To provide an update and seek Cabinet’s endorsement for an extensive range of community projects which support the Council’s key priorities.

RESOLVED that Cabinet -

a)  notes and commends the ‘Community Projects e-brochure’ and the work within it, delivered by the Council or working in partnership, demonstrating community leadership across the District; and

b)  endorses the ‘further aspirations’ work within the ‘Community Projects e-brochure’, noting that any financial commitment to progress these projects and programmes will be subject to future decisions.

Cabinet considered a report of the Partnerships Portfolio Holder (A.10), with a supporting e-brochure, which provided it with an update and which also sought its endorsement for an extensive range of community projects which supported the Council’s key priorities.

Members were aware that the Council’s Corporate Plan 2024-2028 placed a strong emphasis on working positively with partners to improve quality of life, as well as raising aspirations and creating opportunities for adults, children and young people across the District.

To deliver this aspiration, a variety of community projects were currently, or had been undertaken under the following themes:

• Health and Wellbeing
• Education
• Community Safety
• Economic Growth, Culture & Leisure

In many of those projects, Officers had been instrumental in sourcing external funding, and the delivery of projects, whilst others had collaborated with a range of partners.

The Portfolio Holder’s report (A.10) provided an overview of the projects which had been identified in accordance with the role of the Council, as a Community Leader.

The Council was not the statutory provider for Education, Health and Wellbeing. However, through influence, bringing stakeholders and partners together to share and improve practices, there were a number of areas where the Council could offer support to Education and Health providers, and ultimately children, learners, patients and residents across the District.

Having considered the overview of the range of projects being undertaken across the Council to support the Council’s Community Leadership role in the period 2024/25:-

It was moved by Councillor Placey, seconded by Councillor Baker and:-

RESOLVED that Cabinet -

a)  notes and commends the ‘Community Projects e-brochure’ and the work within it, delivered by the Council or working in partnership, demonstrating community leadership across the District; and

b)  endorses the ‘further aspirations’ work within the ‘Community Projects e-brochure’, noting that any financial commitment to progress these projects and programmes will be subject to future decisions.