WELCOME TO THE SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE PARTNERSHIP'S WEBSITE

The partnership is a non-statutory body made up of public, private, community and voluntary organisations which aims to work together to promote the economic, social and environmental well-being of the people in South Gloucestershire.  It's collective vision is "South Gloucestershire - a great place to live and work.
By working in partnership, our vision is for everyone who lives and works in South Gloucestershire to fulfil their potential, enjoy an excellent quality of life and support others in their communities whilst protecting the environment."

The next meeting of the South Gloucestershire Partnership will be on 28th September 2010 -  2pm Council Chamber, Nibley Court, Yate - all are welcome. To view the agenda and minutes of previous meetings, please click HERE.  This link will also give you access to the agenda and papers for future meetings but please note these are not published until about 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

Future Meetings:
6 January 2011 - 2 pm Council Offices, Nibley Court, Yate  
10 March 2011 - 2 pm Council Chamber, Thornbury

For more information about the partnership, it's structure and it's work please go to The Partnership and the Themed Partnerships sections

WHAT'S NEW

July 2010

It is with great reluctance that we say goodbye to Rev. David Primrose, ex Chair of the Corporate Equalities Forum.  David is off to pastures new having accepted a job in the Lichfield Diocese which he will be taking up in October.  Thank you David for your great support of the partnership, and for your robust, humorous and balanced championing of its work. 

Sophie is putting together the next edition of the newsletter.  If you have any stories about partnership working please contact her on 01454 863862 or sophie.maher@southglos.gov.uk.  Many thanks

At it's July meeting, the Partnership endorsed the new South Gloucestershire Compact - Getting it right together.  Helen Black Chief Executive of CVS South Gloucestershire presented the document and partners committed to getting their individual organisations to sign up to its principles.  For more information please go to http://www.compactvoice.org.uk/

June 2010 The Partnership welcomes Malcolm Watson as the new Avon Local Councils' Association (ALCA) representative and looks forward to his contribution to the partnership's work.

April 2010 The South Gloucestershire Core Strategy is now entering its next phase. Public consultation on the Pre-Submission Publication Draft Core Strategy has now commenced and comments on the Core Strategy are welcome. The document is also available available in South Gloucestershire public libraries and One Stop Shops.

Consultation will run until July 2010 with proactive community engagement events being programmed to take place after the election. Further details regarding these and how formal representations can be submitted will be made available shortly.

Please email planningLDF@southglos.gov.uk or telephone 01454 863469 if you have any questions, or if you would like to be included on our Core Strategy contacts database.

April 2010 Following the successful Partners' Conference held in February at which over 80 delegates attended, the reports are now available.   Please see the Partners' Conference 2010  section in the top right hand section of this page.

April 2010 The new Quality of Life Annual Report has just been published.  This report monitors a variety of important facts about life in South Gloucestershire which demonstrate whether the quality of life in this area is getting better, worse or staying the same.  The indicators used reflect the themes set out in the Sustainable Community Strategy.

April 2010 A warm welcome to Melanie Gibbs who has been recently appointed Chair of NHS South Gloucestershire.  She has been a non executive on NHS South Gloucestershire’s Trust Board since April 2001 and acting chair after the demise of Sir Chris Clarke in December 2009.  She has also been involved in South Gloucesterhire partnership work for many years and is currently the Vice Chair of the Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership. 

March 2010  The Spring edition of the Partnership newsletter has been distributed.  If you would like a copy or have any items which could be included in future editions, please contact Sophie Maher on 01454 863862 or via strategicplanning@southglos.gov.uk.

9/12 Feb 2010 Local Area Agreement refresh briefing.  South Gloucestershire has a Local Area Agreement which is an agreement between central government and the South Gloucestershire Partnership (made up of the council and agencies delivering services for local people).  The Local Area Agreement contains targets which the South Gloucestershire Partnership works to achieve over a three year period to make improvements local people want.  Each year the Local Area Agreement is refreshed in line with guidance from the government to make sure that certain targets reflect the current circumstances in the area.  This year the refresh is very light touch with only a few minor changes to seven targets.   A free public briefing to explain the changes to the targets will be held on:

Tuesday 9^th February, 6-7pm at the Council Offices in Kingswood (Committee Room 2)

and repeated on

Friday 12^th February, 11am-12 in the Stuart Room, The Chantry, Thornbury.

If you would like to attend a briefing, please contact Jennifer Brake on 01454 865433 or by email Jennifer.brake@southglos.gov.uk

5 Feb 2010:  The Memorial Service to celebrate the life and work of Sir Chris Clarke will be held at Wells Cathedral on Friday, 5 February, commencing at 2:00pm.  Not only was Chris, the vice Chair of the South Gloucestershire Strategic Partnership but he was a Somerset councillor,  a Non Executive Director of Somerset Health Authority and the Chair of NHS South Gloucestershire.  He will be sadly missed.

Jan 2010: Happy New Year to you all and we hope you had a good festive break.  We start the year with a piece of good news and a piece of not so good news.  Firstly, many congratulations to Amanda Deeks Chief Executive of South Gloucestershire Council who was awarded an OBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours List; and secondly, 'thank you and good bye' to Chris Foley of the South West Regional Development Agency.  The RDA has been a member of the SGP for 2 years now but a broadening and re-focus of work areas means that resources are stretched too thinly to enable a meaningful commitment.  Many thanks for your contribution Chris and good luck for the future.

15th December 2009: It is with great sadness that we have to tell you of the death of our vice chair Sir Chris Clarke this morning.  A stalwart supporter of the Partnership, a man of humour, intelligence and humility and so much more; he will be greatly missed.

9th December 2009: Green flag for South Gloucestershire in new national assessment. 

South Gloucestershire has been awarded a coveted ‘green flag’ in a new national report on how well public services are working together to improve the quality of life for residents.

The Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA)found that organisations such as South Gloucestershire Council, NHS South Gloucestershire, Avon and Somerset Police and Avon Fire and Rescue Services are working well together to help ensure that the district is a great place to live and work.

South Gloucestershire is one of only a handful of areas in the South West to receive a green flag, which are given out for ‘achieving exceptional outcomes in priority areas, or something innovative, and others can learn from.’

The district was awarded the green flag for managing growth. The report stated: “The council and its partners are good at planning for and meeting the challenges posed by the area’s growth. Their combined work has brought good results. Among the achievements, growth in traffic congestion is now under control, CO2 emissions for each person living in the area are reducing, and new schools and other community facilities have been built in places where they are missing from earlier large-scale developments.”

For other items from 2009 and previous years, please go to the Old News page