SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL Report to South Community Assemb Ly

SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL Report to South Community Assemb ly

Report of: South Community Assembly Manager ______

Date: 6th October 2011 ______

Subject: South CA Community Plan 2011/12 ______

Author of Report: Dave Aspinall South Community Assembly, Planning and Performance Officer ______

Summary:

Following the review of last year’s Community Plan with public services, community organisations and councillors and considering the views expressed through public You Say consultation the South Community Plan has been refreshed for the next 12 months starting from 10 th October 2011. The following six themes have been identified as priorities in the South Community Assembly area:

1. Environment 2. Children and Young People 3. Safer and Stronger Neighbourhoods 4. Health and Wellbeing 5. Access to Learning, Skills and employment support 6. Support Neighbourhoods

The Community Assembly Plan sets out the key actions and targets that a range of Council services, agencies and partners will deliver set against each of the local priorities in the South Assembly area. ______

Reasons for Recommendations:

It is recommended that elected members agree to adopt the South Community Plan as set out in Appendix A of this report. This plan has been developed based on a wide range of information:

1 o Elected Members recommendations based upon local intelligence and the result of surgeries with constituents etc o Views expressed through You Say consultation o Statistical Area Profile of the South o Service and Partner comments

During the development of this plan Councillors, services and partners have been kept informed and views sought on the progress of the plan. There have also been opportunities for the local Community Voluntary and Faith Sector to comment. All comments have been considered in the development of this final draft.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that the South Community Assembly: a) Adopts the South Community Assembly Plan as set out in Appendix A; b) Regard having been had to the Sheffield City Strategy and to the relevant Secretary of State’s guidance, confirms its belief that the adoption of the refreshed South Community Plan is likely to achieve the promotion and improvement of the economic, social or environmental well-being of residents Beauchief and Greenhill, Gleadless Valley, Graves Park and Nether Edge wards.

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Background Papers:

Community Plan 2010/11 South Area Profile Service Plans Partner Agencies Plans

Category of Report: OPEN

Statutory and Council Policy Checklist

Financial Implications

YES Cleared by: Liz Orme

Legal Implications

YES Cleared by: Andrew Bullock

Equality of Opportunity Implications

YES (South Community Plan EIA) Cleared by: Phil Reid

Tackling Health I nequalities Implications

YES

Human rights Implications

Environmental and Sustainability implications

YES

Economic impact

YES

Community safety implications

YES

Human resources implications

Property implications

Area(s) a ffected

South Community Assembly area of Sheffield

Relevant Scrutiny Committee if decision called in

Successful Neighbourhoods

Is the item a matter which is reserved for approval by the City Council? NO

Press release

1. Summary

1. Environment 2. Children and Young People 3. Safer and Stronger Neighbourhoods 4. Health and Wellbeing 5. Access to Learning, Skills and employment support 6. Support Neighbourhoods

2. What does this mean for people within the South Community Assembly Area?

The Community Plan, based as it is on consultation with local people, reflects the priorities of the local community in making the area a better place to live and work in.

3. Outcomes and Sustainability

As an outcome of the introduction of Community Assemblies, it is hoped to increase the number of Sheffield residents who feel they can influence local decision-making, and who feel satisfied with their local areas.

The projects and activities identified to receive funding each contribute to one or more of the five key ambitions contained within the Sheffield City Council’s City Strategy 2010-2020 (Sheffield 2020; Where People Shape the Future) namely:-

• Distinctive ; using the immense sense of pride local people have in the city and South of Sheffield to bring local projects forward for funding.

• Successful ; Building a strong, internationally successful local economy in our area, working with our partners at a local level with joint employment and community projects and strategically through our formal partnerships.

• Inclusive ; support projects that enable all sections of our community to benefit and join in new activities.

4 • Vibrant ; support the community and voluntary sector in working to achieve the priorities for the area.

• Sustainable ; ensure that future generations can enjoy the open spaces in our area and that the Assembly plays a key role in protecting our environment.

