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DASSETT AREA COMMUNITY COMMITTEE

DASSETT AREA COMMUNITY COMMITTEE. 26 June 2007. PURPOSE. Area based analysis to underpin the State of The District report and the draft Wellbeing Strategy Draws on Agreed priorities - Southam’s 2020 Vision Public views – Best Value Satisfaction Survey 2006 Profile of Area – statistical base.

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DASSETT AREA COMMUNITY COMMITTEE

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  1. DASSETT AREA COMMUNITY COMMITTEE • 26 June 2007

  2. PURPOSE • Area based analysis to underpin the State of The District report and the draft Wellbeing Strategy • Draws on • Agreed priorities - Southam’s 2020 Vision Public views – Best Value Satisfaction Survey 2006 • Profile of Area – statistical base

  3. AGREED PRIORITIES – SOUTHAM’S 2020 VISION

  4. OBJECTIVES:COMMUNITY MATTERS • High quality, locally available health services; • A good range of shops in Southam and in the villages; • Variety of housing types catering for people’s needs, with emphasis on affordable housing for young adults; • Access to a rich variety of cultural, social and leisure opportunities contributing to a strong sense of ‘inclusiveness’; • Learning opportunities, with quality local schools & lifelong learning for all ages; • Special support for the needs of younger people, including accessible and affordable activities and advice services; • Improved access to facilities, particularly for older & disabled residents; • High quality meeting places / community centres serving the whole area, maintained to a high standard.

  5. OBJECTIVES:ECONOMIC MATTERS • Farm diversification, including a local farmers’ market sustaining a viable agricultural economy within a high quality landscape; • Start-up units to encourage small, local businesses and growth throughout the area; • Wide range of job opportunities available in Southam; • Disused quarries used for further employment and leisure uses; • Heritage and tourism opportunities, such as the canal corridors/environs and the Civil War links have been taken.

  6. OBJECTIVES:ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS • A clean, litter-free environment; • More sustainable waste management, including extra recycling and better opening hours for ‘recycling centres’; • Efficient and integrated public transport to reduce car dependency, together with effective traffic management to cater for increasing demand for car use; • An emphasis on energy efficiency and local renewable energy generation, including from crops; • Encouragement of access to the countryside, via a network of walking and cycling routes.

  7. National Best Value Satisfaction Survey 2006 Answers from respondents in Dassett Area

  8. What most needs improving inStratford District?

  9. POSITIVE Less problems with people dealing drugs, drunk & rowdy, sleeping rough Feel safest outside after dark Highest sense of belonging Happiest where leave items for recycling Less likely to say sports/leisure facilities have got worse More likely to find out about Council & get in touch via Internet NEGATIVE Less satisfied with how clean and tidy the local recycling facilities are & feel got worse in last three years Less likely to use SDC leisure facilities every day Least likely to contact Council in person DASSETT TRENDS

  10. Agree more that can influence decisions affecting area More likely to say Council is making local area better place to live Think Council is efficient, well-run, acts on & listens to concerns of residents Least likely to say doing a worse job than year ago DASSETT TRENDS CONTINUED

  11. PROFILE OF DASSETT AREA STATISTICAL BASE

  12. ECONOMIC WELLBEING • 1,198 households in receipt of means tested benefits (10.8% compared to 12.6% District wide) • Unemployment rate of 1.6% in 2001 compared to 1.1% across the District as a whole (1.3% in 2006)

  13. ENVIRONMENTAL WELLBEING • No data yet available at Area level

  14. SOCIAL WELLBEING • 2 Wards in priority for improving health (Kineton; Southam) • 12.3% Social Housing in 2001 compared to 12.4% across District • 853 crimes (33.4 per 1,000 residents) in 2006/07 compared to District average of 63 crime per 1,000 residents) – lowest rate for an Area in the District • 469 Anti-Social Behaviour Incidents (18.4 per 1,000 residents) compared to District average of 35.8 - lowest rate for an Area in the District

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