Moulsecoomb & Bevendean

Moulsecoomb & Bevendean Neighbourhood Action Plan(NAP) Stanmer S Coldean Brighton Aldridge Community A27 Academy St Georges’s Community East Centre Moulsecoomb North Moulsecoomb The Orchards Moulsecoomb Community Room Leisure Centre Moulsecoomb Way Moulsecoomb S Birdham Road Hillview Good News Centre Children’s Moulsecoomb Centre Primary Moulsecoomb Boxing Club 67 Centre Moulsecoomb Moulsecoomb Library Hall Jubilee Court St Andrew’s Community Room Church Drive & Hall Holy Nativity Norwich C Church & Community Centre Hollingdean GP C Bevendean Ave Real Junk The Avenue Food Project Scout Hut S The Avenue & Community Garden University GP Bevendean of Brighton Cockcroft Heath HillPrimary Bevendean Lewes Road A270 S Coomb Road Primary Bear Road Moulsecoomb Brighton Aldridge & Bevendean Community Academy Neighbourhood Community Woodingdean Map Stanmer & Hollingdean Moulsecoomb Woodingdean Hillview Good News Centre Moulsecoomb Health Centre & Bevendean Moulsecoomb Boxing Club 67 Centre Stanford Norwich Hanover East Brighton Real Junk Food Project The Bevy Community S = School Pub C = Church GP = GP Surgery = Railway & Moulsecoomb Bevendean Hill View, Moulsecoomb The Moulsecoomb & Bevendean Neighbourhood Action Plan is based on local knowledge and Moulsecoomb Hall experiences that identifies priorities, resources and opportunities for people living in Moulsecoomb & Bevendean. The Bevy, community pub in Bevendean 4 w & Moulsecoomb Bevendean Bevendean primary Moulsecoomb primary Moulsecoomb Leisure Centre Moulsecoomb Library Holy Nativity community centre 5 Moulsecoomb & Bevendean Welcome to the (NAP) Neighbourhood Action Plan When communities work with each This NAP aims to fulfil the other and with local services, there commitment within the Brighton are more opportunities to listen, & Hove Collaboration Framework understand each other and shape working collaboratively to improve services that work. It builds skills and develop Moulsecoomb & which can lead to volunteering Bevendean. or employment and creates a greater sense of belonging across communities and neighbourhoods. Supporting communities to develop networks with friends and neighbours creates more community activities, reducing social isolation, improving wellbeing, and reducing the need for more specialist services. 6 Moulsecoomb & Bevendean Moulsecoomb & Bevendean Welcome to the (NAP) (NAP) Neighbourhood Action Plan Neighbourhood Action Plan Supported by the Trust for Developing Communities, the Neighbourhood Action Plan (NAP) shows the key priorities for the community and the council for the area. It has been agreed through a consultation process with all interested parties and is a working document that will change and develop as opportunities arise. We asked four simple questions: 1. Are you, or would you like to be, involved in the community? 2. What is important to you in your community? 3. What are your hopes and goals for yourself and your community? 4. Who, or what, else could help achieve your goals? 7 Moulsecoomb & Bevendean What is the Neighbourhood (NAP) Action Plan There are three themes that have been identified Moulsecoomb by the residents of Moulsecoomb & Bevendean & Bevendean in partnership with community groups, the voluntary sector and public services: Partnership (Every 3Event Months) NAP Partners will be: • Sharing success 1. Health & Wellbeing from thestories NAP 2. Community Spaces, Safety & • Creating Environment to problemssolutions faced achieving actions 3. Activity, Employment & Learning • Tackling emerging In addition to residents’ great ideas and local knowledge, there is a real desire to participate in this change. This will inpriorities Moulsecoomb improve the local area and set up, run, and deliver services & Bevendean and activities through community groups and organisations. Throughout the year, there will be NAP events taking place across the ward, enabling residents and service providers to share their progress, views and ideas. 8 Moulsecoomb & Bevendean Communities There are 18,500 Of these people 60% live in areas living in ranked in the most Moulsecoomb deprived 20% of & Bevendean England according to the Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2015. 