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Introduction

The Local Government Act 2000 gave councils a new statutory duty and a new power to promote the environmental, economic and social wellbeing of their communities.

This means that councils have an obligation to consult local people about improvements they want in their area. The process of Community Planning is a tool for local people to identify and assess strengths, weaknesses, future demands and opportunities.

Under the direction of the Head of Community and Cultural Services, Officers from the Council's Community Projects Team, as well as other public sector organizations have worked with local people and voluntary/community groups in the various towns to identify the impact of changing circumstances. In this way, the first East Herts Together Community Strategy was produced.

The Strategy represents an agreed set of priorities which come from local people. The government expects all the statutory organizations (town, parish, county and district councils, health trusts, police and educational organisations) and the voluntary and private organisations to work together (East Herts Local Strategic Partnership) to achieve these priorities.

In 2007, the 10 priorities were changed to six and the actions updated:

• Neighbourhood and Environmental Management
• Economic Development and Learning
• Leisure and Cultural Development
• Services for Vulnerable People
• Healthier Lifestyles
• Community Safety

The East Herts Local Strategic Partnership Community Strategy Action Plan 2007/08 is in the form of a work plan for 2007/08 and is structured around the simplified framework of six local themes.

View The East Herts Local Strategic Partnership Community Strategy Action Plan 2007/08 [64kb]

To find out more about the original East Herts Community Strategy please view Community Strategy 2003 - East Herts Together [547kb]

The East Herts Together Strategy represents community development work conducted in the towns and rural hinterlands in previous years. See Community Plans for each of the 5 market towns below.

Find out more about:

• Bishop's Stortford and Area Community Plan
  The purpose of a Community Strategy is to involve people in improving the quality of life in their neighbourhoods.
• Community Strategy for Buntingford and the Surrounding Parishes
  East Herts Council and Hertfordshire County Council have led a pilot of this process in Buntingford and the surrounding area.
• East Herts Voluntary Sector Compact
  The first East Herts Voluntary Sector Compact gives clarity to the relationship between the statutory and voluntary sectors.
• Sawbridgeworth and Area Community Plan
  A number of actions from the Sawbridgeworth and Area Community Plan have been taken forward, including:
• Ware and the Central Parishes
  The Community Planning Process in Ware and the Central parishes of
• Hertford and the Western Parishes
  The Community Planning Process for Hertford and the Western area

Further questions about Community Planning

e: enquiries@eastherts.gov.uk

t: 01279 655261