Ashton-Under-Lyne District Assembly

Ashton-under-Lyne District Assembly

Town Plan 2008 - 2011

A Sustainable Vision For Ashton-under-Lyne Contents

1. Introduction From The Chair Of 1 The District Assembly

2. Our Vision 2

3. Objectives Of The Town Plan 3

4. The Ashton-under-Lyne 4 District Assembly

5. Where We Are 8

6. Our Town 9

7. Action Plans 12-30

8. The Bigger Picture 31-35

The Market Trader, Bronze Statue 1. Introduction from the Chair of the Assembly

I am delighted to introduce the Ashton representative of the very high standards we under-Lyne District Assembly Town Plan set in Ashton; also supporting and believing 2008-2011, and am very proud to represent in the national In Bloom success that we the Assembly as Chair. have contributed to.

Ashton has a vibrant town centre with a variety Keeping our neighbourhoods clean and safe of shops and businesses which cater for every is one of our priorities and by partnerships interest. The Arcades and Ladysmith Centre with the police and other agencies; we are offer an undercover shopping experience to committed; to making Ashton-under-Lyne a an exceptional standard. great place to live and work.

In 2008, the completion of the transformed I am committed, with fellow councillors, to Victorian market hall, fitted out to the highest take the town forward and to continue to modern standards, offers facilities second to make real progress in our neighbourhoods none in the Northwest. This is market trading to include improvements to our street for the 21st century. environment, green space and to the everyday lives of the people of Ashton. Ashton town centre is not only a place where people live and work, but where visitors can Cllr Lynn Travis be entertained by the regular street events Chair Ashton-under-Lyne District Assembly and shows, making for a fantastic day out.

Culture in Ashton continues to thrive and I thoroughly recommend a visit to Setantii, based in Ashton Town Hall, or Portland Basin Heritage Museum.

Significant investment has been made in Ashton’s parks and open spaces, including the transformation of Cedar Park and Oxford Park, which hold the prestigious Green Flag award. Councillor Lynn Travis - Councillor Andrew Chair Highton - Deputy Chair Ongoing improvements in Store Street Park, King George’s Park, and spectacular improvements to West End Park all make Ashton a better place to enjoy sport and leisure activities.

Partnership working continues to benefit Ashton and its residents with community involvement thriving throughout the town.

Floral displays and recent sustainable planting initiatives, offering all year round colour, have Hanging Bakets in Ashton gone from strength to strength and are

1 2. Our Vision

Ashton-under-Lyne 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.

Ashton Market

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 Oxford Park • 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

• Regeneration of Ashton Town Centre

• Protection of the local environment

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

• Reducing health inequalities. 3 4. The Ashton-under-Lyne 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 four electoral wards of Ashton Hurst, Ashton St. Michael's, Ashton Waterloo and St. Peter's. As at May 2008 the following Councillors are members of the District Assembly:

Ashton Hurst Cllr Richard Ambler Cllr John Kelly Cllr Alan Whitehead

Ashton St. Michael's Cllr William Harrison Ashton's Black Knight Cllr Andrew Highton Cllr Margaret Sidebottom

Ashton Waterloo Cllr Catherine Piddington Cllr Lynn Travis Cllr Michael Whitley

St. Peter's Cllr Warren Bray Cllr Jack Davis Cllr Stephen Smith

34 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 May 2008 the Advisory Group membership is as follows:

June Allman Broadoak and Smallshaw Community Association

Janet Patterson Currier Lane Area Residents Association

Parish Church - Bedding Design Vincent Robinson Ashton Ladysmith Cricket Club & Trust

Tim White 12th Ashton Scout Group

Yasmin Patel New Charter Academy

Samuel Rosbottom New Charter Academy

There are four key briefs to be dealt with, each one by Frontline Councillors who are required to report regularly to Assembly meetings and expected to involve relevant Advisory Group members in carrying out this responsibility. The briefs are:

