our place halesowen

lead…influence…change

Our Place – Highfield’s Estate

Welcome

Development Event

Wednesday 21st January 2015


Our Place – General Information

• National Programme - funded by DCLG• Run by Locality in association with the

LGA• Few others involved i.e. New Economy

Community Development Foundation


Our Place – Context

• Services not joined up at local level• Services often impersonal complex

confusing many providers• Services – reactive focusing on todays

problems with little emphasis on preventing those of tomorrow


Our Place – National Goal

• To build on know how, capacity, confidence and capability within a neighbourhood strengthens leadership and governance and create opportunity for local people to have greater influence and power over how local public monies are spent

• Development of a sustainable model / approach for communities to influence and design local public services


Our Place – Pioneers

• Programme pilot in 12 areas across UK• Some areas were led by parish councils

others local authorities and some by 3rd sector organisations


Our Place – Highfield’s Estate Halesowen

• CfED made application in January 2014• Highfield’s chosen because of challenges

and connections• Several pieces of community engagement

activities undertaken on estate between 2010 and 2013. i.e. community organisers and mapping exercise


Our Place – What have we done so far?• Between April & July 2014 a Getting Ready

Grant of £3k was used to:- Undertake almost 200 listening- Host an Appreciating Inquiry event attended

by mainly local people- Several meetings with partners and

communities- Use of census 12 data

• Prepared & submit Develop Strategy


Our Place – Development Strategy

• Over arching aim:- To improve

community cohesion, health & well-being and education of young people


Our Place – Development Strategy• Ambitions:

- Empowering communities to be engaged & involved in decision making

- Enabling communities to be engaged in activities that improve skills, self-esteem & Health & Well-being

- Bringing people together to create a community that address needs of young people, transform environment, housing conditions & break down barriers


Our Place – Highfield’s Estate Priorities

• Environment & housing• Community cohesion & community space• Young people• Skills & employment


Our Place – Logic Model


Our Place: Highfield’s Estates Project Activities

• Window boxes• Yemeni young people football team• Newsletters• Shopping trolley• Environment • Consultation with young people