Proposed Aims:
- To promote active citizenship that builds upon the distinctive ‘village’ feel of Hanover & Elm Grove, creating a cleaner, safer & more cohesive community.
- To be an inclusive community and bring the views of all residents into the Hanover & Elm Grove neighbourhood ‘conversation’.
- Strengthen the network of community facilities and events within Hanover & Elm Grove so that they continue to become environmentally and more financially sustainable and continue to meet the ranging needs of the community
- Support the development of local independent and community friendly businesses within the area.
Potential Partners: BHCC CETs Team; Hanover Action; H&EG LAT; Friends of the Patch; The Food Waste Collective; Vegetable Education Garden; Phoenix Estate TA; Queen’s Park Community Association; Universities (student unions & volunteering groups); Tenant and resident associations. Trust fore Developing Communities, The Hyde Group, Neighbourhood Care Scheme, Church of the Annunciation, HCA
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| Aim 1. Promoting active citizenship that builds upon existing commitment of residents to their area creating cleaner, safer and more cohesive communities | |||||||||||||
| Specific Actions (heading in bold) | Lead | Potential Partners | Measure of success | Timescale- review/monitoring | |||||||||
| Encourage and assist community initiatives to make the area more attractive | |||||||||||||
| Annual bulb planting on communal areas | TDC/HA | QPCA, May Rd, Good Gym, Phoenix community group? | Bulbs get planted and flower | Annual pre spring | |||||||||
| Tree replacement fundraising on Pankhurst and other areas | QPCA | HA, TDC | Number of replacement trees provided | ||||||||||
| Explore the idea of building bird boxes that are installed in gardens (particularly older people) across the ward | Neighbourhood Care Scheme | TDC, Local Schools, HA | Bird boxes installed | 1 year | |||||||||
| Support QPCA to explore funding (EDB?) for planters and bench on Pankhurst Ave | QPCA | TDC, BHCC, HA | Planters and bench installed on Pankhurst Ave (nominated people to care for each planter) | 1 year | |||||||||
| Hold another clean-up day on the QP estate | QPCA | BHCC, TDC | Clean up day held | 1 year | |||||||||
| Holding events to build community spirit and strengthen neighbourliness | |||||||||||||
| Supporting streets and groups to run street parties/community barbeque | HCA, TDC | All groups | Event happens
New people join in |
Annual monitoring | |||||||||
| Annual Zocalo to coincide with Jo Cox weekend | HA | HCA Hanover Directory | Event happens
New people join in |
Annual monitoring | |||||||||
| Explore initiatives to reduce social isolation including surveying and Housing Dept enabling shared contact with potentially isolated people | BHCC, TDC, Impetus | Community groups, HA, HCA | Numbers involved in activities | Annual monitoring | |||||||||
| Ensure that Community Navigators know about all local activities and groups | Sean D (Impetus) Community Navigators, TDC | All groups | Sean set up initial meeting between lead partners | Annual monitoring | |||||||||
| Work to develop community led projects on phoenix, May Road and Pankhurst estates | |||||||||||||
| Develop an action plan to tackle issues raised in the phoenix community survey | Phoenix community group + Hyde HA | Phoenix community centre, phoenix gallery, city clean, city parks, highways | Action plan will contain many actions and changes in satisfaction will be linked to each action | Annual review, repeat survey after 3 years to monitor satisfaction | |||||||||
| Support and sustain the emerging Community Association on Phoenix estate | TDC | Ward councillors, Phoenix Community Association | Association is set up and sustained | 1 year | |||||||||
| Support volunteering and involve students in the community | |||||||||||||
| Provide information about the neighbourhood care scheme and casserole club to students and others | Sean D Neighbourhood Care Scheme | UoS, UoB, student unions | Information shared and links made between organisations | Annual | |||||||||
| HEG community stall at freshers fair (with map) advertising volunteer opportunities | HA,
HCA |
Residents groups, UoS Lewes Rd office | Event held
Students recruited |
Annual | |||||||||
| To promote the Neighbourhood Care Scheme, Casserole Club and Lightbulb across the ward | Neighbourhood Care Scheme | GP’s to sign post to those who may benefit, Community Groups, Local newsletters | Compare numbers of new people from previous year
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12 months | |||||||||
| Aim 2. To support and strengthen community facilities | |||||||||||||
| Specific Actions (heading in bold) | Lead | Potential Partners | Measure of success | Timescale- review/monitoring | |||||||||
| Strengthen a network of community facilities events and groups | |||||||||||||
| Compile list of venues, community groups + contacts for publications + websites | TDC | Community groups, Hanover directory | List done and publicised | 6-12 months | |||||||||
| Work with Hanover directory to expand delivery area across the whole ward | David Gibson | QPCA, Phoenix Community Association, Hanover Action, Friends of the Patch | Distribution expanded | 6 months | |||||||||
| Aim 3. To develop initiatives aiming to actively become a more inclusive community and bring people together | |||||||||||||
| Specific Actions (heading in bold) | Lead | Potential Partners | Measure of success | Timescale- review/monitoring | |||||||||
| Compile a list of HMO landlords and HMO agents and involve them in community discussion around HMO issues. | BHCC | HEGLAT | List compiled and used | 6 months | |||||||||
| Set up exploratory meeting to identify actions to maximise harmony between transient and longer term residents | HEGLAT/ Uos/UoB | Community groups, student unions, letting agents, BHCC | Meeting held
Actions agreed |
12 months | |||||||||
| Support individuals with caring responsibilities to attend meetings | BHCC, Hyde, TDC | Community Groups | More people with caring responsibilities attend meetings | 12 months | |||||||||
| Aim 4. To continue to develop the Coalition of Communities so that they can access funding streams such as the Community Infrastructure Levy | |||||||||||||
| Specific Actions (heading in bold) | Lead | Potential Partners | Measure of success | Timescale- review/monitoring | |||||||||
| Coalition of Communities to become a constituted group that can qualify for Community Infrastructure Levy | CC | All groups | CC constituted | 1 year | |||||||||
| Explore Community Infrastructure Levy for Brighton General Hospital and other developments across the ward | CC | BHCC, TDC, QPCA | |||||||||||
| Aim 5. To improve and support good working relationships between developers, BHCC and Communities | |||||||||||||
| Specific Actions (heading in bold) | Lead | Potential Partners | Measure of success | Timescale- review/monitoring | |||||||||
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