North East Community Assembly Report

NORTH EAST COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY REPORT

Report of: North East Community Assembly Manager ______

Date: October 26th 2011 ______

Subject: North East Assembly Community Plan 2011-12 ______

Author of Report: Vicky Williams, 0114 203 7583 ______

Summary: Attached at Appendix A is a detailed draft North East Assembly Community Plan, which builds on the 2010-11 Community Plan and bring in a number of new issues and actions. The Plan lists some of the new or extra things which the North East Assembly will do or help make happen, in order to meet local needs. The Plan includes detailed plans for the four wards within the Assembly area, Southey, Shiregreen/Brightside, Firth Park and Burngreave. ______

Reasons for Recommendations:

The priorities and issues set out in the draft 2011-12 North East Community Plan are based on information from a range of sources, including:  consultation with local people at 6 community events across the area in Spring/Summer 2011  postal surveys carried out in Spring/Summer 2011  discussion with the Partner Panel in September 2011  feedback from quarterly public meetings held in all four wards  statistical data

Recommendations:

1 Having regard to the Sheffield City Strategy and to the relevant Secretary of State’s guidance, the North East Community Assembly is recommended to:

(1) adopt the North East Assembly Community Plan, as set out in Appendix A;

(2) confirms its belief that the adoption of the Community Plan is likely to achieve the promotion and improvement of the economic, social and environmental well-being of residents of the wards of Southey, Shiregreen/Brightside, Firth Park and Burngreave.

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Background Papers: North East Assembly Draft Community Plan 2011-12 (Appendix A)

Category of Report: OPEN

2 Statutory and Council Policy Checklist

Financial Implications

YES Cleared by:

Legal Implications

YES Cleared by:

Equality of Opportunity Implications YES Cleared by:

Tackling Health Inequalities Implications

YES

Human rights Implications

NO:

Environmental and Sustainability implications

YES Economic impact

YES

Community safety implications

YES

Human resources implications

Property implications

Area(s) affected

North East Community Assembly Area

Relevant Cabinet Portfolio Leader

Cllr Mick Rooney Relevant Scrutiny Committee if decision called in

Is the item a matter which is reserved for approval by the City Council? YES/NO

Press release

YES/NO

3 REPORT TITLE North East Assembly Community Plan 2011-12

1.0 SUMMARY

1.1 Attached at Appendix A is a detailed draft North East Assembly Community Plan, which builds on the 2010-11 Community Plan and bring in a number of new issues and actions. The Plan lists some of the new or extra things which the North East Assembly will do or help make happen, in order to meet local needs. The Plan includes detailed plans for the four wards within the Assembly area, Southey, Shiregreen/Brightside, Firth Park and Burngreave.

2.0 WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR SHEFFIELD PEOPLE

2.1 The development of Community Assemblies, each with their own annual Community Plan, allows local people to highlight issues which are important to them in their local area. The Plan provides a clear mechanism for ‘grass roots’ issues to be brought to the attention of Councillors, Council officers and partners, so that action can be taken, and these issues can be incorporated into the plans and activities of local service providers.

2.2 Section 11 below sets out how the views and needs of local people have informed the North East Assembly Community Plan 2011-12, based on the reaffirmed priorities of :

 Clean, tidy, greener ‘streets to be proud of’  Improved Parks and open spaces  Community support and people getting on together  More things for children and young people to do  Neighbourhoods where people feel safe  Improved roads and transport  Improved housing and the built environment  Reducing health inequalities  Getting people into work and out of poverty  Raising educational attainment and aspiration.

3.0 OUTCOMES AND SUSTAINABILITY

3.1 Community Assemblies were introduced in Sheffield in 2009, as a way of increasing the number of residents who feel they can influence local decision-making, and who feel satisfied with their local areas. 3.2 The draft Community Plan, attached at Appendix A, contributes

4 directly to two of the four main priorities of the Council:  Supporting and protecting communities  Focussing on jobs

and, additionally, contributes to the proposed priority outcomes for the City Council in the new Corporate Plan, particularly:  Better Health & Wellbeing  Successful Young People  Tackling Poverty and Increasing Social Justice  An Environmentally Responsible City  Great Places to Live

4.0 FULL PROPOSAL

4.1 The North East Assembly has produced an annual Community Plan each October since 2009. This third Community Plan builds upon the previous two, by re-affirming the broad priorities which local people identified, and by setting out new or continuing actions and activities to meet these priorities.

The draft Plan at Appendix A sets out detailed actions, including ward plans, which contribute to these priorities.

4.2 The draft Community Plan attached and the accompanying ward plans are public documents which can be widely distributed in public places and at events. When the Plan is approved, a more detailed Plan will be produced, which will be used by the City Council, partners and agencies to track delivery.

4.3 We realise that we need to work continually on reaching different groups in our area, so for this Assembly Plan we have made additional efforts to reach different communities of interest. In the refreshing the current Plan, we have particularly sought to hear the concerns of older people, via an Age UK survey, younger unemployed people from black minority ethnic communities attending a jobs fair in Burngreave, and children and young people from the Stubbin Community Association.

5.0 Financial Implications 5.1 Each Assembly has a Discretionary Budget, to support activity which fulfils the Community Plan. In 2011 -12, the North East Assembly Discretionary Budget is £468,000. The majority of this year’s Discretionary Budget funding was allocated by the Community Assembly at the meeting on 27th April 2011. A separate report on this agenda sets out how the remainder of the funding will be used to support the Community Plan.

6.0 Legal Implications

5 6.1 The duties of the North East Community Assembly, set out in the Constitution of the Council, include drawing up and implementing a Community Plan.

6.2 The implementation of many of the proposals in the Plan will rely on the availability of the statutory powers to promote economic, social and environmental well-being contained in Section 2, Local Government Act 2000. If the Community Assembly takes the view that the funding of the types of activity included in the Plan is likely to achieve the promotion or improvement of the economic, social or environmental well- being of the Assembly’s area or any persons present or resident within it, the Council will have the power to make this funding available pursuant to Section 2. It would be helpful for the Assembly to express its view on this.

6.3 In exercising this power, the guidance issued by the Secretary of State has to have been considered. The proposals in this report are not at variance with this guidance.

6.4 In exercising the Section 2 power regard must also be had to the Council's Sustainable Community Strategy ("the Sheffield City Strategy 2010 - 2020") prepared pursuant to Section 1, Local Government Act 2000. The proposed plan will complement the City Strategy in helping to fulfil the following Key Ambitions:  Distinctive - contributing to the diverse and distinctive character of local communities, who develop their own solutions and enjoy thriving local centres.  Inclusive – where people’s voices are heard and their choices respected, with strong and accessible local democracy and active local citizens.  Sustainable – well maintained, accessible parks and open spaces, where people, families and communities enjoy high quality and sustainable lifestyles.

