FOREWORD

he document you are about to read is the This strategy is not intended to deal with I referred, in the first paragraph, to the Tresult of a great deal of work by a large existing roles and activities of the partners. Its completion and publication of the Community number of people and in some senses is the purpose is more to provide the opportunities Strategy as the first important milestone on a final product of that word. Yet in reality this for the partners to ensure that the concerns and longer journey. The next stage of that journey strategy document should be viewed as a first needs of local people are met and that the starts now. important milestone of a longer journey. future development of the district is as sustainable as possible. When we published the consultation draft it already contained the results of extensive This Community Strategy represents a consultation with people who live and work in commitment by the members of Adur in Adur. Partnership to work together to achieve the objectives, that you, the community have set The draft also contained the following: “An for them. Invitation to have your say”. I am pleased to report that many individuals together with a large number of groups and organisations accepted that invitation. Many of these responses have influenced the changes that Patrick Beresford have been made and included in this the final Chair of Adur in Partnership document. CONTENTS

Introduction to the Adur Community Strategy 2 ADistrict of Contrasts 4 One Shared Agenda 6 Our Vision of the Future 7 Bringing People Together- Adur in Partnership 8 Creating a new kind of strategy 9 Key Principles 10 Community Involvement 12 Key Themes and Challenges 13 Health and Social Care 14 Education and Training 16 Housing 18 Transport 20 Young People and Children 22 Environment 24 Community Engagement 26 Crime and Community Safety 28 Business and the Local Economy 30 Culture and Leisure 32 Action speaks louder than words 34 Making sure we stay on course 36 Appendix 1. Public Service Agreement for West Sussex (i) Appendix 2. Quality of Life Indicators-Audit Commission (iii) Glossary (v)

1 INTRODUCTION

Imagine an Adur 20 years from now.....What would it be like? ...What should it be like?

This Community Strategy, prepared by ‘Adur in Partnership’, begins to answer these questions based on the views and aspirations of local people.

WHY DO WE NEED A COMMUNITY STRATEGY?

The Local Government Act 2000 gave local authorities, for the first time, the power and duty to prepare a Community Strategy. This will promote the economic, environmental and social well- being of their areas and contribute to the achievement of sustainable development in the UK.

In Adur, the Community Strategy is being prepared by ‘Adur in Partnership’, which is made up of public, private, voluntary and community organisations.

Community planning, the process of producing and implementing a Community Strategy, represents a new approach to meeting the challenges facing Adur. It is not only about producing a jointly agreed strategy for the future, but also about developing new ways of working between organisations and involving local people to address local issues. It provides the opportunity to tackle key community priorities together.

This will in turn shape the objectives and actions in other strategies and plans to ensure that they are ‘joined up’, making the links between, for example, reducing crime, improving health and education and providing better housing, jobs and improving the environment.

The Government has made it clear that future funding of public services may depend on being able to demonstrate that key agencies are working in partnership to tackle those issues of most concern to the local community.

2 WHAT WILL THE COMMUNITY STRATEGY DO?

Based on detailed statistical evidence and consultation it highlights the issues, which are important for those who live and work in Adur in 2003. It is the important first step in identifying the actions that need to be taken in order to improve the well-being of people in Adur. Crucially, it identifies who can make these things happen and how.

The Strategy is not a comprehensive statement of all the actions to be taken by all the partners. Rather it will concentrate on where joint or co-ordinated action by the partners can make the most difference. Individual partners will continue to provide and develop their services for the people of Adur, but guided in the future by the aims and priorities in the Community Strategy. The Community Strategy will be regularly updated to reflect changing community priorities.

3 A DISTRICT OF CONTRASTS

A Snapshot The majority of people are happy living in Adur. ◆ Adur has the Crime is lower than the national average, it has a second highest rate of homeless people good clean enironment with close proximity to deemed to be in priority need in West the areas of Brighton and Worthing. However, Sussex. although small, Adur is a district of contrasts … ◆ Adur has five of the six highest ranked ◆ The residential population of the Adur wards for maternal smoking in the county. district is about 60,000, living in 25,000 ◆ households. Ethnic minorities make up Adur has the second highest rate of teenage 1.2%. Almost a quarter of the population of pregnancy in the county. Adur is over retirement age. ◆ Adur has the highest infant mortality rate ◆ The district covers an area of 16 square in the county at 5.4 per 1000 live births miles. Over 66% of this is made up of compared to the county rate of just over 4. downland, which restricts the availability of ◆ Recorded crimes of burglary, violent crime, land for residential and commercial vehicle crime and robbery have decreased development. across the district. ◆ Five of Adur’s wards are ranked in the top ◆ Traffic is expected to increase significantly twenty ‘most deprived’ wards in the county. in Adur in the next 10-15 years- possibly ◆ Adur is the most educationally deprived by as much as 37%. area in West Sussex- four of its wards fall ◆ Car ownership is the second lowest in the within the 10% most educationally County. deprived wards in England. ◆ Only 31.6% of the electorate voted in the ◆ Considerable numbers of people lack basic District Council Elections in 2003. literacy and numeracy skills. Nearly 24% of the population aged 16-60 have poor ◆ 17% of household waste produced in the literacy skills. district is recycled.

◆ 11% of households in Adur receive Housing Benefit. 4 5 challe ssive nge ma a ut A a b ONE SHARED AGENDA simple ide

Adur in Partnership and Community What has happened so far? Planning Adur in Partnership was established after Responsibility for leading the community a conference in April 2002, which was attended planning process lies with both Adur district by over 70 organisations. The aim has been to Council and West Sussex County Council. Both ensure that all the key service providers and have statutory responsibilities for producing organisations in the community are represented, community strategies and to this end the two while keeping the board to a size, which still council’s have formally agreed to work in allows effective decision-making. partnership with each other. Both authorities have been instrumental in establishing a local We are confident that the way we have strategic partnership of key public, private, developed ‘Your Community, Your Future’ and voluntary and community sector bodies, which our determination to work together to make it a in Adur is called ‘Adur in Partnership’. reality will with your help, ensure its success.

Partnership working is not new in Adur. There are some outstanding examples of real achievement where organisations have worked closely together and in particular, where they have worked closely with individuals, groups and communities. One of the aims of the new partnership is to identify where opportunities exist to work together more and develop ways of working to enable this to happen.

6 The Vision OUR VISION OF THE FUTURE An Adur ◆ Of clean streets; accessible parks and open spaces where people can play, walk or sit; where wildlife is given the opportunity to thrive and add to our quality For the Adur Community of life;

It is difficult to look ahead and agree the We believe it is achievable because all ◆ Where inequalities in quality of life are reduced sort of district, town, community or the organisations have agreed it and are united across the district and where Adur’s towns encourage neighbourhood we want to be a part of in 20 in wanting action not words. people with different abilities, cultures and views to years time. When we asked local people to do support each other and live in harmony; this, many referred to the things that are wrong ◆ now and need to change, the sort of day-to-day Adur in Partnership is committed to Where communities are safe and feel safe; things that affect us all such as jobs, local turning this vision into reality. ◆ facilities, schools, clean streets, safety and Where decent, affordable housing is available and public transport. accessible; ◆ Set out here is our vision for Adur for the Where education and learning is supported and next 20 years. These are the things important to encouraged; people in Adur. They contribute towards Adur ◆ Where rewarding employment opportunities exist and being a place where people want to live, work voluntary work is valued; and play, both now and in the future. ◆ Where leisure and recreation facilities are close at Our vision must be both ambitious and hand and accessible to all; realistic. Aiming for something that may be difficult but achievable will provide a strong ◆ Where citizens play a part in decision-making and driving force and is more likely to bring about whose opinions are acted upon; change than if we were to set our sights lower. ◆ The document sets out what we think needs to Where healthcare and support services are accessible be done to improve the quality of life and life and reliable; chances in Adur, based on what you have told ◆ Where pollution and waste is minimised, traffic is us. reduced and public transport is good value, safe and reliable;

◆ Where people feel energised and happy, and are proud to live, work and play.

7 ADUR IN PARTNERSHIP BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER...

Realising the aims of ‘Your Community, There are many strategies which both statutory and non-statutory organisations are required Your Future’ cannot be done by a single to produce. Quite often the number of these is overwhelming. There are strategies to fight crime, organisation or sector working alone. improve the environment, increase employment opportunities and improve healthcare. Just as ‘Adur in Partnership’ brings everyone together, the Community Strategy aims to bring together in In Adur there are many people whose one document, the issues affecting our residents. efforts and ideas affect the lives of those around them. This includes amongst others, people delivering healthcare, preventing crime, local businesses, statutory agencies, local authorities, the voluntary and community sector. To make sure that everyone pulls in the same direction, we have come together to form a single body- ‘Adur in Partnership’. The partnership is about sharing resources, building on existing achievements and good practice, learning from others’ experiences and trying new things. Working together will also improve efficiency, give better value for money and enable us to achieve much more towards improving the social, economic and environmental well-being in Adur.

