1. Woodstock Community and Infrastructure Delivery Plan
July 2019

2. About Community First Oxfordshire
Our mission is ‘to help communities help themselves’
Help communities to identify issues that affect them and to find their own solutions
Increase participation in community activities and local democratic processes
Achieve improved provision of local services and facilities
Empower everyone in communities on an equal and inclusive basis

3. The Aims of Today’s Event
Introduction
Plan overview
What’s happened so far?
Today’s session
Build teams and action plan for emerging community-led projects
until 11am
Masterplanning session - Hill Rise site
c. 11am - 12
Masterplanning session - north of Banbury Road site
c. 12pm - 1
The Aims of Today’s Event

4. The Community and Infrastructure Delivery Plan
Talking to the community about the current and future needs of the town
NEW HOUSING
Making development best work for Woodstock
New/ improved infrastructure
COMMUNITY
Building on all that’s going on
Looking into new initiatives
Coming together to solve common problems

6. What’s happened so far….
6 months into a year-long process
8 events: attendees
Consultation with 50+ groups
Engagement with businesses ongoing
Community survey: 573 responses
And more consultation to come….

7. From data and information to doing stuff…
Community projects
Housing-site specific issues + ideas
Infrastructure priorities

8. SESSION 1 Build teams and action plan for emerging community-led projects
Explore issues for community groups and organisations
Explore ideas for solving them
Discuss emerging community initiatives
Get a team together to pull together an Action Plan

9. SESSION 2 Hill Rise and north of Banbury Road
Looking for local knowledge
Get your response to planning issues
Discuss options for proposals
Set out work to date
More consultation in the autumn………..

10. Treat each other with dignity and respect

11. Questions

12. Comment anytime… woodstockplan@communityfirstoxon.org

13. Community Groups, Organisations and Business Consultation
Session aims
What’s happened so far and aims of community conversation
Feeding back what you have told us
Explore common issues for existing community groups
Build on what’s good and new ideas Consider building teams and action planning
Emerging community-led projects
What help CFO can offer
Community Groups, Organisations and Business Consultation

14. Aims of the Community Infrastructure Consultation
Ensure engagement from all age groups
Identify strengths, concerns and opportunities with regard to the provision of activities and services
Highlight common concerns between groups
Offer recommendations to meet challenges, concerns + opportunities for further discussion

15. Recommendations Improving access to venues
Addressing volunteering issues and challenges
Improving communication and collaboration
Better services and support for children and young people
Better services and support for those with disability, the vulnerable and isolated
Engaging with business people and homeworkers
Do you agree with what others have said?
Does it echo with your experience?
Recommendations

16. Strengthening Governance and Funding
What fresh approaches can we adopt for recruiting and support new trustees into roles?
What is needed to ensure organizational sustainability?
Next steps?

17. Strengthen Volunteer Pipeline
Could there be a centralized volunteer service across Woodstock, managed by a coordinator?
Could the business and homeworker community consider engaging in volunteering - giving back to their local community?
Could training opportunities about ways to engage and retain volunteers, be useful to groups and organisations?
Next steps?...
Strengthen Volunteer Pipeline

18. Venues Are we maximising use of available community space?
What is the expansion potential for facilities?
How are we planning for sustainability of these community spaces?
Next steps?…

19. Improving communication and working together
Could we have a centralized directory of all activities, initiatives and organisations?
Could we compile a community timetable of events that is updated regularly and posted in visible places in the town as well as on websites and social media?
Next steps?...
Report pages 10 .

20. Better services and support for under 5’s and children 5-11 years
How can we work together to provide opportunities for organisations and families responsible for under 5’s, as well as under-fives themselves?
How can we ensure that under 5’s, 6 to 11-year-olds and their families are listened to?
How can we help young families with under 5’s, 6 to 11-year-olds engage with community projects that could benefit them?
Next steps…?

21. Better services and support for young people 11-16 years
How can we provide more activities for young people aged 11-16?
How can we support 11 to16-year-olds in being listened to and having their ideas represented (e.g. in this consultation)?
How can we support young people becoming community leaders in Woodstock, (e.g. as town councillors, organization committee members)?
Next steps…?

22. Better services and support for older people
A coordinated approach to identifying and supporting disabled and isolated elderly in participating in activity groups?
Ensure different needs for older people are addressed to strengthen inclusive provision?
Provide sustainable community transport support to enable greater participation for older people in groups, activities…
Next steps….?

23. How can we improve publicity and circulation so that it reaches everyone?
How can we work together to ensure all buildings are accessible to all (e.g. organisations, shops and community halls)?
How can we work together to explore ways that organisations and groups can effectively and sustainably support the implementation of social prescription for residents of Woodstock and neighbouring villages?
Next steps?...
Better services and support for those with disabilities, the vulnerable and isolated  

24. Consultation with business people and homeworkers
Strengths
Thriving business community,
Beneficial networks such as WUTW and Homeworkers
Potential increase in trade from new developments
Concerns
Current limited parking provision for businesses
The Heart of Woodstock Parking and Traffic Report (2018) highlights issues, concerns and offers solutions.
Opportunities for the trade affected by Blenheim’s visitor management
Consultation with business people and homeworkers 

25. So what’s next… Build on what’s good and work on new ideas
Over 50 new ideas!
What do you think should be prioritised?
How could these ideas be put into action?
COMMUNITY LIFE
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
HEALTHCARE PROVISION
UNDER 5’s, 5-11 CHILDREN
11-16 YOUNG PEOPLE
OLDER PEOPLE
NEW GROUPS
LEISURE FACILITIES
PARKING
RETAIL AND ENTERPRISE

26. Emerging working groups
Children, young people and families
Cycling and pathway network
Volunteering
Funding
Communication
Community spaces
Environment
Public art

27. From ideas to action… Community-led Action Planning
A framework for effective community-led action:
Identifying leaders and a steering group
Setting up working groups
Developing an overall action plan
From ideas to action…

28. CFO support for community action planning…
It’s our bread and butter….
Help to create roadmaps for:
Engaging others of all ages with social action
Developing strategies to work on projects/ themes
Creating an action plan
Finding potential sources of funding
Signposting to other organisations who can support

29. COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN ROADMAP Working groups on specific themes >
Projects to develop specific ideas
Action Plan: what, when, who…
Is this a good idea?
Would you like to lead a working group or be on
a steering group?