Building on Community Strengths in Knowsley October 2012
A Joint Strategic Asset Assessment for Knowsley Conducted by Public Perspectives with Knowsley Public Health Team
Building on Community Strengths in Knowsley
Contents
Introduction and background ...... 1
Approach and methodology ...... 1
Key findings ...... 2
Making the most of Knowsley’s assets ...... 4
What next for Knowsley and asset based working?...... 8
Appendix 1 - List of assets by area partnership ...... 9
Appendix 2 - Area partnership asset maps ...... 28
Appendix 3 - A view from outside Knowsley ...... 32
For further information please contact:
Ken Harrison Chris McBrien Area Relationship Director Public Health Programme Manager Directorate of Communities and Leisure Knowsley Public Health Team Knowsley Council NHS Knowsley / Knowsley Council Telephone: 0151 443 3033 Telephone: 0151 443 2641 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
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Introduction and background NHS Knowsley and Knowsley Council are committed to utilising an asset or strength based approach to promoting health and wellbeing. An important part of developing an asset based approach is the production of a Joint Strategic Asset Assessment (JSAA) which aims to identify the key physical and community (people) assets in an area and how they can be best utilised to address key health and wellbeing issues. Consequently, such a JSAA sits alongside a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment approach to inform public health (and other public services) in planning commissioning and service delivery.
In addition, this approach is an important part of Knowsley’s social growth and community empowerment agendas. The social growth agenda in Knowsley is working to build the strength and resilience of the social sector, improve connections within the sector and also between the sector and the public and private sectors. The community empowerment agenda is related to this and is aiming to empower the community to be more resilient and less dependent upon the public sector. Identifying key assets – community, social, public and private – and understanding how these can be best utilised is clearly essential to the effective delivery of the social growth and community empowerment agendas.
A JSAA has been conducted for each of the six Area Partnerships in Knowsley. This report is an overarching executive summary designed to sit above and bring together the key findings from across each of the Partnerships. It also outlines some key principles for conducting a JSAA and taking an asset based approach. In addition, it outlines asset based working practice taking place elsewhere across England following a survey of other Local Authorities/PCTs conducted by Public Perspectives (Appendix 3).
Approach and methodology At the heart of any asset based approach is the involvement of stakeholders, including community representatives. With this in mind, in each area a two stage methodology was adopted to conduct the JSAA as follows: A desk based audit of key assets identified through liaising with NHS Knowsley and Knowsley Council and through internet research. A stakeholder (including community representatives) workshop to add to and sense check these assets and identify how they can be best used to address local health and wellbeing issues.
This approach provides an important snapshot in time of the main assets in Knowsley and each of the six Area Partnerships. It is not designed to be exhaustive, but rather to highlight the key assets in the area as identified by stakeholders and discuss how best to utilise these in taking forward a strength based approach to enhancing health and wellbeing.
Given that the concept of a Joint Strategic Asset Assessment is relatively new, developing this JSAA has been a learning experience. Throughout this process we have identified and deployed some key principles and approaches to follow when developing a JSAA: Make use of existing information available amongst the public agencies to establish an initial baseline of physical and community assets.
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Build on the expertise and knowledge of public agency staff who will tend to have a strong awareness and understanding of their local assets and how they can be best used1. Involve key stakeholders across the public and voluntary sector, community groups and active individuals in the local community to identify key local assets and discuss how they can be used to address local health and wellbeing issues. Look to go beyond the usual suspects by using community research techniques such as on-street interviews and engaging with key community groups on their own terms to further develop a picture of local assets and how they can be best used2. Identify key assets in a local area to use as a platform for asset based working, alongside assets which may need help to maximise their potential. Appreciate that a JSAA is a ‘living’ tool with assets and their value changing over time, therefore the JSAA is not a directory of assets but rather a tool to identify key assets and develop asset based working to address health and wellbeing issues. Consider the practical application of the JSAA to ensure it identifies examples and recommendations to take forward asset based working rather than merely listing the various assets that exist in a local area.
Key findings Across the Area Partnerships there are some common themes which have emerged: There is significant support amongst stakeholders and community representatives for asset based working in Knowsley. Of the 102 feedback forms received from the workshops, 65 strongly agreed and 34 agreed that ‘An asset based approach to tackling health and wellbeing is important’. Two participants were neutral and just one disagreed, citing concern that asset based working would be an excuse for further public sector cuts. The process of creating a strategic asset assessment is an outcome in its own right as it galvanised local stakeholders and communities to discuss how they can find solutions to long standing issues by making better use of the assets in their areas. Knowsley is in many ways asset rich. Of the 102 workshop feedback forms received 66 strongly agreed and 36 agreed with the statement that their area ‘has lots of strengths and assets that can be utilised to help promote health and wellbeing’. There was concern amongst some workshop participants that their local assets may suffer from a potential lack of support if funding and resources are reduced as a result of public sector cuts and the economic climate. Although Knowsley is asset rich there was often a view that many of its assets are underutilised and the real challenge is to promote the assets and make the most of their potential to enhance health and wellbeing. Changing negative perceptions and better promotion and communication were often seen as being key to maximising the potential of the assets. Local people and community organisations were identified as being an important and key asset. However, there was often a lack of detail as to who the individuals or groups
1 In the development of this JSAA key staff were involved in the workshops and in reviewing draft reports. If resources had allowed, it may also have been helpful to have conducted in-depth interviews with key staff in each area. 2 Due to resource limitations this approach was not adopted in developing this JSAA. However, the process of conducting six area workshops meant that over 100 stakeholders, including community representatives were involved throughout the process.
