Neighbourhood Management

In 2006 over £3.5m of additional funding was awarded by Government to be spent in Weston-super-Mare South Ward.   

It is designed to target resources into those neighbourhoods where residents are experiencing significant disadvantages, simply because of where they live, and to improve their quality of life.

Neighbourhood Management is all about residents working in partnership with mainstream service providers, the local authority, businesses and the voluntary and community sectors to make local services more responsive to the needs of their area.

The programme is overseen by the NSP but directed by a local management board made up of 8 local residents (2 from each of the four estates) and 8 local service providers, including Weston College, voluntary sector (2), police, local elected member, local school cluster, North Somerset Housing, North Somerset Council. The Board meets every 6 weeks.

The Board is supported by 4 action planning groups, drawn from local residents and key service providers. These focus on the design and implementation of the work programme; generating ideas and monitoring progress against key milestones. The groups focus on the following areas:

• creating a cleaner and greener environment
• tackling crime and community safety
• improving opportunities for children and young people
• increasing access to employment, training and skills

For further information visit:

South Ward Neighbourhood Management Programme

or check out our Neighbourhood Management Updates

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