Severnnet Area Coastal Community Team Economic Plan V-Landscapev3

SevernNet Working Coastal Community Team

Economic Plan January 2015 Draft v3 Reproduced with thanks to The Bristol Port Company

January 2016 SevernNet Working Coastal Community Team - Economic Plan Draft v3 Page 1 SevernNet Working Coastal Community Team

The SevernNet Working Coastal Community Team is a multi-lateral partnership bringing together business and residential communities of interest from across the SevernNet Area from Royal Portbury Dock in North Somerset, through Avonmouth and Severnside in Bristol to Western Approach Industrial Park in S. Gloucestershire. Our Economic Plan is a living document which we will evolve over the coming months supported by ongoing discussion and consultation.

Team Members Organisation Short Description URL A Forgotten Landscape (also representing West of England Heritage Lottery Fund Landscape Partnership www.aforgottenlandscape.org.uk Local Nature Partnership – Nature Improvement Area) Project across the area Ambition Lawrence Weston A community driven Regeneration Project for the www.ambitionlw.org Lawrence Weston community Avona (Aspirant Member) Avonmouth community group Avonmouth and Kingsweston Neighbourhood Partnership Neighbourhood Partnership for Avonmouth and www.bristol.gov.uk/people-communities/avonmouth- Kingsweston wards and-kingsweston-neighbourhood-partnership Avonmouth Community Centre Association Avonmouth based community organisation www.avonmouthcca.org.uk managing Avonmouth Community Centre Bristol City Council Local authority www.bristol.gov.uk Almondsbury Parish Council (for Easter Compton & Hallen) Parish Council in S. Glos. www.almondsburyparishcouncil.co.uk/ Easton-in-Gordano, Pill and Abbots Leigh Parish Councils Parish Councils in N. Somerset pillvillage.com/parish-council/; www.abbotsleigh.org.uk/ Great Western Railway Train operating company owned by First Group www.gwr.com Knightstone Housing Association Housing association operating in Somerset and the www.knightstone.co.uk West of England; North Somerset Council Local Authority www.northsomerset.gov.uk Oasis Academy Brightstowe Independent academy (11-16) in Shirehampton www.oasisacademybrightstowe.org/ Pilning and Severn Beach Parish Council Parish Council in S. Glos. sites.google.com/site/pandsbpc/ S. Glos. Council Local Authority www.southglos.gov.uk SevernNet Social enterprise run by and for business & www.severnnet.org community interests across SevernNet area Severnside Sirens Trust Charitable Trust managing Severnside Sirens Severnside Community Rail Partnership Community Rail Partnership www.severnside-rail.org.uk/ Shirehampton Community Action Forum Serving the community of Shirehampton scaf.shire.org.uk/ The Bristol Port Company A UK major port www.bristolport.co.uk

Team Co-ordinator and Contact: Kate Royston, Coordinator, SevernNet ([email protected]; 07969 569 444) Team Accountable Body: S. Glos. Council represented by Ian Steele ([email protected])

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Table of Contents

Our Area ...... 4 Our economy ...... 5 Our Plan ...... 6 Our Themes ...... 7 Theme 1: Place and Connection ...... 8 Theme 2: Transport ...... 9 Theme 3: Skills ...... 10 Theme 4: Enterprise ...... 11 Theme 5: Circular Community / Economy ...... 12 Delivering the Plan ...... 13 1. Place and Connection: Background and Plan ...... 14 Our Place and Connection Projects ...... 15 2. Transport: Background and Plan ...... 17 Our Transport Projects ...... 18 3. Skills: Background and Plan ...... 22 Our Skills Projects ...... 23 4. Enterprise: Background and Plan ...... 25 Our Enterprise Projects ...... 26 5. Circular Economy: Background and Plan ...... 33 Our Circular Economy Projects ...... 34

January 2016 SevernNet Working Coastal Community Team - Economic Plan Draft v3 Page 3 Our Area

The SevernNet Area includes a string of coastal villages and industrial estates along the Avon and Severn Estuaries including the Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area (ASEA). These are economically connected in a number of ways including providing work to local people, local supply networks and provision of support services.

The geographic spread is from Royal Portbury Dock and its related villages of Pill, Easton-in-Gordano and Abbots Leigh in N. Somerset; through Avonmouth in Bristol and the related communities in the wards of Avonmouth and Kingsweston (the villages of Avonmouth, Shirehampton, Lawrence Weston and Sea Mills); through to Weston Approach Industrial Park in South Gloucestershire and its related villages of Easter Compton, Severn Beach, Pilning and Hallen. The area extends along the River Severn for approximately 10 miles.

The area developed in the late 1800s as the Bristol Port was established in Avonmouth. Royal Portbury Dock was developed on the opposite banks of the Avon in 1960. The area now hosts diverse communities of interest with large and small industrial estates neighbouring urban and semi-rural villages.

