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Neighbourhood Pride

Achieving More Through Partnerships. Neighbourhood Pride. Gateshead Council The Gateshead Housing Company. About Gateshead Neighbourhood Pride Project The Partners How the Partnership and Project developed Q & As. Making a Difference locally What Worked

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Neighbourhood Pride

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  1. Achieving More Through Partnerships Neighbourhood Pride Gateshead Council The Gateshead Housing Company

  2. About Gateshead Neighbourhood Pride Project The Partners How the Partnership and Project developed Q & As Making a Difference locally What Worked The future for Neighbourhood Pride Sharing good practice Introduction

  3. About Gateshead • Gateshead - • Largest of the Tyne & Wear Boroughs • Population 191,000 • 89,000 Households • 30%Council Owned • Labour controlled council • Home of - • Angel of the North, • Millennium Bridge • The Baltic • The Sage

  4. 5 Neighbourhood Management Areas

  5. Neighbourhood Pride Project • 3 Services working together at a local level with local people delivering environmental improvements • Funded by The Gateshead Housing Company, Safer Gateshead Partnership and Local Environmental Services • Potential schemes identified by local communities and supported by partners and Ward members • Funding applications managed locally in each of the neighbourhoods by 5 Neighbourhood Pride Teams

  6. Neighbourhood Management • Geographically focussed • Community Engagement • Support for Ward Councillors • Reduce Inequalities in Targeted Neighbourhoods • Facilitate Partnership Solutions to Local Priorities

  7. Neighbourhood Services • Integration of Services • Multi Skilled Teams • Efficiencies (Training and Development) • Partnership Working

  8. The Gateshead Housing Company • 3 Star ALMO delivering housing services to 22,500 homes • Customers, communities and estates • Strategic partnership and neighbourhood partnerships • Investment programme and new build homes • Delivering the Respect Standard for Housing Management • Making our estates better places to live

  9. Coummities Waste Services & Grounds Maintenance Police Fire Service Community Intelligence. Relationships with Community Groups Service Level Agreement Neighbourhood Pride The Gateshead Housing Company Resident Groups and N/hood Plans Neighbourhood Management Schools The Partnership

  10. How the Partnership and Project developed • Best Value Review of Services to Neighbourhoods took place – Neighbourhood Pride Project established • Council reviewed its Area Based Approach – 5 Area Forums were created • Local Environmental Services reviewed their service – introduced Neighbourhood Services • A grounds maintenance Service Level Agreement was developed between TGHC and LES , involving customers The Journey

  11. Questions and Answers

  12. Making A Difference Locally • Design out ASB and improve the appearance • Other Funding Contributions • Problem Solving • Designing out Crime • National Tree Week

  13. Making A Difference Locally The area suffered from a range of criminal and anti social behaviour activity including illegal parking of HGV vehicles, illegal roadside car sales, drug offences and congregation of young people.

  14. Making a Difference Locally • Reduce fly tipping • Provide better access for grass cutters • Reduce maintenance costs/time • Improve appearance of area

  15. Making A Difference Locally • Neglected former Council nursery site • Potential to provide a unique community resource. • The site is virtually enclosed in the centre of Housing Company bungalows and family housing. • Involving the local community the site has been transformed into a positive community asset that local residents can enjoy and be proud of. THORNEYGARTH PROJECT

  16. Making A DifferenceLocally LOW FELL DENES PROJECT School design dog fouling signs Clearance of the Denes The planting of new trees and shrubs Development of a Neighbourhood Agreement with school and partners Annual Environmental Fun Day & Junior Estate Tour

  17. Making A Difference Locally • Environmental projects identified by the community • Local resident priorities, supported by partners and ward members • Community involvement, ownership and pride • A better place to live

  18. Involvement Opportunities Recycling bicycles Dog fouling campaigns Community clean ups Local art Junior Warden scheme Planting schemes Neighbourhood Agreements Up2U community event CSG Quality Mark National tree planting week Community Fund Fire Service-safe bonfire night Junior estate tour Community Payback- painting scheme

  19. Community Art Iconic & Local

  20. Making the Strategic Local NI 4 – Influencing Decisions NI 5 – Satisfaction with Local Area NI 17 – Perceptions of ASB NI 192- Household Waste Recycled NI 195 – Improved Street Cleanliness

  21. Measuring Success

  22. Localised services with geographical focus Strong frontline partnership across services Pot of money is flexible Access to other funding to deliver on larger projects with other partners Buy in from the community Publicity – celebrating success Support from Ward members Lessons learnt from previous years What's Worked

  23. Neighbourhood Pride – the future • Moving towards a neighbourhood engagement tool • Links to other themes eg: Health • Funding • Links to Neighbourhood Plans - Customer priorities

  24. Sharing Best Practice • Involving residents? • Flexible Local Funding? • Sustainability?

  25. THANK YOU

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