7.0 Community Safety Implications 7.1 The North East Community Assembly Plan links closely with the three Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) plans, which are produced for the Police’s Safer Neighbourhood Areas in the Assembly area.

8.0 Equality of Opportunity Implications 8.1 .The North East Community Plan has been developed with a specific intention to benefit all the varying neighbourhoods and the people who live in the area.

An Equality Impact Assessment was completed in October 2010 and we will review and update this Equality Impact Assessment for our Community Plan.

9.0 ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CONSIDERED

9.1 The North East Assembly has received over 240 specific suggestions for issues and options for action this year.

The Community Plan contains, as far a possible, a digest of the important issues raised in the North East Assembly area, plus actions to address these. We have not excluded any major issues highlighted by statistical data, local consultation or Members’ views.

10.0 REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS

10.1 The priorities and issues set out in the draft 2011-12 North East Community Plan are based on information from a range of sources, including:

 consultation with local people at 6 community events across the area in Spring/Summer 2011  postal surveys carried out in Spring/Summer 2011  discussion with the Partner Panel in September 2011  feedback from quarterly public meetings held in all four wards.  Statistical data

11.0 RECOMMENDATIONS

11.1 Recommendations: Having regard to the Sheffield City Strategy and to the relevant Secretary of State’s guidance, the North East Community Assembly is recommended to:

(1) adopt the North East Assembly Community Plan, as set out in Appendix A

(2) confirm its belief that the adoption of the Community Plan is likely to achieve the promotion and improvement of the economic, social and environmental well-being of residents of the wards of Southey, Shiregreen/Brightside, Firth Park and Burngreave.

Alison Rayner North East Assembly Manager

7 Appendix A (i) North East Community Assembly

Burngreave Ward plan: 2011 - 12

Covering the neighbourhoods of Pitsmoor, Firshill, Shirecliffe, Abbeyfield, Crabtree, Wensley Woodside, Ellesmere, Carwood Fir Vale, Page Hall, Norwood and Bishopholme

Based on what you told us, last year’s Community plan set out some key things which the Assembly wanted to make happen in Burngreave ward before September 2011.

The Assembly has decided to keep the same priorities in 2011- 2012.

This plan shows how the Assembly can use its budgets and influence to make some real improvements in 2011 -12.

1. You told us that you felt some parts of the area looked untidy, uncared for, dilapidated and strewn with rubbish and litter. The Assembly will take a number of measures to make a visible difference to brighten up streets in the area and improve maintenance.

How did we make a difference last year?  Began a programme of street tree pruning on the Norwood estate  Funded 7 Bring Out Your Rubbish Days in the Penrith Rd, Cookswood Rd, Catherine St, Brunswick Rd, Earldom Rd, Boynton Rd, Scott Rd and Crabtree Rd areas  Started a pilot project to tackle environmental maintenance problems on the Carwood estate using a NEAT team dedicated to Burngreave ward  Sponsored a reduced amount of hanging baskets and floral features at Shirecliffe Rd and Ellesmere Green  Used the Assembly-sponsored NEAT team to tidy grot spots in the area, at Woodside Lane, Skipton Rd, Crabtree Lane , Passhouses Rd, Sturton Rd, Ellesmere Rd Nth, Burngreave Library and Busk Meadow Park  Used the Burngreave ward-sponsored mobile cameras to monitor grot spots.

Using funding from this year’s ward budgets we will  Sponsor 3 Bring Out Your Rubbish days – on Vivian Rd, Whiteways and Longley Avenue West areas  Continue with street tree pruning – to complete the work on the Norwood estate  Extendthe dedicated NEAT team project to the Wensley estate  Use the Assembly NEAT team to tackle grot spots and look after planting on Herries roundabouts  Give Rapid Response grants to get something done quickly about issues which you raise with us – including practical measures to tackle nuisance hot spots, e.g. with fencing or a gate

- 1 -  Sponsor summer floral features – although the funding will be reduced Burngreave ward will benefit from Assembly-wide projects in this year’s plan  Continued use of the Assembly’s half time NEAT environmental team  the new Community budgeting pilot aimed at raising standards in the ‘public realm’

In the next year, Burngreave ward councillors have asked for action to be taken to  develop quarterly multi-agency walkabouts in hot spot neighbourhoods nominated by councillors to review problems and agree an action plan

2. You told us that you think that the quality of local parks and green spaces should be a top priority for the Assembly. We will take a range of actions to improve the maintenance of parks and green spaces, attract new investment in facilities and increase the number of residents actively involved

How did we make a difference last year?  Match funded the refurbishment of Burngreave Recreation Ground - which was relaunched in August  The playbuilder investment at Denholme Park was completed in May

Using funding from available budgets we will pay for  Continued development of Ellesmere and Denholme Parks  Protection of Smithies Field as an Area of Natural History interest and potential Village Green  New investment in local parks, linked to Section 106 and discretionary budget and other external funding, including Bagley Dike woods, Parkwood Springs, Roe Woods and Ellesmere Park  Upgrading of Ellesmere Green, including tree thinning work  Funding for new planting on the 5 roads roundabout at the bottom of Gower Street

Burngreave ward will benefit from projects which have been proposed for the Assembly area as a whole  new Sheffield Standards which are being negotiated for all green spaces in the city  Improved monitoring of quality and maintenance reporting arrangements between Parks and Countryside service and the assembly  the new Community budgeting pilot aimed at raising standards in the ‘public realm’

In the next year, Burngreave ward councillors have asked for action to be taken to  Develop maintenance plans to bring all green spaces up to the Sheffield standard  Encourage community food growing projects on areas of underused land  Support for a masterplan for Parkwood Springs and its designation as a Country Park  Ensure the street tree pruning programme in Abbeyfield and Firshill continues  To continue to work with others to protect our heritage buildings, including Burngreave Cemetery Chapels and Abbeyfield House - 2 -

3. Local people told us that a sense of community, and local community organisations, are very important to the area. We will provide financial support for community groups and festivals, celebrate the work of volunteers, work to ensure local people have access to community buildings and sponsor projects which develop a common sense of identity in neighbourhoods.