The projects and activity within this report contribute to the following priorities: • Local voice – priorities influenced by local people • Customers as individuals – needs of individuals in communities considered • Choice – will provide increased choice about how and when to access services • Social justice – funding targeted at areas of greatest need • Equality of opportunity – provides opportunities for residents who often find it difficult to access services • A fair deal for communities – providing extended services and activities to all communities in the area • Open, honest and transparent – any Assembly decision to be made in a public setting and open to local scrutiny • Environmental sustainability • Value for money – analysis and assessment of various options for projects and activities has taken place with partner agencies

4. Full Proposal

The South Community Plan aims to make the area a better place to live and work and sets out the actions that the Council and its partners will take to address the key local priorities. It is recommended that the Assembly adopts the South Community Plan, attached as Appendix A. The headline themes and priorities are –

Environment • Improve parks and open spaces • Improve the streetscene • Urban tree renewal and maintenance • Tackle climate change • Increase mobility and provides safer routes for pedestrians • Reduce congestion at Meadowhead Roundabout and through Woodseats

Children and Young People • Increase activities for children and young people • Increase the opportunities for children and young people to ‘Have Their Say’ and influence services

Safer and Stronger Communities • Improve local and district shopping areas • Reduce neighbourhood nuisance and improve the quality of life for residents

5 • Reduce Anti-Social Behaviour and Crime • Promote initiatives and projects that improve community cohesion in targeted areas • Improve the quality and access to community buildings and schools

Health and Wellbeing • Improve the health and wellbeing of older people • Tackle health inequalities in targeted neighbourhoods

Access to Learning, Skills and Employment Support • Provide increased opportunities for people to access learning, skills and employment

Supporting Neighbourhoods • Promote and encourage participation in local democracy • Contribute to the development of the Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector • Provide residents with advice and information about services in their area

5. Financial Implications

The South Community Assembly has £15,842 of its 2011/12 Discretionary Budget remaining to allocate to projects identified within the Community Plan. The Community Plan will also inform the allocation of any 2012/13 Discretionary Budget, Highway budgets, Climate Change Fund, Kids Can Do and Section 106. The Community Assembly also has influence over Parks, Libraries and Streetscene budgets and other council budgets.

6. Legal Implications

The duties of the South Community Assembly set out in the Constitution of the Council include drawing up and implementing a Community Plan.

The implementation of many of the proposals in the plan will rely on the availability of the statutory powers to promote economic, social and environmental well-being contained in Section 2, Local Government Act 2000. If the Community Assembly takes the view that the funding of the types of activity included in the plan is likely to achieve the promotion or improvement of the economic, social or environmental well-being of the Assembly’s area or any persons present or resident within it the Council will have the power to make this funding available pursuant to section 2. It would be helpful for the Assembly to express its view on this.

In exercising this power, the guidance issued by the Secretary of State has to have been considered: the proposals in this report are not at variance with this guidance.

In exercising the Section 2 power regard must also be had to the Council's Sustainable Community Strategy ("the Sheffield City Strategy 2010 – 2020 :

6 Where People Shape the Future") prepared pursuant to section 4, Local Government Act 2000. The outcomes of the proposed plan are supportive of the five key ambitions of the Sheffield City Strategy: see section 3 above.

7. Equality of Opportunity Implications

Equality implications have been considered throughout the development of the plan. More specifically, activities listed under Children and Young People and Older People are designed to have a positive impact on these groups of people within our assembly area. A full Equalities Impact Assessment has drafted to sit alongside the plan.

8. Human Resource Implications

There are no specific Human Resources implications of this report.

9. Environmental and Sustainability Implications

The activities listed under the ‘Environment’ section of the Community Plan are all designed to have a beneficial effect on the environment. Measures to promote sustainable lifestyles and reduce environmental impact and improve the way people can move about the area will also have a direct benefit to the environment in reduced waste and carbon emissions.