The community and local demographics This section to follow

January 2016 SevernNet Working Coastal Community Team - Economic Plan Draft v3 Page 4 Our economy

The area’s economy is supported by a wide range of businesses located Economic Initiatives and studies across the area across the area including; • The Bristol Port Company and the businesses and tenants located Initiative More info within the Port Dock gates in Royal Portbury Dock and Avonmouth Ambition Lawrence Weston Big • Numerous small to large industrial estates across the area including Local Cabot Park, Access 18, Western Approach Industrial Park, Gordano 19 Ambition Lawrence Weston • ‘High streets’ within the villages Community Economic • Mobile businesses e.g. snack bars Development Plan • Self-employed and micro businesses Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area (ASEA) The range of different businesses include: Avonmouth Toilet Block failed • Food and animal feed processing (e.g. ADM Milling, For Farmers, Kent Coastal revival Fund Bid Foods) Avonmouth Village Community • Ambient, chilled and frozen food distribution centres (e.g. Farm Foods, Plan Co-op Distribution Centre, Culina) DfT Challenge Fund for A403 • Sales and Distribution centres for other goods (e.g Nisbets, Next, Local Sustainable Transport fund Superdrug, Knowhow) (LSTF) Strategic Employers Study, • Postal sorting and distribution (e.g. Royal Mail, UK Mail an Hermes) Employer Grants, Cycle path • Advanced manufacturing and engineering (e.g. GKN Aerospace, investment etc. Bloodhound) Port Sale Fund (£1m for area) • Biosciences (e.g. Tocris) Severn Beach station renovation • Heavy plant hire and businesses servicing HGVs, Trailers etc. (Kings incl. failed Coastal Revival Fund Bid Lifting, M&M Trailers) SevernNet Network incl, monthly • Professional services (e.g. Brand51, Primetime recruitment) Business breakfasts • Water and waste treatment and energy recovery (e.g. GENeco, New SevernNet Working Coastal Earth Solutions, SERC) Community Fund • Resource recovery businesses (e.g. Biffa) Severnside Community Rail • Power generation (e.g. Seabank Power Station) Partnership

• Haulage companies (e.g. Wrings Transport, Sureway) • Asphalt and concrete manufacture (e.g. Wainwrights, Cemex) • High street shops, supermarkets, cafes etc. • Products and services including printing, hygiene services (e.g. Avonmouth Signs, Professional Services) • Community enterprises (e.g. SevernNet, ALW

January 2016 SevernNet Working Coastal Community Team - Economic Plan Draft v3 Page 5 Our Plan

Our SevernNet Working Coastal Community Team (SW-CCT) is a partnership There is also significant disparity in levels of wealth across the area with bringing together our villages, neighbouring business communities and other several LSOAs with high levels of deprivation e.g. in Lawrence Weston and stakeholders, enabling us to take a more complete look at the SevernNet Area and Pill. its needs; and influence the area’s development. It is building upon the growing co-operation and collaboration between communities, developed over the last five Developing the Plan or more years. This has enabled significant investment including £1.2m from the The SW-CCT has met several times over the last three months to discuss Coastal Communities Fund; and £14m from Department of Transport’s Challenge the areas needs and challenges; ‘how we would like it to be’, and the Fund. project areas that need to be taken forward.

Our aim is to set objectives for the area based on agreed ambitions and support Our discussions have led to five main themes namely: our communities of interest to achieve them. Learning from each other is an • Place and Connection important aspect. As an example, there are a number of initiatives e.g. • Transport development of employment and enterprise support services where some of our • Skills communities are further ahead. Our intention is to build upon these foundations, • Enterprise developing sustainable initiatives supported by an excellent communications • Circular Economy network. Ambitions for each of these have been identified, supported by a number The area has a number of significant growth barriers including: of project areas. • low levels of skills and expertise within [some of] the local population; low levels of ambition; and limited local opportunities for training The themes and project areas can be found on the following pages. • poor transport infrastructure including a lack of public transport limiting These are broken down into more detail in the section ‘Delivering the access to employment and training Plan’, with supporting background and evidence where available. • physical disconnection between the businesses and their residential communities (e.g. secure zones, motorways, distance) Next Steps • need to improve resource and energy efficiency across area, reducing During February and March 2016 the draft plan will be communicated costs and environmental impacts widely and further consultations will be held. This may lead to further • residents growing concerns regarding dust and other forms of pollution refinement and prioritisation of the plan. impacting operation and development • limited community development and poor local services and retail facilities (ALW is demonstrating how this can be strengthened). • poor ‘sense of place’ and connection of many residents and businesses to their location • need to protect and enhance ecology and mitigate against development • risk of flooding and need for extensive protection work

January 2016 SevernNet Working Coastal Community Team - Economic Plan Draft v3 Page 6 Our Themes

A number of key themes have been identified. Many aspects of these are cross cutting and supporting of others e.g. Transport, Connection and Communication, Circular Economy. To facilitate clarity for the first edition of this plan they have been identified as separate themes. Our themes reflect our aims and objectives:

