1. Community Regeneration
Denise Francis (Project Manager)
Joanne Griffin (Assistant Director)

2. About BGreen
1400 properties on 5 estates across 2 wards in central Oldham
These are 2 of the most deprived wards in the borough
Among the 2% most deprived wards IMD
49% of adults have no formal qualifications
System built properties
A place based pilot for PSR

3. Partners

4. Investment £10m ECO scheme fund from British Gas FCHO £49,000 from DWP
£11m investment in properties and environmental works
seed budget of £95,000
£49,000 from DWP
£50,000 from Public Health Oldham
£25,000 from Public Health England and £10k match funding
£8,100 Oldham CCG

5. Before and After – Barker Street

6. Before and After - Coldhurst

7. Before and After – St Mary’s

8. Our BGreen Pledges
BHealthy: Ensure residents access the advice and services to improve health and wellbeing
BHeard: The community is empowered to engage with service providers to tailor services that address the diverse needs of the BGreen communities
BProud: Supporting good neighbours and taking action against those who cause problems so that residents are proud of their homes and their neighbourhood
BReady: Creating sustainable jobs for residents of BGreen
BSafe: Residents live in a safe neighbourhood and home
BWarm: Information and the tools to enable residents to reduce their fuel costs

9. Individual & Community Resilience
People taking a pride in their homes and neighbourhoods
Increased reporting ASB and low level crime, with simultaneous reduction in incidences
Increase in resident employment
Reduction in Youth un-employment (18-24)
Reduction in Smoking and Alcohol consumption
Improved life expectancy
Improved satisfaction with the neighbourhood as a place to live

10. Delivery via… Joint approach with partners Joint training with GMP
Cooperative Agreements & OL1
Meal Deal
2 Employment projects
Local Lettings Policy
Environmental Education & Enforcement
Shared paperwork/practice Supported Housing
Digital Hub
Health Checks in the community
ABCD approach to community building
Emerging community champions

11. Outputs 7 drug warrants executed in partnership with GMP
2 property closure orders
484 tenancy visits
Employment outcomes
148 customers ‘switched’ energy suppliers

12. Evidence of Behaviour Change

13. Neighbourhood Performance
Overarching Performance
Year end 2014
Year end
Year end
Satisfaction with Neighbourhoods as a place to live
76.05%
81.34%
81%
Satisfaction with Views taken into account
64.17%
68.66%
78%
Voids 45 12 9
High level ASB cases 24 43 44

14. Monitoring and Evaluation
CLES
8 local people recruited
Over 170 interviews
Benefits of Community Researchers
Openness
Empathy
More flexible
Speak the same language

15. Monitoring and Evaluation

16. Learning and Extending
‘Report it, Get it Sorted’ ASB Campaign
Weeks of action
Use of CCTV surveillance
Growing your own
Partnership and communication
Customer initiative funding
Customer engagement
Early Adopter work

17. Any Questions?