How did we make a difference last year?  34 community groups received grants totalling £10,105 from the ward discretionary community chest in 10 -11. 8 grants have been paid out to groups in the first applications round in 11-12 at a cost of £2,300.  Gave festival grants for winter events at Parkwood Springs and Shirecliffe and supported summer festivals at Kingsmead, Firshill, Abbeyfield, Pye Bank school, Watermead School, Owler Brook picnic, Whiteways festival and Shirecliffe summer fair  3 local volunteers received Heart of Our Community awards  Sponsored new festive lights at Herries Road roundabout and Shirecliffe Road  Sponsored a project based at Parkwood School to build better links between different generations and cultures  Gave Climate Change grants to Green City Action, Masjid-E-Umar and Women in Construction Arts and technology project  provided funds to help Carwood TARA with the refurbishment of the disused shop as an office

Using funding from this year’s ward budgets we will  give out Community Chest and small grant funding for local voluntary, community and faith organisations – up to £10,000 is available this year due to the devolved small grants budget allocation  Fund for community festivals and events  Sponsor Winter Festive lighting – but on a reduced scale, including new festive lighting on Shirecliffe Rd designed by children from Watermead School  Sponsor the Burngreave Messenger  Support existing community-led networks which bring together local stakeholders around health, adult learning and youth issues

Burngreave ward will benefit from projects which have been proposed for the Assembly area as a whole  Grants for community- based carbon reduction schemes from the Climate Change pot – but there is a reduced amount of funding available

In the next year, Burngreave ward councillors have asked for action to be taken to  support the long term sustainability of Verdon St Recreation Centre  overcome problems and build positive links between the different communities living in our area

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4. You told us that children and young people in our area did not have enough to do outside school hours. We have funded extra activities and are working with partners towards increasing the range of resources available for all young people aged 8 -19

How did we make a difference last year?  Employed a full time Activity Sheffield worker for the ward  Gave small grants for holiday activities in 11-12 from the Positive activities for 8 -13s fund totalling £5,000 to Pitsmoor Adventure Playground, Somali Education breakthrough, Arabic Community Support Group, Burngreave After School Study group, Art in the Park and the Eritrean Community Association Children’s group  Sponsored a summer Cricket Event organised by the Alama Iqbal League

Using funding from this year’s ward budgets we will  Continue to fund a ward-based Activity Sheffield worker to organise out of school activities for young people and physical activities for the wider community  Continue grants for local groups from the Kids Can Do and Positive Activities programmes for summer activities for 8-13s  sponsor a new martial arts project for linked to Activity Sheffield

Burngreave will benefit from projects which have been proposed for the Assembly area as a whole  Support for the co-ordination and networking of out of school and holiday activities for children and young people  sponsorship of an Assembly-wide football project for disabled young people

In the next year, Burngreave ward councillors have asked for action to be taken to  investigate the potential use of Fir Vale playing fields during the school holidays  continue to work with partners to develop activities for young people

5. You told us that there were hotspots in the area where you did not feel safe. We will work with our partners to take positive measures to improve your sense of security

How did we make a difference last year?  Funded Neighbourhood Wardens patrols in Busk Meadows park

Using funding from this year’s ward budgets we will  Give Rapid Response grants to get something done quickly about issues which you raise with us – including practical measures to tackle nuisance hot spots, e.g. with fencing or a gate  Continue to fund mobile cameras to be used in anti-social behaviour and enviro- crime hotspots

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In the next year, Burngreave ward councillors have asked for action to be taken to  Improve communication and joint working arrangements between the Safer Neighbourhood Police team and councillors  Develop quarterly ‘neighbourhood walkabouts’ to improve the monitoring and reporting of nuisance and anti-social behaviour  reduce levels of anti-social behaviour, vandalism and theft in local parks

6. You told us about your frustrations with the state of local roads and pavements and gave us some useful suggestions for how these could be improved. Sheffield City Council will carry out work to bring all roads and pavements in the city up to an improved standard beginning in April 2012. However, the Assembly will be able to fund some improvements from its highways budgets

How did we make a difference last year?  Funded various small highways schemes across the ward including bollards outside the Eastern Eye takeaway of Firth Park road, and better disabled parking outside Tesco on Herries Rd  Sponsored disabled access improvements outside Hallam Rock flats, Pitsmoor Medical centre and Scampton Lodge and 16 H bar markings by steps on the Norwood estate  Commissioned a feasibility study to develop options for resolving road traffic issues on Earl Marshal Rd  Provided 10 new grit bins from the ward and Winter Clean Up budget

Using funding from this year’s ward budgets we will  Ensure regular liaison with representatives with SYPTE and bus operators to discuss bus services in the area  Fund small highways schemes on a reduced budget of £2,000, including measures to protect access to 17 sets of steps across grass verges on the Norwood estate and improved disabled access to Pitsmoor surgery and Scampton Lodge

Burngreave ward will benefit from projects which have been proposed for the Assembly area as a whole  Work with the Highways PFI to ensure that the programme is influenced by local knowledge and key communication links with the local community are established  Work with the Highways PFI to identify joint small highways schemes where the 2012 -13 Highways budget can be stretched

- 5 - Burngreave ward councillors have included local targets for the other four priorities within the Community Assembly overall plan

Improved local housing and the built environment  promote the inclusion of significant local buildings in the Council’s Local Listing scheme  Ensure that local people’s voices are heard and they are represented in decision- making when developing plans for key housing, regeneration and community building projects in the area, including Spital Hill, the Local Housing Company sites, including Earl Marshal, Vestry Hall and Sorby House.

Tackling health inequalities  Sponsorship of a new Introduction to Community Development and Health course in Pye Bank

Getting people out of poverty and into work  Sponsor a new project to develop employment opportunities for young people and the long term unemployed in Burngreave  Develop the Burngreave NEAT project into an environmental traineeship scheme

Build on improvements in educational attainment and improve aspiration,  Lead a campaign to encourage local people to take on school governorships  Ensure that changes in schools and education provision in the area are communicated to local people and are subject to public debate where appropriate

Burngreave Ward councillors: 2011-12

Burngreave ward councillors Jackie Drayton: Email: [email protected] Tel: 0114 273 6450 Ibrar Hussain: Email: [email protected] Tel: 0114 273 5588 Talib Hussain: Email: [email protected] Tel: 0114 273 5588

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Firth Park Ward plan: 2011 - 12

Covering the neighbourhoods of Longley, Longley Farm, Brushes, Stubbin, Flower, Lane Top, Firth Park and old Parson Cross [between Adlington Rd, Deerlands Avenue and Barnsley Rd]

Based on what you told us, last year’s Community plan set out some key things which the Assembly wanted to make happen in Firth Park ward before September 2011.

The Assembly has decided to keep the same priorities in 2011- 2012.

This plan shows how the Assembly can use its budgets and influence to make some real improvements in 2011 -12.

