Rose Hill Area Regeneration Plan May 2013 DRAFT

Rose Hill Regeneration Partnership Area Regeneration Plan - DRAFT

Introduction to Regeneration in Rose Hill
Within the Regeneration Framework for Oxford to 2026 adopted by Oxford City Council in November 2009, Rose Hill was identified as an area in need of regeneration. It has also been agreed that improving partnership working in the development of neighbourhood plans will be vital to meet the challenge of breaking the cycle of deprivation.1 The framework states that the principle will be that at the heart of each regeneration project there will be engagement with those who live in the area and whose lives will be directly affected. Over the last 7 years Rose Hill has been the focus of a number of regeneration initiatives. In 2006 the Rose Hill Regeneration Programme was established which has seen a total of 254 new homes; 113 for private sale and 141 affordable homes. It includes a new sheltered accommodation unit for older residents. Alongside the 'bricks and mortar' housing development, Oxford City Council and Oxford Citizens Housing Association (now GreenSquare) worked with local residents and other agencies to set up the Rose Hill Regeneration Partnership (RHRP)2, which focuses on the community and social regeneration of the area. Through the Rose Hill Regeneration Programme it was agreed that developers contribute 435,755 of s106 funds to help improve community facilities and activities in Rose Hill. In November 2010 a consultation process was held to gather the views and ideas of community residents about how these funds should be allocated. The priorities identified were: 1. Better Sport and Leisure Facilities and Activities 2. Community Centre and Social Club with more open facilities which better serve the wider community 3. More Activities for Younger Children 7-13 4. Refurbishment of the Community Centre 5. Increased Family/Community Activities and Facilities 6. More for Young People to do 7. Activities and education for adults outside working hours 8. Drop-in Health Facilities 9. Activities for Older People In response to these community priorities two additional major regeneration projects have been designed and initiated. GreenSquare was successfully awarded 370,000 over 5 years by the Big Lottery for the Rose Hill Community Regeneration Project which focusses on improving health, providing activities for younger children, cultural events and the Rose Hill News whilst engaging and training community volunteers. In addition, the community voted to build a new community centre as a focal point for community activities which should be finalised by 2015.

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Regeneration Inspection Report, Oxford City Council, May 2009, Audit Commission. See Appendix 1 for structure and membership of the Rose Hill Regeneration Partnership

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Rose Hill also benefits from Community First funding which provides funds matched by the community for small scale projects. The funding is designed to bring communities together to identify their strengths and establish local priorities. which develop community cohesion and stimulate local action. The scheme is managed by the a Community Panel made up of local residents and stakeholders. This document draws together the community plans that have been developed into one Rose Hill Area Regeneration Plan. This will be taken forward by the Rose Hill Regeneration Partnership with the broad engagement or the community and other stakeholders. The document also provides a brief profile of the community and the challenges it faces.

Profile of Rose Hill

Rose Hill has historically been one of the three estates in Oxford that rank lowest in regional indices of multiple deprivation. Both its Super Output Areas3 (see map and charts below) are in the 18% most deprived areas in England and 45% of residents have no qualifications. Poverty, poor health, poor educational attainment, low adult skills and high crime are the factors which affect the levels of deprivation in the area. 44% of children live in poverty, as do 28% of pensioners.

Life expectancy in Rose Hill is below the Oxford average. There is a higher than average rate of people claiming Disability Living Allowance (a disability benefit paid to people under 65 years of age). In 2011 one-fifth of working-age residents were claiming some sort of benefit. The rate of claims for lone parent, incapacity and unemployment benefits was higher than the Oxford average. The number of people claiming Jobseekers Allowance rose during the recession, from 60 to 140 where it currently stands. The number of claimants has risen higher than the rest of Oxford.

In 2004 the Government started a method of providing information on relative deprivation in communities that were sub ward size, so that areas of need could be better identified. The areas were called Super Output Areas (SOA).
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Since 2001 the population of Rose Hill has increased from 3,182 to 3,422 (an increase of 7.5%). During the same period the diversity of the estate has also increased. In 2001 17% of the community were non-white British while by 2011 this figure had risen to 32%. While the community of Rose Hill has had many changes and faces significant challenges it is also an increasingly vibrant community with a growing number of community groups and projects, reducing levels of crime and increasing engagement in community activities.

Rose Hill Area Regeneration Plan 2013-2016

The Rose Hill Area Regeneration Plan is divided into 6 sections based on community priorities and the work of different community groups and stakeholders in the area. These sections are: 1. Community Development 2. Health and Well-being 3. Youth Provision 4. Skills and Employment 5. Older People 6. Community Safety The outcomes and actions for each of these sections are presented in the table below.

