the general recycling rates for the Inner South area when compared to the rest of Leeds, be forwarded to Members for their information.
11 Community Centres Members received a report from the Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing which outlined the community centres function which was being delegated to Area Committees in stages.
The Committee noted that although no date had yet been set for the Area Committees to take control of those centres currently administered by the Learning and Leisure department, those centres currently vested with the Neighbourhoods and Housing department were scheduled to become the responsibility of the Area Committees from 1 st July 2006.
Members then stated that as the usage and condition of the centres within the Inner South area varied so widely, an overall view of community centre provision within the area was needed in order to ascertain what action was required to be taken by the Area Committee.
A discussion then followed which related to both the budgetary and staffing implications of taking over the designated community centres and the ways in which resources could be found to help maintain those centres now vested with the Area Committee.
RESOLVED – (a). That the information contained within the report and appended to the report be noted; (b). That the arrangements for the delegation of the community centres to the Area Committee be noted; (c). That clarification be sought as to whether Manorfield Hall Community Centre is also to be delegated to the Area Committee.
12 Area Committee Wellbeing Budget A report was submitted by the Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing which updated Members on the current position of the Area Committee’s Wellbeing expenditure and which also detailed some new proposals for Wellbeing funding.
RESOLVED – (a). That the report and information appended to the report, including the current position statement for revenue and capital spending be noted; (b). That the £4,990.00 Wellbeing funding previously allocated to the Elland Road Rave project which has now been cancelled, be used to support a conflict resolution initiative for young people which is delivered by the Children’s Peace Centre and that the original proposal for the conflict resolution initiative be re-circulated to Members for their information;
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Page 5 (c). That the proposal for £500.00 Small Grants funding submitted by Manorfield Hall Community Centre for a Salsa and Aerobics initiative be approved ; (d). That the following decisions be made from the 2006/2007 Wellbeing budget, which have been submitted for determination to this meeting:
(i). Reassurance/Anti-social Behaviour Policing – West Yorkshire Police - £6,720.00 revenue – Approved; (ii). South Leeds Sports Centre Knee Rail Fencing – South Leeds Regeneration Team - £3,016.50 capital – Approved in principle, subject to further investigations/ discussions taking place with Ward Members in order to determine the most effective equipment to be used for the project and whether the proposed project is the most appropriate for tackling the problems experienced; (iii). Cottingley Vale Shopping Centre Major Improvements (ie. for the whole roof) – Neighbourhoods and Housing Department - £57,000.00 capital which was previously allocated to the improvement of the Far Beeston Bin Yards project – Approved, subject to Leeds South Homes making up the shortfall; (iv). Cottingley Vale Shopping Centre Minor Improvements (ie. painting, lighting, glazed panels and fascia boards) – Neighbourhoods and Housing Department - £3,400.00 revenue and £1,600.00 capital (to be taken from £57,000.00 which was previously allocated to the improvement of the Far Beeston Bin Yards project) – Approved; (v). Roller Shutters, Belle Isle Foundation – Belle Isle Foundation – £15,500.00 capital – Approved.
13 Area Manager's Report The Committee received a report from the Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing which updated the Committee on the range of activities currently taking place in the Inner South area of Leeds.
With regard to the mobile youth provision initiative, following Members’ requests for costings which related to the youth bus visiting each ward twice per week, the Area Manager undertook to provide the Committee with such details. Members were then invited to submit any locations to the Area Manager which they felt would be appropriate for the mobile youth bus to visit, so that such suggestions could be considered as part of the overall youth provision schedule.
A brief discussion relating to the South Leeds Vocational Training Programme then followed.
RESOLVED – (a). That the information detailed within the report be noted; (b). That costings be sought by the Area Management Team and submitted to Members for their information, which relate to the Mobile Youth Bus visiting each Ward twice per week over the next six months; (c). That Members’ suggestions for potential locations which they believe would benefit from youth work activities provided by the Area Committee’s
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Page 6 mobile provision be noted, and that any Ward Members who have not yet suggested potential locations be invited to forward such suggestions to the Area Manager for consideration as part of the mobile youth provision schedule; (d). That the Committee agree in principle to provide financial support to the South Leeds vocational training programme subject to a subsequent detailed report being submitted to the Committee.
14 Local Authority Appointments to Outside Bodies A report was submitted by the Chief Democratic Services Officer which outlined the procedure concerned with local authority appointments to outside bodies, and which also invited Members to consider making appointments to those outside bodies detailed within the report.
In response to Members’ enquiries, the Committee was advised that Hunslet Hawks Rugby League Club had been contacted in relation to local authority representation and that a response was currently awaited.
RESOLVED – (a). That the report and information appended to the report be noted; (b). That in respect of the Outside Bodies listed in Appendix 2 of the report, that approval be given to the following appointments being made for the 2006/2007 municipal year:
Belle Isle Elderly Winter Aid G Driver Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation (BITMO) D Coupar J Blake Holbeck Elderly Aid A Gabriel Middleton Elderly Aid J Blake Leeds South Homes ALMO D Congreve G Driver P Davey
15 Date, Time and Venue of Next Meeting Tuesday, 19 th September 2006 at 6.30 p.m. at the Belle Isle Family Centre, Belle Isle Road, Leeds, LS11 7DD.
(The meeting concluded at 8.35 p.m.)
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Page 8 SOUTH (INNER) AREA COMMITTEE
THURSDAY, 27TH JULY, 2006
PRESENT: Councillor A Gabriel in the Chair
Councillors D Congreve, G Driver, E Nash and A Ogilvie
16 Chair's Opening Remarks The Chair welcomed all in attendance to the extraordinary meeting of the South (Inner) Area Committee which had been called to address several issues concerning the opening of the new South Leeds High School site and to discuss the opportunities available to develop a learning, leisure and business campus within the Parkside area.
17 Late Items In accordance with her powers under Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Chair admitted to the agenda a joint report from Education Leeds and the Neighbourhoods and Housing department entitled, ‘South Leeds High School - Update report on the Access, Community Safety and Cohesion issues for the opening of the new building in September 2006’ which was to be considered as part of agenda item 6. The report had been unavailable at the time of the agenda despatch.
18 Declarations of Interest Councillor Driver declared a personal interest in agenda item 6, entitled ‘South Leeds High School – Progress Report on the Access and Community Safety and Cohesion issues’, due to being a governor at South Leeds High School. (Minute No 20 refers).
19 Apologies for Absence Apologies for absence from the meeting were received on behalf of Councillors Blake, Coupar, Davey and the Lord Mayor, Councillor Iqbal.
20 South Leeds High School - Progress Report on the Access and Community Safety and Cohesion Issues The Area Committee received a joint report from Education Leeds and the Neighbourhoods and Housing Department which identified the main issues concerning the opening of the new South Leeds High School site and which detailed the opportunities available to develop a learning, leisure and business campus within the Parkside area. Members noted that the report, initially submitted to the June 2006 meeting of the Committee, was accompanied by an update report which had been circulated to Members prior to the meeting.
In attendance to answer Members’ questions were Ruth Chiva, Deputy Chief Executive, Education Leeds, Andrew Hobbs, Change Consultant, Education Leeds, David Outram, Chief Officer, Chief Executive’s Department and Dave
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Page 9 Richmond, South Leeds Area Manager, Neighbourhoods and Housing Department.
It was emphasised that the success of the project, which was described as being integral to the regeneration of both Beeston and Holbeck, relied heavily upon all the key partners involved. Members were also advised that the project, which had attracted attention from regional government, provided a real opportunity to strengthen community cohesion in the area and therefore needed to remain at the forefront of the Area Committee’s thinking, to enable its full potential to be realised.
The Committee then received an update on the access, community safety and cohesion issues surrounding to the project, which was accompanied by the circulation of a detailed plan of the new development. Following the update, a wide ranging question and answer session then ensued. The main areas of debate were as follows: • The inclusion of several portakabins on the new school site, which were needed to accommodate a temporary bulge in pupil numbers. Members then discussed the fact that the portakabins were expected to remain on site for a maximum of two years, in addition to the reasons why year 7 pupils had been selected to use the portakabins; • Issues relating to the changing demographics within Inner South Leeds, how such changes would affect the demand for places at South Leeds High School, the implications that this would have upon the school’s capacity in the future and the measures which would be taken if the demand for places at South Leeds High School continued to rise; • Members raised concerns about the restricted access to local schools which some children faced and sought further information from Education Leeds on those children currently held on waiting lists to attend South Leeds High School and Cockburn College of Arts. Further information was also sought on the admission patterns of the two schools; • Issues relating to the school preference procedure for children beginning their secondary education, the methods which were used to publicise the procedure and the support which would be given to advise children and their parents of the procedure in the future; • The levels of pedestrian access to on-site facilities when the school was not in use, whilst also ensuring that the site was adequately secured; • Friends of Middleton Park’s desire to erect gates at the entrance to the park, in a bid to increase security; • The progress which had been made in relation to the access routes to the on-site facilities and the schedule of completion for all such routes to and from the site; • The measures which had been taken to ensure that traffic management issues in and around the site had been addressed, which included consultation with Highways Services, West Yorkshire Police, parents of children attending the school and those residing in the development’s vicinity;
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Page 10 • Future actions which were being considered to ensure the successful development and completion of a learning, leisure and business campus in the Parkside area; • The fundamental need for all key partners involved in the project to work with the Police to ensure that the transition to the new site was made successfully.
RESOLVED – (a). That the information detailed within the joint reports from Education Leeds and the Neighbourhoods and Housing department be noted; (b). That further information be submitted directly to Members by Education Leeds which details statistics relating to the admission patterns for both South Leeds High School and Cockburn College of Arts; (c). That further information be submitted directly to Members by Education Leeds which details comprehensive data concerning those children who are currently held on a waiting list to attend either South Leeds High School or Cockburn College of Arts.
21 Date, Time and Venue of Next Meeting Tuesday, 19 th September 2006 at 6.30 p.m. (Venue – Belle Isle Family Centre, Belle Isle Road, Leeds, LS10 3PG)
(Meeting concluded at 6.42 p.m.)
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Agenda Item 8
Originator: Claire Wetherill
REPORT OF THE Leeds Mental Health Teaching NHS Trust MEETING: Inner South Area Committee DATE: 19 th September 2006
SUBJECT: Leeds Mental Health Teaching NHS Trust – Foundation Trust Consultation
Electoral Wards Affected: Specific Implications For:
All Ethnic Minorities Women Disabled People
Executive Council X Eligible Not eligible for Call In X Function Function for Call In (details contained in the report)
1.0 Executive Summary
Leeds Mental Health Teaching NHS Trust are applying for foundation trust status. This will give us the freedom to run our own affairs while remaining fully within the NHS. We will be accountable to local people and to an independent regulator, Monitor. This will allow us to be more responsive to local needs and to pursue necessary improvements in services.
2.0 Background
We have a well established history of listening to the views of our service users and carers. By becoming a foundation trust we will be able to develop how we work together in a more formal way and give you real powers to shape the future of the Trust.
3.0 Proposal
3.1 This is an exciting time for anyone connected to us and will provide our service users, carers, staff and the people of Leeds with an opportunity to have a greater say about how our services develop.
3.2 As part of your community, our ambition over the coming years is for people to choose us because we always deliver the best mental health and learning disability care, and we hope you will join us in this vision.
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The Area Committee are asked to advise /comment on:
4.1 How local peoples views will be heard e.g. the membership proposals of the new foundation trust, How we involve service users, carers, staff and other local people 4.2 Our future plans for how we develop and deliver our services. 4.3 Any issues that may be of concern to the committee regarding becoming a Foundation Trust.
5.0 Further Reading
5.1 Please see the brief guide for details about the consultation, our proposals and formal feedback form. 5.2 Should you want to find out more about the Leeds Mental Health Teaching NHS Trust, please visit: www.leedsmentalhealth.nhs.uk 5.3 Should you want to find out more about Foundation Trusts please visit: http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/OrganisationPolicy/SecondaryCare/N HSFoundationTrust/fs/en
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Originator: Satbinder Soor
Tel: 0113-3800981
Report of the Head of Youth Service
Inner South Area Committee 19th September 2006
Date: 25/08/2006
Subject: Youth Service Plans
Specific implications for: Electoral W ards affected: Ethnic minorities Beeston & Holbeck City & Hunslet Women Middelton Park
Disabled people
Narrowing the gap
Council Delegated executive √ Delegated executive
function function available for function not available for call in Call In. Details set out in the report
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report provides an opportunity for the Area Committee to explore in depth the objectives, delivery, and effectiveness of Youth Service provision in the area.
1.0 Purposes of the Report
1.1 To provide information on Youth Service work in the area.
1.2 To report on outcomes and achievements in 2006/07.
1.3 To highlight issues and developments for influence by Area Committee.
2.0 Strategic Context of Youth Services
2.1 Various clauses of the Education and Inspection Bill are designed to implement “Youth Matters”.
Page 15 2.2 “Youth Matters” as a strategy seeks to clarify and develop youth services for the 13 to 19 age group within the wider context of “Every Child Matters” and Children’s Trust arrangements.
2.3 Key aspects of “Youth Matters” include:-
- Preparation and publication of a Youth Offer. - Reshaping information, advice and guidance services, especially Connexions. - Increasing Youth Volunteering opportunities and schemes. - Introducing the Youth Opportunity and Youth Capital Funds for distribution by young people as decision makers. - Closer cooperation between service providers and increased partnership working. - Encouraging new commissioning models through Childrens Trusts.
2.4 Of particular note in Leeds is the establishment in 2005 of Leeds Youth Work Partnership. LYWP’s membership consists of representatives from voluntary youth work organisation providers and Officers from Leeds Youth Service as an in-house provider. Increasingly LYWP is providing a mechanism to ensure joint service planning, delivery by a rich variety of providers, a wider view of resources brought to the table by partners, a shared approach to quality assurance, shared accountability for achieving targets, and framework for current and future commissioning of Youth Work provision.
3.0 Area Function Schedule
3.1 For 2006/07 Executive Board has approved the delegation to Area Committees of £3,435,230 so that Area Committees can influence and help shape Youth Service provision. Some reorganisation of budgets, including the merging of budgets previously earmarked just for Voluntary Sector organisations, means that the original figure of 2006/07 has been revised to £3,699,700.
3.2 The breakdown of Area related budgets has previously been agreed on the basis of 50% according to population and 50% according to social deprivation factors. In previous years this has been presented in terms of available youth worker hours, but it is more appropriate and practicable to present the Ward breakdown in budget terms. The resultant flexibility and clarity of resources is more likely to facilitate commissioning to voluntary organisations when desirable and to encourage greater involvement from Area Committees in terms of influencing services.
3.3 The city wide budget of £3,699,700 is broken down into Wards in Appendix A.
3.4 The setting of targets is necessarily linked to resource allocations. Details of Ward targets are contained in Appendix B.
3.5 It should be noted that the budget of £3,699,700 represents that proportion of the Youth Service’s budget which facilitates employment of staff and delivery of programmes in local Areas. Other elements of the Youth Service budget are
Page 16 excluded from the Area delegations because they cannot be attributed on an Area or Ward basis.
Examples are Herd Farm, the LAZER Centre, Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, projects which target disadvantaged groups on a city wide basis, managers, administrative staff, and staffing and non-staffing costs which provide an infrastructure for the Youth Service itself.
4.0 Youth Services work in the Area
4.1 The full programmes and details of the work of the Area-based Local Authority Youth Service team is contained in Appendix C.
4.2 Work programmes of other Local Authority Youth Service teams are contained in Appendix D.
4.3 Details of progress by the Youth Service on the Area Committee’s Delivery Plan are contained in Appendix E.
4.4 Performance of the Youth Service against area based targets which includes 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3. are contained in Appendix F
4.5 Review of Youth Service Plan. What’s going well and issues to address. • The Youth Work Programmes in the Inner South Area have continued to attract good numbers of young people. It is worth noting that significant progress has been made with South Leeds High School work provision, particularly in conflict resolution on Holbeck & Beeston sites. The School and the Youth Service are planning further work, once the school’s premises move is completed and space is available. • Greater co-ordination between various youth work providers would be of benefit so that there is less duplication and better services provided. . Perhaps more specific targets need to be set in terms of geographical area and age ranges for all service providers. • More comprehensive approach to community cohesion work.
4.6 Brief summary of Youth Services contribution to corporate agendas. • The Area Youth Service has become more involved with the divisional Community Safety Partnership and is making a positive contribution to preventative work particularly by involving difficult to engage young people on specific programmes through the Transition Project and Youth Work Programmes and, starting in Sept, Revizit group in partnership with YOS. • The Youth Service were made aware of a group of difficult young persons and anti-social behaviour at Cross Flats Park and Maud Avenue. In liaison with Area Management and the Police, the Transition team has been deployed to work with this group.
5.0 Future Developments and Area Committee Roles
5.1 The extent of voluntary sector commissioning in the Area.
Page 17 The Youth Service has set up a Leeds Youth work Partnership with the Voluntary Sector and set up a Commissioning process. L.Y.W.P have representation on the panel that considers funding application. • The following partner organisations have received funding through the Commissioning process, DAZL - £15,000 to carry out dance work with young people in the Area. Cupboard Project £10,000 to work specially targeting work at the Manor Park area. Belle Isle Foundation £10,000 for work with volunteers but this has been turned down.
5.2 An agreed process of involving Area Managers and Area Committees in influencing commissioning. • At local level a series of meetings have taken place with voluntary sector organisations to ascertain Best Value, Capacity and Partnership Work in the Area. • There is a need to develop a clear communications strategy and criteria by Area managers, Area Committee and the Youth Service to ensure that organisations are not double funded for the same programme. • Whilst the Children’s Trust will be developing the commissioning process in the near future, closer communication and liaison needs to take place within the current process to ensure that organisations that are receiving financial support are able to deliver services to young people in line with the Area Committee agreements and within their service remit.
5.3 Future plans for collective working between the Youth Service and Area Management. • The Area Committee through its Well Being Fund supported “I Love South Leeds” work, which has helped to strengthened partnerships and targeted work at specific groups. Partners involved in developing work during the summer period are Dazl, Signpost, Hamara, and the Youth Service Inner South area in Middleton, Belle Isle, Beeston & Holbeck and City and Hunslet. This work is aiming to foster relationships within the Community Cohesion agenda. • The Youth Service is in discussion with Cockburn High School, to work with young people from Asylum Seeker families and to organise progammes on conflict resolution around race and discrimination. Most of the asylum seeker families are to be signposted to E.S.O.L classes. This aspect of the services work is crucial to corporate agendas and will continue to be a focus of future activity. Consideration needs to be given to how this can be rolled out across the Area and a greater number of young people involved in such work. Future options might be to deliver the work piloted by the Children for Peace (Warrington) team by the Youth Service with some support from Warrington; or possibly engaging with a national charity such as L.E.A.P who have expertise in this field. Such work could be in conjunction with the Royal Armouries who are considering their potential involvement in cohesion and conflict resolution work within the Leeds area . • Hamara Centre has been supported through the Well Being Fund to establish a Youth Forum. Discussions are taking place with the Youth Service and Hamara to link into the Youth Council model, which is
Page 18 democratically elected through the schools. Hamara Centre has attracted £10,000 further funding from the Home Office, to facilitate the Youth Forum. • There is an opportunity for the Area Committee to consider developing more work in and around Cross Flats Park, which could make enhanced usage of the Watsonia building, particularly during the summer months . • Area Committee has supported Mobile Provision to plug the gap, where there are no buildings and hard to reach young people. Information regarding this needs to be shared with all service providers on a regular basis in order to avoid duplication. Where possible, it could be supported through work with other providers in the Area. • At the time of writing the Summer Holiday scheme is proving to be a very beneficial programme, is attracting good numbers of young people and is having a positive impact by addressing Community Cohesion agendas. The Youth Service is playing a key part in this programme by delivering successful “I Love South Leeds” and Mini-Breeze programmes. If the Area Committee is able to support a summer programme for 2006/7 it would assist the planning of a comprehensive and balanced programme if finance could be identified at an early point. To this end it is suggested that the Area Committee may wish to ring- fence in principle an amount perhaps between £30,000 – £50,000 from which to fund the various agencies which could participate in this programme. • Establish a cohesion strategy – work with schools. Schemes such as piloting the Children in Peace work, specifically targeting young people to become mentors in schools and their community, need to be supported. Preparatory work has started with young people at South Leeds High School with the group work starting in Sep/Oct. • Learn from Children in Peace pilot and further advance this work to other schools in the Area. This will require some additional funding support for staffing and resources. Youth Service will follow up this crucial work as it is committed to addressing community cohesion work with young people. • South area is leading on such initiatives within the Community Cohesion agenda. Youth Service has committed to start this type of work on a City-Wide basis in September onwards, based on the pilot in South Leeds High School. • Publicity link to be explored through either www.breezeleeds.org or alternative websites for Youth Work/Area Management, in the future as such initiatives require funding. • The Transition Project, through funding from the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (NRF), aim to deliver several accredited courses to young people, including Plumbing and Beauty.
5.4 Other issues which Area Management or Area Committee could help or be involved in. • Work with Voluntary Sector Organisations to build capacity in establishing Child Protection, Equality Policies, Curriculum, Quality Assurance, Financial Management and Reporting mechanisms. This can be initially daunting for smaller organisations but the benefits are
Page 19 important in establishing and valuing their contribution to work with young people and the wider community. Within the current set up major organisations seems to get most of the funding resource, thus leaving smaller organisations struggling. In future a coherent and strategic approach is required through Area Committee to find smaller organisations of need in the Area, to deliver specifically targeted pieces of work; for example – arts and crafts, holiday programmes and work with young people to tackle anti-social behaviour.
6.0 Recommendations
6.1 To note the information on Youth Services work, outcomes and achievements in the Area.
6.2 It is recommended that the Area Committee give consideration to an in- principle ring-fence of revenue finance for 2006/7 of up to 50k to enable a comprehensive and multi-agency Summer Programme to be established.
6.3 To address specific points and issues highlighted in the report and give specific recommendations. • Consider conflict resolution work around race and discrimination, and consider involving National Agencies such as L.E.A.P and Warrington Peace Centre.