1: Place and Connection • A community proud of ‘its place’: individual neighbourhoods and area wide); and understands and embraces its diverse communities of interest. A well connected community • A self-confident community proud of its good quality work, rest and play • Effective communication mechanisms are keeping the community connected • Effective engagement enables all of our communities of interest to feel properly represented; and identifies poor levels of service provision and employment opportunities 2: Transport • Adequate provision of public transport across the area, supported by a network of safe and well maintained cycling and walking paths, which serves education and employment sites and An accessible community local services. • An integrated approach to residential, business and freight transport across the area, meeting short and long term needs. • Adequate roads, highways and rail infrastructure to meet needs for individuals, organisations and freight transport, minimising congestion and impacts of pollution 3:Skills • An area whose employers (current and future) offer a wide range of skills (from unskilled to highly skilled) providing a wide range of opportunities for local people now and in the future. A skilled community • A motivated community with a ‘can do’ attitude embracing the opportunities available across the area [and promoted by its role models]. • An area renowned for investing in skills and removing barriers 4: Enterprise • Thriving micro enterprise is at the heart of our community; supporting and complementing a diverse range of large to small enterprises across many sectors including manufacturing, An enterprising community distribution, professional and retail services. • Our ‘high streets’, villages and ‘community centres’ are celebrated for their regeneration and diverse micro-enterprise culture. 5: Circular Economy • Develop a circular community / economy across the area, optimising: o use of the area’s resources (incl. energy, materials, people and space) A circular community o the opportunities between business and the community o and the local economic multiplier; … whilst minimising environmental harm.

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How we want it to be Goal / Action Area: 1.1 Mapping and • Establish, maintain and promote an accessible ‘A well connected community’ promoting reference of the area identifying the various villages and communities of interest, how to contact them and • A community proud of ‘its place’: what they have to offer, to facilitate wider individual neighbourhoods and area understanding and engagement. wide); and understands and embraces its • Identify and maintain an understanding of the diverse communities of interest. demographics of our area, irrespective of political boundaries. • A self-confident community proud of its good quality work, rest and play 1.2 Communications • Develop and maintain a network for communications network across the area identifying the various channels, • Effective communication mechanisms are contacts and links, to keep everyone (all communities keeping the community connected of interest) in touch and informed; filling gaps and rationalising overlaps as appropriate • Effective engagement enables all of our • Develop and maintain tools to get the right style of communities of interest to feel properly message to the right people to facilitate represented; and identifies poor levels of understanding and connection. service provision and employment opportunities 1.3 SevernNet Area • Develop and maintain appropriate mechanism(s) to Coastal Community enable the sustainability of the SevernNet CCT, Team providing an ongoing platform to connect and unite the area’s stakeholders and support the implementation of this Economic Plan.

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How do we want it to be Goal / Action Area: 2.1 Transport Plan • Develop and maintain a transport plan and supporting ‘An accessible community’ process to meet short, medium and long term needs; and manage through the SevernNet Sustainable • Adequate provision of public transport Transport Forum

across the area, supported by a network of 2.2 Businesses, • Enable all businesses, educational facilities and

safe and well maintained cycling and educational facilities services across the area to be safely accessed through

walking paths, which serves education and and services safely a network of well-maintained cycling and walking employment sites and local services. accessible on foot paths; supported by adequate infrastructure e.g. and by bike signage and bike storage. • An integrated approach to residential, business and freight transport across the 2.3 Businesses, • Enable all businesses, educational facilities and area, meeting short and long term needs. educational facilities services across the area to be served by public and services served transport services and facilities that are: • Adequate roads, highways and rail by public transport o Reliable – gets there on time infrastructure to meet needs for facilities (bus and o Accessible – e.g. not too far too walk and gets individuals, organisations and freight train) you there at the right time transport, minimising congestion and o Affordable impacts of pollution 2.4 Integrated transport • Develop and maintain an integrated approach to facilities transport across the area linking bus and rail services with cycle and walking infrastructure, enabled by smart cards, good communication and social media channels; and supporting informal arrangements such as car sharing. • Work with stakeholders including Severnside Community Rail Transport (SCRT) to achieve this. 2.5 Appropriate • Enable educational facilities (inside and outside the transport facilities area) for Post 16 education to be accessed by for post 16 education appropriate (a reasonable journey time that doesn’t act as a barrier) reliable, accessible and affordable transport facilities.

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How we want it to be Goal / Action Area: 3.1 Business and • Develop and maintain a short, medium and long term ‘A skilled community’ Industry Plan business and industry plan for the area identifying a mix of existing and desired businesses; and manage • An area whose employers (current and through a representative supporting process and future) offer a wide range of skills (from forum. unskilled to highly skilled) providing a wide range of opportunities for local 3.2 Employment and • Develop and maintain a map of businesses and other people now and in the future. skills directory and organisations across the area (present and future); the role models jobs and skills required by them; and the qualifications • A motivated community with a ‘can do’ and qualities needed to be successful in the various attitude embracing the opportunities roles. available across the area [and promoted • Identify, develop and maintain an accessible ‘library’ by its role models]. of local role models successful in the above roles • Work with local schools and other organisations to • An area renowned for investing in skills promote these across the community; and develop and removing barriers and maintain mechanisms to support the community to develop into the above roles.

3.3 Post 16 and Further • Work with stakeholders to develop and maintain Education provision of accessible Post 16 and further education and apprenticeships to support the area’s current and future opportunities.

3.4 Employment Support • Develop and maintain a network of employment [and Services, work enterprise] hubs across the area to work with current experience support and future employees (school children, NEETS and and training others), and those seeking employment. • Provide a suite of employment services including work readiness, training and development, mentoring, and recruitment services to enable access to the area’s opportunities.