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Rose Hill Area Regeneration Plan 2013 to 2016

Outcome 1. Community Development
1.1 Design and build a new community centre to provide improved and more open facilities which better serve the wider community. Develop designs to refurbish the community centre. Submit planning application Tender and award contracts Develop management structure for new community centre Prepare detailed business plan for new centre Begin Building works Complete Rose Hill Community Centre Oxford City Council May 2013 tbc From March 2013 By Dec 2013 By June 2014 tbc By early 2015 GreenSquare Monthly to 2016

Actions

Lead Partners

When

1.2

At least 200 adults and 100 children will take part annually in activities involving a minimum of two culturally distinct groups, resulting in improved relationships and increased community cohesion. 3,000 households will have increased access to information about the activities and opportunities available to them on the estate, reducing their perception of living on the forgotten Estate and increasing their personal and the communitys selfesteem.

Community events organised - including cultural food events - accessible to all residents which celebrate the diverse culture of Rose Hill.

1.3

Rose Hill News volunteer management committee members increased to 8 to include residents from 3 culturally distinct groups and younger residents Rose Hill News editorial, advertising and distribution team of up to 6 volunteers established Community Journalism training course for 6 volunteers completed to increase resident engagement in and contributions to the Rose Hill News. Rose Hill News increases production from quarterly to bi-monthly and distribution to 3000 Rose Hill households to ensure a copy is posted through every door on the estate and is available in nine community settings and local businesses. Lottery project Advisory Group meet quarterly to monitor progress of all sub projects RHRP to meet quarterly to coordinate and monitor progress of Regeneration Plan and link to the Oxford wide regeneration initiatives Membership and remit of the Partnership periodically reviewed to ensure effective representation from members of the local community, local groups, local service

GreenSquare

Established - support on-going to 2016 Established - support on-going to 2016 By May 2013 Completed and ongoing to 2016 Quarterly to 2016

1.4

Rose Hill Regeneration Partnership (RHRP) to effectively coordinate regeneration work and link with other Neighbourhood Partnerships and regeneration groups in the

GreenSquare and OCC

Quarterly Annually

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Outcome
city

Actions
providers, councillors etc Project Management Groups (Rose Hill News, Junior Youth Club, Health and Cultural Food) to update RHRP on progress Groundworkers to meet regularly to coordinate delivery of plans including Community Workers from OCC, GreenSquare, church, PCSOs etc Ensure membership of Community Panel is representative of Rose Hill residents Set up website to promote activities of Community First Fund Support community groups to develop and implement community projects which respond to community priorities Identify new community groups and support them to develop their community project ideas Hold monthly meetings to engage residents in community issues Work with other community groups to organise community events, e.g. Christmas Party, OxClean, cultural food events. Review and respond to planning issues affecting Rose Hill. Focus on specific concerns of community, parking, and lobby City Council, County Council and other stakeholders to address them. Monthly visits from Health Bus organised with qualified nurse which offers BMI, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, smoking cessation, weight management advice and testing. Regular health events organised, e.g. Mens Health Days which offer health screening as well as advice and awareness sessions on testicular and prostate cancer. Lottery project Advisory Group meet quarterly to monitor progress of all projects New Rose Hill Community Centre designed and built which provides permanent health services and facilities which respond to the needs of the Rose Hill population Improved health and nutrition of most vulnerable families through fortnightly Food Bank scheme in collaboration with Allotments Association and Good Neighbour Scheme

Lead Partners

When
Quarterly On-going

1.5

Community to access and manage Community First matched funds for small scale projects to develop community cohesion and stimulate local action.

Community First Panel

2012 to 2015

1.6

Tenants and Residents Association to provide a forum for community discussion and represent residents on issues that affect them.

Tenants and Residents Association

On-going

2. Health and Wellbeing

2.1 Improve access to health care facilities on Rose Hill GreenSquare Monthly 2012 to 2016 On-going

GreenSquare

GreenSquare Oxford City Council Primary Care Trust GreenSquare and Oxford City Council

By Jan 2015 2013 onwards

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Outcome
2.2 By the end of each year, at least 220 adults and 100 primary age children will have increased their health and well-being by engagement in safe, healthy, creative and physical activities.

Actions
Sports and leisure activities organised and supported which increase health and fitness options across the Rose Hill community e.g.: personal fitness sessions for men including a free fruit and smoothie bar. womens only fitness sessions to promote female fitness and encourage ethnic minority communities to engage. Wellbeing Days, e.g. for vulnerable women, in community garden offering yoga sessions, neck massage, etc. Junior Youth Club to offer increased engagement in safe, healthy, creative, meaningful and physical activities annually to 100 primary aged children (see 3.1). New Rose Hill Community Centre to be designed and built (see 1.1) to provide: changing facilities to replace the existing pavilion for both indoor and outdoor sporting activities. multi-use spaces indoors suitable for holding sports and leisure activities. RH Football Club supported with training and fundraising Junior Youth Club to meet weekly, term time throughout the year including 100 primary age children and offer a range of free play activities, games, football coaching, outdoor Playranger activities, art, craft, cooking and dance. Offer occasional trips to the theatre and to external play areas. Engage siblings and families through weekly healthy teas. Through the Junior Youth Club, 100 primary aged children will have taken part in community activities reducing suspicion, improving relationships and increasing integration with other culturally distinct Rose Hill residents (linked to 1.2). Junior Youth Club volunteer management committee members increased to 8 to include residents from 3 culturally distinct groups and younger residents Work closely with Oxford Academy to develop new sporting opportunities, e.g. free use of the Dome Facility to the Junior Youth club for football training sessions. Work with Rose Hill Primary school to engage children and parents in wider community issues and events.

