Community Planning Event for North and West 1

Output from workshop held on Tuesday 9th February 2010 at John Clare Primary School, Helpston

Venue and attendees

VenueJohn Clare Primary School, Helpston 21 participants, 4 facilitators

Most key partners were

represented at the workshop

The facilitators introduced the context and the plan for the 2 ½ hour workshop

• Julie Rivett, Neighbourhoods & Empowerment Manager, explained the background to the event, the introduction of Neighbourhood Management and the role of the Neighbourhood Councils. The audience were assured that all previous consultation had been compiled together to produce the information for the day’s event.

• The workshop was the first of seven events to be carried out in different parts of Peterborough but would not be the only opportunity to take part in the Community Action Planning process.

Some of you thought that partnership working was currently fairly

effective, while others felt there was plenty of room for improvement

There was a wide range of opinion on how effective partnership working was at present.

Mean score = 7 / 10

Range = Between 0 and 8

0 = very ineffective 10 = Very

Effective

The issues which occurred most frequently were:

- Roads, Potholes, footpaths, gritting

- Rubbish/litter/bins- Poor bus service

Other issues you selected as high priority were:

- Better landscaping- Parking/verge parking- Street lighting/repair

enhance - Completion of cycleway

Workshop 1 Environment, you selected short term, medium term and long term goals and began to list in order of importance

Workshop 1 Growth, you selected short term, medium term and long term goals and began to list in order of importance

The issues which occurred most frequently were:

- Traffic issues/calming/road

signs

- More affordable housing

- No training/ employment in

village

Other issues you selected as high priority were:

- Speeding enforcement

- Lorry traffic

- Level crossing at Helpston/

Peakirk

- More access to volunteering

- Improve infrastructure/drains

/sewage

Workshop 1 Safer & Stronger, you selected short term, medium term and long term goals and began to list in order of importance

The issues which occurred most frequently were:

- Speeding- Lack of Visible Police

Other issues you selected as high priority were:

- Lack of communication- Street Lighting- Fly tipping- Youth facilities- Concern re: isolation

Workshop 1 Open/Accessible Services, you selected short term, medium term and long term goals and began to list in order of importance

The issues which occurred most frequently were:- Young peoples provision- Better services for elderly- Better communication- More shops and sustaining- More sports facilities

Other issues you selected as high priority were:- Children's play facilities- More funding opportunities- Training for elderly- Better local community facilities

We shared with you some facts we know about your neighbourhood

The general feeling appeared to agree with most facts.

Some questions were raised with regard to the actual population the figures were based on.

It was acknowledged that more work is required to formulate meaningful comparable data.

We asked you, What does effective partnership working look like at Neighbourhood level?

The six key headings were agreed as:

- Effective Communication

- Accountability

- Resources

- Decision making at right

level

-Efficiency

-Transparency

- Being realistic

- Enthusiasm

- Shared outcomes

You then worked in your groups to begin identifying actions to be taken to

address the priorities and partners who should be involved

You then worked in your groups to begin identifying actions to be taken to

address the priorities and partners who should be involved

You then worked in your groups to begin identifying actions to be taken to

address the priorities and partners who should be involved

You then worked in your groups to begin identifying actions to be taken to

address the priorities and partners who should be involved

- The facilitation team would like to thank all of you for your time and hard work. Your input has been invaluable and gave us a really good insight into the key barriers, possible improvements and existing best practice around partnership working at neighbourhood level.

- We hope that you found the workshop useful too, both as a way of sharing ideas with front line colleagues and community representatives. If you have any further comments on any aspect of partnership working in Peterborough, please do not hesitate to contact the neighbourhood management team.

- The ideas and assessments you generated will form draft of the community Action plan for North and West 1.

- Further events are planned to build on the work you have begun.- Please use the output in any way that will help you to drive through any

improvements to the way your organisation works with other partners.

Many ThanksJulie Rivett Alison Ivatt

Neighbourhoods & Empowerment Neighbourhood Manager Manager (North & West)

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