BRIGHTER GREENER SAFER STRONGER HEALTHIER

Annual Report 12/13 “The Partnership brings together public, private, voluntary and community organisations in Trafford. We work together to meet the needs of residents and communities, sharing a common goal; to make Trafford a thriving, diverse, prosperous and culturally vibrant borough. ”

Councillor Matthew Colledge, Leader of Trafford Council and Chair of the Trafford Partnership Annual Report 12/13

CONTENTS

Welcome From the Chair 4 Trafford Vision 5 Who We Are 6 Members 7 Highlights 2012/13 8 Shape the Future 9 Safety and Reassurance 10 Strong Economy 12 Strong Communities 14 Brighter Futures 16 Positive Environmental Impact 18 Better Homes 20 Health & Improved Quality of Life for All 22 Plans for 2013/14 24 How to Get Involved 26

3 WELCOME FROM THE CHAIR Welcome to the Trafford Throughout this past year, our Finally, this has been a year Partnership Annual Report Strong Communities Partnership of success, with the Trafford 2012/13 has been laying the foundations Partnership being recognised for our exciting new Locality nationally for the improvements 2012/13 has been Trafford Partnerships, which we launched we are making. The Safer Trafford Partnership’s most active at our annual event in April. Partnership won an Improvement and successful year. This These will bring together strategic and Efficiency ‘Working Together’ report highlights some of our partners, Councillors and local Silver award for our collaborative achievements, and outlines our residents to develop new ways to work to improve community exciting plans to work with improve their area, enabling local safety. The Trafford Partnership partners from across all sectors people to influence how services then went on to beat 46 national and local residents in future years. are delivered and take action on entries to win the ‘Public Sector For the Trafford Partnership, this the things that are most important Partnership’ category of the Local year has been one of real, practical to their locality. They will also have Government Awards. These action in our communities. We a lead role in celebrating Trafford’s are fantastic achievements and have undertaken over 60 projects 40th birthday, on 1st April 2014, showcase the great work we are across the borough, ranging from for which we are planning an doing together. large scale capital schemes like exciting programme of community events throughout the year. I am proud to be Chair of the the renovation of the Bridgewater Trafford Partnership, and I am Way, projects to support the most We are also focusing our efforts sure that we can continue to vulnerable in our communities on minimising the impact of work together with you to including apprenticeships for young welfare reform and tackling make Trafford a thriving, diverse, people at risk of homelessness, poverty, ensuring those in prosperous and culturally vibrant and targeted community safety vulnerable situations receive the borough. operations such as taxi marshalling help they need whilst improving to make our town centres safer for resilience within our communities. all. One I am particularly proud of To do this we must maximise our is our commitment to supporting strengths and opportunities, and current and ex-members of the in Trafford our sporting heritage Armed Forces through the Armed and icons are some of our biggest Forces Community Covenant assets. So we are launching a Partnership. Strategic Sports Partnership, to These projects have paved the deliver the greatest benefits for Councillor Matthew Colledge, way for a stronger partnership. In Trafford and its residents. Leader of Trafford Council a time where maintaining services and Chair of the Trafford is financially challenging, Trafford Partnership Partnership is tackling key issues If you want to find out more, please look at our website: by leading innovative collaboration www.traffordpartnership.org across organisations to improve or contact the Partnerships Team who will be happy to services and achieve efficiencies. help you get involved in our work. We encourage all sectors to work together and with local residents, enabling everyone to take action and improve their community.

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TRAFFORD VISION

“Trafford is thriving, diverse, prosperous and culturally vibrant. A Borough at the heart of the Manchester City Region and celebrated as the enterprise capital of the North West and home to internationally renowned cultural and sporting attractions.”