Page 20 Appendix A
[The city wide budget of £3,699,700 broken down into Wards]
Number of children in families Total on population MYG # benefit Targeted Ward 13-19 50% (2005) 50% Total Adel & Wharfedale 1734 47815.27 216 12914.69 60729.97 Alwoodley 1881 51868.82 526 31449.66 83318.48 Ardsley & Robin Hood 1746 48146.18 503 30074.49 78220.66 Armley 2134 58845.33 1667 99670.32 158515.64 Beeston & Holbeck 1952 53826.65 1387 82929.05 136755.71 Bramley & Stanningley 2227 61409.81 1371 81972.41 143382.22 Burmantofts & Richmond Hill 2007 55343.29 2108 126037.81 181381.10 Calverley & Farsley 1886 52006.69 319 19073.08 71079.78 Chapel Allerton 2141 59038.35 1690 101045.49 160083.85 City & Hunslet 2052 56584.17 1732 103556.68 160140.85 Crossgates & Whinmoor 2100 57907.77 854 51060.86 108968.63 Farnley & Wortley 2013 55508.74 1166 69715.41 125224.15 Garforth & Swillington 1762 48587.38 254 15186.72 63774.10 Gipton & Harehills 2742 75611.01 3340 199699.38 275310.38 Guiseley & Rawdon 1745 48118.60 288 17219.59 65338.19 Harewood 1367 37695.20 122 7294.41 44989.61 Headingley* 2790 76934.61 139 8310.84 85245.45 Horsforth 2031 56005.09 265 15844.41 71849.50 Hyde Park & Woodhouse* 2910 80243.63 1182 70672.05 150915.68 Killingbeck & Seacroft 2541 70068.40 2417 144512.99 214581.40 Kippax & Methley 1613 44478.68 526 31449.66 75928.35 Kirkstall 1925 53082.12 866 51778.34 104860.47 Middleton Park 2551 70344.16 2371 141762.64 212106.80 Moortown 1789 49331.91 508 30373.44 79705.35 Morley North 1797 49552.51 411 24573.79 74126.29 Morley South 1612 44451.11 580 34678.33 79129.44 Otley & Yeadon 1736 47870.43 423 25291.27 73161.69 Pudsey 1893 52199.72 606 36232.88 88432.60 Rothwell 1573 43375.68 669 39999.67 83375.34 Roundhay 2137 58928.05 568 33960.85 92888.90 Temple Newsam 1930 53220.00 1100 65769.26 118989.26 Weetwood* 2994 82559.94 581 34738.13 117298.06 Wetherby 1773 48890.70 184 11001.40 59892.11
Total 67084 1849850 30939 1849850 3699700 # MYG= this column represents the 50% share of the Youth Service’s budget which has been disaggregated against the Ward population figure
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Page 22 Appendix B
[Ward Targets]
1) Reach
Number of children in families Total on population MYG # benefit Targeted Ward 13-19 50% (2005) 50% Total Adel & Wharfedale 1734 200.52 216 54.16 254.68 Alwoodley 1881 217.52 526 131.89 349.40 Ardsley & Robin Hood 1746 201.90 503 126.12 328.02 Armley 2134 246.77 1667 417.98 664.75 Beeston & Holbeck 1952 225.73 1387 347.77 573.50 Bramley & Stanningley 2227 257.53 1371 343.76 601.29 Burmantofts & Richmond Hill 2007 232.09 2108 528.55 760.64 Calverley & Farsley 1886 218.09 319 79.98 298.08 Chapel Allerton 2141 247.58 1690 423.74 671.32 City & Hunslet 2052 237.29 1732 434.27 671.56 Crossgates & Whinmoor 2100 242.84 854 214.13 456.97 Farnley & Wortley 2013 232.78 1166 292.36 525.14 Garforth & Swillington 1762 203.76 254 63.69 267.44 Gipton & Harehills 2742 317.08 3340 837.46 1154.54 Guiseley & Rawdon 1745 201.79 288 72.21 274.00 Harewood 1367 158.08 122 30.59 188.67 Headingley* 2790 322.63 139 34.85 357.48 Horsforth 2031 234.86 265 66.44 301.31 Hyde Park & Woodhouse* 2910 336.51 1182 296.37 632.88 Killingbeck & Seacroft 2541 293.84 2417 606.03 899.86 Kippax & Methley 1613 186.53 526 131.89 318.41 Kirkstall 1925 222.60 866 217.14 439.74 Middleton Park 2551 294.99 2371 594.49 889.49 Moortown 1789 206.88 508 127.37 334.25 Morley North 1797 207.80 411 103.05 310.85 Morley South 1612 186.41 580 145.43 331.84 Otley & Yeadon 1736 200.75 423 106.06 306.81 Pudsey 1893 218.90 606 151.95 370.85 Rothwell 1573 181.90 669 167.74 349.64 Roundhay 2137 247.12 568 142.42 389.54 Temple Newsam 1930 223.18 1100 275.81 498.99 Weetwood* 2994 346.22 581 145.68 491.90 Wetherby 1773 205.03 184 46.14 251.16
Total 67084 7757.5 30939 7757.5 15515
# MYG= this column represents the 50% share of the Youth Service’s budget which has been disaggregated against the Ward population figure
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2) Participation
Number of children in families Total on population MYG # benefit Targeted Ward 13-19 50% (2005) 50% Total Adel & Wharfedale 1734 130.77 216 35.32 166.09 Alwoodley 1881 141.85 526 86.01 227.86 Ardsley & Robin Hood 1746 131.67 503 82.25 213.92 Armley 2134 160.93 1667 272.58 433.51 Beeston & Holbeck 1952 147.21 1387 226.80 374.00 Bramley & Stanningley 2227 167.94 1371 224.18 392.12 Burmantofts & Richmond Hill 2007 151.35 2108 344.69 496.04 Calverley & Farsley 1886 142.23 319 52.16 194.39 Chapel Allerton 2141 161.46 1690 276.34 437.80 City & Hunslet 2052 154.75 1732 283.21 437.96 Crossgates & Whinmoor 2100 158.37 854 139.64 298.01 Farnley & Wortley 2013 151.81 1166 190.66 342.47 Garforth & Swillington 1762 132.88 254 41.53 174.41 Gipton & Harehills 2742 206.78 3340 546.14 752.92 Guiseley & Rawdon 1745 131.60 288 47.09 178.69 Harewood 1367 103.09 122 19.95 123.04 Headingley* 2790 210.40 139 22.73 233.13 Horsforth 2031 153.16 265 43.33 196.50 Hyde Park & Woodhouse* 2910 219.45 1182 193.28 412.73 Killingbeck & Seacroft 2541 191.62 2417 395.22 586.84 Kippax & Methley 1613 121.64 526 86.01 207.65 Kirkstall 1925 145.17 866 141.60 286.77 Middleton Park 2551 192.38 2371 387.69 580.07 Moortown 1789 134.91 508 83.07 217.98 Morley North 1797 135.52 411 67.20 202.72 Morley South 1612 121.57 580 94.84 216.40 Otley & Yeadon 1736 130.92 423 69.17 200.08 Pudsey 1893 142.76 606 99.09 241.85 Rothwell 1573 118.62 669 109.39 228.02 Roundhay 2137 161.16 568 92.88 254.03 Temple Newsam 1930 145.55 1100 179.87 325.41 Weetwood* 2994 225.79 581 95.00 320.79 Wetherby 1773 133.71 184 30.09 163.79
Total 67084 5059.0 30939 5059.0 10118
# MYG= this column represents the 50% share of the Youth Service’s budget which has been disaggregated against the Ward population figure
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3) Recorded Outcomes
Number of children in families Total on population MYG# benefit Targeted Ward 13-19 50% (2005) 50% Total Adel & Wharfedale 1734 66.69 216 18.01 84.70 Alwoodley 1881 72.34 526 43.86 116.20 Ardsley & Robin Hood 1746 67.15 503 41.95 109.09 Armley 2134 82.07 1667 139.01 221.08 Beeston & Holbeck 1952 75.07 1387 115.66 190.73 Bramley & Stanningley 2227 85.65 1371 114.33 199.98 Burmantofts & Richmond Hill 2007 77.19 2108 175.79 252.97 Calverley & Farsley 1886 72.53 319 26.60 99.14 Chapel Allerton 2141 82.34 1690 140.93 223.27 City & Hunslet 2052 78.92 1732 144.43 223.35 Crossgates & Whinmoor 2100 80.76 854 71.21 151.98 Farnley & Wortley 2013 77.42 1166 97.23 174.65 Garforth & Swillington 1762 67.77 254 21.18 88.95 Gipton & Harehills 2742 105.46 3340 278.52 383.98 Guiseley & Rawdon 1745 67.11 288 24.02 91.13 Harewood 1367 52.57 122 10.17 62.75 Headingley* 2790 107.30 139 11.59 118.89 Horsforth 2031 78.11 265 22.10 100.21 Hyde Park & Woodhouse* 2910 111.92 1182 98.57 210.48 Killingbeck & Seacroft 2541 97.72 2417 201.55 299.28 Kippax & Methley 1613 62.03 526 43.86 105.90 Kirkstall 1925 74.03 866 72.22 146.25 Middleton Park 2551 98.11 2371 197.72 295.83 Moortown 1789 68.80 508 42.36 111.17 Morley North 1797 69.11 411 34.27 103.38 Morley South 1612 62.00 580 48.37 110.36 Otley & Yeadon 1736 66.77 423 35.27 102.04 Pudsey 1893 72.80 606 50.53 123.34 Rothwell 1573 60.50 669 55.79 116.28 Roundhay 2137 82.19 568 47.37 129.55 Temple Newsam 1930 74.23 1100 91.73 165.96 Weetwood* 2994 115.15 581 48.45 163.60 Wetherby 1773 68.19 184 15.34 83.53
Total 67084 2580.0 30939 2580.0 5160
# MYG= this column represents the 50% share of the Youth Service’s budget which has been disaggregated against the Ward population figure
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4) Accredited Outcomes
Number of children in families Total on population MYG # benefit Targeted Ward 13-19 50% (2005) 50% Total Adel & Wharfedale 1734 31.38 216 8.48 39.86 Alwoodley 1881 34.04 526 20.64 54.68 Ardsley & Robin Hood 1746 31.60 503 19.74 51.33 Armley 2134 38.62 1667 65.41 104.03 Beeston & Holbeck 1952 35.32 1387 54.42 89.75 Bramley & Stanningley 2227 40.30 1371 53.80 94.10 Burmantofts & Richmond Hill 2007 36.32 2108 82.71 119.03 Calverley & Farsley 1886 34.13 319 12.52 46.65 Chapel Allerton 2141 38.75 1690 66.31 105.06 City & Hunslet 2052 37.13 1732 67.96 105.10 Crossgates & Whinmoor 2100 38.00 854 33.51 71.51 Farnley & Wortley 2013 36.43 1166 45.75 82.18 Garforth & Swillington 1762 31.89 254 9.97 41.85 Gipton & Harehills 2742 49.62 3340 131.06 180.68 Guiseley & Rawdon 1745 31.58 288 11.30 42.88 Harewood 1367 24.74 122 4.79 29.53 Headingley* 2790 50.49 139 5.45 55.94 Horsforth 2031 36.75 265 10.40 47.15 Hyde Park & Woodhouse* 2910 52.66 1182 46.38 99.04 Killingbeck & Seacroft 2541 45.98 2417 94.84 140.82 Kippax & Methley 1613 29.19 526 20.64 49.83 Kirkstall 1925 34.84 866 33.98 68.82 Middleton Park 2551 46.16 2371 93.03 139.20 Moortown 1789 32.38 508 19.93 52.31 Morley North 1797 32.52 411 16.13 48.65 Morley South 1612 29.17 580 22.76 51.93 Otley & Yeadon 1736 31.42 423 16.60 48.01 Pudsey 1893 34.26 606 23.78 58.04 Rothwell 1573 28.47 669 26.25 54.72 Roundhay 2137 38.67 568 22.29 60.96 Temple Newsam 1930 34.93 1100 43.16 78.09 Weetwood* 2994 54.18 581 22.80 76.98 Wetherby 1773 32.09 184 7.22 39.31
Total 67084 1214.0 30939 1214.0 2428 # MYG= this column represents the 50% share of the Youth Service’s budget which has been disaggregated against the Ward population figure
Page 26 Appendix C
[Programmes and details of work of the Area-based Local Authority Youth Service team]
Inner Area Wards: Beeston & Holbeck, City & Hunslet, Middleton Park.
Area of Number Project name & Date Time Leeds the Age Brief Description Venue Venue address of description start & finish start & finish event range places applies to Holbeck Youth Centre 90A Elland BH8 HYC Senior Youth General Youth Club Holbeck Youth Monday 18:30 - 20:30 Road Holbeck Holbeck 16-19 Open Club Activities Centre Beeston Leeds LS11 OAB Holbeck Youth
Page 27 Centre 90A Elland BH9 HYC Intermediate General Youth Club Holbeck Youth Thursdays 18:00 - 20:00 Road Holbeck Holbeck 11-13 Open Youth Club Activities Centre Beeston Leeds LS11 OAB Drama group, using Drama, Dance, and St. Matthews Music to explore Community Centre, BH11 South Leeds St. Matthews different issues, Wednesdays 18:30 - 21:30 St. Matthew's Beeston 13 -19 Open Youth Theatre Centre with at least 2 Street, Holbeck, performances per Leeds LS11 9NR year. Cottingley Youth BH12 Cottingley Youth General Youth Club Cottingley Youth Centre Cottingley Tuesdays 19:00 - 21:00 Beeston 13 -19 Open Club Activities Centre Approach, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Cottingley Youth BH13 Cottingley Youth General Youth Club Cottingley Youth Centre Cottingley Thursdays 19:00 -21:00 Beeston 13 -19 Open Club Activities Centre Approach, Leeds, West Yorkshire South Leeds High Drop-in and School, Holbeck BH14 South Leeds High South Leeds Via information Mondays 12:30 - 13:30 Campus, Brown Beeston All School School High School school dissemination Lane East, Holbeck, Leeds LS11 Holbeck Youth General Youth Club Centre 90A Elland BH15 Holbeck Girls Holbeck Youth Activities suitable Tuesdays 15:30 - 17:30 Road Holbeck Holbeck 13 -19 Open Group Centre for girls. Beeston Leeds LS11 OAB Cockburn High BH16 School Life Skills Life Skills Focus Cockburn High School, Gipsy Lane, Via Tuesdays 13:00 - 15:00 Holbeck School Focus Group Group School Beeston, Leeds School LS11 5TT.
Cockburn High BH17 School Life Skills Life Skills Focus Cockburn High School, Gipsy Lane, Via Page 28 Tuesdays 15:00 - 17:00 Holbeck School Focus Group Group School Beeston, Leeds School LS11 5TT.
Old Cockburn BH18 South Leeds High Life Skills Focus Old Cockburn Sports Hall, Via Wednesdays 10:00 - 12:30 Holbeck School YR 11 Group Sports Hall Primrose Lane, School Leeds, LS11 5EW
Old Cockburn CH3 O.C Intermediate General Youth Club Old Cockburn Sports Hall, Mondays 16:00 - 18:00 Beeston 9-12 Open Youth Club (Monday) Activities Centre Primrose Lane, Leeds, LS11 5EW
Old Cockburn CH4 O.C Senior Youth General Youth Club Old Cockburn Sports Hall, Tuesdays 19:00 - 21:00 Beeston 13 - 19 Open Club (Tuesday) Activities Centre Primrose Lane, Leeds, LS11 5EW
Old Cockburn Old Cockburn CH9 O.C. Gardening Learn and practice Centre / Sports Hall, Mondays 13:00 - 15:00 Beeston 13-19 8 - 10 Skills gardening skills Wheatfields Primrose Lane, Allotments Leeds, LS11 5EW
Old Cockburn CH15 Streetwork Soccer coaching & Old Cockburn Sports Hall, Mondays 18:00 - 20:00 Beeston 13 - 19 40 Soccer participation Centre Primrose Lane, Leeds, LS11 5EW
Old Cockburn CH16 O.C Intermediate General Youth Club Old Cockburn Sports Hall, Saturdays 10.30 - 12.30 Beeston 9 - 12 Open Youth Club (Saturday) Activities Centre Primrose Lane, Leeds, LS11 5EW
South Leeds CH17 Hamara Senior Soccer coaching & South Leeds Stadium, Elland Sundays 13:00 - 16:00 Beeston 13-19 Open Page 29 Football Group participation Stadium Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Tunstall Road C.C, CH21 T.R. After School Practice in Tunstall Road 12 Tunstall Road, Wednesdays 17:30 - 19:30 Beeston 9-16 10 Computers computing C.C. Beeston, Leeds, LS11 5JF
Tunstall Road C.C, CH22 T.R After School, Practice in Tunstall Road 12 Tunstall Road, Thursdays 17:30 - 19:30 Beeston 9-16 10 Computers computing C.C. Beeston, Leeds, LS11 5JF
Tunstall Road C.C, CH23 T.R After School, Practice in Tunstall Road 12 Tunstall Road, Fridays 16:30 - 18:30 Beeston 9-16 10 Computers computing C.C. Beeston, Leeds, LS11 5JF
Focus Group with Sikh Temple, 78 CH28 Asian Girls Group discussion and Tuesdays 19:00 - 21:00 Sikh Temple, Lady Pitt Lane, Beeston 13-19 Open various activities Leeds, LS11 6DP
Old Cockburn General Youth Club CH31 Old Cockburn Old Cockburn Sports Hall, Activities suitable Tuesdays 17:00 -19:00 Beeston 13-19 Open Senior Girls Group Sports Hall Primrose Lane, for girls Leeds, LS11 5EW
Old Cockburn CH32 O.C. Senior Youth General Youth Club Old Cockburn Sports Hall, Wednesdays 19:00 - 21:00 Beeston 13-19 Open Club (Wednesday) Activities Sports Hall Primrose Lane, Leeds, LS11 5EW
Tunstall Road C.C, CH38 T.R After School, Practice in Tunstall Road 12 Tunstall Road, Mondays 17:30 - 19:30 Beeston 9-16 10 Page 30 Computers computing C.C. Beeston, Leeds, LS11 5JF
Tunstall Road C.C, CH39 T.R. After School Practice in Tunstall Road 12 Tunstall Road, Tuesdays 17:30 - 19:30 Beeston 9-16 10 Computers computing C.C. Beeston, Leeds, LS11 5JF
Old Cockburn CH 40 O.C Intermediate General Youth Club Old Cockburn Sports Hall, Youth Club Wednesdays 16:00 - 18:00 Beeston 9-12 Open Activities Centre Primrose Lane, (Wednesday) Leeds, LS11 5EW
Old Cockburn CH41 Friday Night Soccer coaching & Old Cockburn Sports Hall, Fridays 16:30 - 18:30 Beeston 9-19 Open Football participation Centre Primrose Lane, Leeds, LS11 5EW
William MP1 William Gascoigne General Youth Club Acre Road, Leeds, Middleton Mondays/Thursdays 18:30 - 20:30 Gascoigne 13+ Open Senior Youth Club Activities LS10 4DE Park Centre
William MP3 Brooms Senior General Youth Club Acre Road, Leeds, Middleton Tuesdays/Thursdays 17:00 - 19:00 Gascoigne 12+ Open Youth Club Activities LS10 4DE Park Centre
MP4 William Gascoigne William General Youth Club Acre Road, Leeds, Middleton Intermediate Youth Tuesdays 15:15 - 17:45 Gascoigne 11 - 13 Open Activities LS10 4DE Park Club Centre
William MP4 William Gascoigne Youth Club Dance Acre Road, Leeds, Middleton Wednesdays 15:15 - 17:45 Gascoigne 11 -13 Open Page 31 Dance Club Activities LS10 4DE Park Centre
MP5 Belle Isle Youth General Youth Club Middleton Road, Middleton Mondays/Wednesdays 18:00 - 20:00 Belle Isle Centre 12+ Open Club Activities Leeds, LS10 3DZ Park
General Youth Club MP6 Belle Isle Girls Middleton Road, Middleton Activities suitable Tuesdays 17:00 - 19:00 Belle Isle Centre 13+ Open Group Leeds, LS10 3DZ Park for girls
William MP7 Middleton Football Soccer coaching & Acre Road, Leeds, Middleton Thursdays 16:00 - 17:30 Gascoigne 13+ Open Group participation LS10 4DE Park Centre
Individual Cockburn High MP8 One to One confidential advice Cockburn High School, Gipsy Lane, Middleton Through Tuesdays 09:30 - 12:30 11+ Support Group and issue based School Beeston, Leeds Park School assistance LS11 5TT.