10. Mitigation of risk

Given the South Assembly Area’s population of 74,000, there is a risk that the Plan does not cover all the priorities of local people. However, Community Assembly staff have used a range of methods to identify and test out the priorities of local people, to seek out as wide a range of views as possible. This will be an ongoing process, which we will build on and improve over coming years .

The actions identified in the Plan may, for a number of reasons, become unachievable or timescales may slip. These risks will be mitigated by the positive support of partners and by careful monitoring of progress against the Community Plan timescales.

The actions identified in the Community Plan may not lead to noticeable improvement in the priority issue. The Assembly Team (and the Accountable Bodies Team which administers funding) will monitor the impact of activity throughout the coming year, to assess whether actions have been effective.

11. Alternative Options

As a result of the ongoing community consultation and Councillors local intelligence and surgeries, there were a large number of issues that arose that were considered for inclusion in the plan. In order to ensure that the plan was sufficiently targeted and focused, in consultation with the South Community

7 Assembly members, those issues which are felt would make the greatest positive impact on the quality of life for local people have been prioritised.

Consideration was given to including in the plan all issues raised. However, good practice suggests that having a clearly prioritised and targeted plan will ensure greater success in achieving positive outcomes. Where possible issues that have been raised but which haven’t been included in the plan have been passed on to the relevant service or partner organisation for their consideration.

12. Reasons for Recommendations

It is recommended that elected members agree to adopt the South Community Plan as set out in Appendix A of this report. This plan has been developed based on a wide range of information:

o Elected Members recommendations based upon local intelligence and the result of surgeries with constituents etc o Views expressed through You Say consultation o Statistical Area Profile of the South o Service and Partner comments

13. Recommendations

It is recommended that the South Community Assembly: a) Adopts the South Community Assembly Plan as set out in Appendix A; b) Regard having been had to the Sheffield City Strategy and to the relevant Secretary of State’s guidance, confirms its belief that the adoption of the refreshed South Community Plan is likely to achieve the promotion and improvement of the economic, social or environmental well-being of residents of Beauchief and Greenhill, Gleadless Valley, Graves Park and Nether Edge wards.

Dave Aspinall South Community Planning and Performance Officer

8 Appendix A - South Community Assembly - Community Plan: 2011-12

Theme 1 - Environment

Community Activity Timescales Community Outco me and Impact Evidence / Success Measure Ward Lead Officer Assembly Assembly and Agency Priority Budget Implications a) Improving Herdings Park Parks and Open Replace the recently removed March 2012 £7K Improved facilities and Increase the amount of young Gleadless Mark Lowe, Spaces temporary youth meeting Discretionary more activities for people using the Park by Valley Parks and place with a permanent one Budget children and young providing more facilities and Countryside, (to be agreed) (Top 5 Priority) people activities SCC

Positive feedback from young people

Graves Park and Norton Nurseries Construction of compost bays May 2012 None Improved onsite Increased usage and Graves Mark Lowe, At nursery site re-cycling satisfaction with Nurseries Park Parks and Countryside, Improved grassland Improvement to Park Increased bio-diversity and SCC management in the Park habitat education opportunities

Chelsea Park Explore opportunities for the Feb 2012 None Improvement to public art Increased usage and satisfaction Nether Mark Lowe, installation of public art in the in the Park with Park Edge Parks and Park Countryside, SCC

Rollestone Wood Access improvements and March 2012 None Raising sites above the Increased usage and Gleadless Mark Lowe, boundary controls Sheffield Quality satisfaction with sites Valley Parks and Standard (approved by Countryside,

Lees Hall Wood members in June) Gleadless SCC Access improvements and March 2012 Valley site safety Beauchief

Chancet Wood March 2012 and Access improvements Greenhill

Allotments site and

Community Food Growing initiatives

Maximise the usage and Dec 2011 None Complete current Increased availability of plots All Mark Lowe, security of allotment sites for inspection regime Parks and people in the assembly area Countryside, SCC Improve the Norton Lees Jan 2012 Improved security of site Reduced level of anti-social Graves allotment site to bring it up to behaviour to site Park Sheffield standard