1. Community Safety - Cllrs Bray, Harrison, Travis and Mrs Allman

2. Environment - Cllrs S. Smith, Travis, Whitley and Mrs Patterson

3. Young People's Issues - Cllrs Sidebottom, S.Smith and Mr White

4. Local Liaison - Cllrs Davis, Highton and Mr Robinson

35 The District Assembly looks after many Council services and gives the public a voice in their town.

Area working in Tameside differs from that of most other authorities who have established area committees. The District Assemblies have real budgets and delegated decision making powers with responsibility for services that have a real impact on people's quality of life, from keeping our streets clean and litter free to making sure our parks are desirable places to visit. Their budgets include discretionary funding to drive their own minor works programme, improvements to local grot spots and are responsive to 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”. The service is also supporting most of the other key themes of the strategy at a neighbourhood level which are monitored via the business planning process.

In addition to these vital services we also hold public meetings where local people can ask questions about any council service or can listen to what is going on in their area. They meet approximately every 8 weeks. Every Memorial Gardens day, teams of Assembly staff are out and about making the streets cleaner and safer and our environment greener whilst engaging with others to make Ashton-under-Lyne an attractive and welcoming place to live, work and visit.

36 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 Ashton Street Art Project • 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 the Primary Care Trust to support residents to lead healthier lives.

37 5. Where we are

Lying just north of the River Tame, Ashton M60 and Manchester city centre (for instance is onlyDenton 6.2 miles and east fromAudenshaw the centre of : Informationthrough retail businesses Snapshot like Ikea). Ashton Manchester. To the north, touching the is also home to Tameside General Hospital, boundary,Denton is and the Audenshaw county of District Lancashire. Assembly A hasCedar the largest Park and population Oxford outPark, of and all thenumerous District largeAssemblies amount of in regenerationTameside. The work M60 is and taking M67 motorwaysprimary provide and secondary strong links schools. with Manchester The wards and placeadjoining around areas. St. Peters A large and regeneration Smallshaw area to exists within in its southeastthis boundary corner include and it Ashton lies at the Waterloo, heart of the M60 investment area. The area also has a strong mix of urban and rural space. The following regeneratemap shows and facilitiesboost investment available toin residentsthe area, in DentonAshton and Hurst, Audenshaw. Ashton St. Key Michael's, statistics areand also St. and providedhelp to inutilise the tables Ashton’s and charts proximity below. to the Peter's.

