‘Delivering the new
Sustainable Community
Strategy for Gloucester’
Gloucester Partnership Conference
31st January 2008
Successes of the
Gloucester Partnership
Val O'Connor
Vice Chair of the Gloucester
Partnership
What are Local Strategic
Partnerships?
• Brings together public, private,
business, community and voluntary
sector
• Services and initiatives support each
other and work together
• Through the Sustainable Community
Strategy
History of the Gloucester
Partnership
• Launched in 2001
• Set up first action groups in 2002
• First Community Strategy published in
2003
• Membership of over 200 organisations
from different sectors
Partnership Achievements
 Partnership structure and ways of working in
place
 Core funding in place from partners to
support the Partnership
 Voluntary and community sector resourced to
contribute to the Partnership
 15 out of 27 Community Strategy targets
achieved by July 2007
Westgate Priority Action Group
 Needs assessments leading
to Westgate Renewal Plan
 Developer appointed for
Four Gates Neighbourhood
Centre
 Regeneration protocol
between LSP, City Council
and GHURC
Children and Young People Action
Group
 Stimulated investment in
youth facilities
 Ensured voices of children
and young people are heard
in city and county strategies
 Developed a play strategy
for Gloucester
 Set up and mainstreamed
Summer Programmes
Gloucester Pride PAG
 Improvements to Gloucester
Park and 36 neighbourhood
green spaces
 15 Neighbourhood Road Shows
 Production of several Walking
Guides
 Campaign to promote pride in
the city
Community Cohesion Action
Group
Developed Community
Cohesion Proofing Tool for
partners
• Adopted by Gloucester
Partnership 2005
• Time-limited group
Neighbourhood Working
Group
Developed the Neighbourhood Working
Strategy for Gloucester
Supported development of five
Neighbourhood Partnerships
Sharing best practice
• Currently reviewing role
Neighbourhood
Partnerships
Community Counts
Neighbourhood Management
Piloting ways of neighbourhood working
in Barton, Tredworth and White City
Working with Safer Communities Police
team and Streetcare
Spreading good practice across all
partners
Crime and Disorder Reduction
Partnership
• Multi-agency partnership reducing crime
and the fear of crime
Five action groups
Gloucester as Respect Action Area
Reduction of major crimes in Gloucester
by 22.7%, by March 2007
Learning, Skills and
Employment Initiative
 Partnership group identified gaps in provision
 Action research project carried out
 JobLink pilot in Barton, Tredworth and
Westgate
 Ensured need for local jobs for local people
features in City Employment Plan
Other Groups and Work
Healthy City Partnership
Ensured Gloucester’s needs are fed into
county level strategies and agreements
Reviewing and learning from experience
Adapting to change – new Strategy and
new structure
Summary
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Achieved real outcomes
Over 200 organisations working together
Maintain momentum
Keep on working together and improving life
for the people of Gloucester
Successes of the
Gloucester Partnership
Val O'Connor
Vice Chair of the Gloucester
Partnership