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Thornton and Allerton Ward Plan 2022-2025

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Thornton and Allerton Ward priorities
Better Skills, More Good Jobs and a Growing Economy
Decent Homes
Good Start, Great Schools
Better Health, Better Lives
Safe, Strong and Active Communities
A Sustainable District

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Thornton and Allerton Ward priorities

Bradford District Priority Outcomes	Ward Priorities
Better Skills, More Good Jobs and a Growing Economy	Support young people to achieve the qualifications/experience/skills/apprenticeships needed to secure jobs. Support and develop initiatives to increase adult employability and overcome barriers to work Regenerate shopping areas.
Decent Homes	Promote Home Energy Efficiency Schemes, Grant improvement programmes, Green Homes and low carbon emissions. Empower residents and tenants, to raise issues around housing quality. Take action against owners and tenants whose properties and surrounding areas are not maintained.
Good Start, Great Schools	Increasing schools links with VCS and community projects, focusing on civic mindedness. Support the development of better use of school and community assets. Support initiatives tackling inequality issues that impact on a child's ability to learn
Better Health, Better Lives	Improve Health and Well Being by supporting initiatives that tackle inequalities in accessing health services. Work alongside partners to promote/ improve access to outside spaces, sports facilities, activities and groups. Support local initiatives around health
Safe, Strong and Active Communities	Support initiatives to ensure people feel safe in the community Celebrate diversity, heritage, culture and togetherness in local areas and promote a sense of local pride Encouraging more people to be involved in and take ownership of their local area via volunteering and community engagement
A Sustainable District	Support appropriate development with adequate resources. Promote sustainable and affordable transport initiatives Promote and support local action towards a cleaner and greener environment

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Better Skills, More Good Jobs and a Growing Economy

Actions	Outcomes	Indicators
Promote employability initiatives based in the community. Supporting community enterprise - upskilling people in neighbourhoods Support young people to achieve the qualifications, experience, skills and apprenticeships needed to secure a job. In collaboration with Bradford College, secondary schools, Youth Service, VCS and Skills and Employability Services Bradford Council. Ensure Local and Independent voices are involved in regeneration of shopping areas.	Increased number of adults enrolled on employment and skills programmes. Individuals better skilled and more work ready. Individuals more prepared for the working environment and working routines. Increased and varied skills. Increased number of young people engaged in training, education or employment. More vibrant shopping areas. Increase in use. Safer space for visitors.	Engagement data and increase in referrals to training providers. Young people accessing training/education, support services. Promotion of colleges/businesses offering Traineeship/Apprenticeship programmes Increase in footfall. Survey data, business conversations

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Decent Homes

Actions	Outcomes	Indicators
Engage with householders and provide information on home energy efficiency schemes and grants – domestic energy efficiency support. Work in partnership with housing providers to review energy efficiency of properties and support upgrades where necessary Take action against private and social landlords whose properties and surrounding areas are not maintained. Support tenants groups/networks. Support walkabouts with social housing providers and partners. Promote reporting methods for tenants. Work with wardens/enforcement to educate landlords tenants on their responsibilities. Promote methods of reporting waste management issues.	More households adopting energy efficiency improvement plans for their home / property. More households upgrading to energy efficiency measures. More social housing properties maintained to a decent standard. More people living in the same house and not moving – less transiency. Improved pride in home/gardens/local area. More people living in decent homes and in better neighbourhoods. More tenants/residents actively engaging in housing issues/initiatives. More tenants and residents groups. Decrease in fly tipping/rubbish in gardens.	Number of engagements. Resident feedback and Median energy efficiency data (England 66 KC band 55) Active tenants groups/network. Quality of housing. Community spirit. Increased living standards and feedback. Appearance of the neighbourhood. Number of engagements. Reduction in complaints, resident feedback.

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Good Start, Great Schools

Actions	Outcomes	Indicators
Work with schools/community groups to help support initiatives and raise awareness on emerging local and national issues. Ensure projects are in place to develop the youth voice Council wardens, officers and partners deliver projects in schools around issues which affect the local community. Explore and support networking opportunities for schools/community groups to work in partnership. Explore and develop links between schools and services to tackle inequalities such as HAF and JUMP.	More cohesive programmes of activities at a local level to support young people of all ages. Increased number of young people engaged and involved in wider community action projects. Better links between schools. Improved access to resources. Families access support services. More active children.	Young people engaging with initiatives, session data Young people's feedback and perceptions of involvement in informal community activities. Joint activities, activities and meetings. Number of families supported. Active children.

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Better Health, Better Lives

Actions	Outcomes	Indicators
Work with partners to set up health initiatives. Referral and signposting of residents to public health programmes. Work with food charities, community groups and schools to support families facing food poverty. Support statutory/voluntary organisations to design services and sessions to meet the health needs of their communities, focusing on early prevention. Support local sports clubs through initiatives such as JUMP Promote local health champions/living well at GP surgeries.	More chances for people to take responsibility for their own health. Increased opportunities to engage in an active lifestyle. Improved physical and mental wellbeing. More choice in health activities. People participating in positive lifestyle activities. More residents accessing health activities or activities that positively impact health. More people taking part in physically activities. Improved physical/mental health Easier to access health services. Increase use of health services.	Number of activities taking place in neighbourhoods. Neighbourhood initiatives. Sessions that have a positive impact on health. Engagement with people attending sessions. Residents engaging with consultations around health and well-being and wider determinants of health. People taking part in activities accessing outside spaces. Health champions in local GPs. People accessing local health services.

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Safe, Strong and Active Communities

Actions	Outcomes	Indicators
Identify ASB and drug crime hotspots and develop a partnership approach to tackle these long term issues. Promote methods of reporting ASB and other crime. Together with partners develop a plan to deal with the problem of vehicle ASB. Work with partners to build confidence in statutory services by having a visible presence in local communities. Promote activities and groups which encourage residents to take pride in their area and develop a sense of ownership. Support community groups that support vulnerable groups and individuals. Work with the youth service to give young people a voice in their locality. Work alongside community to run activities and events that promote greater understanding of our diverse cultures.	Better quality of life. Safer neighbourhood. More residents aware of how to report concerns. Safer streets, less issues with parking, off road vehicles, dangerous driving. Increased trust in statutory services. Increase in reporting of crime and other issues. Greater sense of community. A more inclusive neighbourhood. Young people more involved in their community. Greater community cohesion.	Crime statistics including ASB incidents reported. Statutory services visible in the area. Active community/groups and projects. Community spirit. Crime statistics. Young people engaging in sessions and activities. More events being run.

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A Sustainable District

Actions	Outcomes	Indicators
Work with officers and partners to support the appropriate development on green/brown field sites with adequate infrastructure. Work with key organisations to deliver initiatives for alternative and affordable transport. Explore Citizen Coin for use on public transport. Support greener environments with a focus on eco-friendly activities/projects/ownership of greenspaces working with local groups, schools, and VCS. Work with partners and residents to develop projects that increase recycling. Engage partners to improve 'grot-spots' and work with residents to look at sustaining improvements.	Environmentally appropriate development. More people being more connected and confident in being able to travel across the area. More people opting for more sustainable methods of travel. More eco-friendly projects developed across local neighbourhoods. Increase in numbers of people participating in initiatives. Increase in recycling rates/physical appearances of neighbourhoods. Increase in local pride and willingness to report fly tipping/waste issues.	Access to infrastructure. Siting of developments. Take up of cycling and walking. Number of journeys redeemed via citizen coins Community taking pride in area. Condition of green spaces. Recycling rates. Number of grot-spots cleared. Number of residents involved in clean-ups.