Map 1. District Assemblies Map 2. Wards Map 1. District Assemblies Map 2. Wards

Map 3. Facilities Map 3. Facilities

8 6. Our Town

Ashton-under-Lyne has the largest town (6.3%). There has been a real improvement centre in Tameside and second largest in educational achievement at GCSE level for population of all District Assembly areas, Ashton, taking it from below the Tameside with a total population of 43,533. Ashton average (46.9% in 2006) to above the also has the largest BME community of all Tameside average in 2008 (57.8%). The life the eight District ResidentAssembly Satisfaction areas rates in Tameside expectancy for males in St. Peter’s ward is the and the second largest religious population lowest of all the Tameside wards (69.3 years). 94% 95% 100% 85% 85% 85% 85% excluding90% Christianity. The crime rate in OurSome Town: of these figures are underpinned by a 80% 70% Ashton-under-Lyne has the largest town centre in Tameside and second largest population of all Ashton 60%is above the Tameside average and large area of deprivation within Ashton, some 50% DA areas, with a total population of 43,533. Ashton also has the largest BME community of all the all other districtOverall satisfaction assemblyFeelings ofareas safety Overall in satisfactionTameside, eightof DA areaswhich in Tameside is considered and the second largest the religious worst population 5% excluding in Christianity.the The w ith parks and w hen out in the w ith local area crime rate in Ashton is above the Tameside average and all other district assembly areas in emma.thompson 6/6/08 15:08 although it open has spaces decreased local from 101.3 to Tameside,country although and it has decreased the largest from 101.3 toarea 77.8 per of 1,000 deprivation population over the in last three years. Unemployment is also the highest of all the district assembly areas in Tameside (6.3%). Deleted: number of crimes neighbourhood 77.8 per 1,000 population over the last three ThereTameside. has been a real improvement However in educational satisfaction achievement at GCSElevels level forwith Ashton, taking it emma.thompson 6/6/08 15:08 Ashton Tameside from below the Tameside average (46.9% in 2006) to above the Tameside average in 2008 Deleted: by far years. Unemployment is also the highest of (57.8%).the The local life expectancy area forare males high in St. Peter’s(Fig.1). ward is the lowest of all the Tameside wards emma.thompson 6/6/08 15:08 Source: Tameside MBC Residents Opinion Survey 2007-08 & Citizens'(69.3 Panel years). Summer Some 2007 of these figures are underpinned by a large area of deprivation within Ashton, Deleted: the all the District Assembly areas in Tameside some of which is considered the worst 5% in the country and the largest area of deprivation in emma.thompson 6/6/08 15:09 Tameside. However satisfaction levels with the local area are high (Fig.1). Deleted: There has however been a real Crime improvement in educational achievement Key Statistics at GCSE level for Ashton, taken it from Fig 2. Key Statistics below the Tameside average (46.9% in 2006) to just slightly above the Tameside Crime Rates Table 1. average in 2008 (at 57.8%). Resident Satisfaction Ashton Tameside emma.thompson 6/6/08 15:10 Fig 1 Source Deleted: relatively 110.0 Percentage Number Percentage Number Population All 100.0% 43,533 100.0% 213,043* 100.0 101.3 Gender Males 49.0% 21,335 48.5% 103,347 Resident Satisfaction92.1 rates 90.0 Females 51.0% 22,198 51.5% 109,696 Age 0-19 year 80.0 77.8 27.0% 11,741 26.3% 56,015 olds 70.0 72.99 94% 95%66.69 20-64 year 100% 58.4% 25,430 58.8% 125,198 Population 85%60.0 85% 85%59.3185% olds

90% 65+ year Census 80% 50.0 14.6% 6,362 14.9% 31,830 70% olds 2001 40.0 60% Ethnicity White 87.3% 38,071 94.6% 201,471 50% Number of Crimes per 1,000 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Other 12.7% 5,462 5.5% 11,567 Overall satisfaction Feelings ofYear safety Overall satisfaction Religion Christian 68.6% 75.5% 160,924 Other w ith parks and w hen out in the w ith local area 11.3% 4.2% 9,059 religion open spaces local Ashton Tameside None/ Not 20.1% 20.2% 43,052 neighbourhood Where we stated are Source: GMP Health Ashton Tameside Lying just north of the River Tame, Ashton is only 6.2 miles east from the centre of Manchester. To Limiting Long-Term Census the north, touching the boundary,22.6% is the county9,844 of Lancashire. 20.9% A large amount of regeneration work is taking placeIllness around (LLTI) St. Peters and Smallshaw to regenerate and boost investment in2001 the area, Source:Educational Tameside MBC ResidentsAchievement Opinion Survey 2007-08 & Citizens'andLife Panel help Expectancy to utilise Summer Ashton’sby ward 2007 proximity Females to the M60 Males and Manchester Females city centre Males (for instance through Source: Source:Fig Tameside 3. MBC Residents Opinion Survey 2007-08 & Citizens' Panel Summer retail businesses1999-2003 like Ikea). Ashton(years) is also home (years) to Tameside (years) General Hospital,(years) Stamford Tameside and 2007 Oxford Park,Ashton and Waterloo numerous primary77.9 and secondary 72.6 schools. The wards within this boundaryand include AshtonAshton Waterloo, Hurst Ashton 78.3 Hurst, Ashton 73.3 St. Michael's, 79.5 and St. Peter's.74.6 Glossop GCSE achievement Crime Ashton St. Michael's 78.6 74.6 (2003-05) (2003-05) PCT Resident Satisfaction rates FigEducational 2. Achievement Map 1. District St. Assemblies Peter's 77.8 69.3 Map 2. Wards Fig 2 80.0 Tenure Owner Occupied Census Crime Rates 62.1% 11,472 68.7% 94% 95% Housing 2001 100% 85% 85% 85% 85% 90% 70.0 Economic 110.080% Activity 70% Census 100.060% 101.3 Unemployment 6.3% 4.9% 50% 60.0 2001 90.0 92.1 57.8 * Please note in some instances the demographic breakdown does not match the total population due to ONS rounding. Overall satisfaction Feelings of safety Overall satisfaction55.0 equivalent 80.0 with parks and51.7 w hen out in the w ith local area 50.0 49.8 77.8 open spaces local Resident Satisfaction 70.0 72.99 47.1 46.9 neighbourhood66.69 gained five GCSE A*-C or

