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B.E.A.P.S
Bury East Alcohol Prospectus Scheme
David Thomas Bury Council Communities Team
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Aims of Today
• Setting the Scene for Bury
• Bury East Alcohol Prospectus Scheme (B.E.A.P.S)
• What Have We Done / Achieved?
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Foreword
“The true potential for tackling alcohol related problems and transforming health and wellbeing essentially lies in developing solutions that are shaped and driven by people who know their views count, their voices will be heard, and who are enabled to
take more control and responsibility over their own lives.
We need to be brave and test this opportunity to grow and sustain health and wellbeing right in the heart of our local communities,
with local communities leading and shaping solutions for themselves”
Dr P. Elton, Director of Public Health
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East Bury Profile
• Negative impact of alcohol is costing £67.4 million per year in Bury
• East Bury has the highest number of hospital admissions across the six borough Townships (650 in 2012/13)
• High levels of underage drinking resulting in anti-social behaviour
• Disruptive anti social behaviour in local parks and in residential areas
• Higher than average levels of health inequalities
• East Bury has a number of community assets (local groups, strong community networks, talented young people, charities and voluntary
groups)
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The Bury Bid
Our MISSION:
To improve the quality of life for all those who live and work in East Bury by reducing crime and anti-social behaviour caused by problem drinking. This will be
achieved by delivering on a key set of agreed outcomes.
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B.E.A.P.S
• Participatory Budgeting used to engage and empower the local community in East Bury
• Addresses problems associated with excessive alcohol consumption
• Puts the East Bury Community at the heart of the project
• Working with the community to agree a programme of sustained activities
• Harnesses the strengths and assets within the community
• Builds capacity within the East Bury community by empowering community groups
• Prioritises projects that will help deliver five key outcomes
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Range of Partners• Neighbourhood Police Team
• Bury Town Centre Management Group
• NHS Bury (Public Health)
• Bury third Sector Development Agency
• Bury Council’s Alcohol and Drug Team
• Trading Standards and Licensing
• Early Break (Young persons’ drug and alcohol service)
• Childrens Services
Partnerships
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Key Projects • Inter-agency projects aimed at prevention of under 18s consuming
alcohol in licensed premises
• Inter-agency work to obtain intelligence and deliver community led events in hotspot areas
• Expansion of the Bury Street Pastors initiative
• Support to community led ‘diversionary’ activity within the area’s parks and open spaces
• Identification/managing of licensed premises that breach drinking laws
• Projects which protect vulnerable persons and the public
ASB Outcomes in East Bury
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• Immediate and sustained reductions in Juvenile Rowdy Behaviour over initial 6 month period (15%)
• Alcohol related Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) positively impacted following launch of B.E.A.P.S
• Spike in levels of ASB in early 2013 (Trend reflected across GM)
• Figures decreased from March 2013 - March 2014 (34% decrease over last 12 months)
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Monitoring & Evaluation
• Township Forum working with community to evaluate projects
• Measuring the success of projects using indicators outlined in the project proposal form
• Formal monitoring and verification techniques alongside more creative evaluation techniques working with local communities, including:
» Visits to projects» Collation of stories/experiences» Focus Groups» Progress reports brought to the Forum
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Conclusions
• An ambitious programme – First for Bury
• Put the East Bury community at the heart of an integrated range of activities
• A co-ordinated blend of health and diversionary activities, street based support and positive messaging
• Open and transparent approach
• Delivering tangible reductions in anti-social behaviour
