SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL South East Community Assembly Report 8

Report of: South East Community Assembly Manager ______

Date: October 6th 2011 ______

Subject: South East Community Assembly Plan Update ______

Author of Report: Dave Luck, 07917071132, [email protected] ______

Summary:

The South East Community Assembly has an annually produced plan to guide its activity. The plan update attached refreshes the 2010/11 Assembly plan and is proposed to provide a basis for Assembly activity until the end of March 2013.

The updated plan is based on recent community consultation and analysis of relevant statistical information.

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Reasons for Recommendations:

The South East Community Assembly staff team have spoken to people at a range of locations and events over the summer to test that the priorities contained in the 2010/11 Assembly plan are still the key issues for local people. This updated plan builds on the first two years of Assembly activity, which have been successfully directed by previous Assembly plans.

By agreeing the updated plan the Assembly will continue to provide a focus for use of Assembly resources in terms of budgets and officer time.

Recommendations: That the South East Community Assembly –

1  Adopts the updated South East Community Assembly Plan as set out in Appendix A.

 Regard having been had to the Sheffield City Strategy and to the relevant guidance issued by the Secretary of State confirms its belief that the adoption of the South East Assembly Community Plan is likely to achieve the promotion and improvement of the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of Sheffield and in particular the residents of Beighton, Birley, Mosborough and Woodhouse wards. ______

Background Papers:

South East Community Assembly Plan Update

Category of Report: OPEN

Statutory and Council Policy Checklist

Financial Implications

Yes

Legal Implications

YES Cleared by: Andrew Bullock

Equality of Opportunity Implications YES

Tackling Health Inequalities Implications

YES.

Human rights Implications

Environmental and Sustainability implications

YES

Economic impact

YES

Community safety implications

YES

2 Human resources implications

Property implications

Area(s) affected

South East of Sheffield

Relevant Cabinet Portfolio Leader

Cllr Leigh Brammall

Relevant Scrutiny Committee if decision called in

Safer and Sustainable Communities Scrutiny Committee

Is the item a matter which is reserved for approval by the City Council? NO

Press release

3 South East Community Assembly Community Plan Update Report

1.0 SUMMARY

1.1 The South East Community Assembly has an annually produced plan to guide its activity. The plan update attached refreshes the 2010/11 Assembly plan and is proposed to provide a basis for Assembly activity until the end of March 2013.

The updated plan is based on recent community consultation and analysis of relevant statistical information.

2.0 WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR SHEFFIELD PEOPLE

2.1 The Community plan, based as it is on consultation with local people, reflects the priorities of the local community in making the area a better place to live.

Priority 1: Crime & Anti-social behaviour:  Reduce anti Social behaviour  Work with partners and invest in activities that divert young people away from the temptation of crime and anti- social behaviour  Continue to reduce crime and work towards making the South East a safer area to live

Priority 2: Traffic & Highways:  Make the roads and pavement safer for pedestrians and vehicle drivers  Make improvements to roads that are in poor condition with pot holes

Priority 3: The Environment:  Improve the environment, making it cleaner and more appealing  Enhance and develop parks and open spaces and clear path ways and local walk ways

Priority 4: The Community:  More things for young people to do and increase the opportunity for young people to engage in positive activities  Facilities and activity to support and engage people in activity which improves their health, education, skills, and employment prospects

4 3.0 OUTCOME AND SUSTAINABILITY

3.1 The Community Plan will form the basis of the work of the Community Assembly from September 2011 to March 2012. All subsequent decisions made by the Community Assembly will be informed by the priorities identified in the Community Plan.

The development of the Community Plan contributes to all nine of the Councils’ principles as indicated in the Sheffield City Councils ‘City of Opportunity’ Corporate Plan.

In particular -  Local voice – priorities influenced by local people  Customers as individuals – needs of individuals within communities will be considered  Equality of opportunity – providing all aspects of a local community to get involved

As an outcome of the introduction of Community Assemblies, it is hoped to increase the number of Sheffield residents who feel they can influence local decision-making, and who feel satisfied with their local areas.

3.2 The development of the Community Plan contributes to all six of the Council’s ambitions as indicated in the Sheffield City Councils ‘City of Opportunity’ Corporate Plan.

In particular –  Putting the Customer First and Achieving best Value for Money  Customer Focus  Community Assemblies  Reforming Consultation  Citizens’ Targets  Effective Resource Management  A Modern Effective Organisation

4.0 FULL PROPOSAL The South East Community Assembly has produced two previous Community plans to identify community priorities within the area. These operated from September 2009 to September and 2010 and September 2010 to September 2011.