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How do we want it to be Goal / Action Area: 4.1 Enterprise Support • Develop and maintain a network of enterprise [and ‘An enterprising community’ Services incl. employment] hubs across the area to work with incubation space existing and aspirant entrepreneurs to enable them to • Thriving micro enterprise is at the heart of develop and grow their enterprises our community; supporting and • Develop and maintain a suite of supporting enterprise complementing a diverse range of large to services including training, development and small enterprises across many sectors mentoring. including manufacturing, distribution, • Develop and maintain a network of affordable professional and retail services. incubation and small business space across the area supported by Enterprise Support Services • Our ‘high streets’, villages and ‘community centres’ are celebrated for their 4.2 Local Entrepreneur • Establish and maintain a network of businesses, regeneration and diverse micro-enterprise Forum / Network enterprises and other stakeholders across the area to culture. support local enterprise development. • Establish a periodic Local Entrepreneur Forum to encourage support and celebrate success

4.3 Pop up enterprise • Develop and maintain mechanisms to enable pop up enterprise in empty business and retail premises.

4.4 Enterprise in schools • Develop and maintain support from Enterprise and further Support Network to schools and FE facilities, to enable education an enterprise culture, aspiration and experience from an early age.

4.5 Supply Chain • Develop and maintain a Business Directory identifying Enterprise businesses and organisations across the area; their needs for goods and services to support their supply chain (inputs, processes, outputs); and enterprise opportunities (large to micro) to support and complement these.

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How do we want it to be Goal / Action Area: 5.1 Circular economy • Enable ongoing circular economy thinking, ‘A circular community’ support understanding and action across the area through the • Develop a circular community / economy provision of circular economy support, tools, network across the area, optimising: and forum available to all communities of interest. o use of the area’s resources (incl. energy, materials, people and 5.2 Circular economy • Develop and maintain an understanding of present space) flows and resources and future flows of resources (including skills and o the opportunities between space) across the area (business and residential). business and the community • Identify and support opportunities for linkages (e.g. o and the local economic multiplier; into existing or new businesses and enterprises) and … whilst minimising environmental harm. minimising / eliminating waste (linked to 4.4 supply chain enterprise).

January 2016 SevernNet Working Coastal Community Team - Economic Plan Draft v3 Page 12 Delivering the Plan

In this section our Themes are introduced in more detail, providing background and challenges, evidence where available and an outline of proposed projects and outputs.

This work is still in its early stages, and will be developed by the SW-CCT during February and March 2016.

We also look forward to sharing knowledge and lessons learned with other CCTs developing similar projects.

January 2016 SevernNet Working Coastal Community Team - Economic Plan Draft v3 Page 13 1. Place and Connection: Background and Plan

Our aim: ‘A well connected community’

• A community proud of ‘its place’: individual neighbourhoods and area Value to economy wide); and understands and embraces its diverse communities of interest. Better understanding of the area and what it offers should lead to an increase in • A self-confident community proud of its good quality work, rest and play use of local facilities e.g. by employees at lunch time. Additional trade may lead • Effective communication mechanisms are keeping the community to increase in jobs. connected At a minimum say £5000 per week, £60,000 per annum. • Effective engagement enables all of our communities of interest to feel properly represented; and identifies poor levels of service provision and employment opportunities Next Steps Background and Challenges Ask for a volunteer; Kick off a simple spreadsheet and circulate around

Finalise CCT Partnership Agreement What it looks like when working well A well informed community who have a good understanding of their local area, and the area as a whole; and know what’s going on across the area and where to source things; informed through the various social media and more Links to supporting evidence / other relevant work / information traditional media available across the area. Kick off list of publications and who’s in charge, for publication. K vehicle / transport movements across the area

Issues Very diverse range of demographics, some poorly represented; some little interest in engagement; poor linkages to economic activity; some communities feel like dormitory villages or part of rat runs- poorly understood and rarely visited

Potential Solutions Provide clear and accessible information about the various communities, and area as a whole; supported by an accessible communication network that can accept information and have it circulate around the whole area.

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1.1 Mapping and Promotion Description Background • Establish, maintain and promote an accessible reference of the TBC area identifying the various villages and communities of interest, how to contact them and what they have to offer, to facilitate wider understanding and engagement. • Identify and maintain an understanding of the demographics of our area, irrespective of political boundaries. •

1.2 Communications Network Description Background • Develop a network for communications across the area tbc identifying the various channels, contacts and links, to keep everyone (all communities of interest) in touch and informed • Develop and maintain tools to get the right style of message to the right people

Who involved Resources / Funding Actions and Timescales Objectives SA-CCT; Representative for all Resources needed: Short Term communities of interest; Coordinator. volunteer – Feb-Mar: Develop framework for Community representatives; someone interested in capturing information, pilot with mapper / database manager; communities and media; social a couple of members and then editor / designer media skills; Data repository; send out more widely. publisher, editor, designer Apr-Jul: Identify resource to gather information and translate Costs: ? into user friendly platform. Database; volunteer and Agree mechanisms for keeping coordination time; development up to date time in securing initial Medium Term information 6mth to 5 years: Develop processes and Funding sources: procedures to maintain and Port Resilience Fund? manage information on an

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Need a mechanism to measure impact. •

1.3 SevernNet Area Coastal Community Team Description Background Develop and maintain appropriate mechanism(s) to enable the What it looks like: sustainability of the SevernNet CCT, providing an ongoing platform Flourishing multi-lateral partnership and strong network which to connect and unite the area’s stakeholders and support the welcomes working together and learning from each other. implementation of this Economic Plan. Challenges: Time for team members • Potential Solutions: Limit face to face meetings; and maximise use of alternative media Value to economy: Improved synergies and relationships across the area. Cooperation enabling ‘getting things done more quickly.

