Windhill and Wrose Ward Plan 2022-2025

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Windhill and Wrose Ward priorities

Bradford District Priority Outcomes Ward Priorities
Better Skills, More Good Jobs and a Growing Economy
  1. We will work towards helping people gain the skills and qualifications to make sure we nurture local talents and ambition
  2. We will work with Enterprise coaches to explore business start ups and offer local jobseekers support to get back into work
  3. We will promote local community initiatives which help to support the local economy
Decent Homes and Visible Environment
  1. We will work with partners to support people experiencing fuel poverty by promoting winter warmth initiatives and grant schemes
  2. We will work in partnership with residents and other organisations to jointly address issues and create clean and tidy properties and safe neighbourhoods
  3. We will continue to tackle fly tipping in the ward through partnerships with enforcement agencies and the Environment Agency
Good Start, Great Schools
  1. We will work with early years services and with families to help our children get the best start to their educational journey
  2. We will work with schools and wider agencies to help our children benefit from early intervention and prevention approaches
  3. We will work towards improving opportunities for hearing and acting on the voices of children, parents and families
Better Health, Better Lives
  1. We will work with our community partnership to increase social prescribing and support our communities to stay healthy, active and happy
  2. We will support our communities to access Living Well activities to improve their health and well being
  3. We will develop opportunities/initiatives where people can meet and make meaningful social relationships to reduce loneliness and isolation
Safe, Strong and Active Communities
  1. We will work hard to help our communities feel safe by working closely with the police, fire service and other partners and reporting and responding to incidents more effectively using local intelligence
  2. We will continue with specific, targeted initiatives led by partners to address issues of concern, and provide quick and effective responses to anti- social behaviour and domestic abuse and sexual violence
  3. We will work together in positive ways to develop confidence in the police by building and improving relationships in our neighbourhoods
A Sustainable District
  1. We will promote initiatives to keep our neighbourhoods clean, green and active
  2. We will support communities to reduce waste by reusing and recycling more
  3. We will play our part in keeping the air clean by promoting active travel widely

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Better Skills, More Good Jobs and a Growing Economy

Actions Outcomes Indicators
* Key partners
1. We will work with Shipley College to improve and promote educational attainment and increase young people’s employability 1. More qualified and skilled local work force able to take up training and employment opportunities 1. Improvement in take up of accredited learning programmes
2. We will promote and raise awareness of business enterprise and the organisations that can support with this as well as promoting training, employment and volunteering opportunities 2. Greater awareness of business, training and self-employment as well as an increase in community volunteers 2. More business start ups and take up of training initiatives
3. We will promote our local businesses by encouraging people to buy local 3. Saving on fuel consumption. Positive impact on businesses in terms of gains in sales and an increase in customer loyalty leading to better community relations 3. Number of people shopping locally

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Decent Homes and a Visible Environment

Actions Outcomes Indicators
* Key partners
1. We will provide support to residents on how to reduce their energy bills and help people access additional support they may be entitled to 1. More awareness and engagement from residents 1. Number of homes making energy efficiency improvements
2. We will introduce resident-led neighbourhood walkabouts 2. Effective identification and response to key issues of concern 2. Numbers engaging in community actions including litter picks and registering to commit on a regular basis to ‘Friends of’ groups
3. We will work with enforcement authorities, residents and landowners to reduce fly tipping in the ward 3. Reduction in fly tipping and litter in the community. Greater awareness of landowner’s responsibilities 3. Reduction in number of reports of fly tipping
4. We will create robust, exciting play areas in the ward to re-energise underused greenspace for walking, cycling and playing 4. Creation of Windhill Wildpark and Wetlands area developments 4. Increased number of people using these facilities

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Good Start, Great Schools

Actions Outcomes Indicators
* Key partners
1. We will support our families to engage better with their children’s learning by reducing or removing barriers to engagement (train families on how to assist their child’s learning in the home) 1. Children and families who feel better supported and are engaged with their children’s learning and the school environment 1. Gains in behaviour, attendance, and academic achievement for children and an increased number of parents engaging with schools and support staff
2. We will work with schools, health service providers and families to maintain early intervention approaches and improve learning and positive health outcomes for our children 2. Effective partnership working enabling early intervention and prevention especially around self harm 2. Reduction in self harm and mental health issues
3. We will promote literacy programmes for our children and their families by setting up free libraries 3. Parents provided with focused support to build their confidence and improve their literacy skills 3. Evidence of the positive impact arising from improved literacy levels, particularly, the number of children and families accessing and attending libraries

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Better Health, Better Lives

Actions Outcomes Indicators
* Key partners
1. We will continue to take an active role in Community Partnerships to ensure social prescribing is maximised 1. More awareness of health clinics in community centres, libraries, parks and green spaces via health education/awareness campaigns (obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, mental health) 1. More uptake of activities promoting positive health
2. We will encourage positive physical activity and mental health by improving outdoor play provisions for children and young people and improving connections in and around the ward to enable everyone to be more active, including walking buses and safe cycle routes 2. Windhill Recreation Ground outdoor activities development and the creation of a cycle hub with trained people to lead cycling 2. Establishment of men’s shed and number of people accessing the bicycle hub and outdoor play provision
3. We will create opportunities for meaningful social relationships to be developed to reduce loneliness and isolation 3. Creation of safe spaces/hubs of activity, e.g. community cinema 3. More residents feeling supported and able to take up activities outside their home in a social setting

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Safe, Strong and Active Communities

Actions Outcomes Indicators
* Key partners
1. We will work with the Police and our communities to make our neighbourhoods safe 1. Collaborative approach resulting in better intelligence for law enforcement around drugs and anti social behaviour, particularly around issues with off- road bikes 1. Increase in number of Neighbourhood Watch groups and information sharing to reduce crime
2. We will take preventive action in reducing domestic abuse and sexual violence, drugs and anti-social behaviour by working with schools to educate young people around key areas of concern 2. More awareness of domestic abuse and sexual violence leading to positive action in response to the impact of crime and anti social behaviour 2. Reduction in levels of anti social behaviour incidents and reduced offending rates and raised awareness of key areas of concerns for students in schools
3. We will continue with positive action campaigns to keep our ward a safe place to live 3. More effective partnership working achieving improved engagement with young people in positive activities (community football) 3. Number of young people involved with positive activities such as community football and reducing the impact on other services such as A&E departments and the Police

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A Sustainable District

Actions Outcomes Indicators
* Key partners
1. We will work with our communities to ensure our ward is a pleasant place to live, work and relax in by responding quickly and effectively to issues of graffiti, litter and fly-tipping 1. Improved visible environment with more residents volunteering for litter picks and working in partnership to reduce the number of incidents of fly tipping and graffiti 1. Increased number of people accessing outdoor spaces and joining community initiatives including litter pick volunteers
2. We will encourage residents to reduce, reuse and recycle their waste 2. Improved awareness and understanding of living sustainably by reducing waste and recycling more 2. Recycling data
3. We will promote active travel such as walking buses and cycling 3. Cleaner air quality and health and well being of residents is improved 3. Local air quality measures and more active communities

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