Improvement Ambitions:

Shared Ambitions:

Be Distinctive

Hold a conference for Bath and North East Somerset’s communities to promote partnership working and community planning.
Examine Town and Parish Plans (plans for villages and towns) to see where we can help.
Review the arrangements partnerships have to make sure they can deliver the ambitions set out in this community strategy.
Work to set up an effective transport partnership in Bath and North East Somerset.
Set up a partnership for culture to bring together a wide range of issues and services – including heritage, libraries, community, environment, sports, leisure, arts and the design of towns and villages
Work with the Countryside Agency and others to examine how public bodies can make sure their policies better reflect the needs of rural communities.
Identify issues where we can achieve specific benefits for communities by making a clear case for change.
Learn about where the new framework for planning land use works well and put this into practice locally
Develop our successful Citizenship in Action project to encourage young people to become involved in their communities.
Support the development of a strategy for improving our green spaces such as parks.
Work to make sure the needs of Bath and North East Somerset are incorporated into the Integrated Regional Strategy (a plan designed to identify and tackle the most important issues facing the South West).