Case studies

Post-COVID 19 lockdown, Colchester Borough Council faced reduced use of its long-stay car parks and pressure for increased pedestrian and cycle access to the town centre. The solution was to enable a Park Active site for Colchester to encourage motorists to park in peripheral car parks more often and actively complete their journeys by walking or cycling.  The approach is part of a national pilot programme being led by the BPA and supported by the UK Government.

There are four local vaccination centres in the Wigan borough. Two are run from leisure centres, one from a community centre and the fourth at a conference centre. A local pharmacy has also recently started providing vaccinations recently.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWaC) has been providing ongoing support for the pre-planning of Primary Care Network (PCN) sites and the roll-out of all COVID-19 vaccination sites across the borough.

After hosting the first ever citizens’ jury at town council level, KTC focused on understanding what residents thought it should do and ensuring commitments from local partners.

Using their local knowledge, Norfolk County Council identified key businesses, workers and residents to target with preventative messages.

Hackney Council organised three focus groups with vaccine hesitant residents, to get a better insight into what messages resonate most with them.

Through surveys and engagement sessions, Hounslow council realised that misinformation regarding the COVID-19 vaccine was circulating within their area, specifically among South east Asian and Black afro-Caribbean communities.

Wirral Council developed a programme - ‘Community Connectors’ to address health and wellbeing disparity at a local level.

The council has played a crucial role in helping keep vaccination centres running and taking responsibility for many of the logistical issues so NHS staff can concentrate on giving vaccines.

Wolverhampton opened its first rapid testing centre in November and now has a network of seven across the city, using a hub and spoke approach.