Longdendale and District Assembly

Town Plan 2008 - 2011

A Sustainable Vision For & Hattersley Contents

1. Introduction From The Chair Of 1 The District Assembly

2. Our Vision 2

3. Objectives Of The Town Plan 3

4. The Longdendale & Hattersley 4 District Assembly

5. Where We Are 8

6. Our Town 9

7. Action Plans 12-30

8. The Bigger Picture 31-35 1. Introduction from the Chair of the Assembly

Longdendale and Hattersley District The Longdendale and Hattersley Town Plan Assembly is one of eight area based panels provides the framework through which the established by Council in 1998 in District Assembly will work with its many order to get closer to the communities which partners to make Longdendale and Hattersley we serve. The District Assembly area takes a better place to live, work and visit. in the Longdendale Ward together with part of the Ward, thereby ensuring Councillor Sean Parker-Perry, Chair that the Hattersley area is wholly within a Longdendale and Hattersley District single District Assembly area. Assembly

Longdendale has some of the most beautiful countryside in the Borough with many historical features displaying a wealth of interest. Much has been devoted to the protection the area’s heritage and improving the local environment and there is a need to continue this work. Longdendale District Assembly also embraces the area of Hattersley which has seen a large scale voluntary stock transfer from Councillor Sean Parker- Councillor Jonathan City Council to Peak Valley Housing, a Perry - Chair Reynolds - Deputy Chair subsidiary of Contour Housing Association. The investment and changes in Hattersley provide real opportunities to improve the quality of life and standard of living for local residents, together with improvements in the local environment.

The development of the Mottram, and Bypass will provide yet greater opportunities to improve the quality of life and local environment for residents of the District Assembly area.

The District Assembly is viewed as the focal point for questions about public services and issues affecting the District Assembly area. Through its Elected Members, Officers and many partners, it works with a wide range of services, organisations and community groups to help develop and improve local services and, where possible, to facilitate local solutions to local problems.

1 2. Our Vision

Longdendale and Hattersley is an attractive and welcoming place to live, work and visit and your District Assembly aims to make it even better.

The District Assembly working with local residents, businesses and partners will continue to improve the opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to get involved in the life of their neighbourhoods and community.

We aim to support a culture where people feel safe and healthy and, with pride, take active responsibility for the neighbourhood in which they live or work.

2 3. The Town Plan 2008 - 2011

The Town Plan pulls together a number of themes and policies contained within several Council and partner organisation documents and surveys:

• The Tameside Community Strategy

• Tameside Council Corporate Plan

• The District Assembly’s Business Plan

• Environment Strategy

• The Market Research and Opinion Poll Data

Thematic Partnership Strategies including:­

• Children and Young People's Plan

• Cultural Strategy

• Tameside Crime and Disorder Partnership Plan

• Health Inequalities Strategy

• Community Cohesion Strategy

In attempting to respond to public consultation, the Town Plan seeks to address issues relating to the following items of public concern:

• Street scene issues – cleaner streets, no dog fouling

• Improving parks and green spaces

• Crime prevention and reduction initiatives

• Better quality carriageway and footway repairs

• Improving road safety in residential areas

• Improving facilities for young people

• Protection of the local environment

• Road safety initiatives, especially close to schools and on routes to schools.

• Reducing health inequalities 3 4. The Longdendale & Hattersley District Assembly

The Council has appointed 8 District Assemblies, as part of its commitment to local democracy, improved service delivery in the context of cost effective and more efficient, transparent and accountable decision making. They are one way the public can make their voice heard in Tameside and provide an opportunity for them to find out what's going on in their area and to have their say.

The Assembly covers the Longdendale Ward and part of the Hyde Godley Ward. As at May 2008 the following Councillors are members of the District Assembly:

Hyde Godley Cllr James Fitzpatrick Cllr Joe Kitchen Cllr John Sullivan

Longdendale Cllr Roy Oldham Cllr Sean Parker-Perry Cllr

4 In addition, the Assembly includes an Advisory Group comprising a small number of individuals representing local community groups/businesses in the District Assembly area. Pupil representatives from the High Schools in the area are also appointed to serve on the Advisory Group. As at December 2008 the Advisory Group membership is as follows:

Mr P Corris Peak Valley Housing Association

Ms J Dale Student Representative

Mrs E Dixon Hattersley Forum Community Centre

Mrs J Gould Community Association

Mr J Jacobs Hattersley & Mottram People Association

Mrs K Johnson Hollingworth Carnival Commitee

P Martin Student Representative

Mr Shaheen Naz Naz and Sons Limited 3. Young People's Issues - Cllr Reynolds (Mrs Dixon, Mrs Gould, Miss Dale and Mr There are four key briefs to be dealt with, each Martin one by Frontline Councillors who are required to report regularly to Assembly meetings and 4. Local Liaison - Cllr Sullivan (Mrs Dixon) expected to involve relevant Advisory Group members in carrying out this responsibility. The briefs are:­

1. Community Safety - Cllr Fitzpatrick (Mrs Dixon and Mrs Gould)

2. Environment - Cllr Parker-Perry (Mr Jacobs and Miss Dale)

5 The District Assembly looks after many The service is also supporting most of Council services and gives the public a voice the other key themes of the strategy at a in their town. neighbourhood level which are monitored via the business planning process. Area working in Tameside differs from that of most other authorities who have established In addition to these vital services we also area committees. The District Assemblies hold public meetings where local people can have real budgets and delegated decision ask questions about any council service or making powers with responsibility for can listen to what is going on in their area. services that have a real impact on people's They meet approximately every 8 weeks. quality of life, from keeping our streets clean Every day, teams of Assembly staff are out and litter free to making sure our parks are and about making the streets cleaner and desirable places to visit. Their budgets safer and our environment greener whilst include discretionary funding to drive their engaging with others to make Longdendale own minor works programme, improvements and Hattersley an attractive and welcoming to local grot spots and are responsive to place to live, work and visit. individual problems in their neighbourhoods and communities.