8 B r in gi ng serv ices togeth ...TO CREATE A NEW KIND OF STRATEGY er

Adur in Partnership Board Members Public Sector Adur District Council West Sussex County Council Lancing Parish Council Sompting Parish Council Youth Service Head Teacher, Boundstone Community College Adur, Arun & Worthing Teaching Primary Care Trust NHS Trust The member organisations of Adur Police Learning & Skills Council in Partnership are committed to Environment Agency pursuing the priorities and targets set Youth Organisation out in this Community Strategy in Adur Youth Council accordance with views and needs of Business reps/Organisations the people of Adur. Adur & District Chamber of Trade and Commerce Federation of Small Businesses Brighton & Hove Bus Company Southern Horizon Housing Ltd. Community & Voluntary Sector Adur Neighbourhood Watch Sussex Churches Together Adur Consultative Forum Southwick Community Association Sussex Wildlife Trust Adur CVS Fishersgate Community Association Adur Labour Group Partnerships West Sussex Learning Partnership Local Planning Group Community Safety Partnership Adur Economic Partnership

9 KEY PRINCIPLES

We have agreed a set of principles, which underpin the preparation, development, and implementation of the Community Strategy.

These key principles are: ◆ The Community Strategy is about making ◆ Organisations can do more together things happen and will join up the existing in partnership than they can working in plans and strategies of these organisations isolation. so that duplication is avoided and ◆ Partners should support change, innovation resources are used effectively and and diversity and make full use of existing efficiently to improve the quality of life for and emerging electronic technologies. people in Adur.

◆ All sections of the community should be ◆ Encourage and support cohesive engaged and have the opportunity to voice communities. Bringing different their needs and aspirations. communities together and supporting cultural diversity. ◆ The Community Strategy will be for every one living or working in the district, ◆ Striking a balance between environmental, irrespective of age, gender, ethnicity, social and economic issues whilst ensuring disability, sexual orientation. that current needs are addressed without compromising the needs of future ◆ The Community Strategy is for the generations i.e. sustainable development. Community to act on, as well as being a plan for the partner organisations.

10 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

This Strategy is about long-term A sustainable approach means change. Many of the issues we are trying having a broader long-term view when to deal with require a consistent tackling the key issues of today. It means approach over a long period of time. we need to consider the overall A sustainable approach is therefore economic, educational, environmental essential if we are to achieve our vision and social impacts of our actions and to and to meet the challenges in a way that deal with the underlying cause of will stand the test of time and not be problems rather than just the symptoms. merely short-term improvements. A sustainable approach also A sustainable approach means means recognising the collective local we need to deal with all the challenges and global impacts of decisions we we are setting. We will not be improving make, and that by doing so, we can the quality of life if we achieve achieve all the challenges we have improvements against one issue at the set ourselves without detriment to the expense of another. Neither will we be environment, the planet’s resources effective if we aim to achieve and humanity. improvements in the short term in a way that stores up problems for the future.

11 lear! d c an d H lou COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT earing you

We are not starting from a blank sheet Consultation undertaken of paper. The production of this draft Community Strategy builds on the extensive Adur Quality of Life Forum & Focus Groups1995-2002 consultation and community development work already undertaken by many of the partners. Quality of Life Survey (district wide) Most notable are the District Council’s Viewpoint panel survey 2001 ’Quality of Life’ sustainable development process, the district wide ‘Quality of Life’ survey, three State of the State of the District Forums 2002 (January and District Forums and the ‘For the Love of Adur’ October) Conference. In addition the Adur Community Adur LSP Conference April 2002 Profile, produced by the University of Brighton provides clear evidence of a range of needs Community Safety Audit 2002 across the district. These have all been Face-to-Face surveys fundamental in identifying local aims and priorities. Adur in Partnership meeting July 2002 Junior Citizenship Conferences March 2003 Business & Education Survey 2000 (AEP) Shoreham Town Centre Partnership (2001) Community & Health Development work Adur in Partnership EGM April 2003 Housing Needs Survey 2003

12 P rior itie KEY THEMES AND CHALLENGES s

We all have different feelings about what ◆ Community Engagement existing budgets. In addition new resources will makes for ‘a good quality of life’ and these tend ◆ Business & The Local Economy be sought from national, regional and other to reflect our own personal circumstances and sources. ◆ Crime and Community Safety the community or area we live in. When ◆ listening to local people’s views in developing Culture and Leisure Public Service Agreements this strategy we came across many different Groups have been established to ensure Local Public Service Agreements (PSA’s) opinions on what was most important. For a focused approach to tackling issues in each are essentially a partnership agreement some, it was the environment and crime, for theme and have produced detailed Action between local authorities and Central others, it was jobs, recreation or education. All Plans which can be found in Document 2. Government to ensure effort is focused on of the issues raised have been used to shape the tackling priority areas and improve levels of 10 priority issues that form the heart of this Priorities services. Adur is part of the West Sussex PSA, strategy. ‘Adur in Partnership’ recognises that which has identified 12 targets (See Appendix 1 for a full list). These range from volunteering, It is important that as well as looking at some areas and groups of people in the district crime reduction, reducing teenage each challenge individually we also consider are more vulnerable than others and pregnancy, helping older people remain in all of these challenges together because consequently experience a poorer quality of their homes for longer, educational attainment inevitably they all relate to each other. Action life. Concentrating the efforts of partners on and improving road safety. in one area will have an impact on another. In areas of deprivation and those suffering from order to achieve our vision we need to deal exclusion will be the initial focus of the Achieving Local PSA’s targets will with the challenges together. partnership. Five of Adur’s wards fall in the top offer West Sussex County Council and Adur 20 most deprived wards in the County. Our aim District Council the opportunity to see specific The themes are: is to raise prosperity and quality of life for all, relaxation of financial and organisational but particularly in these deprived areas. ◆ Health and Social Care controls and will see the benefit of substantial additional resources coming into the area ◆ Education and Training Resources which can be reinvested back into the ◆ Housing Over time it is intended that the key community. ◆ Transport partners will link their plans and spending to ◆ Young People and Children the aims of the Community Strategy. Many of the priorities will be pursued through the use of ◆ Environment

13 ves sel ur r o fte HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE Looking a

Health & Social Care – We want to improve that support and care is available as people’s people’s health, by providing flexible services needs change and that resources are targeted to which respond to peoples needs. Specifically the most vulnerable. By supporting each other helping those with greatest needs and poor we will stay healthier, happier and live health and to help everyone to stay healthy and independently for longer. live independently for as long as possible. What you said you wanted Health is not just about the treatment and ◆ Better locally based health facilities and prevention of illness. It is about having access for all. a healthy and happy lifestyle and vibrant active supportive communities. Many factors ◆ Getting the right services and treatment determine your health and sense of well-being when you need it. such as income levels, unemployment, physical ◆ A reduction in hospital waiting times and activity, work and living conditions, crime and to see a GP quicker. fear of crime, education, transport and the ◆ environment. Good physical and mental health To have health and social services working are important to help people achieve more in better together. education, access better job opportunities, ◆ The right care and support for people with enjoy physical activities and remain well as specific needs. they get older. ◆ More awareness and education of healthy In Adur there are some people who, due lifestyles for all age groups. to a combination of the factors above, may at ◆ More preventative healthcare - not just certain times of their life need extra help and cures. support to regain a healthy balance in their lives. Often these people experience poorer ◆ Access to NHS Dentists. health and feel detached from their ◆ Environments that encourage healthy communities, purely due to circumstance. lifestyles. Dealing with these health and social problems present a challenge that goes far beyond the ◆ Improve the physical and emotional remit or control of local health and social care development of children and young professionals. people. ◆ To bring about real improvements in these Improve the quality of life for the least people’s lives, we must all work together across well off in our communities. 14 a range of sectors. Professionals must ensure ◆ ‘Drop in surgeries’. ◆ Increase care facilities for older people What’s already happening? ◆ West Sussex Healthy Schools initiative - including appropriate housing working closely with schools to promote ◆ arrangements that meet their needs. There are 10 GP’ Practices and 29 GP’s healthy lifestyle choices. covering Adur. ◆ Homes that meet people’s needs. ◆ Green Gyms. Patients getting fitter by ◆ Adur District Council checks that food ◆ participating in conservation projects. Provide information about existing produced and sold in Adur is safe to eat ◆ services. and that workplaces are safe and healthy. ‘Safer routes to school’ and ‘walking buses’ to some Adur Schools. Key priorities and Challenges ◆ Hospital waiting times and GP waiting ◆ ◆ times have been reduced. WSCC Library Services provides a house Support for older people to live bound book service. independently for as long as possible. ◆ Southlands hospital site is being improved ◆ Homestart- parenting advice, support for ◆ Reduce Fuel Poverty - reduce the number to incorporate a new diagnostic centre. Investigations are also taking place to those with very young children under 5 of people who die unnecessarily or years old. become ill because of poor housing provide additional health care facilities on conditions. the site. ◆ A range of services to help older people stay ◆ ◆ More services and support are available in their homes, such as care and repair, CVS Tackle the problems that cause coronary Handyperson Scheme, Community Alarm. heart disease, cancer, poor mental health from your GP practice to help with healthy lifestyle choices such as stop smoking and other illnesses especially in the most Want to know more? Key Strategies and Plans vulnerable people. support groups, exercise schemes and child safety prevention schemes. Adur Local Delivery Plan ◆ Improve the diet of young and elderly National Service Frameworks for older people, coronary heart ◆ people. There are two leisure centres and one disease, children’s services, diabetes, mental health and cancer. swimming pool in the district. NHS National Plan ◆ Promote and support healthy lifestyles, Fuel Poverty Statement ◆ particularly in children and young people. Secured funding to provide a Healthy Environmental Health- Living Centre in Fishersgate to promote Our Shared Vision (LA21 Strategy) ◆ Housing Strategy Reduce the number of people smoking, healthier lifestyles. particularly pregnant women. Better Care, Higher Standards WSCC 2002-2003 ◆ Various community development projects Carers Strategy 2002-2005 ◆ Help communities to help each other, addressing health and community issues in Supporting People WSCC particularly the vulnerable like single Full details on how the community priorities will be achieved can be Southlands, Eastbrook, Cokeham and found in the ‘Health & Social Care’– Action Plan’ Document 2. parents, the elderly and those with Peverel Wards. disabilities. ◆ Teenage Pregnancy - local community ◆ Support people who are caring for others. development to improve the education of young people. 15 s ard nd sta the EDUCATION & TRAINING Raising