Following the election of a new administration in May 2011 a decision has been made to review the operations of Community Assemblies. This added to current staff changes taking place within Community Assembly staff teams led to the decision to update existing Community plans in 2011 rather than create wholly new documents.

The updated plan builds upon the previous plan which included the views of over 300 local people as well as the knowledge of local Elected Members and stakeholders. In the summer of 2011 the Assembly spoke to over 100 people by attending local events and dropping in to talk to people at a number of neighbourhoods throughout the South East. This combined with analysis of local statistics led the team to believe that it was correct to continue to focus on the 4 priorities identified in previous Assembly plans:

 Priority 1: Crime & Anti-social behaviour Reduce anti-social behaviour

 Priority 2: Traffic & Highways To make the roads and pavement safer for pedestrians and vehicle drivers

 Priority 3: The Environment Improve the environment, making it cleaner and more appealing

 Priority 4: The Community: More things for young people to do and increase the opportunity for young people to engage in positive activities

Facilities and activity to support and engage people in activity which improves their health, education, skills, and employment prospects

The Community Plan will form the basis of the work of the Community Assembly from September 2011 to March 2013

Targeted work is ongoing with key service providers to focus on specific issues. A delivery plan will be developed to monitor key actions and activity the assembly and partners will be delivering in 2011 -2013 against the identified community plan priorities.

5.0 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

The South East Community Assembly has a discretionary budget of £289,900 for 2011/12 and a delegated Highways Budget of £145,00 to spend on local schemes.

The South East Community Assembly will spend the budget listed above on priorities in line with the Community plan for 2011-2013

6.0 LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

The duties of the South East Community Assembly set out in the Constitution of the Council include drawing up and implementing a Community Plan.

If the Community Assembly takes the view that adopting the plan priorities identified within this report is likely to achieve the promotion or improvement of the economic, social or environmental well-being of Sheffield or any persons present or resident in the city it will have the power to adopt these priorities pursuant to section 2, Local Government Act 2000. In exercising this power, the guidance issued by the Secretary of State has to have been considered: the proposals in this report are not at variance with this guidance

In exercising the Section 2 power regard must also be had to the Council's Sustainable Community Strategy ("the Sheffield City Strategy : 2010 - 2020") prepared pursuant to section 4, Local Government Act 2000. The plan supports all five of the City’s aims to be distinctive, successful, inclusive, vibrant and sustainable. The plan is based on local people’s views and aims to target activity towards interventions that will make a long term difference to the quality of life in the South East of Sheffield.

7.0 EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY IMPLICATIONS

An Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) for the 2010/11 is in place and was reviewed in the summer of 2011. This review did not reveal any additional equalities implications. The EIA will be updated in line with future developments with the plan

8.0 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY IMPLICATIONS

The activities listed under the ‘Environment’ section of the Community Plan are all designed to have a beneficial effect on the environment. Measures to promote sustainable lifestyles and reduce environmental impact and improve the way people can move about the area will also have a direct benefit to the environment in reduced waste and carbon emissions.

9.0 COMMUNITY SAFETY IMPLICATIONS

The activities within the priorities of Community Safety and Community – more things to do for young people are designed to have a positive impact on the community safety issues.

10.0 MITIGATION OF RISK

Given the South East Assembly Area’s population of about 70,000, there is a risk that the Community Plan does not cover all the priorities of local people. However, Community Assembly staff have used a range of methods to identify and test out the priorities of local people, to seek out as wide a range of views as possible. This will be an ongoing process, which will be built on and improved over the coming years.

The actions identified in the Community Plan may, for a number of reasons, become unachievable or timescales may slip. These risks will be mitigated by the positive support of partners and by careful monitoring of progress against the Community Plan timescales.

The actions identified in the Community Plan may not lead to noticeable improvement in the priority issue. The Assembly Team (and the Accountable Bodies Team which administers funding) will monitor the impact of activity throughout the coming year, to assess whether actions have been effective.

11.0 ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CONSIDERED

12.1 As a result of the ongoing community consultation, resident queries and Councillors local intelligence there were a number of issues that arose that were considered for inclusion in the plan. In order to ensure that the plan was sufficiently targeted and focused SECA prioritised issues which were considered to make the greatest positive impact on the quality of life for local people.

