Neighbourhood Working in Warrington

Neighbourhood working in Warrington aims to improve engagement with residents and local communities to improve their involvement in decisions affecting their quality of life and the services they receive.  Statutory agencies are required to improve the way they target their services to the areas with the greatest need and so neighbourhood working arrangements have been rolled out across the borough.

Neighbourhood Management is an intensive approach working in areas of greatest need.

Neighbourhood Co-ordination is a lighter touch approach in areas which face fewer challenges.

Follow this link to view the Neighbourhoods website and meet the team: http://www.warrington.gov.uk/Communityandliving/Communityadvice/stronger_together.aspx

Area Boards develop the Area Plan and vision for the Area and is made up in equal numbers of third sector representatives, residents and members. 

The Area Plan lists the priorities, actions, key projects and the best way to deliver them and links in to the Neighbourhood Plans and Parish/Town Plans.  These will be available very soon.

So far the Neighbourhood Team have achieved a number of successes:

  • Faith conference undertaken resulting in the development of Area Faith Forums
  • Neighbourhood Area Boards set up
  • Area Profiles completed
  • Neighbourhood Panels established
  • Area Plan training sessions undertaken
  • Working group members recruited
  • Performance arrangements developed
  • Stronger Together meetings set up including pilots for young people
  • First year of Neighbourhood Board Grants allocated - including to the third sector

Neighbourhood Commissioning - Joint Projects with Third Sector

  • Revolving Doors Project
  • Data Sharing
  • WREN funding for each area
  • Connected Care - Stronger Together & Latchford areas
  • Developing new commissioning arrangements with Health - Healthier Neighbourhoods Programme & Enhanced public health programme, CVD screening (cardio-vascular disease)

Funding Application Forms and Criteria by Area

Each Area has a pot of money for which local community and voluntary organisations can apply to help fund projects and activities.  Details of the application forms and the criteria for each Area can be found below. 

Central area - Application form & criteria

West area - Application form & criteria

South area - Application form & criteria

East area - Application form & criteria

Warrington wide - Application form & criteria(1) criteria(2)

Stronger Together Local Fund - Guidance notes