Education & Training - We want to provide the What you said you wanted people of Adur with the highest standard of ◆ Raise levels of academic achievement education and training and promote lifelong especially Key Stage 2 and GCSE (A-C) learning, so that they can reach their full secondary schools and Level 2 potential in life and work. qualifications (19 -year-olds). Education and learning encourages and ◆ Increase social responsibility and self- supports active citizenship, helps communities esteem in young people. and individuals to help themselves, opens up ◆ new opportunities and supports economic Encourage more young people to take growth. It is therefore essential that everyone education and learning seriously and has access to quality learning opportunities continue beyond compulsory schooling. provided in flexible ways to meet individual ◆ Promote opportunities for lifelong learning. needs. Education encompasses learning at all ◆ Increase the number of people with Basic ages and stages of life including pre- school, Skills including literacy and numeracy. school age, higher education and beyond. ◆ Increase the provision of high quality early Four of Adur’s wards fall within the 10% years education and learning opportunities most educationally deprived wards in the for adults. country. One reason for this can be put down to ◆ the socio-economic background of pupils. Promote and encourage Family Learning. Schools with the lowest standards in the district ◆ Improve links between education and business. draw most of their pupils from the wards with ◆ Increase the Breakfast, Homework and the highest levels of disadvantage. After School Clubs. Targeting deprivation, improving ◆ Reduce the number of children excluded teaching and how schools are managed are the from school and unauthorised absences main challenges to improving education (truancy). standards. ◆ Join up skills, training and education for employment opportunities. ◆ More flexible learning, providing courses to meet learners’ needs and different ways of learning. 16 ◆ Learning to be more accessible with more ◆ Work in partnership with stakeholders and ◆ Dads’ and Lads’ reading schemes, IT classes use made of existing facilities including employers to deliver quality education and and Homework Clubs are currently libraries, schools (out of school hours), etc. a skilled workforce for Adur. provided at some local libraries. ◆ Learning to be more accessible for young ◆ Narrow the gap between the best and ◆ There are a number of community projects people, disadvantaged and those socially worst performing parts of the district by providing skills and training to local people. excluded. targeting those parts of Adur where Penhill Road Youth Centre, Lancing and Key priorities and Challenges participation and achievement is lowest. Fishersgate Community Centre are examples of this. ◆ Introduce extensive adult basic skills ◆ Provide a range of high quality early years training in the workplace and in the ◆ The Youth Service, designed to support and education and childcare which will give community. reach young people provides a wide range young people in Adur the best possible of programmes. These include work with ◆ Improvement in the number of schools start in life. young carers, young people with learning giving cause for concern. ◆ Raise school standards of achievement in disabilities and young people who are ◆ pre-16 education, particularly literacy Place schools at the heart of communities. under-achieving at school. and numeracy to above the national What’s already happening? ◆ Adur Information Shop for Young People average. provides expertise and support for young ◆ ◆ Raise aspirations in 16-19 education. Adur Education Business Partnership has people looking for work or undertaking been established. training courses. ◆ Ensure all those living in Adur have full ◆ access to the highest quality opportunities All three year olds now have access to a free nursery place. Want to know more? Key Strategies and Plans for learning and access to information. WSCC Early Years Childcare Strategic Plan 2001-2004 ◆ ◆ By 2010 raise educational achievement so Junior Citizenship Conference promoting WSCC Education Development Plan 2002-2007 that no ward in Adur falls within the top social responsibility and citizenship to ages Economic Development Strategy 2000-2005 9-10 and 13-14. Citizenship and PSHE. Children’s Fund Business Plan 2003-2006 10% most educationally deprived in W. Sussex Basic Skills Development Strategy 2000-2010 the country. ◆ 2 (under 8 years old) after school clubs Connexions Sussex Business Delivery Plan 2002-2006 Sussex Learning & Skills Review 2003/04 - LSC ◆ Ensure that libraries make a significant operating in Adur. WSCC Education ICT Strategy ◆ contribution to lifelong learning. West Sussex Fire Brigade “Fire Break” Full details on how the community priorities will be achieved can be ◆ Increase and widen participation and scheme operating in Lancing targeting found in the ‘Education & Training’ – Action Plan’ Document 2. achievement of young people and adults young people at risk of exclusion. and promote lifelong learning.

17 ryone eve or s f me HOUSING Decent ho

Housing - We want to extend the range of people are living longer means that housing and housing options for all, to ensure that everyone affordable housing is one of the biggest has access to adequate, affordable housing challenges facing Adur. The limited number of whether owned or rented. future development sites to actually build new properties on, further exacerbates this. Having a decent home to live in is a basic requirement for a good quality of life. Our What you said you wanted safety, health and well-being are affected by the ◆ Provide more affordable/low cost housing housing environment in which we live. across a mix of tenures. During recent years the cost of housing in ◆ Encourage and support more home Adur and the South-East has grown adaptations for disabled and elderly people significantly, making many homes too to encourage independent living. expensive for people on low to moderate ◆ Production of an Empty Homes Strategy incomes. The loss of units within the Council’s with targets to bring empty properties back own housing stock through ‘right to buy’ sales, into use. has also made it even more difficult to house ◆ those in need. The high cost of housing affects a Improve energy and water efficiency in wide range of Adur residents for example young homes and eliminate fuel poverty. people leaving home, people fleeing ◆ Encourage the use of sustainable harassment, violence, people with support construction methods in new house needs, workers (public sector and service building and refurbishments. (e.g. energy, industry workers) and first time buyers, who are water, efficiency). unable to afford even the smallest properties. ◆ More social housing. This can have further impact on the recruitment ◆ and retention of key public sector workers, such Use of brownfield sites for new housing as nurses, teachers and police officers, as well developments. as those employed in the private sector. It has ◆ More housing for single people, especially also made it difficult to provide accommodation the elderly. for people living in poor or overcrowded ◆ Less homelessness. conditions, the homeless and the growing ◆ Improve the condition of the housing number of people with special needs. stock. Changes in family structure, more ◆ Provide more public and private 18 single people, broken families and the fact that accommodation across the district. Key priorities and Challenges What’s already happening? ◆ Lobbying and working with other Local Authorities in West Sussex to change the ◆ ◆ Maximise affordable housing, across a Active tenants’ liaison forum –Adur planning system to strengthen Councils’ range of tenures, throughout the district. Consultative Forum (ACF) representing powers for requiring affordable housing. ◆ tenants and leaseholders. Increase the provision of affordable ◆ Development of ‘extra care’ sheltered ◆ housing through the planning system. District Housing Needs Survey completed housing with Housing Associations. ◆ July 2003. Develop affordable housing for public ◆ Social Housing Strategy Group (S&CS & ◆ sector key workers e.g. nurses, teachers, District Urban Capacity Study- PCT) has recently been established. and police officers. identification of sites with potential to build ◆ Adur Information Shop for Young People ◆ six plus properties. Ensure that vulnerable people are housed provides a service which supports young ◆ in line with the West Sussex Supporting Supporting people- home adaptations- for people to find accommodation. People Strategy, this includes home vulnerable groups, e.g. disabled, elderly, adaptations for disabled and elderly etc. people. ◆ Discussions with other public property ◆ Provide supported housing schemes owners in the district. (floating care). ◆ Production of a Homelessness Strategy in Want to know more? Key Strategies and Plans ◆ Promote and support sustainable, balanced consultation with other agencies and users. communities. ◆ Funding has been secured to carry out a Adur District Council Housing Strategy 2002-2007 ◆ Raise the standards of Adur District Private Sector Housing Condition/Energy Adur Housing Needs Survey 2003 Council’s housing stock. Efficiency Survey to be completed by March Adur District Local Plan 1996 2004. Homelessness Strategy 2002-2007 ◆ Reduce and address homelessness in the Private Sector Housing Renewal Strategy (interim) March 2003 district. ◆ Reduction in Bed & Breakfast use for emergency housing so no one with children Full details on how the community priorities will be achieved can spends more than six weeks in Bed & be found in the ‘Housing’ – Action Plan’ Document 2. Breakfast accommodation. ◆ Working with developers on sites e.g. Ropetackle to ensure there is an ‘affordable’ element.

