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BRISTOL PARTNERSHIP. CARRIE POOLER, LSP MANAGER Tel: 9222540 E-mail:carrie_pooler@bristol-city.gov.uk www.bristol-city.gov.uk/bristolpartnership. Local Government Act, 2000. Places on principal local authorities a duty to:
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BRISTOL PARTNERSHIP CARRIE POOLER, LSP MANAGER Tel: 9222540 E-mail:carrie_pooler@bristol-city.gov.uk www.bristol-city.gov.uk/bristolpartnership
Local Government Act, 2000 Places on principal local authorities a duty to: “prepare a community strategy for promoting or improving the economic, social and environmental well-being of their areas, and contributing towards sustainable development in the UK”.
What is the Bristol Partnership? • The Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) • A partnership of public, private, business, community and voluntary sectors • Aligned to local authority boundaries • Operates at strategic level responding to neighbourhood priorities • Manager of Neighbourhood Renewal Fund, Objective 2, SRB 3 and 6. • Author of the Community Strategy
What is the Bristol Partnership? • A voice for Bristol with clear vision and strategy for taking Bristol forward • A partnership where all partners can lend weight to and contribute collectively and individually to making the strategy for Bristol happen • A partnership which communicates with the communities of Bristol and outside on behalf of Bristol people.
Purpose of LSPs • Prepare and implement a Community Strategy for the area • Work with all interest groups to deliver strategy • Bring together plans, partnerships and initiatives and provide a forum for mainstream public services to work together • Develop and deliver the local neighbourhood renewal strategy
EQUALITIES ACTION GROUP (EAG) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ACTION GROUP (SDAG) Structure of the Bristol Partnership BRISTOL PARTNERSHIP REGENERATION PROGRAMMES MANAGEMENT GROUP (RPMG) NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL WORKING GROUP (NRWG) C-NET
How we got here • Launched November 2001 • Accredited to manage neighbourhood renewal • Drafted Community Strategy throughout 2002 • Published in July 2003 • Revised membership and structure in July 2003
Next steps • Update Community Strategy and Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy • Continue `mainstreaming’ and implementing the Community Strategy • Develop long term direction for the city and the partners • Develop the Partnership as effective voice for the city and engine for strategic change – which delivers real benefit to people of Bristol
Community Strategies • Draw together communities and services • Express the priorities of the area • Focus and shape the activity of all partners • Coordinate and rationalise structures and activities • Include an action plan that contributes towards sustainable development
What’s in the Community Strategy? • The role of the Bristol Partnership • 5 Strategic Aims • 5 Priorities • 43 Prioirty Actions
Strategic Aims Achieving Life Long Learning Building a Thriving Economy Strengthening Local Communities Promoting Health & Well Being Investing in the Environment Current Priorities Local Economy Transport Young People Community Safety The Environment Bristol Community Strategy
Favoured actions • Relevant to all partners • Highlighted by previous consultation • Relevant to the people of Bristol • Contributes towards sustainable development • Tackles social exclusion • Achievable
Next steps • Mainstreaming • Strategic Direction • Partnerships Relationship • Centre Initiative • Delivery Plans for 43 priority actions Focus on Action not Process (or talk!)