Vision for 2021: g Safety and Reassurance g Strong Economy Trafford is thriving, diverse, prosperous and culturally vibrant. A Borough at g Strong Communities the heart of the Manchester City g Brighter Futures Region celebrated as the Enterprise g Positive Environmental Impact capital of the North West and home to internationally renowned cultural g Better Homes and sporting attractions. g Improved Health and Quality of Life For All

5 WHO WE ARE

The Trafford Partnership The Trafford Partnership is the Borough’s Local Executive is chaired by Cllr Partnership Events Strategic Partnership, a Matthew Colledge, Leader single body that brings of Trafford Council. It is together more than100 made up of the Thematic organisations, residents Partnership Chairmen, Trafford Partnership Executive and community groups. two Vice-Chairs that Together we provide a represent local businesses joined up and unified and residents as well as approach to improving the Council’s Executive Safer Economic Strategic outcomes throughout Member for Safe and Trafford Alliance Housing Trafford. Strong Communities, the Health & Children’s Chief Executive of Trafford Environment Wellbeing Trust The Trafford Partnership Leisure Trust, the Chief is made up of different Clinical Officer of the layers and delivery groups Clinical Commissioning that are tasked with Group and the Principal Strong Communities Partnership carrying out the work of of . It has the Trafford Partnership a responsibility for leading and delivering our “Vision and monitoring progress 2021”. made by the Thematic Supporting Partnerships Partnerships to deliver the Sustainable Community Strategy.

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MEMBERS OF THE TRAFFORD PARTNERSHIP EXECUTIVE

Member Position Cllr Matthew Colledge Leader of Trafford Council and Chair of the Trafford Partnership Chair of Diverse Communities Board and Trafford Partnership Ralph Rudden Community Vice Chair Chief Executive of the Kinetic Group and Trafford Partnership Private Neil Smith Sector Vice Chair

Sir Bill Moorcroft Principal of Trafford College and Chair of the Childrens Trust Board

Deputy Chief Executive of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Chris Fletcher and Chair of the Trafford Economic Alliance Chief Executive of Trafford Housing Trust and Chair of the Strategic Matthew Gardiner Housing Partnership Chief Superintendent of Greater Manchester Police and Joint Chair of the Mark Roberts Safer Trafford Partnership Chief Executive of Trafford Council and Joint Chair of the Safer Trafford Theresa Grant Partnership Operations Manager of Red Rose Forest and Chair of the Environment Mike Savage Partnership Rev. Roger Sutton Chair of the Strong Communities Partnership Council Executive Member for Health and Wellbeing and Chair of the Cllr Dr Karen Barclay Health and Wellbeing Board Dr Nigel Guest Chief Clinical Officer, Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group Bernie Jones Chief Executive of Trafford Community Leisure Trust Cllr Jonathan Coupe Council Executive Member for Strong Communities

7 HIGHLIGHTS 2012/13

LGC Award Winners Thrive Launch Safest Place Trafford Partnership Thrive is launched to Trafford is the safest place wins the ‘Public Sector support voluntary and in Greater Manchester, Partnership’ Local community groups to with crime down 12.5% Government Award, beating achieve sustainable since last year, and anti- 46 national entries. The improvements. A social behaviour down 25%. judges were particularly partnership between Pulse Trafford has the highest impressed by “the passion, Regeneration and Trafford public satisfaction and enthusiasm and commitment Housing Trust, Thrive is confidence rates and solved- evident throughout.” funded by the Trafford crime rates in Greater Partnership and the Council. Manchester.

Olympics 2012 Stronger Families Educational excellence Trafford hosts Olympic The Stronger Families Trafford is the joint best Football, with 370,000 Initiative brings partners secondary education visitors enjoying Trafford together to support our most authority in the country, supported by 600 local vulnerable families, with the with exceptional educational volunteers and a large Trafford having the highest attainment, and the highest partnership operation. rate of families achieving rates of school attendance Trafford is also a Paralympic significant positive outcomes and young people in Team base and holds an in Greater Manchester. education, employment exciting Cultural Olympiad. or training in Greater Manchester.