William General Youth Club Acre Road, Leeds, Middleton MP13 Winrose Project Tuesdays 18:00 - 20:00 Gascoigne 15+ Open Activities LS10 4DE Park Centre
William MP14 Belle Isle Advice and practice Acre Road, Leeds, Middleton Mondays/Fridays 15:00 - 17:00 Gascoigne 13+ 10 Computer Club in computing LS10 4DE Park Centre
Middleton Park MP18 Middleton Park Primary School, Addressing Anti- Middleton Park Middleton Through
Page 32 Primary Anti-Bullying Mondays 10:00 - 11.30 Middleton Park 10 -11 bullying issues Primary School Park school Project Avenue, Middleton, Leeds LS10 4HU
MP25 William Detached Youth Acre Road, Leeds, Middleton Middleton/Westwood Wednesdays 17:00 -19:00 Gascoigne 13 -19 Open Work LS10 4DE Park Detached Work Centre
Middleton Skills Via Health Issues / Middleton Skills Middleton MP27 Healthy Lifestyle Tuesdays 13:00 - 15:00 Centre, Middleton 11+ Rodillian Activities Centre Park Park Avenue, Leeds School
Middleton Skills Middleton Skills Middleton Via MP29 Gym Session Gymnastics Fridays 16:00 - 18:00 Centre, Middleton 12 -19 Centre Park referral Park Avenue, Leeds
Care of St John & Barnaby Church, MP30 Lunch Time Drop- Discussions & Belle Isle Family Middleton Wednesdays/Fridays 13:00 - 13:50 Belle Isle Road, 13-19 Open in Information Learning Centre Park Belle Isle, Leeds, LS10 3PG Middleton Park Individual Varies Primary School, MP32 Middleton confidential advice Middleton Middleton through Mondays 13:00 - 15:00 Middleton Park 11+ Primary 1:1 and issue based Primary School Park School Avenue, Middleton, assistance referrals Leeds LS10 4HU
Cockburn High Varies MP35 Transitional Work Cockburn High School, Gipsy Lane, Middleton through With Girls At Cockburn 1:1 Support Group Tuesdays 09:30 - 10:00 12-14 School Beeston, Leeds Park School High School LS11 5TT. referrals
Cockburn High Varies MP36 Gardening Group Page 33 Cockburn High School, Gipsy Lane, Middleton through [Boys] At Cockburn Gardening Project Tuesdays 10:45 - 12:10 12-14 School Beeston, Leeds Park School High School LS11 5TT. referrals
MP37 Connexions Westwood Estate, Not Yet Live June Brooms & Middleton WYYA Bus, Brooms & Mondays 14:30 - 15:30 Middleton & Brooms 13-19 Open 2006 Westwood Areas Park Westwood Road, Belle Isle
MP38 Cupboard Drop- The Cupboard Mondays, In At Cupboard Project, The Cupboard Project, Windmill Middleton Drop In Wednesdays & 13:00 - 14:00 13-19 Open Windmill Road, Belle Project Road, Belle Isle, Park Fridays Isle Leeds LS10
MP39 Chill Out Zone At South Leeds South Leeds High High School – Middleton Road, Middleton Through Lunch Time Drop-In Mon - Tue - Thu - Fri 13:10 - 14:00 13-15 School – Belle Isle Belle Isle Leeds, LS10 3JA Park School Campus Campus
MP40 Brooms Tue 09:00 - Brooms Brooms Road, Belle Middleton 13-19 + Community House Drop-In Tue-Wed 11:30 Wed Community Open Isle, Leeds, Ls10 Park Parents Drop-In 14:00 - 15:30 House
MP41 Bumpy Bronze Level Lenhurst Avenue, Middleton Fixed Tue 16:00 - 19:30 Lazer Centre 13-19 Motorbiking Project Motorbiking Course Leeds, LS12 2RE Park Group
MP42 Motor Bike Project At Hunslet Boys Motor Bike Wed 08/03/2006 to Hunslet Boys & Hillidge Road, Middleton Fixed 16:00 to 18:30 13-19 & Girls Club; 16 Week Maintenance Course July 2006 Girls Club Leeds, LS10 Park Group Accreditation Course
Page 34 Westwood Primary Wednesdays from MP45 Westwoods Drop-In Youth Westwoods School, Bodmin Middleton 17/05/2006: Ongoing 18:00 to 19:00 13-19 30 Youth Group Groups Primary School Garth, Middleton, Park thru 2006/7 Leeds, LS10 4NU
Old Cockburn TR1 Transition Project: Mondays April 06 to Old Cockburn Sports Hall, Football Sessions At Old Football Sessions 18:00 to 20:00 Beeston 16-25 10 31/07/2006 Sports Hall Primrose Lane, Cockburn Sports Hall Leeds, LS11 5EW
Old Cockburn TR2 Transition Project: Self Esteem Mondays 08/05/2006 Old Cockburn Sports Hall, DXU Self Esteem at Old 09:00 to 12:00 Beeston 16 10 Sessions for 12 Weeks Sports Hall Primrose Lane, Cockburn Sports Hall Leeds, LS11 5EW
Cockburn High TR3 DXU Self Esteem at Self Esteem Wednesdays Cockburn High School, Gipsy Lane, 09:00 to 12:00 Beeston 16 10 Cockburn High School Sessions 10/05/2006 12 Weeks School Beeston, Leeds LS11 5TT.
Old Cockburn TR4 Transition Project: Mondays 08/05/2006 Old Cockburn Sports Hall, Skills Workshop 18:00 to 20:00 Beeston 16-25 10 D.J Skills Workshop 10 Weeks Sports Hall Primrose Lane, Leeds, LS11 5EW Holbeck Youth TR5 Transition Project: Fridays from Centre, 90a, Old Friday Night Film Night Holbeck Youth Film Night 02/06/2006 to 17:00 to 19:00 Elland Road, Beeston 16-25 10 at Holbeck Youth Centre 11/08/2006 Holbeck, Leeds, Centre LS11 0AB Holbeck Youth TR7 Transition Project: Mondays from Centre, 90a, Old An Electrical Holbeck Youth Electrical Workshop at 08/05/2006 for 10 16:00 - 18:00 Elland Road, Holbeck 16-24 10 Workshop Centre Holbeck Youth Centre Weeks Holbeck, Leeds, LS11 0AB
TR8 Transition Project: Detached Youth Mondays / Tuesdays / South Holbeck & South Holbeck &
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TR9 Transition Project: Wednesdays from Hunslet Girls & Boys Practical Plumbing Hunslet Boys & Hillidge Road, 7 [Closed 28/06/2006 to 16:00 - 18:00 Beeston 16+ Plumbing At Hunslet Sessions Girls Club, Leeds, LS10 Group] 13/09/2006 Boys & Girls Club
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Appendix D
[Programmes and details of work of other Local Authority Youth Service teams]
Inner Area Wards: Beeston & Holbeck, City & Hunslet, Middleton Park: 1 st Quarter 2006/7.
Ward Other Programmes Details Number of Visits Beeston & Holbeck Youth Service in D of E: 10 Week Course 10 participation with South at Holbeck Youth Centre. Leeds High School Transition Project. Girls South Leeds Family 12 from various parts of Learning Centre: Beeston who would not accredited Beauty normally associate course.
Page 37 together. Part of the “I Love South Summer Programme n/a Leeds” programme. details to follow on a separate Report City & Hunslet Part of the “I Love South Summer Programme n/a Leeds” programme. details to follow on a separate Report Middleton Park Middleton Park Girls Lazer Centre: Motor- 1 Group Easter Holiday biking with Bumpy Programme qualified instructors. Middleton Park Youth Lazer Centre: High Ropes 1 Group Easter Holiday Taster Session. Programme Part of the “I Love South Summer Programme n/a Leeds” programme. details to follow on a separate Report
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Inner South Area Committee Delivery Plan 2006/07 (Final) Appendix E Key theme: More For Young people
Objective / Action/Process Lead Officer Time- Resources Outputs Outcomes Progress Report Target scale
1. Involve more 1a) Develop youth Youth Service From Youth Service No. of groups Identify changes in Local network is establish in young people in work (support) April involved provision and gaps. Middleton and supported by more activities network for 06 Well Being Youth Service organisations 2 Networks in Inner Increased support for working with young South organisations resulting in Local Network is well people more stable groups and established in Beeston & Summer programme expansion of provision for Holbeck City/Hunslet wards i) Continue to developed young people to fill gaps supported by area develop Youth Work management. Network in More co-ordinated Middleton Park provision Extensive summer
Page 39 programme has been on ii) To continue to offer. Work strengthen develop the Youth through support received for Work Network in I Love South Leeds Beeston & Programme Holbeck/City & Hunslet Wards
Objective / Action/Process Lead Officer Time- Resources Outputs Outcomes Progress Report Target scale
1b) Financial Youth Service By sept Youth Service No. of youth Wider Coverage of Cross reference to report assistance to 06 organisations provision for young people section 5.1. voluntary sector to Area Well Being provided financial particularly in those places deliver appropriate Management assistance by a) and with those people programmes of work Youth Service where where there are gaps with young people b) Area Committee in provision especially in priority neighbourhoods Increased range and frequency of provision
No. of young people Appendix F reached, participating in programmes and gained accreditation
Page 40 1c) Develop and Area From Youth Service No. of improved Better quality, choice of Area management have improve a range of Management April programmes and provision awarded mobile contract to programmes to meet /Youth Service 06 Well being facilities St Lukes through a tendering young people’s needs Young people’s priority process. (building based or needs met mobile) including the Appendix C development of mobile youth bus
1d) Publicise and Youth Service From Youth Service No. of main forms of Better informed young Leaflets distributed through develop provision April publicity e.g leaflets people schools, youth work available for young 2006 Well being provision and letter. people including No. of young people Increased participation in during school receiving publicity activities holidays..
Objective / Action/Process Lead Officer Time- Resources Outputs Outcomes Progress Report Target scale
1e) To develop ways Youth Service By July Youth Service No. of youth fora or Better informed Area A Youth Forum is in early for how the voice of 06 other mechanisms set Committee and stages in Middleton, Beeston young people can be Education up Services/agencies about & Holbeck in partnership heard on a range of Leeds/Schools young people’s needs with S.L.H.S matters Plans to set up a Youth Forum with Hamara.
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Appendix F
[Performance in Area against targets. Includes 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3]
Inner Area Wards: Beeston & Holbeck, City & Hunslet, Middleton Park: 1 st Quarter 2006/7.
1) Budget
Number of children Total in families CITY population CITY MYG on benefit Targeted First Ward 13-19 50%# (2005) 50% Total Quarter Beeston & Holbeck 1952 53826.65 1387 82929.05 136755.71 34188.93 City & Hunslet 2052 56584.17 1732 103556.68 160140.85 40035.21 Middleton Park 2551 70344.16 2371 141762.64 212106.80 53026.7
Total 6555 180755 5490 328248 3699700 127251
2) Reach
Number of children Total in families population MYG # on benefit Targeted First Ward 13-19 50% (2005) 50% Total Quarter Beeston & Holbeck 1952 225.73 1387 347.77 573.50 143 City & Hunslet 2052 237.29 1732 434.27 671.56 168 Middleton Park 2551 294.99 2371 594.49 889.49 222
Total 6555 758.0 5490 1376.5 2135 533
3) Participation
Number of children Total in families population MYG # on benefit Targeted First Ward 13-19 50% (2005) 50% Total Quarter Beeston & Holbeck 1952 147.21 1387 226.80 374.00 94 City & Hunslet 2052 154.75 1732 283.21 437.96 109 Middleton Park 2551 192.38 2371 387.69 580.07 145
Total 6555 494.3 5490 897.7 1392 348
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4) Recorded Outcomes
Number of children Total in families population MYG # on benefit Targeted First Ward 13-19 50% (2005) 50% Total Quarter Beeston & Holbeck 1952 75.07 1387 115.66 190.73 48 City & Hunslet 2052 78.92 1732 144.43 223.35 56 Middleton Park 2551 98.11 2371 197.72 295.83 74
Total 6555 252.1 5490 457.8 710 178
5) Accredited Outcomes
Number of children Total in families population MYG # on benefit Targeted First Ward 13-19 50% (2005) 50% Total Quarter Beeston & Holbeck 1952 35.32 1387 54.42 89.75 22 City & Hunslet 2052 37.13 1732 67.96 105.10 26 Middleton Park 2551 46.16 2371 93.03 139.20 35
Total 6555 118.6 5490 215.4 334 84
6) Achieved
Recorded Accredited Ward Reached Participation Outcomes Outcomes Beeston & Holbeck 378 35 n/a 34 City & Hunslet 953 33 n/a 11 Middleton Park 578 89 n/a 9 Total 1909 157 n/a 54
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# MYG= this column represents the 50% share of the Youth Service’s budget which has been disaggregated against the Ward population figure
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ACTIVITY VENUE 1 Surestart United Free Church 2 St Luke Cares St Lukes Church 3 Education New Bewerley Community School Beeston Hill Childrens Centre New Bewerley Community School After School Club New Bewerley Community School Holiday Activities New Bewerley Community School 4 Education South Leeds High School Cupboard Project South Leeds High School 5 South Leeds Youth Theatre St Matthews Community Centre Youth Service St Matthews Community Centre 6 Youth Service Holbeck Youth Centre 7 Church St Andrews Church 8 Education South Leeds Learning Centre 9 Education White Rose Learning Centre 10 Education Springfield Early Years Centre 11 St Luke Cares Unity House 12 Southside Arts - Hip Hop Project William Gascoigne Centre 12
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Page 46 Middleton Park Ward Cockburn High School Winrose Project After school prog (School) Supported Housing for Facilities for Young People Belle Isle Foundation LCC Youth Service: 16-25 year olds: Development of volunteer Mentoring & Youth Council LCC Youth Service 10 residential clients Walking Bus to SLS 12 outreach clients youth workers*, Cupboard: project includes: Legend in summer months Mon 9.30-10.30 Anger Mangement, Gardening, Drugs Awareness, ") Library Fri 11.30-12.30 Circle time (girls group) GF Baby Reality, Fishing, Arts, GF Church literacy, numeracy, ICT, (! High School Guidance for youth & community South Leeds CLC South Leeds Stadium work (! Primary School A range of sports facilities & (! Special School activities that can be accessed Social Services - by groups or individuals Belle Isle Family Centre Childrens Home Cupboard: Mon 1 - 2 C-card, GF Thu 12.30 - 2 Parents Group* DAZL: Tue eve 'Escape' dance for 8-16 yr olds (! (! (! GF Centrepoint Community Centre LCC Youth Service: Mon 6 - 8, Weds 6-8, Thurs 6-8 (girls), Fri 5-7 & BEST support Tues 9-2. (! Cupboard: Tue 1-1.45 mixed drop in, ") 2-3 BLING boys, Wed 3-5 BIA, GWA Thurs 3-5, Health Drop In & C-Card Fri 2.45 - 4.15 DAZL: Dance Craze Mon (8-13 yr olds), Page 47 Middleton’s St Mary’s DAZL Weds after school club GF Inspiration Weds
Westwood Primary School:- (! South Leeds High School Childrens Project: Lunch Club Cupboard: BLING Girls Mon 11-12. DAZL: After School Dance (! Girls & Young Womens drop in & C-Card, (! GF (! GDAL Thurs 3.30 - 4.30 Westwoods School: After School Activities : Groundwork proposed White Rose & Elland Road Study Support, Youth shelter Fusion (Yr8 Holiday Project) and After School, Rock Challenge Tues 11-16 St Cross Church Groundwork: Motive Brownies, Cubs, Guides (Weds), Karate (Thurs), Dance (Sat Middleton Marauders Brooms Community House GF Belle Isle Library Best & LCC Youth Service Middleton Community Centre (! ") LCC Youth Service Tues & Thurs, Senior Youth Weds Tea Time Club Mon 4-6, Fri 4-6 Tues and Thurs 5-8 DAZL: Mon 6-7.30 (6-14 yrs), Fri 3-5 drama (6-16 yrs) Sure Start Childrens Project: 5-13 group Play & Learn Centre Middleton Sports Centre Methodist Church, William Gascoigne Youth Club LCC/NACRO & YIP Lingwell Road football, range of LCC sport Middleton Skills Centre LCC Youth Service activities/facilities, Junior & Senior YIP Childrens Project : Seniors Mon 6.30 - 8.30, SureStart activities Happy Tuesdays Tues 3.30 - 5.30, After school club Dance Weds 3.30 - 5.30, Evangelical Church Seniors Thurs 6.30 - 8.30 YP Group? Tenants Hall - SLHFA Base South Leeds Family Learning Centre Karate, Thurs & Fri LCC Youth Service Cupboard BLING groups occasional staffing of CXS Access Points
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Page 48 Children & Young Peoples Provision City & Hunslet Ward
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ACTIVITY VENUE 1 Leeds Sea Cadets 2 Young persons group Hunslet Boys & Girls Club 3 Rugby club Hunslet Warriors 4 Health Education Hunslet Lake Centre 5 Youth Service Tunstall Road Community Centre 6 Surestart Sure Start Pavillion 7 Building Blocks 8 Youth Activities HAMARA 9 ASHA 10 Signpost Dewsbury Road One Stop Centre Library Dewsbury Road Library 11 Social Services Hunslet Hall Social Services 12 Surestart Childrens Centre 13 Sports Activities South Leeds Sports Centre Rugby club Beeston Broncos 14 St Luke Cares Cardinal Community Centre 15 South Leeds Youth Offending Team 16 Youth Service Old Cockburn Sports Hall 17 Sports Activities South Leeds Stadium Education South Leeds High School - New Site
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Page 50 Key for Youth map Network
• Building blocks - Maud Avenue, Leeds, LS11 5JF
• New bewerley community school - Beeston hill community centre - After school Club - Holiday Activities
• Surestart site 1 - 246 Dewsbury Road, Leeds, LS11 6JQ
• Surestart site 2 & Cupboard Project – South Leeds High School Brown Lane (East) LS11 0DJ
• South Leeds Youth Offending Team - 38 Sweet Street Leeds LS11 9DB
• Holbeck Youth Centre - 90 A Elland Road Leeds LS11 0AB
• ST Matthews community centre - ST Matthews Road Holbeck LS11 9NR
• South Leeds sports Centre - Beeston Road Holbeck LS11 6TP
• South Leeds Stadium - Middleton Grove Middleton LS11 5DJ
• Cockburn City Learning Centre - Gipsy Lane Leeds LS11 5TT
• Save the Children - 2 nd Floor East gate Leeds City Centre LS2 7LY
• Hunslet Boys & Girls - Hillridge Road, Leeds Leeds LS10 1BP
• Hunslet warriors - 32 Arthington Street Belle Isle Road Leeds LS10 2NG
• Tunstall Road Community Centre - Tunstall Road Beeston hill Leeds • Signpost Dewsbury Road One Stop Centre - 190 Dewsbury Road Leeds Leeds LS11 6PF
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• Signpost Dewsbury Road Library - 190 Dewsbury Road Leeds Leeds LS11 6PF
• ST Andrews Church -Old Lane Beeston LS117AA
• Signpost Hunslet hall Road - Hunslet Hall Road Hunslet Hall Social services building Beeston Leeds
• Hunslet sea cadets - H.M.S ark royal Thwaite lane Hunslet LS11 1DY
• White Rose study support centre - White rose centre Dewsbury Road Beeston
• Southside Arts - Hip Hop Project William Gascoigne Centre -Middleton Park high Acre Road Middleton
• South Leeds High School -not finished yet (New Site) Middleton Grove Middleton
• Hamara - Tempest Road Beeston Leeds LS11 6AU
• Asha Neighbourhood project -43 startford street Beeston Leeds LS11 6GJ
• United Free Church -191 Barkly Road Beeston Leeds LS11 8PN
Page 52 Area Committee funded Youth Projects 2006/07
Inner South
Project Title Organisation Description Date Approved Amount Approved Area Committee commissioned projects Youth Dance Cohesion Dance Action Zone to fund a full year of 27/02/2006 £9,500 Leeds dance activities and sessions In Inner South Leeds. I Love South Leeds Youth Services workshops in Dance, 27/02/2006 £25,000 Drama, Music and Visual arts, and the sessions will be
Page 53 provided in schools, youth clubs and a range of community settings. Easter Hip Hop School South Side Arts This project is to 27/02/2006 £1,600 conclude South Side Arts’ themed programme of workshops for young people and 8 days of workshops are to be run during April 2006 and will offer young people positive opportunities for creative activities involving dance, music and graffiti. Hamara Youth Activities Hamara Healthy Living The project will deliver 13/04/2006 £10,000 Centre its aims by employing two half time project youth workers to develop and deliver a structured programme of youth related activities Conflict resolution Children In conflict resolution 26/06/06 £4,900 initiative Peace/Warrington initiative for young Centre For Peace people Cross Flatts Park Sports Community Sports the delivery and co- 24/02/05 £12,900 Co-Ordinator ordination of sporting activities in Cross Flatts Park including employment of a worker
Page 54 Small Grants Cottingley Children’s Cottingley Community Provision of activities for 10/04/06 £500 Holiday Adventure Centre young people during school Easter holidays Total £64,400 Non-time limited projects
Area Committee commissioned projects Mobile Youth Provision South Area Provision of mobile 27/02/2006 £50,000 Management youth work including van and staffing Capital Projects Nomantons Kick About Groundwork Leeds to provide a kickabout 27/02/2006 £9,500 Area area on the greenspace on the Normantons/St. Lukes estate (between Normanton place and Cambrian Street), this will include two goal ends for five a side football, two litter bins and a footpath to connect to the existing footpaths. Changing Rooms Hunslet Nelson Cricket a portakabin which will 13/04/2006 £19,600 Club provide changing facilities, toilets and showers. New Bewerley Multi Use Games Area MUGA to be used by 20/09/05 £15,000 Community School school and the local community Total £94,100
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Page 56 Agenda Item 10
Originator: Keith Lander
Tel: 22 4 3040
Report of the Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing
To the Inner South Area Committee
Date: 19 th September 2006
Subject: Area Committee Well Being Budget
Electoral Wards A ffected: Specific Implications For:
Ethnic minorities Beeston & Holbeck City & Hunslet Women Middleton Park Disabled people
Narrowing the Gap
Council Delegated Executive Delegated Executive Function Function available Function not available for for Call In Call In Details set out in the report
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report provides an update on the Area Committee’s Well-Being expenditure and describes new proposals for the Well Being Budget for the Area Committee to determine from the 2006 – 2007 Budget.
1.0 PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT
1.1 The report summarises: • Small Grant applications which have either been approved or await approval • Projects which the Inner Area Committee seeks to commission and run in partnership with organisations from the statutory, voluntary or community sector. • Project proposals received from statutory, voluntary and community organisations.
Page 57 2.0 WELL BEING BUDGET POSITION FOR 2006/07
2.1 Revenue
a) The position of the revenue Wellbeing budget as at July for 2006/07 is detailed in appendix 1 with a breakdown of ring-fenced elements in appendix 2.
b) Following approvals at the June Area Committee meeting for projects against the Area Delivery Plan, the remaining balance from the 2006/07 revenue budget is £30,270 . This balance includes the likely profile of expenditure on two projects approved for 2006/07 – Priority Neighbourhood Development Workers and Mobile Youth Provision – where not all the approved funding will be spent in the current year. (Note: the balance of funding for these two projects represent a revenue commitment for 2007/08).
c) In addition to the above balance, the Area Committee agreed in April to include a ring fenced contingency sum of £15,000 .
d) In total then the outstanding balance from the 2006/07 revenue budget is therefore £49,749 .
2.2 Capital
a) The position of the capital Wellbeing budget as at July for 2006/07 is detailed in appendix 3.
b) Following approvals at the June Area Committee meeting for projects against the Area Delivery Plan, the remaining balance from the 2006/07 capital budget is £66,480.25. (of this approx 33k remains for Middleton Park, 32.8k remains for City and Hunslet, and £585 remains for Beeston and Holbeck ward)
Page 58 3.0 SMALL GRANTS UPDATE
Members are asked to note the position of the following applications made to the Area Committee for a small grant. The applications were submitted to the Area Management office in between Area Committee meetings. The applications were processed in the usual way by seeking approval or not from all Elected Members of the Area Committee.
The position below is correct at the time of writing and excludes any applications which had been received after this report had been written or were received prior to the report being written but which had not been assessed by officers as yet before being circulated to Elected Members.
SMALL GRANTS: POSITION SINCE LAST AREA COMMITTEE
Project title Organisation Ward(s) Amount Approved or awaiting affected approval Summer Youth Groundwork City & Holbeck £500 Approved Programme Leeds Caravan Project South Leeds All Inner £1,000 Approved High Our Access All inner £980 Approved CommUNITY Committee For Together Leeds Environment Skelton MIddleton park £500 Approved Centre Open Volunteer Group Day Kabadi South Leeds All inner £1,000 Approved Tournament Kabadi Association
Appendix 4 provides a summary of each application for Small Grants since the last Area Committee.
