Trafford Partnership Annual Report 2012/13
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BRIGHTER GREENER SAFER STRONGER HEALTHIER Annual Report 12/13 “The Trafford 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. 4 Annual Report 12/13 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 Trafford College. 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. 6 Annual Report 12/13 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