These actions are making a significant contribution towards delivering the key community strategy theme relating to “Improving the appearance of the Borough”.

6 The District Assemblies Question Time has helped to focus member and officer attention to raising standards of performance and delivering high levels of public satisfaction with such services.

The District Assembly has been able to address cross cutting themes in partnership with a significant number of local community groups/resident groups/registered social landlords and Police and is well placed to lead on the delivery of the Government’s neighbourhood agenda.

Examples of neighbourhood working initiatives include:

• PACT meetings • Joint working with registered social landlords supporting tenants and residents alike • Individual consultations on improvements to local neighbourhoods including parks and open spaces • Supporting the establishment of Friends Groups in our local parks • Acting as an active partner in neighborhood regeneration initiatives • Joint working with Patrollers to tackle anti social behaviour, dog fouling and litter • The lead member for community safety for the District Assembly serves on the Crime Reduction Partnership • Ward level working on community safety initiatives in association with local Neighbourhood Watch Schemes and supporting borough wide initiatives such as Business Watch • Working with the Joint Health Improvement Team and Primary Care Trust to support residents to lead healthier lives.

7 5. Where we are

Longdendale and Hattersley is situated on the and Stockport Road. Hattersley is currently southDenton east side and of Tameside Audenshaw and within the : Informationbeing transformed Snapshot from a Manchester over : Information Snapshot countrysideDentonDenton and of AudenshawEtherow and Valley, Audenshaw District Longdendale. Assembly has spill the estate largest into population a fully outregenerated of all the public/ District It is made up of farmland, woodland and private housing area through major sources AssembliesDenton and in Tameside. Audenshaw The District M60 and Assembly M67 motorways has the largest provide population strong links out with of Manchester all the District and itsadjoining Assemblies town areas. centres in Tameside. A large include regeneration The Mottram M60 and area andM67 exists motorways of in investment.its southeast provide strong In corner Hattersley links and with it there lies Manchester at are the already heart and of Hattersley.the adjoiningM60 investment It areas. has close A area. large proximity Theregeneration area to alsothe area Peakhas exists a strongnew in its mix houses, southeast of urban schools corner and and rural and new space.it lies sports at The the facilities. heart following of District,mapthe shows M60 and investment both facilities Longendale available area. The and to area residentsHattersley also has in a Denton strongThe mix wards and of Audenshaw. urban that and lie withinrural Key space. the statistics Longdendale The following are also areprovided map linked shows in the to tables facilitiesManchester, and available charts Stockport below. to residents and in Dentonand Hattersley and Audenshaw. boundary Key are statistics Longdendale are also the providedrest of the in the North tables West and throughcharts below. the M67 and Hyde Godley (Part). Map 1. District Assemblies Map 2. Wards Map 1. District Assemblies Map 2. Wards Map 1. District Assemblies Map 2. Wards

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8 6. Our Town

Longdendale and Hattersley have the state their religion (24.4%). Longdendale and smallest district assembly population of Hattersley have decreasing crime rates and Tameside with only 12,633 residents out of low educationalachievement. Some areas are Tameside’s 213,043 residents. Longdendale amongst the most deprived in the country, the and Hattersley have the highest proportion unemployment rate (6.5%) and the proportion of people of a white ethnic origin at 97.9% of residents with a limiting long-term illness (along with and North East (24.1%) are the highest among all the district District Assembly area) and the assembly areas in Tameside. The area also lowest number of people from an alternative has the lowest proportion of owner occupied Resident Satisfaction rates ethnic origin (2.1% in total). Similarly the area housing amongst its residents (52.5%). 96% 95% 100% 82% 85% 90% 79% 77% has 80%the lowest proportion of people from a Hattersley’s current regeneration is set to 70% 60% religion50% that is not Christianity (0.8%) and tackle such deprivation. Overall satisfaction Overall satisfaction Feelings of safety Overall satisfaction w ith parks and open w hen out in the local w ith local area the highestspaces proportionneighbourhood during out of all the district with the local area is low compared to other the day assemblyLongdendale areas and Hattersley to have noTameside religion or not to district assembly areas (77%).

