East Midlands Annual Public Meeting - Canal & River Trust · Beauty on Your Doorstep - happiness...
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East Midlands Annual Public Meeting
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WelcomeAnil MajithiaChair, East Midlands Regional Advisory Board
East Midlands region
Agenda
12.30 Welcome Anil Majithia
12.40 Making life better by water Richard Parry
12.45 Strategy transformation Heather Clarke
13.00 Boating review Gareth Stephens
13.15 Report on East Midlands activity Liz Fleuty
13.30 Vision and future direction Phil Mulligan
13.45 Q&A session
13.55 Closing remarks Anil Majithia
14.00 Networking
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Making life better by waterRichard ParryChief executive
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Strategy transformationHeather ClarkeStrategy, engagement & impact director
WATERWAYS & WELLBEING
Heather Clarke
Strategy, Engagement & Impact Director
2nd November 2018
Wellbeing on the Doorstep – Making Life Better by Water
Our Purpose Waterways and Wellbeing Trust
IMPROVING THE
WELLBEING OF
THE NATION
CARING FOR THE
WATERWAYS &
SECURING THEIR
FUTUREOUR
VISION
Living
waterways
transform
places and
enrich lives
Caring for the Waterways ……
What does Wellbeing mean for us ……
Health, Wellbeing & Happiness
Physical Health Mental Health, Wellbeing & Happiness
Engaged People & Cohesive Communities
Broadening Opportunities
& Inclusivity
Community
Engagement
Community Safety
Learning & Enhancing Skills
Education Skills & Lifelong Learning
Prosperous & Connected Places
Economic Growth Regeneration & Development
Green & Blue Futures
Renewable Energy & Water ResourcingSustainable Transport
Cultural & Environmental Assets
Culture & Heritage Biodiversity & Environmental stewardship
WELLBEING ON THE DOORSTEPMaking Life Better By Water –Potential Reach
Our Existing Reach
ENGLAND
GREATER MANCHESTER
WEST MIDLANDS
GREATER LONDON
WALES
1.4m
(51%)
1.3m
(15%)
700k
(25%)100k
3%
8m
(15%)700k
(25%)
8 million people live within 1km of our waterways
Our Potential Reach
EAST MIDLANDS
786k
(18%)
EAST MIDLANDS
LEICESTERNOTTINGHAM
DERBY
118K
(36%)
75k
(24%)700k
(25%)
786K
(18%)
786,000+ people live within 1km of our 400kms of
waterways in East Midlands region
Our Potential Reach
EREWASH
72k
(64%)
NORTHAMPTON
29k
(14%)
MARKET HARBOROUGH
25k
(29%)
SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
19k
(22%)4k
(1%)
21% within 1km from BAME background, versus 14% nationally
700k
(25%)
ENGLAND
RURAL AREAS
URBAN AREAS
23%
(1.7m)3%
(27k)
21%
(1.8m)
opportunities for our
waterways become truly
inclusive
LEICESTER
46%
EREWASH&
SOUTH NORTHANTS
3%
Our Potential Reach
EAST MIDLANDS
15%
61% of households within 1km of our waterways are deprived
ENGLAND &
WALES
61%
LEICESTERNOTTINGHAMEREWASH
48% 63% 68%
opportunities
for our
waterways to
help tackle
wellbeing
inequalities
Our Potential Reach
57%
EAST MIDLANDS
SOUTH NORTHANTS&
MARKET HARBOROUGH
59%
WELLBEING ON THE DOORSTEPMaking Life Better By Water – The Challenges
Our Challenge
Biggest challenge is to engage non-users living within 1km
of waterway in metropolitan & urban areas
WATERWAY USERS
GENERAL PUBLIC AT NATIONAL LEVEL
NON-USERS LIVING WITHIN 1KM OF AN URBAN WATERWAY
Value Waterways MOST Positively
View Waterways as a National Treasure
Value Waterways LEAST Positively
700k
(25%)
Crime, vandalism & graffiti (2nd place)
Quality of place matters to people
Factors considered most important in making a local area more beautiful
Less litter & rubbish (1st place)
Beauty Matters
● Two barriers cut across all demographics
● Lack of feeling safe & secure
● Not a pleasant, appealing environment
● Paramount that we tackle hygiene factors
& perceptions
Quality of Product
Beauty Matters
700k
(25%)
Tackling “Broken window" syndrome Cleaning up the visible signs of crime, anti-
social behaviour & vandalism - graffiti, litter,
dog fouling, discarded drug paraphernalia, fly
tipping - prevents more serious crime
