‘Delivering the new Sustainable Community Strategy for Gloucester’

1. ‘Delivering the new Sustainable Community Strategy for Gloucester’ Gloucester Partnership Conference 31st January 2008

2. Successes of the Gloucester Partnership Val O'Connor Vice Chair of the Gloucester Partnership

3. What are Local Strategic Partnerships? • Brings together public, private, business, community and voluntary sector • Services and initiatives support each other and work together • Through the Sustainable Community Strategy

4. History of the Gloucester Partnership • Launched in 2001 • Set up first action groups in 2002 • First Community Strategy published in 2003 • Membership of over 200 organisations from different sectors

5. Partnership Achievements • Partnership structure and ways of working in place • Core funding in place from partners to support the Partnership • Voluntary and community sector resourced to contribute to the Partnership • 15 out of 27 Community Strategy targets achieved by July 2007

6. Westgate Priority Action Group • Needs assessments leading to Westgate Renewal Plan • Developer appointed for Four Gates Neighbourhood Centre • Regeneration protocol between LSP, City Council and GHURC

7. Children and Young People Action Group • Stimulated investment in youth facilities • Ensured voices of children and young people are heard in city and county strategies • Developed a play strategy for Gloucester • Set up and mainstreamed Summer Programmes

8. Gloucester Pride PAG • Improvements to Gloucester Park and 36 neighbourhood green spaces • 15 Neighbourhood Road Shows • Production of several Walking Guides • Campaign to promote pride in the city

9. Community Cohesion Action Group • Developed Community Cohesion Proofing Tool for partners • Adopted by Gloucester Partnership 2005 • Time-limited group

10. Neighbourhood Working Group • Developed the Neighbourhood Working Strategy for Gloucester • Supported development of five Neighbourhood Partnerships • Sharing best practice • Currently reviewing role

11. Neighbourhood Partnerships

12. Community Counts Neighbourhood Management • Piloting ways of neighbourhood working in Barton, Tredworth and White City • Working with Safer Communities Police team and Streetcare • Spreading good practice across all partners

13. Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership • Multi-agency partnership reducing crime and the fear of crime • Five action groups • Gloucester as Respect Action Area • Reduction of major crimes in Gloucester by 22.7%, by March 2007

14. Learning, Skills and Employment Initiative • Partnership group identified gaps in provision • Action research project carried out • JobLink pilot in Barton, Tredworth and Westgate • Ensured need for local jobs for local people features in City Employment Plan

15. Other Groups and Work • Healthy City Partnership • Ensured Gloucester’s needs are fed into county level strategies and agreements • Reviewing and learning from experience • Adapting to change – new Strategy and new structure

16. Summary • Achieved real outcomes • Over 200 organisations working together • Maintain momentum • Keep on working together and improving life for the people of Gloucester

17. Successes of the Gloucester Partnership Val O'Connor Vice Chair of the Gloucester Partnership