Complete a review of Feb 2012 Better awareness of the Review completed All potential new allotment and potential for growing sites food growing sites

Support local food growing on On-going None More local people and More local people and All John Le community sites including schoolchildren involved in schoolchildren growing, Corney • Heeley City Farm food growing cooking and eating home grown Heeley City • Meersbrook Park Walled food. Farm Garden • Lowedges Firestation • Batemooor & Jordanthorpe Community Centre

Heeley City Farm Improved facilities for all John Le visitors and more Increased visitors and Gleadless Corney, Refurbish the children’s June 2012 £20K activities for children and satisfaction with Farm Valley Heeley City playground and toilet block Section 106 young people Farm

Heeley Millennium Park Improved facilities and more activities for Increased usage and satisfaction Gleadless Andy Jackson Construct a Multi-Use Games August 2012 £20K children and young with Park Valley Heeley, Area Section 106 people Development Trust

Barbers Field

Support the implementation of May 2012 None Long term vision for site Increased usage and satisfaction Graves Mark Lowe, the site Masterplan and assist to assist with future with site Park Parks and future fundraising for funding Countryside, improvements focussing on SCC Lighting and Tree Planting

Abbeydale Grange and Bannerdale A vision agreed for the future June 2012 None Improved community Communication and Nether Nigel Cunis land use and development of facilities engagement plan completed Edge Resources, the Abbeydale Grange and Property and Bannerdale sites Long term vision for site Consultation with local Facilities community started Management

Range of options developed and evaluated

Batemoor Openspace Explore opportunities for a April 2012 None Improved facilities and Reduction in anti-social behaviour Beauchief Mark Lowe, youth shelter in the Batemoor more activities for in the area and Parks and area with young people children and young Greenhill Countryside, people SCC

Periwood Lane Local March 2012 None Nature Site Increased Bio-diversity Increased Bio-diversity Graves Mark Lowe, Bring site into positive Park Parks and management for biodiversity Countryside, SCC

Community Activity Timescales Community Outcome and Impact Evidence / Success Measure Ward Lead Officer Assembly Assembly and Agency Priority Budget Implications b) Improving the Reducing the amount of March 2012 £8K Reduction in fly tipping Number of Community Skips All Waste streetscene household rubbish that is Discretionary provided Management flytipped by allocating Budget (Weeks Cleaner public realm Team, SCC of Action and (Top 5 Priority) Community Skips or BOYR BOYR days) Number of BOYR days days provided

Amount of waste collected

Targeting areas that require March 2012 £84K Improved street and Reduce the amount of litter on All Andrew extra street cleaning via extra Discretionary environmental cleanliness the street by employing 4 part Staniforth, lengths people, Community Budget (NEAT time lengthspeople and carrying Streetforce, Team and Weeks of Action, the NEAT Lengthspeople) out 5 community weeks of SCC Team and reprioritising action in hot spot areas current Streetforce Services (also see Andrew Improving Week of Action evaluation Beevers, Shopping Areas) reports Public Realm Manager SCC

Reducing the amount of March 2012 £5K Improved street and Reduction graffiti All Andrew Graffiti by encouraging Discretionary environmental cleanliness Beevers, reporting and by targeting Budget (Weeks Improved resident satisfaction Public Realm of Action) other hot spots during Manager Community Weeks of Action. SCC

Improve the efficiency for March 2012 None Improved condition of Number of potholes reported to All Paul Pitts, reporting potholes by roads call centre and filled in Streetforce promoting the Council’s call SCC centre

Shape the future scheduling June 2012 None Active involvement in the Agreed PFI programme for All Paul Pitts of works linked to the priorities of the Highways 2011/12 Streetforce Highways PFI PFI SCC Local people feeling that they can shape future priorities

