WEST END WARD ANNUAL UPDATE

BUILDING STONGER COMMUNITIES

20th November 2014

LOCAL COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIP

• Partner commitment consistent

• Community/Voluntary Sector Review - 4 community reps and 1 voluntary sector rep

• Facilitating good connection with wider community

• Identifying and championing local issues

LOCAL COMMUNITY PLAN

• Progress made:

82 actions

48 complete

20 on schedule

13 behind schedule

• Work to be done to encourage partner ownership

• Need to undertake full review of content

• Difficulty ensuring progress across all themes

DUNDEE PARTNERSHIP £10,000 ALLOCATION

Local Community Planning Partnership agreed spend priorities

− Deprivation− Substance Misuse− Health/Mental Health/Loneliness− Early Intervention

Delivery routes identified and applications developed

Local Community Planning Partnership approved recommendations

Usual approval route thereafter

NEW PROJECTS FUNDED

Adaction – Recovery Champion

Active Schools – Holiday Provision

Food Train – Befriending Project

Labour Train – Gardening Project

City Church – Lunch Club

Caledonia Housing Association – Extended patio and reminiscence resources

Community Spirit – Notice Board

Solar Cities – Logie Insulation Pilot

Fire and Rescue – Deaf Alarms

MORE OF THE SAME PLEASE ……….!

Seen a new energy

Brought more folk to the table

Encouraged better networking/sharing of priorities

Only scratched the surface

Applications for next year……..already received 2!

COMMUNITY CAPACITY - LONG TERM SUPPORT

West End Community Council - AGM on 9th December

Community Spirit Action Group - new Chairperson

Friends of Riverside Nature Park – great work

Friends of Magdalen Green – incredible fundrasing

SHORT TERM SUPPORT

Festival Group – WestFest

Christmas Fortnight – 22 November to 6 December

Allotments Group – Composting Toilet

Faith Based Groups

− Hindu Centre

− Bethany Church

− City Church

MAIN ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

Sustaining involvement of local community reps in the LCPP process – needs to be relevant

Lack of progress with action around all themes

Maintaining support to existing community structures – within the context of further budget cuts

Encouraging wider community to become involved in community matters – team discussions around strengthening local democracy

Ensuring continued allocation of Dundee Partnership Funds