Successful collaboration Altrincham Forward Armed Forces Partnership Collaboration between the An innovative partnership Trafford launched the Armed police, council, housing of local businesses, Forces Community Covenant and other partners delivers statutory partners and local to encourage support for the significant reduction in crime community is leading the armed forces community and resource efficiencies for fight against the recession living and working in the borough, leading to an to revive Altrincham Trafford. Trafford Partnership Improvement and Efficiency Town Centre, and develop is delivering joint projects ‘Working Together’ Silver a sustainable model for with the military in the local award. the borough’s other town community and supporting centres. initiatives such as Armed Forces Day. 8 Annual Report 12/13

SHAPE THE FUTURE TRAFFORD PARTNERSHIP EVENT 25TH APRIL 2013

Over 160 people helped ‘Shape the Future’ at the Trafford Partnership annual event on 25th April 2013, held at the LifeCentre in Sale, Trafford’s newest conference venue and community space. Delegates from across the voluntary, community, faith, business and public sector heard from a range of speakers, showcasing the Trafford Partnership and the wider community, and contributed to interactive workshops to identify solutions to key challenges.

The event saw the launch The event also recognised the During the afternoon, delegates of Trafford’s new Locality commitment and contribution created innovative projects to Partnerships, which brings Trafford’s thriving third sector tackle some of the boroughs together Councillors, statutory makes to our residents and key challenges; Child Poverty, agencies and Community communities, with a short Adult Health and Wellbeing, Ambassadors to define local film made by Trafford College Community Safety and Crime, priorities and shape local students showcasing their and Local Economy, Skills services. The keynote speech was invaluable work. The Partnership and Volunteering. Following made by Cllr Matthew Colledge, also welcomed members of the an entertaining product Leader of Trafford Council and Armed Forces, who outlined the development and pitch, one Chair of the Trafford Partnership. partnership working taking place project in each locality was He urged partners to continue in Trafford to support current awarded £2,500 of start-up working together and embrace and ex-serving members. funding. the opportunities presented by the partnership’s new approach to locality working. This was echoed by members of the Partnership Executive Team, who took to the stage to show how their organisations were tackling the challenges they face with creative solutions, leading to positive outcomes. For further information on the Partnership Event, including the films shown and the projects developed, visit www.traffordpartnership.org.

9 SAFER SAFETY AND REASSURANCE The Safer Trafford Partnership What We Achieved by 3% during 2012/13, with and is the lead partnership on in 2012/13 overall reduction of 30% since the delivery of Safety and 2007/08. Reassurance in Trafford. • Crime in Trafford fell by 12.5% over the past 12 months, and • Re-offending rates amongst Our Vision has halved over the past 5 Young Offenders and Adults years, falling by over 12,000 have fallen significantly over We aim to be the safest place offences since 2007/08. recent years. in Greater Manchester, and to have the highest level of public • Trafford continues to be • The reduction in crime in confidence and satisfaction ranked as the number one Trafford represents a “Cost of in the action we take to area in Greater Manchester Crime” saving of almost £100 tackle Crime and Anti-Social in terms of Public Confidence million over the past 6 years. Behaviour and Satisfaction in relation to tackling Crime and Anti- All of the above, and many other Social Behaviour. Only 1.2% successes achieved by the Safer of Trafford residents see Trafford Partnership, come as Anti-Social Behaviour as a result of strong partnership a serious problem in their working and a culture of neighbourhood, and is collaboration. For example, the the lowest rate in Greater fall in anti-social behaviour by 30% Manchester. in the last year has been driven by the co-location of Police, Council • Criminal Damage fell by more and Residential Social Landlord than 20% this year, and is 67% staff within the Police Station, as lower than it was in 2006/07. part of a broader programme of Violent crimes fell by 16% in collaboration. This co-location 2012/13, a drop of 28% in the of officers enables reporting last 2 years. The number of processes to be effectively aligned robberies fell to 160 last year, a and activity to tackle issues reduction of 27% from 2011/12, coordinated in a more effective and of 66% in the last 3 years. and efficient manner. This includes There were 955 vehicle crimes the wide ranging application in 2012/13, a fall of 75% over of both crime problem solving the last 6 years. Thefts reduced techniques and mediation.