Source: Tameside MBC Residents Opinion Survey 2007-08 & Citizens' Panel Summer 2007 Key Statistics Crime

Fig 2. Longdendale & Resident Satisfaction Tameside Crime Rates Hattersley Source 110.0 Resident Satisfaction rates Percentage Number Percentage Number Fig 1 Population All 100.0% 12,633 100.0% 213,043* 100.0 Gender Males 48.4% 6,114 48.5% 103,347 Females 51.6% 6,519 51.5% 109,696 90.0 9 6 % 9 5 % 1 0 0 % 8 2 % 8 5 % Age 0-19 year olds 27.1% 3,418 26.3% 56,015 9 0 % 7 9 % 7 7 % 80.0 20-64 year olds 57.4% 7,247 58.8% 125,198 8 0 % Census 7 0 % 73.0 65+ year olds 15.6% 1,968 14.9% 31,830 6 0 % 70.0 70.1 2001 5 0 % 66.7 Ethnicity White 97.9% 12,385 94.6% 201,471 Population 60.0 Other 2.1% 268 5.4% 11,567 O v e r a ll s a tis f a c tio n Fe e59.4 lin g s o f s a f e ty57.659.3 O v e r a ll s a tis f a c tio n Religion Christian 74.8% 75.5% 160,924 w ith p a rks a n d o p e n w h e n o u t in th e lo c a l w ith lo c a l a re a 50.0 Other religion 0.8% 4.2% 9,059 Number of Crimes per 1,000 s p a c e s n e ig h b o u r h o o d d u rin g None/ Not stated 24.4% 19.0% 43,052 40.0 th e d a y Health 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Census Longdendale and Hattersley Tameside Limiting Long-Term Illness (LLTI) 24.1% 3,047 20.9% Year 2001 Females Males Females Males Life Expectancy by ward 1999-2003 Tameside Longdendale and Hattersley Tameside (years) (years) (years) (years) and Source: Source: Tameside MBC Residents Opinion Survey 2007-08 & Citizens' Panel Longdendale 78.7 73.9 Summer 2007 79.5 74.6 Source: GMP Hyde Godley 75.6 73.0 (2003-05) (2003-05) PCT Tenure Census Owner Occupied Housing 52.5% 2,902 68.7% EducationalEducational Achievement Achievement 2001 Fig 3. Economic Census Fig 2 GCSE achievementResident Satisfaction rates Unemployment 6.5% 4.9% 2001 80.0 *Interpreting Census Statistics: Please note that small figures in Census tables are liable to be amended by 96% 95% the ONS to preserve confidentiality. This means that totals and percentages which logically ought to be the 100% 70.0 79% 82% 85% 90% 77% same may in fact be different, depending on what table they come from. 80% 70% 60.0 60% 50% 55.0 50.0 Overall51.7 satisfaction Feelings49.851.3 of safety Overall50.9 satisfaction equivalent w ith parks46.2 and open w hen out in the local w ith local area Percentage of

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Students who gained the day 2005 2006 2007 Longdendale and Hattersley Tameside Year Map 4. Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2007

Source: Tameside MBC Residents Opinion Survey 2007-08 & Citizens' Panel Summer 2007

Londendale and Hattersley Tameside Crime Source: Tameside Children's Services Department DUKINFIELD Fig 2. STALYBRIDGE Key IMD 2007 Crime Rates Most and Least deprived SOAs Worst 5% nationally Crime 110.0 5.01 - 10% Fig 3 100.0 10.01 - 25% 25.01 - 50% 90.0 50.01 - 75% 75.01 - 100% 80.0 LONGDENDALE & HATTERSLEY District Assembly Area 73.0 70.0 70.1 66.7 Population 60.0 59.4 57.659.3 50.0 Number of Crimes per 1,000 40.0 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 HYDE ¥ Year

0 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 Miles Longdendale and Hattersley Tameside © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Tameside MBC Licence No LA100022697, 2008 . Source: GMP Source: GMP @Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Tameside MBC Licence no LA100022697, 2008. Educational Achievement Fig 3.

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Londendale and Hattersley Tameside What local people say

In 2007-08 Tameside Council commissioned fifth (22%) consume the recommended 5+ an independent company to carry out a face­ portions of fruit or vegetables on a daily to-face survey of local residents, to find out basis, in line with the Tameside average what they thought of life in Tameside and of (25% Council services. A robust sample of people • Most agreed that the quality of Council from Longdendale and Hattersley were services is good overall (73%). included in the survey, and the key findings for the area were as follows: • 53% of respondents feel they are either kept very well informed (7%) or fairly well • 77% of respondents were satisfied with the informed (46%) by the Council: in line with area where they live, which is lower than the Tameside average of (58%) and 2004 2004 (91%) and the Tameside average area results (62%). (85%). • Six in ten respondents (57%) are aware of • The things that people in Longdendale and District Assemblies: more than for Tameside Hattersley said makes somewhere a good overall (48%). place to live were: In 2007 the Council also commissioned an low levels of crime (57%) independent company to carry out a survey good public transport (48%) of residents of priority neighbourhoods within good shopping facilities (35%). Tameside that are facing more social and economic challenges than others. Hattersley • The key problems in Longdendale & regeneration area was included within this Hattersley were considered to be: survey, and the key findings were as follows: teenagers causing a nuisance (51%) • 36% of residents in Hattersley felt that levels of traffic congestion/speed of their neighbourhood had got much better traffic (26%) over the previous 3 years. This compared to 21% of respondents in the five priority vandalism (21%) neighbourhoods overall. lack of police presence (21%). • Residents in Hattersley identified the • The priorities for improvement were seen following as ‘serious problems’ in their by residents to be: neighbourhood: preventing teenagers from causing a Lack of facilities for children (49%) nuisance (47%) Lack of parking (40%) increasing police presence (41%) Lack of police/patroller presence providing facilities for teenagers (34%) (37%). dog mess (33%). • 56% of residents in Hattersley said that • 52% agree that people from different they know most or many of the people in backgrounds in their area get on well their neighbourhood. This compares to together, significantly lower than for 41% of residents in the five regeneration Tameside overall (65%). areas overall. • In total (56%) of those in Longdendale & • 39% of residents in Hattersley say that they Hattersley consider themselves to be in good carry out moderate physical activity on five health, in line with Tameside overall (57%). or more days per week. This compares A third of respondents in Longdendale and to 33% of residents in the five priority Hattersley smoke tobacco products, either neighbourhoods overall. regularly (30%) or occasionally (6%), this is in line with Tameside overall (33%). One