19 ll or a s f es cc g a TRANSPORT Maximisin

Transport – We want to see transport What you said you wanted solutions, which match people’s needs across ◆ An improved integrated and safer transport the district. We want to see investment in system. public transport and ensure that provision is sustainable, reliable and affordable. ◆ Better co-ordinated local bus and train services with more passenger information. Adur already suffers from traffic ◆ congestion and accessibility problems, which is Support public transport to serve areas particularly enhanced during the morning and within the District that are less affluent evening rush hours. Traffic predictions suggest and where car ownership is lower. that traffic is expected to increase by as much as ◆ Reduce the number of car journeys within 37% in the next 10-15 years. We need to ensure the District. that existing and proposed transport systems ◆ Reduce the speed of traffic in residential can cope with this growth. areas. Congestion has a major impact on the ◆ Improve parking provision and local economy, air quality and on the quality of enforcement especially for cars parked on life for our communities. Improved and pavements and verges. integrated transport services are therefore ◆ required, which will make the district and it’s Secure environmental enhancements- (less facilities accessible, and which will allow pollution, traffic, congestion). people to move around more easily, safely and ◆ Increase/improve cycle route network, in a less environmentally damaging way. cycle parking. Prioritising public transport ◆ Increase the number of school children improvements has been highlighted, along with walking to school. speed reductions and the promotion of cycling ◆ Encourage more businesses to produce and walking. With some areas of the district travel plans. having low car ownership, the second lowest in ◆ the County, it is vital that an efficient, Improve pedestrian priority on the roads. affordable, integrated transport system is ◆ Improve access to Shoreham Port. available which meets the needs of local ◆ people. Better accessibility for all (e.g. mobility impaired). 20 ◆ A solution to the A27 problems, through ◆ Ensure that transportation strategies and ◆ Air Quality Hotspots have already been Lancing and Sompting. policies complement the efforts and identified in major congestion areas. aspirations of the districts business ◆ Reduce road traffic accidents and fatalities. ◆ Adur Community Transport ‘Dial-a-Ride’ community. scheme (funded by Adur District Council) is ◆ Expand the network of safe and attractive provided to help those unable to access Key priorities and Challenges cycle routes around the district. other forms of transport. ◆ Reduce congestion and improve ◆ To increase the number of bus passenger ◆ WRVS operate a ‘companion car scheme’ accessibility across the district. journeys. for vulnerable individuals. ◆ Improve transport services and widen ◆ Make the Commitment - Kill Your Speed travel choice through quality integrated campaign. What’s already happening? facilities and services. ◆ Young Drivers’ Training for 17-25 year olds. ◆ ◆ To have workplace travel plans in place at Implementing the Local Transport Plan, the district’s major employment sites and quality improvements to public transport School Travel Plans at 7 Schools. provision. ◆ ◆ Some traffic calming schemes have /are Encourage and support Safer Routes to Want to know more? Key Strategies and Plans School. being introduced ◆ ◆ Cycle route development. West Sussex County Council Local Transport Plan 2000 Improve road safety, especially for Adur District Local Plan 1996 children, disabled people and other ◆ A Green Transport Plan is soon to be WSCC County Draft Structure Plan, 2001 vulnerable highway users. adopted by Adur District Council. Ricardo WSCC Cycling Strategy Pedalling Ahead 2000 ◆ Engineering has already adopted one. Regional Transport Strategy? SEEDA/GOSE? Promote sustainable forms of transport to Bus Strategy for WSX? contribute to a healthier life-style for all. ◆ Some Adur schools have travel plans Southwick & Shoreham Urban Transport Study ◆ underway. Sussex Policing Plan 2003/04 Improve access to public transport, by Transport 2010 –The 10 year Plan DETR providing key links to employment, ◆ As part of the safer routes to school South Coast Multi-Modal Study 2002 education /training, health and for people programme ”Walking Bus” schemes for West Sussex Fire Brigade Strategic Plan 2003/04 living in deprived areas with low car school have been introduced to reduce Full details on how the community priorities will be achieved can be found in the ‘Transport’ – Action Plan’ Document 2. ownership. congestion and car usage at peak times.

21 ossible sta st p rt be e th G ren YOUNG PEOPLE & CHILDREN iving child

Young People & Children – We want to young to improve their life chances and improve opportunities, facilities and meet the support personal development. Initiatives such needs of young people and children. as the Children’s Fund, Connexions and Homestart focus on providing real life-changing Given that this strategy is about the opportunities for families and children to future, investing in our children and young achieve equality of opportunity for all. people now will create a better Adur in the future. Children are the entrepreneurs, workers, citizens and carers of tomorrow and it is What you said you wanted essential that they are well prepared, supported ◆ Increase the range of opportunities for and given the opportunity to play their part in young people. shaping the district’s future. However, it is ◆ Multi-agency ‘outreach’ workers important to remember that these young representing a range of services. people are also the users of services now. ◆ ‘A voice’- encourage more young people to In Adur the number of children living in vote and become involved in community poverty has increased alongside the number of consultation and decision-making. single parent families. Family breakdown and ◆ social exclusion can contribute towards poor Support young people “at risk” and educational attainment, involvement in crime, children needing help. increased number of teenage conceptions and ◆ Address transport and access to facilities. low self-esteem and aspiration. In Adur there ◆ are approximately 60 children (September Reduce young people and children living in 2003) who are looked after, and now in the care poverty across the district, particularly in of West Sussex County Council, whilst those on pockets of deprivation in affluent wards. the ‘At Risk’ register has fallen from 37 in ◆ Improve facilities in children’s play areas. September 2002 to 24 in September 2003. The ◆ Maximise education opportunities for number of children living in young people. families that claim means tested benefits indicates that poverty and deprivation is an ◆ Help young people prepare for the issue for Adur’s children. workplace and future social demands, through volunteering and work experience. Some organisations have recognised the ◆ need to invest and target resources at the very Increase recreation and participation. 22 Key priorities and Challenges ◆ Increase facilities such as after school ◆ Expansion of Sexual Health advice at Kings clubs and holiday play schemes for 5-14 Manor School. ◆ Develop one focused Children’s and Young year olds. Peoples Multi-Agency Group. ◆ Advice on substance misuse-drugs and alcohol. ◆ Develop a network of young people’s ◆ Encourage healthy balanced lifestyles by ◆ Availability of Adur District Council grants meeting points. promoting healthy eating and physical for young people in sports and arts. exercise. What’s already happening? ◆ The Youth University, which enables ◆ children from some of our most deprived Ensure that children are free from the risk ◆ Children’s Fund successfully secured in the of harm. communities to access extra-curriculum district. educational resources. ◆ Reduce young people’s exposure to crime ◆ Two Junior Citizenship Conferences were and disorder as both victims and offenders. ◆ Outreach youth worker appointed for the held in March 2003-giving children the Sompting area. ◆ Implement, monitor and evaluate opportunity to feed into this Community initiatives such as the Children’s Fund and Strategy. ◆ Junior Youth Club now established in Homestart. Sompting (supported by ADC, Sompting ◆ Secondary schools and youth organisations Parish Council, Children’s Fund & Sompting ◆ Develop preventative work based around and the Adur Youth Council are represented Community Association). schools to recognise the early signs of on the West Sussex Youth Parliament and exclusion. Youth Cabinet. ◆ Adur Information Shop for Young People provides information, advice and support for ◆ Promote positive parenting and develop a ◆ Lancing Parish Council and the WSCC those aged between 13 and 25. co-ordinated approach to parenting Youth Service are providing enhanced initiatives across the district. computer facilities at the Penhill Road Want to know more? Key Strategies and Plans ◆ Give young people and children the Youth Centre. West Sussex Youth Service Action Plan (Adur team) PCT Adur Local Planning Group –HIMP opportunity to air their views and ◆ Review of Young People issues by ADC Children’s Fund Business Plan 2003-2006 opinions. Actively involve young people in Development & Scrutiny Committee. Social & Caring Services consultations and decision-making. ◆ Gravity Project (Healthy lifestyles, DJ Skills, WSCC Education Development Plan 2002-2007 ◆ Ensure that organisations that provide a ADC Sports Plan dance programme). ADC Arts Plan range of activities are given the funding ◆ 4 Youth Centres (Quayside, Penhill Rd, Full details on how the community priorities will be achieved can be and support needed, e.g. scouts, guides, Boundstone & King’s Manor). found in the ‘Young People & Children’ – Action Plan’ Document 2. youth groups etc. ◆ Expansion of the Adur Outdoor Activities ◆ Encourage sports development in young Centre- offering more opportunities for people. younger people. 23 fu beauti l ns ai m re ur ENVIRONMENT Ensure Ad

