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BIG SOCIETY

Welcome to Manton Community Groups

Delivery of Localism: Outcome Summary

MCA is a neighbourhood Management Pathfinder with a difference. That difference is that it seeks to develop and deliver neighbourhood renewal models that work, rather than replicate the same old approach that is costly, poor on delivery and unsustainable.

Since 2004 MCA has been developing new tools and models that:

  • Improve performance of community engagement so that it delivers tangible outcomes for agencies and residents.
  • Grows local influence so that it improves effectiveness and efficiency of public services
  • Builds trust between people and public services and so improveslocal satisfaction levels

In 2004 MCA rejected theestablished model for area based renewal (i.e. Pump priming projects) as it is toocostly, offers low return and is unsustainable. MCA replaced it with a socialcapital model for renewal designed to create a new relationship between peopleand public sector turning the relationship from one that was often adversarial to onethat is collaborative.

Local Influence

  1. Manton’sIndependent Community Engagement Impact Assessment (based upon Place Survey questionre: influence)
    41%of local people in Manton said that they influenced (17% said they didnot influence) what is happening in their neighbourhood. At the time of theplace survey this was the highest return in the East of England, 11% higherthan the national average and 16% higher than Bassetlaw.
  2. LocalPB Evaluation Survey (2010, small sample of 40 people)
    75%said that they influenced what is happening in Manton 25% said they didnot influence

Local Engagement

In 2003/04 Government rated localengagement in Manton as unsatisfactory. By 2010 the accumulative total for thoselocal people participating in MCA is 60% of the population.

MCA also tracks the type of participationpeople are engaged in (see table below). This is valuable managementinformation.

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By focusing on the orange line (i.e.those actively participating) the table above suggests that Manton is movingfrom a passive to an active and more confident community.
Also the green line (people takingownership/decisions and leadership) has more than doubled from 40 in 2007 to 86in 2011.

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Other Outcomes

  1. Crime
    Each year for the last three years, crime inManton has fallen greater than the rest of the Police Division
    Manton is no longer in the top 10 areas for ASBin Nottinghamshire
  2. Has Manton Got Better?
    The keyquestion is what local people think has been achieved by MCA’s approach. AnIndependent Impact Assessment (2008/09) told us:
    55% of those surveyed said that things havechanged because of MCA whilst only 17% said that nothing had changed because ofMCA.
    56% saidthat on the whole, Manton has got better only 10% said that it had got worse
    In 2010 a PBEvaluation survey highlighted:
    75% of those surveyed said that Manton isgetting better
    In a ‘WhatNext Survey’: June2011
    60% of those surveyed said that Manton wouldbe worse without MCA

MCA National Awards

  • Winner of National Neighbourhood Management Team of the year 2007
  • Finalist in Chartered Institute of Housing national awards 2010
  • Finalist in Neighbourhood Environmental category 2010 (Highly commended)
  • Finalist in Neighbourhood Safer category 2010 (Highly Commended)

MCA also is referred to in publications by Chartered Institute of Housing and I&DEA.

Future

MCA developed a model for 'Localism' that is transferable to other areas. The model is presently being studied by OPM (Office for Public Management) and Big Society Network. Few comments from residents from a 'What next Survey' 13th June 2011

"…………. and if we lose MCA (Manton Community Alliance) this will all go by the wayside and it will cost millions to get it back again". "The gap between local people and agencies was so wide, you could say it was a gulf and there was little chance of them ever coming together. But MCA (Manton Community Alliance) have made that link and brought those people together...that has benefited everyone concerned, residents and agencies". "One of the biggest influences in your life is the society you grow up in and sometimes the culture needs to change to give people a culture that is valuable and offers them a better opportunity to grow up in. MCA (Manton Community Alliance) has helped create a culture that is the type you need to grow up in... " "The ability to influence has been made available to everyone in this community" "MCA (Manton Community Alliance) has brought a different culture and changed the 'them and us' attitude and it would never have happened if it wasn't for this Community Alliance (Manton Community Alliance). On your own you are just a person complaining, in a group you have worth. MCA provided a voice."

In summary MCA has developed, tested and delivered a model for localism/Big Society that works. It turns passive communities into participatory communities, it helps people to exercise influence on what is going on in their neighbourhood, and it helps public services to be more in tune with people resulting in those services being more effective and efficient. Finally, the essence of our model is changing the relationship between people and public sector, turning it from what is often a confrontational relationship into a collaborative relationship.

Manton Chosen as Pioneer Area to Work With Big Society

Manton Community Alliance is to be one of 10 selected ‘pioneer areas’ to work with Big Society Network and National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) as part of their "Your Local Budget" programme.‘Your Local Budget’ was launched on 3 November by Big Society and NESTA, with support from the Participatory Budgeting Unit.

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MCA is at the forefront nationally in the future development of participatory activities.MCA is developing a ‘participatory budgeting’ style that does not incorporate a single budget, rather it is about influencing existing use of money to enhance performance, efficiency and effectiveness. MCA's core principle of 'residents are part of the solution rather than passive consumers of services', is at the heart of all we do.

Paul Twivy, Chief Executive Officer of Big Society Network, said;

"This is an exciting opportunity to connect citizens to real local spending decisions, we have received many ground-breaking applications and it’s great to be able to work with some of the most pioneering local authorities in the country as they open the way for direct engagement on core budget issues."


The areas taking part in the programme are:

  • Norfolk County Council
  • Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Manton Community Alliance, in North Nottinghamshire
  • Herefordshire Association of Local Councils
  • Dulverton Town Council, in Somerset
  • LutonBorough Council
  • Sheffield City Council
  • Liverpool City Council
  • London Borough of Tower Hamlets
  • Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead

MCA believes that PB will develop in different ways and is eager to play a part in this development.Being selected from a very high quality response from across the UK is a tribute to the continuing support from the Board, partners and local people.


Follow the links below to see what the national press said:

The Guardian

Regan and Renewal

Third Sector

The Charity Times



Important Documents

Here you will find all the latest corporate official documents from Manton Community Alliance. Each subsection contains specific documents;