Reduce the amount of Dog March 2012 £2k Improved street and Less Dog Fouling All Ian Ashmore Fouling by supporting Discretionary environmental cleanliness Environment educational initiatives and Budget Improved resident satisfaction and exploring the possibility of Regulatory providing additional capacity Number of people served with Services, for on the spot fines and/or enforcement notices SCC additional dog bins (or re- allocation of existing ones)

c) Urban tree Informing and influencing the March 2012 None Improved condition of Agreed PFI programme for All Nick Fellgett renewal and priorities of the Highways PFI trees and roads 2011/12 Streetforce maintenance delivery programme with SCC respect to highway trees

14 d) Tackling Award Climate Change Fund Jan 2012 £30K Increase public No. of community based All Martin Climate Change to community projects that Climate Change awareness around projects supported Hughes, tackle climate change Fund climate change South Community Reduction in carbon Assembly, emissions SCC

Raise awareness, co- March 2012 None Increase public Articles in community All Affordable ordination and promotion of awareness around newsletter Warmth fuel poverty and energy climate change Team conservation. Attendance at community Reduction in carbon events and roadshows SY Energy emissions Centre Amount of take up of Affordable Warmth scheme in Nether Heeley City Edge Farm

e) Increase Implement highways small March 2011 £32K Improved accessibility, Installation of schemes All Dick Proctor, mobility and schemes via Assembly LTP budget particularly for disabled Transport & provide safer Highways budget (eg. drop people Highways, routes for kerbs, handrails, etc) SCC pedestrian Design and install a Zebra 2012 £120-150K People feeling that the Improve pedestrian safety by Gleadless crossing on Blackstock LTP budget roads are safer and installing a crossing on Valley Road/Constable Road walking to destinations Blackstock Road ensuring public consultation is carried out Installation of scheme (Subject to funding ) Reduction in people killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents (%)

Install Pedestrian Crossing at 2012 £76K People feeling that the Installation of scheme Nether Carter Knowle School LTP budget roads are safer and Edge (Subject to funding) walking to destinations Reduction in people killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents (%)

Design and install a June 2012 £88K People feeling that the Reduction in people killed or Nether pedestrian refuge on Psalter LTP budget roads are safer and seriously injured in road traffic Edge Lane / Cherry Tree Road walking to destinations accidents (%) (Subject to funding)

Support city-wide ambition to 2012 None People feeling that the Identification of potential roads Nether deliver innovative 20 mph roads are safer and appropriate for 20mph zones Edge speed limits which are not walking to destinations over engineered with traffic calming measures and ensure Nether Edge is prioritised in the roll out of such a scheme.

Dick Proctor, Tackle speeding vehicles on March 2012 £2k People feeling that the Record of roads targeted and All Transport & targeted roads via installation LTP budget roads are safer and action taken towards drivers Highways, Speed Indication Devices (SID) walking to destinations SCC and deployment of speed camera and mobile display unit in various locations Ian Stubbs, SY Police

Act as a conduit for March 2012 None Better reliability and Number of people using All Pam Horner consultation on route awareness of public specific routes South changes, resident concerns transport Yorkshire and complaints relating to Increased usage and reliability Passenger Transport Public Transport of public transport Executive

16 f) Reducing Monitor the impact of the March 2012 £47K People feeling that the Completion of Review Beauchief Dick Proctor, congestion at HGV restrictions implemented LTP budget (for roads are safer assessing HGV movement & Greenhill Transport & Meadowhead on Bocking Lane Bocking Lane) throughout the city Highways, Roundabout and Reduced noise and SCC through Consultation on the extension pollution HGV Restrictions implemented Woodseats of a HGV restriction on Abbey on Abbey Lane Lane as part of a city-wide Efficient traffic movement review of HGV movement throughout the city