fo eneratio Environment – We want to maintain and There are also issues relating to pollution, r g ns t o c protect the best possible environment for including air (dust, Nitrogen dioxide), water, om future generations. contaminated land, river and sea quality and e noise. Adur provides an excellent environment in which to live and work, but like many other What you said you wanted areas in the South East it has to balance ◆ Improve people’s understanding and pressures for economic growth and housing, responsibility for their environment. with the need to sustain and protect its environment. Meeting economic and social ◆ Reduce waste and increase recycling. needs, whilst at the same time safeguarding the ◆ Increase the energy efficiency of homes local and wider environment is a major and commercial properties in the district. challenge to all who live in the Adur. Caring for ◆ the environment is a broad subject, which Maintain and protect local open spaces. includes the conservation of the countryside ◆ Biodiversity- protect the natural and buildings, regeneration of derelict areas, environment and wildlife. preserving bio-diversity and local flora and ◆ fauna, recycling and reclaiming waste and Encourage green sustainable businesses. preventing pollution to protect Adur and the ◆ Streets and open spaces are clean and well global environment for future generations. maintained. The District covers an area of only 16 ◆ Reduce litter, rubbish, fly-tipping and dog square miles. Roughly half of the district is mess. undulating downland currently designed as an ◆ Reduce pollution, particularly from Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). vehicles. The proposal to designate the South Downs as a ◆ National Park reflects its landscape importance. Minimise local flooding (climate change). ◆ Develop brownfield sites and protect green The Government has set a target of space from development. recycling 36% of domestic waste by 2006 currently the average Adur household produces ◆ Protect and enhance wildlife sites. nearly a tonne of waste every year, with current ◆ Protect the local distinctiveness of Adur’s recycling rates at 17%. towns and villages. 24 Key priorities and Challenges What’s already happening? redevelop or replace the civic amenity sites across the county, including a replacement ◆ ◆ Incorporate the principles of sustainable 17% of waste was recycled in 2002/3. Re- for Halewick Lane. development in all plans and strategies. launch of a weekly Blue Box Kerbside ◆ Recycling Scheme ‘Boxing Clever’ to Designation of Shoreham Beach ◆ Promote environmentally-sound transport encourage more. Collection of green waste as a Nature Reserve ensuring that solutions. is now centrally composted. rare species are protected e.g. ◆ Preserve the countryside and protect parks chidling pink and starry clover. ◆ Improvements to sea defences. and open spaces. ◆ ‘Operation Crackdown’ an ◆ Several environmental community projects ◆ Protect local species of flora and fauna. effective partnership between have been completed. Adur Watch and Sussex Police ◆ Conserve and enhance the built heritage. ◆ There are 2 Sites of Special Scientific Interest. for dealing with abandoned ◆ vehicles has been established. Promote energy conservation and ◆ The district also contains many important renewable energy. historic features including 7 designated ◆ Several successful prosecutions for fly tipping ◆ Improve the street scene across the Conservation Areas and 118 Listed Buildings. (Adur District Council, Environment Agency). district. ◆ Contaminated Land has been identified ◆ Reduce business and household waste, across the district. Want to know more? Key Strategies and Plans encourage re-use and increase recycling to ◆ A Green Gym has been established in the LA21 Strategy ‘Our Shared Vision’ 2001 Adur District Council achieve a 36% recycling rate by 2006. Adur Recycling Plan 2000 Fishersgate area. Adur District Local Plan 1996 ◆ Minimise pollution and manage local air ◆ A Sustainable Business Partnership has been West Sussex Municipal Waste Management Strategy 2004-2009 and water quality. Adur Community Safety Strategy established, with a number of seminars and Adur Leisure Strategy ◆ Increase environmental awareness and workshops delivered to Adur/Worthing Air Quality Review and Assessment 2002 promote local community action. businesses. Contaminated Land Strategy 2001 ◆ Economic Strategy ADC/AEP 2000-2005 ◆ All development should minimise adverse A number of committed volunteers participate Home Energy Conservation Act Strategy ADC effects on the environment. in the ‘Friends of’ groups for Lancing Ring, West Sussex Biodiversity Action Plan Mill Hill and Widewater Lagoon WSCC Away with Waste Strategy 1999 ◆ Achieve a better quality built environment Full details on how the community priorities will be achieved can ◆ and encourage innovative, inspiring Air Quality review and assessment has been be found in the ‘Environment’ – Action Plan’ Document 2. sustainable design. completed and is available online at adur.gov.uk ◆ A ‘design, build, finance and operate’ contract has been awarded in 2003 to 25 together ions lut so al D loc COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT eveloping

Community Engagement - We want to ensure The cornerstone of this Strategy is that that all people have a say and are part of what many local people have been involved in its happens in Adur. development.

Consulting and engaging local people is essential to ensure that services reflect the needs of the local community and to shape future What you said you wanted policies so that they reflect the communities’ ◆ aspirations. If this Community Strategy is to be A reduction in all types of discrimination. successful it will depend on working with ◆ Valuing the contribution of all people to citizens and other stakeholders effectively to enriching the life of the district. plan and deliver services so that they can play a ◆ key role in Adur’s future. Workable local Improve access to all public services. solutions depend on local knowledge, so it is ◆ Community and Voluntary groups to be important that this knowledge influences appreciated for the services they deliver. decisions affecting Adur’s communities. The ◆ Promote respect for everyone in our voluntary and community sectors are extremely community. valuable in building the capacity of local communities enabling effective engagement, ◆ Personal responsibility and citizenship. providing learning opportunities and have a key role to play in Adur ‘s future. Key priorities and Challenges In Adur, there is a need to ensure that all ◆ Raise the aspirations of local communities do not feel isolated or excluded disadvantaged communities so that they and are able to participate in the Community can take advantage of local opportunities Planning process. It is vital that older people, and lobby for change in the services that young people, people with mental health they receive. problems or learning difficulties, people with addictions, the homeless, gay people, ethnic ◆ Develop skills, knowledge and confidence minorities, different religions and cultural within local communities that can be used backgrounds, people with disabilities and for community benefit. travellers are all given the opportunity to ◆ Encourage equal opportunities and support influence decisions made about the future of the community cohesion. district. 26 ◆ Support community organisations to lead What’s already happening? and support action, share information and ◆ provide services and activities. A PSA Target has been agreed to encourage Volunteering for under and over 16 years of ◆ Develop effective, joined up mechanisms age. for service providers to consult and ◆ collaborate with local communities and Adur ‘Outlook’ and West Sussex involve them in the decision making ‘Connections’, local authority magazines, process. provide information on local issues to all local residents and businesses. ◆ Keep local people informed by producing ◆ information that is accessible and easy to Funds have been committed to run an understand. annual Adur in Partnership ‘Stakeholder Conference’. ◆ Encourage involvement in the democratic ◆ process. AiP has organised and delivered a 2-day Junior Citizenship Event- listening to the ◆ Plan and provide suitable local services views of 200 local school children. tailored to the needs of the community. ◆ Improved communications between ◆ Increase levels of voluntary activity, members of Adur in Partnership and including community participation. everyone in the community. ◆ Find better ways for young people in the ◆ Citizens being more involved in their District to have a voice of their own. community and the way it’s run. ◆ Identify community development and ◆ Volunteer Bureau operated by Adur CVS. capacity building needs. Want to know more? Key Strategies and Plans ◆ Community Development projects in Fishersgate, Southlands, Cokeham and Adur Community for Voluntary Service Peverel Wards are currently being Adur Volunteer’s Bureau implemented. Full details on how the community priorities will be achieved can be found in the ‘Community Engagement – Action Plan’ Document 2.

