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St Mary’s, Coldhurst, Barker St, Egerton St, Burnley St

BGreen: Project Introduction

• A partnership between:

First Choice Homes OldhamOldham Council

British Gas

£20m investment


BGreen: About The Areas


• The 5 areas of BGreen are in the St Mary’s and Coldhurst wards• These are 2 of the most deprived wards in the borough• 41.2% of adults in St Mary’s and 42.7% of adults in Coldhurst have

no formal qualifications• Coldhurst has lowest male life expectancy in the borough (70.1

years) and St Mary’s the 3rd lowest (73.5 years)• Shaw Road, on the edge of the BGreen area, is the 2nd most

deprived area in the country

BGreen: Investment Overview

• £10m ECO scheme – new biomass boiler and external wall insulation

• £11m Investment in properties and environmental works

• Will affect approximately 2400 residents in central Oldham

• Two Strands: ‘Your Home’ and ‘Your Life’


BGreen: ‘Your Home’

• 1400 homes - New biomass boiler

• 600 homes - External wall insulation

• FCHO Improvement Programme – kitchens, bathrooms, electrical works, external works, communal stairwells, environmental works

• Will change the look of the area – new external finishes, railings, balconies, roof works, windows and doors


BGreen: ‘Your Life’

• St Marys is a Public Sector Reform pilot (only 2 place based pilots across GM)

• Objectives• Reduce dependency on public sector services• Create more efficient ways of working

• Themes• Creating resilient communities• Health and wellbeing• Employment and training




• Developing a Community Investment Plan (CIP) which sets out both short term (12 months) and long term objectives (5yrs+) around key areas;• Health• Employment & Training• Fuel Poverty• Digital Inclusion• Community safety• Environmental regeneration

• Actions from CIP linked to Asset Modelling and Neighbourhood Plans• Developing a single communications strategy for the BGreen area• Created a Customer Advisory Panel

Community Investment


• Ready Set Go Employment/Poverty

• Community Cohesion Skill Building/Asset Mapping

• Community Safety Reducing Crime and ASB

• Tenancy ManagementGood Neighbours/Tenants

• Environmental Action Action in the 5 Estates

• Health and Wellbeing Locality Health Delivery




• Considering innovative ways of sustaining the community regeneration;• Oldham MBC• Public Health Service• The Clinical Commissioning Group• Greater Manchester Police• Oldham Credit Union• RSPCA• British Gas

• FCHO has allocated 5 dedicated NOs, enhanced the caretaking service, and assigned additional staff to support the project which is an additional cost of £640,000 plus a further £100,000 kick start fund for the project

Community Investment



• Information Sharing

• What can we offer?

• Reduce duplication

• Same message

• Join up resources

• Shared outcomes around health

Regeneration on this scale brings challenges and we must understand our varied role as a deliverer, a facilitator or enabler?

Ultimately the goal is to get the right support making the most effective use of its resources either individually or collectively

BGreen: ‘Your Home’ ‘Your Life’

Is this the role of an RP?


bgreen: project introduction a partnership between: first choice homes oldham oldham council british...

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