The neighbourhoods included in the in Pride in Place programme were identified by MHCLG using a methodology combining the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) and the Community Needs Index (CNI). To inform the methodology, ‘neighbourhoods’ are approximated as Middle Super Output Area (MSOA). MOSAs are statistical geographies that contain between 5,000 and 15,000 residents.
Twerton and Whiteway was one of 169 neighbourhoods to be awarded up to £20 million as part of second phase of funding. There are 75 schemes in phase 1, 40 schemes in phase 3 and currently 284 in total.
Funding was un-competed and is allocated for the next 10 years.
At the start of the programme the Council is required to act as the accountable body. The accountable body is responsible to the funder. This means that initially the Council will take responsibility for the legal and financial management of the grant.
The Council is also required to lead the recruitment process for an independent Chairperson. Following the recruitment process, the Council will support the Chairperson to appoint the Board.
The Council will also coordinate the first stage of community engagement in partnership with local stakeholders.
The Chairperson and Neighbourhood Board will be champions of the community and will uphold the spirit of the programme. Supported by the Council the expectation is that all decisions will be made by the Board, led by the Chairperson. The ambition is that Board will transition to a social enterprise model by year three of the programme.
Once in place the Board is required to agree the project boundary and lead the development of the Pride in Place Plan.
Anyone who is ‘from’, living or working in the Twerton and Whiteway Ward; holds a prominent role in the community; or has a passion for the place will be eligible to apply for the Chairperson or Board when the application process opens.
Neighbourhoods and communities aren’t defined by lines on maps and mean different things to different people.
A define boundary however will help the Board to concentrate their efforts and maximise outcomes on the priorities identified by the community. It will also help to them monitor and evaluate the success of interventions and identify trends in data.
The project boundary will be determined by the Neighbourhood Board and will be informed by the community. It also must contain the default area.
The default area has been provided by MHCLG. It is derived from a statistical geography called a Middle Super Output Area (MSOA). MSOAs and other output areas are set by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
MSOAs were the geographies used to inform the selection methodology for phase 2 scheme.
By co-coincidence, the default area matches the previous Twerton ward boundary. Ward boundary are set by Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE). In other Pride in Place areas of default areas straddle two or more Wards.
A social enterprise is a business. Like any other business they seek to make a profit but at their core they have social, charitable or community-based objectives. Importantly they re-invest the majority of their profits in the pursuit of their objectives.
Social enterprises can vary in size and structure, but can include:
- community interest company (CIC)
- a private company limited by guarantee or shares
- a cooperative society
- a community benefit society (CBS)
- a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO)
- a sole trader or business partnership
The Council and MHCLG will support the Board to transition to a social enterprise when the time come.