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Report re Burngreave Area Panel 2007/08
BURNGREAVE AREA PLAN 2007-08
1. Introduction.
This Plan sets out the key activities and projects which the Burngreave Area Panel will be supporting during 2007/08. The plan forms a work plan for the Area Co-ordinator and the Area Action Officer. It also provides information to our partners in the community, in other Council services and other statutory agencies, to assist with coherent service planning across the area. This Plan relates to an additional document, the 3-Year Strategic Plan, which sets out a longer-term vision for the area.
The Burngreave Area Panel will be working to the following key priorities:
. Environment
. Community Safety
. Children and Young People
. Supporting Communities
. Consultation and Communication
2. Area profile.
The Burngreave Area Panel covers the neighbourhoods immediately north of the city centre. It is framed by the Lower Don Valley (Attercliffe and out to Meadowhall and the M1) to the east; and by the Upper Don Valley (Neepsend and out to Hillsborough) to the west. Burngreave Area Action area also includes the Northern General Hospital campus and its northern boundary runs along the edge of Firth Park and the fringe of Wincobank Hill and Woods.
Five years ago, the city of Sheffield was identified as being made up of 100 neighbourhoods. These neighbourhoods are the building blocks of the Sheffield Neighbourhood Information System (SNIS). Five of these neighbourhoods are within the Burngreave Area Action boundary and include:
. Woodside. This includes the housing estates to the left (the west) of Spital Hill and Burngreave Rd as you leave the Wicker. This includes the housing around Brunswick Road; Verdon Street; Rock Street and Nottingham Street. The neighbourhood extends up to Pitsmoor Road, including Minna Road and Rutland Road. It roughly corresponds to the children who attend Pye Bank CE Primary School.
. Burngreave. This neighbourhood includes the housing and estates to the right (east) going up Spital Hill and Burngreave Road as far as St Catherine’s Church. It extends as far as Upwell Street at Grimesthorpe. It includes the estates of Bressingham, Ellesmere, Earldom, Carwood and Margate Drive. It roughly corresponds with where most of the children live who attend Byron Wood Primary School.
. Abbeyfield. This neighbourhood begins at St Catherine’s Church on Burngreave Road and is bounded by the cemetery, Grimesthorpe Road, (it includes Osgathorpe Park), and Barnsley Road. It includes mainly Abbeyfield Road, Scott Road and the roads off.
. Firshill. This neighbourhood is centred around Firshill estate and includes the housing on Cookswood Road, on/around Shirecliffe Lane. It is bounded by Parkwood Springs, Roe Woods and Barnsley Road/Pitsmoor Road.
. Fir Vale. Easily the largest neighbourhood in terms of population. This is centred around Fir Vale centre and includes Norwood Road and Crabtree, Earl Marshal Rd, Page Hall, Skinnerthorpe/Bagley Road and Wensley estate. It is bounded by the Northern General Hospital, Hucklow Rd/Firth Park, Wincobank Woods, Earl Marshal Rd and Norwood Road.
But please be careful…….
. "Burngreave" ward includes all of Burngreave Area Action/Panel area, but also includes Shirecliffe.
. "Burngreave" New Deal for Communities area is based solely on the three neighbourhoods of Woodside, Burngreave and Abbeyfield.
. "Burngreave" neighbourhood is only one part of the area that makes up "Burngreave" Area Action/Panel boundary
. unless otherwise stated, "Burngreave" refers to Burngreave Area Action
Burngreave is growing. Sheffield as a whole had a population growth of 5% between 2001 and 2005 (based on the 2001 census and the 2005 population health register). Burngreave had a population growth of 25%. The growth of population was particularly strong in Woodside and Burngreave neighbourhoods (over one-third growth); there was a slight decline in the population of Firshill. This growth of population has required an increase in the number of primary school places, with St Catherine’s having a temporary expansion from 2006-2009 of an additional class in each year group. From 2009, there will need to be an additional permanent expansion of another four classes in each year group from reception to y6 at all the local primary schools.
Burngreave is changing. One hundred years ago, Burngreave included industrial housing for the working class of the city (for example around Ellesmere, Page Hall) but also include a range of Edwardian and Georgian villas of Pitsmoor, Crabtree and Fir Vale for the wealthy middle class and professionals. From the 1950s, Burngreave, Broomhall and Attercliffe became the neighbourhoods to house the migrants from the Caribbean, Africa, the sub-continent and the Middle East who came to the city to maintain both public services and heavy manufacturing industries. Latterly, the neighbourhoods have welcomed newly arrived refugees and migrants from a whole range of countries, both in Europe and from elsewhere. Just over one half of the population of Burngreave is of white ethnic origin. About one-quarter of the population is of Asian origin (mainly of Pakistani heritage), with substantial communities of African/Caribbean heritage, Somali and Yemeni origin. Recent information collected by the local health visiting team suggests that 35% of births in Burngreave were to mothers whose home language is Urdu/Punjabi, 32% of births to mothers who spoke which spoke English (black and white and mixed heritage women), 11% to Arabic speaking mothers and 9% to Somali speaking mothers. Altogether, children have been born in households in which 35 different languages are spoken (Burngreave/Fir Vale health visitor team, Sheffield PCT, 2006).
