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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