2. 2011
• Some pockets of
innovative
neighbourhood
working
• Mainly a ‘traditional’
model of listening to
public and responding
to their needs
3. 2012
• Expectations of
customers changing
• Role of councillors in
modern society
• Reducing resources
within public sector
• A different
relationship needed
with our
communities?
4. Why did we adopt these ways of working in 2013?
• The Council needed to find 50% cuts
over 5 years but wanted to use
austerity as a chance to do things
differently
• Wanted to work WITH our citizens
rather than do things for them
• To help our citizens & communities to
put their many talents to best use
locally
• Build on our strong existing levels of
‘people helping people’ to make our
communities stronger
• Wanted to use the enormous
knowledge & talents of communities &
councillors to get better value for
remaining budgets
Area Councils and
Ward Alliances
The Area Governance
arrangements
6. Area Councils
Area Council Commissioning Budgets:
• £2.1m budget allocated equally by number of wards in the area (4 wards = £400k etc) but
spent at Area level
• Determined by Area Council to meet strategic needs of that area based on data, local
intelligence & consultation information
• Make use of non-traditional, VCS and Barnsley-based organisations
• Commission on quality & social value rather than just price
• Vital for members to have good grasp of datasets, local issues & performance issues of their
projects
7. Ward Alliances
• Governed by the Ward Alliance Governance Framework
• Shared influence and decision making between Ward Members and community
representatives – elected member chairs the meeting
• 3 Ward Members plus a minimum of 6 residents/local workers/businesses – but many
have more
• Determine local priorities and mobilise community-led & volunteer-led solutions
• Small budget to support community action
8. Ward Alliances Devolved Funding
Ward Alliance Fund
• £10k per ward (plus any carry-forward or any devolved funding from Area Councils –
some areas dedicate some of the Area Council budget to the Ward Alliance)
• Is determined by the Ward Alliance by consensus wherever possible & by majority vote
if needed (elected members do not have the power of veto)
• Addresses local priorities by enabling others to undertake social action and volunteer
• 50% of available funding requires a volunteer match-funded element – was flexed
through the pandemic
9. • Launched June 2014
• Volunteering campaign - taking pride in where we live and
mobilising social action
• A strong, established brand for volunteering
• Anyone can get involved
• Gives volunteering the recognition it deserves
Area Councils and
Ward Alliances
The Area Governance
arrangements
16. A new narrative
From:
- Passive recipients of our services
- ‘Demand’ / problem
neighbourhoods / negative
languages
- Needy
- Needs analysis
- Silos and institutional approaches
- Independence
To:
- Co-creators of wellbeing
- ‘Opportunity’ and ‘capacities’ a
different language
- Needed
- Strengths / asset based
- Collaborative
- Interdependence
17. Helpful adventures – co-creating health
• Learning together – what do we know about the wellness of folk in this neighbourhood, what
works what more can we do together – recognising we can’t do everything so testing and trying
approach
• Connecting – appreciating the totality of our gifts, paid / unpaid and spend more time together
• Structural changes can help create conditions but it’s the cultural shift & mindset that real
opportunity
• 1 PCN – neighbourhood networks aligned to our area arrangements
• Community health services – aligned to neighbourhood model
• Alliance based working
• Embedding wellbeing into broader strategy – housing, growth, inclusive economies and
supporting leaders to draw on our neighbourhood arrangements ( Principal Towns Programme,
Pathways to Work Commission etc)
• Connecting the economy & wellbeing – Health on the High Street
19. Economy and wellbeing
Our Community Diagnostic centre in Barnsley
Town Centre
Development of a Health &
Wellbeing Hub
Understanding relationship
between economic inactivity
and health together
20. Inclusive neighbourhoods – walking alongside community
community
Valuing all of our assets
Neighbourhoods as
primary unit of
change
Our alliances -
Co-creation and co-delivery of
campaigns
Creativity & Wellbeing
Saying thanks
21. The VCSE Structure for Barnsley
Health and Wellbeing Board ICB Barnsley & SY Barnsley 2030
(Main VCSE group) VCSE Strategy Group
(Sub groups) Start Well Live Well Age Well
Newsletter Alliances Newsletter Alliances Newsletter Alliances
(VCSE groups can be in various alliances depending on their services / needs of their customers)
22. Some of our
Alliances
Active in
Barnsley
Partnership
Age Friendly
Barnsley
Alcohol Alliance
Armed Forces
Covenant Board
Barnsley Best
Start
Partnership
Barnsley
School’s
Alliance
Cultural
Education
Partnership
Environmental
Alliance
Evening &
Nighttime
Economy
Good Food
Barnsley
Partnership
Healthy Heart
Alliance
Homeless
Alliance
Inclusive
Economy Board
Mental Health
Partnership
Oral Health
Improvement
Advisory Group
Positive Climate
Partnership
Sexual and
Reproductive
Health Alliance
Tobacco
Control Alliance
VCSE Strategy
Forum
3rd Sector
Dementia
Alliance
And there
are more !