Denton and Audenshaw District Assembly Town Plan 2008-2011 and I Am Proud to Be Appointed and Represent the Assembly As the Chair

Denton & Audenshaw District Assembly

Town Plan 2008 - 2011

A Sustainable Vision For Denton & Audenshaw Contents

1. Introduction From The Chair Of 1 The District Assembly

2. Our Vision 2

3. Objectives Of The Town Plan 3

4. The Denton And Audenshaw 4 District Assembly

5. Where We Are 8

6. Our Town 9

7. Action Plan 12-30

8. The Bigger Picture 31-35

Hatting Statue, Jubilee Square, Denton. 1. Introduction from the Chair of the Assembly

I am delighted to introduce the Denton and Audenshaw District Assembly Town Plan 2008-2011 and I am proud to be appointed and represent the Assembly as the Chair.

In recent years the area has seen many changes and no more so than the improvements to Denton Town Centre itself with the benefits that the developments at Crown Point North and Morrisons have brought to shopping in Denton and the creation of a new Civic Square in the heart of the town. Further improvements are planned with the development of the former Oldham Battery site.

I am particularly proud of our parks and Cemetry Road, Denton green spaces, which have seen significant improvements over the last few years. the Blooming of our town the Assembly Victoria Park, Ryecroft, Denton Cemetery and will work to improve the standard and Haughton Green Playing Fields have obtained attractiveness of our street environment. the prestigious Green Flag Award, the national standard for parks and open spaces. Victoria The Town Plan sets out an ambitious Park has also been recognised by the Civic programme of work over the next three Trust by being awarded the Green Heritage years that will continue the progress that Award for it's outstanding contribution to the has already been made. The Assembly will area. In addition Haughton Green Playing review the plan on a regular basis and will Fields has been recognised with a Green strive to achieve our vision of making Denton Pennant Award for community participation and Audenshaw an even better place to live, and I am confident that through the excellent work and visit. work of the Friends of Granada Park, Dane Bank will achieve a similar standard park in Cllr Margaret Downs the near future. Chair of the Denton & Audenshaw District Assembly Maintaining a clean and safe environment is one of our priorities and the Assembly members and staff will continue to work in partnership with the Police, Fire and Rescue Service and other organisations and agencies to ensure that our streets are safe, clean and well maintained.

I want also our neighbourhoods to be attractive and pleasant places for residents, businesses and visitors alike, and through Cllr Margaret Downs Cllr Dawson Lane - - Chair Deputy Chair

1 2. Our Vision

Denton and Audenshaw 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.

Ryecroft Hall, Audenshaw

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 Victoria Park • Crime prevention and reduction initiatives • Better quality carriageway and footway repairs • Improving road safety in residential areas • Improving facilities for young people • Regeneration of Denton 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 Denton and Audenshaw 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 Audenshaw, Denton North East, Denton South and Denton West. As at May 2008 the following Councillors are members of the District Assembly:

Audenshaw Cllr Jean Brazil Cllr Wendy Brelsford Cllr Colin White

Denton North East Cllr Allison Gwynne Cllr Vincent Ricci Cllr Martin Wareing

Denton South Cllr Andrew Doubleday Haughton Green Playing Fields Cllr Margaret Downs Cllr Walter Downs

Denton West Cllr Dawson Lane Cllr Mike Smith Cllr Brenda Warrington

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 May 2008 the Advisory Group membership is as follows:

Sandra Marston JP Denton District Scouts

Jean Marlor Denton Local History Society

Julie Fisher Audenshaw Local History Society

Molly Hughes St. Thomas Moore R.C. High School

Nathan Hanna St. Thomas Moore R.C. High School

There are four key briefs to be dealt with, each one by an individual Frontline Councillor 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:

Denton War Memorial, Victoria Park 1. Community Safety: Cllr Mike Smith

2. Environment: Cllr Andrew Doubleday

3. Young People's Issues: Cllr Jean Brazil

4. Local Liaison: Cllr Vincent Ricci

The District Assembly looks after many

5 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 day, teams of Assembly staff are out and Crown Point North Retail Park, Denton about making the streets cleaner and safer and our environment greener whilst engaging with others to make Denton and Audenshaw an attractive and welcoming place to live, work and visit.

The District Assemblies Question Time has

6 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 local lead member for community safety for the District Assembly serves on the Crime Reduction Partnership • Ward level working on community Partnership Working with Greater Manchester Police 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.