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Project Showcase: Safe 4 and responsibility. Aligned with Summer these was the high profile patrolling Our Focus for of anti-social behaviour hotspots 2013/14 This multi-agency initiative by community safety patrollers and made significant reductions to police staff to deter offences. We will continue incidents of youth related anti- embracing new social behaviour during the peak 36 organisations from across opportunities for summer months of 2012. Safe 4 Trafford supported delivery of this collaboration and Summer coordinated delivery of project, including Trafford Leisure innovation to ensure diversionary activity for young Trust, Youth Service, Childrens that Trafford remains people within local parks and Centres and voluntary and the safest place in other local venues where anti- community sector organisations. Greater Manchester social behaviour was predicted to Between April 1st 2012 and and maintain Trafford’s occur. In addition, youth outreach September 7th 2012 there were position as the area work accessed young people not 1273 less incidents of anti-social with the highest level of attracted by organised activity in behaviour, a 30% reduction public confidence and order to provide informal advice compared to the same period in satisfaction in Greater and guidance on personal safety 2011. Manchester.

11 STRONGER STRONG ECONOMY

The Trafford Economic Alliance What We Achieved By signing up to the Partington is the lead partnership on the in 2012/13 Pledge, local businesses can offer delivery of a Strong Trafford help and support to local young Town Centres Loan Scheme Economy. people, making a real difference Businesses in Trafford are to their lives by offering Our Vision benefiting from a £350,000 opportunities to help them By 2021 Trafford will have a interest-free loans scheme get in to work more quickly. high performing economy that aimed at revitalising Trafford’s Financial incentives will be in makes a significant contribution town centres by bringing vacant place for those businesses able to the Manchester City Region. premises back into use. The to offer jobs or apprenticeships fund has been made available to the young people. In return Trafford will continue to attract to both existing businesses for signing up to the Partington and retain internationally wanting to expand and new Pledge, local businesses will competitive businesses, will businesses coming into Trafford. receive dedicated help and have strong local business base As the money is paid back it is support to match them to a local and will have positioned itself reinvested in other businesses. In young person. as the enterprise capital of the 202/13 68 applications have been North West. made. Trafford will provide a high Partington Pledge quality, sustainable and competitive environment for The Partington Pledge is a investment to take place. local initiative to help young Partington residents gain Trafford will have a well skilled employment with the support and adaptable workforce of local businesses. There are which meets the needs of currently 85 young people the employers. Residents will between 18-24 years that are participate and benefit from the out of work and need help to success of the local economy move in to employment. and the wider City Region Economy. The Pledge was spearheaded by partners at Trafford Council and The Department for Work and Pensions. 12 Annual Report 12/13 STRONGER

Our focus for 2013/14 Project Showcase: In 2012 23 young people have • Continue to support and Advancing Apprenticeships joined the scheme and taken up develop partnerships to apprenticeships in Trafford. The improve our town centres The advancing apprenticeships scheme has also been successful programme was modelled on in engaging with and supporting • Tackle worklessness by working the success of Trafford Council’s with employers and education 38 businesses in offering vacancies apprenticeship programme. to young people. Furthermore, providers to improve the skills This project has worked with of Trafford’s workforce during the apprenticeship, young businesses and services for young people are offered a tailored • Ensure that Trafford residents people to support the expansion programme of support offered are best placed to deal with of apprenticeships available and by Trafford College, Myerscough changes resulting from welfare the numbers of young people College, the Manchester College reform able to access them. A key aim and others. has been to encourage and • Provide support to Trafford’s support businesses to engage businesses to promote vulnerable groups when recruiting economic growth apprenticeships.