Who involved Resources / Funding Actions and Timescales Objectives SA-CCT members and other In-kind meeting and other Short Term relevant / invites stakeholders facilities; funding to cover say 1 Finalise TOR; meeting schedule da per month admin and 2016; additional business facilitation; plus budget needed representatives to undertake specific project Medium Term work • tbc

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Our aim: ‘An accessible community’ • Adequate provision of public transport across the area, supported by a network of safe and well maintained cycling and walking paths, which serves Other: There are other areas of concern such as the increasing congestion education and employment sites and local services. across the area as additional businesses invest in the area. There is a real need • An integrated approach to residential, business and freight transport across for the M49 junction. It was agreed that the Team would have most influence in the area, meeting short and long term needs. these areas through the Transport plan and the Transport Forum. Adequate roads, highways and rail infrastructure to meet needs for individuals, organisations and freight transport, minimising congestion and impacts of pollution

Background and Challenges The area suffers from poor levels of transport infrastructure – public transport services, walking and cycling paths, poor quality and congested roads and highways. Transport is a critical enabler to get people to work, education and services. The poor levels of provision are both excluding people accessing work in many parts of the area (unless car drivers) and preventing many of the businesses (particularly low waged employers) from operating at full capacity.

Also of concern is the poor provision of transport for local people to access Post 16 education. There is minimal local Post 16 provision which results in long and expensive journey times across the city. This is acting as a barrier.

Collaborative working over the last five years, supported by investment from LSTF, Coastal Communities Fund and DFT Challenge Fund have seen improvements for example …

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2.1 Transport Plan Description Background Develop and maintain a – putting in place a transport plan, supported by key stakeholders, that takes a long term approach to transport plan and supporting transport management and provision across the area process to meet short, medium A number of studies have been undertaken around Transport, but generally not specifically addressing the and long term needs; and needs of the SevernNet Area. manage through the SevernNet In 2013/14 an initial SevernNet Travel Plan was developed as part of the LSTF funding. Annual travel Sustainable Transport Forum surveys have been conducted with employers/ees since 2013 providing useful evidence. Links etc:

Who involved Resources / Funding Actions and Timescales Objectives SA-CCT members; Transport To be discussed and agreed Short Term providers; LA transport officers; • Discuss Area Transport Plan Agreement on way forward TravelWest; Business West and agree what’s required to provide Transport Plan Medium Term • Develop plan and monitor its An agreed Transport Plan progress through Sustainable transport forum Quarterly monitoring

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2.2 Businesses, educational facilities and services safely accessible on foot and by bike Description Background • Enable all businesses, Focus on safe and accessible access on foot and by bike has been raised in recent years through employers educational facilities and concerns for employee safety; and by the lack of alternative forms of transport. services across the area to Recent investment has included improvement to Lawrence Weston Road; and the combined DFT A403 be safely accessed through Highway reconstruction Scheme, LSTF investment and Coastal Communities funding is seeing significant a network of well- improvements etc. maintained cycling and Sustrans study … maintaining a register of routes etc. In 2013/14 an initial SevernNet Travel Plan was walking paths; supported by developed as part of the LSTF funding. Annual travel surveys have been conducted with employers/ees adequate infrastructure e.g. since 2013 providing useful evidence. signage and bike storage. Links etc:

Who involved Resources / Funding Actions and Timescales Objectives SA-CCT members; LA cycle and To be discussed and agreed. Short Term walking officers; Sustrans; Initial Sustrans report • Review and update An agreed plan for cycle and walking Travelwest estimates investment of £x Sustrans report, adopt by infrastructure and initial SA-CCT, cost and prioritise implementation and maintenance • Continue implementation programme of funded work Medium to Long Term A network of maintained cycling and • Implement funded work walking paths to meet the area’s • Seek funding and needs. implementation for unfunded work

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2.3 Businesses, educational facilities and services served by public transport facilities (bus and train) Description Background • Ensure all businesses, Explain where we are with this including Shuttle Bus educational facilities and services across the area can be safely accessed through a network of well- maintained cycling and walking paths, supported by appropriate infrastructure e.g. signage and bike storage

Who involved Resources / Funding Actions and Timescales Objectives SA-CCT (includes GWR), First To be discussed and agreed Short to Medium Term Bus, Wessex Buses, DUBIRAH • Understand current and A feasibility study outlining how team, LA Public transport future LA and service public transport services could be officers, other stakeholders to providers plans for services extended inform requirements for access across area to education and local services • Identify areas to be served An agreed plan for service • Undertake feasibility study extensions for public transport provision • Extend service provision where feasible • Consider alternative models where necessary

January 2016 SevernNet Working Coastal Community Team - Economic Plan Draft v3 Page 20 2.4 Integrated transport facilities Description Background • Develop and maintain an integrated approach to transport Journeys would be facilitated if services were better integrated. A key across the area linking bus and rail services with cycle and stakeholder in this area is the Severnside community Rail Partnership walking infrastructure, enabled by smart cards, good (SCRP) etc. communication and social media channels; and supporting informal arrangements such as car sharing. • Work with stakeholders including Severnside Community Rail Transport (SCRT) to achieve this.