10 11 7. Action Plans 2008 - 2011

Supportive Communities We want a cohesive community, where there are strong and positive relationships between people of all ages, from all backgrounds, in the workplace, schools and neighbourhoods, and where all the people have similar life opportunities.

What do we want for Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance

12 Ref Longdendale and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Hattersley? Officer? 1 Increased Increase the number of active March 2010 Community Safety Local Lead Member Local residents, Local Social NI1 participation of local Home Watch Groups within the Unit for Community Housing Providers, Police, NI2 people in activities District Assembly area Safety Patrollers NI5 to build stronger NI6 communities Increase the number of Sept 2009 Britain in Bloom Local Lead Member Local residents, Local Social NI7 schools, community groups Team for the Environment Housing Providers LAA Local 7 and businesses involved with Schools, Local Businesses Tameside In Bloom

Work with the Registered Social Sept 2009 Britain in Bloom Local Lead Member Local Social Housing Landlords to increase the number Team for the Environment Providers, Local Residents of people participating in garden competitions

In conjunction with local Nov 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Local Social Housing community groups and for the Environment Provider, Schools, Local organisations use the local media residents, Local Businesses and poster campaigns to promote local events within Longdendale & Hattersley What do we want for Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref Longdendale and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Hattersley? Officer? 2 Build capacity Increase the number of local March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Local community groups, NI1 of local groups community groups delivering for Local Liasion Homewatch Schemes, Local NI2 to strengthen projects in partnership with the Businesses, Local Social NI3 community District Assembly Housing Providers, Schools, NI4 involvement and Landlords. NI5 advancement of NI6 projects Support the regeneration of March 2010 Town Manager Local Lead Member Hattersley Partnership LAA Local 7 Hattersley for Local Liasion Local Ward Members Local Registered Social Landlord

3 Improved Ensure at least one major District March 2009 Town Manager District Assembly Marketing and NI5 communication with Assembly feature in each edition Chair Communications NI195 local people about of the Tameside Citizen. NI196 the work of the NI197 District Assembly Issue press releases following March 2009 Town Manager District Assembly Marketing &

13 each meeting of the District Chair Communications, Local Assembly – to seek improved press, Tameside Radio coverage in the local press

Regularly update District June 2009 Town Manager District Assembly Democratic Services Assembly information available on Chair IT Services the Council’s web site, including agendas and minutes. What do we want for Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref Longdendale and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Hattersley? Officer? 4 Improved attendance Improve the levels of public April 2009 Town Manager District Assembly Democratic Services, PI DA 4 of local people at awareness of the activities of Chair Policy Unit, Marketing & District Assembly District Assemblies - measured Communications meetings through Resident Opinion Survey feedback

Review and improve the publicity May 2009 Town Manager District Assembly Democratic Services,

14 advertising District Assembly Chair Marketing & meetings Communications and Local press

Improve the number of people April 2009 Town Manager District Assembly Democratic Services, attending the District Assembly Chair Marketing & meeting Communications, Local community groups and Local residents

Improve satisfaction of District April 2009 Town Manager District Assembly Democratic Services, Assemblies by those attending Chair Local community groups the meetings and Local residents What do we want for Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref Longdendale and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Hattersley? Officer? 5 Engaging Young Prioritise youth work projects in March 2009 Area Youth Local Lead Member Schools NI110 People through safe, manageable appropriate Manager for Young People’s District Assemblies Youth Work settings and methods Issues Other organisations / agencies working in schools

Offer a range of activities and March 2009 Area Youth Local Lead Member Youth activity providers initiatives that supports the Manager for Young People’s Services for Children and extended schools agenda. Issues Young People

Offer youth work in schools in/out March 2009 Area Youth Local Lead Member Schools school hours. Manager for Young People’s Other organisations / Issues agencies working in schools Youth activity providers Services for Children and Young People

Review and agree an annual May 2009 Area Youth Local Lead Member Schools 15 youth programme and support Manager for Young People’s District Assemblies the Youth Manager in the areas Issues Other organisations / that may require development that agencies working in schools cannot be immediately delivered Youth activity providers by the Youth Team.

Work with youth activity providers March 2009 Area Youth Local Lead Member Schools and support them with the Manager for Young People’s District Assemblies provision of investment of Issues Other organisations / facilities that they need to deliver agencies working in schools their activity programme for young people.

Recognition of youth work in June 2009 Area Youth Local Lead Member Schools education by schools by way of Manager for Young People’s District Assemblies feedback from schools Issues Other organisations / agencies working in schools Youth activity providers A Safe Environment We want an environment where people feel safe and secure. Working to reduce crime levels and make the streets safer for everyone is one of the resident’s top priorities. We will continue to target persistent offenders, reduce the harm caused by illegal drugs, improve safety in town centres, reduce burglary and tackle anti-social behaviour as part of our commitment to reduce the level of crime and fear of crime, and create respect in Tameside.

What do we want for Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref Longdendale and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Hattersley? Officer? 6 Effective partnership Review local crime data to identify April 2009 Community Safety Local Lead Member Police, NI15 16 working with the local issues and implement multi- Unit for Community Safety Tameside Patrollers, Home NI16 police and patrollers agency solutions Watch Groups, Registered NI17 to reduce the Social Landlords, Fire and NI21 amount of crime and Rescue Service NI24 anti social behaviour NI25 Support PACT meetings by March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Greater Manchester Police, NI27 ensuring regular District Assembly for Community Safety Community Safety Unit, NI33 representation and encouraging Home Watch Groups, Fire LAA Local 1 resident participation through and Rescue Service LAA Local 2 District Assembly meetings

Receive regular reports from June 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Greater Manchester Police, the police, patrollers and Fire for Community Safety Patrollers, Fire and Rescue and Rescue Service at District Service Assembly meetings and agree follow up action What do we want for Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref Longdendale and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Hattersley? Officer? 7 A reduction in crime To identify and access sources March 2009 Community Safety Local Lead Member Greater Manchester Police, NI15 and the fear of crime of funding for home security and Unit for Community Safety Potential Grant and Funding NI16 educational information to combat Agencies e.g. Home Office, NI17 crime Town Manager, Home Watch NI21 Schemes, Registered Social NI24 Landlords, Fire and Rescue NI25 Service NI27 NI33 Monitor perceptions of crime and December Community Safety Local Lead Member Town Manager, Policy LAA Local 1 anti social behaviour through the 2009 Unit for Community Safety Unit, Marketing and LAA Local 2 Citizen Panel and report to the Communications, Greater District Assembly Manchester Police, Home Watch Schemes, Fire and Rescue Service

Publish articles in newsletters March 2009 Community Safety Local Lead Member Town Manager, Policy feeding back on on Unit for Community Safety Unit, Marketing and 17 community safety initiatives Communications, Greater Manchester Police, Home Watch Schemes

Ensure publicity leaflets and March 2009 Community Safety Local Lead Member Town Manager, Policy posters are deposited/ displayed Unit for Community Safety Unit, Marketing and in libraries and public spaces Communications, Greater on community safety initiatives Manchester Police, Home being carried out in the District Watch Schemes, Customer Assembly area Services, Fire and Rescue Service 8 Improved Implement and review an annual March 2009 Engineering Local Lead Member Town Manager, Local Ward NI140 satisfaction with the Highways Structural Maintenance Services for the Environment Councillors NI168 physical condition Programme NI169 of local highways NI195 and a reduction Implement a regular programme March 2009 Engineering Local Lead Member Town Manager, Local Ward in the number of of gulley cleansing and reduce Services for the Environment Councillors, Quality Auditors complaints block gulley complaints

Ensure the contractor carrying October District Local Lead Member Town Manager, Quality out the highways weed 2009 Assemblies for the Environment Auditors, Marketing and spray programme meets the (Parks and Land Communications performance standards set out in Management) the contract What do we want for Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref Longdendale and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Hattersley? Officer? 9 A reduction in the Continue to implement a March 2009 Engineering Local Lead Member Town Manager, Greater NI 47 number of traffic- programme of road safety Services for the Environment Manchester Police NI 48 related accidents initiatives (e.g. 20mph zones and and improved safer routes to schools) and to highway road safety monitor progress on road safety regularly at District Assembly meetings 18 Monitor the effectiveness of September Engineering Local Lead Member Greater Manchester Police, existing Watchman cameras and 2009 Services for the Environment Patrollers, Community relocate cameras if necessary. Safety Unit, Town Manager A Prosperous Society We want everyone in Tameside to benefit from the prosperity of the local economy, with strong, sustainable businesses within Tameside providing well-paid jobs to local residents. This means creating an environment in which enterprise can grow and ensuring local people benefit from this enterprise.

What do we want for Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref Longdendale and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Hattersley? Officer? 10 Effective working Work with Chamber of Trade March 2010 Community Safety Local Lead Member Tameside Chamber of Trade NI15 with local retailers to and local retailers to understand Unit for Community Safety Retail Business owners NI16 improve security of local business crime issues in LAA Local 1 businesses Longdendale and Hattersley and support implementation of crime reduction techniques

Encourage retailers to contribute March 2009 Community Safety Local Lead Member Town Manager, Retail financial support towards Unit for Community Safety Business Owners and campaigns and initiatives aimed Tameside Chamber of Trade at reducing retail crime 19 Promote Business Watch scheme March 2009 Community Safety Local Lead Member Town Manager and Local to local businesses to encourage Unit for Community Safety Business Owners take up and strengthen local action in Longdendale and Hattersley against crime What do we want for Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref Longdendale and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Hattersley? Officer? 11 Promotion of town Support local events in Hattersley Sept 2009 Town Manager Appropriate Local Local Community Groups NI5 centres as places to and Longdendale Lead Member NI11 live, visit and trade NI172 Support the regeneration, March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Economic Development and development and investment of for Local Liasion Planning Hattersley

20 Award Town Twinning Grants March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Longdendale Town Twinning and support Longdendale Town for Local Liasion Committee Twinning Committee

Ensure regular maintenance March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Landlords of billboard is carried out on billboard and for the Environment advertising sites, Quality advertising sites to ensure fit Auditors, for purpose and support locally based businesses

12 Reducing Support and promote local March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Economic Development NI174 worklessness employment initiatives such as for Local Liason in Longdendale Job Fairs in the town through the and Hattersley District Assembly meetings through support of investment opportunities A Learning Community We want to raise educational achievements and expectations so our young people have a good quality of life, and to ensure that everyone in Tameside has the opportunity to continue learning and training.

What do we want for Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref Longdendale and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Hattersley? Officer? 13 Effective working Appoint at least one pupil May 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Democratic Services, Area NI1 with schools to representative from each of the for Young People’s Youth Manager, Young NI2 ensure the views local High Schools onto the Issues people, Schools, Marketing NI4 of young people District Assembly Advisory Group and Communications NI5 are represented at NI110 District Assembly Give pupil representatives an March 2009 Area Youth Local Lead Member Town Manager, meetings opportunity to deliver at least Manager for Young People’s Democratic Services, Pupil one presentation to the District Issues representatives, Principal Assembly each year. Education Adviser 21 What do we want for Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref Longdendale and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Hattersley? Officer? 14 Improved awareness Targeted work with local schools March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Members Environmental Health, - NI110 and understanding of e.g. Eco Schools for Local Liasion and Recycling, Countryside Unit, NI186 environmental issues the Environment Education Officers, Local NI195 Schools, Governors, Local Businesses

Targeted education and March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Environmental Health,

22 communication campaign for the Environment Countryside Unit, Local with community groups and Businesses, Marketing businesses & Communication and Registered Social Landlords

Regular articles in local media March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Members Environmental Health, and each edition of the Tameside for Local Liasion and Countryside Unit, Local Citizen on environmental issues the Environment Resident/Community Groups, Local Businesses, and Marketing & Communications

Provide information in Hattersley March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Environmental Health, Library and other community for the Environment Countryside Unit, Registered buildings and key shopping areas Social Landlords, Local on environmental issues being Resident/Community promoted by the Council Groups, Libraries staff and Local supermarkets A Healthy Population We want everyone in Tameside to enjoy good physical and mental health and wellbeing. This means helping people to lead healthy lifestyles by being active, promoting healthy eating and facilitating smoking cessation – ultimately leading to reduced health inequalities.

What do we want for Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref Longdendale and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Hattersley? Officer? 15 Improved health To promote and support the March 2009 Head of Health Local Lead Members Joint Health Improvement NI8 and wellbeing for delivery of health improvement Improvement for Young People’s Team, Primary Care Trust, NI112 residents projects and work in partnership Issues and Local External social marketing NI 119 with locality based health Liasion companies, Teenage NI120 improvement teams and services Pregnancy Strategy Board, NI121 Branching Out, Other related NI122 agencies, Local schools, NI123 Local Registered Social NI137 Landlords LAA Local 8

Following research carried out March 2009 Primary Care Trust Local Lead Members Joint Health Improvement

23 in Longdendale and Hattersley for Young People’s Team, Primary Care Trust, support targeted social marketing Issues and Local External social marketing campaigns in Hattersley to reduce Liasion companies, Teenage smoking, teenage pregnancy and Pregnancy Strategy Board, obesity. Branching Out, Other related agencies, Local schools, Local Registered Social Landlords 16 Improved health Promote teenage sexual health March 2009 Area Youth Local Lead Member Primary Care Trust. Teenage NI112 and wellbeing for initiatives aimed at reducing Manager for Young People’s Pregnancy Strategy Board, NI115 children and young teenage pregnancies, in particular Issues Branching Out, Other related NI123 people in Hattersley. Take steps to agencies, Young people, NI155 increase awareness of young Schools NI156 people around sexual health and health issues.

Promote healthy eating, physical March 2009 Area Youth Local Lead Member Primary Care Trust, Other activity, sensible drinking and Manager for Young People’s related agencies, Young smoking cessation through Issues people, Schools, Teenage the introduction to the whole Pregnancy Strategy Board, Longdendale and Hattersley area Branching Out of the NHS Teen Life check. What do we want for Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref Longdendale and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Hattersley? Officer? 17 A reduction in Produce a health needs March 2009 Head of Health Local Lead Members Joint Health Improvement LAA Local 8 the gap in health assessment for Longdendale and Improvement for Young People’s Team, Primary Care Trust, inequalities Hattersley informed by the Joint Issues and Local Adult Social Care, Services Strategic Needs Assessment to Liasion for Children and Young identify specific commissioning People priorities for the local area. 24 An Attractive Borough We want Tameside to be an attractive and environmentally friendly place to live, work and visit. We are committed to working with local communities to protect and improve our environment and our heritage, provide high quality open spaces and make Tameside a cleaner, greener, more accessible place for current and future generations to enjoy.