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8 6. KeyOur Statistics Town

Table 1. Denton and Tameside Audenshaw Source Denton & AudenshawPercentage has Number thePercentage largestNumber The crime rate in Denton & Audenshaw Population All 100.0% 47,069 100.0% 213,043* populationGender of all the Males District 48.2% Assembly 22,675 48.5% areas 103,347 has decreased over the last three years, in Tameside, with 47,069Females 51.8% residents. 24,394 It 51.5% has 109,696 a and is lower than the Tameside average Age 0-19yearolds 25.3% 11,894 26.3% 56,015 20-64yearolds 57.7% 27,150 58.8% 125,198 large proportion of residents of a white ethnic (52.8Census crimes were committed per 1,000 65+yearolds 17.0% 8,025 14.9% 31,830 2001 origin (97.4%)Ethnicity along withWhite a 97.4% large 45,857proportion 94.6% 201,471of population in Denton & Audenshaw in Other 2.6% 1,212 5.5% 11,567 ChristiansReligion (79.7%). Christian The population 79.7% in 75.5% Denton 160,924 2007-08, compared with 59.3 for Tameside). Other religion 1.2% 4.2% 9,059 tends to be olderNone/Notstated than 19.0% in other areas20.2% 43,052 of Educational achievement has also remained Health Census Tameside,LimitingLong-TermIllness(LLTI) and life expectancy 20.8% in some 9783 20.90%parts of higher than the Tameside average over the last 2001 the area isLife lower Expectancy than by ward 1999-the Tameside Females Males average. Females MalesIn three years. In 2007 the proportion of pupils who 2003 (years) (years) (years) (years) Tameside other parts people Audenshawtend to 78.9live longer 72.9 than the gainedand five or more GCSEs or equivalent was DentonNorthEast 81.3 74.7 79.5 74.6 Glossop Tameside average.DentonWest 79.7 77.3 (2003-05) (2003-05) 10.5%PCT higher in Denton & Audenshaw (65.5%) DentonSouth 79.8 73.3 Tenure than in Tameside (55%). The area also has a high Census OwnerOccupiedHousing 74.0% 14,829 68.7% proportion2001 of owner occupied housing (74% Economic Activity comparedCensus with 68.7% in Tameside). Unemployment 4.2% 4.9% 2001 Key Statistics* Please note in some instances the demographic breakdown does not match the total population due to ONS rounding. Key Statistics Resident Satisfaction Resident Satisfaction Table 1. Denton and FigFig 1.1 Tameside Audenshaw Source Resident Satisfaction rates Percentage Number Percentage Number Population All 100.0% 47,069 100.0% 213,043* 100% 95% 93% Gender Males 48.2% 22,675 48.5% 103,347 90% 85% Females 51.8% 24,394 51.5% 109,696 82% 83% Age 0-19 year olds 25.3% 11,894 26.3% 56,015 77% 80% 20-64 year olds 57.7% 27,150 58.8% 125,198 Census 65+ year olds 17.0% 8,025 14.9% 31,830 70% 2001 Ethnicity White 97.4% 45,857 94.6% 201,471 60% Other 2.6% 1,212 5.5% 11,567 Religion Christian 79.7% 75.5% 160,924 50% Other religion 1.2% 4.2% 9,059 Overall satisfaction Feelings of safety Overall satisfaction None/ Not stated 19.0% 20.2% 43,052 with parks and open when out in the local with local area Health spaces neighbourhood during Census the day Limiting Long-Term Illness (LLTI) 20.8% 9783 20.90% 2001 Denton & Audenshaw Tameside Life Expectancy by ward 1999- Females Males Females Males 2003 (years) (years) (years) (years) Source: Source: Tameside MBC Residents Opinion Survey 2007-08 & Citizens' Panel Summer 2007 Tameside Audenshaw 78.9 72.9 and Denton North East 81.3 74.7 79.5 74.6 Glossop Educational Achievement Denton West 79.7 77.3 (2003-05) (2003-05) PCT Fig 2 Denton South 79.8 73.3 Tenure GCSE achievement Census 70.0 Owner Occupied Housing 74.0% 14,829 68.7% 2001 Economic Activity 60.0 Census 56.9 Unemployment 4.2% 4.9% 55.0 2001 53.9 53.3 51.7 * Please note in some instances the demographic breakdown does not match the total population due to ONS rounding. 50.0 50.2 C or equivalent

Percentage of Students Resident Satisfaction who40.0 gained five GCSE A*- 2005 2006 2007 Map 4. Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2007 Year Fig 1. Denton and Audenshaw Tameside Resident Satisfaction rates

100% 93% 95%

Source: Tameside Children's Services Department 90% 85% 82% 83% 77% CrimeCrime 80% 70%

Fig 2.3 60%

Crime Rates 50% 80.0 Overall satisfaction Feelings of safety Overall satisfaction 70.0 73.0 with parks and open when out in the local with local area 66.7 spaces neighbourhood during 60.0 60.9 59.3 56.8 the day 50.0 52.8 Denton & Audenshaw Tameside 40.0 30.0 20.0

Number of Crimes 10.0 per 1,000 Population 0.0 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Year Denton and Audenshaw Tameside

Fig 3.

