Community Development Team Impact Report 2024

1. Community Development Team Impact Report 2024
2. You are here: Action plan priorities
3. Cost of living
4. Creating health
5. Loneliness and social isolation
6. Activities for young people
7. Community and partnership engagement
8. Fundraising

2. Action plan priorities

Each of our Community Development Worker (CDW) manages a local partnership meeting, bringing together partners and active citizens to discuss issues specific to the neighbourhood and collaboratively develop solutions. As part of this work, the partnership meeting develop an action plan which helps guide the work of the CDW. The plans are reviewed regularly at the meetings which are held quarterly. Please contact us if you would like to join the partnership group in your area - communitypartnerships@reigate-banstead.gov.uk

The priorities for each neighbourhood in 2024

Horley (CDW – Tony Freeman)

Mapping of youth services in Horley	Listening event for young people to identify needs Promotion of services available Exploring the gaps in provision
Social isolation and transport	Exploring opportunities and supporting existing offers and activities
Cost of living support	Developing the Horley Food Club and creating a network of support with partners Ensuring people are aware of support that is available to them Supporting the Horley Food Bank
Listening event: gardens/riverside area of Horley	Better understand the issues for residents living in this area of Horley Explore opportunities to provide support locally

Merstham (CDW – Alice Oswell)

Lack of youth provision	Mapping of youth support and services in Merstham Look at holiday youth provision
Social isolation	Exploring opportunities and supporting existing offers and activities Ensuring residents know of local social events and groups available to them
Carers	Carers are aware of support available in the community Carers noticeboard in the Community Hub. ESOL support for parents
Food poverty	Available food support for the community CARB being accessable to support the community
Ethnic minority groups	To have cultural events to celebrate diversity Support local MEG to set up networks

Preston (CDW – Maria Hewson)

Community voice	Regularly engage and collaborate with residents to ensure that their voice is heard and they have influence over changes in their area
Community safety/ASB	Support Preston residents to identify and address local community safety concerns, focusing on preventative and diversionary initiatives
Emotional wellbeing	Support initiatives which help improve residents’ emotional wellbeing
Food/fuel poverty	Support and advise on food clubs and information sessions on energy savings with Surrey Community Action (SCA), Energy Action, Energy Manage CIC and CARB
Reduce isolation	Supporting projects and new initiatives to enable people to come together to reduce social isolation
Youth provision	Supporting affordable and accessible youth activities in the area

Redhill (CDW – Eli Karlicka-Cook)

Community safety	Empower the community to be more confident in reporting anti-social behaviour and make social housing neighbourhoods safer through Safer Redhill initiative
Health and wellbeing	Tackle health inequalities amongst priority communities caused by diabetes, obesity, difficulty in accessing a GP and lack of mental health support or experience of digital exclusion, loneliness, and isolation
Youth provision	Create safe places for young people to meet, offer free/low cost activities and events
Cost of living	Provide support to those most vulnerable with advice on employment and training, where to access support for increased cost of household bills, food and offer warm and welcome spaces
Awareness of 'what’s on'	Connect the community and professionals to activities and support available locally and beyond

Woodhatch and Whitebushes (CDW – Charlie Griswald)

Cost of living	Providing support to those more vulnerable to increasing costs of bills and food
Green spaces	Getting the community to connect with nature, helping to increase physical activity and good mental health in the community
Mental wellbeing and social isolation	Enhancing the overall wellbeing of families and households while fostering stronger connections to combat social isolation
Activities for young people (11 – 18)	Identifying existing activities and expanding opportunities for young people, particularly in areas where options are currently lacking

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