Who involved Resources / Funding Actions and Timescales Objectives SA-CCT (includes SCRT); To be discussed and agreed Short to Medium Term Transport Providers; Sustrans; • Review opportunities to take An initial proposal for improving LA representatives this forward in the short to integration medium term

2.5 Appropriate transport facilities for post 16 education Description Background • Enable educational facilities (inside and outside the area) for Put in place services which enable local people to reach their Post 16 Post 16 education to be accessed by appropriate (a reasonable education in a reasonable amount of time, at an affordable price. The journey time that doesn’t act as a barrier) reliable, accessible alternative is to improve availability of post 16 education locally (see and affordable transport facilities skills)

Who involved Resources / Funding Actions and Timescales Objectives SA-CCT; Transport providers; To be discussed and agreed Short to Medium Term Post 16 education providers; LA • Review current and planned A proposal for transport facilities representatives; education users provision of services from to meet Post 16 students’ needs area to Post 16 education informed by feasibility study. • Understand needs for transport from Post 16 education users • Undertake feasibility of better provision to meet needs

January 2016 SevernNet Working Coastal Community Team - Economic Plan Draft v3 Page 21 3. Skills: Background and Plan

Our aim: ‘A skilled community’ • An area whose employers (current and future) offer a wide range of skills (from unskilled to highly skilled) providing a wide range of opportunities for local people now and in the future. • A motivated community with a ‘can do’ attitude embracing the opportunities available across the area [and promoted by its role models]. • An area renowned for investing in skills and removing barriers

Background and Challenges To be completed

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3.1 Business and Industry Plan Description Background • Develop and maintain a short, medium and long term business TBC and industry plan for the area identifying a mix of existing and desired businesses; and manage through a representative supporting process and forum.

Who involved Resources / Funding Actions and Timescales Objectives tbc To be discussed and agreed Short Term • tbc Medium Term • tbc

3.2 Employment and skills directory and role models Description Background • Develop and maintain a map of businesses and other tbc organisations across the area (present and future); the jobs and skills required by them; and the qualifications and qualities needed to be successful in the various roles. • Identify, develop and maintain an accessible ‘library’ of local role models successful in the above roles • Work with local schools and other organisations to promote these across the community; and develop and maintain mechanisms to support the community to develop into the above roles.

Who involved Resources / Funding Actions and Timescales Objectives tbc To be discussed and agreed Short Term • tbc Medium Term • tbc

January 2016 SevernNet Working Coastal Community Team - Economic Plan Draft v3 Page 23 3.3 Post 16 and Further Education Description Background • Work with stakeholders to develop and maintain provision of tbc accessible Post 16 and further education and apprenticeships to support the area’s current and future opportunities.

Who involved Resources / Funding Actions and Timescales Objectives tbc To be discussed and agreed Short Term • tbc Medium Term • tbc

3.4 Employment Support Services, work experience support and training Description Background • Develop and maintain a network of employment [and tbc enterprise] hubs across the area to work with current and future employees (school children, NEETS and others), and those seeking employment. • Provide a suite of employment services including work readiness, training and development, mentoring, and recruitment services to enable access to the area’s opportunities.

Who involved Resources / Funding Actions and Timescales Objectives tbc To be discussed and agreed Short Term • tbc Medium Term • tbc

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Our aim: ‘An enterprising community’ • Thriving micro enterprise is at the heart of our community; supporting and complementing a diverse range of large to small enterprises across many Next Steps sectors including manufacturing, distribution, professional and retail 4.1: Feb-Mar: develop ambition, outline prospectus, and what could be SMART services. over the next 5-15 years; Plus promote existing services • Our ‘high streets’, villages and ‘community centres’ are celebrated for their 4.2: Discuss with Enterprise Support Services team and others and agree regeneration and diverse micro-enterprise culture. timeframe for taking forward (or not) 4.3: Discuss with Enterprise Support Services team and others and agree timeframe for taking forward (or not) Background and Challenges To be completed Links and further information; 4.1: SEW literature and case studies? Social Value stuff? 4.2: TTT; Re-Economy; SEW

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4.1 Enterprise Support Services incl. incubation space Description Background • Develop and maintain a network of enterprise [and When working well; employment] hubs across the area to work with existing and The SevernNet Area is renowned for its enterprise culture and aspirant entrepreneurs to enable them to develop and grow supportive communities of interest: for example as customers, their enterprises suppliers, investors, mentors, entrepreneurs and support workers. • Develop and maintain a suite of supporting enterprise services Aspirant and developing entrepreneurs are confident in the including training, development and mentoring. knowledge that support is available to those willing to invest in • Develop and maintain a network of affordable incubation and themselves; the network of self-supporting hubs, facilities and small business space across the area supported by Enterprise services are well known across the area; and they have sustianable Support Services business models Issues: Low levels of enterprise across the area - pick up bits from CCF bid; need to build confidence etc. etc. Potential solutions Provide role models and case studies so people can see that its possible. Develop a culture of enterprise support … through enterprise support services; and through the community supporting aspiring and existing entrepreneurs; provide space for people to work and develop together and share experience.