Beauty Matters
700k
(25%)
Beauty Matters
WELLBEING ON THE DOORSTEPMaking Life Better By Water – The Opportunities
Being on the Doorstep● 20+mn people are physically inactive which is
costs the NHS around £1.2bn p.a
● Motivations - wellbeing is the strongest motivator for visiting waterways
● Local Connectivity - using it as a route
● Waterways & Happiness - The more frequently a person visits our waterways, and the longer the duration, the happier they feel
67% are Everyday &
Weekly Users
3.5m people use our
waterways for
physical activity
Being on the Doorstep
● Beauty on Your Doorstep - happiness
● Natural Health Service on Your
Doorstep – physical and mental health
& wellbeing – therapeutic space
● Safe, healthy and sustainable route
on Your Doorstep - local connectivity
(car free, cleaner air, etc)
● Nature on Your Doorstep
“Wellbeing On Your Doorstep” - Our Offer
What we can potentially offer local communities is free of charge and
open to everyone
WELLBEING ON THE DOORSTEPMaking Life Better By Water – Our Focus
Delivering More, Safely & Better
CARING FOR OUR WATERWAYS
Delivering excellent asset
management
INVESTMENT & INCOME
Yielding long term value & annual
return
DELIVERING THE SERVICE
Offering great day to day
experience
BULK OF RESOURCES & FUNDING TO BE SPENT ON DELIVERY OF CORE AREAS & PROGRAMMES
● Focus on Waterways and Wellbeing
● Connects with a broader audience
● Creating greater use & support
● New Logo & Strapline – reflects role;
digital platforms & waterway settings
● 8% increase in awareness - amongst
those living within 1km, from 47% to 55%
(since brand relaunch in May 2018)
Transforming & Re-Positioning
WELLBEING(Outcomes - Reach &
Impact)
DELIVERING
THE SERVICEOffering great day to
day experience
Beauty on the Doorstep ProgrammeGreen Flag; Tackling Broken Window Syndrome & Eradicating “No-Go” Areas
Community Safety Programme Crime Prevention; Public Safety & Water Safety
Visitor Experience ProgrammeCustomer Service Improvement; Boating & Moorings; More Activity on
Waterways; Attractions & Museums
Connectivity ProgrammeActive Travel & Local Connectivity; Strategic Connectivity; Extending the Network
Wellbeing on the Doorstep ProgrammeCommunity Wellbeing & Ownership; Personal Health & Wellbeing; Connections
Developing An Action Plan
Making life better by water
Creating &
Maintaining great
places to visit or
just ‘be’
Community
Ownership & Pride (Volunteering, Partner
Groups, Social Action
& Adoptions)
Safe, Clean &
Attractive Places
Wellbeing on Your Doorstep – Making Life Better by Water
What Our
Communities &
Users Want
What we can do for
them
What we can do
together
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
Making Life Better By Water
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Boating reviewGareth StephensNational boating business manager
2017 / 18 At A Glance
Boat Licence Consultation
Regional Mooring
Strategies
Business Renewals
Lowest Evasion Rate
Water Resources
Boat Owners Views
Licence Consultation Outcomes
No change
other than
inflationary
price rise in
2018
PPD reduced
to 5% in April
2019
Broad-beam
surcharges
Up to 20% by
2023
Changes
phased over 5
years excl.
2018
Most other
discounts
unchanged
Subsequent
review of
managing
areas of high
demand
PPD changes
from April
2020 (2.5%
payment
upfront / 2.5%
automated)
2020/21
PPD to 5% Broad beam 5% Broad beam 10% Broad beam 15% Broad beam 20%
2019/20 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
Regional Mooring Strategies
• Focused on high use areas
• First area in the capital
• Wide consultation across London
• Boaters, boating organisations. London Boroughs, partnerships
• Third of boaters contributed
• Addresses customer priorities
• Some funding already allocated
• Project delivery phase 1 in 2018/19
East Midlands Region
• New marina developments; 5 new marinas in various stages of development across region
• North Kilworth Marina, recently opened offering 220 moorings and extensive boatyard services on GU Leicester Line.