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are. A key recommendation of this process is to further map these assets by building on the information already gathered. Across Knowsley, there were several examples of asset based working already taking place, including linking different community assets together and supporting local residents to take control and manage underused green spaces and community facilities.
In each area there were also some specific findings which are summarised here:
Halewood Halewood has a number of important assets, although there was concern that public transport links are acting as a barrier to use. In total, 38 physical assets were identified. These include children’s centres, community centres, community facilities, a learning centre, leisure resources, open spaces and health care services. Several assets were identified by workshop participants as ‘star’ or priority assets, including green spaces, the Halewood Centre and the new Town Centre. Several assets were identified as assets of ‘unrealised potential’, many of which were also identified as ‘star’ assets, such as some community centres and green spaces.
North Huyton In total, 56 physical assets were identified, including children’s centres, community centres and facilities, learning centres, schools, leisure centres, libraries, medical centres and open spaces. 20 assets were identified by workshop participants as ‘star’ or priority assets, including Stockbridge Village Neighbourhood Centre and several key community centres. 18 assets were identified by workshop participants as assets with unrealised potential (some of these assets were also ‘star’ assets), including Our Place, Christ the King Learning Centre and several underused and underutilised green spaces. Three assets have been identified as ‘stand-out’ assets to provide the platform for further asset based working: Stockbridge Village Neighbourhood Centre, Christ the King Learning Centre and Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park and Our Place.
South Huyton In total, 49 physical assets were identified. These include children’s centres, community centres, community facilities, a learning centre, leisure resources, open spaces, health care services and retail/business assets. Several assets were identified by workshop participants as ‘star’ or priority assets, including green spaces, Huyton Arts and Sports Learning Centre and the local churches. Several assets were identified as assets of ‘unrealised potential’, many of which were also identified as ‘star’ assets. Some of these include children’s centres, underused green spaces, the town centre and the business park.
North Kirkby North Kirkby has a number of important assets, although there was concern that public transport links are acting as a barrier to use. The Big Lottery Community Investment Fund for Northwood is considered important in helping to get the most out of local assets.
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In total, 35 physical assets were identified. These include children’s centres, community centres, community facilities, a learning centre, leisure resources, open spaces and health care services. Several assets were identified by workshop participants as ‘star’ or priority assets, including green spaces, All Saints Catholic Learning Centre and local community centres. Several assets were identified as assets of ‘unrealised potential’, many of which were also identified as ‘star’ assets, such as the local community centres and learning centre.
South Kirkby There was a view that the forthcoming regeneration and improvement plans would be key to unlocking the full potential of many of these assets. There were several examples of asset based working already taking place in South Kirkby, including linking different community assets together and supporting local residents to take control and manage underused green spaces. In total, 56 physical assets were identified. These include children’s centres, community centres, community facilities, a learning centre, leisure resources and open spaces. Several assets were identified by workshop participants as ‘star’ or priority assets, including green spaces, Kirkby Sports College and the Credit Union. Several assets were identified as assets of ‘unrealised potential’, many of which were also identified as ‘star’ assets such as the health centres, town centre and market and community centres.
Prescot, Whiston, Cronton and Knowsley Village In total, 47 physical assets were identified. These include children’s centres, community centres, community facilities, a learning centre, leisure resources, open spaces, health care services and retail facilities. Several assets were identified by workshop participants as ‘star’ or priority assets, including green spaces, learning centres and Knowsley Safari Park. Several assets were identified as assets of ‘unrealised potential’, many of which were also identified as ‘star’ assets such as underused green spaces, community centres, Knowsley Safari Park, Prescot Town Centre and the business park.
Making the most of Knowsley’s assets This JSAA process identified several key approaches and techniques to make the most of the physical and community/people assets in Knowsley.
The following represent 8 potential asset based working approaches and techniques to adopt:
Awareness, communication and promotion Most participants felt there was a lack of awareness amongst public agencies and local residents of the various assets and opportunities available. Consequently, at the heart of making the most of local assets, participants felt that there needed to be improved communication and promotion of the assets and how they could be used.
