Report - London Borough of Hillingdon

14. A meeting was then held with representatives of services, voluntary agencies
and a range of partners to view the evidence collected thus far and to enable
participation in a analysis of the way forward for Hillingdon. The first draft of the
Cultural Strategy was then circulated widely and the views and responses received
incorporated. A seminar was held for elected members in October 2003 on the
second draft of the Cultural Strategy and some further refinements made.
15. During the autumn 2003, further meetings and discussions have been held to
explore particular aspects of the strategy. Cross-service planning events have been
held to support further exploration of collaborative working to deliver some of the
priorities of the Strategy, to secure commitment to undertaking this work and build
the projects into service plans.
Links to Other Council Plans and Strategies
16. The Cultural Strategy underpins and links into many of the strategies and plans
of the authority, including:
• Library Service Position Statement
• Green Spaces Strategy
• Education Development Plan 2
• Community Safety Strategy
• Transforming Youth Work plan (draft)
• Arts and Leisure Services team plans
17. These plans already include strategies, projects and programmes of work that
support and enhance the cultural life of the borough. The Cultural Strategy
examines where services and partners can work collaboratively together in a joinedup
way to create new opportunities, widen access and broaden participation and
address needs of all parts of the community.
18. The Cultural Strategy identifies the need for a fundamental revision of the Sport
and Recreation Strategy and the creation of an Arts Strategy as well as the need for
an agreed Corporate strategy for working with the partners in the voluntary sector.
Community Plan/Local Strategic Partnership
19. The implementation of the Cultural Strategy has to be closely interlinked with the
Community Plan. Both plans have at their core the intention to improve the quality of
life of local people, both actively seek to broaden opportunities for all sections of the
community, the delivery of both will be through a rich mix of providers and their aims
and objectives are determined by local views and aspirations. A process will need to
be developed to enable proposed cultural activities to be included in the prioritisation
for inclusion in the Community Plan.
The Cultural Contribution to Achieving Future Cross-cutting Objectives
20. Culture’s contribution to improving the well-being of communities increasingly
features in emerging national policy initiatives and proposals. The Statement of
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