How did we make a difference last year?  Funded an extensive programme of tree pruning on the Stubbin and Brushes estates  Funded 6 Bring Out Your Rubbish Days in the Longley Hall Rd, Deerlands Ave, Crowder Crescent and Rd, Southey Green Road and Firth Park Rd areas  Repainted the railings on the gennel from the Oval and Horninglow Rd  Funded floral features at Firth Park and Longley – the best ever this year!  Used the Assembly wide NEAT team to tackle local grot spots

Using funding from this year’s ward budgets we will  Fund 6 Bring Out Your Rubbish days -to complete the 3 years cycle for the ward!  Continue to fund street tree pruning work on the worst affected roads as a matter of priority  Give Rapid Response grants to get something done quickly about issues which you raise with us – including practical measures to tackle nuisance hot spots, e.g. with fencing or a gate

Firth Park will benefit from Assembly-wide projects in this year’s plan  use of the Assembly’s half time NEAT environmental team to tackle grot spots  the new Community budgeting pilot aimed at raising standards in the ‘public realm’

- 1 - In the next year, Firth Park ward councillors have asked for action to be taken to  improve local grot spots at St Hilda’s church site, land behind Bellhouse Terrace and the old Works Dept building on Bellhouse Rd  pilot different methods of improving the worst grass verges  explore options with Sheffield Homes for improving the area of land between the Oval, Horninglow Rd on Brushes and Willington and Rolleston Roads on Stubbin  develop quarterly multi-agency walkabouts in hot spot neighbourhoods nominated by councillors to review problems and agree an action plan

How did we make a difference last year?  We funded new benches round the ‘lonesome pine’ in Firth Park  We funded park patrols by Sheffield Homes wardens in Parson Cross and Longley parks  Work to transform the old boating lake at Firth Park finally happened

Using funding from available budgets we will pay for  New investment in local parks, linked to Section 106 and discretionary budget funding including Wincobank Hill, Parson Cross Entrance, allotments at Brushes and Parson Cross, and Bagley Dike woods  ensure that the maintenance of Longley Four Greens is sustainable in the long term

Firth Park will benefit from projects which have been proposed for the Assembly area as a whole  new Sheffield Standards which are being negotiated for all green spaces in the city  Improved monitoring of quality and maintenance reporting arrangements between Parks and Countryside service and the assembly  the new Community budgeting pilot aimed at raising standards in the ‘public realm’

In the next year, Firth Park ward councillors have asked for action to be taken to  find more effective ways of preventing anti-social behaviour, vandalism and theft in parks  support further archaeological investigations at Wincobank Hill

- 2 - 3. Local people told us that a sense of community, and local community organisations, are very important to the area. We will provide financial support for community groups and festivals, celebrate the work of volunteers, work to ensure local people have access to community buildings and sponsor projects which develop a common sense of identity in neighbourhoods.

How did we make a difference last year?

 We gave 32 community groups grants totalling £10,476 from the ward discretionary community chest in 10 -11. Another 11 grants have been paid out to groups in the first applications round this year at a cost of £2,888.  We gave festival grants for Christmas events at Firth Park and Longley and supported summer festivals at Firth Park, Longley , Parson Cross Park and Wincobank Hill  3 local volunteers received Heart of Our Community awards  We sponsored new Xmas lights at Longley Four Greens and improved the lights at Firth Park

Using funding from this year’s ward budgets we will pay for  Community Chest and small grant funding for local voluntary, community and faith organisations – up to £10,000 is available this year  Match fund projects run by key local community organisations, including Flower Estate Community Association, Firth Park Advice Centre and LOCAL.

Firth Park will benefit from projects which have been proposed for the Assembly area as a whole  Sponsorship for 5 Alive newsletter to cover the ward - but there is no funding available for door to door delivery costs this year  grants for community- based carbon reduction schemes from the Climate Change pot – but there is a reduced amount of funding available  Funding for community festivals and Christmas switch-on events

How did we make a difference last year?  Employed a full time Activity Sheffield worker for the ward  Gave grants for holiday activites totalling £10,000 from Kids Can Do and ward budgets to community organisations, including Flower Estate Community Association, LOCAL, Longley TARA, Brushes TARA, Wincobank Youth Club

- 3 - Using funding from this year’s ward budgets we will  employ a ward-based Activity Sheffield worker to organise out of school activities for young people and physical activities for the wider community  give grants for local groups from Positive Activities programmes for summer activities for 8-13s  fund for an exciting new community rounders project led by Activity Sheffield

Firth Park will benefit from projects which have been proposed for the Assembly area as a whole  Support for the co-ordination and networking of out of school and holiday activities for children and young people

5. You told us that there were hotspots in the area where you did not feel safe. We will work with our partners to take positive measures to improve your sense of security

How did we make a difference last year?

 Paid for extra patrols by the Sheffield Homes North neighbourhood wardens in Longley and Parson Cross parks

Using funding from this year’s ward budgets we will

 use ‘Rapid response’ funding to get something done about nuisance hot spots, using feedback from PACT and NAG meetings

In the next year, Firth Park ward councillors have asked for action to be taken to

 Improve communication and joint working arrangements between the Safer Neighbourhood Police team and councillors  Develop quarterly ‘neighbourhood walkabouts’ to improve the monitoring and reporting of nuisance and anti-social behaviour  reduce levels of anti-social behaviour, vandalism and theft in local parks

How did we make a difference last year?  We spent £10,000 on small highways schemes to reduce danger on various sites suggested by the public - 4 -  Funded improved disabled access to Norwood Medical Centre and Firth Park Library  Provided 11 new grit bins from the ward and Winter Clean Up budget  Sponsored ‘Travel 4 Life’, ‘Bike It’ and ‘Drive for Life’ projects - to change behaviour and reduce accidents among children and young people  Completed the new pedestrian crossing scheme outside Southey Green school and the danger reduction scheme at Firth Park Rd

Using funding from this year’s ward budgets we will

 Fund several innovative road safety awareness measures near school sites include Speed Indicators signs, Billy bollards and warning banners  fund improvements to improve road safety issues around the Milestone Nursery and at Etwall Way  Provide a bus pull in near the shops on Longley Hall Farm

Firth Park will benefit from projects which have been proposed for the Assembly area as a whole  Work with the Highways PFI to ensure that the programme is influenced by local knowledge and key communication links with the local community are established  Work with the Highways PFI to identify joint schemes where the 2012 -13 Highways budget can be stretched

In the next year, Firth Park ward councillors have asked for action to be taken to  Monitor problems caused by parking problems at hot spot sites near Longley Sixth Form College and Northern General hospital  Develop a realistic plan to resolve the problems of parking and pedestrian safety at the Southey Green shopping centre

Firth Park ward councillors will use their influence to work with partners on other key priorities which are important to the area including:

 Improving local housing and the built environment

 Reducing health inequalities: adding years to life and life to years

 Getting people into work and out of poverty

 Build on improvements in educational attainment, improve aspiration, and reduce school exclusions

Firth Park ward councillors: 2011- 12

Joan Barton: Email: [email protected] Tel: 0114 240 0495 Alan Law: Email: [email protected] Tel: 0114 288 3405 Chris Weldon: Email: [email protected] Tel: 0114 273 5588

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Shiregreen Brightside ward plan: 2011 - 12

Covering the neighbourhoods of Shiregreen, Wincobank, Brightside, Grimesthorpe and lower Blackburn

Based on what you told us, last year’s Community plan set out some key things which the Assembly wanted to make happen in Shiregreen/Brightside ward before September 2011.