Page 59 4.0 LIST OF WELL BEING PROPOSALS FOR AREA COMMITTEE APPROVAL Below is a list of the total proposals to this meeting for revenue and capital from the 2006/07 Wellbeing budget (a summary of each proposal is in the main body of this report with appendices 5 onwards providing more detail): Project Title Organisation Ward(s) Total Proposal Total Total (proposed to be affected proposal from proposed proposed commissioned) from Capital revenue revenue Revenue spend in spend in 06/07 07/08 Smartwater – West Yorkshire B&H, £7,500 £7,500 property security Police MP marking Robbery/personal West Yorkshire B&H, £3,000 £3,000 safety initiative Police C&H, MP Shedache West Yorkshire B&H, £3,450 £3,450 Police C&H, MP Target hardening West Yorkshire B&H, £5,000 £5,000 Police C&H, MP Senior Area B&H, £37,300 £8,900 £28,400 Neighbourhood Management C&H, Warden MP Middleton Area MP £34,000 £6,800 £27,200 Neighbourhood Management Warden Community Area B&H, £7,000 Up to Up to capacity building Management C&H, £2,000 £5,000 project Sissons Play area Leeds MP £14,000 Groundwork Trust Urban Bar St Luke’s Cares B&H £17,361 £18,361 C&H Totals £115,611 £14,000 £55,011 £60,600
Current £66,480.25 £49,749 inc £209,158* remaining 15k balance contingency Potential £52,480.25 - £5,262 £148,558 balance if all projects approved
Notes: *£209,158 has been used as an estimated figure for this Area Committee’s Well being revenue budget for 07/08. The figure is based on the budget allocated for 06/07 of £233,570 less committed expenditure of £24,412 (Mobile youth provision and Priority Neighbourhood Worker). The current remaining balance for 07/08 does not include any other potential ring fenced amounts which the Area Committee has traditionally agreed on ie for small grants, community skips, communication and consultation.
Page 60 (see separate report at this meeting)
Project Title Organisation Ward(s) Total Proposal Total Total (proposed to be affected proposal from proposed proposed commissioned) from Capital revenue spend in Revenue spend in 07/08 06/07 South Leeds Learning & B&H, £25,000 (a £45,000 (a £25,000 (a ? Bonfire night Leisure C&H proportion proportion proportion of) of) of) MP
5.0 WELL BEING BUDGET REVENUE PROPOSALS FOR AREA COMMITTEE DETERMINATION
5.1 Revenue Projects to commission for ‘Safer Neighbourhoods’ - preventing burglary and reducing the risk of violent crime, theft or robbery.
The Area Committee had agreed a number of objectives and actions as part of its ‘Safer Neighbourhoods’ priority theme in its Area Delivery Plan for 2006/07. To date there have been no projects implemented to fulfil the following objectives and their actions as below:
Objective: To help prevent burglary
Actions: Develop programme to tackle burglary in hotspots or areas at high risk of burglary.
Develop programme to improve security of sheds/garages in high risk areas.
Explore development of “No Cold Callers” scheme to tackle rogue traders and distraction burglary.
Objective: To reduce the risk of violent crime, theft or robbery
Actions: Provide information to young people about personal safety and personal property theft (e.g of mobile phones/bikes)
Explore option to distribute personal alarms to vulnerable groups.
At its April 2006 meeting, the Area Committee agreed to reconsider more modest proposals for commissioning West Yorkshire Police to deliver a variety of community safety schemes which would fulfil the above Area Committee’s Area Delivery Plan actions and objectives. The Area Management Team’s Community Safety Co-ordinator has liaised with the Police on such revised proposals which are now put to the Area Committee at this meeting for determination as below.
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(a) Project title: SMARTWATER – property security marking Name of group or organisation: West Yorkshire Police Total Project Cost : £14,065 Amount proposed from well-being budget: £7,500 Amount to be spent in 06/07: £7,500 Ward(s) covered: Beeston and Holbeck; Middleton Park
Summary of project: Beeston & Holbeck Ward: To provide property marking (Smartwater) to 500 homes in the target areas (250 in Far Beeston and 250 in Middleton).
It is proposed that each home in the target area will be visited by a PCSO or Neighbourhood Warden and the occupier given crime prevention advice and literature and property likely to be targeted by thieves will be marked using the Smartwater product. The Smartwater property marking system has been shown to be successful in both reducing and detecting burglary. Both the areas selected have not benefited from previous Smartwater initiatives. The project will concentrate on providing Smartwater to households that would not normally receive this product as part of the core business of Neighbourhood Policing Team. Project to be completed by March 2007.
The proposed amount from the Wellbeing fund covers the cost of the Smartwater kit. Matched funding amounts to £6565 from West Yorkshire Police to cover staffing costs.
Area Committee/Area Delivery Plan Key Themes and Action Plan Priorities Theme: Safer Neighbourhoods. Action: Develop programme to tackle burglary in hotspots or areas at high risk of burglary.
Comment : Should this proposal be supported, Members may wish to suggest alternative small neighbourhoods which could benefit from Smartwatering.
Recommend to: take into consideration the project proposal, the above comments and the remaining funding available in the well-being budget for 2006/07.
More detail: Appendix 5
Page 62 (b) Project title: ROBBERY/PERSONAL SAFETY INITIATIVE Name of group or organisation: West Yorkshire Police Total Project Cost : £3000 Amount proposed from well-being budget: £3,000 Amount to be spent in 06/07: £3,000 Ward(s) covered: All inner
Summary of project: To provide 1,000 personal safety alarms (at a cost of £3 each) to identified vulnerable groups including young people (especially students) as this group is most likely to be targeted for robbery. The project would work with young people through schools and community groups to raise awareness, educate regarding property marking and storage of identifying features and will distribute personal safety alarms. It is proposed that other vulnerable groups would also be targeted through contact points and community groups and events. The project would aim to run from October 2006.
Area Committee/Area Delivery Plan Key Themes and Action Plan Priorities Theme: Safer Neighbourhoods. Action: Provide information to young people about personal safety and personal property theft; explore option to distribute personal alarms to vulnerable groups.
Comment : whilst other services/agencies may be able to distribute the alarms, the Police will be able to commit their staff time. It is proposed that areas within inner south where vulnerable groups have been identified will need to be targeted.
Recommend to: take into consideration the project proposal, the above comments and the remaining funding available in the well-being budget for 2006/07.
More detail: Appendix 6
(c) Project title: SHEDACHE Name of group or organisation: West Yorkshire Police Total Project Cost : £3450 Amount proposed from well-being budget: £3450 Amount to be spent in 06/07: £3450 Ward(s) covered: All inner
Summary of project: To provide products (50 shedbars and 50 garage guardians) to combat burglaries of garden equipment and furniture from sheds and garages which traditionally increase in the spring and summer months. The project will sell these products at a reduced rate to the public at community events e.g. festivals and they will also be available at crime prevention stands in local supermarkets and at the Neighbourhood Policing Team contact points.
Area Committee/Area Delivery Plan Key Themes and Action Plan Priorities Theme: Safer Neighbourhoods. Action: Develop Programme to improve security of sheds/garages in high risk areas.
Comment : The Police will contribute their staff time in making the products available to the public. Should the Area Committee support this project, Members may wish to advise on how this scheme is publicised and how referrals can be responded to . The scheme would compliment the Neighbourhood Improvement Plans in priority neighbourhoods as well as those areas not marked as a priority neighbourhood.
Recommend to: take into consideration the project proposal, the above comments and the remaining funding available in the well-being budget for 2006/07. More detail: Appendix 7
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(d) Project title: TARGET HARDENING Name of group or organisation: West Yorkshire Police Total Project Cost : £17500 Amount proposed from well-being budget: £5000 Amount to be spent in 06/07: £5000 Ward(s) covered: All inner
Summary of project: To provide security products – target hardening – to 40 homes to reduce their risk of being burgled. Areas will be identified using crime data, local knowledge from e.g. Neighbourhood Wardens and in consultation with Members. Each person will be offered a free package of target hardening measures including e.g. door and window locks etc. This work will be complemented by crime reduction advice. If approved West Yorkshire Police will commission a suitable agency to carry out the work on behalf of the committee.
Area Committee/Area Delivery Plan Key Themes and Action Plan Priorities Theme: Safer Neighbourhoods. Action: Develop programme to tackle burglary in hotspots or areas at high risk of burglary.
Comment : The Police will contribute their staff time in making the products available to the public. Should the Area Committee support this project, Members may wish to advise on how this scheme is publicised and how referrals can be responded to . The scheme would compliment the Neighbourhood Improvement Plans in priority neighbourhoods as well as those areas not marked as a priority neighbourhood.
Recommend to: take into consideration the project proposal, the above comments and the remaining funding available in the well-being budget for 2006/07. More detail: Appendix 8
Page 64 5.2 Revenue projects to commission for ‘Safer Neighbourhoods’ - providing reassurance
At its June 2006 meeting, in addition to considering various reorganisation arrangements for existing neighbourhood wardens in the area, the Area Committee also considered having an increased neighbourhood warden provision. This section provides information requested by Members regarding such proposal including costings to enable Members to determine how they would like to increase the warden service.
The neighbourhood warden service in Inner South fulfils the Area Committee’s Area Delivery Plan objective of ‘providing reassurance to local residents’ by carrying out high visibility patrol in target areas, working as a team in targeted areas.
The Service is a council function delegated to the Inner South Area Committee with a budget that allows only for 8 Wardens. Where additional wardens or a senior warden has been required Area Committees have used their well-being for this.
(a) Project title: SENIOR NEIGHBOURHOOD WARDEN Name of group or organisation: South Leeds Area Management Team Total Project Cost : £37,300 (for remainder of 06/07 and 07/08 subject to match funding being secured) Amount proposed from well-being budget: £37,300 Amount to be spent in 06/07: £8,900 Amount to be spent/ringfenced in 07/08: £28,400 Ward(s) covered: All inner
Summary of project: The proposal is to recruit a Senior Warden to carry out all the day to day responsibilities of managing the team of 8 Neighbourhood Wardens. The postholder would be recruited on a fixed term contract to March 2008.
Area Committee/Area Delivery Plan Key Themes and Action Plan Priorities Theme: Safer Neighbourhoods. Action: To provide reassurance to local residents.
Comment : This proposal would mean that a key member of staff is available to dedicate time and energy to ensuring the efficient day to day management of Wardens in Inner South Leeds. It will also allow for development of the Warden service in response to local needs. By dedicating a member of staff to the role who can carry out their duties in a “hands – on “ way, means greater accountability of the service to local communities. The immediate availability of the Senior (through joint patrols with the Wardens) would mean that local people have an immediate point of contact to accessing the broader Warden service. In turn this would also mean that the Senior has a highly detailed knowledge of the different issues in each patch so can co-ordinate activity appropriate to local needs.
Recommend to: take into consideration the project proposal, the above comments and the remaining funding available in the well-being budget for 2006/07.
More detail: Appendix 9
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(b) Project title: MIDDLETON NEIGHBOURHOOD WARDEN Name of group or organisation: South Leeds Area Management Team Total Project Cost : £34,000 (for remainder of 06/07 and 07/08) Amount proposed from well-being budget: £34,000 Amount to be spent in 06/07: £6,800 Amount to be spent/ringfenced in 07/08: £27,200 Ward(s) covered: All inner
Summary of project: The proposal is to recruit a Neighbourhood Warden for the Middleton area. The proposed Warden would carry out all the duties associated with the role. In particular, s/he would patrol streets in the target area in order to address issues of the environment and community safety. The suggested target areas are the Lingwells, Throstles, Intakes and Acres areas within the INM area and the Manor Farms estate.
Area Committee/Area Delivery Plan Key Themes and Action Plan Priorities Theme: Safer Neighbourhoods. Action: To provide reassurance to local residents. 2c) Explore provision of high visibility patrols (mobile CCTV, PCSOs or Neighbourhood Wardens) in target areas. 3a) Wardens to work as a team in targeted areas to provide reassurance. Activities may include clean ups, leafleting etc. 3b) Area Committee to influence the deployment and priorities of N’hood Wardens. 3c) Reassurance patrols by Wardens/PCSOs in problem areas using police data (known as SIA and local information
Comment : The Middleton area of Middleton Park ward is the only area that doesn’t have a dedicated Neighbourhood Warden. The proposal to recruit a Warden would mean that each ward would have a minimum of two Wardens. This gives a more consistent service to communities across the wedge
Recommend to: take into consideration the project proposal, the above comments and the remaining funding available in the well-being budget for 2006/07.
More detail: Appendix 10
Page 66 5.3 Revenue projects to commission for ‘Regenerating Areas’
Project title: COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING Name of group or organisation: Area Management Team Total Project Cost : Estimated at 30k Amount proposed from well-being budget: 7k Amount to be spent in 06/07: 2k Amount to spent in 07/08: 6k Ward(s) covered: Beeston and Holbeck , City and Hunslet
Summary of project: In 2004 Inner South Area Committee in partnership with Inner West Area Committee, agreed to establish a community capacity building project designed to promote the economic stability of community based organisations at a time of considerable reductions in the availability of grant funding. Part of the remit of this scheme has been to assist organisations to secure access to available European funds. The Area Committees contributed £17.500 to the scheme for the calendar years of 2005 and 2006, which was then successfully matched with a similar amount of European Regional Development Funds. This provided for the appointment of a consultant agency to fill the project role and a small development fund to finance workshops etc. The organisation Community Sustainability Ltd have since January 2005 worked with a large number of organisations that are operating in the ERDF Pact area. Some of this work has centered upon business support and some has been around assistance to access ERDF funding. Full details regarding the success of ERDF applications are contained in the Area Manager’s report found elsewhere on the agenda for this meeting.
The scheme is due to end at Christmas 2006, however over the past few months it has become apparent that there is an opportunity to apply for a further years funding for projects that are due to finish this year. Should the project be extended whilst it would not be possible to assist projects to secure additional erdf. It would be possible to work with existing projects to help them with long term financial and business planning and closing down their European funding accounts. One of the initiatives commenced by the capacity building project is the development of a virtual learning environment network designed to enable organisations to exchange information through chat rooms, forums, and enables the posting of information for members of the VLE to access and retrieve which assist them to share information regarding business issues. Approaches have been made to the organisations that have already been assisted to secure match funding contributions, this has resulted in 8k being committed leaving a shortfall of 7k. As there is unlikely to be considerable benefit to the west area it is requested that the inner south area committee considers providing the shortfall of funding amounting to 7k.
Area Committee/Area Delivery Plan Key Themes and Action Plan Priorities: This project supports the key Area Delivery Plan theme of ‘Regenerating Areas’ and in particular fulfils the objective: ‘To support community led regeneration approaches’.
Comment:
Recommend to: . take into consideration the project proposal, the above comments and the remaining funding available in the well-being budget for 2006/07
Page 67 5.4 Revenue project to commission for ‘More 4 Young People’
Name of Project: URBAN BAR Name of group or organisation: St. Lukes Cares Total Project Cost : £30,319 Amount applied for: £18,361 Amount spent in 06/07: £18,361 Ward(s) covered: Beeston and Holbeck; City and Hunslet
Summary of project: The Urban Bar is based in a portacabin next to St. Luke’s Church on Malvern Road, Beeston. The project will offer a variety of activities including e.g. an Ice Cream Parlour run by young people, IT, arts and crafts, reading, music, sport, various taster sessions. Litter collection and graffiti removal is an integral part of the work of the project. A particular feature is the involvement of young people in the running of the project.
The project will regularly have a rolling attendance of 30 young people (often up to 100 over a full day.) The project attracts local young people, including known offenders, particularly from the immediate area of Brett Gardens, the Malverns, Disraelis, Bismarcks, Normantons and St Lukes.
Area Committee is being requested to fund core staffing costs over 25 weeks to the end of March 2007. Other costs are for heating and lighting and general costs and for management and on costs.
Area Committee/Area Delivery Plan Key Themes and Action Plan Priorities
Key Theme: More for Young People ; Actions: Financial assistance to voluntary sector to deliver appropriate programmes of work with young people; Develop and improve a range of programmes to meet young people’s needs (building based or mobile). Theme: Safer Neighbourhoods ; Actions; Explore provision of diversionary activities to prevent/deter young peoples involvement in ASB.
Comment The Normantons and St. Lukes area in particular is a hot spot for anti-social behaviour and is of considerable concern to the Police and other agencies as well as to local residents. Diversionary activities would be greatly welcomed by the Police and others.
St. Lukes has made bids elsewhere for funding to sustain this project beyond March 2007.
The Area Committee provided funding in Autumn 2005 to St Lukes of £14,666 mainly for staff costs for similar work at the Urban Smoothie Bar – this was based in a disused shop on Hunslet Hall Road, however there were problems with the roof. Some reduction could be made in the project costs by not providing for the Youth Trainee (saving £3,140) and possibly some reduction in costs of £1,500 for heating and lighting and general expenses.
Recommend To: take into consideration the project proposal, the above comments and the remaining funding available in the well-being budget for 2006/07
More detail: Appendix 11
Page 68 6.0 WELL BEING PROPOSALS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR AREA COMMITTEE DETERMINATION
6.1 Project title: SISSONS PLAY AREA Name of group or organisation: Leeds Groundwork Trust Total Project Cost : £28,000 Amount proposed from well-being budget: £14,000 (Capital) Amount to be spent in 06/07: £14,000 Ward(s) covered: Middleton Park
Summary of project:
This project proposes to make improvements to old and unusable play equipment on the area of land between Sissons Road and Sissons Terrace (Middleton Park) which Leeds South Homes and local residents (following consultation) are keen to transform into a modern play area which will benefit the community.
Groundworks consulted local residents in order to create an area which they feel they would use.
The initial proposed plans include an informal play area, a kick about area with increased fencing and potentially artwork designed by local residents and young people. These plans ensure that this is an area which can be used by all ages. However, as there will be no benches, it is hoped to discourage older teenagers from congregating there on an evening and causing anti-social behaviour. This is a particular problem identified by local residents, however it is hoped that the vandalism will be reduced through working with the youth service and potentially with other youth organisations in the area.
Groundwork will match the Area Committee’s contribution with £14,000 from the Project Support Fund (PSF) awarded to them in principle from Leeds City Council but which will secured once the project has been fully designed and tendered.
Area Committee/Area Delivery Plan Key Themes and Action Plan Priorities This project links primarily with the following theme from the Area Committee’s Area Delivery (action) Plan for 2006/07: Improving Neighbourhoods in Need. The project indirectly supports the key themes of: More for Young People, Involving Communities, Safer Neighbourhoods.
Comment: Groundwork carried out this work as a compliment to the Central Middleton Neighbourhood Improvement Plan and the broader work commissioned by the Area Committee for 06/07.
Recommend to: .
More detail: Appendix 12
Page 69 7.0 IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNCIL POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
There are no direct implications for the above as a result of this report
8.0 LEGAL AND RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS
8.1 Legal implications as a result of this report will be reflected in any subsequent Funding Agreements and Contracts to Tender that arise from projects funded by the Wellbeing Budget.
8.2 Resource implications will be that the remaining balance of the Wellbeing Budget for Revenue will be spent and remaining balance of the Wellbeing Budget for Capital will be reduced as a result of projects funded.
9.0 CONCLUSIONS
The report provides up to date information on the Area Committee’s Well Being Budget and presents a range of projects proposed for 2006/07 for the Area Committee to commission.
10.0 RECOMMENDATIONS
10.1 To note the small grants approved since the last Area Committee meeting (see section 3.0).
10.2 To determine the Well being budget revenue proposals as listed in section 4.0 and summarised in section 5.0 with more detail provided in the appendix 5 onwards.
10.3 To determine the capital proposal as listed in 4.0 and summarised in sections 6.0 with more detail provided in the appendix 12.
Page 70 Appendix 1
Inner South Area Committee Well being budget – position at July 2006
Revenue Projects agreed to date
Project Delivery Organisation Revenue Cost Revenue cost Revenue cost Revenue 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 commitment Actual Spend Actual Spend Commitments 2007/08 Budget Allocation £228,990 £228,990 £233,570 Carry forward £0 £149,572 £38,359 TOTAL £228,990 £378,562 £271,929 Ringfenced amounts Small Grants (ringfence) South Area Management £4,022.94 £19,358.73 £20,000 Page 71 Skips budget (ringfence) South Area Management £643.14 £2,892.50 £5,000 Communication/community engagement £5,885.68 £10,000 South Area Management £900.76 (ringfence) Contingency Fund South Area Management £15,000 Totals £5,566.84 £28,136.91 £50,000
All Inner Parkswatch Leisure Services £32,355 Employment of a Consultant to obtain South Area Management £10,000 European Funding Groundwork in Schools Groundwork £3,000 South Leeds Inter-School Championship DAZL £1,020 Motiv8 04/05 Groundwork £2,920 £3,200 5 a side football NACRO £2,056 Streetscene Minor Works £30,000 Cross Flatts Park – Sports Co-ordinator Parks & Countryside £12,900 Learning Works Scheme 04/05 Learning Partnerships £40,000 Horticultural Scheme Groundwork £50,000 South & West Leeds Community Capacity £1,806 £9,272 South Area Management Building Leeds Youth Theatre The Project £1,000 Streetscene Area Delivery (CAST) £1,545 £2,700 Project Delivery Organisation Revenue Cost Revenue cost Revenue cost Revenue 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 commitment Actual Spend Actual Spend Commitments 2007/08 Youth Activities South Leeds PCT £3,500 Timer Switches Community Safety £2,964 Breaking The Silence Project Theatre In Education £15,000 Children In Crisis D: Side £6,000 Leeds Business Broker Project Leeds Ahead £5,000 Leeds 11 Fund Community Foundation £10,000 Photocopier Upgrade South Area Management £4,965.94 £4,031 Physical Activities South Leeds PCT £3,000 Mobile CCTV Community Safety £3,800 Youth Activities Southside Arts £2,710 Reassurance Policing West Yorkshire Police £6,720 £6,720 Youth Dance Cohesion DAZL £9,500 Community Safety Roadshow HAMARA Healthy Living Centre £2,000 I Love South Leeds Youth Service £25,000
Page 72 Priority Neighbourhood Development £21,900 10,900 South Area Management Worker Easter Hip Hop School Southside Arts £1,600 £36,488 (see 13,512 Mobile Youth Provision South Area Management note) Hamara Youth Activities Hamara Healthy Living Centre £10,000 Communities Environment Programme Groundwork £15,000 Children For Peace/Warrington £4,990 Conflict Resolution Initiative Peace Centre Totals £51,351 £204,110.94 £149,201 £24,412
Beeston & Holbeck Project Delivery Organisation Revenue Cost Revenue cost Revenue cost Revenue 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 commitment Actual Spend Actual Spend Commitments 2007/08 Streetscene HELP Campaign Cottingley In Bloom £750 Cottingley – Removal of Playground £10,000 Cottingley – Newsletter South Area Management £800 Parks & Countryside/Leeds South £30,000 Normantons Environmental Improvements Homes Cottingley Police Mountain Bike West Yorkshire Police £1,229 Cottingley Vale Shopping Centre Minor £3,400
Improvements Totals £0 £42,850 £3,400 City & Hunslet Smoothie Bar St Luke Cares £14,662 Floor Improvements Beeston Hill UFC £3,850 Arthingtons Smartwater West Yorkshire Police £4,600 SLATE Café Business feasibility £4,900
Page 73 Totals £0 £28,012 £0 Middleton Park Neighbourhood Wardens Community Safety £20,000 Young People Support Worker Cupboard Project £15,000 Youth Dance Groups DAZL £7,500 Middleton Park Youth Dance Project DAZL £5,000 Youthwork Network Summer Activities Youth Services £2,413 Dispersal Order Feedback The Project £2,430 Development Worker Friends of Middleton Park £4,160 Motorbike Skills Training Youth Services £3,090 Middleton NIP Newsletter South Area Management £2,800 Belle Isle Family Centre Manager Belle Isle Family Centre £31,779 Totals £22,500 £37,093 £34,579
TOTAL £79,417.84 £340,202.85 £237,180 £24,412 Projects agreed
BALANCE £149,572.16 £38,359.15 £34,749
Note – Project agreed for £50,000. Estimated spend in 2006/07 of £36,488 with the balance of £13,512 being spent in 2007/08. Therefore this amount would need to be committed from well being expenditure in 2007/08.
