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Local Community Planning in East Lothian

The Christie Commission Report

Shift in public service delivery from intervention to prevention

Current approachTop down and unresponsive to needsSuffers from “short-termism”

New approaches developingCharacterised between organisations and

partnerships with people and communities, and make a difference

Session Aims:

Setting the SceneFocus on the Musselburgh Ward area and:

its geography and demographics1 local outcome from the Local Community Plan for Musselburgh

“Revitalising Musselburgh Town centre as the heart of the community, meeting the needs of people living, working and visiting the area”

the actions within the Local Outcome

Conclude with an open discussion

EL Community Planning Partnership Structure

The Board

The Working GroupThe Forum

Community Engagement

Group

Local Area ForumsMusselburgh Dunbar North Berwick

7 SOA Theme Groups

Local Community Planning in East Lothian

Local Community Planning principles :-

that people and communities are genuinely engaged in the decisions made on public services which affect them

that there is a commitment from organisations to work together to continually improve the way services are delivered for local communities

Summary of Residents Survey findings

1,853 residents across East Lothian took part in the survey and

1,064 of these residents were from Wards that currently have Local Community Planning structures

In 2011, 73% of those polled agreed that the council designs its services around the needs of the people who use them – compared to only 47% in 2009

Published Monday 17th October 11 Available from: http://elnet.eastlothian.gov.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=412

Local Community Planning in East Lothian

How it operates

2 Local Community Planning OfficersCommunity ProfilesLocal Area ForumsLocal Community PlansLocal Action!

Local Community Planning in the Musselburgh Ward

Musselburgh Community Profile

24% of the population of East Lothian live within the Musselburgh Area

29% of people in the Ward rated ‘a sense of community’ as one of the most important factors in making an area good place to live

34% of people across the area think dog fouling is a serious blight on their environment

26% think there is too much rubbish and litter lying around

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16%

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21%

23%

14%

16%

6%

22%

25%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

single personhousehold - aged

16-64

single personhoushold -pensioner

single parenthousehold with

children

Couples withdependent children

couples with nodependents

Musselburgh East Lothian

(www.scrol.gov.uk)

The Christie Commission Report

Shift in public service delivery from intervention to prevention

Current approachTop down and unresponsive to needsSuffers from “short-termism”

New approaches developingCharacterised between organisations and

partnerships with people and communities and make a difference

Musselburgh Town Centre

Revitalising Musselburgh Town Centre as the heart of the community, meeting the needs of people living, working

and visiting the Musselburgh area Key issues:

town appearing tired, run-down and un-cared for sustainability of local retail outletstraffic congestion, transport and parking difficultieslimited public spacebelief that the town’s unique heritage and contemporary identity is not showcased to its best advantage

The Town Centre Task Group

Established to take a co-ordinated approach to revitalising the Town Centre and also provide a forum for local input

into the Town Centre Strategy being developed for Musselburgh

‘Interest-based’ made up of local residents, community groups and local businesses, who are now currently working with Community Planning Partners

Group Membership

EL Tenants & Residents Panel ELC Community Development Officer

ELC Principal Planner (Policy and Projects)

Musselburgh Conservation Society

Musselburgh Business Association

Interested Individuals

Musselburgh & Inveresk CC ELC Economic Development Lothian and Borders Police

Principal Amenity Officer ELC Elected Members (x6) School of Business, Enterprise and Management, QMU

University of Edinburgh Inveresk Village Society EL Community Planning Partnership

Eskmills Office Development Musselburgh Museum Committee

Musselburgh Library

Local Initiative Local Actions

Improving the appearance of the Town Centre

- streetcare audit and clutter blitz- identifying the unnecessary and/or redundant objects and signage cluttering pavements and frontages. Then removal.-Identifying and prioritising improvements required in the public realm, to make it a more attractive and unified place eg damage, graffiti, street furniture and pavement cleansing

Litter blitz days / week Addressing the problem of litter in the High Street, predominantly attributed to school children during lunchtime through:-- reinvigorating MICC and the schools existing programme of rewards for positive behaviour - reviewing number and placement of litter bins-‘blitz’ days with on the spot fines and warnings

Musselburgh Town Centre Planning for Real project

Community Engagement project to involve the wider community and evidence the vision – looking at how people use the town centre, what they value, what they aspire to

Has Already Influenced Decisions!

use the work of the group to inform the new ‘Town Centre Strategy’ strategy

Has attracted Capital budget funds of 1M!!

Planning for Real

Planning for Real Project

The process‘map’ made by children in P7 and adults from a craft clinic at the local community centreOnce made, the map went on tour – along with an accompanying questionnaire which identified more specific uses of the High Street

Planning for Real Project - What has taken place?

The 3-D town High St map was on display for:- - 2 days at Brunton Hall - 2 days in a ‘pop-up-shop’ on the High St - at FestiVale, youth music event- 1 week at Musselburgh Library - a morning at the Hollies Day Centre - a Saturday morning at Tesco

Over 1,000 people have taken part in the consultation Over 1,200 separate cards and comments have been put on the map 404 questionnaires have been completed

5%8%

22%

21%

17%

26%

0%

% Under 20% 20-30 years% 31-40 years% 41–50 years% 51-60 years% 61 and over% did not answer

How are local residents using the High St?

80% of the people completing the questionnaire report using the High St at least once a week Almost half the respondents claim they use the High St for food and convenience shopping once a week or more

For convenience shopping – bread, milk, papers

For food shopping – grocery, butchers, fruit & veg. etc

For socialising – eg cafes, restaurants, bars

Culture and leisure activities eg. libraries, museums, theatre

Services eg banks, post office, Council office

Health Services – pharmacy, optician, dentist etc

To access public transport

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

47%

45%

21%

17%

37%

21%

37%

14%

19%

23%

25%

32%

31%

16%

Percentage reporting they use the High St at least once a month

Regularly- Once a week or more At least once a month

What would make a difference to the Town Centre?

From the ideas and suggestions placed on the map there were a number of key, reoccurring themes:- Traffic congestionAn increased range and diversity of shopsmaking better use of the areas assets High St needs a ‘makeover’ - streetscape improvementsA number of areas identified that could be used to create community spaces

To summarise: Impacts and Outcomes

Long term plans and commitment from Community Planning Partners to deliver on specific outcomes decided by the community

Characterised between organisations and partnerships with people and communities and make a difference

Contact Details

Ann Kivlin - Team Leader (Capacity Building) Tel. 0131 653 4073 Email: akivlin@eastlothian.gov.uk

Stephanie Kerr – Local Community Planning OfficerTel. 0131 653 4065Email: skerr@eastlothian.gov.uk

East Lothian Community Planning Website: http://www.eastlothiancommunityplanning.org.uk

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