The Assembly has decided to keep the same priorities in 2011- 2012.

This plan shows how the Assembly can use its budgets and influence to make some real improvements in 2011 -12.

How did we make a difference last year?  gave some extra funding to the Shiregreen Streetscene programme so that more trees could be pruned on Shiregreen  funded 6 Bring Out Your Rubbish Days in the Woolley Wood, Vauxhall Rd, Homestead Rd, Limpsfield Rd, Ecclesfield Rd and Beacon Rd areas  started a programme of community clean ups, organised with the local community and NEAT teams in Lower Wincobank, the Trans Pennine trail and Jenkin Rd open space to tackle grot spots nominated by members of the public.  gated off the notorious fly-tipping site next to the old garages on Jenkin Rd  sponsored hanging baskets and flower troughs at Wincobank, Brightside, Grimesthorpe, Hartley Brook and Bellhouse Rd shops  used the Assembly-sponsored NEAT team to tidy a number of gennels across the ward  installed 6 new litter bins at bus stops on Shiregreen

Using funding from this year’s ward budgets we will  Sponsor 5 Bring Out Your Rubbish days  Give Rapid Response grants to get something done quickly about issues which you raise with us – including practical measures to tackle nuisance hot spots, including fencing on the path from Stanwell Walk to Concord Park  Sponsor summer floral features and more bulb planting  Sponsor 3 Welcome to Wincobank signs incorporating the new logo - 1 - Shiregreen/Brightside ward will benefit from Assembly-wide projects in this year’s plan  Continued use of the Assembly’s half time NEAT environmental team  the new Community budgeting pilot aimed at raising standards in the ‘public realm’  the ‘Value Our Verges’ campaign

In the next year, Shiregreen/Brightside ward councillors have asked for action to be taken to  develop quarterly multi-agency walkabouts in hot spot neighbourhoods nominated by councillors to review problems and agree an action plan  take a pro-active approach to preventing fly-tipping at known hot spots

How did we make a difference last year?  gave match funding to create a Multi-Use Games area on the site of the old tennis courts in Concord Park  secured highways funding and obtained planning permission for a car parking area on Ecclesfield Rd green space  installed the last of the sculptures in the Journeys to Hidden Places project

Using funding from available budgets we will  Secure further investment in Concord Park using S106 funding  Improve Jenkin Rd open space [Wincobank Common]  complete the parking areas on Ecclesfield Rd green space  Continue the investment in Wincobank Hill and its promotion as a major heritage site and local amenity  Replace the community notice boards at Grimesthorpe Community Park and Woolley Woods playground  Continue the eradication of Japanese knotweed on slopes of Wincobank Hill using NEAT team  Invest in the history trail project linking Concord Park, Woolley Woods and Wincobank Hill

Shiregreen/Brightside ward will benefit from projects which have been proposed for the Assembly area as a whole  new Sheffield Standards which are being negotiated for all green spaces in the city  Improved monitoring of quality and maintenance reporting arrangements between Parks and Countryside service and the assembly  the new Community budgeting pilot aimed at raising standards in the ‘public realm’

- 2 - In the next year, Shiregreen/Brightside ward councillors have asked for action to be taken to  Investigate options for restarting the bowling club at Concord Park  Prevent any further development on eastern slopes of Wincobank Hill

How did we make a difference last year?  18 community groups received grants totalling £6,531 from the ward discretionary community chest in 10-11  sponsored 2 very successful lantern parades and Christmas festivals at Wincobank and Grimesthorpe.  sponsored new Christmas lights designed by children from Brightside School and a new Christmas tree installed in Grimesthorpe Park  3 local volunteers received Heart of Our Community awards  gave Climate Change grants to Friends of Concord Park & Woodlands and Shiregreen and District Community Association  identified the Newman Court building as a potential community centre for Wincobank

Using funding from this year’s ward budgets and through partnership working we will  Set up a community chest to provide small grants for local community groups  Fund community festivals and Christmas switch-on events  Sponsor a new Christmas tree in Shiregreen  Work closely with Sanctuary Housing on the follow up to the Celebrate Shiregreen project  Take a proactive approach to dealing with community cohesion issues in hot spot areas  Develop a project to commemorate those who lived and died working in the old Brightside Colliery  Support the ‘I Love Wincobank’ campaign - to brighten up and promote the positive features of Wincobank

Shiregreen/Brightside ward will benefit from projects which have been proposed for the Assembly area as a whole  Grants for community- based carbon reduction schemes from the Climate Change pot – but there is a reduced amount of funding available

In the next year, Shiregreen/Brightside ward councillors have asked for action to be taken to  Secure Newman Court as a replacement community building for Wincobank  Secure the long term sustainability of Shiregreen Neighbourhood Centre

- 3 - 4. You told us that children and young people in our area did not have enough to do outside school hours. We have funded extra activities and are working with partners towards increasing the range of resources available for all young people aged 8 -19

Using funding from this year’s ward budgets we will  Continue to fund a ward-based Activity Sheffield worker to organise out of school activities for young people and physical activities for the wider community  Continue grants for local groups from the Kids Can Do and Positive Activities programmes for summer activities for 8-13s  sponsor an new community rounders project with Activity Sheffield

Shiregreen/Brightside will benefit from projects which have been proposed for the Assembly area as a whole  Support for the co-ordination and networking of out of school and holiday activities for children and young people  sponsorship of an Assembly-wide football project for disabled young people

In the next year, Shiregreen/Brightside ward councillors have asked for action to be taken to  support projects which encourage the take up of golf by young people

5. You told us that there were hotspots in the area where you did not feel safe. We will work with our partners to take positive measures to improve your sense of security

How did we make a difference last year?  Several projects funded to deal with enviro-crime hot spots, including gating off Jenkin Rd garages, skips for clean ups at Paper Mill shops and Wincobank

Using funding from this year’s ward budgets and through partnership working we will  Give Rapid Response grants to get something done quickly about issues which you raise with us – including practical measures to tackle crime hot spots, e.g. with fencing nearan open space at Stanwell Walk where muggings have taken place  Work closely with the Police to monitor the effectiveness of the DPPO order in Shiregreen to reduce alcohol-related ASB and crime

- 4 - In the next year, Shiregreen/Brightside ward councillors have asked for action to be taken to  Improve communication and joint working arrangements between the Safer Neighbourhood Police team and councillors  Develop quarterly ‘neighbourhood walkabouts’ to improve the monitoring and reporting of nuisance and anti-social behaviour  reduce levels of anti-social behaviour, vandalism and theft in local parks