Population 60.0 Percentage of Students who 40.0 59.31 FigMap 1. 4. Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2007

Ashton Tameside 50.0 2005 2006 2007 Map 3. Facilities Source:40.0 Tameside MBC ResidentsYear Opinion Survey 2007-08 & Citizens' Panel Summer 2007

Number of Crimes per 1,000 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Crime Ashton Year Tameside Source: TamesideFig Children's 2. Services Department CrimeSource: TamesideAshton Children'sCrime Rates Services DepartmentTameside Fig 3 Source: GMP 110.0 100.0 101.3 Educational90.0 Achievement92.1 Fig 3. 80.0 77.8 70.0 72.99 66.69

Population 60.0 GCSE achievement 59.31

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60.0 Source: Tameside Children's Services Department 57.8 55.0 equivalent 51.7 50.0 49.8 47.1 46.9 gained five GCSE A*-C or

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Source: Tameside Children's Services Department What local people say

In 2007-08 Tameside Council commissioned with Tameside overall (57%). One fifth an independent company to carry out a face of respondents (18%) consume the to-face survey of local residents, to find out recommended 5+ portions of fruit or what they thought of life in Tameside and of vegetables on a daily basis, significantly Council services. A robust sample of people fewer than the Tameside average (25%). from Ashton were included in the survey, and • 62% of respondents feel they are either the key findings for the area were as follows: kept very well informed (7%) or fairly well • 85% of respondents are satisfied with the informed (55%) by the Council: in line with area where they live, which is in line with the Tameside average of (58%) and 2004 2004 and the Tameside average (85%). area results (58%). • The things that people in Ashton said makes • 64% receive the Tameside Citizen regularly: somewhere good place to live were: the Tameside average is 51%. low levels of crime (43%) In 2007 the Council also commissioned an clean streets (24%) independent company to carry out a survey of residents of priority neighbourhoods within good schools/education provision Tameside that are facing more social and (18%). economic challenges than others. Ashton • The key problems in Ashton were considered regeneration area was included within this to be: survey, and the key findings were as follows: teenagers causing a nuisance (29%) • 21% of residents in Ashton felt that their neighbourhood had improved over the litter (15%) previous 3 years vandalism (14%) • Residents in Ashton considered the crime levels (14%) following as ‘serious problems’ in their lack of facilities for teenagers (13%) neighbourhood: drug abuse/drug dealing (13%). Teenagers causing a nuisance (53%) • The priorities for improvement were seen Litter (50%) by residents to be: Lack of police/patroller presence increasing police presence (39%) (45%). removing litter (38%) • 35% of residents in Ashton say that they carry out moderate physical activity on at providing facilities for teenagers (36%) least 5 days per week. This compares to preventing teenagers from causing a 26% of the Council’s Citizens’ Panel and nuisance (34%). 33% of those surveyed across all five priority neighbourhoods included in the survey. • In line with Tameside overall, 70% of residents in Ashton agreed that people from different backgrounds in their area get on well together, however, 17% disagreed, a significantly greater proportion than the Tameside average (10%). • 55% of residents in Ashton considered themselves to be in good health, in line

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.

