1. Eastleigh’s Approach to Area Working The Borough of Poole Community Engagement Best Practice Day 26 July 2012 Diccon Bright Eastleigh Borough Council

2. 31 square miles in area with population of around 125,000 High home and car ownership (80/85%) Low ethnic minority population Low unemployment (2%)

3. Bursledon, Hamble-le-Rice and Hound Southern Parishes Includes some of most affluent areas and some of most deprived (bordering Southampton) Strong Parish Council presence and influence

4. Hedge End, West End and Botley Three large and active Parish Councils Home to Hampshire County Cricket Site for potential development Politically very active

5. Bishopstoke, Fair Oak and Horton Heath Collection of ‘ribbon’ villages Mixed housing Youth issues dominate local agenda

6. Eastleigh Town Declining railway & manufacturing industry Strategic Employment Zone Good air and rail links Town Centre regeneration High density new development Remaining un-parished area

7. Chandler’s Ford & Hiltingbury Highest and lowest wage earners in Borough High proportion of commuters Low crime. Low unemployment. Low tolerance. High number of latch key children New parishes

8. Local Area Committees ‘Taking Local Decisions at a Local Level’ Committee dominated by decisions around planning Ability to determine local level of service Drives capital programme Public participation and engagement Strong focus on health, transport and community safety issues

9. Area Co-Ordinators Strengthen link between elected Members, Service Heads and the community Monitor revenue and capital budget Provide link to corporate priorities via Management Team Take macro view on area planning across all services Link to parishes and other partners Asset Transfers

10. Local budget example Committee and staff costs£150k Projects£70k Devolved budgets£560k Discretionary£25k Total£805k

11. What we do well Public participation Delivering capital schemes Mediation Community Safety Drive and influence priorities from the bottom up Service planning to reflect local need

12. What could we do better? Engagement of young people and agencies Maximise influence corporately Securing external funding Communications and Identity