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

Ryde Into Business

The broad aim of this project is to employ a Business Development Manager to be located within the Ryde Development Trust offices to drive, facilitate, support and develop business in Ryde.

In post, this person will support business start-ups through a mix of counselling, organisational development and business planning advice. A small grants scheme will be linked with the IW Lottery and the IW Enterprise Agency Princes Youth Trust for identified elements of the business plan. Support and tracking will last for two years after the business has been started.

Organisation:	Chamber of Commerce
Project Website:	www.iwchamber.co.uk
Project Leader:	Ian Jenkins
Project Status:	Live
Tel:	01983 616362
E-mail:	ian@rydedevelopmenttrust.org
Project Start Date:	January 2001
Funding Complete:	April 2006
Funding Total:	£200,690

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Ryde Marina Bowls

The Ryde Marina Bowls Club is situated on the seafront in Ryde, with two greens and a club house dating back to 1905. The main aim of this project is to replace this clubhouse with a building that can remain open throughout the year, extending the season and providing an improved facility for bowls development in the town. The secondary aim is to restart the Ryde Open Bowls Tournament which will bring a week-long event for holiday-makers, bringing an increase in trade for Ryde.

To do this the old clubhouse will be demolished and replaced with a brand new purpose-built facility. This will allow for an increase in memberships, men, ladies and juniors and will also mean better assistance and facilities for disabled people wanting to enjoy bowls.

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Ryde Paddling Pool Refurbishment

The paddling pool has proved to be a popular facility but had fallen into relative disrepair in recent years. The surface had become slippery and there were cracked and uneven areas in the surrounding surface. New British Standards decreed that all paddling pools must be fenced in but this wasn’t the case here, with ducks and swans from the adjacent lake using it as their own fresh water bath!

This project was set up to ensure that these problems were addressed and that the paddling pool is accessible to all who wish to use it.

In addition to this, further specific aims were to:

• Provide a secure fenced area that is dog free
• Provide a range of interesting, safe water features and play equipment
• Provide safer access to the water for young children
• Add litter bins

Organisation:	Sure Start
Project Website:	www.surestart.gov.uk
Project Leader:	Sue Erridge
Project Status:	Live
Tel:	01983 568972
E-mail:	surestart_ryde@btinternet.com
Project Start Date:	February 2002
Funding Complete:	July 2002
Funding Total:	£43,000

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Ryde Skills Audit

By first establishing a baseline position of the skills available in Ryde by creating an audit, all the key education and training delivery agencies can be galvanised into working towards one vision of learning, education and training in Ryde.

The comprehensive skills audit:

• Identifies the current learning opportunities in the town
• Establishes the skills possessed by those living and working in Ryde
• Highlights the skills difference between the most deprived wards in Ryde
• Establishes areas of potential skills development
• Allows a comparison with other towns on the Island and across the South East

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Ryde Women’s Day

Ryde Women’s Day was first organised to offer a wide range of taster workshops at low cost in Ryde. It is held at Ryde High School and links with the Women’s Day held at the Isle of Wight College and ensures socially isolated women in Ryde can access a similar event. The taster sessions appeal to those who may not have the confidence to sign up for a more structured course. It is open to women aged12+.

The way that the event is structured ensures that it is a community event, offering publicity to small local businesses to ensure that as many different parts of the community can benefit from the day.

With six of Ryde’s eight wards included in the nation’s top 20 % most deprived, it is clear that opportunities in Ryde have been limited. Therefore Ryde Women’s Day was set up with a range of criteria in place to help those who were deemed to need it most. These were:

• Keep costs as low as possible to encourage the target audience to access the event.
• Promotion of the event amongst toddler groups will enable potential participants to network with their peers, thereby reducing isolation.
• The provision of a crèche will enable single parents to participate.
• The planning team are a similar age to the target group and are therefore in a position to make relevant decisions which will encourage the right people to attend.

The event had grown quickly over the previous two years and Single Regeneration Budget VI funding was required to enable the Day to continue to support the socially excluded.

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Ryde Young People’s Inclusion Project

This project aims to help children excluded from Ryde High School or at risk of exclusion to stay in school and further their education. Forums and workshops have been set up for children who are excluded or at serious risk of future exclusion.

It has proven that even young people excluded from school still want to learn and to achieve. This has led to a review of the inclusion policy in several Island schools and initiatives to allow excluded pupils to return to school.

Organisation:	Children’s Society
Project Website:	www.the-childrens-society.org.uk
Project Leader:	Becky Haydock
Project Status:	Live
Tel:	01983 616607
E-mail:	iowx@childssoc.org.uk
Project Start Date:	January 2001
Funding Complete:	March 2006
Funding Total:	£142,806

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Sports and Community Development

The Sports Development Team currently have specific work programmes drawn up to develop sport in three main areas: Schools, Sports, and Sport England Initiatives. A big piece of the jigsaw is the development of non-users and community groups. This is designed to reduce crime, build social skills and improve the health of young people in Ryde.

The objectives of this project are:

• The recruitment of an Active Communities Development Officer
• To programme sports activities to minority groups in Ryde
• To train volunteers in the programme
• To link closely with existing community groups
• To increase the number of people participating in sport

Organisation:	IW Council
Project Website:	www.iwight.com
Project Leader:	Lee Matthews
Project Status:	Live
Tel:	01983 823818
E-mail:	lee.matthews@iow.gov.uk
Project Start Date:	January 2001
Funding Complete:	March 2006
Funding Total:	£112,100

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St Thomas Church

St Thomas Church is a Grade II listed building situated in the Conservation Area of Ryde. Unfortunately, over recent years, it had fallen into something of a state of disrepair. This project sought funding to restore the church and make it a venue for a range of activities.

Upon completion of the project, the church is to be handed over to the IW Council who will be able to use it for a multiplicity of uses including exhibitions, concerts, meetings and community-led programmes.

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Streets Ahead

The cornerstones of the Youth and Community Service and youth work in general are education, empowerment, participation and equality of opportunity. Youth workers in the street are in the ideal place to contact, inform and influence those young people who might not normally access services.

The key aim of this project is to develop a comprehensive street youth-work project in Ryde and, in doing so, rationalise street youth-work across the Island.

Project objectives:

• To employ a full-time Street Youth Worker supported by a team of part-time staff
• To contact young people who would not normally attend a youth club and provide them with access to the Youth and Community Service
• To make contact with young people who may be at risk
• To assist in the development of young people and in the transition from adolescence to adulthood

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Sun Ryders

The Sun Ryders were set up by a group of parents from the Ryde area in conjunction with professionals who recognised the need for a range of activities and opportunities for children with disabilities, their siblings and parents. The project works to support families in Ryde who care for children aged 0 – 13 with a disability or developmental delay.

Particular aims are to:

• Reduce isolation and social exclusion for families, in particular for those with siblings
• Offer a supportive environment for families to share thoughts and experiences
• Empower parents/carers to access services for their children
• Enable families, especially with siblings, to share activities that would otherwise be difficult to participate in
• Raise awareness about special needs and promote positive inclusion
• Develop self help and mentoring between parents/carers
• Develop greater partnerships between parents and professionals

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