This Is Redcar & Cleveland Annual Review 2016/17
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this is Redcar & Cleveland Annual Review 2016/17 Summer of fun events page 19 Follow us on: To contact the council facebook.com/redcarcleveland call 01642 774774 @RedcarCleveland www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk flickr.com/photos/redcarcleveland Small projects making a big difference WORK continued throughout the year on dozens of small schemes as part of a £2 million project to improve the overall look and feel of the borough. The project, called the Boroughwide Public Realm Programme, has involved inviting every councillor to work in their own communities to identify schemes where smaller improvements can have a big impact. More than 900 feasible ideas were identified at the outset and eventually it is expected that 120 individual projects over two phases PITCHSIDE PROGRESS: New fencing was erected at Lingdale across the entire borough will be to prevent the village football field being damaged. completed. Some of the bigger Public Realm and landscaping at the ‘Magnet’ at Teesville, gateway and schemes completed in 2016 and roundabout at Grangetown, fencing environmental improvements at 2017 year have included: at football pitch in Lingdale, new Skinningrove and a new picnic area at improvements to cenotaphs at North surfacing at a car park on the coast Saltburn Valley Gardens. Skelton, Skelton Green, Brotton, road near Marske and building new The council money has also been Lingdale and Saltburn; new surfacing paths at Redcar cemetery. used to bring in extra funding from Other, smaller but still important external bodies amounting to projects include works to help £200,000 so far, including £40,000 improve the Regent Cinema in from Coast and Country Housing Redcar, signage to South Bank Association for the works programme Football Ground, a new footpath link at the ‘Magnet’ roundabout in Grangetown. A total of 45 projects have been completed in the first phase of the Public Realm works with another four outstanding. Work has begun on some second phase projects and it is expected that eventually there will be a further 62 schemes completed before the end of March 2018. www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/ publicrealm REMEMBERED: Friends of Saltburn War Memorial refurbished the memorial itself and the council paid for environmental NEVER FORGOTTEN: New lighting was improvements to the surrounding area. installed at Skelton Green War Memorial. CEMETERY IMPROVEMENTS: The council worked with Friends of Redcar BIG DIFFERENCE: The Magnet Roundabout in Grangetown which has been Cemetery to make improvements, landscaped and improved in partnership with Coast and Country Housing. including laying new paths. page 2 Leader ’sWelcome Welcome to this year’s Annual Review for 2016/2017 INSIDE In last year’s review I reflected on the just as important are the many hundreds Balancing the books … 4 difficult times the borough was of local events organised by and for experiencing following the shocking job communities right across the borough. Shaping our future … 5 losses at SSI, Boulby and elsewhere. This Thanks to everyone who gets involved. year I am pleased to report that thanks to A big thanks also to people and the efforts of many people we have made businesses who signed up for our ‘Love Best start in life… 6 progress and things are getting better, it’ campaign, aimed at cleaning up our albeit slowly. As part of that, it is good borough. Litter picks and deep cleans Reablement that in our budget we have been able to have taken place from Guisborough to & independence … 7 fund some new investment. A Eston and you can see the difference programme of £8 million will create jobs, when you are out and about. But the Healthy lifestyles … 8 improve our neighbourhoods and attract trick is to stay clean, and you can all help more visitors. with that by reporting fly tipping and dog Driving our growth … 9 Balancing our day-to-say spending fouling and not creating more litter. continues to be difficult but despite There is also still time to get involved Pathways to work ... 