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Signposting and community support pathways Linked to improved awareness and communication of local assets, was the need for the development of formal community support ‘pathways’. Several participants stressed that G.Ps, key Council staff and local community groups should be armed with training, knowledge and support to signpost or refer residents on to the services or facilities that would best meet their needs.
Linking community and physical assets together and sharing good practice A clear opportunity exists to link community/people assets together with the physical assets, ensuring good practice is shared between assets. For example, are the area’s community groups making use of the local community facilities? And are they promoting the various facilities and opportunities to other local residents? Is there a way for a successful and well established community group to provide informal support and advice to newly formed or emerging groups?
Partnership working Enhanced partnership and joint working were also considered key to getting the most out of assets. This was partly about creating awareness and communicating key assets between partners, but also about working together to utilise assets to the full.
Community involvement Community involvement was considered important to getting the most out of assets. This could include a combination of involving residents in designing and delivering services, as well as creating volunteering opportunities and supporting people to volunteer in their local community.
Commissioning Some participants suggested that the Council, NHS and other public agencies should use their commissioning powers to strategically support the use of local assets and the connections between them. This could involve commissioning local, possibly community based, organisations to deliver services. It could also involve ensuring service specifications include a requirement to explain how the provider would use local physical and community assets as far as possible as part of delivery.
Social prescribing Social prescribing links patients in primary care with non-medical sources of support within the community. These are usually local voluntary groups or community organisations that have signed up to the scheme, as well as local service providers. Many social prescribing schemes use asset mapping tools in order to identify the potential sources of support so that GP practices and others can refer their patients. It connects people to the assets on their doorsteps.
Community favours Individual to individual time-banking is where individuals exchange their skills, services and support for other skills, services or support provided by other individuals. There are also opportunities for agency to person time-banking. Like person to person time-banking, this community currency scheme works on a simple hour-for-hour exchange. An individual earns a credit by giving an hour to their community and uses that credit for an hour of community events, training or leisure activities offered by partner agencies. Finally, there are opportunities for organisation to organisation time-banking whereby a community organisation will provide their time, support or facilities to another organisation in exchange
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This report provides three examples to show how asset based working could be applied in Knowsley. These examples are not exhaustive solutions but rather designed to provide food for thought and stimulate further thinking, policy development and asset based working in the area.
The examples focus on three priorities from the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) and link to several of the borough wide pledges and the social growth agenda. They also focus on wider determinants of health and wellbeing, allowing a wider exploration of asset based working: Employment, unemployment and debt Promoting healthy lifestyles and reducing obesity Promoting community involvement and building community capacity
Employment, Unemployment and Debt
What is the issue and why is it important? The JSNA states that: ‘In general, working is better for health and wellbeing than not working. Those who are not in employment are more likely to suffer poor physical and/or mental health.’ Reducing unemployment and providing access to free debt advice and support is one of the Council’s key pledges.
What are the challenges? The JSNA states that although there is local provision and support to help people in to work and reduce debt, often there are gaps because there is unmet demand. This demand is likely to continue to increase in light of the current economic climate and public sector cuts. The challenge is to utilise local assets to help people build up their skills and confidence and increase their opportunities to get back in to work.
How can local assets be used to help address the issue?
Community involvement and linking community assets: Support and fund local community groups to develop and enhance local assets of unrealised potential through delivering a volunteering programme for unemployed people. For example, fund a local community group to deliver a volunteering programme for unemployed people that aims to increase use and improve the management of some of the underused green spaces in Knowsley. Likewise, work with local businesses and retailers and link them with local service providers and community groups to develop local volunteering and employment programmes.
Community favours: Provide free access to community spaces in return for community group members volunteering to be trained to raise awareness of the services available to help those with financial problems, signposting them to relevant agencies.
Sign-posting and Social prescription: Arm health professionals and employment support professionals with knowledge and contacts to refer people who are unemployed to opportunities for support, learning, training and volunteering to help develop the skills and confidence to find employment. For example, health professionals could prescribe attendance at informal social and / or creative activities at a local community centre or an adult education class at a learning centre for someone with mental wellbeing problems.
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Equally, they could sign post service users to local financial support and advice services.
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles and Reducing Obesity
What is the issue and why is it important? The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment described 34 different health and wellbeing needs, with obesity one of the major health issues. Living a healthy lifestyle can address many of these issues, including reducing obesity.
What are the challenges? The JSNA stated that big improvements in health have been made since 2008 by increasing access to services, strengthening community involvement and focusing on priority areas. However, there is still scope for significant improvements in health outcomes related to obesity, alcohol, smoking, cancer and cardiovascular disease – all issues closely linked to healthy lifestyles.
How can local assets be used to help address the issue?