27 safer ing be nd g a CRIME & COMMUNITY SAFETY Feelin

Crime & Community Safety - We want to What you said you wanted reduce crime, disorder and fear of crime and ◆ Create safe and secure make people feel safe in their communities. communities/streets. Everyone has the right to live in a ◆ Reduce crime and fear of crime. community that is safe. Crime and fear of crime ◆ can cause anxiety, impose economic costs, Improve a visible police presence. reinforce social exclusion and can hasten the ◆ Reduce anti-social behaviour. environmental decline of neighbourhoods. ◆ Reduce drunkenness and disorder. It can make people reluctant to walk or use public transport, or go out after dark. All of ◆ Improve town centre safety at night. these factors can have a detrimental effect on ◆ Provide more Close Circuit Television the quality of life or our local communities. (CCTV). Community safety and crime issues, ◆ Address substance misuse. including reducing the incidence and fear of ◆ crime, and reducing anti-social behaviour are of Improve road safety. major concern to us all. ◆ More personal responsibility. It is increasingly recognised that a range of factors including building design, lighting, planning and transport policies, as well as social circumstances can influence levels of safety in the community.

Dealing with crime and community safety issues are complex tasks which are best tackled through partnership working which aims to create an environment in which people feel safe. In Adur, community safety partnership working is already strong due to the Key priorities and Challenges establishment of the Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP).

28 ◆ Reduce overall crime in Adur. What’s already happening? ◆ Reduce communities fear of crime in Adur. ◆ Lowest crime level in the last five years. ◆ Prevent young people from becoming ◆ Adur has its own Local Neighbourhood perpetrators and/or victims of crime. Policing Team; 60 officers provide local ◆ Reduce the effects and misuse of illegal visible policing. drugs, alcohol and other substances. ◆ 267 Neighbourhood watch groups. ◆ Reduce anti-social behaviour. ◆ The Youth Offending Team (YOT) works ◆ Reduce graffiti and vandalism. with young people aged 10 to 18 years that have offended, or are at risk of offending. ◆ Encourage the reporting of all domestic violence incidents and reduce the number ◆ Graffiti team. of repeat victims. ◆ CCTV operating in Shoreham, Southwick ◆ Reduce the number of reported incidents and Lancing of car crime, burglary and violent crime in ◆ Who Cares Video and Education Pack public places. produced and distributed to every school in ◆ Encourage the reporting of all hate crime Adur-promoting good citizenship and incidents and reduce the number of repeat responsibility. victims. ◆ Introduction of three Police Community ◆ Reduce the number of fire incidents. Support Officers to tackle community issues Want to know more? Key Strategies and Plans and provide visability. ◆ Improve road safety. Adur District Community Safety Strategy 2002-2005 ◆ West Sussex Fire Brigade provide fire Sussex Policing Plan 2003/04 prevention advice and undertake Trend Sussex Police Strategic Plan 2003-2005 Analysis and determine cause of National Policing Plan 2002 incidences. West Sussex Fire Brigade Strategic Plan 2003-2004 Full details on how the community priorities will be achieved can be found in the ‘Crime & Community Safety - Action Plan’ Document 2.

29 le op pe cal BUSINESS & THE LOCAL ECONOMY Jobs for lo

Business & The Local Economy - We want to and homes. Major challenges include the ensure that Adur remains a place with a vibrant regeneration of Shoreham Harbour and Cement local economy. Works, business premises improvements across the district and the enhancement of Shoreham, Adur has a strong and diverse economy Lancing and Southwick shopping centres. with local businesses playing a vital role in sustaining our communities. However, like all The challenge ahead is to create further vibrant flourishing places, Adur’s businesses good quality, well-paid, safe and secure jobs so require a constant supply of well-trained and that the prosperity of people in the district is committed staff, good transport links and access to increased. Adur must continue to attract new modern business premises to continue to thrive. businesses offering jobs, which match the district’s existing skill base - with accessible Dealing with issues of access to jobs in opportunities for those wishing to re-train and terms of skills and training goes hand in hand with obtain new skills. School children should be tackling the wider barriers to employment, such familiarised with the world of work through as poor health, low educational attainment and business- education projects. affordable housing. Encouraging entrepreneurship and new In the last 7 years the Adur Economic business start-ups to replace declining industries, Partnership (AEP) has been instrumental in helping existing firms develop and attract further bringing in £21 million of regeneration funding inward investment will secure long-term into the district. This has enabled many projects to sustainable economic growth. This will also take place including improvements to Lancing contribute to reducing the inequalities evident in Business Park, refurbishment of Shoreham Town some neighbourhoods. Hall, expansion of the Airport and new business units in Fishersgate. Raising the profile of Adur as a business location, boosting confidence in the area and Unemployment is relatively low at 1.7% encouraging our citizens to maximise their but nevertheless remains the highest in West economic potential are essential to improving Sussex and is a significant issue to some quality of life in the district. disadvantaged groups and those people suffering from deprivation. Improving the local economy is most effective where businesses, local and regional In addition to these social issues, additional organisations work together for the economic physical and site development needs to be well-being of the area. undertaken to facilitate further creation of jobs 30 What you said you wanted ◆ Encourage economic development of improvements including a thriving Farmers Adur’s town and village centres. Market. ◆ Better transport infrastructure for goods distribution and people getting to work. ◆ Support sustainable business investment. ◆ Businesses on Lancing Business Park have established a limited company to progress ◆ More childcare facilities enabling people ◆ Improve the ‘attractiveness of Adur’ so to go back to work. that organisations are encouraged to locate further improvement projects. and stay in the district. ◆ ◆ Diverse local employment opportunities. The West Sussex Sustainable Business ◆ Improve the employment prospects, Forum has been established with Adur ◆ Access to training and advice relevant to education and skills of local people. District Council, West Sussex County local employers. Council and the Environment Agency as ◆ Create the right transport infrastructure ◆ Business support packages especially for key partners promoting waste, water and for businesses to thrive. ‘start ups’. energy efficiency in local businesses. ◆ Work to upgrade outworn business sites ◆ Positive marketing of the district to attract ◆ Plans are underway to establish an and premises e.g. Lancing Business Park. inward investment and encourage people Enterprise Gateway at Ropetackle. and existing employers to stay. ◆ Identify new development opportunities ◆ Two area Investment Frameworks are e.g. Shoreham Airport and East Worthing ◆ Business parks and commercial premises currently being established (Brighton & Access Road. suitable for modern working. Hove and Adur, and Coastal AIF’s). ◆ Provide support advisory services and ◆ Attractive and vibrant town centres. facilities for businesses, especially start-ups. ◆ Redevelopment of derelict and underused Want to know more? Key Strategies and Plans sites for jobs and affordable homes. What’s already happening? Adur Economic Strategy 2000 - 2005 ◆ Key priorities and Challenges AEP and ADC have produced a joint SEEDA Regional Economic Strategy 2002 - 2012 Economic Strategy 2000-2005. Single Regeneration Budget (SRB) Programme Delivery Plan ◆ Continue to support major regeneration Adur District Local Plan 1996 ◆ The AEP produce 3-4 business newsletters Shoreham Maritime Regeneration Strategy 1999 projects such as Shoreham Maritime and per year called’ ‘Adur Communiqué’. West Sussex Economic Partnership - Economic Vision 2020 Cement Works. WSCC Draft Structure Plan 2001 ◆ Partners are progressing studies regarding ◆ Ensure the provision of adequate WSCC Economic Strategy 2000 - 2003 regenerating Shoreham Harbour and future Full details on how the community priorities will be achieved can be employment land in the new Local development of Shoreham Airport. found in the ‘Business & The Local Economy- Action Plan’ Document 2. Development Framework, which will replace the Local Plan. ◆ A Shoreham Town Centre Partnership has been established delivering a programme of 31 tic peopl erge e en d an un CULTURE & LEISURE Creative, f

Culture & Leisure - We want to ensure that Local cultural and opportunities for participating in leisure and leisure opportunities have cultural activities are available to all ages and an important role in abilities, enabling people to improve their bringing together quality of life through culture and leisure. communities and developing a sense of There is wide recognition of the role that place and in doing so, promotes community arts, heritage, sport and creative activity can cohesion across the district. For some play in improving our quality of life and individuals participating in culture and leisure regenerating communities. Culture and leisure opportunities is restricted by the expense and activities encompass such a wide range of distance from them. This is particularly acute for activities, including the media, parks, recreation those poorly served by public transport. grounds, museums, built heritage, countryside, playgrounds and libraries. It is the physical The challenge ahead is to integrate appearance and how these facilities are utilised these opportunities into everyday life and all which makes Adur and its towns and villages new developments. This includes involving very distinctive. The way the district is everyone in the type of activities they want and perceived by its residents and visitors is quite need. often dependent on the quality of its social and cultural life. What you said you wanted ◆ More facilities and activities for young As well as providing participants, people. audiences and spectators with enjoyment and entertainment, culture and leisure also makes a ◆ More facilities and activities for older significant contribution to our economy, our people. environment and our society. It also has a ◆ Taster sessions of various cultural and significant effect on a person’s physical and leisure activities. mental health and well-being. Cultural and ◆ leisure activities can act to divert offenders into More support and encouragement for more constructive pursuits and re-engage them children to become involved in sport and with their community thereby promoting physical activity. community safety and reducing crime.

