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Pendle's Sustainable Community Strategy 2008-18 has been approved. To access this document which sets out our key challenges and priorities over the next 10 years go to the section above called Publications.

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Pendle's Sustainable Community Strategy 2008 - 18

Our Sustainable Community Strategy has now been approved by Pendle Council and Pendle Partnership.

This is a key document for Pendle which sets out our key challenges over the next 10 years and our key priorities for improving quality of life for everyone.

Our vision for Pendle:

We want Pendle to be a place where quality of life continues to improve and where people respect one another and their neighbourhoods. We want Pendle to be a place where everyone aspires to reach their full potential. We want to be recognised locally, regionally and nationally as a great area to live, learn, work, play and visit.

The Strategy outlines eight priority goals that will help us achieve our vision.

To support confident communities that are socially cohesive, creative, tolerant and considerate of the needs of all ages and cultures.
To create and sustain a dynamic, competitive and healthy local economy - providing the jobs of the future and the talents and skills to fill them.
To create a vibrant housing market offering a mix of high quality and affordable housing for all.
To create a Borough in which people feel safe and crime continues to fall.
To help people to live long, healthy and independent lives.
To deepen our understanding and respsct for the environment.
To do all we can to give our children and young people the best start in life and the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
To help older people live their lives in the way they choose and to support their independent and active living.

Achieving our vision in a way that delivers sustainable benefits relies on planning and delivering actions in a way that takes into account our cross cutting principles. These Four principles are:

ensuring fairness throughout Pendle
limiting the use of natural resources
engaging communities
supporting a fair economy.

The complete version of Pendle's Sustainable Community Strategy can be downloaded here.

For further information on the Sustainable Community Strategy please contact the Chief Executive's Policy Unit on (01282) 661361.

Pendle Economic Regeneration Programme (PERP)

The end of the Pendle Economic Regeneration Programme in March 2008 signalled the end of a £3m investment - a total of £15m with match-funding.

Aimed at strengthening and diversifying Pendle's economy, PERP is part of a successful series of area-based funding initiatives run within the Borough.

Projects which received funding have all helped to ensure a skilled, adaptable workforce, equipped to meet future challenges.

Physical examples include Colne Children's Centre, Number One Market Street, Nelson and Colne One Site College and the Business Innovation Centre.

In a nutshell PERP has seen:

more than 600 jobs created
1,490 jobs safeguarded
9,279 sqm of new industrial/commercial floorspace
578 businesses advised
91 businesses trade electronically
7 ICT projects supported
116 businesses benefir from ICT
more than £9.5m of private sector investment.

Councillor Alan Davies, Chairman of Pendle Partnership, said: "I am proud ti have been involved in a scheme which has helped to regenerate the Borough and made a real difference to local people's lives."

Pendle's Community Cohesion Action Plan 2007/08

To download a pdf of the latest Community Cohesion Action Plan click here

Good Practice Checklist

A Good Practice Checklist has been developed by Pendle Borough Council and its partners to help staff incorporate the cross cutting issues of equality, diversity, cohesion and sustainability into their work. The Checklist can be applied: