Moulsecoomb & Bevendean

Moulsecoomb & Bevendean Neighbourhood Action Plan(NAP) Stanmer Moulsecoomb S Coldean Brighton Aldridge & Bevendean Community A27 Academy Neighbourhood St Georges’s Community East Centre Community Moulsecoomb North Woodingdean Map Moulsecoomb The Orchards Moulsecoomb Community Room Leisure Centre Stanmer Moulsecoomb Way & Hollingdean Moulsecoomb S Moulsecoomb Woodingdean Birdham Road Hillview Good News Centre Moulsecoomb Children’s Moulsecoomb Health Centre & Bevendean Centre Primary Moulsecoomb Boxing Club 67 Centre Moulsecoomb Moulsecoomb Library Hall Jubilee Court Stanford St Andrew’s Community Room Church Drive & Hall Holy Nativity Norwich Hanover C Church & Community East Centre Brighton Hollingdean GP C Bevendean Ave Real Junk The Avenue Food Project Scout Hut S The Avenue & Community Garden University GP Bevendean of Brighton Cockcroft Heath HillPrimary Bevendean The Bevy S = School Lewes Road A270 Community S Pub C = Church Coomb Road Primary GP = GP Surgery Bear Road = Railway w & Moulsecoomb Bevendean Bevendean primary Hill View, Moulsecoomb Moulsecoomb primary The Moulsecoomb & Bevendean Neighbourhood Action Plan is based on Moulsecoomb Leisure Centre local knowledge and Moulsecoomb Hall experiences that identifies priorities, resources and opportunities for people living in Moulsecoomb & Bevendean. The Bevy, community pub in Bevendean Moulsecoomb Library Holy Nativity community centre 4 5 Moulsecoomb & Bevendean Moulsecoomb & Bevendean Welcome to the (NAP) (NAP) Neighbourhood Action Plan Neighbourhood Action Plan Supported by the Trust for Developing Communities, the Neighbourhood Action Plan (NAP) shows the key priorities for the community and the council for the area. It has been agreed through a consultation When communities work with each This NAP aims to fulfil the process with all interested other and with local services, there commitment within the Brighton parties and is a working are more opportunities to listen, & Hove Collaboration Framework document that will understand each other and shape working collaboratively to improve change and develop as services that work. It builds skills and develop Moulsecoomb & opportunities arise. which can lead to volunteering Bevendean. We asked four simple questions: or employment and creates a 1. Are you, or would you like to be, greater sense of belonging across involved in the community? communities and neighbourhoods. Supporting communities to 2. What is important to you in your develop networks with friends and community? neighbours creates more community 3. What are your hopes and goals for activities, reducing social isolation, yourself and your community? improving wellbeing, and reducing 4. Who, or what, else could help achieve the need for more specialist services. your goals? 6 7 Moulsecoomb & Bevendean Moulsecoomb & Bevendean What is the Communities Neighbourhood There are (NAP) 18,500 Of these people 60% live in areas Action Plan living in ranked in the most Moulsecoomb deprived 20% of There are three themes that have been identified & Bevendean England according to by the residents of Moulsecoomb & Bevendean the Indices of Multiple Moulsecoomb Deprivation 2015. & Bevendean in partnership with community groups, the voluntary sector and public services: Partnership 29% of children are in out of work (Every Economy households 3Event Months) NAP compared to Partners will be: 15% in England £ According to the 2011 census: Only 23% people aged 16-74 41% of adults • Sharing success Activity, Employment & Learning are in full-time employment, aged 16-74 were recorded 1. compared to as economically inactive compared to from 39% across England 30% in England thestories NAP Safety, Environment & 2. 39% of family households are lone • Creating Community Spaces Vulnerable groups parent families to The foodbanks solutions in the ward problems faced also report the achieving actions 3. Health & Wellbeing majority of referrals are for people in part-time work 39% of children are living in poverty compared to 19% in England • Tackling emerging In addition to residents’ great ideas and local knowledge, there is a real desire to participate in this change. This will 11% of households in this ward Education/skills are student inpriorities Moulsecoomb improve the local area and set up, run, and deliver services households & Bevendean and activities through community groups and organisations. Throughout the year, there will be NAP events taking place Aa across the ward, enabling residents and service providers 79% of people in 1x1 the ward live in an area to share their progress, views and ideas. of educational deprivation compared to 20% in England 8 9 Moulsecoomb & Bevendean The Trust for Profile: Developing Communities Deprivation The Trust for Developing Health Deprivation