Round 1 - 1995/96
CAUTIONING SUPPORT PROGRAMME
A five-year voluntary sector-led scheme operating across Teesside, involving the Police, Probation Service and representatives from the four Local Authorities and others, on a programme targeted at young offenders (and their families), to deter them from re-offending.
Key Outputs: 550,000 beneficiaries of community safety initiatives.
Costs: SRB Total: £0.32m Scheme Total: £0.53m
Partnership contact: Lynne Larner
Tel: 01642 249119
Fax: 01642 282223
CENTRE OF MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE (EPICC)
A seven-year private sector-led scheme to establish a centre of excellence for process industries which will be recognised throughout Europe. Partners include University of Teesside, British Steel, ICI, Teesside TEC and local authorities. It provides industrial services, high level training and education, collaborative research and development and the dissemination of best practice to improve performance, competitiveness and innovation.
Key Outputs: 250 jobs created; 3,000 trained people obtaining qualifications; 10,000 training weeks.
Costs: SRB Total: £1.3m Scheme Total: £10.3m
Partnership contact: Jean Tennant
Tel: 01642 499107
Fax: 01642 499115
GRANGETOWN PARTNERSHIP
A five-year integrated small area regeneration project that will complete the regeneration of the Grangetown residential area of Redcar and Cleveland, which began in 1990. The package includes housing improvement, training and employment initiatives along with environmental and community safety initiatives. Partners include the Grangetown Community, Tees Valley Tomorrow Ltd, Tees Valley TEC, the Police, Guinness Trust and Housing Associations.
Key Outputs: 217 jobs created/safeguarded; 370 trained people obtaining qualification; 30 private dwellings completed; 155 local authority dwellings improved; 57 housing association dwellings improved/completed.
Costs: SRB Total: £8m Scheme Total: £26.6m
Partnership contact: Julian Feakes
Tel: 01642 455941
Fax: 01642 452010
MIDDLESBROUGH PRIDE AND ENTERPRISE
The scheme offers seven-year support for three important economic elements within a comprehensive town regeneration strategy. It includes major improvements to the Linthorpe/Ayresome area; provision of a new and improved community facility; a new multi-media exchange and an Initiative centre at Hemlington providing employment and training opportunities.
Key Outputs: 234 jobs created/safeguarded; 600 people trained obtaining qualifications; 15 buildings improved and brought back into use.
Costs: SRB Total: £4.7m Scheme Total: £18m
Partnership contact: Bill Hayden
Tel: 01642 262016
Fax: 01642 262017
NEW ENTERPRISE STRATEGY FOR TEESSIDE
The scheme was led by Teesside TEC and provided a flexible support programme that included grants, loans and business advice to stimulate new business formation on Teesside. The programme was delivered through Business Link and was designed to increase job creation and enhance employment opportunities.
Costs: SRB Total £4.3m
Scheme ended in 1998.
PROMOTING ACHIEVEMENT IN EDUCATION
The scheme supported a joint Cleveland County Council/Teesside TEC county-wide strategy to improve the educational achievement of young people through improving basic literacy and numeracy and developing links between education and industry.
Costs: SRB Total £0.74m
Scheme ended in 1998.
TILERY PROJECT, STOCKTON
The scheme completed the regeneration of the Tilery Estate in Stockton, which was a City Challenge/Estate Action flagship scheme. It included housing refurbishment linked closely to a range of community and environment initiatives and traffic calming measures.
Costs: SRB Total £0.65m
Scheme ended in 1998.
WORKING WORD
The project was aimed at helping ethnic minority groups overcome disadvantage. It included measures to teach English as a second language, improvement of education attainment targets and increasing participation by adults in training, education and employment.
Costs: SRB Total £0.3m
Scheme ended in March 1999.
THE HARDWICK REGENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT,
STOCKTON ON TEES
This is a voluntary sector-led, six-year scheme concentrating on Hardwick (target population 13,000), an area that is geographically isolated from Stockton Town centre and suffers high levels of deprivation. The aim is to create a locally based learning and enterprise culture. The community is supported by the private sector, Teesside TEC, churches, police, and the local authority,
Key Outputs: 61 jobs created/safeguarded; 6,375 pupils benefiting from projects designed to enhance/improve attainment; 796 people trained obtaining qualifications; 24 new business start-ups; 271 residents obtaining employment.
Costs: SRB Total: £0.87m Scheme Total: £1.68m
Partnership contact: Liz Nesbitt
Tel: 01642 808412
Fax: 01642 808701
OWTON/ROSSMERE PARTNERSHIP, HARTLEPOOL
A seven-year scheme with a sustainable strategy for regeneration. The foundation of the scheme is a major joint venture between English Partnerships and a private developer to develop redundant British Steel land into a high quality business park in a prime location to link with the large inward investment made in the area by Samsung. Training and business support measures will target local companies and residents, with complementary programme of industrial estate, environmental, security and housing improvement.
Key Outputs: 570 jobs created, 1,145 people trained obtaining qualifications; 2,321 local authority dwellings improved; 2 hectares of land improved/ reclaimed/ serviced for development, 4000m2 of improved business space.
