‘The new normal’Working together in Tang Hall

Anna Bialkowska

Chair, THBL Partnership

National lottery programmerun by Local Trust

150 areas in England given £1m each to make their area a better place to live.

Profile

• Demographics collated from; Census, Ward profiles, LSOA, Big Local, CYC(IMD), The Children’s Centre(IDACI) Higher York

• Approx. no's residents 9,250 – 97% white – high student population – traveller site and residents who identify as travellers – 1460 social housing properties – sig. no's of single elderly

• Higher than York average – children in poverty, pensioners receiving pension credit, digital exclusion, childhood obesity

• Issues around high levels of household debt, payday lending, fuel poverty, binge drinking• Weekly foodbank and CAB sessions in THCC• Educational attainment by aged 19 poor, compared to York average

Making Tang Hall a better place to live and work

• TH found out it was a Big Local area December 2012 – last wave of the 150 areas• Local residents came together as a Steering Group working with BL rep• May 2013 started Facebook and Twitter accounts• No money – worked with established local community events – Student Fun Day, Summer

Fair in Hull Rd Park, THCC Open Day• Consultations – Summer Sensation over 300 – local support from residents and businesses• October 2013 – organised selection of LTO to look after money – chose TH Primary• February 2014 – received 20k getting started funds• Feb – Sept 2014 – filming project for consultation – match funded with JRF• March 2014 Community Grants

Timeline ctd

• March/April 2014 Student research project initiated via Higher York with students from UoY – looking into what businesses and older people wanted to improve in the area

• Student rep Barnaby from UoY on the Steering Committee• June 2014 – Award winning Tour de Tang Hall Organised by CYC and community groups• June 2014 – recruit community development worker for profile and plan• July 2014 – Big Gig – ex teacher and local resident Sue Williamson supported by THBL

and by Unltd – social enterprise• Local partner support – CYC communities and equalities, CYC housing, THCC shared

research• Training in CLLD – Big Local regular workshops, website, blogs etc.• Partners to Big Local – Unltd and Community Development Foundation• 2017 become charity in order to manage our own money/provide legacy/hold assets

First two year plan

Our priorities

• Well-being – crime, antisocial behaviour, health, caring, debt, building capacity to contribute – supporting CAB

• Environment – Hull Rd Park, Glen Garden, TH Primary school playing fields, green infrastructure, Osbaldwick and TH Becks

• Young People and Family Support – Parenting support, education, youth activities• Local community facilities – activities for whole community, using THCC, sports facilities,

Burnholme, meeting places, shops• Building Community Connections – connecting with community life, digital inclusion,

volunteering and training opportunities, business and enterprise, communications • Grant programme

Who supports us?

• 3 staff – youth worker, project manager and admin assistant• Training and research from Big Local• Match funding – JRF• Organisations working with BL – Unltd supports individuals towards

social enterprise• Research support – Big Local, Community Development Foundation

Initial learning?

• Food – healthy food, home cooked – basis of events. People often go without. We make there is more than enough so some can take spare/leftovers home.

• Consultation – use door to door, digital, local media, local community groups, noticeboards. Awareness is growing. Our launch event in Sept had over 600

• Community Led Local Development – takes time, forms its own identity. Needs space to breathe and allow differing levels of participation

• Transparency and mutually agreed governance avoids hijacking of interests• Local partners and specialists – key local professional knowledge is vital

underpinning to help residents learn best practice, build capacity and community resilience.

Our local partners• We want to work with those organisations and group who are committed to making

Tang Hall a better place to live

• Already working with many depts. of CYC, local schools, community centre and others

• Help/support • Local plan delivery• Event partner• Research and Community engagement• Specialist help

• Share values, passionate about Tang Hall, mutually beneficial, share learning

How did we get here?

• Strategic decision making • Influencing and being influenced by• Diversity and inclusivity• Specialist support• Developing tailored response to our needs• Putting ideas into action – adaptable and flexible• Research/evaluation

City of York Council (CYC)

• Key partner - CYC depts. – communities and equalities, social care, housing, CMT, public health, Cllrs, children’s centres, schools(LTO)

• Understanding and responding to longer term planning – engaging, adding value or enhancing

• Local area teams• Local area co-ordinators• Social prescribing• Influencing local service aspiration – Burnholme, Ward meetings, rep

on Partnership• Projects – Tour de Tang Hall, Hull Rd Park, Community Transport, Joint

funding applications, joint consultations, networking, RA?

Local network building

University of York – research, student support, YCEO, York Award, CVS Volunteering CABTang Hall Community Centre, TH OnlineJRFLocal community groups via community grants schemeCultural – Guild of Media Arts, Pilot Theatre

Specialist support

Sharing best and up-to-date practiceSignpostingInforming our viewTraining CollaborationResearch/evaluation

OutputsImproving group and community resilienceLonger term impactIncreased commitment to community as trust/respect deepens

What is important to us?

Informed decision makingMutually beneficial partnershipsIntelligent kindnessPatient compassion

Questions?

What can voluntary/community groups ask/expect from Local Govt supportHow can they add value to services

What can Local Govt do to support organisation?

How can they work together effectively for mutual benefit?Up/downs of different ways of workingHow can both parties work to develop viable relationships

Sharing good practice – what local examples do you have?Have we missed anything?

Contact details

annatanghall@gmail.com

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