Page 74 Appendix 2
Breakdown of Revenue Ringfenced Amounts 2006/07
Ringfence 2006/07 Description Amount Budget £10,000 Area Committee Cottingley Community Centre Hire for NIP Meeting 9 th May £37.50 th Communication and Cottingley Community Centre Hire for NIP Meeting 4 July £37.50 Consultation Budget Bee Cool summer holiday activities guide £4,002.84 Total £4,077.84 Balance £5,922.16
Ringfence 2006/07 Description Amount Budget £20,000
Page 75 Cottingley Community Centre Cottingley Children’s Holiday Adventure £500 Area Committee Holbeck Gala Management Committee Holbeck Gala 2006 £1,000 Small Grants 2006/07 Parks & Countryside 7/7 Memorial Tree £790 Beeston Festival & Mela Beeston Festival & Mela £1,000 Manorfield Hall Salsa & Aerobics Classes £500 Friends of Cross Flatts Park Bands in The Park 2006 £1,000 Total Approved £4,790 Balance £15,210
Ringfence 2005/07 Description Amount Budget £5,000 Area Committee Cardinals Youth Club £90 Community Skips Whitehouse Farm Allotments £90 East Grange Flats £180 Sissons Road £90 Old Lane Allotments £90 Lady Pitt Lane Allotments £90 Middleton Crescent Sheltered Housing £90 Holbeck Moor £90 Clarksfield Allotment Association £90 Broom Gardens (swamp) £90 Whitfield Estate £230
Malverns £180 Middleton £270 Bismark Street £90 Cardinals Regeneration Group £90 Total approved £1,850 Balance £3,150
Page 76 Appendix 3 Inner South Leeds Area Committee Capital Well Being Budget: Projects agreed to date - July 2006
Well Being Capital Initial Allocation £382,757 Ward balance outstanding Commitments to date Amount Two or more wards M621 Holbeck Moor Subway £5,000 New Bewerley Community School MUGA £15,000 Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club – Changing Rooms £19,600 Sub total £39,600
Beeston & Holbeck Dewsbury Road Verges £30,000 Groundwork – Holbeck Day Centre Garden £2,000 Cottingley – Welcome Signs £5,500 Pleasants Environmental Improvements £5,000 Clarksfield Allotment Fencing £4,200 Normantons Kick About Area £9,500 Cottingley Vale Shopping Centre Major Works £56,000 Cottingley Vale Shopping Centre Minor Works £1,600 Sub total £113,800 £585.66
City & Hunslet Belvederes Gate-It £2,000 Beeston Hill Binyards £57,100 St Luke Care’s Disability Access £6,736.25 Ingleton Place Improvements £12,705 South Leeds Sports Centre Knee Rail Fencing £3,016.50 Sub total £81,557.75 £32,827.91
MIddleton Park Manor Farms Community House £20,000 Middleton Park Signs £10,800 Hopewell View Methodist Church £5,920 MIddleton NIP Fence £19,000 MIddleton Alleygating £4,000 Friends of Middleton Park – litter bins and seats £6,099 Belle Isle Foundation Roller Shutters £15,500 Sub total £81,319 £33,066.66
Total £316,276.75 Balance £66,480.25
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Page 78 APPENDIX 4 South (inner) Area Committee Well Being Fund – approved Small Grant applications
Project name: SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME Organisation: Groundwork Leeds Funding requested: £500 Total costs: £5,000 (Groundwork has applied for £2,000 to other charities; the remaining £2,500 is made up with contribution of staff time.)
Project Summary The aim is to target young people on the streets in the Holbeck area and get them involved in sports activities over the summer holidays on Holbeck Moor. There will be three afternoon sessions a week for four weeks. This will help to develop community cohesion by encouraging young people from different origins to mix. The project also aims to work with young offenders. The activities will encourage young people to lead healthier lifestyles. The sessions will be advertised by flyers going out door-to-door, posters and at the Holbeck Gala.
The project as a whole needs funding to pay for professional coaches, purchase sports equipment and pay for publicity. £500 is requested from the Area Committee to pay for/contribute to the costs of sports coaches, publicity and purchase of equipment.
Area Committee Priorities This project contributes to the key themes of More For Young People and Involving Communities, including action to support community based activities which help create a more cohesive community.
Area Manager recommendation To support this application.
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South (inner) Area Committee Well Being Fund – approved Small Grant applications (continued)
Project name: CARAVAN PROJECT Organisation: South Leeds High School Funding requested: £1,000 Total costs/other sources: £2,363 (applications to Arise Fund - £1,000, West Yorkshire Police – £500)
Project Summary South Leeds High School wish to run a caravan project. This project will involve the renovation of an old travellers caravan. The project will have three strands, firstly, woodwork where pupils will learn to renovate the caravan. Secondly, a decorating strand where pupils will decorate the caravan in a traditional style. Thirdly the pupils will make a documentary film of their work which will be screened at the Leeds children and Young Peoples Film Festival.
The project will target pupils from the traveller community, vulnerable and disaffected pupils, pupils at risk of exclusion and pupils with low self esteem. The project will be designed to improve their teamwork, confidence, improve maths, IT and technology skills and help the pupils develop positive relationships with each other. As the project will involve pupils from the various communities in the school, it will improve community cohesion as pupil will work closely with each other and develop positive relationships. Parents from the different communities will also be invited to support their children. The project will be run in partnership with the Youth Service and Leeds Travellers Education.
The school are seeking a contribution of £1,000 from the Area Committee towards the costs of the project which involve specialist staffing and materials for the renovation and documentary, trips for the pupils involved to York Museum and Lee Gap Fair and a celebration event at the end of the project
Area Committee Priorities The project meets the Area Committee priority of working with children and young people.
Area Manager recommendation That this application should be approved at the higher level of £1,000 as it involves partnership working across the three inner wards. The approval should be conditional on the School successfully obtaining other funding.
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South (inner) Area Committee Well Being Fund – approved Small Grant applications (continued)
Project name: BEESTON – OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER Organisation: Access Committee For Leeds Funding requested: £980 Total costs/other sources: £1,100 (balance from ACL funds)
Project Summary Access Committee for Leeds is a voluntary charitable organisation established 11 years ago who work towards promoting the equality, rights and choices for people with a disability. They also provide advice and training.
The group wish to hold a community safety event in September 2006 at Mariners Resource Centre and the community garden. Unlike other events, there will be a particular focus on disability and older people issues. The day will help those have learning disabilities to use the new legislation and promote greater awareness of the issues amongst the local community. The day will also focus on community cohesion by providing a variety of activities to celebrate social diversity, inclusion and cohesion including the planting of a tree to mark the first “Beeston Our Community Together” event.
The event is being organised in partnership with South Leeds Regeneration Team, West Yorkshire Police, Victim Support, Social Services, and local faith and voluntary groups. The aim of the day is to promote awareness of new hate crime legislation in particular to raise awareness of legislation about hatred based on someone’s disability or age. The event will be promoted widely in South Leeds, particularly in the West Hunslet/Beeston Hill/Holbeck areas (City & Hunslet and Beeston & Holbeck Wards).
The Group are seeking funding from the Area Committee of £980 towards the costs of the day which will be used to pay for food (£450), publicity (£100), Catering (£120), entertainment (£150) and transport costs (£160).
Area Committee Priorities The application meets the Area Committee priority of Community Safety and Community involvement.
Area Manager recommendation To approve the application for £980 – it merits the higher level as the project involves partnership working and covers two wards.
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South (inner) Area Committee Well Being Fund – approved Small Grant applications (continued)
Project name: SKELTON GRANGE ENVIRONMENT CENTRE OPEN DAY Organisation: Skelton Volunteer Group Funding requested: £500 Total costs/other sources: £1,500 (£1,000 in kind – staff time and room hire from BTCV)
Project Summary Skelton Grange Environment Centre was set up in 1993 and runs environmental education sessions for schoolchildren. The Skelton Volunteer group is made up of past and present volunteers who work to develop and maintain the site.
The group are seeking funding from the Area Committee to fund a ‘Fun Day’. The day will aim to raise the profile of the centre and encourage local people to get participate and get involved. The areas targeted include Hunslet and Middleton and therefore cover two wards.
Sessions run on the day will include practical conservation work, craft activities and activities aimed at children. The funding requested from the Area Committee will pay for Signage and displays (£50), Posters and flyers (£250),hire of storyteller and band (£120), and refreshments (£80)
Area Committee Priorities The application meets priorities for young people and for community involvement.
Area Manager recommendation That the application for £500 should be approved subject to receiving the receipts from their 2005 open day funded by the Area Committee.
Page 82 APPENDIX 4 (continued)
South (inner) Area Committee Well Being Fund – approved Small Grant applications (continued)
Project name: KABADI EVENT Organisation: South Leeds Kabadi Association Funding requested: £3,500 Total costs: £3,500
Project Summary The South Leeds Kabadi Association is planning to run Kabadi games (wrestling) – an Asian sporting event – to be held at the South Leeds Stadium on 3 rd September (although we have only recently received the application). This is a event which last year attracted 500 people – about half of these from Leeds and half from elsewhere in the country (including Dewsbury, Birmingham, London, Dudley). Those coming from Leeds include residents from Beeston Hill, Far Beeston, Holbeck, Chapeltown, Headingley, Woodhouse, Hyde Park, Harehills, and Gipton. The event is being advertised wisely via posters and on Sunrise radio.
The main costs involved are the paying of the players in the games.
The maximum small grant that can be paid is £1,000 for activities that cover two or more wards in South Leeds (this has been explained to the organisation.) We are approaching other area management teams to see if they can contribute to the funding of the games as £1,000 will not be enough to run the games, however, the other area management team will have their own processes to go through and funding is not guaranteed. We’re also exploring other possible funding sources. The association has previously been supported with grants to run the games via SRB4 Community Chest funding.
Area Committee Priorities This project contributes to the key themes of Involving Communities, including action to support community based activities which help create a more cohesive community.
Area Manager recommendation To support this application for £1,000 subject to the association raising sufficient funding to run the games.
An application form and guidance notes was sent to the association on 19 th May but the completed application form was not received until 9 th August. We have followed up various issues with the association and we are waiting for a recent bank statement to be provided together with a list of members. Members are asked to give their response to this recommendation by Wednesday 23 rd August as there is such a short time before the games are due to be held on 3 rd September.
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Page 84 APPENDIX 5
Area Committee Well-being Fund – Project Proposal for Area Committee commissioning
Project Name: SMARTWATER
Lead Organisation & contact details: West Yorkshire Police- Inspector Steve Palmer 0113 241 4768
Project Delivery - How the project will be delivered (inc how any partners are involved in the project, timescale etc):
Each dwelling in the target area (Far Beeston and Middleton) will be visited by a PCSO or Neighbourhood Warden and the occupant given crime prevention advice and literature and property likely to be targeted by thieves will be marked using the Smartwater product. The Smartwater property marking system has been shown to be successful in both reducing and detecting burglary. The project will be completed by the end of the year .
Project Summary (including a brief description of the main activities and why this project is needed and its links to key priorities):
The Smartwater project supports multi-agency initiatives and reduces the risk of burglary in the area. It also provides the chance for officers to interact with householders and give more general crime reduction advice and also obtain community intelligence. It is an ideal way to promote community working.
All areas that are Smartwatered have sighs erected letting potential offenders know that any property stolen is marked and can be traced. The area chosen for selection whilst not a burglary hotspot at present does suffer from burglaries and is felt worthy of the project as it is an area where the population is not as transient and where it is felt that the investment made by the community in the community should be replicated by local agencies
It links to the priority in the ADP:
4. Help prevent burglary e.g making alleys, houses and belongings more secure 4a) Develop programme to tackle burglary in hotspots or areas at high risk of burglary.
Page 85 Outcomes (a summary the main outcome, outputs and benefits the project will achieve):
500 properties (250 in Far Beeston and 250 in Middleton) will receive free Smartwater property marking and crime reduction advice from Police community support officers and Neighbourhood Wardens thereby reassuring the community and reducing by crime and the fear of it.
Project Cost (an indication of how much the project will cost, how much Well-being funding is sought and the breakdown between capital and revenue):
500 x £15 = £7500 Match funding in regard to the staffing costs will be borne by West Yorkshire Police ( 500 hours £13.13 = £6565)
Which geographic areas will benefit (i.e. particular neighbourhoods, wards etc) and which Area Committee this project is relevant to:
Beeston and Holbeck and Middleton Park wards.
Other key information not covered by the above:
Both the areas selected are ones that have not benefited from previous Smartwater initiatives. It will concentrate on providing Smartwater to households that wouldn’t normally received this product as part of the core business of Neighbourhood Policing Teams.
Page 86 APPENDIX 6
Area Committee Well-being Fund – Project Proposal for Area Committee commissioning Expand sections as required Project Name: ROBBERY / PERSONAL SAFETY INITIATIVE
Lead Organisation & contact details: West Yorkshire Police- Inspector Steve Palmer
Project Delivery - How the project will be delivered (inc how any partners are involved in the project, timescale etc):
The project will pay for personal safety alarms, which will be distributed to identified vulnerable groups in the area, which will run in conjunction with ongoing community engagement work. It will run until March 2007
Project Summary (including a brief description of the main activities and why this project is needed and its links to key priorities):
Intelligence shows that both young people (especially students) are more likely to be targeted by offenders than any other group. As many carry mobile phones, Ipods, laptop computers etc this trend will continue. The project will work with young people both through schools and community groups to both raise awareness, educate re property marking and storage of identifying features and will distribute personal safety alarms.
Other vulnerable groups will also be targeted through contact points and community groups and events
It links to the ADP priority theme:
6a) Provide information to young people about personal safety and personal property theft (e.g of mobile phones/bikes)
6b) Explore option to distribute personal alarms to vulnerable groups.
Outcomes (a summary the main outcome, outputs and benefits the project will achieve):
The project will raise awareness, prevent and reduce crime and the fear of crime. It will also help break down barriers between young people and the police increase community intelligence.
Page 87 Project Cost (an indication of how much the project will cost, how much Well-being funding is sought and the breakdown between capital and revenue):
£ 3,000 being 1,000 personal attack alarms @ £3.00 each
Which geographic areas will benefit (i.e. particular neighbourhoods, wards etc) and which Area Committee this project is relevant to:
Beeston and Holbeck, City and Hunslet and Middleton Park wards
Other key information not covered by the above: Analysis will be conducted by the Divisional Intelligence unit to identify victim profile and locations of violent crime incidents.
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APPENDIX 7
Area Committee Well-being Fund – Project Proposal for Area Committee commissioning
Project Name: SHEDACHE
Lead Organisation & contact details: West Yorkshire Police- Inspector Steve Palmer
Project Delivery - How the project will be delivered (inc how any partners are involved in the project, timescale etc):
The project will fund crime reduction products that will be used to combat shed and garage burglaries. It will be run in conjunction with local businesses .
Project Summary (including a brief description of the main activities and why this project is needed and its links to key priorities):
During the winter period 2005 there was an increase in garage and shed burglaries where garden equipment and furniture are stolen. Members of the public often pay great attention to securing of their houses but neglect to protect outbuildings which can then become easy targets for offenders Shed bars and garage guardians can be used to great effect to combat such crime as they are easy to implement and a visible deterrent. The project will sell these products at a reduced rate to the public at community events. They will also be available at crime prevention stands in local supermarkets and at the NPT contact points.
The project links to the ADP priority:
4b) Develop programme to improve security of sheds/garages in high risk areas
Outcomes (a summary the main outcome, outputs and benefits the project will achieve):
Reduction in crime and the fear of crime. Public reassurance
Page 89 Project Cost (an indication of how much the project will cost, how much Well-being funding is sought and the breakdown between capital and revenue):
£3450 = 50 shedbars @ £15.00 = £750 + 50 garage guardians @ £54.00 = £2700
Which geographic areas will benefit (ie particular neighbourhoods, wards etc) and which Area Committee this project is relevant to:
Beeston and Holbeck, City and Hunslet and Middleton Park wards
Other key information not covered by the above:
Page 90 APPENDIX 8
Area Committee Well-being Fund – Project Proposal for Area Committee commissioning
Project Name: TARGET HARDENING
Lead Organisation & contact details: West Yorkshire Police- Inspector Steve Palmer
Project Delivery - How the project will be delivered (inc how any partners are involved in the project, timescale etc):
The project will proactively target harden properties in inner south Leeds in order to reduce their risk of being burgled. The proactive approach will provide reassurance to residents and would be delivered to individuals free of charge. It would be complemented by crime reduction advice from Neighbourhood Wardens/PCSOs or even the delivery agency. The project would take place during 06/07.
Project Summary (including a brief description of the main activities and why this project is needed and its links to key priorities):
Areas will be identified using crime data, local knowledge gained by staff such as Wardens and in consultation with Members. Each person in the area will be offered a free target hardening package. The package could include door and window locks, door bars, spy holes, door chains and door chimes.
If this project proposal has been approved, West Yorkshire Police will commission a suitable agency to carry out the work on behalf of the committee. Therefore the costs quoted are indicative and may be subject to change.
The project links to ADP priority:
4a) Develop programme to tackle burglary in hotspots or areas at high risk of burglary.
Outcomes (a summary the main outcome, outputs and benefits the project will achieve):
40 properties will receive target hardening and crime reduction advice .
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Total cost = 17500 Amount requested from Area Committee = £5000 Amount from other sources = £12500
The Area Committee funding would provide for: 40 properties @ £125 per property = £ 5000
Support for the scheme from other sources: CASAC have offered 250 free pro- active referrals to the City & Holbeck Police Division, this enables approximately 62 referrals for each of the 4 Policing areas. The project will cover all of Beeston, Holbeck and Hunslet NPT, a large part of Rothwell NPT (Belle Isle and Middleton) and a small area of Morley NPT (Cottingley). Therefore approximately 100 properties in inner south will benefit from the service already provided by CASAC.
Match element for this project: 100 properties @ £125 per property = £12500
Which geographic areas will benefit (i.e. particular neighbourhoods, wards etc) and which Area Committee this project is relevant to:
Beeston and Holbeck, City and Hunslet and Middleton Park wards .
Other key information not covered by the above:
This project would build on the success that has been achieved by previous target hardening schemes in reducing burglary in the targeted areas. It will complement other schemes that are being proposed to reduce burglary such as the Smartwater proposal being considered. CASAC have offered 250 free pro- active referrals to the City & Holbeck Police Division, this enables approximately 62 referrals for each of the 4 Policing areas. There is a high demand, and it is estimated that all these referrals will be used prior to the year end.
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Area Committee Well-being Fund – Project Proposal for Area Committee commissioning
Project Name: SENIOR NEIGHBOURHOOD WARDEN
Lead Organisation & contact details: South Area Management Team – Gerry Shevlin, 3951658
Project Delivery - How the project will be delivered (inc how any partners are involved in the project, timescale etc):
It is proposed that a Senior Neighbourhood Warden is recruited for the Inner South area. S/he would be managed by the Area Community Safety Co- ordinator. S/he would be appointed on a fixed term contract to March 2008. This will allow sufficient time for the impact of the role to be seen by Members and the community. It also increases the likelihood of a successful recruitment (in comparison to advertising a 5 month post to the end of March 07). S/he would have responsibility for the day to day line management of the 8 Neighbourhood Wardens working in the Inner South (including the new Warden for the Middleton area if approved).
Project Summary (including a brief description of the main activities and why this project is needed and its links to key priorities):
The proposal is for a Senior Warden to carry out all the day to day responsibilities of managing the team of 8 Neighbourhood Wardens. This would include:
• Supporting Wardens by spending time in each of their patches on a regular basis. This would allow them to become familiar with issues, contacts and the layout of areas whilst offering a monitoring/support function to individual Wardens. • Leading on developing projects for the Warden team. The Senior would be able to deliver and co-ordinate joint activity to the benefit of all the communities served by the Wardens. Examples could include community clean ups, delivering leaflets, supporting community events or other projects at the suggestion of Members. • Providing skeleton cover in patches when Wardens are absent as a result of leave, sickness or vacancies. • Organising a shift pattern with regard to the Health and Safety considerations of staff and linking up with partner agencies where appropriate. This would help to ensure that local people received a
Page 93 more varied pattern of attendance on their areas than is currently possible. • Ensuring staff attend or receive information from local meetings such as residents forums, Tasking meetings, police briefings and so on. • Making sure that all monitoring required of Wardens is carried out in line with the needs of funding providers, relevant council departments and Area Committee. • Supervising the process of issuing Fixed Penalty Notices (when the accreditation training has been completed by all Wardens). This would help to ensure a consistent approach is being delivered across all the areas. • Regular one to one meetings with staff, team meetings, annual appraisals, organising training/learning opportunities for team members (including learning from other staff within the Area Management Team, other departments or other agencies about services provided).
