BNDfC Public Meeting – Saturday 3 December 2005
Q: In what ways have the government recognised the achievements of Burngreave New Deal? Where can this information be found?
A: The Annual Assessment for Performance for New Deal for Communities (NDC) programmes recognised Burngreave as having improved dramatically, and was recently cited at the National NDC Conference for being 1 of 6 NDCs that has made improvements around the key target areas such as crime, education and employment, at a faster rate than the city average. In addition, recently two Burngreave residents have been recognised nationally for their contributions to improving this area.
Q: What is being done to enable young people to get into useful activities such as job training?
A: The Apprenticeships for All project has placed 130 people from the area on apprenticeships with training. The Burngreave Opportunities (One Stop shop for jobs and training) will also help to match young people with training and employment opportunities. BNDfC also funds Burngreave Streetwork project, in partnership with Connexions, to develop a Youth Council where young people can make decisions for themselves.
Q: The area has a problem with traffic. Is there anything being done by New Deal about this?
A: BNDfC contributes to the development of the Burngreave transport strategy, managed by Sheffield City Council, which will be put in place over the next two to three years, including; road safety schemes at Grimesthorpe Road, Firshill School and Ellesmere Green.
Q: The Joblink buses, supported by New Deal, do not seem to be used much. Could the route be changed for these to go to town instead as the First bus fares are being put up too high?
A: The purpose of these buses is to provide a service where there was no route before. There are already many buses which go to town. The Link buses are to provide services to Meadowhall and to Catcliffe (where a large development means that 20,000 jobs are being created). This will make it easier for people in this area to access this employment opportunity.
With regard to the increasing fares on the mainstream bus services, the Transport Strategy Group can take this up with First and Sheffield City Council.
All questions asked at the meeting, including those asked via the comments box, will be answered and printed on a leaflet. This will be delivered to your home over the next couple of weeks.