Who involved Resources / Funding Actions and Timescales Objectives SevernNet Working Partners; volunteers to act as mentors; Feb-Mar: develop ambition, SEW; local entrepreneurs; FSB; work space; employment support outline prospectus, and what local businesses with worker; community could be SMART over the next 5- space/resources etc. development; business 15 years? Apr-Jun: etc. Leads: networking through SevernNet Short Term SevernNet Working Partnership • Develop a supporting local organisations Costs: Ask Karl & rob to give a prospectus/business plan for that form the network of view on Enterprise support and sustainable enterprise delivery partners and agents? take it from there. Add in some services across the area development worker building on the pilot services time within the SevernNet Working (SW) project; define

January 2016 SevernNet Working Coastal Community Team - Economic Plan Draft v3 Page 26 Funding: ESIF? CCF Round 4?; requirements for incubation Unltd., Businesses and other and small business space; philanthropists and community Identify available space, put investors call out for more (if needed). Promote existing services Medium Term • Develop plan for incubation / small business space to meet forecast needs for next 15? years; Agree, seek funding for, and implement plan for sustainable enterprise services

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4.2 Local Entrepreneur Forum / Network Description Background • Establish and maintain a network of businesses, enterprises and Looks like: A well established network of support available across the other stakeholders across the area to support local enterprise area, eager and willing to support development. Issues – see 4.1 • Establish a periodic Local Entrepreneur Forum to encourage Potential solns: develop a platform / network that enables support and celebrate success entrepreneurs and potential investors (financial and 'in-kind') to meet • on an ongoing basis; supported by an at least annual event. Timescales: Feb-June: define approach, begin to develop network of contacts and agree or not project plan

Who involved Resources / Funding Actions and Timescales Objectives As 4.1 plus as above plus wider Resources: local volunteers and Short Term community of interests investors, customers, suppliers, • Develop a framework Leads: SevernNet with investors, mentors, and pilot; Support appropriate support? entrepreneurs and support through SevernNet workers etc.; database / IT Business breakfast and support, social media etc. other outlets Funding: UnLtd; local businesses Medium Term and entrepreneurs • Hold first events … to implement framework to enable sustainability of network?

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4.3 Pop up enterprise Description Background • Develop and maintain mechanisms to enable pop up enterprise Looks like: No empty shops or premises for longer than a couple of in empty business and retail premises weeks; and a waiting list of enterprises for pop up opportunities Issues: Some empty shops and premises; Lack of diversity 'in the high street'; dismal appearance that re-inforces areas lack of confidence Potential solutions: Develop an approach which is fair to building owner/landlord and pop up entrepreneur Timescales: Feb-June: define approach, begin to develop network of contacts and agree or not to move forward with a project plan and potential pilots

Who involved Resources / Funding Actions and Timescales Objectives High street and business area legal and financial expertise; Short Term landlords, owners etc; existing funding; research evidence of • Mechanism proposed for businesses; SevernNet working models from elsewhwre etc.; identifying empty property Leads?: volunteers; social media; and one or two pilots SevernNet Working Partnership database?; template agreements; run supporting local organisations Medium Term that form the network of Funding: • Pilots developed into delivery partners and agents? Charitable and social enterprises sustainable approach and specialising in this field? LA rolled out (? Could this be an Economic Development Grants; enterprise in itself?) businesses;

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4.4 Enterprise in schools and further education Description Background • Develop and maintain support from Enterprise Support Network Looks Like: to schools and FE facilities, to enable an enterprise culture, All our students across the area understand the opportunities that aspiration and experience from an early age. enterprise can offer; have had a chance to experience it; and have support available to develop further Issues: insufficient resources within the schools (and space within curriculum?) to fund this; lack of aspiration and confidence wuthin school and NEET communities Potential Solutions: Demonstrate that enterprise can be fun and rewarding and is attainable; provide local role models to inspire; provide supor and installation needed Timescales: Feb-June: bring together potential stakeholders and discuss interest in suggested approach; get SEW and Enterprise Support Services (Enterprise SS) into local schoold that are interested in running, or having suppported a short term programme.