This proposal would mean that a key member of staff is available to dedicate time and energy to ensuring the efficient day to day management of Wardens in Inner South Leeds. It will also allow for development of the Warden service in response to local needs. By dedicating a member of staff to the role who can carry out their duties in a “hands – on “ way, means greater accountability of the service to local communities. The immediate availability of the Senior (through joint patrols with the Wardens) would mean that local people have an immediate point of contact to accessing the broader Warden service. In turn this would also mean that the Senior has a highly detailed knowledge of the different issues in each patch so can co-ordinate activity appropriate to local needs.
The tasks contained in the role are currently being delivered alongside the other responsibilities of the Area Community Safety Co-ordinator. The level of detailed knowledge that the Senior would acquire is simply not possible to acquire alongside the other duties of the ACSC post. Although the key tasks highlighted above are being carried out to an acceptable level, a greater input is needed for the scheme to flourish.
The Neighbourhood Warden service is a function that has been delegated to the Area Committees. The service has undergone a restructure which has included a review of all funding available to ensure that posts all existing posts are mainstream funded. A feature of the restructure was that any new posts would be funded from sources other than the council central budget. Although some match funding from Leeds Federated Housing Association has potentially been identified (see below), there are no other sources of funding for this post.
It links to the following priorities from the 06/07 Area Delivery Plan:
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Objective 3: To provide reassurance to local residents. The role of Neighbourhood Warden however can offer support to all elements of the plan. Therefore providing an appropriate management structure for Wardens will contribute to the plan as a whole.
Outcomes (a summary of the main outcomes, outputs and benefits the project will achieve):
• An increase in the number of projects being delivered in local communities. • An improved awareness and more co-ordinated response to local issues.
This proposal would benefit each of the areas who receives a service provided by a Warden by improving the way in which that individual delivers the service.
Project Cost (an indication of how much the project will cost, how much Well-being funding is sought and the breakdown between capital and revenue, what other sources of funding is secured or being sought ):
The annual cost of a Senior Neighbourhood Warden appointed at the middle point of the salary scale is £33390 (this is for salary and on costs)
The timescales for recruitment will have an impact on the amount of funding being requested. There are two figures below – one is based on a candidate being recruited within the month and in post for the remaining 5 months of 06/07. The second assumes a delay in recruiting and is for the final 3 months of 06/07.
06/07 = £13912.5 for 5 months in post (November 06 to March 07) = £8347.5 for 3 months in post (January 07 to March 07)
As outlined above, in order to have a realistic chance of recruiting to the post, the Committee are also asked to consider funding the post throughout 07/08.
07/08 = £33390 for 12 months in post.
Total cost to March 08 = £41128
Match funding
Leeds Federated Housing Association have indicated their support for this
Page 95 role. There are ongoing negotiations about how this contribution should be allocated. The preferred option currently is for LFHA to contribute £5K per annum during 06/07 and 07/08 as match funding for this proposed Senior Warden post.
Total cost of Senior Warden for 06/07 = £13913 Potential match funding from LFHA = £5K Funding sought from Area Committee for 06/07 = £8913
Total cost of Senior Warden for 07/08 = £33390 Match funding from LFHA = £5K Funding sought from Area Committee = £28390
Therefore, the Inner Area Committee is asked to approve funding of up to £14K in 06/07 and £33,400 in 07/08
Which geographic areas will benefit (ie particular neighbourhoods, wards etc) and which Area Committee this project is relevant to:
Inner south Leeds – with the appointment of an extra Warden in Middleton (already agreed in principle), there will be at least two Wardens in each ward. The Senior will therefore be of benefit to the communities in all three ward areas.
Other key information not covered by the above:
The post holder will be recruited on a fixed term contract to March 08. Members will be asked in future years if they are prepared to make a longer term commitment to this post.
Other wedges in Leeds have recruited Senior Wardens and this has allowed for better day to day deployment. The Senior Warden has a clearer overview of activity in each area and has been able to identify where improvements are needed to benefit the service across the wedge. The Seniors have been able to develop shift working arrangements that aim to meet the needs of each patch and ensure safe working models for the staff involved. They have directly supported staff in targeted work such as focussed work in key areas to ensure gardens are tidied and fly tipping removed. Although these are daily tasks to Wardens, it has been helpful to have an extra and more Senior member of staff who can assist and co-ordinate the work involving other departments or agencies.
Each Senior Warden in the other wedges is responsible for 4 Wardens each and have a small patch of their own to cover. The proposed Senior Warden for the Inner South would have 7 (possibly 8) staff to manage. Given the higher number of Wardens in the Inner South, it would be unrealistic to attempt to carry out the job of Senior Warden and
Page 96 provide a high level of service in a patch area. It is therefore strongly recommended that the Senior Warden would not have responsibility for a patch.
This is an outline of the range of tasks and proportion of time spent by the Senior Warden:
10-20 hours per week - Joint patrols with each Warden Initially on a weekly or fortnightly basis, though this could reduce as the Senior becomes more familiar with the area. This would however, remain a key task attached to the role.
5-10 hours per week – Delivering and organising projects across ward boundaries Projects could last from a couple of days to several days depending on the nature of the issue, the number of Wardens/other services involved and the number of areas to be covered. It is envisaged that the bulk of the project time would be concentrated on delivering the project; however some time would be needed to organise the activity and evaluate it’s impact. Members are invited to put forward suggestions for possible projects in their ward areas.
5-10 hours – Attending meetings on behalf of or alongside Wardens Wardens are expected to attend the residents forums in their patch areas. They also attend multi agency Tasking meetings where information about hotspot issues are shared and a problem solving approach identifies actions to be taken to address the issues. They also attend briefings at the Police Station that allows for good networks with the police to be maintained and is a valuable communication channel for both Wardens and the police. The proposed Senior Warden could decide to either attend some meetings in place of the Warden in order that the Warden remained visible in their community. Alternatively, the Senior could attend residents meetings alongside the Warden in order to make or develop links with that community. This could be especially useful where there was a need for several Wardens to be tasked with a project in that area.
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Area Committee Well-being Fund – Project Proposal for Area Committee commissioning
Project Name: NEIGHBOURHOOD WARDEN - MIDDLETON
Lead Organisation & contact details: South Area Management Team – Gerry Shevlin 3951658
Project Delivery - How the project will be delivered (inc how any partners are involved in the project, timescale etc):
It is proposed that a Neighbourhood Warden is recruited for the Middleton area. S/he would be managed by the Area Community Safety Co-ordinator (or Senior Warden if appointed). S/he would be appointed on a fixed term contract to March 2008. This will allow sufficient time for the impact of the role to be seen by Members and the community. It also increases the likelihood of a successful recruitment (in comparison to advertising a 5 month post to the end of March 07). S/he would be part of the existing Neighbourhood Wardens team for Inner South area and would be the second Warden in Middleton Park ward (the other being in the Belle Isle area).
The proposed Warden would carry out all the duties associated with the role. In particular, s/he would patrol streets in the target area in order to address issues of the environment and community safety.
Project Summary (including a brief description of the main activities and why this project is needed and its links to key priorities):
The Middleton area of Middleton Park ward is the only area that doesn’t have a dedicated Neighbourhood Warden. The proposal to recruit a Warden would mean that each ward would have a minimum of two Wardens. This gives a more consistent service to communities across the wedge. It would also provide opportunities for local joint working e.g. occasional cover, one off joint visits etc.
The suggested “patch” for this Warden would cover two areas: • The Intakes, Throstles, Acres and Lingwells – as defined by the boundary for the Intensive Neighbourhood Management project Super Output Area E01011492 – see map one. • The Manor Farms estate – see map two.
Together these areas would form a patch of approximately 3000 people or 900 households. This would be about average as a patch size and takes into
Page 99 account the fact that s/he would be working across two quite distinct estates. As with all Neighbourhood Warden patches, this could change in the future if the need arises. Consultation with Members would take place before any such changes were implemented.
The Intakes, Throstles, Acres and Lingwells area is in the top 3% of the most deprived areas in England. As such it will be benefiting from the increased investment available through the Intensive Neighbourhood Management projects. The proposed new Warden role in this area would complement that activity attached to the INM programme by providing a consistent presence to deal with issues and share information with the community. Part of this area is included within the Neighbourhood Improvement Plan for Central Middleton and as such has received some support from the Neighbourhood Wardens team. However, such work has been project based and may have suffered through lack of continuity. A dedicated presence who could maintain the achievements of projects carried out would be beneficial to the area.
The Manor Farms has previously been the subject of a Neighbourhood Improvement Plan by the South Area Management Team. It remains a “hotspot” area for the police and other agencies for Anti Social Behaviour and criminal damage. It covers an area of approximately 450 households and is boundaried by Town Street to the south, Newhall Road to the East with open land to the north and west (see map one in the appendix to this report).
The Manor Farm neighbourhood falls into the worst 10% of the most deprived areas in England. It has significantly low ranking in terms of the Crime Domain, Education Skills and Training Deprivation, Income Deprivation, Income Deprivation affecting Children and Living Environment Domain. Overall these rankings contribute to an Index of Multiple Deprivation which at 2418 falls into the worst 10% in England. A rank of “1” indicates the most deprived neighbourhood within the measure and “32,482” the least deprived.
By having a Warden covering these two areas would allow the activities of the INM scheme to be better supported. Examples could include identifying and monitoring gardens for work by the Environmental Pride team or for enforcement action. It may also involve close working with the Neighbourhood Safety Liaison Officer to address issues of crime and ASB. There are 9 SOAs in the south wedge that are in the worst 3% nationally. The other 8 SOAs have an existing Warden service so the additional member of staff here would bring the area in line with the other SOAs. Although there is a high level of need in this area it does not require a full time Warden presence.
The addition of the Manor Farms into this new Wardens patch would increase the size to one comparable with other Wardens across the city. The Manor Farms is an area that would benefit greatly from a regular uniformed presence on the streets. The Warden would be involved in early identification of environmental issues and ensuring these are referred to and
Page 100 dealt with by the relevant departments (eg Leeds South Homes, Environmental Health, City Services). Their presence could also act as a deterrent to ASB, would support any evidence gathering by reassuring local residents and potentially providing “hearsay evidence” based on what they’re picking up from local people.
Members’ comments about priorities within these two areas would be welcomed.
Although the focus of the role would be on the two areas outlined above, the Warden would also be available to work on projects with other Wardens in inner south as currently happens with the existing Wardens team. Examples include supporting community clean ups, delivering leaflets to promote community events or being deployed with PCSOs for reassurance patrols.
The project links to the following priorities from the Inner South ADP 06/07:
2c) Explore provision of high visibility patrols (mobile CCTV, PCSOs or Neighbourhood Wardens) in target areas.
3a) Wardens to work as a team in targeted areas to provide reassurance. Activities may include clean ups, leafleting etc.
3b) Area Committee to influence the deployment and priorities of N’hood Wardens.
3c) Reassurance patrols by Wardens/PCSOs in problem areas using police data (known as SIA and local information
Outcomes (a summary the main outcomes, outputs and benefits the project will achieve):
• Improved reassurance to people living in the target areas. • Closer monitoring of service provision in relation to environmental and community safety issues. • Increase in the number of environmental and community safety projects delivered in the Middleton area.
Project Cost (an indication of how much the project will cost, how much Well-being funding is sought and the breakdown between capital and revenue, what other sources of funding is secured or being sought ):
The total annual cost of a Neighbourhood Warden appointed at the middle point of the salary scale is £27175 (this includes salary and on costs).
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The recruitment process is likely to take approximately 2-3 months to allow for advertising, CRB checks and any notice to be served by the successful candidate. It is unlikely that the candidate would be in post before January 07. Therefore the cost of the post for the last 3 months of 06/07 would be £6794
As outlined above, in order to have a realistic chance of recruiting to the post, the Committee are also asked to consider funding the post throughout 07/08 at a cost of £27,175
The Neighbourhood Warden service is a function that has been delegated to the Area Committees. The service has undergone a restructure which has included a review of all funding available to ensure that posts all existing posts are mainstream funded. A feature of the restructure was that any new posts would be funded from sources other than the council central budget. Should the Committee decide that the post is necessary and decide not to allocate funding, the other option would be to move a Warden from an existing patch into the Middleton area.
The Area Committee is asked to allocate maximum funding of £6800 in 06/07 and £27,200 in 07/07
Which geographic areas will benefit (ie particular neighbourhoods, wards etc) and which Area Committee this project is relevant to:
The Manor Farms estate and part of the Throstles, Acres, Intakes and Lingwells areas of Middleton Park Ward within the Inner South Area Committee area.
Other key information not covered by the above:
The post holder would be recruited on a fixed term contract to March 2008. This is to ensure that there’s sufficient time for the impact of the role to be seen and to make it a reasonable length of service for potential applicants. Members will be asked in future years whether they are prepared to make a longer term commitment to this post.
There is an area between Middleton Park Road (also known as Middleton Ring Road) and Town Street that falls between the two areas described. Whilst this area wouldn’t receive dedicated Warden attention, it would benefit from passing attention as the Warden would need to walk through it to get from one area to the other.
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Proposed patch area for Middleton Neighbourhood Warden
Map 1 The Intakes, Throstles, Acres and Lingwells – as defined by the boundary for the Intensive Neighbourhood Management project Super Output Area E01011492
Map two
Manor Farms – this area is the same as that used for the Manor Farms Neighbourhood Improvement Plan.
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Page 104 APPENDIX 11 Area Committee Well-being Fund – Project Proposal Expand sections as required
Project Name:
Urban Bar
Lead Organisation & contact details:
St Luke’s CARES Youth Division 173a Beeston Road Leeds LS11 6AW
Tel: 0113 2179393 Email: [email protected]
Louise Megson – Group Manager
Project Delivery - How the project will be delivered (inc how any partners are involved in the project, timescale etc):
Partners:
St Luke’s CARES Miller Construction Police Greggs Arise Signpost Project PCT
Project to commence as soon as possible until end of March 2007
To run on a Thursday and Friday evening from 3.30pm until 8pm and Saturday 12 noon until 8pm – Total 17 hours per week plus 1.5hrs per week staff preparation and reporting time including weekly meeting – total weekly 18.5hrs During School Holidays to be open 12 noon until 8pm (excluding Christmas). This is to be part funded by this fund and matched by PAYP money as and when available.
Project Summary (including a brief description of the main activities and why this project is needed and its links to key priorities):
The Chill Out Urban Bar was a concept designed in 2005 to provide a space for the young people right in the heart of the severely disadvantaged area of Holbeck.
Originally this was a partnership project between St Luke’s CARES, Leeds South Homes, the Police and a variety of SME’s from the South Leeds Area. Leeds South Homes offered a disused shop on Hunslet Hall
Page 105 Road and the time of one of the staff to project manage the building renovation. All renovation was provided free of charge by local business and Leeds South Homes Contractors.
Local Young People particularly from the immediate area, Brett Gardens, Malvern’s, Disraeli’s, Bismark’s, Normantons and St Luke’s were encouraged to help with the work. Young people from the age of 7 upwards designed, decorated, set rules, discussed priorities and set budgets for the running of the project. They undertook Health and Safety and Food Hygiene Training. The Grand Opening was attended by Lee Smith (Leeds Rhinos) and Kelli Hollis (Shameless) and over 100 young people.
Since it’s opening the project became home to a regular rolling 30 young people, younger ones earlier in the day and older ones towards the end of the day (usually attendance was over 100 over a full day). Word spread and young people who are known to attend nothing else were beginning to filter in.
The majority of the staff tended to be local people, often volunteers, who supervise and maintain some form of order in, what can sometimes be a very difficult and challenging environment. This project could not be sustained without these people.
The summer project fulfilled and exceeded its aim, which was to remove over 50 young people from the streets over the 6 week holiday period, and created a place which young people feel happy to go to, to spend time. Our workers have also tried to encourage them to participate in mainstream activities i.e.: Crossflatts Park, Breeze and swimming in a group setting, this is encouraging team building, also building their self confidence and self esteem.
Thereafter the Area Committee supported the project, until March 2006, providing St Luke’s with the money to sustain the local workers and in partnership with the Youth Service the project continued. Unfortunately, we then suffered a major setback as the roof fell in.
We are now in the position that we have a portacabin shell on the site of an old community centre next to St Luke’s Church, and are looking to slightly modify the model from 2005 by opening an Ice Cream Parlour (at the request of the young people).
The business behind the bar is that the young people create, budget, sell, serve and clear away snack related healthy food, we provide food to young people who often leave the house first thing in the morning with a bag of crisps and a can of coke if they are lucky. Within the project itself we will establish a management committee taken from the user base, this group will form its own rules and regulations, it will (to an extent) polices itself and resolve its own disputes with the support of the staff. Young people, usually considered as non team players – will work behind the counter in pairs, building up their partnership skills, raising tolerance levels and instilling calming behaviour.
Local SME’s have expressed interest in participating in taster sessions in which they will provide the expertise – i.e. Tiling or plastering – Leeds South Homes will provide us with some vacant properties in which we can practice these new skills.
Local Key Priorities:
Young People Involve Young People in more Activities – A minimum of 50 young people will have accessed some form of previously untouched mainstream activity over the funding period. Assist schools to offer extended provision and expand their community role – We will be working closely with the both local Primary and High Schools with a view to extending both the activities of the group and the use of the school.
Page 106 Safer Neighbourhoods Action on antisocial behaviour – by the nature of removing over 100 young people from the streets over a period of a few hours, antisocial behaviour will be reduced. The residents will be able to contact workers during the times the centre is open, should large groups of young people gather in their area. This will give a sense of reassurance to residents that effective work is being carried out locally.
Cleaner Neighbourhood – Litter collection and graffiti removal is an integral part of the work of the project.
Community Involvement and decision making – Staffed by local young people, supervised by youth workers, the project is totally run by its users. It is the intention of the St Luke's, when the group is more established to bring out its management committee to visit residents associations.
Working together – Local businesses are supportive of the group, Greggs have sponsored the project, Millar Construction is providing advice, resource and work.. The current project partners are always looking to find ways of expanding the partnership to include external interested parties. Within the project itself we are working with several tagged and ASBO’s young people and are in the process of establishing a management committee, this group is looking to form its own rules and regulations, it will polices itself and resolves its own disputes with the support of the staff. We have young people who would be considered as non team players scrapping walls and applying paint, building up their partnership skills, raising tolerance levels and instilling calming behaviour. In physical activities we have started to work in teams encouraging fair play, non violent and territorial behaviour.
Outcomes (a summary the main outcome, outputs and benefits the project will achieve):
The Project will meet the 5 outcomes of
Staying Safe – We will have a regular 30 young people (often up to 100 over all), including regular offenders, off the street at a time of day which is known to be when the majority of antisocial behaviour is reported. Residents associations and local businesses have already reported that the streets are quieter when we are open. Young People will also be avoiding situations which can make them vulnerable also can meet with their peers in a controlled environment (e.g. smoking only allowed in a certain area to over 16’s)
Being Healthy: To encourage a minimum of 100 young people to participate in positive physical activities. To educate young people in the positive benefits of eating correctly in conjunction with the 5 a day team. Young people are learning to prepare and providing healthy meals for groups of peers.
Economic Well-being: In conjunction with the Youth Service we will encourage and run educationally based courses and taster sessions for all attendees in order to enhance the life chances and raise the skill levels of the young people in the area. Previously we have already run a Health and Safety and Food Hygiene course to over 20 young people this will be repeated.
Enjoying and Achieving: A happy atmosphere with access to IT, arts and crafts, reading, music, sport and the chance to participate in a variety of external activities for example, football tournaments, taster courses, one on one relational support.
Making a Positive Contribution: Actively working for the benefit of the community. Daily litter collection and graffiti removal are just two examples of the work we are doing. Using the South Leeds Passport System we will encourage positive volunteering and care for their own community
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REVENUE
Salaries Area Committee 15,141* Rent and Rates Area Committee 1,500 Heat/Light and Water Phone and Broadband Access Microsoft 736 and IT Support Everyday Running Costs: Food and Beverage Co-operative Trust 500 for set up costs Consumables Stationery Art and Craft Materials Organisational Overheads Area Committee 1,720 TOTAL 19,597 CAPITAL
Portacabin Connexions 4,300 Refurbishment Arise 1,000 Signpost 2,500 Greggs 200 Security Voice Fund 9,000 Equipment Ice Cream Palour Co-operative Trust 8,040 Phone and Broadband Set up Microsoft 1,764 5 x Computers + Printer + Software Pool Table Users 170 X Box/Game Boy/Playstation 2 Users 500 TOTAL 10,474 TOTAL proposed from Well Being Fund £18,361 * staffing costs are broken down to : 25 weeks @ 18.5hrs 1 x Project Manager £ 4,611 2 x Youth Workers £ 7,390 1 x Youth Trainee £ 3,140
All above costs are revenue – there is no capital expenditure
Which geographic areas will benefit (i.e. particular neighbourhoods, wards etc) and which Area Committee this project is relevant to: Beeston Hill and Holbeck
Otherampleted: key information not covered by the above:
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APPENDIX 12
Area Committee Well-being Fund – Project Proposal for Area Committee commissioning Sections should be expanded as required or key information provided with attachments referred to for any detail
Project Name: SISSONS ROAD PLAY AREA
Lead Organisation & contact details:
Groundwork Leeds Environment and Business Centre Merlyn-Rees Avenue Morley Leeds LS27 9SL
Claire Mortimer – [email protected] or 0113 2380601
Project Delivery - How the project will be delivered (inc how any partners are involved in the project, timescale etc):
Groundwork Leeds is working in partnership with Leeds South Homes and the Sissons and Central Middleton NIP group members in order to improve the play space between Sissons Road and Sissons Terrace.
Once a final design has been agreed with all Agencies and LCC Departments, local Councillors and Sissons Tenants and Residents, as well as local residents, the project will be tendered and the contractor with the most competitive price will undertake the works.
We are planning on undertaking this improvement work during December to March 2007.
Project Summary (including a brief description of the main activities and why this project is needed and its links to key priorities):
Currently there is old and unusable play equipment on the area of land between Sissons Road and Sissons Terrace (Middleton Park, LS10 4LP), which Leeds South Homes and local residents are keen to transform into a modern play area which will benefit the community. Groundwork has been consulting with local residents in order to create an area which they feel they would use.
