It succeeds the former Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (NRF) funded Ashton Regeneration Project that attracted half a billion £s investment to Ashton and made improvements in housing, outcomes for young people, employment, health and community safety.
It represents a major change in approach in what is Tameside’s most deprived neighbourhood. Instead of relying on Government grant funding, the Neighbourhood Management model focuses on maximising the impact of existing service budgets and setting up partnership structures to optimise the collective impact. The aim is to tailor services to the specific needs of the neighbourhood with the aim of reducing inequality and improving quality of life. A Neighbourhood Agreement has been developed to support this process.
So far the signs are good, with the 2009 Neighbourhood Survey showing significant increases in residents’ satisfaction with the area, an improvement on 2007.
It was a particularly strong year for St Peter’s Partnerships and St Peter’s Youth, legacy organisations of the former regeneration project, who were both recognised by several national awards in 2009.
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