WEST END WARD ANNUAL UPDATE BUILDING STONGER COMMUNITIES 20th November 2014

LOCAL COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIP Partner commitment consistent Community/Voluntary Sector Review - 4 community reps and 1 voluntary sector rep Facilitating good connection with wider community Identifying and championing local issues

LOCAL COMMUNITY PLAN Progress made: 82 actions 48 complete 20 on schedule 13 behind schedule Work to be done to encourage partner ownership Need to undertake full review of content Difficulty ensuring progress across all themes

DUNDEE PARTNERSHIP £10,000 ALLOCATION  Local Community Planning Partnership agreed spend priorities −Deprivation −Substance Misuse −Health/Mental Health/Loneliness −Early Intervention  Delivery routes identified and applications developed  Local Community Planning Partnership approved recommendations  Usual approval route thereafter

NEW PROJECTS FUNDED  Adaction – Recovery Champion  Active Schools – Holiday Provision  Food Train – Befriending Project  Labour Train – Gardening Project  City Church – Lunch Club  Caledonia Housing Association – Extended patio and reminiscence resources  Community Spirit – Notice Board  Solar Cities – Logie Insulation Pilot  Fire and Rescue – Deaf Alarms

MORE OF THE SAME PLEASE ……….!  Seen a new energy  Brought more folk to the table  Encouraged better networking/sharing of priorities  Only scratched the surface  Applications for next year……..already received 2!

COMMUNITY CAPACITY - LONG TERM SUPPORT  West End Community Council - AGM on 9 th December  Community Spirit Action Group - new Chairperson  Friends of Riverside Nature Park – great work  Friends of Magdalen Green – incredible fundrasing

SHORT TERM SUPPORT  Festival Group – WestFest  Christmas Fortnight – 22 November to 6 December  Allotments Group – Composting Toilet  Faith Based Groups −Hindu Centre −Bethany Church −City Church

MAIN ISSUES AND CHALLENGES  Sustaining involvement of local community reps in the LCPP process – needs to be relevant  Lack of progress with action around all themes  Maintaining support to existing community structures – within the context of further budget cuts  Encouraging wider community to become involved in community matters – team discussions around strengthening local democracy  Ensuring continued allocation of Dundee Partnership Funds