29% of children are in out of work Economy households compared to 15% in England £ According to the 2011 census: Only 23% people aged 16-74 41% of adults are in full-time employment, aged 16-74 were recorded compared to as economically inactive compared to 39% across England 30% in England 39% of family households are lone Vulnerable groups parent families The foodbanks in the ward also report the majority of referrals are for people in part-time work 39% of children are living in poverty compared to 19% in England 11% of households in this ward Education/skills are student households Aa 79% of people in 1x1 the ward live in an area of educational deprivation compared to 20% in England 9 Moulsecoomb & Bevendean Profile: Deprivation Health Deprivation Rising inequalities means growing differences 49% of the community between people and those are living in health deprivation ‘hotspots’ with the very least are compared to 20% for England falling further behind. Local residents know what it is like to be amongst those Income that have the least. Just like Department of work and everyone else they want a pensions in 2016: better life for their children, 13% receive workless a decent home to live in, £ benefits compared to 11% in England to work and be paid fairly for it and good health and wellbeing for their families. In response we have come together to develop the Households in need of Housing Benefit Moulsecoomb & Bevendean 37% live in social rented NAP. By working together households and with local people, 26% in council housing community groups, public compared to 18% and 9% respectively in England. services and businesses we Moulsecoomb & Bevendean has over 70% can achieve real long term experiencing barriers to housing compared to change that builds a fairer 21% in England. city where Moulsecoomb and Bevendean have the same opportunities to Digital divide benefit from the resources, Another contributing barrier to facilities and services that employment and accessing services make this such a special is the digital divide. place to live. This is not helped by 78% experiencing lower broadband speeds. 10 Moulsecoomb & Bevendean The Trust for Profile: Developing Communities The Trust for Developing The Trust for Communities (TDC) Developing Communities have believe that the whole been supporting community benefits when the communities we come together to of Moulsecoomb tackle poverty and inequality. & Bevendean for the last 18 years We look forward to bringing together TDC’s community and we are hopeful development workers, youth workers and specialist that this new support from our Black & Minority Ethnic and Older Neighbourhood People’s teams to work with the communities of Action Plan Moulsecoomb & Bevendean, and support you to build marks an exciting on your strengths to bring about positive social change. step forward on tackling the key Athol Halle, issues that you Chief Executive, TDC have identified for the area. Photos from Community Connections event November 2017 11 & Health wellbeing There is only one GP surgery in the ward, alongside an NHS city service clinic, and access to primary care is a concern that was raised during the community research for the Clinical Commissioning Group’s Big Conversation in 2018. The Avenue GP Surgery However, there is access to health services through the children’s centre and schools and both communities embrace promotion of positive health choices and self-care third sector investment for wellbeing. Every year TDC support Moulsecoomb Local from Public Health and Action Team and Action for Bevendean Community to gives rise to over 30 administer Healthy Neighbourhood Funding to community projects each year from health projects. This money comes as part of the council’s yoga classes to running on ‘ I was very clear on Part of wellbeing is a addressing the council Maha from sense of belonging on behalf of Muslim & Moulsecoomb Bangladeshi Women Multicultural and neighbourliness and their chances Group speaking where you live. on the job market. There aren’t enough TDC support local Black opportunities out there, and Minority Ethnic and I explained all the barriers that keep us community groups from being able to access to build connections those: we are women, to citywide and local we are Muslim and we often have children’ services and groups. In 2018 a multicultural group, Bangladeshi Mishruna Kibria women’s group, on speaking at the Equality Symposium community church and other residents groups will 12 Providing positive One of the great activities for local recent successes young people has has been supporting been a priority for the Moulsecoomb several decades and Amateur Boxing Club TDC has worked to build the extension with partners to to their building deliver youth work that they have been in the area for over dreaming of. a decade. the Downs and projects to improve diet and nutrition. Both organisations invite our health services to an annual event to improve local information and access. come together as users of St George’s Hall for their community open day. In 2018 the Bangladeshi women’s Working in partnership with Boxing England, group also addressed the citywide the Moulsecoomb Local Action Team and club equality symposium. members, TDC wrote a successful bid to Sport England for over £50,000. The extension will mean hundreds more

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