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Our Place Margaret Adjaye Locality Our Place Bill Tidy Our Place • About Our Place! • Where we are with the programme • Leadership from Local authorities, town councils, parishes, the Police • Stories and the Impact • Learning • What Next! Stats • 120 Projects on the programme – – – – – 31 Local Authority led projects 15 Parish and Town Councils 5 Other Public Bodies 69 Incorporated Bodies 1 in 23 People as at April 2014, live in an Our Place area • Employment, Young People, Adult Services, Early Years, Homelessness, Poverty, Crime, Economic Development Rights Activities as of April 2014 Leadership from Councils • • • • • Birmingham City Council Caistor Calne Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Totnes Town Council – And more What we are learning The Business Case – Our Place • Starts at the Local Level where the fine grain of local issues and demands are considered • Starts with local residents and builds up – community involvement is at the heart • Focuses on what people need and not on predetermined issues • Re-design of services based on deep understanding of need and community involvement, proving the value of the redesign over time rather than designing around a presumption of immediate cost savings Our Place Learning and Impact • Data – Understanding the Spend • Partnerships – ‘It Aint Easy’ • Communities – Want to be involved but…. Spend mapping, engagement, letting go or disinterest! • Re-inventing the Wheel – One step forward two steps backward • Changing economic climate, funding – willingness to do…many stumbling blocks Our Place Learning and Impact • Pioneers like • One Ilfracombe • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3UhzOhjVu4 • One Haverhill • Headline news • ONE Haverhill more than triples the number of apprenticeship places in Haverhill in just 4 Months. In total 51 new apprenticeship places have been created in the local area for for Haverhill youngsters and 32 positions filled in just 1 year What Next • More Town and Parish Council Involvement • More neighbourhoods taking on and using the Our Place approach • Education, Information, Peer Support, Networking • Champions Network www.mycommunityrights.org.uk We'd LIKE TO BUY THAT ME TOO