Consideration was given to including in the Community Plan all issues raised. However, good practice suggests that having a clearly prioritised and targeted plan will ensure greater success in achieving positive outcomes. Issues have been raised but which haven’t been included in the Community Plan have been or will be passed on to the relevant service or partner organisation for their consideration such as a BMX track, skate board park, better shopping facilities and regular frequent transport links covering various areas across the assembly. The community plan lists priorities and issues that are achievable and deliverable within the assembly that contribute to making a real difference to people living in the area.

12.0 REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS

12.1 The South East Community Assembly staff team have spoken to

8 people at a range of locations and events over the summer to test that the priorities contained in the 2010/11 Assembly plan are still the key issues for local people. This updated plan builds on the first two years of Assembly activity, which have been successfully directed by previous Assembly plans.

By agreeing the updated plan the Assembly will continue to provide a focus for use of Assembly resources in terms of budgets and officer time.

13.0 RECOMMENDATIONS

13.1 That the South East Community Assembly –

 Adopts the updated South East Community Assembly Plan as set out in Appendix A.

Dave Luck South East Community Assembly Manager

South East Community Assembly Community Plan Update September 2011 – March 2012

Introduction

The Sheffield South East Community Assembly is now in its third year of operations. I can inform you that a city wide review of Assemblies is currently taking place to evaluate how to make them even more effective in the future. With this in mind it has been decided that in 2011/ 12 rather than developing a totally new community plan the existing plan will be reviewed and updated.

This summer the staff team have attended a number of local events, dropped in on a number of our neighbourhoods to canvass views on the area, talked to community groups and of course your Local Councillors. This information has been added to analysis of relevant statistics we have to make sure this plan is in tune with the issues and concerns of local people living in our communities.

In many ways the South East is a stable area and one where people enjoy living. However we are not complacent and know that there are a number of continuing issues particularly about the level of facilities in the area especially for young people. The Assembly continues to put resources into additional activities for young people and work to improve the environmental quality, the play facilities and the safety of our green spaces.

Some issues appear large and problems hard to shift especially at a time where we are all conscious of budgets being tightened. However the Members of the Assembly, the staff team and partner agencies remain committed to working hard to do everything we can to continue to raise the quality of life for people in our communities.

We would be delighted to see you at our meetings where you can bring issues to our attention but should you be unable to attend in person please do not hesitate to contact me personally or the Members of the Assembly or the Assembly staff team if there are issues we can assist you with.

Councillor Ray Satur MBE South East Community Assembly Chair

What is a Community Assembly?

There are 7 Community Assemblies in Sheffield and each one is run by 12 local Councillors with support from officers from Sheffield City Council working in partnership with other organisations such as the police.

Community Assemblies exist to make sure the work the Council does in different parts of the city is affected by what local people say matters most to them.

Local people’s views and ideas for how they want their community to be improved are vital in shaping a Community Plan for the area. These views, along with those of our partner organisations, are used by Councillors to prioritise services in the Community Assembly area. Each Community Assembly has a budget for local projects and will ask communities how this budget should be spent.

2 What Does the South East Assembly Area Look Like?

The South East Community Assembly covers the four wards of Beighton, Birley, Mosborough and Woodhouse. It's made up of the neighbourhoods of Handsworth, Woodhouse, Birley (including Frecheville), Basegreen, Charnock, Hackenthorpe, Beighton, Sothall, Owlthorpe, Waterthorpe, Westfield, Halfway and Mosborough.

Approximately 70,000 people live in the area, predominantly from a White British background. The South East has seen a huge growth in housing over the past few decades with the development of new estates, which led to some shortfall in local facilities.

Over the last two decades the area has seen infrastructure development in particular Crystal Peaks, Drakehouse Retail Park and the super tram system providing improved access to local amenities and the city centre.

The Beighton and Mosborough wards consist of a higher number of “wealthy achievers” to that of the Sheffield average while the Birley and Woodhouse wards consist of a higher number of people who are “hard pressed” to that of the city average.

The health of people living in the South East is generally better than Sheffield as a whole, although adult obesity is higher than in other parts of the city. Chronic heart disease (under 75 years of age) is higher in the area, in particular the Birley and Woodhouse Wards compared to the city average.

People have experienced less crime and anti-social behaviour in the South East to that of the Sheffield average during the past year. The Mosborough and Woodhouse wards experienced more crime in the area in comparison to Beighton and the Birley ward in 2010/2011.

The South East area has a total of 20 primary schools and 3 secondary schools. The number of pupils gaining GCSE’s A-C grades is also lower than the Sheffield average though a slight increase has been seen in achievement last year. There is also a Sheffield College site at Moss Way however the number of school leavers pursuing further education is lower than that in other assembly areas.

