Single Regeneration Budget VI (SRB VI)

The Single Regeneration Budget supports regeneration initiatives to improve the quality of life of people living in deprived areas by reducing the gap between have and have-nots.

It supports projects aimed at:

• Improving the employment prospects, education and skills of local people
• Addressing social exclusion an improving opportunities for the disadvantaged
• Promoting sustainable regeneration, improve and protect the environment and infrastructure, including housing
• Supporting and promoting growth in local economies and businesses
• Reducing crime and drug abuse and improve community safety

SRB is delivered through the regional development agencies – in the Island’s case SEEDA. More than 900 schemes have been approved nationally, worth over £5.5 billion.

SRB comes in six annual rounds. The Isle of Wight Economic Partnership co-ordinates and facilitates four of those on the Island.

SRB VI - "Pride in Ryde"

Dubbed ‘Pride in Ryde’, round six of the Single Regeneration Budget is supported and developed through the Ryde Development Trust which is itself an SRB VI funded project. Ryde 2000 runs until 2006 and focuses on projects based in Ryde that are themed on:

• Learning and employment
• Social inclusion
• Physical regeneration
• Business development

Those projects that have received funding so far include:

• Ryde Development Trust
• Active Dads
• Area Investment Framework
• Creativity for Health and Wellbeing
• Crossways Community Garden Project
• Electronic Island Vision
• Family Community Learning Programme
• Family Support Workers
• Fresh Start at Haylands Farm
• George Street Centre
• HYPPA
• Island Build
• IW Young Firefighters Scheme
• Not Just Enterprises
• Physical Enhancements Project Officer (PEPO)
• Play Challenge
• Preston Community Centre
• Preston Community Partnership
• Public Realm Strategy
• Ryde Art Works
• Ryde Art Works Carnival and Celebratory Arts
• Ryde Community Mapping
• Ryde Community Plan Project
• Ryde Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS)
• Ryde Countryside Ranger
• Ryde Environmental Enhancements
• Ryde Esplanade Study
• Ryde Festival and Community Arts
• Ryde Health Village Feasibility Study
• Ryde Interchange Feasibility Study
• Ryde Into Business
• Ryde Marina Bowls
• Ryde Paddling Pool Refurbishment
• Ryde Skills Audit
• Ryde Women’s Day
• Ryde Young People’s Inclusion Project
• Sports and Community Development
• St Thomas Church
• Streets Ahead
• Sun Ryders

HYPPA

The Healthy Young Peoples Peer Advice project was set up as a pilot project in Ryde in 2001.

The aims of HYPPA are to:

• Reduce teenage pregnancy in Ryde initially and then the Island
• Reduce incidents of Chlamydia and other STDs
• Involve young people in promoting accurate information to peer groups
• Provide an accessible service to young people that compliments existing services

Promoted at Ryde High School, the pupils have been encouraged to keep a display information table at the school well stocked with information leaflets and posters. Workers have been invited into the school to deliver health talks and a series of workshops with the students.

As a result of being asked to repeat the scheme for another year, funding was sought to enable this to happen.

Organisation:	Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Trust
Project Website:	www.iwhealthcare.org.uk
Project Leader:	Gill Kennet
Project Status:	Live
Tel:	01983 524081
E-mail:	gill.kennett@iow.nhs.uk
Project Start Date:	October 2002
Funding Complete:	March 2004
Funding Total:	£17,929

Back to top ^^

Island Build

Island Build complements the Government’s New Deal by providing an additional period of support of up to six months in wage-subsidised employment, complemented by training and vocational skills. In addition, the practical work experience undertaken will assist in the building and refurbishment of much needed housing in the area as well as improvements in the road and highway infrastructure.

Participants are enrolled on to quality training programmes and strong links will be encouraged with Jobcentre Plus. By matching the needs of the labour market with the needs of the individuals, it will enable them to move into stable employment in the future.

Organisation:	Ryde Development Trust
Project Website:	Ryde Development Trust Website
Project Leader:	Andy Tickner
Project Status:	Live
Tel:	01983 616362
E-mail:	andy@rydedevelopmenttrust.org
Project Start Date:	September 2001
Funding Complete:	March 2004
Funding Total:	£148,989

Back to top ^^

IW Young Firefighters Scheme

This project has the specific aims of developing a Young Firefighters youth training scheme in Ryde. It provides a structured framework for young people to equip them with the skills, abilities and confidence that would be advantageous in both social and vocational development.

The objectives of the project are to:

• Educate young people in the dangers of fire and to encourage safe practice both in the home and in the community
• Give them the skills to recognise danger signs and risks
• Develop the Young Firefighters to enable them to work with other people and to be an effective member of a team
• Give them basic fire fighting skills and teach them what to do if they discover a fire

The disciplined learning methods are especially valuable to those people that lack clear guidance in their lives. When participants have completed the scheme they should be equipped with the skills to influence other young people in fire safety matters and to become firefighters or instructors in their own right.

Back to top ^^

Not Just Enterprises (IW) Ltd

Not Just Enterprises started life as part of Riboleau House Day Centre in Ryde as one of the programmes to bring back a sense of purpose to those suffering mental health problems. It was recognised that a sheltered employment/training scheme was a vital part of client rehabilitation and also to enable a proportion of the client group to return to full-time employment. Accordingly it was necessary to physically separate it from Social Services, and to continue to trade semi-commercially.

SRBVI funding was granted to allow this separation which included a move to dedicated premises in the centre of Ryde. Some capital money was granted for renovations to a property in Ryde High Street and revenue funding continues to facilitate operational costs.