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

12 Ref How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? Ashton? date Lead Member? Indicators 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 Local Community Groups

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 Festive Lights Switch On event, firework display and Diwali Who is the What do we want for Review Who is the Local Performance Ref How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? Ashton? date Lead Member? Indicators Officer? 2 Build capacity Support the St. Peters Partnership March 2010 Town Manager Local Lead Member St. Peters Partnership NI1 of local groups by attending and participating in for Local Liasion NI2 to strengthen the decision making process of NI3 community the partnership NI4 involvement and NI5 advancement of Support the Oxford Park, Cedar March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Friends Groups NI6 projects Park and Waterloo Park.Friends for the Environment LAA Local 7 Groups in their bids for funding

Increase the number of local March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Local community groups, community groups delivering for Local Liasion Homewatch Schemes, Local projects in partnership with the Businesses, Local Social District Assembly Housing Providers, Schools, Landlords.

3 Improved Ensure at least one major District March 2009 Town Manager District Assembly Marketing and NI5

13 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 & 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. Who is the What do we want for Review Who is the Local Performance Ref How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? Ashton? date Lead Member? Indicators 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 Who is the What do we want for Review Who is the Local Performance Ref How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? Ashton? date Lead Member? Indicators 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.

Who is the What do we want for Review Who is the Local Performance Ref How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? Ashton? date Lead Member? Indicators Officer? 6 Effective partnership Review local crime data to identify April 2009 Community Safety Local Lead Member Greater Manchester 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 Support PACT meetings by March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member NI25 ensuring regular District Assembly for Community Safety Greater Manchester Police, NI27 representation and encouraging Community Safety Unit, NI33 resident participation through Home Watch Groups, Fire LAA Local 1 District Assembly meetings and Rescue Service LAA Local 2

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 Who is the What do we want for Review Who is the Local Performance Ref How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? Ashton? date Lead Member? Indicators 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 & Funding NI16 educational information to combat Agencies e.g. Home Office, NI17 crime Town Manager, Home Watch NI21 Schemes, Registered Social NI24 Landlords, Fire & 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 progress 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 Who is the What do we want for Review Who is the Local Performance Ref How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? Ashton? date Lead Member? Indicators 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.

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

Encourage retailers to contribute financial support towards March 2009 Community Safety Local Lead Member Town Manager, Retail campaigns and initiatives aimed Unit for Community Safety Business Owners and at reducing retail crime Tameside Chamber of Trade

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 Ashton against crime

Encourage the expansion of the March 2010 Community Safety Local Lead Member Town Manager and Local successful "Storenet" radio link Unit for Community Safety Business Owners scheme in Ashton Town Centre Who is the What do we want for Review Who is the Local Performance Ref How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? Ashton? date Lead Member? Indicators Officer? 11 Promotion of town Support local events such as the Sept 2009 Town Manager Appropriate Local Local Community Groups NI5 centres as places to Black Knight Pagent Lead Member NI11 live, visit and trade NI172 Support town centre regeneration, March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Economic Development and development and investment for Local Liasion Planning by involvement in the support of major developments in St.

20 Petersfield and new Market Hall

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

To organise a District Assembly December Town Manager Local Lead Member Local Retailers Christmas Best Dressed Front 2008 for Local Liason Shop Competition 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 Ashton Job Fairs in the town through the through support District Assembly meetings 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.

Who is the What do we want for Review Who is the Local Performance Ref How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? Ashton? date Lead Member? Indicators 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 NI2 ensure the views local High Schools onto the Issues Young people, Schools, NI4 of young people District Assembly Advisory Group Marketing and NI5 are represented at Communications NI110 District Assembly meetings Give pupil representatives an March 2009 Area Youth Local Lead Member Town Manager, 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 Supporting the development of an March 2009 Area Youth Local Lead Member Town Manager and pupil Ashton Youth Forum Manager for Young People’s representatives Issues Who is the What do we want for Review Who is the Local Performance Ref How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? Ashton? date Lead Member? Indicators 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 NI195 Local Schools, Governors, Local Businesses

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

22 communication campaign for the Environment Countryside Unit, with community groups and Local Businesses, Marketing businesses and Communication, 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, Citizen on environmental issues the Environment Local Resident/ Community Groups, Local Businesses, Marketing and Communications

Provide information in Ashton March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Environmental Health, Central Library and other for the Environment Countryside Unit, Registered community building and key Social Landlords, Local shopping areas on environmental Resident/Community issues being promoted by the Groups, Libraries staff, Local Council supermarkets and Arcades Shopping Centre 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.