Who involved Resources / Funding Actions and Timescales Objectives Schools, SevernNet and volunteers and teachers; Short Term businesses; SW; SEW; LAs? Local students; training; space; • Work with local colleges, community and parents, schools and FE institutions to students themselves understand what they curently offer and would like to offer; Develop joint proposal, if feasible. This may need to be in medium term. Medium Term • Develop proposal for rolling this out / complementing/enhancing existing support and services across the area; is it possible

January 2016 SevernNet Working Coastal Community Team - Economic Plan Draft v3 Page 30 to develop a self-supporting network and support? Long Term • ? Something about successful entrepreneurs helping to fund and support the service and inspire others? • tbc

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4.5 Supply Chain Enterprise Description Background • Develop and maintain a Business Directory identifying Looks like: businesses and organisations across the area; their needs for An interconnected and increasingly prosperous area of local goods and services to support their supply chain (inputs, businesses and enterprises (MNCs to sole traders) buying and selling; processes, outputs); and enterprise opportunities (large to and enabling complementary businesses to move into the area micro) to support and complement these. Issues: Lots of businesses across the area, but low knowledge between businesses of who’s out there and what services area available; willingness to trade locally if local services are available. Potential solutions: Develop and maintain a business directory enabling businesses to promote their opportunities, funded through SevernNet membership (may need interim support until this is off the ground. Value to local economy: KARL? Check to see if I have Port have latest economic report. Other? Timescales: Feb to June: test approach through SevernNet Business breakfast.

Who involved Resources / Funding Actions and Timescales Objectives Businesses, SevernNet, SW Resources: Short Term etc. IT and relevant social media; • Agree mechanism for collecting, Leads: businesses and other safeguarding and sharing this SevernNet supported by organisations; promotion and information across the SevernNet working events; SevernNet business network; develop a couple of pilots based Costs: upon the PAS skills and services website development; printing enquiry and Needs / Wants flyers; business development questionnaire; promote through support. Business Breakfasts and Funding: other SevernNet members; other Medium Term economically based unds. • Launch the business directory and mechanism to enable feedback on supply chain opportunities

January 2016 SevernNet Working Coastal Community Team - Economic Plan Draft v3 Page 32 5. Circular Economy: Background and Plan

Our aim: ‘A circular community’

• Develop a circular community / economy across the area, maximising use of

the area’s resources, opportunities between business and the community,

and the local economic multiplier; and minimising environmental harm. Potential Solutions Provide information, training and support about circular economy thinking and Background and Challenges how it can be applied to, and between, businesses and organisations [and households]. What will it look like when it’s working well? Support circular economy pilot projects and promote widely A circular economy across the SevernNet Area, supported by a local centre of Understand the flows of resources across the area and look at ways in which excellence, would “retain resources in use for as long as possible, extracting the they could add more value, or be eliminated maximum value from them whilst in use, then recover and regenerate products Provide opportunities for businesses to cooperate and collaborate and materials at the end of each service life”; Timescales: A SevernNet area circular economy would enable matching of resources Feb-Mar: between ‘givers’ and takers’; and support innovation and new enterprise • Develop and cost more detailed project ideas through the opportunities provided by retaining more value across the area. • Launch CE Forum Apr-July: Businesses would be attracted to the area because of the circular economy • Prepare, and share, an introduction to CE opportunities available. • Undertake initial feasibility study • Kick off pilot project(s) if resources available The Issues July-Dec: Our current ‘take-make-dispose’ linear economy results in significant waste, not Develop business case and detailed project proposal and seek funding just of materials, but also energy, labour and other inputs including space. This ‘waste’ has several costs for example: Next Steps: Invite initial businesses to CE Forum meeting and kick off the • Using scarce, and increasingly expensive, resources initiatives • Costs of disposal • Opportunity costs of not recovering resources locally Supporting evidence: Invest In Bristol & Bath study on Circular Economy • Costs of additional inputs and/or processes which could be avoided SevernNet initial savings through Industrial symbiosis with a ‘smarter’ design McKinsey study? Costs of additional vehicle / transport movements across the area

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5.1 Circular Economy Support Description Background • Enable ongoing circular economy thinking, understanding and TBC action across the area through the provision of circular economy support, tools, network, forum; and if feasible a centre of excellence •

5.2 Circular economy flows and resources Description Background • Develop and maintain an understanding of present and future tbc flows of resources (including skills and space) across the area (business and residential). • Identify and support opportunities for linkages (e.g. into existing or new businesses and enterprises

Who involved Resources / Funding Actions and Timescales Objectives Local businesses and Marketing, promotional and Short Term organisations; local experts e.g. informational resources; • Re-establish the SevernNet Resource Futures / Eunomia; researcher/analyst; technical Circular Economy Forum and Manufacturing Advisory Service advisor; mapping and resource agree an initial approach for (MAS), Environment Agency, database and social media; introducing circular economy local community, WRAP, Cabot events; virtual and physical more widely Institute? discussion forum and events • Develop one or two pilots based on opportunities from Costs: ? Forum members; • Undertake initial feasibility Funding sources: for a centre of excellence WRAP, ERDF, Businesses, KTN • Introduce ideas more widely partnership? through an event and Business Breakfasts • Develop a business case for a centre of excellence and seek funding; and

January 2016 SevernNet Working Coastal Community Team - Economic Plan Draft v3 Page 34 • Develop a wider project proposal to undertake resource mapping and a matching/support service, seek funding and implement • Develop supporting tools, educational materials and support staff and roll out across the area • Consider how the residential community can be involved

Medium Term • The area is renowned as a Circular Economy exemplar for cooperation and collaboration, attracting inward investment

January 2016 SevernNet Working Coastal Community Team - Economic Plan Draft v3 Page 35 • More about our Coastal Communities Team