Costs: SRB Total: £15.7m Scheme Total: £33m
Partnership contact: Stuart Green
Tel: 01429 890087
Fax: 01429 890090
RAGWORTH REGENERATION PROJECT, STOCKTON ON TEES
A four-year sustainable regeneration strategy that will complete the regeneration of three priority areas of North Stockton. The scheme will provide an attractive place to live, in which family life can flourish in a supportive community; and a crime free environment where residents can realise their own potential. Focusing particularly on raising standard in local primary schools and attracting housing investment.
Key Outputs: 60 jobs created/safeguarded; 2,400 pupils benefiting from projects designed to enhance/improve attainment; 16 Youth crime prevention initiatives; 138 private sector and 55 Housing Association dwellings completed.
Costs: SRB Total: £3.27m Scheme Total: £12.3m
Partnership contact: Jeremy Sherlock
Tel: 01642 391236
Fax: 01642 393092
SAFE IN TEESSIDE, TEESIDE TOMORROW
Merged with Maintaining the Momentum, Get A Life and Addressing the Housing Needs of Ex-offenders A six-year scheme which forms the first, strategically-based response to crime and community safety in an area which has the fourth highest crime rate in England and Wales. It will include the promotion of a collaborative approach to security on targeted industrial estates, support for active citizenship, a programme to access employment for ex-offenders, and a co-ordinated drug prevention initiative.
Key Outputs: 1020 businesses advised; 132,145 beneficiaries of community safety initiatives; 460 commercial buildings where security is upgraded.
Costs: SRB Total: £4.66m Scheme Total: £12m
Partnership contact: John Bentley
Tel: 01642 327351
Fax: 01642320160
SOUTH BANK - FROM HOPE TO REALITY, REDCAR AND CLEVELAND
A comprehensive package of economic, social, education and housing measures targeted on extremely run-down area of local authority and private housing. Linkages with a wide range of policy initiatives including improving education and training targets, sustainable regeneration and addressing crime and fear of crime.
Key Outputs: 542 jobs created/safeguarded; 3712 pupils benefiting from projects designed to improve attainment; 22 commercial buildings with security upgraded.
Costs: SRB Total: £17.8m Scheme Total: £27m
Partnership contact: Martin Jefferson Tel: 01642 464422
Fax: 01642 464492
GROVE HILL 2000
A seven-year scheme which aims to change the nature and image of the area through a comprehensive range of community initiatives addressing social, economic and cultural issues. The scheme proposes the redevelopment of the Marton Grove area of Middlesbrough through diversification in housing tenure and stock; environmental improvements; a new community centre for training, employment, business development and health issues alongside a new sports hall and enhanced Youth and Community Centre; a series of youth initiatives; and the development of existing community safety initiatives.
Key Outputs: 350 residents obtaining qualifications; 175 residents getting jobs as a result of targeted assistance; 109 private sector dwellings completed; 108 local authority dwellings improved; 500 people benefiting from community safety initiatives.
Costs: SRB Total: £3.3m Scheme Total: £9.9m
Partnership contact: George Hopkins
Tel: 01642 278 444
Fax: 01642 278 555
NORTH HARTLEPOOL PARTNERSHIP
A seven-year scheme aimed at communities in the north of the town to enable them to access employment opportunities and provide improvements in housing, community safety, training, the physical environment and education. Ensuring sustainable economic and community development are key themes running through the bid which complements existing regeneration activity.
Key Outputs: 322 jobs created/safeguarded; 17,494 people benefiting from community safety initiatives; 1,708 dwellings completed/improved; 14 new business start-ups; 4,739m² new/improved business/ commercial floorspace.
Costs: SRB Total: £10.3m Scheme Total: £20.2m
Partnership contact: Derek Gouldburn
Tel: 01429 288 042
Fax: 01429 523536
STOCKTON: MILL LANE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
A seven-year scheme focusing on improving the economic, educational and social well being of the local people. Additional teaching resources at Mill Lane Primary school and a Family Literacy Project will focus on achieving improved literacy and numeracy, while an employment advice link worker will provide outreach services in job information, application support and training advice and develop links with the Town Centre Business Forum. Additional community and youth workers will promote a wide range of training and adult education; self-employment and community enterprise initiatives; and health and safety initiatives.
Key Outputs: 14 jobs created; 444 people trained obtaining qualifications; 23 trained people obtaining jobs; 20 community groups supported.
Costs: SRB Total: £1.9m Scheme Total: £4m
Partnership contact: David Coleman
Tel: 01642 6124000
Fax: 01642 608432
STOCKTON TOWN CENTRE: COMPLETING THE CHALLENGE
A three-year scheme to address the issues of high levels of unemployment within the area; lack of investment opportunities on the riverside; underdeveloped links between the High Street and Teesdale; the poor image given by approach roads into the town centre; and the number of vacant and under-used shops. Key elements include the completion of the quayside development; the provision of a footbridge to link Teesdale with the High Street.