The community consultation undertaken, as part of the wider estate consultation and commissioned by the Inner South Area Committee clearly shows that there is a need in this area for a place for all ages to use and enjoy and the majority of the local residents support the plan to redesign this area.
The initial proposed plans include an informal play area, a kick about area with increased fencing and potentially artwork designed by local residents and young people.
These plans ensure that this is an area which can be used by all ages. However, as there will be no benches, it is hoped to discourage older teenagers from congregating there on an
Page 109 evening and causing anti-social behaviour. At the moment this is a particular problem in this area, as identified by local residents, however by working with the youth service and potentially with other youth organisations in this area we can work towards creating an area for the local community which will not be vandalised by a small minority.
This project links directly and indirectly with several key themes from within the Area Committee Action Plan for 2006/07, these are:
• More for Young People Creating an area off Sissons Road for young people of all ages and engaging these young people through art and design workshops.
• Involving Communities The local community has been involved in the consultation process for this play space and will continue to be consulted regarding design and an opening event.
• Improving Neighbourhoods in Need This area is located within the Sissons and Central Middleton NIP boundary and will feed directly into the improvement work which the group have highlighted. The community consultation undertaken for this Play Space directly links and compliments this work already undertaken as part of the NIP group. The results show that the local residents clearly want somewhere for young people to go and be able to use for recreational activities.
• Regenerating Areas The creation of this Play Space will allow much needed investment in this area to take place. Currently the area is underused as a Play Area and is in desperate need of regeneration and redesign to allow the local community to use it for the correct reasons.
• Safer Neighbourhoods The creation of a informal Play Space will indirectly link into the Safer Neighbourhoods key theme as the idea behind the creation of this informal play space is to reduced anti-social behaviour on the estate by providing a safe area for all young people without becoming a target for ASB and vandalism.
Outcomes (a summary the main outcomes, outputs and benefits the project will achieve):
The main outcome of this project is to create an informal play space on the Sissons estate, which will be useable and therefore benefit the local community.
Additional and indirect outcomes and benefits from this play space include:
• a possible reduction in anti-social behaviour • engaging local young people in improving their estate • enabling local families and young children to play safely in their local area and not on the unsafe roads
Page 110 Project Cost (an indication of how much the project will cost, how much Well-being funding is sought and the breakdown between capital and revenue, what other sources of funding is secured or being sought ):
The project is estimated to cost £28,000. This includes a 10% project management fee, which will enable Groundwork to fully tender the project, thus ensuring that the lowest price and best value service is delivered.
We are asking for £14,000 from the Area Committee (capital), this will match £14,000 from Groundwork Leeds.
The match funding is approved in principle from the LCC PSF (Capital) fund and we expect to secure the money once the project has been fully designed and tendered.
Which geographic areas will benefit (ie particular neighbourhoods, wards etc) and which Area Committee this project is relevant to:
Sissons estate in the Middleton Park Ward.
Other key information not covered by the above: 1) Re: consultation carried out: Residents have had a leaflet through the door if they have not been in and other spoken to. Questionnaire results have come back from the streets in the vicinity of the play area. Nearly 60 residents have been spoken to out of a potential 110 residents. This means that over 50% have replied showing that the vast majority are in favour of the developments. The ones who aren't want to extend their gardens.
2) Re: long term maintenance of the play area : Groundwork is currently in discussions with Learning and Leisure regarding the design and maintenance. Groundwork are discussing what they will and will not maintain, and hopeful through this that the design will not only reflect what the community want but also what L&L are willing to maintain. At this stage Groundwork are confident that L&L will maintain the area in the future.
3) £28k includes all construction work and contract management on site.
4) There will be no more schemes from Groundwork following the consultation as the issues raised are more applicable for other agencies and are about management and visibility rather than an actual physical scheme
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Page 112 Agenda Item 11
Originator: Kevin Barker
Tel:0113 3957400
Report of the Chief Recreation Officer
Inner South Area Committee
Date: 19 th September 2006
Subject: Middleton Park Bonfire and Firework Display
Electoral Wards Affected: Specific Implications For: All Wards in Committee area. Ethnic minorities
Women
Disabled people
Narrowing the Gap
Council Delegated Executive Delegated Executive Function available X Function Function not available for for Call In Call In Details set out in the report
Executive Summary
1. Officers from the Learning and Leisure Department were asked to explore a number of
sites in the Middleton area where the annual bonfire and fireworks display could be held.
2. Three sites were investigated; an event safety management consultant was engaged to
report on the suitability of the three sites.
3. Only one of the sites was considered suitable i.e. Middleton Park. This was conditional
upon a number of permanent and temporary infrastructure measures being put in place,
and additional staffing being at site during the event.
4. The costs for the additional measures are estimated at £46,750.00 for the permanent
features and £25,540.00 for the temporary infrastructure and staffing.
Page 113 5. The Inner South Area Committee is being asked to fund these additional costs together
with the Outer South Area Committee.
1.0 Purpose Of This Report
1.1 To seek consideration to the funding of a number of permanent and temporary infrastructure measures and additional staffing at Middleton Park in support of the annual bonfire and firework display.
2.0 Background Information
2.1 The bonfire and firework display held at Middleton Park each November was last held in 2004. The event experienced an unacceptable level of anti social behavior, which raised issues concerning public safety. Owing to this experience and the staffs reluctance to support any further similar events at this venue, no display took place in 2005
2.2 The community living in the Middleton area has raised the question about the return of the display event; local ward members have supported this.
2.3 Officers from the Learning and Leisure Department were asked to examine alternative potential sites for the display and re-examine the use of Middleton Park.
2.4 Three sites were investigated and an event safety management consultant asked to report on the suitability of each site. The consultants report concluded that only the Middleton Park site was suitable, and then only if a number of additional safety measures were implemented.
3.0 Main Issues
3.1 The experience at the bonfire and firework display event at Middleton Park in November 2004 after similar experiences in previous years highlighted the safety considerations of both the public attending the event and for the employees staffing the event.
3.2 The principal concern was the absence of a separate access route for emergency service vehicles, and their ability to swiftly respond to site in the event of an incident. There is currently only one suitable shared access and egress point at present into Middleton Park. Other concerns were the levels of staffing and stewarding at an event, which potentially attracts circa 12,000 persons.
3.3 The alternative sites investigated by the event safety management consultant were The Brooms (close to Newhall Road at Middleton) and the South Leeds Stadium site. Both were deemed unsuitable for the event, particularly the latter with its very close proximity to a major motorway.
3.4 The consultant advised in his report that the site traditionally used in Middleton Park was felt to be the best option, provided a number of safety measures were put in place first. Some of theses measure involved permanent infrastructure and temporary infrastructure work together with additional staffing during the evening of the event.
3.5 The permanent infrastructure work recommended includes;
Page 114 • Construction of passing places along the main drive (to Middleton Grove) to allow emergency vehicles a two-way access.
• Improvements and surfacing to main drive where current surfacing ends towards Middleton Grove.
• Improvements to paths and road access near car park area to display arena.
• Regrade banking and surface to make new improved entrance to event arena adjacent to Tennis Court area from access road.
• New security fencing to support improved access points, to prevent use during non-event times.
This work will cost an estimated £46,750.00 to carry out. However it will provide the opportunity to use Middleton Park for other larger public events.
3.6 The temporary infrastructure measures include;
• Additional lighting in and around event arena and along main drive to Middleton Grove.
• Fenced event arena and signage.
• Additional PA, Radio, transport, & other necessary equipment used for build up and dismantle.
• Additional staffing within event arena and along emergency access route to Middleton Grove.
These additional infrastructure measures and staffing will cost an additional estimated £25,540.00. This additional cost will be required on an annual basis if the bonfire and firework displays are to take place in Middleton Park each November.
3.7 The Learning and Leisure Department have available a small budget which has been used to support the bonfire and firework event. However to ensure the safety of the public attracted to any future display event, essentially held in the hours of darkness there is a requirement for the above safety measures to be in place. These will require an additional sum of £72,290.00.
3.8 The display event at Middleton Park is also the major firework display for much of that part of Leeds within the remit of the Outer South Area Committee. As a consequence the committee will also be requested to consider this report.
4.0 Implications For Council Policy And Governance
4.1 The bonfire and firework displays supports the development of a harmonious and thriving communities agenda within the Council Plan, by ensuring that the services provided meet the needs of the local community..
5.0 Legal And Resource Implications
5.1 The event safety management measures outlined in the report are in compliance with those contained within the “Green Guide” and “Purple Guide” for event safety management.
Page 115 5.2 The funding requested, if awarded will ensure the display event proceeds. There will be a requirement to ensure a sum equivalent to circa £25K is available in future years for the display event to proceed.
6.0 Conclusions
6.1 Without the additional funding to implement the infrastructure works and support increased staffing, a safely managed bonfire and firework event in Middleton Park cannot take place.
7.0 Recommendations
7.1 That consideration is given to funding the £72,290.00 for the additional infrastructure works and staffing, to support the bonfire and firework display event held at Middleton Park.
Page 116 Agenda Item 12
Originator: Dave Richmond Tel: 75536
REPORT OF THE: Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing MEETING: Inner South Area Committee DATE: 19 th September 2006 SUBJECT: Area Manager’s Report
Electoral Wards Affected : Specific Implications For :
Beeston Hill & Holbeck Ethnic Minorities City & Hunslet Women Middleton Park Disabled People Narrowing the Gap
Executive X Council Eligible X Not eligible for Call In Function Function for Call In (details contained in the report )
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report provides the committee with details of a range of activities taking place within the Inner South Leeds area. It draws to member’s attention the Area Managers support to requests contained within the Youth Service and Well Being report to potential summer activity and community capacity building (economic development schemes). It further requests the committee consider and make recommendations on the future programme of Neighbourhood Improvement Plans and the work of the Neighbourhood Priority worker.
1.0 Priority Neighbourhoods
1.1 In Cottingley the following actions have been undertaken: • A survey of residents priorities was undertaken to inform the plan • The old play area has been removed and tidied up • Lighting in the underpass has been repaired • The raised beds in front of the tower blocks have been cleaned out and new plants put in • Paving around the shops has been partially improved • An initial Newsletter has been produced and circulated • A new mountain bike has been provided for the police to improve patrols
1.2 Other improvements outside of the plan include: • The derelict portacabin next to the community centre has been removed • 2 PCSO now patrol the area • a new bus service linked to Holbeck is being trialled (no. 54 )
Page 117 • Counselling sessions are being provided for the victims of domestic violence • A family outreach worker has been appointed
1.3 The following actions are still being progressed: • Clearing of the ditch is anticipated this month • Work to cut back the undergrowth on the perimeter is still outstanding • LSH has commenced an audit of the worst areas of rubbish accumulation including residents gardens and some enforcement action has commenced • Leeds South Homes are due to prune trees • It is anticipated that additional youth sessions for 8-13 year olds will commence this month, as will support from the health bus to tackle issues relating to alcohol, drugs and smoking awareness • Welcome boards are still outstanding • Funding has been provided for the shops roof improvement. • The area committee has provided funding to Groundwork to enable them to support for Cottingley in Bloom to enable them to develop a plan for the estate. • There are also a range of other issues to be resolved which are not as yet well developed, this includes issues such as traffic calming, improved lighting etc.
1.4 From the Normantons /St. Lukes Neighbourhood Improvement Plan the following actions have taken place: • Boulders put around green space to prevent joy riding and vans from using as a short cut • Old playground taken out (area is yet to be landscaped) • Walls and raised planters taken out as they acted as sites of anti-social behaviour • Newsletter produced • Operation CAVA carried out in Malvern Road area including the estate • Kickabout area provided in green space • Action taken on anti-social behaviour by Police, Anti-social Behaviour Unit, Leeds South Homes and Leeds Federated Housing Association including ASBOs, ABCs, and notices served on tenants, Dispersal Order.
1.5 The following actions are still to be progressed: • The closing off of very short ginnels at the back of houses (likely to be achieved) • Provision of street lighting in ginnels with no lighting (currently being explored)
1.6 From the Central Middleton Neighbourhood Improvement Plan following a household survey identifying key issues, the following actions have taken place:
Environmental issues
• Identified baseline service schedules for street cleansing and litter picking. • Improved litter picking – now picked once a week • Information on the Bulky Household Waste Service provided to services • Contacts for Services who wish to refer issues to Streetscene. • The Intensive Neighbourhood Management area is receiving regular attention by the fully recruited and trained Environmental Pride Team • Empty properties reduced • Untidy gardens identified - warning letters issued, residents making improvements, further actions being considered for those who don’t. • In INM area - resident pledges (to keep gardens tidy once brought up to standard) has been piloted with 5-10 tenants. Reviewed for further pledges to come. • Newsletters produced by AMT., have reminded residents to keep gardens tidy.
Page 118 • INM dedicated enforcement officer recently appointed • AMT co-ordinated 3 ‘Clean Sweeps’ joining resources from LSH, Neighbourhood Wardens, Environmental Pride Team. Areas covered include Intakes, part Throstles, Sissons. • Streetscene agreed to purchase more Enforcement Signs so as to renew current ones and locate new ones where needed.
Community Safety Issues
• Joint Housing and Police Surgeries set up at Health Centre and Sure Start Family Centre. • Neighbourhood Watch - PCSOs are gathering information from residents and are promoting the crime stoppers number although no take up of Neighbourhood Watch. • Police conducted spot testing on local shops to uncover illegal selling of alcohol to underage young people. All 3 passed. This will re-occur quarterly. • One whole week of Operation Cava targeting crime and grime. Arrests made for criminal damage and non payments of fines. Truancy patrols stopped 9 young people on one day and sent 6 back to school. Feedback from up to 100 residents. • LSH and ASBU linking up to target enforcement action • LSH now e-mailing PCSOs to improve on tackling issues raised by residents reporting damage on property. • 5-a-side tournament between Police and young people helped break down barriers.
Children and Young People
• AMT compiled (with the help of its Youth Work Network) the 3 rd of its newsletters which promotes some of the key provision (11 organisations) in the area. Issued in June to every property, this newsletter updated residents about the NIP and enclosed specific leaflets on Middleton Leisure Centre, Youth Service and Middleton Children’s Centre. The newsletter also encouraged residents to report ASB/crime to the Police/Housing surgeries.
Health
• Physical activity referral scheme set up for GP referrals to Leisure Centre • Tea time club helping promote healthy eating • Smoke cessation clinic set up
1.7 The following issues are still to be progressed
• Improved street cleansing frequency to 3 weekly once mechanised road sweepers are found/ trained. • Programme of environmental/litter awareness raising planned in autumn to be undertaken by Groundworks in Middleton Primary School. • Renew/relocate damaged/graffitied or missing signs based on a list drawn up by Environmental Pride team /LSH audits. • More action to reduce voids and reduce steel sheeting – LSH team still being set up and study of best practice re: sheeting still ongoing. • Identified communal areas, e.g. Middleton Park Court, to be fenced off and (with the use of already allocated funds from Area Committee) to be improved to deter flytipping. • One more clean up to take place Oct. • plans to run ASB awareness raising workshop at Middleton Primary School
Page 119 • Reduce debt by reducing rent arrears and increase benefit take up. • Installing alarms in empty properties pending trial of silent alarms. • Use of temporary CCTV to capture ASB evidence. • Increase uptake of courses at S Leeds Family Learning Centre • Walking the Way to Health –staff to be appointed • Playground healthy food market to be run at Middleton Primary – Sept • Smoke free homes and smoke ban in public places campaign – Oct 06
1.8 Priority Neighbourhood Worker
The contract for this service was awarded to South Leeds Health for All with an appointment made to Richard Lancaster. The worker’s key role will be to support successful community engagement as part of the Neighbourhood improvement Processes in particular. Members’ views on groups requiring support are welcomed to enable a work programme to be fully planned.
1.9 Members views are also requested on the future development of the Neighbourhood Improvement Programme. Essentially the issue relates to whether to remain working on the existing neighbourhood plans or to move on, either to new areas or revisit earlier areas. A particular issue is apparent (and is referred to below) in the need to revisit the Manor Farms area, also a previous intention was to commence work on the Arthingtons area of City and Hunslet ward. Whilst staffing resources within the Area Team are still stretched they are nevertheless improving and it is timely to consider how to develop this programme. Members views are sought on the proposal to withdraw from the Normanton’s plan with residual works being undertaken by the Area Regeneration Team, maintain work on central Middleton for the time being, finishing work in Cottingley by Christmas, whilst in the interim commencing work initially on Manor Farms and then Arthingtons.
2.0 Regeneration of Beeston Hill and Holbeck
2.1 At the time of writing a decision was still outstanding on the outcome of the PFI Expression of Interest. In the meantime work is commencing on issues required as part of the regeneration of the area. This includes work on the production of outline planning design proposals for those sights identified for development, initial consultation with residents regarding the future of the Recreations area of Holbeck. A programme of more detailed consultation regarding the implications of the PFI is presently being prepared, the implementation of which is dependent on the success of the EOI but is provisionally planned to take place between October- December. This consultation with include outline discussions with residents and tenants groups, detailed consultation with affected residents and street based community consultation regarding potential environmental improvements. As part of this process it is also intended to consult on the draft Holbeck Area Action Plan.
2.2 Work continues to take place on the acquisition of properties in the Beverleys area. As of 1 st September, 14 had been acquired with increasing levels of interest being shown from residents. For example in august 15 residents came forward expressing a desire to sell their properties.
2.3 Work is underway to establish the potential for developing a selective licensing scheme in Beeston Hill and parts of East Leeds. This is likely to be a relatively
Page 120 complex process given that this is a new national initiative and in itself will require considerable resource. 2.4 The Scrutiny Board for Neighbourhoods and Housing begun to conduct an enquiry into the housing based aspects of regeneration within the area in early August. This enquiry is due to be complete by Christmas.
3.0 Middleton
3.1 Work is being undertaken by a consultant, Susan Blizzard, employed by Re’new Leeds to draft a report which seeks to integrate environmental and physical aspects of regeneration of the estate. An interim version of this report will be complete by mid September. One of the issues the report will address is the possible need for a neighbourhood manger for Middleton.
3.2 Concerns are once again being raised concerning community safety issues on the Manor farms estate. Whilst much of the estate is pleasant and well maintained, Manor Farms Road still has a number of abandoned houses which are subject to repeated vandalism. It is intended to pull together the involvement of a range of agencies to tackle this and related problems.
3.1 Amongst the three inner south wards Middleton Park is the only ward without a recognised forum with which the Area Management Team can engage local residents. Consequently as staffing resources now allow, it is intended to develop a regular forum which meets in different parts of the estate and provides a platform for the committee to seek the views and involvement of local people in specific activities. The exact nature of this forum is as yet to be determined, and will be influenced by the views of local residents and ward members.
4.0 Learning Zone Scheme
4.1 Negotiations are concluding between the LSC and Learning partnerships in respect of the contract for this scheme. It has previously been reported that due to the source of the funding for the scheme the length of the programme has been cut from an anticipated end date of March 2009 to December 2007. This has meant several changes to the intended scheme. Learning partnerships have been struggling to demonstrate how within these timescales they could deliver the full outputs to justify the potential scheme value of £500k. As part of the negotiations a suggestion was made to the LSC that the catchment area should be enlarged to enable the two proposed Leeds schemes to be joined up. These schemes were planned for Beeston Hill and Holbeck and parts of East Leeds. The LSC have accepted this proposal and as a consequence there will be additional benefits to other communities in South Leeds
5.0 Summer activities programme
5.1 During the summer the Signpost Project helped to support a range of activities throughout parts of Leeds, Including Middleton Park, Holbeck and Cross Flatts Park. The main involvement of the team was in Cross Flatts Park and this attracted an average daily attendance of between 40-45 young people per day.
5.2 The Mobile youth provision funded by this committee commenced work in July. Initial indications are that the scheme is developing well and that during the summer contact was made with approximately 290 young people and 23 different locations were visited. Not surprisingly work at some of the suggested locations is more successful
Page 121 than in other areas, and as a result it will be necessary to reconsider the locations that the bus visits. Activities have included sport, music and watching dvds. 5.3 The bus is providing a useful opportunity to build upon and extend the work of existing organisations; consequently partnerships are being put into place with a number of existing service providers.
5.4 With the help of the youth work networks, the Area Management Team produced under the Area Committee’s name, two 'Bee Cool' guides to summer holiday activities for young people. One guide covered Beeston, Holbeck and Hunslet and one guide covering Middleton and Belle Isle. It is felt that the guide and co-ordination of activity has been much improved this year. The guides involved the following:
• a listing of at least 500 separate sessions with over 5000 hours of activity delivered to young people this summer run by Council Services and a range of voluntary organisations.
• Over 13,000 printed at a cost of over 4k and distributed to all main primary and secondary schools (for years 3 upwards). Copies were also made available from local centres, public buildings e.g libraries etc and put on the area management/area committee’s website.
• The activities offered were for most ages from 8 to at least 19 and wide ranging including playschemes, various sports, trips out (e.g to Doncaster Dome, Bowling, Quasar), web design, open youth clubs, dance, Breeze on Tour, dance, silk screen printing, pottery, music making, BBQ, Pool tournament, Circus skills, graffiti art, Leeds United Football, Ready Steady Cook, kite making/flying, games. This was still the tip of the iceberg as it was quite a challenge to engage every organisation that was running something!
• Activities were mostly free of charge. Some were typically under a pound per session with one or two activities such as trips away at a higher cost . The activities were held in a variety of local youth and community venues across the area.
5.5 Many of the activities in the Bee Cool guides were funded by the Inner South Area Committee as part of the ‘I Love South Leeds Festival’ which, run by the Youth Service with help from voluntary organisations like DAZL, aimed to bring together particularly young people from different communities of inner south Leeds to celebrate diversity of culture.
A full evaluation report of the I Love South Leeds Festival’s weekly programme of activities over the summer is expected in September. However the Family Fun gala day held at the John Charles Stadium on August 19 th was its highlight and proved to be very well attended (approx 500 parents and young people). The recruitment of young people at the end of summer term seemed to help give a good turn out particularly for the ‘danceshow-in-a week’ workshop. This workshop culminated on the Fun Day with a 2 hour carnival style spectacular performance specially designed by young people fusing dance styles from around the world. The 170 young performers involved received Certificates awarded by Cllr Ogilvie on behalf of the Area Committee. The event received some good press coverage .
5.6 Elsewhere on this agenda a report provided by the Youth Service requests that members consider the possibility of ring fencing a certain amount of next years revenue budget for the 2007 summer activity programme. This year the committee has provided considerable support for summer activities but decisions to fund this were approached in a piecemeal fashion and as a result some activity such as
Page 122 potential schemes suggested by the Middleton Park Youth Work Network fell foul of this Committees early commitment of its budget. If the committee were minded to notionally ring fence a set amount it would allow for a more thorough, fair and equitable programme of activities to be commissioned for next year.
