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Local Community Planning in East Lothian
The Christie Commission Report
Shift in public service delivery from intervention to prevention
Current approachTop down and unresponsive to needsSuffers from “short-termism”
New approaches developingCharacterised between organisations and
partnerships with people and communities, and make a difference
Session Aims:
Setting the SceneFocus on the Musselburgh Ward area and:
its geography and demographics1 local outcome from the Local Community Plan for Musselburgh
“Revitalising Musselburgh Town centre as the heart of the community, meeting the needs of people living, working and visiting the area”
the actions within the Local Outcome
Conclude with an open discussion
EL Community Planning Partnership Structure
The Board
The Working GroupThe Forum
Community Engagement
Group
Local Area ForumsMusselburgh Dunbar North Berwick
7 SOA Theme Groups
Local Community Planning in East Lothian
Local Community Planning principles :-
that people and communities are genuinely engaged in the decisions made on public services which affect them
that there is a commitment from organisations to work together to continually improve the way services are delivered for local communities
Summary of Residents Survey findings
1,853 residents across East Lothian took part in the survey and
1,064 of these residents were from Wards that currently have Local Community Planning structures
In 2011, 73% of those polled agreed that the council designs its services around the needs of the people who use them – compared to only 47% in 2009
Published Monday 17th October 11 Available from: http://elnet.eastlothian.gov.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=412
Local Community Planning in East Lothian
How it operates
2 Local Community Planning OfficersCommunity ProfilesLocal Area ForumsLocal Community PlansLocal Action!
Local Community Planning in the Musselburgh Ward
Musselburgh Community Profile
24% of the population of East Lothian live within the Musselburgh Area
29% of people in the Ward rated ‘a sense of community’ as one of the most important factors in making an area good place to live
34% of people across the area think dog fouling is a serious blight on their environment
26% think there is too much rubbish and litter lying around
17%
16%
7%
21%
23%
14%
16%
6%
22%
25%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
single personhousehold - aged
16-64
single personhoushold -pensioner
single parenthousehold with
children
Couples withdependent children
couples with nodependents
Musselburgh East Lothian
(www.scrol.gov.uk)
The Christie Commission Report
Shift in public service delivery from intervention to prevention
Current approachTop down and unresponsive to needsSuffers from “short-termism”
New approaches developingCharacterised between organisations and
partnerships with people and communities and make a difference
Musselburgh Town Centre
Revitalising Musselburgh Town Centre as the heart of the community, meeting the needs of people living, working
and visiting the Musselburgh area Key issues:
town appearing tired, run-down and un-cared for sustainability of local retail outletstraffic congestion, transport and parking difficultieslimited public spacebelief that the town’s unique heritage and contemporary identity is not showcased to its best advantage
The Town Centre Task Group
Established to take a co-ordinated approach to revitalising the Town Centre and also provide a forum for local input
into the Town Centre Strategy being developed for Musselburgh
‘Interest-based’ made up of local residents, community groups and local businesses, who are now currently working with Community Planning Partners
Group Membership
EL Tenants & Residents Panel ELC Community Development Officer
ELC Principal Planner (Policy and Projects)
Musselburgh Conservation Society
Musselburgh Business Association
Interested Individuals
Musselburgh & Inveresk CC ELC Economic Development Lothian and Borders Police
Principal Amenity Officer ELC Elected Members (x6) School of Business, Enterprise and Management, QMU
University of Edinburgh Inveresk Village Society EL Community Planning Partnership
Eskmills Office Development Musselburgh Museum Committee
Musselburgh Library
Local Initiative Local Actions
Improving the appearance of the Town Centre
- streetcare audit and clutter blitz- identifying the unnecessary and/or redundant objects and signage cluttering pavements and frontages. Then removal.-Identifying and prioritising improvements required in the public realm, to make it a more attractive and unified place eg damage, graffiti, street furniture and pavement cleansing
Litter blitz days / week Addressing the problem of litter in the High Street, predominantly attributed to school children during lunchtime through:-- reinvigorating MICC and the schools existing programme of rewards for positive behaviour - reviewing number and placement of litter bins-‘blitz’ days with on the spot fines and warnings
Musselburgh Town Centre Planning for Real project
Community Engagement project to involve the wider community and evidence the vision – looking at how people use the town centre, what they value, what they aspire to
Has Already Influenced Decisions!
use the work of the group to inform the new ‘Town Centre Strategy’ strategy
Has attracted Capital budget funds of 1M!!
Planning for Real
Planning for Real Project
The process‘map’ made by children in P7 and adults from a craft clinic at the local community centreOnce made, the map went on tour – along with an accompanying questionnaire which identified more specific uses of the High Street
Planning for Real Project - What has taken place?
The 3-D town High St map was on display for:- - 2 days at Brunton Hall - 2 days in a ‘pop-up-shop’ on the High St - at FestiVale, youth music event- 1 week at Musselburgh Library - a morning at the Hollies Day Centre - a Saturday morning at Tesco
Over 1,000 people have taken part in the consultation Over 1,200 separate cards and comments have been put on the map 404 questionnaires have been completed
5%8%
22%
21%
17%
26%
0%
% Under 20% 20-30 years% 31-40 years% 41–50 years% 51-60 years% 61 and over% did not answer
How are local residents using the High St?
80% of the people completing the questionnaire report using the High St at least once a week Almost half the respondents claim they use the High St for food and convenience shopping once a week or more
For convenience shopping – bread, milk, papers
For food shopping – grocery, butchers, fruit & veg. etc
For socialising – eg cafes, restaurants, bars
Culture and leisure activities eg. libraries, museums, theatre
Services eg banks, post office, Council office
Health Services – pharmacy, optician, dentist etc
To access public transport
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
47%
45%
21%
17%
37%
21%
37%
14%
19%
23%
25%
32%
31%
16%
Percentage reporting they use the High St at least once a month
Regularly- Once a week or more At least once a month
What would make a difference to the Town Centre?
From the ideas and suggestions placed on the map there were a number of key, reoccurring themes:- Traffic congestionAn increased range and diversity of shopsmaking better use of the areas assets High St needs a ‘makeover’ - streetscape improvementsA number of areas identified that could be used to create community spaces
To summarise: Impacts and Outcomes
Long term plans and commitment from Community Planning Partners to deliver on specific outcomes decided by the community
Characterised between organisations and partnerships with people and communities and make a difference
Contact Details
Ann Kivlin - Team Leader (Capacity Building) Tel. 0131 653 4073 Email: [email protected]
Stephanie Kerr – Local Community Planning OfficerTel. 0131 653 4065Email: [email protected]
East Lothian Community Planning Website: http://www.eastlothiancommunityplanning.org.uk
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