The key objectives of the project are:

• To provide people with the ability to perform or work at tasks that have an end product in a semi-commercial environment.
• To encourage and support those who may be able to re-enter open employment.
• To forge links and partnerships with the community and employers of Ryde and the Island.

Clients take part in a range of projects at Not Just Enterprises:

Not Just Cakes A cake-making operation that sells approximately 100 cakes per week through specific retailers and caters for a wide range of events.

Not Just Lawns A gardening service that clears and maintains private gardens.

Work Experience Liz Earle by Mail take clients to work at their distribution centre in Ryde.

Deliveries There is a minibus for the gardening clients and a refrigerated van for cakes.

Administration The management of paperwork, as well as banking etc is done by clients.

The projects work by encouraging clients to take on as much work as they want without having pressure applied to take on too much too quickly. The end aim of Not Just Enterprises is to provide an avenue for clients to get jobs back in the community by building their confidence in a productive environment.

Back to top ^^

Physical Enhancement Project Officer (PEPO)

This project is about delivering physical enhancements to public areas in Ryde and realising a higher quality of design in the town. This is seen as a vital component of the regeneration process and cannot happen without the people in place to steer it.

The project is designed to secure the appointment of a Landscape Architect along with an Urban Designer who will:

• Give practical design and landscape advice to developers in respect of proposed schemes
• Advise Highways staff in respect of landscape and design issues for highways schemes
• Deliver a range of practical environmental enhancements within Ryde
• Seek funding for further projects and better urban design
• Co-ordinate environmental/physical improvement work Island-wide

Organisation:	IW Council
Project Website:	www.iwight.com
Project Leader:	Andrew Ashcroft
Project Status:	Live
Tel:	01983 823556
E-mail:	Andrew.ashcroft@iow.gov.uk
Project Start Date:	March 2001
Funding Complete:	March 2006
Funding Total:	£181,000

Back to top ^^

Play Challenge

The play Challenge aims to find and deliver creative and innovative play solutions that meet the needs of all children and young people which ensure ‘liveability’ for all. The project is designed to support the development of local, neighbourhood play solutions which contribute to the improvement of emotional and mental development, physical health and the social development of children and young people.

It will promote a wider acceptance that play is a fundamental children’s right and will implement a quality assurance scheme both for play settings and the delivery of play-related programmes. By employing a Play Development Worker, the Island will draw together fragmented community and local authority activity, streamlining delivery and ensuring quality.

Organisation:	Ryde Development Trust
Project Website:	Ryde Development Trust Website
Project Leader:	Dave Chapman
Project Status:	Live
Tel:	01983 616362
E-mail:	dave@rydedevelopmenttrust.org
Project Start Date:	April 2003
Funding Complete:	March 2006
Funding Total:	£90,000

Back to top ^^

Preston Community Centre

Medina Housing Association initiated the development of the Preston Community Project in 1999 with the aim of providing local services and reducing social exclusion in the St John’s area of Ryde.

In order to build on the successes it has become necessary to fund 5 employment posts at the centre. Funding was sought on order to pay for:

• A full-time Project Manager
• A full-time Support Worker
• A second Support Worker to provide cover
• A part-time IT technician
• A part-time cleaner

Back to top ^^

Preston Community Partnership

Medina Housing Association initiated the development of the Preston Community Project in 1999 with the aim of providing local services and reducing social exclusion in the St John’s area of Ryde.

The Preston Community Partnership was formed by residents of Preston Close and the surrounding area to manage the day to day running of the project. Funding was sought in order to carry on the following aims:

• To manage the PCP as a community resource to its maximum potential
• To promote and foster community spirit and social inclusion
• To organise social, spiritual, educational, recreational and advisory activities for the community
• To create wider partnerships with other local agencies
• To secure future funding for the project
• To manage the staff at the Barry Lawrence Centre

Back to top ^^

Public Realm Strategy

The Public Realm Strategy provides an agreed overall vision for Ryde that can be used to set out the design framework, based on the special aesthetic, economic and social characteristics of the town. The project is a partnership of many organisations coming together to shape Ryde’s regeneration, including: SEEDA, IW Council, Isle of Wight Economic Partnership, the Police, Wight Leisure and a host of others.

SEEDA commented that the project should mesh together all physical regeneration programmes in Ryde. Therefore it will provide a means of co-ordinating all works in Ryde’s built environment and will ensure that any potential physical enhancements do not conflict. It will also provide a blueprint for future strategies on the Island.

Organisation:	Ryde Development Trust
Project Website:	Ryde Development Trust Website
Project Leader:	Dave Chapman
Project Status:	Live
Tel:	01983 616362
E-mail:	dave@rydedevelopmenttrust.org
Project Start Date:	December 2002
Funding Complete:	March 2004
Funding Total:	£216,050

Back to top ^^

Ryde Art Works

The purpose of this project was to develop a creative, vibrant community and cultural environment that generates investment, employment and overall prosperity for Ryde as a whole.

By offering a wide range of opportunities to participate in, people can be audience to, and celebrate, arts and artistic achievement in the target area. This will lead to increased confidence, skills development, training opportunities social inclusion and will build a sense of community.

Focussing the skills of professional artists and arts organisations throughout Ryde will ensure the town becomes a cultural centre through this scheme and will attract further tourists to the Island.

Organisation:	IW Council
Project Website:	www.iwight.com
Project Leader:	N/A
Project Status:	Live
Tel:	N/A
E-mail:	N/A
Project Start Date:	January 2001
Funding Complete:	March 2003
Funding Total:	£214,000

More Examples

Back to top ^^