17 Theme 2 - Children and Young People

Community Activity Timescales Community Outcome and Impact Evi dence / Success Ward Lead Officer Assembly Priority Assembly Measure and Agency Budget Implications a) Increase Ensure there is a Sept 2011 £70K Enhanced activities for Provide Children and Young All Martin activities for comprehensive range of Discretionary Children and Young People with more to do by Hughes, Children and activities throughout the Budget People funding extra activities across South Young People year in the following the area. Community targeted neighbourhoods:- £13K Children and Young Assembly, Kids Can Do (Top 5 Priority) • Abbeydale People feeling safer Levels of attendance SCC • Heeley • Gleadless Valley Healthier Young People Numbers of young people Helen White, • Woodseats engaged Activity • Lowedges Young People diverted Sheffield, • Batemoor and from low level crime Reduction in incidences of SCC Jordanthorpe Anti-social Behaviour More sessions provided Geoff at Youth and Community Reduction in levels of obesity Farrimond / Centres and other public John buildings Reduction in number of first Moloughney, time entrants to the Youth Sheffield More detached sessions Justice System Futures provided

b) Increase the Support Sheffield Futures March 2012 None Children and Young % Young People who feel All Geoff opportunities for to establish 4 Youth people feeling able to influence decision Farrimond / children and young Participation events one in empowered making John people to ‘Have each ward Moloughney, their Say’ and Sheffield influence services Futures

18 Theme 3 - Safer and Stronger Neighbourhoods

Community Activity Timescal Community Outcome and Impact Evidence / Success Measure Ward Lead Officer Assembly es Assembly and Agency Priority Budget Implications a) Improving local Employing Lengthspeople and a April £84K Vibrant safer and cleaner Reduce the amount of litter in All Andrew and district NEAT Team to improve the 2011 Discretionary shopping areas where shopping areas by employing 4 Staniforth, shopping areas cleanliness of local and district budget (NEAT people want to go to shop part time lengthspeople and a Streetforce, Team and shopping areas Lengthspeople) NEAT team SCC (Top 5 Priority) An economically strong (also see retail sector Improved street and Andrew Improving environmental cleanliness in Beevers Streetscene) shopping areas Public Realm Manager Less complaints about shopping centres to Streetforce and Councillors

Provide financial support for floral July 2011 £12K Vibrant safer and cleaner Improved street and All Andrew features Discretionary shopping areas where environmental cleanliness in Beevers budget people want to go to shop shopping areas Public Realm Manager An economically strong Less complaints about retail sector shopping centres to Streetforce and Councillors

Implement the appropriate March None Vibrant safer and cleaner Improved street and All Fiona recommendations from the 2012 shopping areas where environmental cleanliness in Champion, Thriving District and Local people want to go to shop shopping areas Housing Centres Strategy in respect to Regen, SCC • Woodseats An economically strong Less complaints about • Heeley retail sector shopping centres to Streetforce • Meadowhead and Councillors • Abbeydale Road • Hemsworth More engagement with local • Newfield Green traders • Jordanthorpe • Heeley Green • Greenhill • Nether Edge • Herdings

b) Reduce Work with the Neighbourhood March Staff / Residents feeling safer in Reduction in incidents crime Gleadless Inspector Ian neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) to tackle 2012 operational their homes and anti-social behaviour (%) Valley Stubbs, SY nuisance and specific anti-social behaviour and costs only Police improve the cohesion issues including dog Improved social and Reduction in reported incidents quality of life for ownership and noise nuisance. community cohesion to Tenancy Support (%) Beauchief Les Benn, residents & Greenhill Sheffield Improved community Reduction in the number of Homes pride noise nuisance incidents reported (%) Wendy Zealand, Reduction in tenancy turnover Neighbour’d (%) Watch

Increase in the % of people who believe people from different backgrounds get on well together in their local area

