Gants Hil ill Community Hub Sharon Stru rutt Background to Community Hub programme The Council plans to work with local residents to co-design six state-of-the-art Community Hubs across the borough Hubs programme agreed by Cabinet November 2018 Integrated and co-located services with central access point to social, cultural, health & well-being and other community activities Locally-focused council services being delivered with a library and potentially children centre, adult services, youth centre and police outreach services alongside other drop-in services Community-led and co-produced approach will enable local people to shape the design of each hub
Gants Hil ill Community Hub Community Hub locations • Hubs sites are Council owned and chosen for their central locations and good accessibility • Seven Kings, Gants Hill, Hainault, Woodford, Wanstead, Ilford Civic Centre Gants Hill • Locations ensure all residents can reach their nearest hub on foot in under 30 minutes or in under 20 minutes by cycle • Seven Kings will be the first hub to be delivered in 2022. Co-design process has started. Planning application submission expected early 2020
Gants Hil ill Community Hub Current Issues and Challenges Financial pressures - reduction in funding from Central Government in the region of 60% since 2010 Growing demand and pressure on services – working with reduced budgets puts the current way we deliver individual services at risk - services may need redesigning to meet current and future needs On-going maintenance costs of inefficient, ageing buildings that existing services operate from Borough-wide pressures for new homes. Not enough homes being built to meet the needs of a growing population and waiting list
Gants Hil ill Community Hub Value and Benefits - Community Hub programme Hubs will help protect core services and consolidate them in one location – libraries, children centres, adult social care Help reduce management/maintenance of ageing buildings Hubs delivered through Redbridge Living – building new homes alongside accessible services and community space Local community to have ownership of their Hub for social and leisure activities Hub will be co-designed by residents so that the look and feel reflects local needs and requirements
Core Services Recommended core services Services for discussion • Libraries • Youth services • Children’s Centres • Adult learning providers • Health Adult Social Services • Redbridge Institute • Customer service • Drop in services • Civic Pride touchdown • Housing advice • Families Together Hub services • Benefits • Work Redbridge – business support; employment advice and support • Police surgeries • Community Voluntary Service
Gants Hil ill Community Hub What does it mean for Gants Hill ? • Gants Hill Community hub serves - Gants Hill, Cranbrook, Valentines, Barkingside, Fullwell and Clayhall • Early consultation and engagement taking place first • Libraries are a key component of the hubs – Gants Hill library will be re-provided with better facilities • No design team on board as yet for the hub or the wider housing proposals • Design proposals will consider different options which reflect heritage/character features of the existing library building • Housing will be included – first study estimates c100 homes – not a fixed number • A level of car-parking will be provided subject to designs and planning policy • Car-parking study will be carried out with a view to understanding current patterns
Gants Hil ill Locality Data Population growth 2018-25 Borough as a whole, all ages: 7% Gant’s Hill catchment area: 4% 0-17 yr olds: +2% 18-24 yr olds: -6% 25-34 yr olds: -7% 35-64 yr olds: +7% 65-74 yrs olds: +14% 75+ yrs old: +14%
Gants Hil ill Locality Data Health indicators in Gant’s Hill Catchment Area • Fullwell and Clayhall have two of the highest number of emergency hospital admissions for heart attacks, as well as two of the highest rates of admissions for strokes. Both wards exceed the borough average under both indicators • Barkingside falls below the average for both indicators • Almost 25% of children in Year 6 in the Gant’s Hill catchment area are obese (23%), with Aldborough having the highest figure in the area at 25%, followed by Cranbrook with 24%.
Gants Hil ill Locality Data Childhood development: The borough average for good child development at age 5 is 64.7% In the Gants Hill catchment area it is 69.8% Child development indicators for 0-5 yr olds shows every ward within the catchment area is at the very least on par with the borough average except for Cranbrook, where 62% of children achieve good development by age 5. Aldborough (77%) and Barkingside (74%) have some of the highest rates of good child development across the whole of Redbridge Children achieving a good level of development are those achieving at least the expected level within the following areas of learning: Communication and language, Physical Development, Personal and social and emotional development, Literacy, Mathematics
Gants Hill ill Locality Data Deprivation The map on the left compares the overall level of deprivation in Redbridge The map on the right highlights one of the biggest contributing factors for deprivation in the catchment area, which is children and young people. Barkingside and Clayhall fare well compared to other areas across Redbridge.
Gants Hill ill Locality Data Household Income Average household annual income in the catchment area is closer to the borough average than other wards across Redbridge, except for wards in the West neighbourhood The average household annual income in Clayhall and Barkingside exceeds the borough average, with Aldborough and Fullwell falling between £2,000-£4,000 below this figure.
Consultation & Engagement Pla lan Susan Ric ichie - In Involve • Involve Charity commissioned to carry out community engagement on Seven Kings and Gants Hill • Gants Hill stage 1 consultation - June-September • Online Survey – published 10 th June, live until 1 st September • Members consultation session - 2 nd and 8 th July • Public Consultation event - 10 th July at Redbridge Institute of Adult Education • Public Consultation event – 14 th and 20 th August at Gants Hill Library • Outreach consultation with local businesses and leisure services • Focus group meetings at children centres, libraries, health centres • Focus group sessions with Local community groups • Redbridge User groups - inc voluntary service, access groups, older people groups, faith forum • School workshops – Child Friendly borough • Attend local events and festivals
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