Key Issues for the Area

The following key issues have been identified through the Community Assembly “You Say” events, where we spoke to over 300 people about matters that were important to them in the summer of 2010. To refresh the plan we spoke to over 100 people during the summer of 2011 in various locations of the assembly area. The key issues are also informed by concerns raised with the local Councillors. Every issue you raise with us matters – please let us know what you think needs improving in your area.

1. Environment

People have told us that the South East area does not have enough play areas and playgrounds for children that are safe, litter free and have a good range of play equipment in use. This was an issue for 28% of people we consulted at ‘You Say’ events. Parks that were developed in the past from planning have been vandalised in the area. People told us that future development of parks should include better security and be split into two zones –

3 separate play areas for children and teenagers so that young children have a safe area to play without the intimidation of older teenagers.

Litter problems are generally an issue in parks, pathways, gennels and around convenience stores and takeaways where people congregate. A number of people reported overgrown trees, hedges and bushes around pathways and their properties. Overgrown trees and bushes on pathways are a particular concern as pathways look untidy and can be unsafe especially in the dark. We have a lot of green space but it requires better maintenance.

“You Say” has highlighted a number of residential areas in Birley where dog fouling is an issue particularly on grassed areas and pavements.

2. Traffic and Highways

People have raised concerns about traffic speeding on 9 roads in the area. Though traffic calming requests have been made for roads where speeding is an issue people also have concerns about speed humps and bumps. This includes traffic ‘rat running’ to avoid traffic calming measures, and the height and amount of speed bumps in particular areas. From ‘You Say’ events traffic and highways was an issue for 11% of people we consulted.

The general condition of roads and paths in the area was an issue for a number of people in the area who raised concerns about the number of pot holes and resurfacing. “You Say” consultation has highlighted the problem of cars being parked inappropriately and blocking access. Commuters are using residential areas (Crystal Peaks) to park cars that create parking issues for local people. There are a few road junctions that people feel are unsafe for both car drivers and pedestrians due to speeding traffic and parking congestion.

The issues that have been raised with us about public transport focuses on buses being too infrequent, and being unreliable. The termination of bus services, the need for a direct bus to the city centre and the cost of travel to the city centre were also issues raised by people at ‘You Say’ events.

3. Crime and Anti-social behaviour

When people spoke to us about crime, anti-social behaviour was the main concern in particular ‘young people hanging around with nothing to do’. People told us that this was very intimidating and often restricts evening visits to the local shops due to safety concerns.

Anti-social behaviour was a key issue for 27% of people consulted at “You Say” events. People consulted raised issues around young people not having enough to do in the area and not having anywhere to go, highlighting the need for more positive activity for young people. The ‘hang out’ places where young people gather are parks and shopping areas.

People were also concerned about drinking and drug problems and felt the need to have more police presence to tackle drug and alcohol issues.

4. Community

‘You Say’ consultation events highlighted that 54% of people thought there was not enough to do for children and young people in the area and children and young people need more things to do. This includes creating opportunity for young people to access and take part in positive activities that would provide more things to do in the area and not ‘hang around’ and engage in anti-social behaviour. People also expressed the need for better playground 4 and parks facilities/equipment as younger children do not have access to a local park or playground that is equipped with rides and play facilities.

The lack of places to meet and community facilities has been raised as an issue in Halfway, Handsworth and Sothall in particular. People have highlighted the need for a community centre that is ‘open and accessible’ for all that brings the community together. Councillors have also raised the issues around the lack of community facilities.

At ‘You Say’ events people did not mention health, education and skills as an issue in the area though the South East Community Assembly provided the opportunity for people to discuss this. It can be assumed that people do not associate such issues with the Sheffield City Council or with questions about ‘their community’. Statistics and service data indicate that the educational performance is lower than the city average and health is an issue particularly around obesity, chronic heart disease in some areas and men’s health. The South East Community Assembly has raised issues relating to health, education and skills with key partners in the area and will look at identifying areas of need that relate to these key areas.

Priorities for 2011 and 2012

The South East Community Assembly will work with partners and public agencies on all of the key issues identified above and new issues will no doubt come up during the months ahead. The Community Assembly team also maintains a ‘rolling activity log’ of what is being done in response to issues raised by the public and public agencies.

However, the Community Assembly has identified some particular priorities for change for the next 6 months. Local Councillors have agreed that focusing on these priorities will make the most difference to the daily lives of people in the assembly area.