20 c) Reducing Implement the key actions from April £5K A reduction in peoples Reduce Fear of Crime by All Inspector Ian Anti-Social each of the two Neighbourhood 2012 Discretionary perception of the fear of reducing incidents of ASB by Stubbs, SY Behaviour and Action Group plans (Woodseats budget (Weeks crime 10% (April 2011 – March 2011) Police of Action and Crime and Sharrow). In particular, Bluetooth Kit) addressing – People feeling the police Increase in the % of people Inspector Ian (Top 5 Priority) • the needs of young people and other agencies are who believe people from Roberts ,SY • environmental crime addressing their concerns different backgrounds get on Police • substance misuse well together in their local area • community cohesion NAG Action Plans available on request.

d) Promoting Support the Burmese Karen Jan 2012 £5K Communities getting on Increase in the % of people Gleadless Martin initiatives and community in Gleadless Valley Discretionary well together who believe people from Valley Hughes, projects that budget different backgrounds get on South improve Support BME groups with projects well together in their local area Nether Community community in the Abbeydale area that Edge Assembly, cohesion in promote community cohesion SCC targeted areas

e) Improve the Explore funding opportunities to July 2012 None Increased use of library Investment partner secured to Graves Tim Sutton, quality and replace Woodseats library facilities in Woodseats rebuild facility Park Libraries access to SCC community buildings and schools Organise a series of stakeholder Dec 2011 None New community facility Number of stakeholder events Gleadless Andy events to input the community’s for residents of Heeley. organised. Valley Jackson, views in the development of the Heeley former Anne’s Grove School in Local people feeling % People feel able to influence Development Heeley empowered in influencing decision making Trust the redevelopment and operation of the facility.

Support further improvements to March None Enhanced facilities for Reduction in incidences of Anti- Nether Martin Hughes, community facilities in the 2012 Children and Young People Social Behaviour Edge South Abbeydale area, in particular St Community Peters, Usmania Mosque, Nether Children and Young People Assembly, feeling safer SCC Edge Primary School and the Increase in the % of people

Everyone Centre who believe people from Healthier Young People Community different backgrounds get on Buildings well together in their local area Young People diverted from Team, SCC low level crime

Explore further opportunities for March None Enhanced facilities for the Better usage numbers of All Martin Hughes, maximising the potential of 2012 community ,Children and schools by the community South schools as community resources Young People Community Assembly,

SCC

22 Theme 4 - Health and Wellbeing

Community Activity Timescales Community Outcome and Impact Evidence / Success Measure Ward Lead Officer Assembly Priority Assembly and Agency Budget Implications a) Improve the Continue to Implement March 2012 None Older people feeling Development of Action Plan All Martin Hughes health and recommendations from the independent, safer and to improve services for older Community wellbeing of older ‘Review of Service Provision (also see less isolated people and monitoring of Assembly SCC people for Older People (2010)’ ‘Provide delivery. residents with across the area through the Advice and Improved mobility for development of an Action Information’) Older People Establishment of an Older Plan and allocating resources People’s network as appropriate. Older people being more active

Improvement in home care services

Support the Local Integrated March 2012 None Older people feeling Reduction in hospital Beauchief Miranda Services pilot in Lowedges independent, safer and admissions & Greenhill Plowden, Batemoor and Jordanthorpe less isolated Head of Commissioning Communities, SCC

Establish a Good Neighbour Nov 2011 £13K Sustainability of voluntary Increase in numbers All Martin Hughes Scheme making Discretionary groups providing services accessing services and Community budget / activities for older activities Assembly SCC people Increase in volunteers Paul Taylor WRVS Nos of Older People supported

Increase opportunities for March 2012 £8K Older people being more Provide Older People with All Roisin Birks, older people to access Discretionary active and feeling less more opportunities to get LBJ Forum activities within their budget isolated together by funding extra neighbourhood in particular activities across the area Steve Rundell, Gleadless Valley and LBJ GV Forum Number of groups and organisations supported