13 STRONGER STRONG COMMUNITIES

Our Vision • This culminated in the • The Stronger Families Initiative is recruitment of members for already starting to help support Flourishing neighbourhoods Trafford four new Locality the lives of some of Trafford’s and communities that create Partnerships, made up of most complex families. Trafford a thriving, diverse, prosperous Councillors, partners including Council and its Partners have and culturally vibrant Trafford. the police, health services now identified 110 Stronger What We Achieved and council, and Community Families within the Borough. in 2012/13 Ambassadors. A successful We are currently supporting recruitment campaign was families with our new family • The Strong Communities Board delivered for Community centred approach, each of them has worked behind-the-scenes Ambassadors, with 42 people being provided a dedicated key to lay the foundations for applying. The quality of the worker to liaise with around locality working in Trafford. This applicants was outstanding, support services to meet their will bring organisations from all highlighting that the real value needs. Many of these families sectors together with residents within our communities are the have already experienced and communities to make people. significant positive outcomes as the best use of the assets and a result of the initiative despite resources we have, to tackle • The Diverse Communities only working with them in our most challenging issues with Partnership led the Council’s this new way, for a relatively local, innovative solutions. Advancing Equalities Grant short period of time. This puts Scheme, allocating and Trafford top of all Greater monitoring £120,000 of grants Manchester Authorities. community groups to tackle health inequality and hate crime. Nine projects were successfully delivered, with the groups supported, and challenged, by the Board to ensure effective delivery and outcomes for residents.

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Our Focus for 2013/14 • Enable and empower Locality Partnerships to take action by bridging the gap between them and the strategic partnership • Support Thrive and third sector partners to deliver the Third Sector Strategy • Ensure all partners play an active and coordinated role in the Stronger Families Initiative Project Showcase: Thrive • Voluntary sector grants • Lead the Trafford Partnership’s Trafford response to poverty in Trafford, • Private sector engagement Thrive is Trafford’s new third minimising the impact on • Volunteering individuals and building resilience sector support organisation, funded in communities. by Trafford Partnership and the Over 175 people attended the Council. Brought in to deliver the launch, and they are already partnership’s Third Sector Strategy, delivering a range of training on Thrive will deliver against 6 key capacity building and funding themes: support alongside work to • Capacity building improve volunteering, community engagement and allocation of • Funding support voluntary sector grants. For more information visit • Community engagement www.thrivetrafford.org.uk

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BRIGHTER FUTURES

The Children’s Trust Board is the What we achieved in • The under 18 conception rate lead partnership on the delivery 2012/13 has reduced by nearly 30% of the Children and Young People’s Strategy 2011-14. • Children’s Services have been • 99.9% of children achieved at rated as ‘Performing Excellently’ least one pass at GCSE level in Our Vision by Ofsted for the last two years. 2012 Trafford is an outstanding place • Trafford has the only Children’s for people to live, learn work Service in the North West to and relax, where all children integrate Health, Education and young people feel and are and Social Care providing co- safe from harm, are healthy and ordinated support to children receive outstanding education, and families. preparing them for adult life. • Trafford has maintained its exceptional educational attainment with the highest rates regionally – and amongst the best nationally - at primary, secondary and post-16 levels. • The number of Trafford foster carers has increased, enabling a greater number of local children to stay in local families

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Our Focus for 2013/14 Project Showcase: Talkshop mobile unit • Continue to improve the health The Talkshop project expanded the successful “Talkshop” and wellbeing of our children and model into a mobile provision through purchase of an adapted van. This has allowed this multi- agency provision their families aimed at young people to be focused in key localities and • Ensure that children have the best to be flexible to needs as they emerge across the borough. start in life through high quality Services provided at the Talkshop mobile unit in 12/13 learning and development include; • Support children in the most • Open drop in access for advice and information, and access to computers with internet access, vulnerable groups to achieve their potential and have the best • Discrete and confidential one to one support possible health outcomes • Group work on issues such as family, relationships, • Close the gap in outcomes for sexuality, bullying, sexual health, drugs and alcohol, anger and stress children, young people and families based on their localities • Sexual Health Drop-in including Chlamydia screening and contraceptive advice and provision • Access to drug and alcohol workers, sexual health nurses, and referral to other services via a triage by youth workers