GCSE achievement 80.0 9

70.0 65.5 60.0 59.9 58.3 55.0 equivalent 51.7 50.0 49.8 gained five GCSE A*-C or

Percentage of Students who 40.0 2005 2006 2007 Year Denton and Audenshaw Tameside What local people say

In 2007-08 Tameside Council commissioned day (25%) were in line with the Tameside an independent company to carry out average. a face-to-face survey of local residents, • 50% of respondents felt they were either to find out what they thought of life kept very well informed (6%) or fairly in Tameside and of Council services. well informed (43%) by the Council. A robust sample of people from Denton & This is lower than the Tameside average Audenshaw were included in the survey, and of (58%) but in line with 2004 area the key findings for the area were as follows: results (49%). • 83% of respondents from Denton & In 2007 the Council also commissioned an Audenshaw were satisfied with the area independent company to carry out a survey where they live, which is in line with 2004 of residents of priority neighbourhoods within (83%) and the Tameside average (85%). Tameside that are facing more social and • The things that people in Denton & economic challenges than others. Denton Audenshaw said makes somewhere a South was included within this survey, and good place to live were: the key findings were as follows: • good shopping facilities (43%) • 22%ofresidentsinDentonSouthfeltthattheir • good schools/education provision (37%) local area has improved over the previous • low levels of crime (33%) 3 years. • clean streets (33%). • Residents in Denton South identified the • The key problems in Denton & Audenshaw following as ‘serious problems’ in their were considered to be: neighbourhood: • teenagers causing a nuisance (35%) • teenagers causing a nuisance (48%) • children causing a nuisance (15%) • dog mess (40%) • lack of police presence (13%) • litter (38%). • litter (13%) • vandalism (13%). • Residents in Denton South gave the highest satisfaction ratings of people from • The priorities for improvement were seen all of Tameside’s priority neighbourhoods by residents to be: with the way the following problems had • increasing police presence (25%) been dealt with: • providing facilities for teenagers • crime levels (38%) (29%) • litter (24%) • preventing teenagers from causing a • vandalism and graffiti (21%). nuisance (42%). • 32% of residents in Denton South take • In total (56%) of those in Denton/ part in moderate physical activity at least Audenshaw considered themselves to 5 times per week. This compares to be in good health, in line with Tameside 26% amongst members of the Tameside overall (57%). The proportions of people Citizens’ Panel and 33% amongst people in Denton & Audenshaw who said they from all five priority neighbourhoods smoked (33%) or who were eating at included in the survey. least 5 portions of fruit or vegetables per

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 Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance

12 Ref for Denton and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Audenshaw? 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 Festive Lights Switch On events and brass band concerts What do we want Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref for Denton and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Audenshaw? Officer? 2 Build capacity Support the Denton South March 2010 Town Manager Local Lead Member Denton South Partnership NI1 of local groups Partnership by attending and for Local Liasion NI2 to strengthen participating in the decision NI3 community making process of the partnership NI4 involvement and NI5 advancement of Help facilitate the Victoria Park, March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Friends Groups NI6 projects Granada Park, Haughton Green for the Environment LAA Local 7 Playing Fields and Ryecroft Friends 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. 13 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 & 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 Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref for Denton and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Audenshaw? 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, District Assembly District Assemblies - measured Marketing & meetings through Resident Opinion Survey Communications 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 Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref for Denton and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Audenshaw? 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.

16 working with the with the police to encourage Unit for Community Safety Greater Manchester Police, NI16 police and patrollers reporting of crime. Tameside Patrollers, Home NI17 to reduce the Watch Groups, Registered NI21 amount of crime and Social Landlords Community NI24 anti social behaviour Groups and Organisations, NI25 Fire and Rescue Service NI27 NI33 Review local crime data to identify April 2009 Community Safety Local Lead Member Greater Manchester Police, LAA Local 1 local issues and implement multi- Unit for Community Safety Tameside Patrollers, Home LAA Local 2 agency solutions Watch Groups, Registered Social Landlords, Fire and Rescue Service

Support PACT meetings by March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Greater Manchester Police, ensuring regular District Assembly for Community Safety Community Safety Unit, representation and encouraging Home Watch Groups, Fire resident participation through and Rescue Service 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 District Assembly community safety meetings and agree follow up action What do we want Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref for Denton and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Audenshaw? 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 Policy Unit, Town LAA Local 1 anti social behaviour through the 2009 Unit for Community Safety Manager, 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 What do we want Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref for Denton and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Audenshaw? Officer? 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 18 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

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

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 Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref for Denton and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Audenshaw? Officer? 10 Effective working Expand ‘Storenet’ radio link March 2009 Greater Local Lead Member Tameside Patrollers, Retail NI15 with local retailers to across Denton Crown Point North, Manchester Police for Community Safety Business Owners. NI16 improve security of Morrisons and other retail sites LAA Local 1 businesses Work with Chamber of Trade and March 2010 Community Safety Local Lead Member Tameside Chamber of Trade local retailers to understand local Unit for Community Safety Retail Business owners business crime issues in Denton and Audenshaw and support implementation of crime reduction techniques