Number of older people accessing activities

b) Tackling Implement Public Health March 2012 None Healthier adults and % reduction in current Gleadless Ben Anderson, health Improvements in Gleadless children mortality levels Valley NHS inequalities in Valley, Lowedges, % reduction in health targeted Batemoor and Jordanthorpe Families more able to inequalities between target Beauchief neighbourhoods and Abbeydale including - cope in difficult neighbourhoods and the city & Greenhill • Family support circumstances average • Healthy eating initiatives Nether • Grow your own food Increase awareness of Number of people attending Edge • Teenage Pregnancy men’s’ health mens support group • Smoking cessation • Drug and alcohol Reduction in numbers of % reduction in current levels awareness sessions teenage pregnancies of teenage pregnancies • Chronic ill health Reduction in number of % reduction in drug users on • Anger management smokers treatment programmes • Mental Health issues • Diabetes Reduction in number of % reduction in current levels ‘Healthy Communities’ people dependent on of people smoking Programmes available on drugs or alcohol request

24 Theme 5 - Access to Learning, Skills and employment support

Community Activity Timescales Community Outcome and Impact Evid ence / Success Measure Ward Lead Officer Assembly Assembly and Agency Priority Budget Implications a) Provide Support the implementation Jan 2012 £7K Discretionary More people gaining Number of adults engaged in All Lifelong increased of the annual South Adult Budget skills and increasing learning Learning, (to be agreed) opportunities for Learning Strategy and Plan learning Skills and people to access (South Adult Learning Number of level 1 qualifications Communities, learning, skills Strategy available on request) More people gained CYPS, SCC and employment economically active and Support Learning bursaries gaining employment Number of level 2 qualifications for potential learners on low gained incomes Number of Skills For Life qualifications gained

Promote the role of the Oct 2011 None More people gaining Number of people receiving All Lifelong Learning Champions as a skills and increasing informal training Learning, means of connecting local learning Skills and people with local learning Number of people to access e- Communities, opportunities learning CYPS, SCC

Number of people receiving advice and information

Number of learning bursaries given

25 Theme 6 - Supporting Neighbourhoods

Community Activity Timescales Community Outcome and Impact Evidence / Success Measure Ward Lead Officer Assembly Assembly and Agency Priority Budget Implications a) Promote and Delivery of the South March 2012 None Local people feeling Regular progress reports to All Sarah Lucas, encourage Community Assembly informed and Partner Panel and Members South participation in Involvement Plan – empowered to influence Briefings and records of Community local democracy • You Say events and local service delivery corrective action taken. Assembly, roadshows and budgets SCC • You Choose events Display materials at events, • Communities of interest poster and newsletter articles (Older People, Young highlighting past and planned People and BME activity Communities) • Communication Attendance at community • Co-ordinating local groups meetings consultation

Community Assembly Involvement Plan available on request

Provide regular March 2012 £7K Local people feeling Number people receiving the All Sarah Lucas, communication with residents Discretionary informed newsletter South via local community budget Community newsletters and via the Number of website hits and Assembly, website, blog and social visitors SCC media.

Co-ordinate 8 ‘You Say’ March 2012 None Local People feel Number of people completing All Sarah Lucas, sessions throughout the year empowered to influence questionnaires South and place questionnaires Community Plan Community online and in public venues. priorities and local % People feel able to influence Assembly, service delivery decision making SCC

b) Contribute to Support community July 2011 £55K Strong local % People feel able to influence All Sarah Lucas, the development organisations to access Discretionary neighbourhood groups decision making South of the Voluntary, funding opportunities and budget (Community working in partnerships Community Engagement in LBJ Community and tendering for local services, and GV) with statutory agencies % Participation in regular Assembly, Faith Sector thus helping to secure future volunteering SCC sustainability. £18K Small grants Number of groups that have successfully been commissioned to provide local services/ activity

c) Provide Promote the role of the July 2011 £9K Local people receiving Number of Matter Starts All Martin residents with Advice Centres across the Discretionary benefits advice and delivered Hughes, Advice and Assembly area and provide budget information South Information about opportunities to tender for Number of individuals receiving Community (also see Improving services in their local services, thus helping to Services for Older advice Assembly, area secure future sustainability. People) SCC

Sue Auckland, Woodseats Advice Centre