Steve Stride, CEO Poplar HARCA CREATING THE PLACE
Making Poplar a better place to live About us
Set up by LB Tower Hamlets in 1998 Housing and Regeneration Community Association for Poplar We manage 9,000 homes in Bow, Poplar and Mile End East 55% of our staff live within a two mile radius
Making Poplar a better place to live Poplar – the area
In the Olympic Fringe 49 sec from the Park 1 min 42 sec from the Stadium The first people due south of the Stadium
Making Poplar a better place to live
Building on legacy... since 1998
Making Poplar a better place to live Back in 1998...
Lowest Poorest university health in take up in Tower the Hamlets country and the
UK
Making Poplar a better place to live Challenges we inherited Nothing for young people
“ I was part of the original group of people who petitioned for a youth club as they pulled down the Lincoln Hall."
Its important for young people to have somewhere to go to learn and develop to achieve their goals.”
Dizzee Rascal
Making Poplar a better place to live Poverty in Poplar
Fifteen most deprived London wards on Average Score measure 2007
Ward name Borough Rank of average score within London (1 = most deprived)
East India and Lansbury Tower Hamlets 1 Bromley-by-Bow Tower Hamlets 2 Northumberland Park Haringey 3 Canning Town North Newham 4 Canning Town South Newham 5 Wick Hackney 6 St Dunstan’s and Stepney Green Tower Hamlets 7 Mile End East Tower Hamlets 8 Chatham Hackney 9 Queen’s Park Westminster 10 Hoxton Hackney 11 Queensbridge Hackney 12 Shadwell Tower Hamlets 13 New River Hackney 14 Weavers Tower Hamlets 15
Making Poplar a better place to live Challenges we inherited Indices of Deprivation – Rank of Average Rank 2010
Indices of Deprivation – Rank of Average Rank 2010
East India and Lansbury = 2
Source: data.london.gov.uk
Making Poplar a better place to live The journey
5,000+ homes refurbished 570 new homes built 189 new family homes built 465 overcrowded families re-housed 685 homeless households now housed
3,500 homes refurbished Decent homes 98% and £120m being spent potential for 9,000 new homes in 8 new neighbourhoods up to 50,000+ population growth
Making Poplar a better place to live The journey
Properties Centres Parks Funding Investment Connectivity
Services Health
Awards Schools Retail Leisure facilities
Making Poplar a better place to live How?
Award winning community regeneration network 12 community hubs Service bespoke to a community’s needs 125,000 visits per year £4m budget
Making Poplar a better place to live Reshaping Poplar
Making Poplar a better place to live New parks and green spaces
Bob’s Park
Furze Green Park
Gasworks Park
Bartlett Park
Making Poplar a better place to live New parks and green spaces
Making Poplar a better place to live New parks and green spaces
Award winning for community involvement and sustainability ethos
Making Poplar a better place to live New Health Facilities
ST ANDREWS
ST PAULS WAY
ABERFELDY
FARRANGE STREET
CHRISP STREET
Making Poplar a better place to live New Health Services
Health and wellbeing
Healthy Eating
Getting Fit
Sexual Health
Making Poplar a better place to live New Employment and Enterprise
THREE MILLS
EMPSON STREET TESCO TOWN
A12
BOW ENTERPRISE PARK
THOMAS ROAD
CHRISP STREET MARKET
Making Poplar a better place to live New Employment and Enterprise
Local Apprenticeships Building Academy
Case study Today Tomorrow
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Making Poplar a better place to live New Retail
IMPROVED RETAIL CENTRE ON DEVONS ESTATE
NEW LOCAL SHOPPING AT DEVONS ROAD DLR STATION TESCO RELOCATED
IMPROVED LOCAL SHOPPING ON ST PAULS WAY LOCAL SHOPPING CENTRE IMPROVED ON TEVIOT ESTATE
NEW RETAIL CENTRE ON ABERFELDY CHRISP STREET MARKET
Making Poplar a better place to live New Retail – Chrisp Street Market
Making Poplar a better place to live New Retail
Gastro pubs
Shops
Cafes
Making Poplar a better place to live New connections
LANGDON PARK STATION
NEW PEDESTRIAN CROSSING OVER THE A13
Making Poplar a better place to live New Community Hubs
YOUTH ART AND CULTURE
LEISURE ENTERPRISE
Making Poplar a better place to live Social enterprise
Matchbox Surgery
Making Poplar a better place to live Putting it all together
£1 billion investment
9,000 homes
Award winning “ part of East services London = Being Localism before remade”
localism Bob Kerslake
Making Poplar a better place to live New vision
Making Poplar a better place to live And...people love Poplar Our community like living here, it’s a place of choice
Making Poplar a better place to live How are we doing it? Innovation
Community Safety
Youth service for LA Eco Hubs Award Winning1st RPs Services
Apprentice Scheme/ New Schools Building Academy
Making Poplar a better place to live Innovation – Influencing Government Policy National Community Budget Pilot
Pulling resources Improving local services Empowering local communities
Making Poplar a better place to live But there’s more to do...
Making Poplar a better place to live Reshaping - the future
New Opportunity areas - Poplar Riverside & South Poplar
Making Poplar a better place to live Reshaping - the vision
Within 20 years “the communities that host the 2012 games will have
the same social
and economic
chances as“ their neighbours across London
Making Poplar a better place to live But change is happening…
AberfeldyTweedSt Andrew House Stroudley Walk
Making Poplar a better place to live And transformation will happen
Making Poplar a better place to live Reshaping –scale of redevelopment
TODAY TOMORROW
7,496 14,070 Jobs Jobs
2,200 20, 787 Homes Homes
Making Poplar a better place to live A lasting legacy...I love Poplar
“It’s a dream place I always wanted to be”
Making Poplar a better place to live Thank you
Making Poplar a better place to live Making Poplar a better place to live