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

Promote Business Watch scheme March 2009 Community Safety Local Lead Member Town Manager to local businesses to encourage Unit for Community Safety Local Business Owners take up and strengthen local action in Denton and Audenshaw against crime What do we want Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref for Denton and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Audenshaw? Officer? 11 Promotion of town Support local events such as Sept 2009 Town Manager Appropriate Local Local Community Groups NI5 centres as places to Denton Carnival 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 through consultation events on sites such as Langtree’s Crown

20 Point East with business and residents

Facilitate economic growth via March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Economic Development town twinning relationship with for Local Liasion Montigny-Le-Bretonneux, specific action to award Town Twinning Grants and support Denton Town 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 Denton and Job Fairs in the town through the Audenshaw 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 Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref for Denton and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Audenshaw? 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 Continue to support Youth March 2009 Area Youth Local Lead Member Services for Children and Matters page in Denton South Manager for Young People’s Young People News - the design and production Issues process will be led by Young People What do we want Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref for Denton and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Audenshaw? Officer? 14 Improved awareness Targeted work with local schools March 2009 Education Officers Local Lead Members Town Manager, NI110 and understanding of e.g. Eco Schools for Local Liasion and Environmental Health, - NI186 environmental issues the Environment Recycling, Countryside NI195 Unit,Local Schools, Governors, Local Businesses

22 Targeted education and March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Environmental Health, 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, Local Citizen on environmental issues the Environment Resident/Community Groups, Local Businesses, Marketing and Communications

Provide information in Denton March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Environmental Health, Library and other community for the Environment Countryside Unit, Registered building and key shopping areas Social Landlords, Local on environmental issues being Resident/Community promoted by the Council Groups, Libraries staff, Local supermarkets, Crown Point North Shopping Centre and Snipe Retail Park 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 Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref for Denton and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Audenshaw? 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 in Denton and Audenshaw, for Young People’s Team, Primary Care Trust, 23 support targeted social marketing Issues and Local External social marketing campaigns in Denton North East Liasion companies, Teenage to reduce smoking, teenage Pregnancy Strategy Board, pregnancy and 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 Denton North East. Take steps agencies, Young people, NI155 to 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 the Issues people, Schools, Teenage introduction to the whole Denton Pregnancy Strategy Board, and Audenshaw area of the NHS Branching Out Teen Life check. What do we want Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref for Denton and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Audenshaw? 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 Denton and Improvement for Young People’s Team, Primary Care Trust, inequalities Audenshaw 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 Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref for Denton and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Audenshaw? 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

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 Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref for Denton and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Audenshaw? 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 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 under the Denton 2008 for the Environment Organisations, Denton NI4 built environment Town Centre Development and South Partnership, Local NI5 Design Framework Social 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 Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref for Denton and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Audenshaw? Officer? 20 Improved quality of Retain Green Flag Awards for July 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Local community/voluntary NI1 and satisfaction with Victoria Park, Ryecroft Hall, for the Environment groups, Local Businesses, NI2 local parks and open Denton Nursery and Haughton Schools, Residents, Local NI3 spaces Green Playing Fields and support Social Housing Providers, NI4 Friends of Haughton Green Friends Groups NI5 Playing Fields to retain their Green NI6 Pennant. NI7 NI197 Retain the North West In Bloom September Britain in Bloom Local Lead Member Local community groups, LAA Local 7 title and secure nomination to 2009 Team/Town for the Environment Local schools, Allotment PI DA 3 represent the North West region Manager Associations, Local in the national Britain in Bloom businesses competition in 2010.

Major refurbishment of children’s March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Friends of Granada play area in Granada Park. for the Environment Park Group, Local Ward members, Local residents 27

Refurbishment of children’s play March 2009 Town Manager Local Lead Member Local Friends groups, Local areas at Tame Street (2009/10), St for the Environment Ward Members, Local Anne’s Road (2009/10) Ryecroft residents Hall (2010/11) and Victoria Park (2010/11) What do we want Who is the Review Who is the Local Performance Ref for Denton and How will this be achieved? responsible Lead Key partners? date Lead Member? Indicators Audenshaw? 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 Transport NI175 reduce congestion Executive (GMPTE) NI177 Marketing and Communications, Local press and radio

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

29 NI 168: Principal roads where maintenance should be considered. 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

Tameside Patrollers Supportive Communities

Healthy Population

31 This means:

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 Denton Town Hall

32 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

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 Denton Local History Society 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 have been 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 In Bloom Display, Audenshaw a part in the strategy's collective response to the environmental issues affecting the whole borough.