17 GREENER POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

The Environment Partnership What we achieved in • New planters and street is the lead partnership on 2012/13 furniture have been installed in the delivery of a Positive Altrincham Town Centre Environmental Impact in • The Bridgewater Way secured Trafford. a £1.5 million funding award • The first phase of the Eco from the Local Sustainable Streets project funded three Our Vision Transport Fund, meaning groups to improve their that we are able to deliver local areas, as well as a wide By 2021, Trafford will have three further phases of the range of green awareness, high quality public spaces, Bridgewater Way project, green technology and work countryside and streetscape beyond that currently funded. skills courses delivered by that are accessible, well Groundwork managed, attractive and well • The Sustainable Timperley used. Fewer resources will be project delivered 30+ tonnes • Sustainable school transport consumed as more residents, of carbon saved, 10 local programme was launched to businesses and organisations people recruited to support increase cycling and walking reduce, reuse and recycle. Our other volunteers, 16 talks, to schools. 16% of pupils in impact on the climate will be workshops and events, 10 participating schools are now reduced as less carbon is used interactive workshops at local cycling once a week, and in the transport, domestic and schools, and a ‘Green Streets’ the number of pupils cycling business sectors. study. at least once a month has increased greatly to 35%. • 2 Local Project Managers gained the ASDAN • 190 tonnes of domestic CO2 Community Volunteering emissions have been saved Award through the Accredited through energy efficiency Volunteering scheme. schemes and campaigns • 65 trees were planted at schools to signify the Queens Jubilee year of 2012.

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Project Showcase: Sale West Total Environment The Sale West Total Environment project, launched in 2012, is a cross cutting initiative that will improve environmental outcomes in Sale West by drawing together several individual elements, including: • Reconnecting to the Moss, including creation of a community orchard and improving pathways and other footpath networks • Community Cycle Hub • Sale West Woods Play Area

Our Focus for 2013/14 • Little Green Roofs • Focus on the implementation • Green Streets tree planting of the Trafford Countryside • Community Waste events Management Partnership The individual projects in this • To contribute to the Strategic project bring together a wide Sports Partnership range of partners from within • Increase cycling rates for the Environment Partnership; children cycling to school Trafford Council, Sale West and Ashton Partnership, • Support and assist with the Groundwork, Forestry poverty agenda Commission, Woodland Trust, Cheshire Wildlife Trust, and Trafford Community Leisure Trust.

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BETTER HOMES

What we achieved in • A new Allocations Policy 2012/13 2013 has been developed, following initial consultation • 305 housing completions in with stakeholders. The the borough, of which 77were Allocation Policy sets out how affordable homes Trafford Council will nominate • Trafford Housing Strategy households to all Registered has been re-visited and will Providers in the Borough, with The Strategic Housing be published in the coming the principle that social housing Partnership is the lead months. This will set the properties is let based on partnership on the delivery of framework for activity to the applicant’s housing needs, Better Homes in Trafford. deliver housing growth in the ensuring best use is made of the limited supply of affordable Our Vision short to medium term, as well as supporting residents and housing. By 2021, there will be better communities • The draft Housing Assistance housing choice with more new Policy 2013 - 2016 is being affordable homes. Homes will • The Strategic Housing developed. This policy sets out be more sustainable as more Partnership is leading the the different types of financial homes are built on previously response to housing-related help available to home owners, developed land and are better policy changes connected to private sector tenants and designed and environmentally Welfare Reform, ensuring their landlords to help with friendly. A wider range of high social landlords act consistently improving the condition of quality support services will be and support people in their property. in place to support people such vulnerable situations. as the elderly and vulnerable to stay in their houses longer and maintain independent living.