Awareness, promotion and communication and social prescription: Increase awareness and promote healthy lifestyle opportunities in assets such as community leisure facilities or local green spaces. Arm health professionals with the information and links to prescribe activities such as spending time on an allotment, using facilities at a learning centre or participating in local walking groups.
Community involvement, co-design and co-production: Support local residents participating in existing healthy lifestyle activities to develop their capacity to organise healthy lifestyle sessions to meet their needs and to become community health advocates, conducting healthy living outreach activities with other residents.
Linking community and physical assets: Bring different community groups together to promote healthy lifestyles. For example, can local walking groups promote healthy living at local assets such as a bingo club or through churches? Can local allotment associations provide fresh produce and run healthy eating sessions in local schools?
Promoting community involvement and building community capacity
What is the issue and why is it important? The JSNA recognised the importance of community involvement and the role of community groups in helping address health and wellbeing issues. Building community capacity and resilience is a key theme within Knowsley’s Community Empowerment and Social Growth Agendas.
What are the challenges? Throughout the workshops, participants stressed the importance of community involvement, but raised concerns that the pool of community volunteers and activists was not as large as hoped and that they would like to see participation widened. There were also some concerns raised that money and support available to help emerging community groups may not be available in light of limited public funds.
How can local assets be used to help address the issue?
Awareness, promotion and communication: Provide a platform to promote local
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community groups to help increase their use and impact. For example, by holding community open days where local residents can find out about the different community groups and what they offer.
Linking assets: Can public agencies work in partnership to identify and support community groups to make best use of limited resources? Can local community groups be introduced to one another to share their experience, knowledge, expertise and capacity, including more established community groups helping the development of new community groups?
Community favours: Provide free access to community spaces to new community groups to help their initial development in return for their involvement in public agency initiatives.
Signposting and Social Prescription: Can health professionals signpost their service users to participate in different community groups as part of reducing isolation and promoting health and wellbeing?
What next for Knowsley and asset based working? By way of conclusion, this report has identified the following recommendations to take forward asset based working in Knowsley: Identify key physical and people assets in each area to use as a platform for taking forward further asset based working. Each area report has proposed several key or ‘stand-out’ assets for consideration which could be used to implement asset based working initiatives. Identify, nourish and support grassroots community/people assets by: • Continuing to build on the initial area assessments to identify the community groups/assets and key contacts, their capacity, their interest and focus and their support needs. • Utilising the capacity and role of local Councillors and community workers to identify, support and develop the capacity of local community activists and groups. • Bringing the assets together through area wide community network meetings to identify opportunities for joint working and asset based working. • Holding area ‘community open days’ where local community groups can promote their offers to each other and to local residents to enhance awareness, increase use and encourage joint working. Identify, pilot and evaluate an asset based working project in each area to address a key local health and wellbeing issue and provide a proof of concept of asset based working and a template for future activity. Feedback the outcomes of this process to the participants at the stakeholder workshops, building on the support and interest in the principle of asset based working to potentially galvanise interested parties in participating in asset based working initiatives. Promote this process and its outcomes to other local authorities and other public agencies, sharing Knowsley’s experience in this area to support the interest and importance placed on asset based working across England. The Area Partnership Boards and Public Health Team should work together to develop asset based working to take forward the opportunities highlighted in each area report.
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Appendix 1 - List of assets by area partnership
Joint Strategic Asset Assessment: Halewood ID Asset Type Star assets Assets of unrealised 1 Oak Tree Children's Centre Children's Centre Y potential
2 Cherry Tree Children's Centre Children's Centre Y
3 Halewood Youth Centre (Boysie) Community Centre Y
4 Hollies Centre Community Centre Y
5 Rangers Centre Community Facility Y
6 Police Station Community Facility
7 Arncliffe Centre Community Facility Y Y
8 Tarbock Parish Hall Community Facility Y