What do we want for Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref Longdendale and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Hattersley? Officer? 18 Clean streets, free Improve appearance of the area March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Quality Auditors, Local NI4 from litter, fly tipping, and eliminate grot spots by for the Environment residents, Businesses, Local NI5 dog fouling, graffiti reducing the percentage of streets Social Housing Providers, NI6 and fly posting with unacceptable levels of litter/ United Utilities, Network NI195 detritus/graffiti and fly posting Rail, Arboricultural Unit, NI196 to 6% (as defined by NI 195) by Landlords March 2009.

Work with fast food outlets and March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Fast Food Outlets, deliver education campaigns for the Environment Environmental Health, Marketing and Communications, Local 25 Schools, Local residents

Deliver the “Make a Space” March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Quality Auditors, Local campaign to reduce street litter for the Environment residents, Local Ward Members

Remove all graffiti within 5 March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Quality Auditors, Local working days for the Environment residents, Local Ward Members

Remove offensive graffiti within 24 March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Local residents, Businesses, hours for the Environment Quality Auditors, Local Social Housing Providers, United Utilities, Network Rail What do we want for Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref Longdendale and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Hattersley? Officer? Effectively target fly tipping to March 2010 Town Manager Local Lead Member Local residents, Businesses, reduce complaints Environmental for the Environment Quality Auditors, Local Health Social Housing Providers, United Utilities, Network Rail

Monitor fly poster notices and March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Local residents, Businesses, report to the District Assembly for the Environment Local Social Housing

26 meetings Providers, Local schools, Local Ward Members

Carry out publicity/awareness March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Marketing and campaigns- targeted at reducing for the Environment Communications dog fouling, eg. The Not on my Street Campaign

19 Improved Implement street scene December Town Manager Local Lead Member Local Residents, Other NI2 attractiveness of the improvements 2008 for the Environment Organisations, Hattersley NI4 built environment Partnership, Local Social NI5 Housing Providers, NI7 Businesses, Engineering Services

Implement the environmental March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Engineering Services, Local improvements programme and for the Environment Ward Members, Local report progress to each District Businesses, Local Resident Assembly meeting Groups, Local Social Housing Providers What do we want for Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref Longdendale and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Hattersley? Officer? 20 Improved quality of Retain Green Flag Award for July 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Local community/voluntary NI1 and satisfaction with Lymefield Country Park for the Environment groups, Local Businesses, NI2 local parks and open Schools, Residents, Local NI3 spaces Social Housing Providers, NI4 Friends Groups NI5 NI6 Retain the North West In Bloom September Britain in Bloom Local Lead Member Local community groups, NI7 title and secure nomination to 2009 Team/Town for the Environment Local schools, Allotment NI197 represent the North West region Manager Associations, Local LAA Local 7 in the national Britain in Bloom businesses PI DA 3 competition in 2010.

Refurbishment of children’s play March 2010 Town Manager Local Lead Member Local Friends groups, Local area at Water Lane (2010/2011) for the Environment Ward Members, Local residents 27 What do we want for Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref Longdendale and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Hattersley? Officer? 21 Increased recycling Promote re-cycling initiatives March 2009 Environmental Local Lead Member Marketing and NI192 rates Health for the Environment Communications, NI197 Consult with local people to Local press NI191 ensure local re-cycling facilities Local Businesses, Residents meet their needs via Tameside Policy Unit Citizen Panel 22 Increased use of Support campaigns to encourage March 2010 Engineering Local Lead Member Greater Manchester NI167 28 public transport to greater use of public transport Services for the Environment Passenger NI175 reduce congestion Transport Executive NI177 (GMPTE),Marketing & Communications and Local press and radio

Ensure the views of local people March 2011 Engineering Local Lead Member GMPTE and Local resident are taken into account in the Services for the Environment groups development of public transport Definition of Performance Indicators

NI 1: % of people who believe people from different backgrounds get on well together in their local area. NI 2: % of people who feel that they belong to their neighbourhood. NI 3: Civic participation in the local area. NI 4: % of people who feel they can influence decisions in their locality. NI 5: Overall/general satisfaction with local area. NI 6: Participation in regular volunteering. NI 7: Environment for a thriving third sector. NI 8: Adult participation in sport and active recreation. NI 11: Engagement in the arts. NI 14: Reducing avoidable contact: minimising the proportion of customer contact that is of low or no value to the customer. NI 15: Serious violent crime. NI 16: Serious acquisitive crime. NI 17: Perceptions of anti-social behaviour. NI 21: Dealing with local concerns about anti-social behaviour and crime issues by the local council and police. NI 24: Satisfaction with the way the police and local council dealt with anti-social behaviour. NI 25: Satisfaction of different groups with the way the police and local council dealt with anti-social behaviour. NI 27: Understanding of local concerns about anti-social behaviour and crime issues by the local council and police. NI 33: Number of incidents involving arson. NI 39: Rate of Hospital Admissions per 100,000 for Alcohol Related Harm NI 40: Number of drug users recorded as being in effective treatment. NI 47: People killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents. NI 48: Children killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents. NI 49: Number of primary fires and related fatalities and non-fatal casualties (excluding precautionary checks). NI 55: Obesity in primary school age children in Reception. NI 56: Obesity in primary school age children in Year 6. NI 110: Young people’s participation in positive activities. NI 112: Under 18 conception rate. NI 115: Substance misuse by young people. NI 119: Self-reported measure of people’s overall health and wellbeing. NI 120: All age all cause mortality rate. NI 121: Mortality rate from all circulatory diseases at ages under 75. NI 122 Mortality from all cancers at ages under 75. NI 123 16+ current smoking rate prevalence. NI 137: Healthy life expectancy at age 65. NI 138: Satisfaction of people over 65 with both home and neighbourhood Health and Well being. NI 140: Fair treatment by local services. NI 155: No of affordable homes delivered (gross). NI 156: No of households living in temporary accommodation. NI 167: Congestion – average journey time per mile during the morning peak. NI 168: Principal roads where maintenance should be considered.