Who is the What do we want for Review Who is the Local Performance Ref How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? Ashton? date Lead Member? Indicators 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 in March 2009 Primary Care Trust Local Lead Members Joint Health Improvement Ashton support targeted social for Young People’s Team, Primary Care Trust, 23 marketing campaigns in St. Peters Issues and Local External social marketing Ward to reduce smoking, teenage Liasion companies, Teenage pregnancy and obesity. Pregnancy Strategy Board, 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. Take steps Issues Branching Out, Other related NI123 people to increase awareness of young agencies, Young people, NI155 people around sexual health and Schools NI156 health issues.

Promote healthy eating, physical activity, sensible drinking and March 2009 Area Youth Local Lead Member Primary Care Trust, Other smoking cessation through the Manager for Young People’s related agencies, Young introduction to the whole Ashton Issues people, Schools, Teenage area of the NHS Teen Life check. Pregnancy Strategy Board, Branching Out Who is the What do we want for Review Who is the Local Performance Ref How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? Ashton? date Lead Member? Indicators 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 Ashton informed Improvement for Young People’s Team, Primary Care Trust, inequalities by the Joint Strategic Needs Issues and Local Adult Social Care, Services Assessment to identify specific Liasion for Children and Young commissioning priorities for the People 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.

Who is the What do we want for Review Who is the Local Performance Ref How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? Ashton? date Lead Member? Indicators 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 25 Communications, Local Schools, Local residents

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

Monitor fly poster notices and March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Local residents, Businesses,

26 report to the District Assembly for the Environment Local Social Housing meetings Providers, Local schools, Local Ward Members

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

Deliver the ECAMS recycling March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Environmental Health accreditation scheme pioneered for the Environment in Ashton 19 Improved Implement street scene December Town Manager Local Lead Member Local Residents, Other NI2 attractiveness of the improvements in Town Centre 2008 for the Environment Organisations, Local NI4 built environment Social Housing Providers, NI5 Businesses, Engineering NI7 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 Who is the What do we want for Review Who is the Local Performance Ref How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? Ashton? date Lead Member? Indicators Officer? 20 Improved quality of Retain Green Flag Awards for July 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Local community/voluntary NI1 and satisfaction with Oxford Park, Park Bridge Country for the Environment groups, Local Businesses, NI2 local parks and open Park, Cedar Park and the Green Schools, Residents, Local NI3 spaces Pennant Award for West End Social Housing Providers, NI4 Doorstep Green 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 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Local Friends groups, Local areas at Waterloo (2008/09) for the Environment Ward Members, Local and King George Playing Field residents (2009/10) 27 Who is the What do we want for Review Who is the Local Performance Ref How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? Ashton? date Lead Member? Indicators 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

28 22 Increased use of Support campaigns to encourage March 2010 Engineering Local Lead Member Greater Manchester NI167 public transport to greater use of public transport Services for the Environment Passenger Transport NI175 reduce congestion Executive (GMPTE) NI177 Marketing and Communications, Local press and radio

Ensure the views of local people March 2011 Engineering Local Lead Member GMPTE are taken into account in the Services for the Environment Local resident 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 Ashton Market Hall opening

Learning Community

Attractive Borough

Supportive Communities

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 Gardener's Question Time Commemorative Garden at The Broadoak.

3132 Tameside Council has four ‘People’s District Assemblies involve local people and Priorities’, these are the things that residents respond to local people’s priorities. To achieve have told us are important to them. The this they have four key briefs which align with People’s Priorities support the delivery of the the People’s Priorities. Community 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

3133 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. Christmas Ashton

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 four key briefs which align with the People’s Priorities as follows:

• Environment

• Community Safety

• Young People’s issues

• Local Liaison

3134 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 Ashton Magistrates Court the environmental issues affecting the whole borough.

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