Priority 1: Crime & Anti-social behaviour: Reduce anti-social behaviour

You told us about feeling unsafe and intimidated by anti-social behaviour (ASB) in certain areas of your community. We will invest in activities that divert young people away from the temptation of crime and anti-social behaviour. We have funded the Multi Agency Support Teams to look at delivering some early intervention work with families to ensure issues around ASB are dealt with at an early level. We have also allocated funding to involve training local people to respond to anti-social behaviour in their communities.

You told us that you were concerned about drinking and drug abuse and felt that more police presence is needed to tackle this. We will be working with partners through the Neighbourhood Action Group to deliver a series of initiatives to tackle issues related to crime and ASB.

Priority 2: Traffic & Highways: To make the roads and pavement safer for pedestrians and vehicle drivers

You told us that you were concerned about speeding traffic, pot holes, poor condition of roads and pavements and the general safety issues at traffic junctions for vehicle users and pedestrians. Sheffield City Council has secured Central Government PFI funding to deliver a wide range of road works that will improve issues with road conditions and pot holes. 5 Some of this work has already been delivered by Street Force as part of the Winter Maintenance work.

You told us that you were concerned about the number and height of speed bumps and humps in certain areas of the South East. We will raise issues with speed bumps and humps with the Highways Department and refer the issues back to the PFI schemes.

You told us about the parking problems created by commuters near Crystal Peaks who use residential areas to park cars. As a result of this we will investigate the areas highlighted through consultation and take advice from Highways to explore the possibilities of taking appropriate measures.

You told us you were unhappy with public transport services as a few bus services have been terminated, lack of direct buses to the city centre, infrequency and unreliable bus services and the cost of travel to the city centre. We will liaise with Transport Services to encourage wider community consultation within the area.

Priority 3: The Environment: Improve the environment, making it cleaner and more appealing

You told us about the concerns with the general cleanliness of the area in particular play areas, parks, pathways, gennels and takeaway and convenience stores. Dog fouling was also an issue for you in parks, some residential estates and pathways. We will fund additional officer time from Sheffield City Council Environmental Protection Services (EPS) to deal with littering, dog fowling, trade waste and fly tipping. We will continuously work with our partners to make environmental improvements.

You told us that you were proud with the local green spaces in the area but they require better maintenance. We will work with our partners, local community volunteers and schools to make continuous improvement to green spaces. We have also funded Green Estate to respond to issues around the maintenance of parks and green spaces.

Priority 4: The Community: More things for young people to do and increase the opportunity for young people to engage in positive activities

Facilities and activity to support and engage people in activity which improves their health, education, skills, and employment prospects

You told us there is not enough to do for children and young people in the area which can lead people to engage in local anti-social behaviour. We will fund additional outreach work for young people and provide children and young people more positive activities to access and engage in

You told is about the lack of good quality parks and playgrounds with facilities and equipment for children and young people. We funded Breeze Landscape Architects to develop a parks strategy that is now complete to assist in the development of future parks and play areas. Waterthorpe is a priority area where we will invest money from this financial year to develop new play facilities.

6 Statistics and service data inform us that obesity and chronic heart disease is an issue in some areas of the South East. We have produced a local health guide and will work with partners to develop ways to increase better health awareness.

Statistics tell us that educational attainment and skill levels is lower in some areas than the city average. We will work closely with key partners to address educational attainment issues in schools throughout the assembly area, and fund Community Learning Champions to promote local adult education in the Woodhouse ward. We have produced an employment and skills guide to improve employment prospects.

Real Changes we will deliver in 2011 and 2012

The Community Assembly will engage and commission partner services and agencies to deliver real changes in response to the priorities described above. The Community Assembly has already allocated funding this financial year to the following activities to achieve real change:

Crime & Anti-social behaviour

 Allocate £10,000 to focus on involving local people in making their communities safer. A series of training courses will be delivered to equip people in dealing with Anti-Social Behaviour issues within their community.  We will fund the Multi Agency Support Team £8000 to work within the assembly area to look at delivering some early intervention work with families to ensure issues around ASB are dealt with at an early level.  We will work with partner on the taking action initiative to organise a series of measures to address anti-social behaviour such as off road motorbikes, alcohol abuse, and littering.

