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Scrutiny and Overview Committee Presentation Title Presented by John Smith Cabinet Member Question Time Presented by Councillor Godfrey January 2018 September 2013

Libraries 3 1 2 Successes over the Priorities for the Delivering our last 12 months next 12 months ambitions • • • Develop our libraries through Croydon libraries brought back in Ensuring our libraries are house on the 17 th January 2018. innovation and partnership supported to deliver and to • to be at the heart of our 13 libraries are on target for improve. • communities 2,300,000 visits. Around half at Undertaking detailed review of • Seek to increase our range central library how our libraries are used and • of digital and online services 500,000 online visits this year - a how we make them more • Increase library usage – in 250% increase from 2016/17. E & relevant to existing and new existing and new areas - by audio book borrowing up 20% users. • • ensuring we better meet the Under 5 activity attendance up Achieve an improved service information, learning and 40% and better value for money • culture needs of our 5000 family activities will be though new ways of working • South Norwood library move – communities delivered. 2018/19

Museum & Archives 1 3 2 Successes over the Priorities for the Delivering our last 12 months next 12 months ambitions  Re-submit for Museum  Awarded Archives Service  Being a fully Accredited Accreditation in 2018/19 Accreditation in March 2017 Museum & Archives service by 2019/20  Mark the 100 th  Delivered two major HLF funded, anniversaries of the end of  By 2020, the Museum of community led projects: The the First World War and the Fairfield Collection; and Gujarati Croydon is valued at local Representation of the Yatra and regional level as a key People Act cultural asset  Developed the number and range  Support the Council’s  Delivering an engaging and of exhibitions at Croydon regeneration of culture Clocktower, to engage people with popular exhibitions and through the London their culture events programme at Borough of Culture; re- Croydon Clocktower and in  Audiences predicted to rise by opening of Fairfield Halls; the local community 20% in 2017-18 and Parks & Open Spaces projects

Arts and Culture 2 1 3 Successes over Priorities for the Delivering our that last 12 years next 12 months ambitions  Successful procurement of  To grow a thriving and lively BHLive as operator for  Build on work developed as cultural offer which engages Fairfield Halls part of Croydon’s bid for the communities and supports  Key events in Croydon: London Borough of Culture regeneration  Croydon Pride, Croydon Consolidate and continue to build Croydon’s cultural Dance Umbrella and  Finding a sustainable model for Croydon International Mela calendar future Fairfield Halls  Develop future vision for  Cultural Partnership Fund Croydon Museum and achieves two and a half Archives within the Croydon times more in leverage Clocktower  Croydon submitted a bid for the London Borough of Culture

Leisure Centres 2 1 Successes over Priorities for 3 Delivering our the last 12 the next 12 ambitions months months  Successful Tender for New  Successful Launch of New  To deliver a robust leisure Leisure Contract Leisure Contract with GLL offer which engages  High quality consistent communities  Non Member participation up approach to the leisure  Increasing health & by 20% service including new wellbeing  Under 16 Participation up booking system and fast  Increasing our cultural offer 21% YOY track kiosks  Achieve best value for   Over 60’ participation 250 Launch and development money of Outdoor Leisure participated in new summer programme activities provided by  Refurbishments of Gyms at England Netball, Palace Leisure Centres Foundation and Fusion  Launch and development  Overall Participation up 2% of Health and Social YOY to 979,359 recreation programmes  Free summer swimming for  Further develop our under 17’s Total visits ‘Ambitious for Leisure’ 20,375 up 66% YOY agenda and offer additional 8094 users .

Sport & Physical Activity Successes Priorities for 1 2 3 Delivering over the last the next 12 our ambitions 12 months months  Increasing health &  Action plan for Indoor &  Completion of a Outdoor wellbeing in targeted areas Outdoor Facilities Strategy Facilities Strategy of deprivation and delivering taken forward  8th in LYG with 1050 this agenda via parks and  Activation of 5 outdoor volunteer hours last season green spaces ‘active spaces’  350 school children involved  Strategic approach to  Parklife feasibility being in Wandle Trust education resources and funding progressed in Ashburton projects  Strengthening opportunities and Purley Playing Fields  £170K funding secured to for volunteering  Establishment of a Croydon support Parklife feasibility Sport & Physical Activity  BMX track launched Network  Outdoor active spaces  Play feasibility across parks launched and green spaces

Parks Development Successes Priorities for 1 2 3 Delivering over the last the next 12 our ambitions 12 months months  Continued delivery of  Undertake a commercial  44 Friends of Park groups ‘Ambitious for Parks’ approach to developing which collectively with TCV agenda parks with a view to have delivered over 6300 increasing income - Sustainable delivery model volunteer workdays generation  £40k community grants - Increasing health &  Develop our allotments and wellbeing distributed to local groups to where appropriate devolve activate their local parks and - Community stewardship responsibilities green spaces - Cultural offer   Croydon Parks Vision- 6 Work towards maximising our usage and activation of parks masterplans produced park pavilions for a pilot in creating ‘destination’ parks and green  Take forward actions from spaces in the borough Croydon Parks Vision  BMX track launched in Norbury Park

Live Well Croydon Successes Priorities for 1 2 3 Delivering over the last the next 12 our ambitions 12 months months • Promoting healthy • Activation of MECC • 565 residents on the Live lifestyles by providing (Making every contact Well face to face service. access to support. count) programme. • Almost 40% participation by • Development of the Live BAME individuals. • Improving health and Well Alliance. • wellbeing and life Highest participation in two • Evaluation and re- expectancy of Croydon’s top areas of procurement of the Just Be deprivation. • website. Reducing health • 79.7% residents quit inequalities • Continue to develop smoking at 4 weeks. opportunities to embed Live • 12,497 JustBE website • Supporting the prevention Well across health & social users. agenda to reduce care, community, voluntary increased risk of long term • Live Well contracts with sector and businesses . conditions. Croydon Hospital, MIND.

Registrars & Bereavement 1 2 Priorities for 3 Successes over Delivering our the next 12 the last 12 ambitions months months  Delivered a 25% increase in  Generate a further £250k  Increase and improve income, totalled just over in income beyond last our digital offer £300k years performance  Establish our longer  Opened access to the town  Secure additional burial term delivery model hall allowing as part of our land and Green lawns  Utilise registration data offer in relation to wedding  Deploy our new IT to assist our more ceremonies, that pictures can now be taken systems vulnerable customers in accessing services.  Our bereavement services  Consider the potential for achieved the silver gilt award a Municipal or Council for London in bloom funeral service  Cashless transactions are now up to 85%