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Our Focus for 2013/14 Project Showcase: Properties were bought • Drive forward the new Trafford Mortgage in almost every ward in Housing Allocation and Scheme Trafford, with 29 being the Housing Strategy average age of applicants. The The Mortgage scheme aims council provided £2million • Work closely with partners on to help people who can welfare reform issues as indemnity as part of this afford mortgage repayments, scheme. The Council is • Maximise opportunities for but not a large deposit, to providing a further £1 million collaboration through the secure a house by providing indemnity for a second, master plan and an indemnity for up to 20% follow-on scheme, which Altrincham Forward of the total value of the should support 25-30 new mortgage with the lender, first time buyers buy a home • Take advantage of government Lloyds TSB. It allows first- in Trafford with a maximum initiatives to encourage house time buyers to get a 95% loan size of £190,000 in building and spur economic mortgage on similar terms as 2013/14. growth. a 75% mortgage but without the large deposit normally required. 53 properties were purchased as a result of the initial scheme, which ended in March this year.

21 HEALTHIER HEALTH AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL

The Health and Wellbeing Board What we achieved in is the lead partnership on the 2012/13 delivery of improving health and wellbeing in Trafford. • Assessed the population’s health needs and led the The Trafford Health and statutory Joint Strategic Needs Wellbeing Board was a new Assessment (JSNA) addition to the Trafford Partnership in 2012. The • Produced a Joint Health and Board brings together Wellbeing Strategy using the elected representatives, local needs and assets identified HealthWatch and health and through the JSNA process social care commissioners • Promoted integration and including GPs and the Director partnership across areas, of Public Health, to plan the including through joined up right services for Trafford. Major NHS, social care and public health and social care providers health commissioning plans will also join the board. • Supported joint commissioning Our Vision and pooled budget Public health is everyone’s arrangements business. We will reduce health in equalities through working together with communities and residents to improve opportunities for adults to enjoy a healthy, safe and fulfilling life.

22 Annual Report 12/13 HEALTHIER Our Focus for 2013/14 Project Showcase: • Maintain or increase the Altrincham pop-up number of children who are wellbeing shop a healthy weight, through the provision of a range of healthy A vacant shop was weight interventions and the transformed in February promotion of physical activity 2012 when the borough’s and healthy eating first Pop Up Wellbeing Shop opened in • Support children and families Altrincham’s Town Centre. with emotional health issues to The shop, a joint venture access the most appropriate between scilightarts, services quickly and easily blueSCI, Trafford • Reduce the harm that alcohol Community Leisure Trust, and substance misuse inflicts Trafford Council and Altrincham Forward offered • Develop a patient care co- a range of activities, all ordination centre aimed at improving health and wellbeing. Music, arts • Have more people, more and crafts, health checks, active, more often healthy eating advice and • Reduce differences in smoothie making sessions life expectancy between were all available to the communities through greater shoppers who called in. improvements in more The activities were focused disadvantaged communities around the findings of the • Develop a single point of Foresight Mental Capital access to all adult mental and Wellbeing project health service providers (2008), which found that for good mental health • Reduce the impact of common and wellbeing, the ‘5-a-day’ mental health problems on should be ‘Connect, Be children by offering high Active, Take Notice, Keep quality support to parents Learning and Give.’ The success of the project means that other Pop Up Wellbeing Shops are being considered across the borough later in the year.