Key Outputs: 170 jobs created/safeguarded; 7,500 m2 of new/improved business/commercial floorspace; 5.4 hectares of land improved/ reclaimed/services for development; 36 buildings improved and brought back into use.
Costs: SRB Total: £2.6m Scheme Total: £3.8m
Partnership contact: Jeremy Sherlock
Tel: 01642 391236
Fax: 01642 393092
THORNABY REGENERATION PARTNERSHIP
A seven-year scheme led by Thornaby Regeneration Partnership. Widespread Partnership with strong community involvement aimed at improving the economic performance, educational attainment and active involvement of local people to create a thriving community.
Key Outputs: 200 jobs created/safeguarded; 1,500 people obtaining qualifications; 500 people involved in voluntary work; 4,875 pupils improving attainment.
Costs: SRB Total: £2.8m Scheme Total: £7.7m
Partnership contact: Ian Pallent
Tel: 01642 608316
Fax: 01642 605933
COMMUNITIES OF ACHIEVEMENT, MIDDLESBROUGH
A three-year scheme led by the local authority. The bid targets socially excluded young people in the 10-25 years age group to re-engage them into mainstream education, training and employment.
Key Outputs: 27 jobs created; 1,065 trained people obtaining qualifications; 9 youth crime prevention initiatives; 165 people attending crime prevention initiatives.
Costs: SRB Total: £2m Scheme Total: £6.7m
Partnership contact: Catherine Smith
Tel: 01642 263 728
Fax: 01642 263 930
'COMMUNITIES THAT WORK', SOUTH BANK & GRANGETOWN
A seven-year scheme that aims to consolidate and build upon previous SRB investment, by focusing upon economic regeneration, and combating social exclusion, and further increasing the capacity of disadvantaged residents.
Key Outputs: jobs created; 1474.8, jobs safeguarded; 208.8, pupils with improved attainment; 3,473, trained people with qualifications; 1,023, Housing Association dwellings improved; 32.
Costs: SRB Total: £7.46m Scheme Total: £31.10m
Partnership contact: Martin Jefferson
Tel: 01642 464422
Fax: 01642 464492
'FROM EXCLUSION TO INCLUSION - FROM REGENERATION TO RENAISSANCE', STOCKTON ON TEES
A five-year scheme that seeks to tackle social exclusion through the removal of barriers to employment, increased job opportunities, improved facilities for young people, community safety and building upon community capacity.
Key Outputs: jobs created; 575, jobs safeguarded; 423.2, residents into jobs through training; 526, pupils benefiting projects to enhance /improve attainment; 5,702, Private/local authority dwellings improved 757
Costs: SRB Total: £6m Scheme Total: £19.07m
Partnership contact: Jeremy Sherlock
Tel: 01642 391236
Fax: 01642 393092
NORTH HARTLEPOOL PARTNERSHIP
A seven-year scheme to revitalise the Headland area of the town and the adjacent Hartlepool Docks area. The proposal will merge with and add value to the existing North Hartlepool Partnership.
Key Outputs: 260 jobs created; 494 people trained obtaining qualifications; 81 new business start ups; 1075 LA dwellings improved.
Costs: SRB Total: £7.2m Scheme Total: £18m
Partnership contact: Derek Gouldburn
Tel: 01429 288 042
Fax: 01429 523 536
SAFE IN TEESSIDE:
ADDRESSING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF EX OFFENDERS
Merged with Safe in Teesside The scheme offers four years of support for an innovative pilot based project to provide affordable housing for ex-offenders. Candidates will undergo a selection process, be given training and preparation, and will have to meet specific criteria prior to the offer of a tenancy.
Key Outputs: 110 people trained; 360 individuals assessed for tenancies; 180 entering tenancy programme.
Costs: SRB Total: £0.19m Scheme Total: £0.74m
Partnership contact: John Bentley
Tel: 01642 327351
Fax: 01642 320160
'SKELTON YOUTH INCLUSION PROGRAMME'
A seven-year, youth/education based scheme, located within the Rural Development Area of East Cleveland that aims to make an early intervention to tackle educational underachievement, raise personal aspirations and reduce anti social and criminal behaviour.
Key Outputs: jobs created; 20, pupils with improved attainment; 1,150, trained people obtaining qualifications; 651, crime prevention initiatives; 165, individuals employed in voluntary work; 175
Costs: SRB Total: £2.45m Scheme Total: £4.29m
Partnership contact: Martin Jefferson
Tel: 01642 464422
Fax: 01642 464492
WINNING BACK NEIGHBOURHOODS
The main aim of the bid is to bring together several local communities in central Middlesbrough into a workable Partnership through the creation of a Neighbourhood Trust. The five-year scheme will also create opportunities for further retail and commercial expansion of the town centre.
Key Outputs: 35 jobs created; 1,044 people trained obtaining qualifications; 3,085 young people benefiting from personal and social development projects; 12 new business starts; 11 new capacity building initiatives.
Costs: SRB Total: £8.6m Scheme Total: £25m
Partnership contact: Catherine Smith
Tel: 01642 263 728
Fax: 01642 263 930
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