How did we make a difference last year?  funded Bus Only gate markings at Sandstone Avenue, and bus clearway road marking outside Brightside School.  funded 2 new school warning signs on Jenkin Avenue and new anti skid surface measures on the bend on Jenkin Rd.  provided 10 new grit bins from the ward and Winter Clean Up budget  installed new bus clearway markings at bus stop outside Shiregreen Medical Centre  funded a new pedestrian crossing outside Wincobank Nursery Infant school on Newman Road

Using funding from this year’s ward budgets we will  give extra funding to allow the Speed Indicator signs [SIDS] to be moved round between 6 sites in the area  Create a new car park on Ecclesfield Rd  Fund 3 Welcome to Wincobank signs, including the new logo

Shiregreen/Brightside ward will benefit from projects which have been proposed for the Assembly area as a whole  Work with the Highways PFI to ensure that the programme is influenced by local knowledge and key communication links with the local community are established  Work with the Highways PFI to identify joint small highways schemes where the 2012 -13 Highways budget can be stretched

In the next year, Shiregreen/Brightside ward councillors have asked for action to be taken to  Ensure regular liaison with representatives from SYPTE and bus operators via attendance at public meetings to discuss issues relating to bus services in the area and improve service to Firth Park and city centre  Secure investment to improve existing footpath links around Brightside and Wincobank, including the TPT

- 5 - Shiregreen/Brightside ward councillors have included local targets for other priorities within the Community Assembly overall plan

Improved local housing and the built environment  promote the inclusion of significant local buildings in the Council’s Local Listing scheme  Secure funding for the demolition of the Dara St club building  Secure residential development on the old garage site on Newman Rd

Getting people out of poverty and into work  Fund the production and door-to door delivery of a brochure advertising all adult learning courses in the area

Build on improvements in educational attainment, improve aspiration, and reduce school exclusions  Lead a campaign to encourage local people to take on school governorships  Ensure that changes in schools and education provision in the area are communicated to local people and are subject to public debate where appropriate  Support the development of the Hinde House project

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Southey Ward plan: 2011 - 12

Covering the neighbourhoods of Foxhill, New Parson Cross, Wadsley Bridge, Birley Carr, Southey Green and Old Parson Cross [between Adlington Rd, Deerlands Ave and Halifax Rd]

Based on what you told us, last year’s Community plan set out some key things which the Assembly wanted to make happen in Southey ward before September 2011.

The Assembly has decided to keep the same priorities in 2011- 2012.

This plan shows how the Assembly can use its budgets and influence to make some real improvements in 2011 -12.

How did we make a difference last year?  Funded an extensive programme of tree pruning in Cambourne, Aysgarth and Winsford Roads  Funded 6 Bring Out Your Rubbish days in the Meynell Rd, Birley Edge, Doe Royd, Pollard Avenue, Browning Rd, Creswick Avenue and Knutton Rd areas  Provided 2 new litter bins for path between Meynall and Yewlands  Used the Assembly wide NEAT team to tackle local grot spots

Using funding from this year’s ward budgets we will  Fund 4 Bring Out Your Rubbish days – we can finish the 3 year cycle for the whole ward this year  Continue street tree pruning – but on a reduced scale  Sponsor 2 new dog bins on gennel at Knutton and Mansell Roads

Southey ward will benefit from Assembly-wide projects in this year’s plan  Continued use of the Assembly’s half time NEAT environmental team  the new Community budgeting pilot aimed at raising standards in the ‘public realm’

- 1 - In the next year, Southey ward councillors have asked for action to be taken to  Find a long term solution to sort out recurrent flash flooding on Holgate Avenue  develop quarterly multi-agency walkabouts in hot spot neighbourhoods nominated by councillors to review problems and agree an action plan

How did we make a difference last year?  We funded park patrols by Sheffield Homes wardens in Parson Cross and Longley parks

Using funding from available budgets we will pay for  The extension of the Greening the Cross tree planting project to include the Foxhill area – Southey ward has the least tree cover in the city  New investment in local parks, linked to Section 106 and discretionary budget funding at Cowper Avenue open space and Tongue Gutter  The creation of a manageable green space on a derelict piece of land at the junction of Carrville Rd and Carrville Drive

Southey ward will benefit from projects which have been proposed for the Assembly area as a whole  new Sheffield Standards which are being negotiated for all green spaces in the city  Improved monitoring of quality and maintenance reporting arrangements between Parks and Countryside service and the assembly  the new Community budgeting pilot aimed at raising standards in the ‘public realm’

In the next year, Southey ward councillors have asked for action to be taken to  find more effective ways of preventing anti-social behaviour, vandalism and theft in parks  Encourage community food growing projects on areas of underused land

- 2 - How did we make a difference last year?  21 community groups received grants totalling £7,519 from the ward discretionary community chest in 10 -11. 4 grants have been paid out to groups in the first applications round in 11-12 at a cost of £2,728  3 local volunteers received Heart of Our Community awards  Sponsored a new Christmas tree in the Southey Magnet roundabout  Gave festival grants for a World Cup Young Persons Fun Day at Meynell Youth Club and towards Christmas celebrations at Margetson Crescent and Southey Library

Using funding from this year’s ward budgets we will pay for  Community Chest and small grant funding for local voluntary, community and faith organisations – up to £10,000 is available this year due to the devolved small grants budget allocation  Funding for community festivals and Christmas switch-on events

Southey ward will benefit from projects which have been proposed for the Assembly area as a whole  Sponsorship for 5 Alive newsletter to cover the ward - but there is no funding available for door to door delivery costs this year  Grants for community- based carbon reduction schemes from the Climate Change pot – but there is a reduced amount of funding available  Funding for community festivals and Christmas switch-on events

How did we make a difference last year?  Employed a full time Activity Sheffield worker for the ward  Gave grants for holiday activities totalling £8,175 from Kids Can Do and ward budgets to community based projects, including Sheffield Cycle Speedway Club, Parson Cross Community Development Forum, Foxhill Forum

Using funding from this year’s ward budgets we will  Continue to fund a ward-based Activity Sheffield worker to organise out of school activities for young people and physical activities for the wider community  Continue grants for local groups from the Kids Can Do and Positive Activities programmes for summer activities for 8-13s  Fund a new community rounders project led by Activity Sheffield

Southey ward will benefit from projects which have been proposed for the Assembly area as a whole  Support for the co-ordination and networking of out of school and holiday activities for children and young people - 3 - 5. You told us that there were hotspots in the area where you did not feel safe. We will work with our partners to take positive measures to improve your sense of security

How did we make a difference last year?  Bought 2 mobile security cameras for use in the area

