Case studies

Suffolk County Council, District Councils and County Sports Partnership, with the support of Culture First (the culture and sport improvement network for the East region) have developed an outcomes framework for culture and sports contribution to the theme of strong communities.

Lancashire County Council's Equalities and Cohesion team has designed a toolkit to help officers to consider the equality implications of prioritised activities and set actions to narrow the gaps between different groups of people.

Drug dependency Bespoke housing solutions

Summary North Warwickshire Borough Council has committed to build 25 new affordable homes at several locations in the area. They are due to be completed by the beginning of March 2011.

John Laing Integrated Services Ltd, who run the London Borough of Hounslow's Parks & Leisure service, have developed outcomes frameworks for libraries' contribution to the themes of ‘Leisure and Wellbeing', ‘Community Cohesion', ‘Education for Life' and ‘Information and Digital Media'. The examples below form the ‘Leisure and Wellbeing' outcomes framework.

Neighbourhood appraisal and action planning in South Tyneside: piloting a participatory appraisal approach Summary

Summary Worcester City Council turned to its neighbours to learn from the best practice that existed locally. It has now introduced the role of private sector liaison officer to help rebuild its rent deposit guarantee scheme in addition to other initiatives.

Linking jobs, skills and housing in Norwich Housing problems, lack of skills and unemployment often go hand-in-hand. But housing advisers in Norwich City Council can now offer support on all three issues.

The Seedley and Langworthy Trust (SALT) is a community-driven development trust. The trust works in partnership with Salford City Council, statutory organisations and other partners in an inner city area of Salford that is being regenerated. SALT aims to strengthen community ties and encourage local residents to play an active role in improving the quality of life in their area.

Summary Mansfield District Council has started building 43 new family-sized dwellings at the Bellamy Road estate. The development is part of the Local Authority New Build programme which is funding councils to build much-needed social housing.