PENNINES TOWNSHIP PLAN 2010/2011 APPENDIX ONE Priorities 2009/10; successes; and improvements for the future. v Improve the quality of life for older people – the actions have been achieved and/or progressed by Council services and partners, members are confident that this work will continue and therefore agreed this no longer needed to be on the priority list for Pennines 2010/11. v Create local jobs by supporting tourism – progress has been made on a number of actions including production and circulation of the Littleborough and Pennine Edge leaflet. Supporting tourism is a major priority for Pennines Township. Members and officers identified a need to provide a strategic framework for tourism. v Address youth nuisance by improving youth provision – the detached youth work initiative which had been funded from Township Funds for the past two years continues to have many benefits. This includes successful diversionary activities with a lot of detached work and increased provision particularly on Friday evenings. Friday sessions at the Soccer Village have been successful. The Milnrow centre should be opening back up in June and the mobile facility is still being used. A climbing wall had been installed in the Littleborough complex for which staff are currently being trained, the SHOK gym is well used and a proposed kick pitch has received positive feedback and will be subject to a feasibility study. v Improve the quality of life for local people by supporting environmental improvements. A large proportion of the actions are focussed on Hollingworth Lake, there is a lot of ongoing work but funding has yet to be identified for a number of schemes. There is a need to identify realistic and achievable schemes for 2010/11 and over the next 3 years In February 2010 members considered and agreed future priorities for Pennines Township for 2010 onwards as: § Children & Young People § Tourism/Business Development § Environment § Leisure & Recreation § Community Safety Pennines Township Plan refresh – March 2009 Mk I 1 Pennines Township Plan refresh – March 2009 Mk I 2 PENNINES TOWNSHIP PLAN 2010/2011 – PRIORITIES BY SERVICE APPENDIX ONE WORK PLAN Objective One: older people. (No longer a priority for 2010/2011) To improve services for older people ensuring they meet local needs and with the objective of improving the quality of life for the over 50’s. Ref Aim Action Lead Resources Links with Aiming High Responsibility PTO1 To meet local need for Seek to set up an additional Outreach worker TOPP to consider ü Improving health & well being services. luncheon club in Dearnley. The funding for additional outreach worker to make contact activities. with the group and register individuals. PTO2 To meet local need for Ascertain whether there is demand Outreach worker Sessions could be ü Improving health & well being services. for ‘Silver Surfers’ clubs at Estate funded from the TOPPs Bases by carrying out customer budget research. PTO3 Provide better Devise and promote a week long Communit y Budget identified from ü Improving health & well being information and over 50s event ‘Recycled Engagement Team policy investment ü Improving community safety advice to older people Teenagers’ which will provide on staying safe, information on healthy eating, Kalsoom Iqbal & practical security, sports, outdoor activity, history & Phil Burton awareness of bogus reminiscence and include fun & callers and the handy entertainment. person’s scheme. Older Person’s Crucial Crew Event Community Safety Officer time and funded Summer 2009 within mainstream budget PTO4 Improve health, Research potential customer ATM, Pennines The TOPPs Committee ü Improving health & well being mobility and well- demand for yoga classes starting at Outreach Worker would be approached being. the Estate Bases throughout and Link4Life for funding Pennines. Pennines Township Plan refresh – March 2009 Mk I 3 Ref Aim Action Lead Resources Links with Aiming High Responsibility PTO5 Improve public Provide transport to/from major POPPS Transport GMPTE funding secured ü Improving health & well transport services supermarkets and for other trips Co-ordinator. for 2 x 16 seater mini being later in the evening and at week- buses available on a ü Increasing jobs & prosperity ends. Funding identified from borough wide, demand GMPTE and 2 16 seater mini buses led basis. available on a borough wide demand lead basis. Pennines Township Plan refresh – March 2009 Mk I 4 Objective Two: support for Tourism. To support the creation of local jobs and the protection of existing ones through tourism promotion and improvements to the infrastructure. Ref Aim Action Lead Resources Links with Aiming High Responsibility PTT6 Develop a joined up Devise a South Pennines/Pennine Tourism officer; Existing