DRAFT North Somerset Sustainable Community Strategy 08 - 26.pdf

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Strategies and Plans that will support our progressOur health, ourcare, our say (2006)Every Child MattersRegional TransportStrategyWest of EnglandHousing Delivery PlanChoosing Health(2004)Draft Regional Spatial Strategy& Regional Housing StrategyImproving Health and WellbeingSingle Plan for Children &Young PeopleGo 4 Life – Healthy &Active Lifestyles StrategyHomelessnessStrategyLocal AreaAgreementSupporting PeopleStrategyTackling HealthInequalities Action PlanOlder People’s strategy andOlder People’s Housing StrategyLocal DevelopmentFrameworkNorth Somerset HousingStrategy and AffordableHousing Delivery PlanHow you can support our work programme?• Take some regular exercise. Your local leisure centre will have activities for all ages.Why not find out what’s on offer? Remember young people with a leisure key canget discounts on some activities.• To find out the benefits of giving up smoking. Contact 'Support to Stop' on 01275546744.• Eat healthily - find out about healthy food for you and your family. Contact Taste ofNorth Somerset on 01275 546742 or view www.eatwell.gov.uk .• Are you caring for someone? Do you need advice, support or practicalhelp? Visit www.nscrossroads.org.uk for further information.• Take a look at your local library – see what facilities and information they now offer.• Support or get involved in local events.• 50+? Why not contact the local U3A (University of the 3rd Age) Bristol/WoodspringTel: 01275 791576 or Weston-super-Mare Tel: 01934 622255.• Tenant, landlord or home owner? For housing advice contact the North SomersetCouncil Housing Advice Team, Tel: 01934 634790.38
Partnership Priority: Developing a prosperous economy andenterprising communityWhy this is a priority• North Somerset is a relatively prosperous area with a well-qualified workforce andlower than average unemployment at 2%; nationally it is 5.1%. Since 2000, thenumber of VAT registered businesses in North Somerset has increased by 9.5% to6,140 with the number of financial services, real estate, renting and business servicesincreasing.• With a growing population of young people, we have a significant potential futureworkforce. However, the proportion of 16-24 year olds is low – 8.6% compared to10.3% nationally.• Young people in North Somerset achieve above average results in GCSEs (thoughthere is an achievement gap between those in Weston-super-Mare and the otherparts of the District).• There is a lack of appropriate high-level employment opportunities locally.Approximately 36% of residents out-commute for work each day causing significantcongestion and pollution in some parts of the district.• Some neighbourhoods, particularly in Weston-super-Mare have more residents withlow level or no qualifications than regional and national averages.• There are a variety of social enterprises serving the population of North Somersetwith overall income and expenditure levels that may be as much as around£450million.• Employment opportunities will increase, particularly in Portishead and Weston superMare over the next 10 years with new development.What our communities told usLocal people have told us their concerns and ideas to develop a prosperous economyand enterprising community through their contributions to a wide range of specificdevelopment as well as through discussions of this strategy. These include planning forfuture transport needs, developing NSP Economic Development and RegenerationStrategy, in consultations about the development of Weston-super-Mare, and in earlydiscussions about land use across North Somerset in future. Key issues that ourcommunities wanted us to address were:• Create a strong identity and encourage, support, and market local products, forexample, local food and drink, and tourism.• Encourage employment-led regeneration especially in Weston-super-Mare.• Improve and promote the retail offer in towns and villages.• Support and encourage small business development.• Maintain key services and the economic vitality of both rural and urban areas.• Improve quality and access to employment and training opportunities.• Improve access to training and employment through childcare facilities and provisionof facilities to meet the needs of disabled people.• Improve access to retail services and facilities for disabled people.39
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