32 ◆ Affordable and accessible cultural and ◆ Encourage the use of libraries by non- ◆ A Skateboarding and leisure and opportunities. traditional users. basketball facility has been built at Hamble ◆ Affordable activities with affordable means ◆ Protect local parks, open spaces and local Recreation Ground, of getting to them. nature reserves. Sompting. ◆ Encourage take up of allotment sites. ◆ Local Beer Festivals. Key priorities and Challenges ◆ Commission an economic impact study to ◆ Sussex Youth Games. identify the impact of tourism on the local ◆ Provide new and improved cultural and economy. ◆ Many sports and arts clubs. leisure activities. ◆ Encourage visitors to local attractions. ◆ Boundstone Community ◆ Explore discounts for local people to ◆ College - recognised as Arts College Status. access cultural and leisure opportunities. Promote culture and leisure facilities. ◆ Adur Arts Live. ◆ Investigate feasibility of a swimming pool ◆ in the Lancing area. What’s already happening? 2 Leisure Centres. ◆ ◆ Wadurs Swimming Pool. Provide a cinema in the district. ◆ ‘Adur Festival’. ◆ ◆ Gravity Project (DJ Skills, Establish more community arts activities ◆ ‘Beach Dreams’. involving local people from all over the healthy lifestyles, dance) ◆ district. Expansion of Marlipins Museum. ◆ Tarmount Studios for local artists. ◆ ◆ Shoreham Air Show. Ensure access for people with disabilities Want to know more? Key Strategies and Plans to all culture and leisure facilities and ◆ World Oceans Day. Leisure Strategy services, to exceed the requirements of the ◆ Adur District Local Plan 1996 – ‘% for Art policy’. Disability Discrimination Act. Community Facility at Ropetackle being built. WSCC Culture Strategy 2003 ◆ Ensure people on low incomes, with SouthEast Regional Cultural Consortium ◆ Draft WSCC Sports Strategy disabilities and without private transport Skateboard Park at Southwick Green. Environment Agency Southern Region Action Plan for Recreation have access to and can benefit from ◆ BMX Course at Adur Recreation Ground. 2000-2005. culture and leisure facilities. ◆ Annual Visit by fairs and circus. Full details on how the community priorities will be achieved can ◆ Create a balance between conservation be found in the ‘Culture & Leisure – Action Plan’ Document 2. ◆ Three libraries and a mobile library. and usage in natural environments.

33 gs moving hin t t ge o s t ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS Action Plan

Short term ‘Action Plans’ which focus on Each themed group of the Partnership is specific actions to be delivered over the next 3 currently working on producing detailed year period, ending in December 2006, have ‘delivery and implementation action plans’, been produced for each of the 10 themes and which will ensure that every action is ‘SMART’ can be found in Document 2. (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and is deliverable in a certain timescale). These These have been based on what you have detailed action plans will steer the partnership told us and the key priorities and challenges in realising the aspirations of local people. identified. However, we expect that as the community planning process grows and ‘Adur It is also intended that particular aspects in Partnership’ becomes stronger, new actions of the Strategy will be implemented by existing (short, medium and longer term) and targets will specialist partnerships such as the Health & be added which will contribute to the Social Care Local Planning Group, Crime & achievement of the vision. Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) and the Adur Economic Partnership. Document 2, details what, how, who and when for each of the identified actions. We Adur on Partnership will carry out a have tried to identify all groups and rolling review of the Action Plans and publish organisations that should be involved in the an updated Action Plan every three years. process, but inevitably we will have no doubt forgotten a few, which we hope you will bring to our attention.

34 35 w vie Re nd g a MAKING SURE WE STAY ON COURSE Monitorin

This strategy is not just about what services we integral element of the planning process of all deliver and how we deliver them, but is about partners. whether they make a difference to the people of Adur. We need to have a means of measuring ‘Adur in Partnership’ has coordinated the the social, economic and environmental development of this first Community Strategy benefits of working in partnership. The Board for the district based on the draft document will meet regularly to monitor progress and issued in September 2003. Various tools, consider any actions that need to be taken. We indicators, targets and monitoring arrangements will also have the opportunity to judge the will be used to assess whether it is moving success and achievement of the Strategy and to closer to achieving the communities vision and influence its future development. The ‘Wider improving the economic, social and Partnership’, which represents the wider environmental well-being of the district. community and many voluntary sector In addition to simply measuring delivery organisations in Adur, will also be a key group of the Strategy it is important to gauge whether in ensuring that any necessary remedial action the quality of life of residents has improved. is undertaken, as well as moving the This will be assessed through the adoption of Community Strategy forward and progressing its the Audit Commissions Quality of Life implementation. Over time it is intended that Indicators Appendix 2. the Community Strategy will become an

In short, people in Adur can be confident that the aims and actions set out in this Strategy will be delivered. Further, progress will be reported on regularly through Adur Outlook which is Adur District Council’s magazine delivered to every household in the district 4-5 times a year. 36 This document is only the start of the Organisations on the ‘Wider Partnership’ community planning process. We recognise that Adur Biodiversity Group in order to achieve the exciting ideas outlined in Adur Disability Forum this document, there is a significant amount of Adur District Council Members and Political Groups work still to do. Adur Information Shop for Young People Adur Learning Exchange As we progress ‘Your Community, Your Adur & Worthing Community Legal Services Future’, we will continue to involve the Age Concern community in its development, implementation, British Trust for Conservation Volunteers monitoring and review. Church Lane Residents Association Friends of Lancing Ring Further supporting documents will be Global Action Plan Lancing Pensioners Club produced from time to time with information on Lancing & Sompting Residents Association the progress of this Strategy. Marlipins Museum For further information, please contact; Noah’s Ark Nursery Shoreham Baptist Church Planning & Policy Division Shoreham Beach Residents Association Shoreham Horticultural and Allotment Society Adur District Council Shoreham Port Authority Civic Centre, Ham Road, Shoreham Society Shoreham-by-Sea, Shoreham & Southwick Citizens Advice Bureau West Sussex, BN43 6PR Sompting Community Association Southwick Community Centre Alternatively you can telephone Sussex Ambulance Service Sussex Clubs for Young People 01273 263347 SUSTRANS E-mail: [email protected] Tim Loughton M.P University of Brighton or visit the web site on www.adur.gov.uk West Sussex Bangladeshi Association West Sussex County Councillors in Adur Wards Large print copies and audio tapes are available. West Sussex County Council Library Service West Sussex Fire Brigade Women’s Royal Voluntary Service Worthing and District Victim Support Worthing Job Centre Plus

37 APPENDIX 1: PUBLIC SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR WEST SUSSEX PERFORMANCE TARGETS No Service Target Status

1. Education To improve levels of overall pupil attendance and reduce truancy and parentally condoned absence at school, in both the primary and secondary sector. National 2. Education To reduce the gap in overall pupils’ performance in Key Stage 2 national tests between schools in Crawley and the coastal strip and schools in other parts of West Sussex. Local 3. Education To increase the proportion of 19-year-olds with a Level 2 qualification. Local 4. Health & Social Services To improve the quality of life and independence of older people so that they can live at home wherever possible, by increasing the number of people who receive Intensive Home Care and are otherwise helped to live at home. National 5. Health & Social Services To increase the number of pregnant women who attend smoking cessation clinics and quit smoking. Local 6. Drug Misuse To increase the participation of problem drug users in drug treatment programmes and increase the proportion of users successfully sustaining or completing treatment programmes. National 7. Transport & Road Safety 1. To reduce further the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) in road accidents. National 2. To increase the number of dial-a-ride passenger journeys. Local

8. Crime Reduction To reduce the number of violent crimes committed in a public place. National 9. Fire Safety To reduce the incidence of accidental fire related deaths and serious injuries in the home. National 10. Community Participation To increase the number of people who become active citizens through volunteering and to enhance the value of volunteering in strengthening community life. Local 11. Cost Effectiveness To ensure continuous improvement in the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of local services through overall annual improvements in cost effectiveness of 2% or more. National 12. Housing To increase affordable housing provision from the current 518 per annum to 649, and an extra 94 key worker homes by 2006 Draft i subject to freedoms and flexibilities. Local ii APPENDIX 2: ‘QUALITY OF LIFE INDICATORS’ AUDIT COMMISSION

Economic 1 Proportion of people of working age in employment. 2 Proportion of young people (18-24 year olds) in full-time education or employment. 3% increase or decrease in the total number of VAT registered businesses in the area. 4% increase or decrease in the number of local jobs.