• 2017/18 17 new operating proposals
• 2018/19 10 new operating proposals
Well-being objectives
• Boating Businesses generate activity on our waterspace, which forms the vibrant background for the wider customer waterside experience
• Valuable contribution to the local economy (e.g. hire companies generate 600,000+ holiday hire boat/customer days, worth £33m to the national economy delivered locally*)
• Introduces new people to new opportunities on the waterways
• Canoeing, rowing & sailing clubs & societies facilitate participation in active watersports by wider community
• In partnerships with charitable organisations, we facilitate access to the -
being objectives
Challenges around Boating
• Changing boater population
• Older leisure boaters
• Younger urban / liveaboard boaters
• Vulnerable boaters
• Growth in equalities issues
• Affordability of boating / new boating entry points
• Securing future funding
Future Priorities
• Better communication
-Commitment to asking boaters what they want consultation / service
-Promoting the contribution boating makes to wellbeing
-Building support for the Trust
• Working through our regions to improve service for boaters
• Reviewing how best to address areas of high demand
• Working closely with boating organisations, elected boater representatives and navigation advisory group.
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East Midlands activityLiz FleutyDevelopment & engagement manager
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Cultural & environmental assets
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Engaged people & cohesive communities
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Engaged people & cohesive communities
with beautiful stories and poems. Made our own boats light up with the volunteers,
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Cultural & environmental assets
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Engaged people & cohesive communities
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Health, wellbeing & happiness
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Health, wellbeing & happiness
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remarkably good considering the lack of rain
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Opportunities and visionPhil MulliganRegional director
Vision - Making life better by water
• Living waterways transforming places
and enriching lives
• 750,000 in East Midlands living less than
1km from our waterways
The importance of boating
• 475km of water course and 11 reservoirs
• Locks, bridges, buildings, aqueducts, culverts, pumps, tunnels, and sluices
• Majority of money, people and time will continue to go into caring for and maintaining our waterways
• Waterways also need to be a platform:
— For our community engagement and health and wellbeing activities
— For other organisations
• Beauty on the Doorstep
• Community Safety
• Visitor Experience
• Connectivity
• Wellbeing on the doorstep
East Midlands: What we would love to see
• Not just repairing enhancing
• Changing perceptions waterways for everyone
• Engaged communities taking responsibility
• Celebrating cultures waterways and migration
• Active volunteers opportunities for all
• Gateway thinking wider partnerships, catchment level
Our approach - geography
• Priority areas - greatest need, highest footfall, most impact
New engagement: — Leicester
— Nottingham
— Northampton
Existing work:— Lincoln
— Loughborough
— Boston
— Newark
— Gainsborough
— Grantham
— Rural waterways
Our approach visitor attractions
• Existing attractions
— Foxton Locks & Stoke Bruerne— Create world class visitor experience
— Create engagement opportunities
• New destinations
— Nottingham Castle Wharf, Leicester Mile Straight, Newark Town Lock, Trent Lock, Beeston Lock
— Invest in infrastructure
— Deliver programmes of activity
— Place in the minds of others
Our approach wellbeing programmes
• Our programmes
— Attracting families —
— Health activities— Walking festivals, yoga, gym equipment, parkruns, practical volunteering
— Cultural activities— Literature, food, music, public art, drama
• A platform for others— Easier to work with
— More accessible
Our approach a green lens
• We all need a healthy natural environment
— Nature needs it, people need it
— Platform for volunteering inspiring, delivers wellbeing
— Hedgelaying allockments
• It engages and inspires
— Bringing nature to the doorstep
— Green corridors taking people beyond their doorstep
• We live our values
• We educate hydro power, flood management, water conservation
• We want to be celebrating in another 50 years
Our approach - realistic
• Pilot and learn
• Understand perceptions
• Understand communities
• Develop opportunities
• Raise funds
• Organic growth
Our approach who we work with
• Individuals
— Retain and recruit
— Need more diversity
• Existing groups
— Support and appreciation
— Ensuring shared objectives
• New groups
— Build relations
— Presenting opportunities
• Businesses and corporates
— Being proud of the back of the building
Summary
• Big role to play in society
— Health and wellbeing
— Diversity and community
— Healthy environment
• Have to work in partnership
• Focus geographically where biggest impact
• Target carefully start with families
• Be realistic shift from doing to enabling
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Q & A session
How to get involved
• Making connections
• Identifying shared priorities
•
opportunities
• RAB vacancies
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