Burngreave is still not well off, but is becoming more successful. When the system was devised for assessing the 100 neighbourhoods in 2004, Burngreave had the "least successful" – also known as the most deprived – neighbourhood in the city at Woodside. It is now (in 2006) the second most deprived neighbourhood. Burngreave neighbourhood has moved from the 4th most deprived to the 8th most deprived. And Fir Vale has improved from the 19th most deprived to the 29th most deprived. The fortunes of Firshill and Abbeyfield neighbourhoods are slightly more uncertain.
Burngreave is undergoing regeneration. The largest area-based regeneration programme in Sheffield’s history has been located since 2001 in three neighbourhoods of Burngreave – Woodside, Burngreave and Abbeyfield. The Burngreave New Deal for Communities programme has secured £52m from government (DCLG) via the LSP over ten years to address some of the deep-seated, underlying problems the area an its residents face. From 2004/05, this programme has been developed by funding secured from government (DCLG) via Transform South Yorkshire to overcome housing market weakness throughout the Burngreave area. Also since 2001, Burngreave and Fir Vale has received funding from government (DfES) to support the local SureStart programme to give all under 4 year olds and their families happy, helpful and enjoyable lives from before birth. Finally, in 1998, Burngreave, together with Firth Park, Darnall, Handsworth and Tinsley received regeneration funding from government.
3. What was achieved last year?
Environment
. NRF allocations for a Bring Out Your Rubbish day for very house in Burngreave (Street Force)
. NRF allocation to support Burngreave in Bloom, with Green City Action
. NRF allocation to provide flower planters, hanging baskets and troughs on and around Ellesmere Green, Barnsley Rd shops, at Page Hall and outside every childcare provider or children’s centre (Street Force)
. Very small NRF allocation to ranger service to help maintain local paths (Parks & Countryside)
. Developed and launched the Street Champions initiative, with twenty volunteers – Street Force (DEL), Sheffield Homes and Green City Action
. Supported the North Sheffield better buses scheme – including the engineering works on Burngreave Rd and Spital Hill, (Transport Planning - DEL)
. Piloted different ways of advertising the gully cleaning programme in Fir Vale to maximise its impact
. Worked with Veolia to overcome particular problems re refuse collection (Horndean Rd, Sturton/Skipton Rds)
. Encouraged Veolia to investigate more sites for re-cycling (successfully at Roe Lane centre)
. Unsuccessfully supported the residents to prevent planning consent being granted on Grimesthorpe Road for inappropriate, “studio-type” housing
. Hosted initial public consultation by Tesco plc for proposed major development at Spital Hill
Community Safety
. Supported the development of the local NAG (neighbourhood agency group)
. Participated in the BNDC organised Firshill roadshow
. Hosted particular meetings for residents of Vivian and Granby Rds about drug markets
. Hosted a meeting for residents and agencies on Melrose Rd
. Had preliminary meetings with community group on Firshill Rd re traffic and nuisance behaviour
. Referred one community issue at Page Hall to Mediation Sheffield (MESH) and progressed their work on another community issue at Brunswick Road
. Helped support the hosting of the BNDC discussion on ‘guns and drugs’ following the murder of Mr Younis Khan
Children and Young People
. Allocated major NRF allocation to fund the Fir Vale and Firshill youth entitlement programme (Activity Sheffield)
. Agreed Small NRF allocations to support Pitsmoor Adventure playground and Verdon Street recreation centre (Activity Sheffield)
. Actively supported the work led by CYPD for investigating the solutions for the shortage of primary school places in Burngreave and Fir Vale
. Hosted an informal meeting of Muslim activists to consider the possible implications of expansion of primary school places (and CYPD)
. Helped look at options for governing bodies in expanded faith based primary schools (and CYPD)
. Participated in the SureStart commissioned study into the impact of transition at 4/5 years old from community childcare settings to maintained infants/reception classes
. Hosted a meeting of local heads, health visitors and school nurses to look at closer links
. Successfully lobbied against the proposed changes to SureStart local programme structures until 2008/9
. Successfully lobbied for maintaining CYPD financial support for the Cellar Space project based at the Furnival
. Participated in the childcare strategy group
. Provided ground level advice and support for the lead officer in the Joint Area Review of children’s services (the neighbourhood focus being Burngreave, Firth Park and Fir Vale
. Attended and participated in the workshops leading up to the formation of the Shiregreen/Burngreave Service District (CYPD)
The Panel Chair and Area Co-ordinator are (sometimes both) on the Children and Young People’s Service District Board.