Social 5 proportion of the population who live in wards that rank within the most deprived 10% and/or 25% of wards in the country. 6 66% of population of working age who are claiming key benefits. 7 Proportion of children under 16 who live in low income households. 8 Proportion of 19 year olds with Level 2 Qualifications (5 GCSE A*-C or NVQ equivalent). 9 Percentage of 15 year olds in schools maintained by local authority achieving 5 or more GCSEs A*-C or equivalent. 10 Death rate by cause (standardised mortality rate per 100,000 population in the following categories): ◆ Cancer in under 75s. ◆ Circulatory diseased in under 75s. ◆ Suicide and undetermined injury – all ages. ◆ All accidents – all ages. 11 Infant mortality (number of deaths of infants under a year old and numbers of stillbirths – per 1,000 live births). 12 Rate of conceptions among girls aged less than 18 years. 13 Affordable housing (house price/earning affordability ratio). 14 Number of unfit homes per 1,000 dwellings. 15 % of residents surveyed who feel ‘fairly safe’ or ‘very safe’ after dark whilst outside in the Adur District. 16 Crimes committed. ◆ Domestic burglaries (per 1,000 households). ◆ Violent crimes (per 1,000 population). ◆ Vehicle crime (per 1,000 populatio) . 17 % or residents surveyed who are concerned about different types of noise in their area. 18 % of residents surveyed who are satisfied with their local area as a place to live 19 % of residents surveyed who consider that their local area is getting worse. 20 Number of childcare places per 1,000 population aged 0-5 not in early education. 21 % of residents surveyed finding it easy to access key local services. iii Social-community involvement 22 % of adults surveyed who feel they can influence decisions affecting their local area. 23 % of people surveyed who feel that their local areas is a place where people from different backgrounds and communities can live together harmoniously. 24 % of people surveyed who have participated in voluntary work (unpaid, for someone who is not a relative).

Environmental 25 Air Pollution- Number of days per year when air pollution is ‘moderated’ or ‘higher’ for PM10. 26 Annual average nitrogen dioxide concentration. 27 % of main rivers rated as ‘good’ or ‘fair’ quality. 28 Household energy use (gas and electricity) per household. 29 % of the total tonnage of household waste that has been: ◆ Recycled. ◆ Composted. ◆ Used to recover heat, power, and other energy sources. ◆ Landfilled. 30 % of new housing development on previously developed land. 31 Annual average traffic flow per 1,000km of principal roads. 32 % of children travelling to (a) primary school, and 9b) secondary school by different modes of transport. 33 Number and hectares of land designated as a SSSI in the Adur District. 34 Area of Local Nature Reserve per 1,000 population (ha). 35 Local Species count e.g. Wild birds, amphibians, water voles etc.

iv GLOSSARY

ADC- Adur District Council. public, private, voluntary and community sectors Affordable Housing - Those unable to resolve their through a Local Strategic Partnership (LSP). housing requirements in the local housing sector Connexions - A Government programme aimed at market, because of the relationship between housing young people aged 13-19 years. Aims to ensure that costs and incomes. they gain the information, advice and support into AiP – Adur in Partnership. The Local Strategic further education, training or employment. Partnership for the Adur District. CDRP – Crime Disorder Reduction Partnership. AIF - Area Investment Framework (Brighton & Hove and DAAT – Drug Alchol and Action Team. Adur, Coastal AiF’s). Fuel Poverty – Those who spend more than 10% of their AONB - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - income on household fuel use. Nationally important landscape. GOSE - Government Office for the South East – BVPI - Best Value Performance Indicators show how regional office responsible for co-ordinating the well public services deliver improvements in services delivery of Government policy in this region. and involve local people. HLC - Healthy Living Centre - Buildings which bring BTCV - Formerly British Trust for Conservation together different medical, social and leisure aspects of Volunteers. Works with volunteers and community health on one site in deprived communities, supported groups to carry out environmental projects. by the National Lottery New Opportunities Fund- Brownfield (site) - Previously developed land. Fishersgate Community Centre. Capacity Building - Programmes enabling regeneration HIMP - Health Improvement Plan produced by the PCT projects to be owned and managed by the local Healthy Schools Initiative - A National programme that community. gives schools practical support in teaching pupils about Cohesive Community – bringing all sections of the health issues. community together. Index of Multiple Deprivation – a ward level index that Community Group - Groups formed to pursue a is a composite of six separate indices of deprivation common interest, run mainly by volunteers, with less related to income, employment, health, disability, than £10,000 in the bank and employing no staff (see education, housing. Voluntary Groups). Infant Mortality rate - The rate of infant deaths under Community Planning - The process by which councils one year old. and other local organisations decide how to work ICT - Information & Communication Technology together to improve an area or 'a vehicle through which LA21 - Local Agenda 21 are local authority strategies we can hope to re-engage people with their community developed in the wake of the Rio Conference in 1992 to and with society.' promote sustainable development. Community Strategy - Councils are now required to LDF - Local Development Framework- this will replace prepare strategies for improving the economic, the Local Plan after new legislation is passed in 2004. environmental and social well being of their areas. This Local Plan - The District Planning Guidance document is to be achieved by co-ordinating the actions of the setting out provision for new business, housing and v other developments, land-use and conservation. Social Exclusion – This is a term used to describe what LSP - Local Strategic Partnerships - new over-arching can happen when people or areas suffer from a partnerships of local authorities and other local combination of linked problems such as organisations from the public, private, voluntary and unemployment, poor skills, low incomes, poor housing, community sectors that will prepare Community high crime, poor health and family breakdown. Strategies to address the main needs of communities. SDCB - Sussex Downs Conservation Board- LTP – Local Transport Plan – Plan setting out local Organisation which has responsibilities for managing, transport proposals including parking, highways, planning and conservation in the South Downs Area of public transport. Outstanding Natural Beauty. PPG - Policy Planning Guidance the tier of planning Structure Plan - Strategic Planning guidance for West guidance provided by the government. Sussex providing the tier between RPG and Local Plans. PSA - Public Service Agreement - agreement between SPG - Supplementary Planning Guidance is recognised central, local government and other organisations to by the local planning authority (the district council) as work together as effectively as possible to secure supplementing the guidance provided by the Local Plan further improvements in the services that matter most to and other planning guidance. local communities. Sustainable Development – Improving the economic, PSHE - Personal, Social and Health Education - social and environmental well-being for present and National Curriculum. future generations. Quality of Life Indicators - Central Local (Government) TPCT - Teaching Primary Care Trust (Adur, Arun & Information Partnership - menu of Worthing) responsible for co-ordinating the delivery of sustainability indicators developed jointly by the Audit primary health services e.g. GP’s, Health visitors, Commission, local authorities and Local Agenda 21 dentists, district nurses. groups to enable the monitoring/measurement of Voluntary Groups - Similar in concept to Community progress against targets for Community and LA21 Groups but generally more established charities with Strategies. unpaid committees usually called trustees and RPG - Regional Planning Guidance the tier of planning employing paid staff. guidance above the Structure Plan. Walking Bus – Aimed at children between 5-11 years SEEDA - Regional Development Agency (RDA) set up in old, the walking bus is a safe and healthy way for 1999 to co-ordinate economic development in the children to walk to and from school. South East. Ward – Divisional boundary within a District (see Ward SRB - The Single Regeneration Budget- government Map page 5). funded programme to support local regeneration in WSCC – West Sussex County Council. deprived areas. SME’s - Small and medium size enterprises or businesses that employ less than 250 employees. S & CS – Social & Caring Services (West Sussex County Council). New pic to come vi Produced & developed by Adur in Partnership Written & edited by Natalie Brahma-Pearl, Adur District Council

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