Dursley: VibePresented by

Helen Bojaniwska

Introduction

SOSYPThe Vibe storyOur PlaceUseful tools

Dursley timeline

2008 former youth centre closed2008 search for alternative sites2010 unsuccessful bid for My Place

funding2011 Gloucestershire CC withdrew

universal youth work delivery2011 SOSYP established

SOSYP

Save Our Services for Young People

became

South Of Stroud Youth Partnership

SOSYP towns

POPULATION (2011 census)

BERKELEY 2,034

CAM 8,162

DURSLEY 6,697

WOTTON-U-EDGE

5,627

TOTAL 22,520

Setting up

Support from Gloucestershire Rural Community Council:Constitution/CICPoliciesDeveloping SLA

Membership:

2 representatives from each council

Representatives from youth services

Service level agreement

Tender process in 20123 year SLA awarded to Young

Gloucestershire delivering 2 sessions/week in each community

Funding from:Partner councilsGrants from Stroud District CouncilOther grantsPartnership funding from Young

Gloucestershire

Youth centres

Berkeley and Cam had existing buildings

Wotton-Under-Edge opened a new centre in former police station

Dursley’s centre had been demolished

The Vibe story

2012 Dursley Tabernacle offered use of manse to Town Council

2013 Planning application for conversion of manse

2014 Contract for conversion awarded and building commenced

2015 Vibe opened

The Manse (before)

The Vibe (after)

Building issues

Old building – hidden problemsDDA access requirementsListedIntegral to church siteMeeting all partners’ needs

Opening day

Paying for it

COUNCIL CHURCH

s106 developer contributions (Sainsbury’s and St Modwen)

Dursley Tabernacle URC

Dursley Town Council Allchurches Trust

Police and Crime Commissioner Grant

Awards for All grant

Fundraising/donations

c£230,000 c£70,000

Building Vibe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqBECrKMvnE

Our Place

2012/13 Pilot scheme - Neighbourhood Budgets2014 £20,000 grant for Operational Plan 2015 final plan submitted and signed off by

Locality/DCLG

Our Place: Objective

“to give people more power over local services and budgets in their neighbourhoods”

focus on community engagement plan for services for Cam, Dursley

and surrounding villages

Engagement work

Citizen Engagement CICWorkshopsOutreach workAppreciative enquiryAsset-Based Community Development approachRecruitment of Community ChampionsParticipatory budgeting

Participatory budgeting

Logic Chain Model

https://sp.stroudtown.gov.uk/HB/Dursley%2

Cost Benefit Analysis

Exercise

Your high street is experiencing problems with anti-social behaviour. Outreach work solves the problem.

What are the benefits?FiscalEconomicSocial

Answer:

Fiscal Reduction in police, housing and local

authority time spent responding to incidents. Opportunity cost of avoided time spent by

public sector agencies.

Economic Increased patronage of local businesses

resulting in net growth in local economy once displacement has been taken into account.

Social Reduced fear of crime amongst local

residents.

CBA Formula

Excel spreadsheet available at: http://neweconomymanchester.com/

Turning outcomes into benefits:

Measuring value

Unit cost database

http://neweconomymanchester.com/stories/832-unit_cost_database

Our Place reflection

+Significant community engagement

Building partnerships

Clear operational plan

Evidence from CBA

- Extra work!

No immediate funding

Sustainability?

But most importantly : sometimes it’s not about the money!

The future

SOSYP winding upCam and Dursley councils delivering

operational plan in a new partnershipNew contract for deliveryMore community engagementMore participatory budgeting

Further information

Our Place: http://locality.org.uk/projects/place/#sthash.4ZsKauSK.dpuf

SOSYP: www.grcc.org.uk/Accelerator/Youth%20case%20studies/4-Getting-together---SOSYP.pdf

Cost benefit analysis guidance for local partnerships www.gov.uk/government/publications/supporting-public-service-transformation-cost-benefit-analysis-guidance-for-local-partnerships

Excel model & Unit cost database www.neweconomymanchester.com

Other background info publicservicetransformation.org/communitybudgets.org.uk/www.gov.uk/what-works-network