9 St. Nicholas Centre Community Facility
10 New Hutte Centre Community Facility Y
11 Halewood Boys Club Community Facility
12 Halewood Triangle Green Space Y
13 Loop Line Green Space Y
14 New Hutte Woods Green Space Y
15 Door Step Green (Dista Field) Green Space Y
16 Court Farm Woods Green Space
17 The Children's Park/Wood Road Green Space
18 Halewood Health Centre Health Care Services Y
19 The Hollies Medical Centre Health Care Services Y
20 Leisure Centre Leisure Centre Y
21 Arncliffe Playing Fields Leisure Resource Y
22 Hollies Recreation Ground Leisure Resource
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23 Disused Swimming Baths Leisure Resource Y
24 Playing Fields Leisure Resource Y
25 Library Library Y
26 One Stop Shop One Stop Shop Y
27 St. Mary's Church Place of Worship
28 New/Regenerated Town Centre Retail/Business Y
29 Railway Station Station Y Y
30 Bus Station Station Y Y
31 Holy Family Catholic Primary Primary Y School 32 Plantation Primary School Primary Y
33 Yew Tree Community Primary Primary Y School (With Designated Special 34 HalewoodProvision) Centre for Learning Learning Centre Y
35 St Mark's Catholic Primary School Primary Y
36 Halewood CofE Primary School Primary Y
37 Highfield School Special Y
38 St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary Y Primary School
Residents Associations Kinloch Close Tenants Association Leathers Lane / Wood Road Community Association Mackets Lane Community Association Torrington Drive Community Association
Community groups/Sports Clubs Bridgefield Swimming Club Falls Groups Chronic Pain Group Halewood Town Football Club Friends of Halewood Triangle
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Halewood Arts Association Halewood Health Forum Halewood Park Walking Club Halewood Stroke Association Halewood University of the Third Age – runs various activities including a local walking Leathersgroup Lane Parents Group Mackets Parents Group Mothers Union Pedal away Cycling Group Stockwell Neighbourhood Watch
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Joint Strategic Asset Assessment: North Huyton ID Asset Type Star asset Asset of unrealised 1 Hill Top Children's Centre Children's Centre potential
2 New Horizons Children's Centre Children's Centre
3 Stockbridge Village Children's Children's Centre Centre 4 Ace Youth Centre Community Centre
5 Hillside Community Centre Community Centre Y
6 Hillside Neighbourhood Centre Community Centre Y Y
7 King George Youth Centre Community Centre
8 MAD Community Centre
9 Mosscroft Community and Youth Community Centre Y Y Centre 10 Our Place Community Centre Y Y
11 RARC Community Centre Y
12 Space Centre Community Centre Y
13 St. Alberts Social Club and Community Centre Y Y Allotments 14 St. Georges Church Community Centre
15 St. Judes Church/Community Community Centre Y Centres 16 St. Aiden's Chruch Hall Community Centre
17 St. Alberts Church Hall Community Centre Y
18 The Craigs Community Centre Community Centre Y Y
19 The Gate Community Centre Y
20 Trinity Church Community Hall Community Centre Y
21 Huyton Churches Training Centre Community Facility Y
22 Stockbridge Village Neighbourhood Community Facility Y Y Centre 23 The Huyton Suite Community Facility
24 Alt River underused green space Green Space Y
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ID Asset Type Star asset Asset of unrealised 25 Jubilee Park Green Space potentialY
26 Line Square Wood Green Space
27 Penard Field Green Space
28 Wetlands Green Space Green Space
29 Woolfall Wild Flower Meadow Green Space Y
30 Christ the King Centre for Learning Learning Centre Y
31 Huyton Arts & Sports Centre for Learning Centre Learning 32 King George V Sports Complex Leisure Centre Y
33 Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park Leisure Centre Y
34 Huyton Library Library Y
35 Page Moss Library Library Y
36 Stockbridge Village Library Library Y
37 30 Hillside Road Health Care Services Y
38 Bluebell Centre Health Care Services Y
39 Dinas Lane Medical Centre Health Care Services Y
40 Longview Primary Care Centre Health Care Services Y
41 North Huyton Primary Care Health Care Services Y Resource Centre 42 Princess Drive Medical Centre Health Care Services Y
43 Stockbridge Village Health Centre Health Care Services Y
44 Huyton One Stop Shop One Stop Shop
45 The Elms School Special School
46 Stockbridge Village Primary School Primary School
47 St Brigid's Catholic Primary School Primary School
48 Park View Primary School Primary School
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ID Asset Type Star asset Asset of unrealised 49 Hope Primary School - A Joint Primary School potential Catholic and Church of England 50 LongviewPrimary School Community School Primary School
51 St Columba's Catholic Primary Primary School School 52 St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Primary School
53 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary School
54 Knowlsey Primary and Secondary Special School Support Centre 55 Roby Park Primary School Primary School
56 Mosscroft Primary School Primary School
Community groups/residents’ associations Bluebell Residents’ Association Hillside Resident Group Huyton Manor Residents Group Friends of Jubilee Park Longview Residents Group Mosscroft Residents Group Primalt Residents Association Reeds Road Residents Association Stockbridge Community Association Sockbridge Village Catalyst Group Winborne/ Asbury/ St.David's/ Finch House Residents Group Winborne Residents Group Woolfall Residents Group
