1. Project proposal BRENTFORD SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY STRATEGY
Brentford Community Project
Project proposal BRENTFORD SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY STRATEGY
Kath Richardson
Stephen Browne
January 2010
18 November, 2009

2. Overview Context Project proposal Project outcomes Project management
Brentford Community Project
Overview
Context
Project proposal
Project outcomes
Project management
Key project stakeholders
Next steps
Brentford Sustainable Community Strategy
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3. Context Brentford is a growing, diverse community with over…
Brentford Community Project
Context
Brentford is a growing, diverse community with over…
10,000 households
400 businesses
100 voluntary organisations
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4. There are various local plans…
Brentford Community Project
There are various local plans…
Isleworth & Brentford section of the Community Plan ( )
Brentford Health Impact Assessment (2006)
Youth provision study (2006)
Community Vision for Brentford High Street (2007)
Brentford Play Plan (2008)
Brentford Area Action Plan – BAAP (2009)
Brentford – A Waterways Town (TLS, 2009)
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5. There are a number of leading organisations…
Brentford Community Project
There are a number of leading organisations…
Isleworth & Brentford Action Committee (IBAC), Planning & Monitoring
Brentford Community Network
Brentford Chamber of Commerce
Brentford High Street Steering Group
Brentford Community Council
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6. There are many bodies, of many types…
Brentford Community Project
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7. There are many strong links…
Brentford Community Project
There are many strong links…
…but also areas where communication and planning could be improved.
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8. Brentford Community Project
Project proposal
Commission a ‘Brentford Sustainable Community Strategy’ that:
Identifies stakeholder organisations in Brentford and their:
Roles within the community
Achievements in
Assets: skills, amenities and financial provision
Future aspirations
Investment needs
Maps links between organisations
Outlines how the organisations support the various Brentford plans
Identifies duplication and gaps in provision
Integrates the various existing visions for Brentford into an integrated whole
Suggests how to enable greater collaboration between the organisations to deliver on the vision
Brentford Sustainable Community Strategy
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9. Project outcomes Create a united vision with:
Brentford Community Project
Project outcomes
Create a united vision with:
Better co-ordination between Brentford stakeholders to realise local community aspirations
Greater communication and cooperation between stakeholders
Prioritisation of S106 agreements / spending
Recommendations for improvements to existing structures to deliver change, including exploring:
Co-ordinated marketing / membership
Community development staff capacity
Benefits of improved cross group coordination on delivering the local plans
Whether the appropriate legal entities/ structures are in place to leverage in investment
Bringing together the plethora of local groups with a genuine cross-community focus in the most cost efficient and effective way
Training
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10. Further develop ideas for longer term improvements to:
Brentford Community Project
Further develop ideas for longer term improvements to:
Funding and investment for Brentford
Delivery vehicle
Networking organisation to co-ordinate and communicate between the stakeholders
Development of a shared resource bank (both in terms of skills, equipment and facilities)
Inform the next version of Hounslow Plan with more robust thinking and analysis of local needs and priorities
Ensure more effective negotiations and investment of S106 funding
Action Plan with specific owners of the actions
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11. Brentford Community Project
Project management
Our suggestion is that this is a project the Brentford Community Council facilitates, given it has:
a constitution in place with the aim of co-ordinating voluntary organisations
an established position within the community
a relationship with the Council
Brentford Sustainable Community Strategy
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12. Key project stakeholders
Brentford Community Project
Key project stakeholders
Potential project partners:
Brentford Chamber of Commerce
Brentford Community Network
Brentford High Street Steering Group
Supported by:
Local councillors (Brentford and Syon wards)
London Borough of Hounslow
Extended Services
BrentfordTW8.com…
Brentford Sustainable Community Strategy
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13. Next Steps Dec ‘09 Apply for funding for report
Brentford Community Project
Next Steps
Dec ‘09
Apply for funding for report
Secure support of project partners
Jan ’10
Stakeholder identification
Survey design (SurveyMonkey.com) and distribution (five weeks with responses by end first week Feb)
Feb ‘10
Data analysis
Drafting report
March ‘10
Focus groups to review draft report and survey outcomes (Chamber, Community Council, Community Network, Council officers forum, IBAC monitoring committee)
Final drafting of report and dissemination of results to key stakeholders
Brentford Sustainable Community Strategy
18 November, 2009