29 NI 169: Non-principal classified roads where maintenance should be considered. NI 172: VAT registered businesses in the area showing growth. NI 174: Skills gaps in current workforce reported by employers. NI 175: Access to services and facilities by public transport, walking and cycling. NI 177: Local bus passenger journeys originating in the authority area. NI 191: Residential household waste per head. NI 192: Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling and composting. NI 193: Percentage of municipal waste land filled. NI 194: Air quality – % reduction in NOx and primary PM10 emissions through local authority’s estate and operations. NI 195: Improved street and environmental cleanliness (levels of litter, detritus, graffiti and fly posting). NI 196: Improved street and environmental cleanliness – fly tipping. NI 197: Improved local biodiversity – proportion of local sites where positive conservation management has been or is being implemented. NI 199: Children and young people’s satisfaction with parks and play areas. LAA Local 1: Overall crime. LAA Local 2: Crime equalities. LAA Local 4: Accidental dwelling fires. LAA Local 7: Number of Green Flags/Pennants. LAA Local 8: Mortality rate inequalities. PI DA3: Satisfaction levels with parks. PI DA4: Number of people attending District Assembly meetings.

30 8. The Bigger Picture

Tameside has a vision for the whole borough:

Our Vision

Tameside is a good place to live, and we want to make it even better. We want it to be a place where people of all ages and backgrounds feel at home and able to get involved in the life of the community, where they can contribute to a prosperous local economy, feel safe and healthy, and take responsibility for the environment in which they live.

To realise this vision 6 priorities were identified following extensive consultation with more than 3,000 local people and organisations.

Our priorities are to make Tameside a:

Safe Environment

Prosperous Society

Learning Community

Attractive Borough

Supportive Communities Tameside Patrollers

Healthy Population

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Safe Environment - Reducing crime, particularly crime inequalities - Increasing respect and reducing fear of crime

Prosperous Society - Worklessness - Enterprise - Skills

Learning - Educational Attainment - Basic Skills (skills for life) - Further and higher education

Attractive Borough - Appearance – quality of public spaces - Cleaner - Greener

Supportive - Cohesion - Participation - Vulnerable people

Healthy Population - Mortality - Health inequalities - Wellbeing

- Independent living

32 Tameside Council has four ‘People’s Priorities’, District Assemblies involve local people and these are the things that residents have told us respond to local people’s priorities. To achieve are important to them. The People’s Priorities this they have four key briefs which align with support the delivery of the Community the People’s Priorities. Strategy as outlined below, with the priority to create supportive communities cutting across all the ‘People’s Priorities’.

Safe Environment Children and Young People

Prosperous Society Public safety and combating crime

Learning Community Stimulating the economy to produce more and better Attractive Borough jobs

Supportive Communities The appearance of the Borough

Healthy Population

33 How will we achieve these priorities:

Partnership Working

We know that to achieve our vision organisations and individuals from across the borough need to work together.

The Tameside Strategic Partnership exists to bring together public, private and voluntary organisations to work together to achieve the six priorities.

The Partnership works at a strategic level through seven thematic partnerships.

The thematic partnerships bring together organisations from the public, private, voluntary and community sectors who are working towards a common agenda.

Neighbourhood Working

We have thematic partnership work across the whole borough on particular issues. This is complemented by work at neighbourhood level.

District Assemblies deliver the borough’s priorities at a local level. They involve local people and respond to local people’s needs, To achieve this District Assemblies have Mottram War Memorial four key briefs which align with the People’s Priorities as follows:

• Environment

• Community Safety

• Young People’s issues

• Local Liaison

34 Neighbourhood Renewal

Tameside has identified 5 priority neighbourhoods, based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation. The index allows us to identify areas where communities may be experiencing deprivation in terms of facilities available, employment levels, educational attainment or crime.

These areas have been designated Priority Neighbourhoods and local partnerships set up to address the particular issues and concerns in these areas.

Environment Strategy 2008-2011

Ensuring the people of Tameside enjoy a better quality of life without compromising that of future generations is the goal of the Council's three year Environment Strategy. District Assemblies will, through collaborative working, address some of the main environmental challenges identified in the strategy's action plans, including improving the appearance of the borough and ensuring parks and green spaces are managed to a high standard.

Our work recognises the importance of responding to the environmental priorities of people in Tameside. By doing so we will play a part in the strategy's collective response to Mottram, In Bloom Winner the environmental issues affecting the whole borough.

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