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SevernNetAn organisation bringing together businesses and the

community from Portbury, Avonmouth and Severnside

Kate Royston, 17/10/13

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•Initiative kicked off in 2009• 150+ organisations engaged• Significant cost savings achieved

•Need to work together• Get local people into local jobs• Improve transport so they can get there!• Design waste out … resource efficiency in• Get involved so new developments

sustainable

SevernNet

Enlightened self interest, community building, learning with and from each other

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•Established SevernNet Nov 2012–Seed funding BCC, SGC, businesses–Membership scheme planned mid 2013–Aiming to be self-financing!

•Champions Group are the engine house

Organisation

• ADM Milling• Ambition Lawrence Weston• Asda• Avonmouth Community Centre• Avon and Somerset Police• Bristol City Council• The Bristol Port Company• Business West• Childrens Scrapstore• D S Smith Packaging• Environmental Sustainability

KTN

• GKN Aerospace• John Lewis DC• Massey Wilcox Transport• Nisbets• NISP Network• North Somerset Council• Professional Hygiene Services• Siniat Limited• South Gloucestershire Council• Toyota GB • Warburtons

Sustainable Business Solutions

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Sustainable Transport• Challenges

– Shortage of services – Poor infrastructure– Poor communication

• Priorities & Progress– Kingsweston Lane– Transport mgt. & info services– Alternatives to single car use– Sustainable Transport Forum– LSTF team work

• Survey, car share scheme– Travel fayres, events

Source: Toyota GB, Portbury

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Community Engagement• Challenges

– Neighbourhood deprivation & limited employment

– Reducing services and facilities

• Priorities & Progress– Community Working Group– Improve employment and

employability locally• Avonmouth Work Club• Ambition Employment initiative• Access to IT facilities

– Support & recognise individual business efforts

TBPC - Three Peak Challenge

Nisbets 10km run

Nick Venn (TBPC)

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Resource Efficiency• Opportunities

– P-A-S exemplar • Resource & energy efficiency• Renewables• Shared resources & infrastructure• Circular economy

– Green Capital incentive

• Achievements– Savings to 2011: Costs £287k

CO2 10,400 t Landfill div. 37,400 t

– Shared expertise in H&S; ISO 14001; LED lighting etc.

– Children’s Scrapstore collections

Playpods visit at Avon Primary School

Expanded Clay diverted from landfill

Quick Wins workshop

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Enterprise and Economy• Challenges and Opportunities

– Business skills & services requirements• Improving local availability

– Strengthening local supply chains– Supporting ongoing development across area

• Encouraging sustainable infrastructure and facilities

• Priorities & Progress– Engaging with Enterprise Area

• Disseminating to businesses and organisations across the area

– Conducting an area wide skills survey– Supporting Ambition Employment– Promoting local businesses

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Up and Coming Events• Breaking the Land Speed record

– An evening with Bloodhound – Tuesday 29th October 2013 (18:00)

• Bloodhound SSC is a project, based in Avonmouth, whose aims are:– To confront and overcome the impossible using science, technology, engineering and mathematics– To motivate the next generation to deal with global 21st century challenges

• Have lunch with the Mayor– Building links … at Lawrence Weston Community Farm– Tuesday 13th November (12:30 to 14:15)

• Come and join us for a light lunch at Lawrence Weston Community Farm, meet George Ferguson (the Elected Mayor) and Jane Maxwell (Director of Public Health, Bristol City Council)

– Hear more about the proposed Community Café and Training Centre

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Keep in Touch• Membership scheme to be launched

– Jan 2014

• Website and newsletter (sign up)– www.severnnet.org

• Contact: Kate Royston– kate.royston@severnnet.org (07969-569-444)

“All of the issues we face here are too big for any one organisation to tackle on its own. Call it enlightened self-interest.  SevernNet is about seeing how we can pull together for the good of all our neighbours” Sue Turner- The Bristol Port Company.