Community activists/community champions Neighbourhood community champions Health community champions Energy community champions
Sport and leisure clubs/organisations Huyton Amateur Boxing Club
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Huyton Cricket and Bowling Club Longview Knitwits Pavilion Community Sports and Health Association Stockbridge Village Allotment Society Stockbridge Village Ramblers Vlub The Famous Grapes Football Club
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Joint Strategic Asset Assessment: South Huyton ID Asset Type Star Asset Asset of unrealised 1 The Robins Children's Centre Children's Centre potentialY
2 Jubilee Children's Centre Children's Centre Y
3 Knowsley Community College College Y
4 Swanside Community Centre Community Centre Y
5 Roby Community Centre Community Centre Y
6 Manor Farm Information Shop / Community Centre Y Infozone 7 Huyton Suite Community Facility Y
8 The Old School House Community Facility Y
9 West View Rec Community Facility
10 Court Hey Park Green Space Y Y
11 Bowring Park Green Space Y
12 Culver Crescent Allotments Green Space
13 Bowring Park Allotments Green Space
14 Alt Foot/Cycle Path Green Space Y
15 Cyril Cook Park Green Space
16 Rabbit Wood Green Space
17 Ten Acre Pit Green Space Y
18 Huyton Wetlands Green Space Y
19 McGoldrick Park Green Space Y
20 Saw Pit Park Green Space
21 Coney Lane Woods Green Space Y
22 Stadt Moers Park Green Space Y
23 Roscoe Wood Green Space Y
24 St. John's Millenium Green Green Space
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25 Pilch Lane Medical Centre Health Care Services Y
26 Manor Farm Primary Care Resource Health Care Services Y Centre 27 Dr Nayak Health Care Services Y
28 Dr Jayaram Health Care Services Y
29 Huyton Arts and Sports College Learning Centre Y Y
30 Wildflower Centre Leisure Resource Y Y
31 Golf Course Leisure Resource Y
32 Roby Playing Fields Leisure Resource Y
33 Bingo Leisure Resource Y
34 Thingwall Hall Baths and Garden Leisure Resource Centre 35 Huyton Library Library
36 Huyton One Stop Shop One Stop Shop
37 St. Bart's Church Place of Worship Y
38 St. Gab's Church Place of Worship Y
39 Huyton Town Centre Retail/Business Y Y
40 Huyton Business Park Retail/Business Y
41 Pilch Lane Shops Retail/Business Y
42 The Sylvester Primary School Primary School
43 Malvern Primary School Primary School
44 Blacklow Brow Primary School Primary School
45 Huyton-with-Roby CofE Primary Primary School School 46 St Gabriel's CofE Primary School Primary School
47 St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primary School
48 St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant Primary School School 49 St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior Primary School School
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Residents Associations Bowring Park Residents Association St. John’s Residents United Residents Association – run events and activities for all groups
Community groups Bowring Park Allotment Association Culver Crescent Allotment Association Cardiac Walking Group – a group that meets to walk around local parks as part of a Friendshealthy lifestyleof Court Hey Park Friends of Ten Acre Pits Friends of McGoldrick Park Group Malvern Mums – running a volunteer after school club Roby Community Association Roby and District Horticultural and Garden Society Swanside Community Association
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Joint Strategic Asset Assessment: North Kirkby ID Asset Type Star assets Assets of Unrealised 1 The Pride Children's Centre Children's Centre Y potential
2 Northwood Children's Centre Children's Centre Y
3 The Eden Children's Centre Children's Centre Y
4 The Ark Children's Centre Children's Centre Y
5 The Star Children's Centre Children's Centre Y
6 Northwood Community Centre Community Centre Y Y
7 Tower Hill Community Centre Community Centre Y Y
8 St. Mark's Foodbank and Luncheon Community Facility Y Club (part of St. Mark’s Church) 9 Unemployed Centre Community Facility Y
10 Quarry Green Club Community Facility
11 Sacred Heart Social Club Community Facility
12 Allotments/mums and tots Green Space Y
13 Northwood Forest Hills Green Space Y
14 Old Rough Green Space Y
15 Saxon Green Green Space
16 Tower Hill Open Space Green Space Y Y
17 Valley Road Open Space Green Space Y
18 Dale Side Children’s Park Green Space Y
19 Charlottes Pagsy Green Space
20 Mill Farm/Fishing and Play Green Space Y Pathfinder Park 21 Tower Hill Primary Care Resource Health Care Services Y Centre 22 Wingate Medical Centre Health Care Services Y
23 Northwood Community Primary Primary School School
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24 Kirkby Boxing Club Leisure Resource
25 Northwood Bingo Leisure Resource
26 St. Mary's Church Place of Worship
27 Christian Fellowship Church Place of Worship
28 St. Andrew's Church Place of Worship
29 St. Peter and Paul Church Place of Worship
30 Ravenscroft Community Primary Primary School 31 Eastcroft Park School Primary
32 St Marie's Catholic Primary School Primary
33 Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Primary School 34 All Saints Catholic Centre for Learning Centre Y Y Learning 35 Westvale Primary School Primary
Friends of Mill Farm Friends of Towerhill Community Garden Littledale and Shevington Residents Association Northwood Allotment Association Northwood Community Association Northwood Mums and Tots Northwood Pensioners Group Northwood Residents Association Quarry Green Residents Association Towerhill Residents Association Towerhill Community Charity