Lead Partners
GreenSquare and Community First Panel

When
Sept 11 to Aug 12

2012 to 2016 Oxford City Council By Jan 2015

GreenSquare

On-going

3. Children and Youth People

3.1 Provide primary age children (7-13) with safe, healthy, creative, meaningful and physical activities. Rose Hill Junior Youth Club 2012 to 2016

Rose Hill Junior Youth Club

GreenSquare GreenSquare

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Outcome
3.2 Deliver a range of supportive open access and targeted services to children, young people from 0 19 and their families through the Rose Hill Early Intervention Satellite to increase their well-being, raise aspirations and educational achievements

Actions
Open Access sessions for young people to give the young people of Rose Hill the opportunity to engage positively in their social education including: - Case work sessions where members of the EIS team meet with individual children and young people that have been referred to the Service - Targeted youth groups to work with groups of young people on specific issues, e.g. education and training, young mens and young womens work., Accreditation Arts Award, Duke of Edinburghs Award - Parenting Support courses and family case work to support parents. - Guidance for young people who are not in education, employment or training including the National Citizen Service NCS Childrens Centre actions to be added Each year 30 local adults engaged in training as project volunteers making a positive contribution to the community and demonstrating increased skills, confidence and motivation Volunteer Co-ordinator to coordinate all training and support volunteers. Identify residents for Digital Inclusion training. We will increase residents access to IT and improve their skills in using it. To engage and support GreenSquare and other residents who are not in education, employment or training into a positive employment or educational outcomes through the Lottery and Whatever and What Now projects. Awaiting work plan work plan from the Rose Hill and Donnington Advice Centre. Ensure cultural food and community events held throughout the year are accessible to older residents (see 1.2) Support community groups and projects for older people, e.g. Rose Hill Singing Group, Older Peoples lunch club etc. Provide Foot Care service (Lottery funded) and other health facilities for older people through the monthly visit of the Health Bus (see 2.1). Ensure older residents are informed about opportunities (through Home Links

Lead Partners
Rose Hill Early Intervention Satellite (EIS), County Council Littlemore Early Intervention Service

When
On-going

3.3

Children Centre Outcome to be added

4. Skills and Employment

4.1 Involvement in training will result in 150 local adults making a positive contribution to the community as volunteers, demonstrating increased skills, confidence and motivation and giving them better employment chances and greater participation in community life. GreenSquare 2012-2016

GreenSquare GreenSquare

4.2

Awaiting Advice Centre work objectives

Advice Centre

5. Older People
5.1 Provide more opportunities for older residents to access community events, IT training, use of Internet and other activities GreenSquare GreenSquare GreenSquare GreenSquare 2012 to 2016

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Outcome

Actions
monthly newsletter and Rose Hill News) of all local activities. Good neighbour initiative to engage local residents in supporting isolated older people in the community. Provision of IT courses for older residents, teaching essential skills such as Internet, and email, online form filling.

Lead Partners
Oxford City Council GreenSquare

When

To begin Summer 2013

6. Community Safety
6.1 Thames Valley Police to work with residents to identify and address community safety issues Hold regular Neighbourhood Action Group meetings to discuss community safety issues with residents and stakeholders Address the priority community safety issues identified through consultation with the community. Priorities for 2013-14 are to reduce the incidences of: - theft e.g. shed break in's - arson - Anti-Social Behaviour e.g. parking and speeding complaints Consult with the community to identify future priority issues. Thames Valley Police and Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) Monthly/bi-monthly On-going

Annually

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Appendix 1: Structure and Membership of the Rose Hill Regeneration Partnership

Housing Associations GreenSquare Residents Representatives

Health Primary Care Trust

Community Association

Youth Provision Junior Youth Club and Early Intervention Service

Rose Hill and Donnington Advice Centre

Education Rose Hill Primary School and Children Centre

Rose Hill Tenants and Residents Association

Community Safety Thames Valley Police and Police Community Support Officers Employment Job Centre Plus

City and County Councillors

Rose Hill Regeneration Partnership

Implementation Group

Project Management Groups (Health, Cultural Food, Rose Hill News and Junior Youth Club)

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