Supporting Communities
. Major NRF allocation to support the Abbeyfield Park Multicultural Festival, and the range of other public events in the area (Fir Vale festival; Festival of Lights; Environment Day)
. Presented a report on the impact of Slovakian settlement in the area to Inclusion & Cosmopolitan Partnership Board (LSP)
. Presented a report on the progress in/around NGH of travel plans, on road parking, traffic management and air quality to the Scrutiny Board
. Organised and chaired the local Liaison group with NGH, other Coucnil officer sand local residents to improve the travel and traffic situation around NGH (with Transport & Highways; SYPTE; SYP staff)
. Burngreave Area Action has maintained the hosting of the Burngreave Roundtable, although latterly, this is in abeyance.
. Burngreave Area Action has taken over the organisation and running of the monthly inter-agency group ‘Fir Vale Friday’
. The Panel has continued to work closely with Burngreave Community Action Forum, despite the difficulties created by the demise of BCAT.
. Investigated ways of developing closer links between Area Panels and the Somali communities – and the development of a Somali community infrastructure
. Links have been made with Page Hall Community Association, Carwood Tenants & Residents Association; and have been strengthened the Firshill Tenants & Residents Association and AKTARA (the old “Area K” federation of tenants and residents associations).
. Facilitated a meeting of Firshill TARA with representatives from Target Housing Association
. The Burngreave Community Chest has distributed £6,270 to 24 local groups.
Consultation and Communication
. Public Area Panel Meetings were held at Firshill School, Fir Vale School, Pitsmoor Methodists Church, Cornerstone (Carwood), Burngreave Library and Shiloh Church (Gower Street)
. Increased the attendance at most Area Panel meetings significantly
. Held a very successful New Years Honours award evening at the Town Hall
. Two special meetings of a City Council Scrutiny Board were held at the request of the Area Panel about traffic, travel and parking at Northern General Hospital.
. One roadshow was organised (at Verdon Street Recreation Centre).
. A range of local events and celebrations have been attended
. A regular Area Panel newsletter will be produced from June 2007.
. The database and mailing list have been updated, with more use made of electronic communication.
. Produced and distributed the Burngreave Area Panel brochure
4. 07-08 Area Plan activities.
The priorities and projects in the Area Plan are based on local knowledge gained from members of the Panel (local councillors), work with local groups, comments received from the public at roadshows, the expertise of departmental Link Officers and ongoing work from last year’s plan.
Each priority will be developed with other voluntary and statutory organisations; it is one way that the Area Panel can use its potential influence to improve conditions of life for people in Burngreave – but it cannot happen on its own.
Each priority will have a particular target for this area of work to be completed by March 2008; together with an indication of who else will be contributing to this work.
The Area Panel will also continue to directly influence provision in Burngreave by its use of Neighbourhood Renewal Funding (NRF) until March 2008.
Theme | Objective |
Young children | To improve the quality and diversity of early years provision; and to improve the quantity of provision in Fir Vale |
Children | To ensure that there are primary schools able to provide places for all local children; and who are able to respond positively to the needs of children |
Successful neighbourhoods | To work to increase the quality and quantity of affordable housing |
Supporting communities | To make sure that the local district centres (Spital Hill and Fir Vale/Page Hall) can flourish |
Successful neighbourhoods | To understand the trends in the public health of local communities and to help agree ways of improving poor health |
Vulnerable people | To work alongside others to improve local services for older people; and to make sure that these services reflect older people’s particular needs and aspirations |
Vulnerable people | To improve local services for people with poor mental health |
Successful neighbourhoods | To help improve relations between local people and local communities, and to combat discrimination |
Environmental quality | To continue to support and monitor the pilot phase of the ‘Street Champions’ project |
Vulnerable people | To improve access within and around the area for people with poor mobility |
Environmental quality | To continue to work alongside Northern General Hospital to explore ways that the hospital can make a positive contribution to the local communities, and to mitigate the potentially detrimental impact |
Across the board | To help develop better mechanisms of local influence over the way in which services are provided to the people and communities of the area |
Recommendation
That this Area Panel agrees with the priorities set out in the report at section 4 above.
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