Highways and traffic

 Fund numerous Highways schemes to improve safety on our roads and pavements. £145,000

Environment

 We will fund Environmental planning to deliver a series of Eco Action initiatives working alongside local volunteers. £15,000  Fund Green Estate a total of £10,000 to focus on hot spot areas such as play areas and green spaces, and undertake other appropriate maintenance generally beyond the Street Force service as they arise.  We will fund additional officer time from Sheffield City Council Environmental Protection Services (EPS) to deal with littering, dog fouling, trade waste and fly tipping. £12,000

7 Community – youth activity

 We will fund additional activity that will incorporate the development of a youth panel and targeted youth work where identified. £40,000  We will run a ‘Youth Choose’ exercise in the autumn of 2011 with the assembly’s Positive Activities Fund allocation of £13,000 from the Children & Young Peoples Department.

Community – facilities

. Part funding a 50+ healthy activity worker to support and develop activity groups such as ‘keep fit sessions for the over 50’s’. £21,000. . Each ward has a separate ward budget to react to emerging community needs including young people’s issues. £15,000 . We will make available £58,420 for Small Grants and Community Chest.

Where we are spending our money in 2011 and 2012

The South East Community Assembly has the following budget to spend on local priorities for 2011-2012.

Area Based Grant £307,420 Highways Budget £145,000 Positive Activities Fund £13,000 Total £465,420

8 Area Based Grant funding allocated to priority actions:

Summary of SECA Budget allocations agreed and requested:

Available Budget: £307,420

Safer Neighbourhood Project £10,000 MAST – Support for families work £8,000 Parks Delivery £50,000 Enforcement – P/T Enforcement Officer £12,000 Clean-Up Budget – Green Estate £10,000 Eco Action – Environmental Planning £15,000 Beighton Ward Pot £15,000 Birley Ward Pot £15,000 Mosborough Ward Pot £15,000 Woodhouse Ward Pot £15,000 Small Grants and Community Chest £40,000 Young People Work £40,000 Healthy Activity Budget £30,000 Engagement Budget £7,000 Small Grant Budget £18,420 Unallocated £7,000

Total £307,420

9 What the South East Community Assembly Achieved During 2010/11

The Community Assembly has now completed its second year of activity seeking to focus on the areas the community identified as their priorities. This section outlines some of the work we’ve done, please contact the Assembly team if you’d like further information.

Anti-social behaviour

Many people spoke to us about their concerns with anti-social behaviour and street drinking. The South East Assembly has worked in partnership with South Yorkshire Police to implement a Designated Public Places Order (DPPO), which supported the police to tackle and control street drinking in Woodhouse.

Young People

Another common comment was the need to provide positive activities for young people. The Assembly provided over £40,000 of additional youth work and sports activities across the South East.

Environment

The quality of the environment was another key issue raised in consultation. The Assembly part-funded a NEAT team (Neighbourhood Environment Action Team) to clear up grot spots reported to us. Funding was provided for a series of environmental developments across the area. Funding was given to support parks improvements and remove old playground foundations on Clayton Hollow and the Stradbroke Recreation Ground. Funding was also provided to prune overgrown trees in all wards.

Highways

We received numerous traffic and highways related requests and have delivered numerous small schemes and some large schemes to improve people’s ability to get around the area safely. For example the Assembly invested in providing extra parking around the Birley Spa shopping area, access improvements at White Lane and safer crossings in Woodhouse and Hackenthorpe.

Community – Facilities

One of the Assembly’s key roles is to support provision for Adult Learning. Specific funding was allocated to support adult learning in Beighton & Mosborough. The Assembly supported the employment of an older people’s activity worker to start groups to keep older people fit and to train staff working in care homes to run exercise sessions.

One of the Assembly’s biggest successes was the ward based ‘You choose’ events we ran. These allowed local people to decide how £12,500 was spent in their area as local ideas were presented to a meeting of local residents who then voted on which projects were funded.

How will you know how we’re doing?

The plan will be presented to the Community Assembly Meeting on 6th October 2011. Updates on progress are provided via newsletters available at local libraries and community centres, on the website (www.sheffield.gov.uk/in-your-area/community- assemblies/southeast), and at local community meetings. The plan will be regularly reviewed throughout the year to monitor progress.

How to Get in Touch With Us

For more information on what we do, or how you can get involved in making local choices, contact the South East Community Assembly Team by:  Telephone: 0114 2037898/ 0114 2736929  Email: [email protected]  Picking up a more detailed version of this plan, which includes budget information from local libraries or,  Visiting our website at:- www.sheffield.gov.uk/in-your-area/community-assemblies/southeast

Reference: V1 September 2011