Rising inequalities means The Trust for Communities (TDC) growing differences 49% of the community Developing between people and those are living in health believe that the whole deprivation ‘hotspots’ Communities have with the very least are compared to 20% for England been supporting community benefits when falling further behind. the communities we come together to of Moulsecoomb Local residents know what it tackle poverty and inequality. is like to be amongst those & Bevendean for Income that have the least. Just like Department of work and the last 18 years We look forward to bringing together TDC’s community everyone else they want a pensions in 2016: and we are hopeful development workers, youth workers and specialist 13% receive workless better life for their children, that this new support from our Black & Minority Ethnic and Older a decent home to live in, £ benefits compared to 11% in England Neighbourhood People’s teams to work with the communities of to work and be paid fairly Action Plan Moulsecoomb & Bevendean, and support you to build for it and good health and marks an exciting on your strengths to bring about positive social change. wellbeing for their families. step forward on In response we have come tackling the key Athol Halle, Households in need of together to develop the issues that you Chief Executive, TDC Housing Benefit Moulsecoomb & Bevendean have identified for 37% live in social rented NAP. By working together households and the area. with local people, 26% in council housing community groups, public compared to 18% and 9% respectively in England. services and businesses we Moulsecoomb & Bevendean has over 70% can achieve real long term experiencing barriers to housing compared to change that builds a fairer 21% in England. city where Moulsecoomb and Bevendean have the same opportunities to Digital divide benefit from the resources, Another contributing barrier to facilities and services that employment and accessing services make this such a special is the digital divide. place to live. This is not helped by 78% experiencing lower broadband speeds. Photos from Community Connections event November 2017 10 11 & & Activity, Learning Employment Community Spaces, Safety Environment East Brighton Trust is a Community Interest To support the provision of accessible The Bridge Moulsecoomb Company that owns a number of properties Community and Bevendean activities and opportunities are a across East Brighton. Education Centre both have active, number of community run facilities, was a highly valued community run from The Bevy, a vibrant cooperative pub and The income from these properties enables delivery of provider of affordable Local Action activity and learning community facility to small community halls like a number of grant programmes to Moulsecoomb & Teams (LATs) as well as offering Holy Nativity Community Centre. Bevendean as well as others areas that represent Brighton’s support on pathways that hold regular to employment. It was public meetings to most disadvantaged and underrepresented groups. These create space for informal community activity forced to close in 2018 discuss emerging local Through this, the East Brighton Trust has funded many due to lack of finance, issues. There remains including the Bevendean coffee morning, which now a significant amount events and activities helping transform communities in but their legacy is a offers a food bank and advice drop-in. This offers a way for range of passionate of council housing in the area. These range from local festivals, community families to find routes out of financial difficulty. community groups able the ward and several This is delivered in partnership with TDC, FareShare, and gardens and youth clubs all the way to dance troupes, to continue their activity active tenant and art classes and counselling services. In 2017 East Brighton at other centres and resident groups Brighton & Hove Digital. Residents have engaged in training work with the council Trust celebrated having awarded over £500k to over 100 a strong collaborative provided by a wide range of providers including: Mind, approach from local on maintaining charities and community groups in East Brighton. Money Advice Plus, Possability People, Pavilions drug and service partners enabling their estate. alcohol services, Citizen’s Advice Bureau and Brighton & classes and projects to be rehoused in The action teams Hove Energy Services Cooperative. Through these initiatives, and residents groups places like the primary the community is better connected and more resilient. work closely with the school and library. council, police, NHS and This is testament to universities, where they As well as community the resilience of the push for positive change.

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