6.0 Community Capacity Building Project
6.1 This project provides support to community based organisations working in the South & West Leeds Pact Area i.e. Beeston Hill, Holbeck and New Wortley. The project started in January 2005 and is due to end in December 2006. However it has recently become apparent there will be an opportunity to extend this project until Christmas 2007. Initially the project assisted organisations to access European Funds, and much of the early activity of the project was developmental. In February 2005 a European funding workshop formally launched the project and all organisations working in the Pact area were invited.
6.2 The project has assisted a large number of organisations including; Beeston Hill United Free Church Hamara healthy living centre, New Wortley Community Association, Learning Partnerships, Groundwork Leeds, South Leeds Health for All, Leeds Construction and Training Agency, Leeds Community Foundation and the Belle Isle foundation
6.3 The project has enhanced the level of technical awareness of organisations, resulting in a great deal of success in European funding bids. Full details of this are contained in appendix One. In addition to direct assistance aimed at securing European funding, a considerable degree of support has been given to organisations to enable them to manage their grants and develop robust financial and business processes. Some elements of the work have focussed on general business support rather than accessing European funding, for example time was devoted to support Learning Partnerships and the Belle Isle Foundation to forge closer links.
6.4 The support given had two clear objectives.
a. To support the organisations in reviewing its present market organisational position.
b. To assist with the development of a Business Plan for Belle Isle Foundation that will aid their long term sustainability and present the Business to external investors and partners.
Assistance offered to achieve the above has involved:
• Running an away day event for the management board.
• Working in partnership with the Board of Directors and Staff to develop a company business plan that will enable the Foundation to secure contracts and tenders, and ensure the payment of an SRB grant.
• Facilitating discussion between Learning Partnership and Belle Isle foundation.
• Supporting Learning partnerships in the development of their Learning Zone application
6.5 In respect of the Foundation the outcome has been a business plan that will enable them to draw down £35,000 SRB in 2006-2007 and a probable further £ 35,000 from Yorkshire forward in 2007-2008. This will assist the Foundation to access an
Page 123 estimated £176,000 in service contracts over the period 2007-2008. This in effect will mean that by 2008-2009 the Foundations’ income will be based on contracted work rather than grants.
6.6 In addition the work has led to closer business links between the Belle Isle Foundation and Learning Partnerships, and the securing of the Learning Zone contract with work arising from this for both organisations.
6.7 If the project is to be extended for a further year this type of general business support is likely to make up the largest component of the project with assistance also being given to handling the financial procedures of the European claims and in particular assisting organisations to properly close their claims so as to avoid any potential penalties or claw back in addition to developing financial exit strategies to follow on from European funding. Further work will also be undertaken to develop the Virtual Learning environment to increase the potential for organisations to support and assist each other. All organisations have indicated that they would find this type of support valuable, and some organisations have also indicated they are able and willing to contribute to the necessary match funding required.
During the two year period to Christmas 2006 the total budget for the project has been £70,000, with the European Union making a contribution of 50 %, the other 50% being made available by The Inner South and Inner West Area Committees. If the project were to continue it would again be intended to seek 50% of the budget from Europe. The required match would be £15,000. At the time of writing negotiations were still taking place with organisations for the purpose of seeking a contribution to this match funding, however it was anticipated that for the calendar year 2007 there would be a shortfall of up to £8,000. This will span two financial years. The Area Committee is asked to give serious consideration to bridging this shortfall by providing funding from the Area Committees’ Well Being Budget. This is also referred to in the Well Being report elsewhere on this agenda.
7.0 Intensive Neighbourhood Management Programme
7.1 Work on this programme has now been progressing for 6 months and is well established. A full report has recently been taken to the Beeston Hill and Holbeck Regeneration Partnership and the INM Steering Group. The following is an excerpt from those reports and indicates the activities taking place:
7.2 Environmental Pride Team
This work started with the recruitment of ten unemployed residents from South Leeds to make up what were called community caretaking teams, since re-named Environmental Pride Teams. One team of five is dedicated to the South Leeds INM neighbourhoods and has made a big impact with residents and generally supported what is felt to be a significant improvement on the level of cleanliness in the area. The team has offered support on street cleaning activities and also begun to do more maintenance work, starting with work on untidy gardens. Baseline indicators have been collected from research undertaken by an officer seconded from ENCAMS so this will advise a future benchmark in standards. In addition the South Leeds area has been adopted as an area for monitoring under the Clean Cities initiative. An enforcement officer has been recruited using this funding and is currently undergoing training and induction before being released for action.
7.3 Neighbourhood empty properties service
Page 124 Letters have been sent to a number of properties in the Beeston Hill area regarding the potential to acquire and regenerate them under this scheme. Work is also planned to introduce a new fast track shuttering service in the autumn.
7.4 Neighbourhood safety team
There has been a delay in recruiting to some of these posts and is now expected that the liaison officers will be in post by the end of October. Their role will be quite unique in that they will have a direct responsibility to support people who have reported or been victims of crime as well as having the networking and funding to do something about it, e.g. Mrs. X reports a case of antisocial behaviour and a subsequent incident of criminal damage. The analyst already recruited by the Police can issue this information to the liaison officers one of whom will visit the victim offering relevant support but will also have the links and resources to ensure that agencies are aware and action taken, e.g. commissioning specific work to counteract the problem The Police have recruited their analyst post dedicated to the neighbourhoods and, from the delay in recruiting, a proposal has been made to the INM Steering group to purchase 10 head cams for use by PCSOs in the area.
7.5 Dedicated Police activities
This fund is directly managed by the Police and will be aimed at various operations in the area.
7.6 Signpost project
The Project has continued its work in Beeston Hill with around 25 families and has also funded some summer activities both in Beeston Hill (Cross Flatts Park), Holbeck and in Middleton.
7.8 Residents’ involvement project
Leeds VOICE was commissioned to undertake a community research project utilising a method called participatory appraisal which has involved training around a dozen local residents in this approach and using them to engage with residents where they can most easily be contacted. From the first phase of the project nearly 1100 people were contacted and their findings will offer a baseline for residents’ views on their neighbourhood and have also offered guidelines for spending of the capital monies available (see 7.10 below). Documents will be available from mid- September.
7.9 Administrative support
This budget was set up to support any potential administrative costs for the scheme and so far has funded temporary clerical assistance, purchase of equipment, e.g. digital cameras for neighbourhood wardens to support their work linked to the programme’s objectives and additional resources to plug gaps within any element of the whole programme.
7.10 Capital works
This budget has been allocated to be used in the West Hunslet , Middleton and Belle Isle areas this year as follows:-
SOA 1371 – Bismarcks / Lindens - £22,000 (half of the SOA)
Page 125 SOA 1371 - Hunslet Moor - £22,000 (half of the SOA) SOA 1364 – Lady Pitt Lane / St. Lukes / Hunslet Hall Road - £41,500 (slight reduction because part of the SOA covers Holbeck Moor) SOA 1368 – Normantons - £22,000 (half of the SOA) SOA 1473 – Belle Isle - £64,500 SOA 1492 – Middleton - £64,500
7.11 The INM Steering Group will be considering initial approvals for capital schemes which include the following:
• A kickabout area • Fencing to prevent bikers • Replacing defunct lighting across greenspace • Improving the boundaries to properties • Lower / dropped kerbs • More street furniture - especially benches • More trees • More litterbins • Target hardening of properties • Lighting in ginnels • New equipment on a local playground to replace damaged equipment that has been removed • Improving a tarmac path
7.12 An increase in revenue funding is available next year and the Steering Group will consider options and make a decision on schemes at its next meeting in December. Formal monitoring of spend and outputs is undertaken by the Regeneration Resources Team.
7.13 At the time of writing this report the request to include a member from each ward on the Steering group had not been considered by the full District Partnership, but had secured the support of the core group.
8.0 Community Cohesion
8.1 The two South Area Committees have been approached by the Royal Armouries to consider the potential to develop stronger links between this national museum and the City. The Armouries is seeking to improve links with its local catchment area and to develop work in respect of community cohesion and conflict resolution. A number of options are possible; any future work could be done directly with the Armouries or in conjunction with the Leap or Children for Peace Organisations. A meeting is to be arranged between the Director of Education and Collections at the museum and Members from South Leeds to discuss these options.
8.2 Through the chairing of an inter-agency group, Area Management has assisted in the transition to the new South Leeds High School. Summer term increased attention on the publicity and marketing which included the production of a newsletter and input from the head himself at community events and meetings. The school continued to plan for it becoming an extended school. Measures have been put in place to ensure as smooth a transition as possible in the final lead up to and during the first term including developing safer routes to school, public transport links, activities during the summer school holidays and projects which are bringing young people together from
Page 126 different cultures and races. Specific issues were examined by the Area Committee at its special meeting on 27 th July.
9.0 South Leeds District Partnership
9.1 At the time of writing this report the partnership had not met. It is proposed that the Partnership Board will take the opportunity in October or November to reconsider how the Partnership is operating and to refresh the Area Action Plan. This is part of an intended city wide review now that the partnership has been meeting for 18 months.
10.0 Staffing Update
10.1 Since the last Area Committee, the Area Project Officer position within the Inner Area Team has been filled on a temporary basis (due to the secondment of the substantive post holder). Sarah May joined the team at the start of August, and is expected to be in post at least until April 2007. Whilst having some generic responsibilities, Sarah will primarily work within the Middleton Park ward. The substantive post holder of the Area Management Officer position has not as yet returned to work. This post has recently been advertised on a short term 6 month basis.
11.0 Recommendations
11.1 The Committee is asked to request further information on any issues as felt appropriate.
11.2 The committee is asked to consider and make recommendations on the potential to wind down work on the Normantons and Cottingley Neighbourhood Improvement Plans and to commence work in respect of the Manor Farms and Arthingtons areas.
11.3 Members are asked to consider suitable areas requiring support from the Neighbourhood Priority Worker, and organisations with whom he should work within the Nip areas. 11.4 The Area Manager recommends that Members so far as possible support the request for financial assistance to the extension of the Community Capacity Building Scheme contained within the Wellbeing report. 11.5 The Area Manager recommends that Members so far as possible support the request contained within the Youth Service report to ring fence revenue funding for 2007 to enable a comprehensive and equitable summer activities programme to be developed
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Page 128 Appendix One Promoting community capacity in South & West Leeds
Projects Assisted to Access European Funding
Project title Organisation Total project Status cost New Wortley New Wortley £208,916 Approved August 2005 Volunteer and community ERDF funding Community Café association in 50% partnership with West Leeds Area Management Team Learning Works Learning £ 370,820 Approved August 2005 partnership ERDF funding 50% Beeston Hill United Reform £ 1,062,000 Project withdrawn due Community Church to match funding issues Enterprise No re submission planned Hamara Phase 2 Hamara £ Final figure not Project withdrawn due available. to time constraints to meet application deadline. The option of submitting a revised project in December under discussion Horticulture Groundwork £ 443,332 Withdrawn due to match Enterprise Leeds funding issues no resubmission planned Social Enterprise South Leeds £ 408,152 Approved August 2005 Solutions Health for all ERDF funding 50% South Leeds South Leeds £ 63,074 Being assessed by Community Health for all ERDF funding Government Off ice Transport 50% decision expected by December 2005 Eduplay mobile South Leeds £146,957 Being assessed by Crèche Health for all ERDF funding Government Office 50% decision expected by December 2005 Construction Re’new £ 325,516 Being assessed by Leeds Developing Government Office opportunities decision expected by December 2005 2 further projects under development one of these city wide. The Leeds 11 Leeds Community £ 150,000 Business Plan and project Foundation application being prepared
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Originator: Ruth Mason
Tel:0113 206 4053
REPORT OF THE: Making Leeds Better Programme MEETING: South (Inner) Area Committee DATE : 19 th September 2006 SUBJECT : MAKING LEEDS BETTER PROGRESS REPORT
Electoral Wards Affected : Specific Implications For :
ALL Ethnic Minorities Women Disabled People Narrowing the Gap
Executive Council X Eligible Not eligible for Call In X Function Function for Call In (details contained in the report)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Making Leeds Better is the strategic programme for improving health and social care services in the city. The aim for the programme is:
“To improve the health and wellbeing of the people who use health and social services in Leeds by providing them with speedy access to high quality care and treatment that is responsive to their needs and provided in the best possible settings.”
Recommendations:
1. Area Committee members are requested to note progress on Making Leeds Better
2. Area Committee members are requested to indicate if they would be interested in meeting to discuss priority issues for the Health Impact Assessment work
3. Area Committee members are asked to raise any questions, concerns or ideas that can be fed into the plans for Making Leeds Better
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Area Committee Progress Report
Contents Page
The Making Leeds Better Vision - recap 1
Modelling and affordability; Health Impact Assessment 2
Care Pathways 3-4
Engagement 5
Key milestones 6
1. The Making Leeds Better Vision
1.1 Making Leeds Better is the city wide strategy for improvements and new services in health and social care. At the heart of this strategy is a vision for change which will bring benefits for patients, service users, carers and their families from Leeds and across the region
The Making Leeds Better Vision
Our vision is for a future where people who need health and social care get the best possible care and treatment in modern facilities closer to their own homes.
Care and treatment that until now have only been available in hospitals will be provided by doctors, nurses and other health and social care staff working in the community.
Staff will be able to take advantage of the latest development in medical science and technology, and in clinical practice – free from the limitations of old buildings and outdated ways of doing things.
1.2 The Making Leeds Better vision is being achieved through a programme of work across a range of project areas. The purpose of this paper is to update members on progress in key project areas.
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2. Modelling and affordability
2.1 A project team has been working with colleagues from across the Leeds health and social care community to create an analytical model of how future services could look. Elements of the model include current and projected need for services; optimum lengths of hospital stay for procedures; number and types of staff needed to provide care etc. This modelling work will help to produce a range of options that can then be assessed for how practical and affordable they might be. The model is being analysed and tested by the clinicians who will be delivering the future services
3. Health Impact Assessment
3.1 As well as health benefits, Making Leeds Better will impact upon the people of Leeds in many other ways, for example:
• The creation of employment and training opportunities for local people – both during the building of new hospital, community and GP facilities and once facilities are up and running. • The potential opportunities for local businesses to provide goods and services. • The siting of facilities in the community will impact on the physical environment, access and traffic flows and has potential to strengthen social cohesion and community networks.
3.2 A Health Impact Assessment project team has now been created and a project plan confirmed. Their work will focus on combining consideration of local and national evidence about likely health impacts, with community profiling (for example demographic information) and community consultation exercises. The purpose is to understand any unintended potential impacts of the Making Leeds Better proposals, and whether any community groups or sectors will be particularly affected. The aim of this health impact assessment work is to influence development of the proposals in a positive way.
3.3 In addition to feedback from the main engagement and consultation process there will be specific discussions with vulnerable community groups followed by a one-day event at the end of November to bring together feedback and develop recommendations to ensure that the impact of the proposals is as positive as possible. The results will be fed back to all those involved.
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4.1 The care pathway work focuses on two areas – Adults, and Children’s & Maternity. 12 Care Pathways for adults and nine Care Pathways for children and maternity were originally chosen. These 21 Care Pathways showed the biggest potential for reducing unnecessary hospital admissions, and for providing better care for patients via their GP (primary care) or closer to their own home (community care). Of these original 21, 10 have now been chosen as ‘early implementers’ so that changes with proven benefits for patients can be put into action sooner rather than later. These ‘early implementers’ will help to test the effectiveness of redesign techniques and will provide a valuable learning for the rest of the care pathways programme.
4.2 The result is an emerging set of pathways which aim to:
• Incorporate the very latest clinical evidence. • Reduce unnecessary duplication and eliminate bottleneck. • Provide increased consistency and clarity for patients and professionals alike; • Give patients better access to information so they can make more informed decisions about their own care. • Cut down on the number of people admitted to hospital unnecessarily which will help us to build a new children’s and maternity hospital and the centralise complex acute hospital services on the St James’s site.
4.3 The care pathway work to date has focused on a range of common conditions that affect large numbers of patients. Areas being studied in detail include long term conditions (such as diabetes and heart disease), scheduled care (such as planned surgery), unscheduled care (such as emergency A&E attendances) and diagnostics (such as x-rays and blood tests). A number of specific areas affecting women and children (such as maternity services and childhood bed-wetting) also form part of the care pathway work.
4.4 The main focus of care pathway redesign for adults has now shifted to six common long-term conditions:
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); • Stroke; • Diabetes; • Heart disease; • Hip fractures; and • Dementia.
Each area has been studied in detail by dedicated teams of clinicians, patients and service managers. The way patients currently move through the system has been mapped against the latest clinical evidence on treatment, recent changes to health policy, the skill mix of staff, possible implications for the NHS estate and the overall patient experience. As a result, a range of improvements is now being implemented in line with recommendations from the recent government white paper, Our Health, Our Care, Our Say . These include:
Page 135 Stroke – Better use of multi-disciplinary teams to ensure patients can leave hospital more quickly and can get faster access to rehabilitation services in the community. Improved monitoring of stroke patients by family doctors, reducing the chances of further attacks and subsequent re-admissions to hospital.
Diabetes – Providing enhanced community services to reduce the number of patients seen as hospital outpatients. It is estimated that up to 80 per cent of patients who currently go to hospital for tests could be seen more locally. Increased use of GP practice registers to monitor patients and provide regular health/lifestyle advice. The introduction of individual care plans to ensure patients and their carers have a named contact for advice and support.
Fractured hips – Better identification of patients at risk from falls and the provision of professional injury-prevention advice. More rehabilitation delivered in the community as part of an integrated care package, reducing the time patients spend recovering in hospital following a hip operation.
COPD – The creation of specialist community respiratory teams and dedicated COPD nurses to support patients in the community and help them manage their condition more effectively. Community-based pulmonary rehabilitation programmes designed to provide professional advice and reduce the number of emergency admissions to hospital.
Heart disease – Specialist cardiac nurses based in GP practices offering self-care advice and helping to identify those patients who may be at risk of developing heart disease. Structured exercise classes, often in local leisure centres, for patients who need rehabilitation following a heart attack.
Dementia – Increased community-based support for patients, relatives and carers. Clearer referral structures for GPs and better access to intermediate care facilities.
4.5 A key part of the children’s and maternity care pathway work has been a redesign of the patient journey for pregnant women. Early implementation work in maternity services has already identified a number of potential changes to the patient pathway, including:
• Greater community involvement in childbirth – with GPs and community midwives increasingly replacing hospitals as the first point of contact for expectant mothers. • Increased delivery of scans and some ante-natal day case services in local satellite clinics instead of a main hospital. • The introduction of midwife-led home birth and labour induction services. • Enhanced parent education through a series of children and family centres. • A review of hospital services to facilitate direct home discharge and support alternative methods of delivery.
4.6 Three paediatric care pathways have also been identified as early implementers – enuresis (bed-wetting), constipation and diabetes. Work is ongoing to understand how enhanced community nursing services, better patient information and improvements to the way medicines are prescribed could create clearer and more consistent pathways for children with these conditions.
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4.7 Whilst the redesign teams continue to make good progress on the early implementer care pathways, work is continuing in other areas. A comprehensive review is currently being carried out into unscheduled care to see how patients needing emergency treatment can access the right level of care without the need to visit hospital. A range of alternatives to traditional hospital emergency departments are being delivered including:
• The creation of rapid response and intermediate care teams to provide home-based care to people with chronic conditions – this helps to reduce the risk of a sudden deterioration and subsequent hospital visit; • Enabling GPs to book patients straight onto hospital wards, avoiding the need to be admitted via accident and emergency; • Dedicated minor injuries units and NHS walk-in centres providing speedy access to nurse-led treatment for less serious injuries and illnesses; • Urgent care centres at strategic points in the city catering for more serious cases and offering a range of diagnostic and assessment facilities.
Plans are also being drawn up for a round the clock telephone number through which patients will be able to access urgent care services.
5. Engagement
5.1 Patient & Public Involvement (PPI) plans have been created for the early implementer care pathways. Each care pathway lead has been matched with a PPI ‘buddy’ from PPI leads across the city. Engagement activity and events for patients and carers with experience of the respective care pathways has begun.
5.1 In addition, 10 communities of interest have been identified and targeted for specific engagement activities and events in the wider Making Leeds Better proposals. The communities of interest are: • Women • Older people • Carers • Members of the black and minority ethnic communities • People with disabilities • Children • Users of mental health services • Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual people • Gypsies and travellers • Homeless people
The plans have identified a range of voluntary and community sector lead organisations with which the project team is working to reach these communities of interest.
5.2 A major engagement event for patients, carers and service users is being held on Monday 2 nd October 2006. The venue is the Banquet Suite of Leeds Civic Hall. Guests will hear about the aims and progress so far of Making Leeds Better, and will be invited to give their views and ideas on a range of key project areas. The event is supported by Carers Leeds, Leeds Involvement Project, Leeds Voice and Voluntary Action Leeds.
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6 Key milestones
6.1 There are a series of key milestones over the next few months for Making Leeds Better. One of these is a Board of Boards meeting on September 19 th 2006. The purpose of this Board of Boards meeting is for NHS statutory stakeholder boards to consider the deliverability and affordability of proposed options. This will include the proposals for primary care services and the investment that will need to be made, and proposals for the hospital estate. Statutory boards will be asked to recommend any priorities that should be taken forward quickly to get the options to both an affordable and deliverable position. The statutory boards will also be asked to state their public commitment to the MLB vision and developing plans; and that the current 5 Leeds PCTs pass the MLB ‘baton’ on to the new PCT. In November, meetings are planned with the new Leeds PCT. It is hoped that the new PCT will take an early view on the developing plans so as to enable swift progression to public consultation as planned in 2007.
6.2 Other key milestones include meetings with the city council over September and October; presentations to Area Committees in December; and meetings with the Health and Adult Social Care Overview & Scrutiny Committee on October 23 rd and December 18 th respectively. October and November will see further engagement with non-Leeds health organisations and stakeholders.
7 Recommendations
7.1 Area Committee members are requested to: • Note progress on Making Leeds Better. • Indicate if they would be interested in meeting to discuss priority issues for the Health Impact Assessment work. • Raise any questions, concerns or ideas that can be fed into the process to develop the plans.
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Belle Isle Family Centre St John & St Barnabas Church Belle Isle Road Leeds LS10 3PG
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