Weardale Area Action Partnership Presentation to Full Council Wednesday 18 th September 2019 Cllr Anita Savory & Angelina Maddison
About Weardale AAP - Smallest population but distributed over a large area - Rural AAP with numerous hamlets and settlements all with distinct characteristics - Strength lies in resilience, stoicism, and pride
More and Better Jobs Rural Skills Training Developing unique apprenticeships • Grow Your Own Activity Workers • Sports Activator Apprentices Tourism • Walkers are Welcome Accreditation • Weardale Way • Slitt Wood • Augmented Reality Interpretation
People living long and independent lives Rural Advice Worker Wellness Coordinator The ‘Open House’ – Wheels to Meals Frosterley WI
How We Engage You said, we did! Wolsingham Skate Park Working with Wolsingham Parish Council, marrying 3 funding pots together and delivering a community-led provision
Connected Communities We Are Weardale • Narrating a sense of identity • Inter-generational sharing Weardale Tub • Building on We Are Weardale • Permanent art installation Over 700 residents engaged in the projects
Connected Communities Engagement and Consultation
Connected Communities Summer Artists Workshops
Networks Building Networks - Small Grants Fund
Networks Utilising Networks
Way Forward Building a Shanty Town To become more eco-aware Family cooking and activities To address issues around ‘Holiday Hunger’ and family cohesion Fit for Farming To support farmers in their health and wellbeing
Thank You All!
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