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Annual Report E ENVIRONMENT & HERITAGE SERVICES ANNUAL REPORT 2007 ~ 2008 COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL OUR VISION To play a significant role in the improvement of local community wellbeing, to protect and enhance the county’s environment and heritage, and to improve access to recreational and learning activity and resources, for the people of Leicestershire, its visitors and for future generations. OUR VALUES Our Vision is rooted in diversity, creativity, innovation and excellence, from which flow the following values: • Support a well trained and motivated workforce • Aim for a high standard and quality service that is value for money • Proactively and positively work with and value our partners • Embrace our diversity as an opportunity to learn from each other • Respect those we serve and work with • Enhance our community and environment • Protect our culture and material heritage • Respect for knowledge and wanting to share it 2 COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE ANNUAL REPORT 2007-08 SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS It has been a year of significant change during 2007-2008. Alongside our five key objectives we recognised the need to review Service structures in order to realign to new Government agenda, and to meet efficiencies targets. Our objectives were agreed as: • To help protect, enhance and promote the natural, historic, cultural and social environment of Leicestershire and its related collections and information. • To develop and maintain a skilled and motivated workforce, staff and volunteers, to serve local communities. • To increase participation and broaden the audience base in priority areas. • To ensure service outcomes are delivered within statutory frameworks and to appropriate standards. • To secure better services by creative methods of service delivery, working in partnership, effectively and efficiently. Our key performance objectives for the year, as part of the Community Services Service Plan were: • To secure external funding for the South Leicestershire Treasure project. • Completion of Bosworth Battlefield Visitor Centre and achievement of museum accreditation. • To meet the revised timetable and programme for the Minerals and Waste Development Framework. • Implementation of the Review Panel on the Arts recommendations. • Service repositioning to meet new agenda/restructure, including Country Parks. • Business Plan for redevelopment of the Record Office. Overall performance in delivering these objectives was excellent. Work to scope future capacity needs of the Record Office moved ahead, with fruitful partnership discussions with the Media Archive for Central England (MACE) and the East Midlands Oral History Archive First visitors at Bosworth (EMOHA). Other areas were achieved or progressing Battlefield Visitor Centre to target. A programme of action was agreed for environmental risk assessment and additional funding secured for a Climate Change officer. Further work is identified to improve the percentage of footpaths and rights of way easy to use by the public, from 72.3% up to 79%. 3 Overall, we identified 270 activities for the three year period, a reflection of the range and diversity of the Service's functions and of the high level of outcomes. Our performance for 2006/2007 was very high – 97%, with 253 actions out of 261 delivered or on track. For 2007/2008, performance was 95%. Analysis of the areas of underperformance has shown that: • For a further year, ICT work under-resourced corporately continues to impede progress with GIS and other infrastructure projects. • Poor summer weather had a detrimental effect on visitor attendances to museums, country parks and outdoor events (the Bosworth Battlefield re-enactment was cancelled). • Delays in delivering certain projects as a result of complex agenda and changing requirements, sometimes at Government level. • Further work is required as a matter of priority for website content and development. Details of achievements during the year follow, but some highlights are: • Over 600 grants were awarded to local communities and organisations to enhance community development, village halls, the environment, arts and community museums. • We had contact with over 1.8 million visitors and service users to the Record Office, Country Parks, Museums, resource centres and historic sites. • We received 426,687 ‘visits’ to our web pages. • We were successful in achieving Accreditation for Bosworth Battlefield Visitor Centre (first time) sustaining Visitor Accredited Quality Attraction status (VAQAS) for all sites and Green Flag status for Market Bosworth, Beacon, Watermead and Donington le Heath Country Parks. • We generated externally funded projects to a value of £5.065m in 2007/2008, working towards projects totalling £4.714m in 2008/2009. This includes £969,000 awarded in March for Melton Carnegie Museum development, a further £900,000 towards Ashby Canal project and £2.4m for the three year Find Your Talent (cultural offer) pathfinder. • 3,000 objects were recorded last year, from detectorists and museum identifications. • The completion and opening of the Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre exhibition in February. • Restoration of (the long disused) Measham Station from Single Regeneration Budget, emda, WREN, Measham Development Trust among others. Connect 2 • Connect2 Lottery Award of £700,000, a share of 'The Peoples £50 million' lottery prize for Watermead Country Park improvements to footpaths and cycleways. • Successful mineral restoration schemes such as Cossington sand and gravel extraction now restored to wetland, grassland and pastureland – the site formally opened by Sir David Attenborough. 4 The proposals for restructuring the Service were initiated in the Summer 2007 with a discussion document opened up for views and feedback from all staff, followed by detailed Action Plans in early 2008. The Service's budget has been reduced by 10%, and 10% of staff posts also, at all levels. Particular steps have been taken to protect frontline services wherever possible, and to ensure that new ways of working at strategic and operational levels can make the best use of our expertise and knowledge of the county. As a result of the changes, some staff have moved to new roles, service areas and departments. Others have left or will be leaving the Service during 2008/2009. There have been uncertainties for many staff during the year, and many challenges. Thanks must go to everyone for working together positively to help deliver the changes and in particular for the contributions to the work of the Service by those staff who will be moving on. 5 REGENERATION - SERVICE DESCRIPTION Introduction The role of the Regeneration team is to lead and support the making and implementation of regeneration policies and action programmes to ensure that social, economic and environmental regeneration in the County is sustainable and targeted to where need is greatest. Work in 2007-08 has centred on: Land and Property Improvement Key schemes have been: • Ashby Canal – The extension of the canal from Snarestone to Measham has been developed through continuing hydrological, ecological and archaeological studies, engineering design work and the development of funding bids in preparation for the beginning of restoration. Land acquisition of the canal route has commenced and Ashby Canal Trust lottery tickets have been launched. • Measham Station – Refurbishment of Measham Station for commercial use and to provide new premises for Measham Museum has been carried out with the work due for completion by June 2008. • Snibston Museum – Feasibility studies have been carried out to assess the potential for development of a touring caravan site and for an office and leisure development. • Arts Projects – At Phoenix Green foot/cycle bridge in Coalville a scheme to work with young people to design and develop art work and to paint murals at the bridge was completed in May 2007 and at Forest Road railway footbridge in Coalville a similar scheme is underway which also involves arts metalwork and complementary work to refurbish railings, rebuild walls, resurface the footway and clean, repoint and repair the adjoining railway road bridge. On the Ashby Canal a study of arts interventions has been carried out and identified a range of opportunities for arts projects associated with the restoration. Forest Road Footbridge, Coalville 6 Sport and Activity Work has continued on the project to encourage County Council staff to become more physically active and to improve their wellbeing. Taster sessions were offered for staff to take part in a range of activities which has resulted in permanent sessions being established for salsacise, yoga, tai chi and pilates. A database of activities is being established and information provided to enable staff to be more physically active and to improve their overall wellbeing. Village Halls During the year offers were made to 9 village hall committees for a range of works to improve their facilities. Over £47,000 of grant aid was offered for schemes costing over £764,000 for schemes including extensions, improved disabled access, replacement windows, kitchen refurbishments electrical works, heating, damp proofing and flooring. Community Based Regeneration Action has centred on: • The Department supports seven training projects that are spread all around the County. In 2007/08 46 people were assisted to achieve employment, 18 people progressed to further education or training and 18 people were helped to use the skills needed
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