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Joint Strategic Asset Assessment: South Kirkby ID Asset Type Star asset Asset of unrealised 1 St. Chad's Children's Centre Children's Centres potentialY
2 The Eden Children's Centre Children's Centres Y
3 Westvale Community and Youth Community Centre Y Y Centre 4 Southdene Community Centre Community Centre Y Y
5 Platform 51 Community Centre
6 Centre 63 Community Centre
7 Knowsley Carers Centre Community Centre
8 Acorn Farm Community Facility Y
9 Knowsley Community College Community Facility Y
10 Police Station Community Facility
11 Air Cadets Community Facility Y
12 Sea Cadets Community Facility Y
13 Army Cadets Community Facility Y
14 Refuge Centre Community Facility
15 First Steps Community Facility
16 Holy Angels Club Community Facility
17 Kirkby Resource Centre Community Facility
18 Fire Station Community Facility
19 St. Martins Church/Food Bank Community Facility
20 Credit Union Financial Services Y
21 Spinney Woods Green Space Y
22 Memorial Park Green Space Y
23 Webster Park Green Space Y
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24 Millennium Green Green Space Y
25 St. Chad's Park Green Space
26 Field Lane Park Green Space
27 Alt Bank Park Green Space
28 Delaware Allotments Green Space/Leisure Y activity 29 Ribblers Lane Cycleway Green Space/Leisure activity 30 Bingo Leisure Resource
31 Kirkby Leisure Centre Leisure Centre
32 Golf Course Leisure Resource/Green Space 33 Kirkby Library Library
34 Health Centre Health Care Services Y Y
35 Dr Winterburn Health Care Services Y
36 Dr King Health Care Services Y
37 Dr Tewari Health Care Services Y
38 Dr Wycherley Health Care Services Y
39 Dr Thong Health Care Services Y
40 Kirkby One Stop Shop One Stop Shop
41 Westvale Chapel Place of Worship
42 Holy Angels Church Place of Worship
43 St. Chad's Church Place of Worship
44 Hindu Temple Place of Worship
45 Kirkby Vale Boxing Club Leisure Resource
46 Kirkby Town Centre Retail Y Y
47 Kirkby Market Retail Y Y
48 St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary Primary School
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49 Millbrook Community Primary School Primary
50 Kirkby CofE Primary School Primary
51 Park Brow Community Primary Primary School 52 St Laurence's Catholic Primary Primary School 53 St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary Primary School 54 Kirkby Sports College Centre for Learning Centre Learning 55 Springfield School Special
56 Newstead Vocational Education Special Centre
Delaware Allotment Association Friends of Memorial Parl Friends of Millennium Green Friends of Webster Park Kirkby Seniors Collaborative Knowsley Carers Centre Southdene Adults Dance Group Southdene Community Association Westvale Community Association
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Joint Strategic Asset Assessment: Prescot, Whiston, Cronton and Knowsley Village ID Asset Type Star Assets Assets of Unrealised 1 Southmead Centre Children's Centre Children's Centre Potential
2 Phoenix Children's Centre Children's Centre
3 George Howard Centre Community Centre Y
4 Bryer Road Community Centre Community Centre Y
5 Oasis Centre and Community Community Centre Y Church 6 Knowsley Village Community Centre Community Centre Y
7 Salvation Army Community Facility Y
8 Prescot Air Cadets Community Facility
9 South Avenue Community Hall Community Facility
10 Prescot Parish Church Hall Community Facility
11 Stadt Moers Green Space Y
12 Penny Wood Green Space
13 Henley Park Green Space Y Y
14 Brownsfield Green Space Y
15 Knowsley Park Green Space Y
16 Foxshaw Close Park Green Space Y
17 Carr Lane Lake Green Space
18 Halsnead Lake Green Space
19 Halsnead Allotment Green Space Y
20 Eaton Street Park Green Space Y
21 The Pasture, Cronton Green Space
22 St. Edmund Arrowsmith Centre for Learning Centre Y Y Learning 23 Knowsley Park Centre for Learning Learning Centre Y Y
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24 Knowsley Safari Park Leisure Resource Y Y
25 The Villages Hotel Leisure Resource Y
26 Bowling Green and Club Leisure Resource
27 Guild Hall Leisure Resource
28 Cronton Colliery Pex Hill Leisure Resource Y Y
29 Knowsley Hall Leisure Resource
30 Prescot Library and Museum Library/Museum
31 Whiston Library Library
32 Whiston Hospital Health Care Services Y
33 Whiston Health Centre Health Care Services Y
34 Prescot Medical Centre Health Care Services Y
35 Park House Medical Centre Health Care Services Y
36 Prescot One Stop Shop One Stop Shop Y
37 Retail Park Retail Y
38 Knowsley Village School Primary
39 St John Fisher Catholic Primary Primary School 40 Evelyn Community Primary School Primary
41 St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary Primary School 42 Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Primary
43 Prescot Primary School Primary
44 Whiston Willis Community Primary Primary School 45 St Luke's Catholic Primary School Primary
46 Halsnead Community Primary Primary School 47 St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary Primary School Residents Associations Bold Manor Community Group
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Brook and Cook Street Residents Association Cross Lane Residents Association Greenwood Residents Association Halsall Moss & Eaton Street Residents Association Hazlemere Residents Association High Hills Community Association Highfields Residents Association Highpoint Residents Association Howard Ward Residents Association Knowlsey Village Residents Association Royal Oak Residents Association South Avenune Residents Association Youatte Avenue Residents Association
