NEIGHBOURHOOD ACTION PLAN 2006-2008

Name of the Group/Organisation: Park Lane Neighbourhood Action Group

Updated version

23/06/06 – 12/08

PARK LANE NEIGHBOURHOOD ACTION PLAN

What Actions have been identified through review and refresh community consultation dated 23rd June 06 and what Actions will your group take to tackle the priorities?

1. FLOOR TARGET: CRIME/ FEAR OF CRIME

PRIORITY/ OUTCOME :	ACTION	ACTIVITY/OUTPUT:	ACTION BY:	TIMESCALE:	COST:
Reduce fear of burglary	Increase awareness	Target the vulnerable. Statistics and achievements should be produced and made available more easily.	Trident Police, Residents, Council, Trident Neighbourhood Watch.	March 2007	£0
Reduce vandalism	Remove graffiti	Invest in paint, which makes removing graffiti a lot easier. Possibly set up neighbourhood watch scheme and link it up with business watch.	Graffiti renewal unit Council, Visible services, Residents, Trident police, Council, Neighbourhood Wardens	March 2007	£100.00
Reduce vandalism	Involve young people in activities	Involve young people in activities promoting pride in their neighbourhoods		September 2007	£200.00
Reduce drug dealing and drug users	Increase resident involvement in reporting drug dealing	Remove phone box at the end of Park Lane/ Little Horton. Higher profile for ‘Dob in the Dealer’ i.e posters and flyers.	Victim Support, Police, Community, ‘Dob in the dealer’ campaign, Street Scene, pub landlords	April 2007	£150.00
Reduce drug dealing and drug users	Increase police presence	Encourage surveillance from the police Better communication between ‘Dob in a Dealer’ and the Police. To provide more visible presence and posters around open play areas		April 2007	£0
Work to reduce numbers of women in prostitution	Instigate work working women	Increase awareness of options, counselling and legal rights	Victim Support, police,	May 2007	£0

2. FLOOR TARGET: HOUSING

PRIORITY/ OUTCOME:	ACTION:	ACTIVITY/OUTPUT:	ACTION BY:	TIMESCALE:	COST:
Better integration of Bradford City Housing Trust (BCHT) tenants	Reduce tensions and conflicts	support and outreach work Encourage involvement in community events and activities. More liaising with key organisations around the area, so BCHT are providing an all around service.	BCHT, Bradford Trident, Police, Community Watch Schemes	December 2007	£150.00
Reduce fear of crime around lack of security around the BCHT blocks	Reduce fear	To set up a Community Watch Scheme, put up visible posters indicating higher surveillance to deter prospective criminals.	BCHT, Bradford Trident, Community Watch Schemes	June 2007	£0
Stop displaced vermin from demolished blocks entering private homes/ properties.	Improve health	educate local people not to continue feeding vermin by throwing food and old furniture out.	Bradford Trident, environmental services, Bradford Met Council, Trident Wardens	December 2007	£0

3. FLOOR TARGET: LIVEABILITY

PRIORITY/OUTCOME:	ACTION:	ACTIVTIY/OUTPUT:	ACTION BY:	TIMESCALE:	COST:
Target hot spot areas where fly tipping takes place.	Improve the area	Crack down and educate people dumping rubbish and items. Liaise with the factory owner and the YMCA.	Council Visible Service Team, Trident Wardens, Green Team, Residents Nag & Police.	December 2007	£0
Educate people not to throw food out to birds/pigeons.	Improve health and the environment.	Educate families not to throw food out via flyers and leaflets. Road sweepers to sweep the roads properly.	Publicity through mosques churches temple, community centres e.g. Hutson St, schools, Council Neighbourhood Forums, Nag & .DrSurgeries.	December 2007	£0
Encourage and enforce landlords to take responsibility	Improve the area	Educate landlords to take care of their properties	Involve wardens, the enforcement team and Neighbourhood Action Group	July 2007	£0
Encourage and enforce landlords to take responsibility	Reduce litter	danger of attracting vermin as a result of unclean properties.		September 2007	£0
Encourage further use of existing parks and spaces within the area	Encourage use of safe play spaces	More advertisement which reaches local people Offer activities at parks, community centres	Neighbourhood Action Groups, youth voluntary organisations, Sports for Life, Trident Health Project, crèche and community playgroups.	September 2007	£400.00
Improve and support integration among Eastern European’s moving into the area	Reduce tensions and conflicts	More targeted community events and activities	A8 forum. Neighbourhood Action Group, voluntary and community groups working with South Asian communities, other NAG’s.	September 2007	£200.00
	More partnership working	More networking between different groups via forums and networks		September 2007	£200.00

4. FLOOR TARGET: EDUCATION

PRIORITY/ OUTCOME:	ACTION:	ACTIVITY/OUTPUT:	ACTION BY:	TIMESCALE:	COST:
Accessible training and employment opportunities for young people and adults.	Increase traineeship opportunities	careers advisors allocated and mentors guidance given to students	Careers, Information Station, @work, Connexions, schools, local businesses, LEGI	September 2007	£0
	Better placements for students	better collaboration and rapports between schools and businesses		August 2007	£0
Improve activities for young people.	Increase homework clubs	encourage schools and community centres to offer homework clubs	Minerva Centre, Bradford CTC, YMCA, Richard Dun’s Sports Centre, Hutson Street, Neighbourhood Action group, Council, Residents, Local Businesses, Chamber of Commerce, Local Agencies & Business Link.	October 2008	£100.00
	Increase after school activities	work with schools and community centres to provide after school activities		September 2007	£300.00
	Involve parents/guardians/carers	Provide family learning opportunities		July 2007	£200.00
Encourage use of interpreters.	Increase better communication	Employ more outreach workers to support & advice people. More information and support to be provided with forms To attract a range of interpreters	Age concern, Information Station, Hutson Street, Neighbourhood Action group, @Work, Youth Service & Job Centre Plus, A8 workers forum.	April 2007	£0

5. FLOOR TARGET: WORKLESSNESS

PRIORITY/ OUTCOME:	ACTION:	ACTIVITY/OUTPUT:	ACTION BY:	TIMESCALE:	COST:
Create more opportunities for employment	Improve employability	Training needs to be in place before jobs become available. Encourage more residents onto the NAG’s in order to develop a training, CV and references	Local Businesses, Job Centre, Neighbourhood Action group, Business Link & Local agencies, LEGI	October 2007	£0
Create more opportunities for employment	Encourage entrepreneurship	Create more opportunities for new businesses and social enterprises		October 2007	£0
Empower local people	Increase volunteer opportunities	Provide training and accreditation relevant to participation in NAP activity	NAG and Bradford Trident, Training providers	December 2006	£900.00

6. FLOOR TARGET: HEALTH

PRIORITY/ OUTCOME:	ACTION:	ACTIVITY/OUTPUT:	ACTION BY:	TIMESCALES:	COST:
Improve dissemination of information	Improve support services	Information and support for people with diabetes/asthma/high blood pressure management and how to reduce stress levels. Drugs awareness in local areas To provide cheaper vegetables and fruit	Neighbourhood Action Group, PCT. Childcare - Local parents, carers, children need to work with local agencies and look at findings already gathered through local agencies. Older People – Local agencies and residents	August 2008	£100.00
Develop more physical activity	Co-ordinate activities	Create an information booklet or hub of all activities taking place centrally	PCT, West Bowling Health Action Project, SAWHAA, Healthwise, Dance for Life, Sports For Life, Trident Health Project	August 2007	£0
Develop more physical activity	Increase health related activities	To increase physical activity such as walks, keep fit classes and have them provided in different languages		December 2007	£400.00

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