Shaping Grosmont- Report & Next Steps RURAL FUTURES Shaping Grosmont- Report & Next Steps 11. 4. 2019

What do we want to cover? Sense check the Shaping Grosmont report findings Prioritise the key themes Explore and develop the issues and opportunities identified by the community Who and how might we be able to take things forward?/ next steps Introduce possible sources of funding

Report Findings Overview Key themes: 7. Protecting the character and heritage of the village and landscape 8. Employment (also links to need for broadband) 9. Sustainability 10. Community governance- collaborating and involving everyone to succeed. 1. Strong sense of community 2. Activities and events for all 3. Affordable housing 4. Maintaining and improving facilities 5. Transport and accessibility 6. Traffic Management/Parking Not definitive- can evolve, revise and refine Many themes and ideas interconnect (e.g. Sense of community, activities, transport, community governance)

General Reflections on the Report Findings Does it accurately represent what the community said? Any issues or gaps? Any other comments?

Prioritisation of themes- diamond ranking Highest Priority Theme

Prioritisation of themes- Feedback Top (3) themes?

Development and prioritisation of issues & opportunities identified by the community. Under each theme: Issues Opportunities and ideas Strengths? Who or what already exists that could be linked/ built on? Who is best placed to work on this? Would you like to be involved? Who else needs to be involved? What other resources are required? Prioritisation- ranking how important/ impactful and how feasible?

Development and prioritisation of issues and opportunities In groups complete the tables for each theme

Development and prioritisation- Feedback Any priority issues/ opportunities/ projects emerging? Any quick wins? Which issues/ opportunities/ projects could be tackled by the community?

Next steps What needs to happen next to make progress?

Funding & Support

Eligible expenditure: (including) Micro Grants Scheme Up to 2x £750 grants available for Grosmont Bring people together to improve the quality of lives for people living in rural areas Engagement, Raising aspirations , Training, Building social capital Community and voluntary groups with a bank account Eligible expenditure: (including) Consultations with communities (e.g. Equipment or hall hire/ Surveys/research facilitation costs) Training and study trips Volunteer expenses How we will assess your application The evidence of need for your project Who will benefit How it will help us achieve our overall aims and objectives Value for money Scope for future project development

National Lottery: Rural Futures Community Funding Up to £100k available for Solutions to address rural poverty. Causes contributing to poverty, including:   Lack of access to jobs and the quality of employment opportunities Low income and precarious employment that contribute to in-work poverty Access to services and transport provision Access to quality and affordable housing Outward migration (skilled workers and young people-brain drain) Access to quality and affordable housing / Fuel poverty Social isolation Rural premium Broadband provision Projects should: Address Rural Poverty Be people led Strengths based Use new or adapted solutions that haven’t been tried in the community before Be connected to other local services and plans Be long term solutions

Community can deliver project ANALYSIS Does the project need funding? Y E S NO O R Info from place selection work Community can deliver project with support from other agencies Y E S A N D Place Profile O R Does the project contribute to alleviating rural poverty? What scale is the project at? We support community application to Rural Fund Project has to be delivered by other agencies Story Studio Could we use non-rural poverty issues to help alleviate rural poverty for a win/win scenario? Could we demonstrate to funders that rural poverty issues can be addressed whilst delivering on their wider agendas? (WFGA) Is it essential for the delivery of projects that do contribute to rural poverty? Other Surveys Existing plans Info from community over last year We advise/ support groups and other agencies to apply for funding Go for BLF - People and Places funding Go for alternative funding, e.g. RDP, CTA or other local funding N O