Friends of Parks Groups/Allotment Associations Friends of Cronton/Cronton Gala – involved in raising money for the local environment in FriendsCronton of Eaton Street Park Friends of Henly Park Friends of Penny Wood Friends of Stadt Moers Park Halsnead Allotments Association Molyneux Allotments Association Paradise Lane Allotments Association
Issue specific/action/volunteering groups Bryer Environment Group Cronton Pathways Group Family Voices Four Seasons OAP Association MALS – A local group focussed on crime reduction and mentoring Prescot Oasis – local organisation supporting young people in to training and employment Prescot University of the Third Age PWCKV Community Network – brings together representatives from different community groups to share ideas and capacity Sport groups/clubs
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Olympic Junior Football Club Prescot Cables Juniors Football Club Prescot Netball Club
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Appendix 2 - Area partnership asset maps
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Appendix 3 - A view from outside Knowsley
As part of the JSAA development process, Public Perspectives conducted a survey amongst PCTs and Local Authorities to capture the awareness of and support for asset based working outside Knowsley and identify examples where other organisations have produced a JSAA and conducted asset based working.
The survey identified that although there are high levels of awareness and importance placed on asset based working, very few organisations had developed or were considering developing a JSAA. However, like Knowsley, several organisations were already conducting asset based working to address key local issues. Consequently, it is fair to say that Knowsley is at the forefront of asset based working in England and should promote its learning, experience and practice to help share good practice and stimulate further thinking and practice in this pioneering area of delivery.
The following graph highlights that of the 72 organisations (out of 145 PCTs in England) that responded, 93% are aware of the concept of asset based working with 78% aware of JSAAs. 100% of organisations interviewed said they felt asset based working is important. Awareness and importance ratings are higher than actual activity with 50% having conducted asset based working of some type in the past, while only 11% or 8 organisations have prepared a JSAA. The intention to engage in asset based working in the future and prepare a JSAA is greater than past practice, with 89% of organisations intending to conduct asset based working and 43% intending to prepare a JSAA.
Base: 72 Local Authorities/PCTs with public health responsibilities in England
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Although 50% of the organisations interviewed said they had conducted asset based working, on further investigation only a handful could provide good and relevant examples of asset based working. Some of the best examples are summarised here: Sefton PCT: As part of their ‘Think Family, Think Community’ programme, appointed an ‘Asset Based Community Development’ worker to explicitly work with local communities and local physical assets and services to improve outcomes. This has been in the form of working strategically with local stakeholders and community groups to identify and promote local assets and services, 1-1 support to families to promote and signpost them to the support available and working directly with local assets and services to better link them together and promote their services. Lewisham PCT: Recently, established a ‘Timebank’ pilot in a G.P practice to tap into some of the non-monetary value which resides in the community and harness people who were not in employment but were keen to contribute. The pilot found that getting people to participate not only created a volunteering resource but also improved mental and physical wellbeing of those that took part. Lincolnshire PCT: Conducted an asset assessment to inform approaches to addressing childhood obesity. This involved a desk assessment of assets to identify if areas where there are high levels of obesity are in areas where there are low assets and also to identify which assets can have the greatest impact on reducing obesity levels. Newcastle PCT: Conducted a community mapping exercise to identify health and wellbeing assets for older people to address issues around a lack of access to services. The exercise identified that there are a significant number of assets available, many of which are underused. Consequently, a communications programme has been put in place to promote these assets alongside work with community groups to link them to the services and physical assets available. Nottingham City PCT: Developed a volunteering programme called ‘Changemakers’ to train people to identify, promote and signpost local activities, services and other assets amongst their communities. Richmond and Twickenham PCT: As part of a ‘Winter Warmth’ campaign conducted an asset assessment to identify local community groups and active individuals that could help inform and then promote the campaign amongst their communities. Local community groups were trained and supported to promote and signpost elderly people to the information and support available.
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y Public Perspectives with Knowsley Public Health Team
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