service budgets ü Increasing jobs and approach to tourism Edge tourism strategy Rural Environment prosperity opportunities in Programmes Pennines Coordinator PTT1 Attract more week - Devise a marketing strategy Tourism officer, Strategic Township ü Increasing jobs & prosperity end visitors to the promoting Pennines as a week-end Link4Life and monies township destination Assistant Township Manager PTT2 Attract more week - Attendance at the Days Out LEAF and Assistant ? ü Increasing jobs & prosperity end visitors to the exhibition in the Reebok Stadium, Township Manager township February 2009 PTT3 Enhance the tourism Improvements to Hollingworth See section below Various, some already ü Increasing jobs & prosperity offer Lake on Environmental identified, some not ü Creating a cleaner, greener Improvements environment PTT4 Enhance the tourism At the same time, seek to reduce EM, Footpaths ü Increasing jobs & prosperity offer the pressure on the Lake by Officer, sustainable ü Creating a cleaner, greener diversifying the countryside offer, development environment promoting other reservoirs and officer assisting regeneration in areas such as Wardle and Newhey. PTT5 Promote Pennines Use events such as the South Pennine Prospects Some small scale fu nding ü Increasing jobs & prosperity Township as the Pennines Walk & Ride Festival and PPR, EM identified this year. gateway to the South the South Pennine Visitor Pennine Edge Future years to be Pennines. newspaper to promote routes, Forest confirmed. Links to attractions and heritage. Littleborough Station project. Pennines Township Plan refresh – March 2009 Mk I 5 Ref Aim Action Lead Resources Links with Aiming High Responsibility PTT6 Enhance the Tourism Support the Sout h Pennines Pennine Prospects Rail Trail leaflet funding ü Increasing jobs & prosperity offer Community Rail Partnership with Friends of secured from Greening Pennine Prospects and Northern Littleborough Greater Manchester. Rail to improve the quality of Station Further funding to be information for visitors and confirmed. improve station facilities. PTT7 Enhance the Tourism Maximise the benefits for the local Pennine P rospects, NYI ü Increasing jobs & prosperity offer visitor economy from the Pennine local traders, LEAF Way and the Pennine Bridleway promoting National Trails PTT8 Enhance the tourism Local history interpretation centre Littleborough Heritage Lottery F und, ü Increasing jobs & prosperity offer at Littleborough Station Archaeological & Railway Heritage Trust Historical Society and Society fundraising. supported by Pennines Township 10k from Township Funds 2009/10 PTT9 Enhance the tourism Vastly improve the offer at The Ellenroad Trust Lo ttery Awards4All 9k ü Increasing jobs & prosperity offer Ellenroad Engine House in conjunction with 32k secured from the consultant Pennines Township Strategic Funds. English Heritage bid 105k Sourcing Funding from Sun Chemicals 22k Ellenroad Trust 10k Entrust 13.5k PTT10 Enhance the tourism Support improvements to the LEAF and the Own budgets, Township ü Increasing jobs & prosperity offer Rushbearing Festival Township Manager Fund, Officer time PTT11 Enhance the tourism Tim Bobbin Festival MoorEnd £46,700 Heritage Lottery ü Increa sing jobs & prosperity offer Development Trust Fund confirmed Pennines Township Plan refresh – March 2009 Mk I 6 Ref Aim Action Lead Resources Links with Aiming High Responsibility Improve the tourism Improve the quality of B&B, hotel, Not yet identified Not yet identified ü Increasing jobs & prosperity PTT12 infrastructure pampering, catering & entertainment facilities. A longer term strategy for this action needs to be devised. PTT13 Improve the Tourism Support the South Pennines Leader Pennine Prospects, Bid deadline end July ü Increasing jobs & prosperity Infrastructure bid and identify potential Planning & 2008 community generated projects Regulation Service, under the Greater Manchester EM. Township Rural Development Plan. Manager PTT14 Improve the Tourism Support Pennine Prospects HLF Pennine Prospects, 30k match fund awarded ü Increasing jobs & prosperity Infrastructure Landscape Partnership bid which Planning & from Pennines Township ü Creating a cleaner, greener includes proposals for enhancing Regulation, EM, funds. 09/10 Awaiting environment Summit Quarry as a Township Manager result of HLF Landscape gateway/event site for the Partnership Bid. Rochdale Canal and South Pennine fringe and creating an upland reservoir trail PTT15 Improve the Tourism Support the development of the Pennine Edge NYI ü Increasing jobs & prosperity Infrastructure Pennine Edge Forest Trail which Forest, Planning & ü Creating a cleaner, greener includes Rochdale, Oldham, Regulation. EM and environment Stockport & Tameside. Create and the Township