Using funding from this year’s ward budgets we will

 Give Rapid Response grants to get something done quickly about issues which you raise with us – including practical measures to tackle nuisance hot spots, e.g. with fencing or a gate  Continue to fund mobile cameras to be used in anti-social behaviour and enviro- crime hotspots

In the next year, Southey ward councillors have asked for action to be taken to

How did we make a difference last year?  We spent £10,000 on small highways schemes to reduce danger on various sites suggested by the public, including dropped kerbs at 7 junctions along Halifax Rd, and at Margetson and Wadsley Bridge surgeries, 10 sets of handrails on verge steps and several H bar markings to prevent parking at the foot of steps, and further measures at Southey Green shops to protect pedestrians  Provided 10 new grit bins from the Winter Clean Up budget

Using funding from this year’s ward budgets we will  Fund 2 sets of lowered kerbs at Carrville Rd and Edge Well Crescent from the small reduced small highways schemes budget

- 4 - In the next year, Southey ward councillors have asked for action to be taken to  Develop a realistic plan to resolve the problems of parking and pedestrian safety at the Southey Green shopping centre

Southey ward will benefit from projects which have been proposed for the Assembly area as a whole  Work with the Highways PFI to ensure that the programme is influenced by local knowledge and key communication links with the local community are established  Work with the Highways PFI to identify joint small highways schemes where the 2012 -13 Highways budget can be stretched

Southey ward councillors have included local targets within two other priorities within the Community Assembly overall plan

Improving housing and the built environment  Encourage the inclusion of significant local buildings in the Council’s Local Listing scheme  Monitor progress on all new regeneration related housing projects including those sites waiting for development

Getting people out of poverty and into work  Encourage the maximum employment opportunities for local people in all new developments planned in the area  Funding for a new Financial Inclusion project, led by local community organisations, to provide advice on debt, and promote benefit and tax credit take up

Southey ward councillors will use their influence to work with partners on other key priorities which are important to the area including:

 Reducing health inequalities: adding years to life and life to years

 Building on improvements in educational attainment, improve aspiration, and reduce school exclusions

Southey ward Councillors 2011- 12

Leigh Bramall: Email: [email protected] Tel: 0114 273 5059 Tony Damms: Email: [email protected] Tel: 0114 242 6992 Gill Furniss: Email: [email protected] Tel: 0114 273 5588

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Appendix A

North East Community Assembly

Summary Plan October 2011 to March 2012

What is a Community Assembly?

Community Assemblies are about giving local people a stronger voice and a real say in how public services are delivered.

There are 7 Community Assemblies in Sheffield and each one is run by 12 local Councillors with support from officers from Sheffield City Council. The North East Community Assembly includes the electoral wards of Firth Park, Shiregreen/Brightside, Burngreave and Southey.

Sheffield Community Assemblies work with different Council services, the private sector, voluntary and community sector and other agencies like the Police to make real changes to the daily lives of local people.

Every Community Assembly has a dedicated budget to spend on boosting local services and tackling issues that are important to local people. The Community Assemblies also influence the service delivery of different council departments and public agencies and what they spend in each Community Assembly area.

Each Community Assembly produces an annual Community Plan in consultation with local people. The Community Plan identifies key priorities for each assembly area and makes commitments to local people that local Councillors, with partners support, are responsible for delivering.

This document is the summary part of the North East Community Assembly Community Plan. There are also four ward plans which set out the priority actions which ward councillors would like to see happen in their areas [Appendices B-D]. These plans form the basis of a delivery plan, a working document which can be constantly updated, outlining the current and future work being done to deliver the priorities, by who, where and when.

Real Changes we will deliver in 2011 to 2012…

In response to the issues and suggestions you raised in the last two years, and the analysis of recent statistics, local Councillors for the North East Community Assembly Area have decided to continue with the current 10 priorities as the main focus for the Assembly action plan.

3. Local people told us that a sense of community, and local community organisations, are very important to the area. We will provide financial support for community groups and festivals,

1 celebrate the work of volunteers, work to ensure local people have access to community buildings and sponsor projects which develop a common sense of identity in neighbourhoods.

5. You told us that there were hotspots in the area where you did not feel safe. We will work with our partners to take positive measures to improve your sense of security

These first 6 priorities form the main focus of the ward plans, as they are the kind of issues which local people readily identify as being ‘the Council’s business’. However through Assembly Councillors’ regular discussions with partner agencies, and the evidence of recent local statistics, four over-arching issues emerge as fundamentally important for the area:

7. Improving the supply and quality of local housing and the regeneration of the built environment

8. Reducing health inequalities: add years to life and life to years

9. Getting people out of poverty and into work

10. Increasing educational attainment and aspiration

Making changes happen

Some of the key issues for local people in the North East Assembly area are shared with people throughout Sheffield. Some key actions need to be led strategically from the centre. North East Community Assembly will work with city wide services to make sure that the North East Assembly area gets its ‘fair share’ of city wide provision. An example of this will be the city-wide project to increase recycling rates in targeted neighbourhoods where recycling is low. Actions delivered in this plan will build on and complement city wide provision, and fill gaps where needed.

Assembly Councillors have a budget of £468,000 in 2011-12 to support projects and services which meet local needs. £100,000 has been allocated towards projects which have an impact across the Assembly area. The rest of the funding is allocated to wards on the basis of population [Firth Park: £96,500, Burngreave: £108,500, Shiregreen/Brightside: £83,500, Southey: £79, 500]. Decisions on how to spend ward budgets are made by ward councillors.

Spending money is not the only way in which the Assembly can bring about changes. Councillors can directly influence how some local services are provided, such as Parks, Libraries, Road Safety schemes and Adult Learning.

New initiatives planned for the Assembly area will begin to make a difference this year, including the Local Housing Company, which will develop homes for sale or rent on derelict sites in the area, and the Community Budgeting pilot which extends the principles of the Liveability project across the area to manage environmental maintenance in a more effective, joined-up way.

Assembly Councillors can also ask Council services to do things differently to meet local needs.

Key Actions for Community Assembly Councillors

Actions which are relevant to specific wards are listed in the four ward plans. However Assembly Councillors have drawn up a list of actions which are relevant across the Assembly area and/or to more than one priority theme in the plan.