10 having to make a further £25 million of with the campaign and make a pledge cuts, I think we have got it about right. just visit redcar-clevelandloveit.co.uk to ings to enjoy … 11 The details are set out on page five and I find out more. want to thank everyone who took time to Every year the council makes plans to Neighbourhood & let us know their views about our budget support our residents to live healthier proposals. lives. During the year we have launched customer services … 12 The drive to help the economy recover programmes to encourage new mums to also continues in other ways. Building on breast feed and to increase the take-up Making our money the work of the SSI Task Force we are of cervical screening. I am convinced go further and encouraging more people to start up that we are more likely to stay healthy if their own local business as well making we live in strong and welcoming Good governance … 13 sure we get investment from big communities and we have worked with companies like MGT Power and Sirius Middlesbrough Football Club on projects A year in Minerals who are bringing a much to tackle isolation and loneliness which the news... 14 to 24 needed jobs boost. can cause so much unhappiness. This Our young people need to be ready to coming year we will also be launching a East Cleveland get the new jobs that are being created new ‘Love Your Neighbour’ campaign Klondike and our recently launched Foundation for which will celebrate the many acts of Jobs Entitlement will give all our 11 – 16 kindness and neighbourliness which take Grand Prix... 25 year olds a fantastic opportunity to get to place in our communities on a daily basis. know about the jobs that are out there Watch out for more on this one. Electing your Tees and what they need to do to get them. I think you will agree we have had a Valley Mayor... 26 & 27 Tourism continues to be important for busy year - I hope you enjoy reading our success and we had a great about all that has gone on and I welcome What’s on... 28 & 29 programme of events last year bringing your feedback. in lots of visitors. I am hoping for even Ward surgeries better this year with the return of big Council Leader, attractions like the Festival of Thrift, but Councillor Sue Jeffrey. & Council diary... 30 & 31 this is Redcar & Cleveland is a free council magazine distributed to households in the borough. Extra copies are also placed in council offices, libraries and at the offices of other organisations. If you are a resident and do not receive a regular copy of this is Redcar & Cleveland at your home, contact the communications team on 01642 774774. Call the same number if you want additional copies, to read the magazine in alternative formats or if you are visually impaired and require the magazine in a different type face and type size. Every effort is made to ensure that information is accurate and up to date at the time of publication. this is Redcar & Cleveland is designed by Stewart Hindmarsh Advertising and printed by Precision Colour Printing Limited on 100% recycled paper. When you have finished with this magazine please recycle it. COVER STORY: Alice Trillo from Saltburn enjoying the Festival of Thrift. page 3 Balancing the books The following graphics show where we received our money from in 2016/17 and how we spent it. Budget Where our money comes from for 2017/18 (income 2016/17) There are a number of financial pressures in the coming months for example, a shortfall in adult social 2016/17 Income £million 59% care funding and an increase in Government specific grants and contributions £172.4m demand for services, which the council needs to resource. Council Tax and Adult Social Care Precept £54.6m To mitigate some of these pressures, the council agreed to Business Rates £28.3m increase council tax by 1.99% (£18.30 Revenue support grant £21.6m each year for a Band A equivalent property or £27.45 for a Band D Fees and charges £17.5m equivalent property) and to continue with an Adult Social Care Precept Total £294.4m increase of 2% (equivalent to £18.35 each year for a Band A property and 19 % £27.52 each year for a Band D property). We are keen to lessen the burden 10% that any increase will place on our 6% 7% most vulnerable residents and we have changed our council tax support scheme so that people who are eligible will pay no more next year Fees and Revenue Business Counc il Government than they do now. charges support grant Rates Tax grants We also decided to accept the four year funding offer from the Government, which gives us a level of certainty of our income in the How we invest in the borough immediate future. (revenue spending 2016/17) Neighbourhood, Customer £294.4 million Services, Highways and Transport £25.4m Housing Benefits £58. 8m Healthy Lifestyles £15.2m Cultur e £1.3m Capital Financing and other costs £19m Chi ldren and Regenerati on £5.9m Young People £28. 1m Educa tion Adul t Social Care £56.2m £67m Bui ldings and IT £17.5m page 4 Annual Review 2016/17 Shaping our future Due to significant and ongoing reductions in Government funding, the council will have made cuts of £92.9 million between 2010 and 2020. Our response through the Shaping To deliver the reductions for summer 2016 we carried out various our Future programme was launched Shaping our Future Phase 2, we consultation events to find out what in 2011 to redesign and reshape our implemented a series of nine reviews you think about the services the services so that we could continue to which cut across all areas of the council delivers, and about our balance the books, protect front-line council.