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Poverty and Welfare Strategic Sports and Armed Forces Reform Physical Activity Community Covenant Partnership Trafford Partnership is taking Having been laucnhed in 2013, action to protect residents Trafford Partnership has we will continue to expand the from the impact of Welfare developed a Strategic Sports Trafford Community Covenant. Reform and the economic Framework to maximise which encourages support for challenges we face. We are the economic, health and the Armed Forces Community leading the fight against poverty, community benefits of having working and residing in bringing partners together to a borough full of iconic and Trafford and recognises and improve our preventative and varied sporting clubs. The new remembers the sacrifices made crisis support. For example, Strategic Sports and Physical by members of this Armed Trafford Assist, a partnership Activity Partnership will build Forces Community, particularly of the Council, Citizens Advice on the success of the 2012 those who have given the Bureau, Trafford Housing Trust Olympic and Paralympic Games, most. This includes in-Service and others, was launched in where Trafford played a vital and ex-Service personnel their April to provide crisis support role hosting Olympic football, families and widow(er)s in to residents. A new Housing to create a lasting legacy that Trafford. The Trafford Armed Strategy for the borough will will positively benefit the whole Forces Community Covenant ensure changes in national and borough, aiming to reduce Partnership brings together local housing policies do not health inequalities and have partners and the Military to result in increased homelessness the most active population in coordinate and implement and other hardships. In addition, Greater Manchester by 2021. support across Trafford, with a we are striving to increase The new partnership will also programme of activities which opportunities for those seeking develop a calendar of events includes supporting reservists, employment and training, including the Ashes and Rugby targeting health and other for example the Partington League World Cup, using services, and providing future Pledge, which brings employers these major sporting events, support to wounded, injured together with skills providers sponsorship and hospitality and sick personnel and their and public agencies to tackle opportunities to improve families. A directory of services unemployment in one of most health outcomes and reinforce has been developed, making deprived communities. Trafford’s position as a major it easier for service personnel, sporting destination families and veterans to access the support available from statutory providers and the voluntary and community sector.

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Tackling Hate Crime Partnership Projects Traf40rd is 40! Together Trafford Partnership has a On 1st April 1974 Trafford The Trafford Diverse number of projects currently Metropolitan Council was Communities Board and the ongoing or for launch over the formed, which created Trafford Safer Trafford Partnership coming months. Altrincham as a single borough. This 40th recognise that Hate Crime and All Together better will invest year anniversary presents the Hate Incidents cause significant £190,000 in environmental Trafford Partnership with a harm to those are affected by improvements aligned with the great opportunity to celebrate it, but largely goes unreported. Altrincham Forward plans. The everything that is good about Together we are committed Bridgewater Way will continue Trafford, such as its sporting to changing this and ensuring to be developed, with large icons, thriving town centres and that Trafford is an exemplar of stretches made open to the diverse communities. Building on exceptional practice when it public. Meanwhile, the Eco- successful Jubilee and Olympic comes to tackling this issue. Our streets programme will enable community activity, we are strategic approach will be to: residents and communities planning a programme of 40 to undertake improvements events over 40 weeks, delivered • Prevent Hate Crime by in their neighbourhood. For by partners and local residents. challenging the prejudices and children and families, small Watch this space! attitudes that underpin it grants will be available to • Encourage the reporting of support early help and child Hate Crime by developing obesity, and a new approach accessible, credible and high to youth provision, with young quality services people commissioning what they need, will be piloted in • Provide high quality support Old Trafford and . A services to those who report feasibility study is underway Hate Crime to explore transferring Sale west Community Centre to • Ensure that robust action community ownership, and is taken in relation to there is over £100,000 set aside perpetrators of Hate Crime. to support the new Sports The Council is supporting the Partnership. project with £40,000 from its Voluntary Sector Grants pot to fund local projects; ensuring local communities provide the sustainable solutions to these issues.

25 HOW TO GET INVOLVED

The Trafford Community Partnerships Partnership Website If you are interested in getting involved in your The Trafford Partnership website provides community, you can join your local community comprehensive and up to date information on the partnership or get involved in a neighbourhood Trafford Partnership including news, events and forum. For further information please e-mail reports. [email protected] www.traffordpartnership.org/ Contact Details and Enquiries Twitter Partnerships Team You can now follow the Partnership on First Floor Extension, Trafford Town Hall www.Twitter.com/TPAction Talbot Road Stretford Trafford Partnership Events Manchester If you are interested in attending future events and M32 0TH conferences please: call 0161 912 5558 or e-mail [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] and we will add you to the mailing list. Tel: 0161 912 5558 Voluntary Sector Grants If you are interested in receiving information about support for voluntary and community groups please visit www.thrivetrafford.org.uk

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