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Medway Council Local Area Agreement

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Summary

Medway Council produced its first Local Area Agreement (LAA) in 2007. Culture and sport are reflected within the LAA as contributing to health, sustainable communities, environment and economic priorities
Background
Medway Council was in the third round of authorities to develop Local Area Agreements (LAAs). Their 2007 LAA reflects the importance of culture and sport to a range of priority local outcomes, including healthier communities and older people, safer and stronger communities, and economic development and enterprise.

Key themes
The Medway LAA contains 36 Community Plan priorities grouped under four blocks of:

  • children and young people
  • healthier communities and older people
  • safer, stronger and greener communities
  • economic development and enterprise

Key outcomes

The key outcomes in the 2007 LAA that culture and sport contribute to include:

Healthier Communities and Older People

Outcome: Enable people to remain healthy and independent especially older people and other vulnerable groups - Develop a comprehensive model for prevention and treatment of obesity
Measures:
  • increased participation in physical activity

Safer, Stronger and Greener Communities

Outcome: Empower local people to have greater participation in local affairs - Empower local people to have greater choice and influence over local decision making and a greater role in public service delivery
Measures:
  • number of constituted Park Friends groups in Medway

Outcome: Cherish and enhance Medway’s urban and rural heritage and the important resources of open space, countryside and wildlife habitats - Cleaner, greener and safer public spaces
Measures:
  • number of hours volunteering offered at open space venues
  • number of designated Local Nature Reserves venues
  • percentage of Site Management Plans adopted for Medway Council open spaces.

Outcome: Cherish and enhance Medway’s urban and rural heritage and the important resources of open space, countryside and wildlife habitats - Improving key services for our customers
Measures:
  • percentage of residents who indicate they are satisfied with parks and open spaces
  • the number of parks and/or green spaces in Medway achieving “Green Flag” status

Economic Development and Enterprise

Outcome: Increase and improve local employment opportunities so more local people can work in Medway - Increase number and quality of jobs in Medway.

Measures:
  • number of jobs in local tourism

Outcome: Increase and improve local employment opportunities so more local people can work in Medway - Harness the economic potential of the Olympics
Measures:
  • number of new hotel bedrooms
  • one improved sports and leisure facility to international standard

Outcome: Realise Medway’s cultural ambitions as the city of the Thames Gateway - Deliver Medway as the cultural city of the Thames gateway
Measures:
  • number of visitors to all tourist attractions in Medway
  • completed cultural facility

What has been done so far
As the LAA was signed off in April 2007 no progress reports are available yet.

Contact
Medway Council 01634 332043




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