Using this year’s discretionary and other available budgets we will:  fund a project which recruits and trains local young unemployed people in environmental maintenance skills [the NEAT team], providing a service which allows a rapid response to tackle ‘grot spots’ and the improvement of areas which would not otherwise be looked after

 provide a fund for minor improvements to improve access in some local Parks and Green spaces and bring them up to the ‘Sheffield standard’

 support ‘5 Alive’ and the Burngreave Messenger to cover news from across the Assembly area

 agree to progress three larger road safety schemes in the area

 work with Northern Wedge partnership to commission an initiative to develop local people’s employment skills [the EMPLOY project]

 match fund a project [to be identified by the North East Health Management strategic partnership] which develops links between GPs and community organisations and projects which can provide support for local people

In the next year, Assembly councillors have asked for action to be taken to develop or promote:

 an effective multi-agency strategy to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in local parks

 a better process for responding quickly to issues of community cohesion and social tension as they arise in specific neighbourhoods

 a pro-active approach to the local implications of the new Highways PFI, particularly communication and engagement with local residents, and the integration of small highways schemes into the PFI programme

 a better shared understanding of housing needs in the area and a regular dialogue between councillors and local housing providers

 the inclusion of more significant and distinctive local buildings in the local listings scheme

 a re-run of the successful health conference which brought together community groups and health providers in the Assembly area last year

 links between schools and their communities and local voluntary organisations, including a campaign to encourage more local people to take up school governorships and to support parents to work with schools to raise attainment.

 ways of communicating proposals to change the way local schools are run to local residents and raising their awareness and understanding of the implications

Key Actions for City Council Services & Other Providers

In tackling priorities the Assembly Councillors will work with a wide range of service providers including council services, health services, police & fire services, registered social landlords, private sector services, and voluntary, community and faith sector services. However, demand on available resources in 2011 to 2012 will be greater than we have experienced in many years. We will work together to find ways of matching or combining resources to develop projects and services which meet priority needs.

Councillors for the Assembly Area, and their partner agencies, have identified the following four themes as the main focus for Assembly-wide collaborative working:

 We will support and encourage actions that improve the employability of all local people, particularly young people not in employment, education or training [NEETs] by enhancing their job readiness, and maximising local employment opportunities, for example in any local capital expenditure or procurement programme.

 We will strengthen links with local head teachers to build a better mutual understanding of the issues facing schools and the potential for partnership working

 We will raise attainment by working with parents to increase their engagement in their children’s schools.

 We will work with the NHS and partners to increase local people’s access to appropriate health care services

 We will explore ways of implementing the ‘whole household’ approach towards supporting families with multiple problems in the area

What do we know about North East Community Assembly area?

The area is made up of many distinct and diverse neighbourhoods. It takes in the large Northern General Hospital site and district centres at Firth Park, Chaucer and Spital Hill.

An estimated 93,000 people live in the North East which is the largest population of all of the Community Assemblies. There is a higher than average proportion of children and young people particularly those aged 14 and under, and fewer people in the 50+ age groups. The assembly also has a significantly higher than average percentage of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) residents, comprising around one fifth of the total population.

Only around half of the households in the North East own their own home, significantly below the citywide average, whilst the area also has the highest percentage of households living in social rented properties. The private rented market, although relatively small proportionately, is under stress and experiencing problems of over-crowding and cohesion. Some key facts about the people who live in the North East Community Assembly area are:

 People die younger and have poorer health in the North East CA area than in the rest of the city  Despite some significant improvements in Burngreave and Shiregreen/Brightside wards, GCSE attainment in the North East Assembly is the lowest in the city

 Nearly a third of the young people aged 16 – 19 who are not in employment, education or training [NEETs] live in the NECA area  The number of people claiming job seekers allowance in the area is the highest in the city and has risen sharply, even in better off neighbourhoods.  the proportion of households living on an income of less than £20,000 is the greatest in the city  more people of working age are dependant on benefits than in any other Assembly area  the area has the highest number of children claiming free school meals

All these of these indicators highlight the impact of the economic recession on communities in the North East area who are already experiencing high levels of worklessness and poor health. The large number of children and young people who live in the area are particularly vulnerable to the effects of long term poverty.

The North East Assembly faces very difficult challenges and all four wards have high levels of deprivation. Recent regeneration programmes have targeted communities within the area including Burngreave New Deal for Communities (BNDfC), Southey/Owlerton regeneration [SOAR], and East and North Housing Market Renewal schemes.

Consultation - your key issues for the Area

From October 2010 to September 2011 Community Assembly staff held 18 consultation events where they asked you, local residents, how your community can be improved. These consultation events included surveys at 6 community events/ fetes, 12 ward public meetings, a postal questionnaire and numerous briefing meetings with local councillors and the analysis of a broad range of statistics. Local councillors discussed the results of the consultation in order to draw up this refreshed plan for the period October 2011 to September 2012.

You told us these things could be improved….

Putting together information from questions at public ward meetings, and feedback from consultation and postal surveys, we found that:

28% of people wanted something done about nuisance and anti-social behaviour 23% thought that improving the appearance of the streets was a priority 23% thought that the condition of the roads and pavements were a disgrace 10% wanted more things for children and young people to do 7% wanted improvement in housing provision and/or management 5% thought that parks and green spaces could be improved 5% wanted more community facilities

Nuisance and anti-social behaviour is a higher priority for people who were involved in our consultation this year. The top issues raised were: Intimidating behaviour in the street 33% Need for more security cameras 16% Vandalism 10% Intimidating / dangerous dogs 8% Better street lighting 8% More visible police presence 8%

You made over 250 specific suggestions for improvements, which local councillors will look at when considering how to allocate ward Quick Wins and other discretionary budgets.

How will you know what progress is being made?

Plan priorities for 2011/12 will be agreed at the Community Assembly Meeting on 26th October 2011, so the plan has the opportunity to influence the development of other Council Service Plans. Updates on progress will be made at quarterly ward meetings and put on the North East Community Assembly Webpage via Sheffield City Councils Website www.sheffield.gov.uk. We will put articles on the blog, in 5 Alive and Burngreave Messenger community newsletters, and report back on progress at future Community Assembly meetings.

How to Get in Touch With Us…

For more information on what we do, our meetings or how you can get involved in making local choices, contact the North East Community Assembly Team by:  phoning on 0114 203 7562  visiting our website at http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/your-city-council/council- meetings/community-assemblies/north-east

The Manager of North East Community Assembly is Alison Rayner

Community Assembly Councillors

Firth Park ward councillors Joan Barton: Email: [email protected] Tel: 0114 240 0495 Alan Law: Email: [email protected] Tel: 0114 288 3405 Chris Weldon: Email: [email protected] Tel: 0114 273 5588

Shiregreen / Brightside ward Councillors Jane Bird: Email: [email protected] 0114 240 3671 Peter Price: Email: [email protected] Tel: 0114 245 9003 Peter Rippon: Email: [email protected] Tel: 0114 246 5496

Southey ward Councillors Leigh Bramall: Email: [email protected] Tel: 0114 273 5059 Tony Damms: Email: [email protected] Tel: 0114 242 6992 Gill Furniss: Email: [email protected] Tel: 0114 273 5588

The Chair of the Community Assembly is Cllr Peter Price.