Suzanne Harris Development Manager Development Manager Rural Community Council of Essex Reg Charity No.: 1097009 Reg Company No.: 4609624
Rural Services Priorities (from Essex LAA 2008 ‐ 11) Key services within a parish 1. Shop (general store), post office, cash point & paypoint � Ability to access essential services 2. � Shop (general store), post office, hospital, GP, pharmacy
An Overview � Survey distributed in November 2010 to all 279 parishes in Essex parishes in Essex � Completed surveys were returned by 172 parishes; a C l d d b i h response rate of 62% � The analysis is based upon the 172 responses
Shops and services p
Shops and services p � 21 Post Offices have closed over the last 5 years � BUT 78% of parishes have access to Post Office BUT 8% f i h h P Offi services: 5% 17% 48% PO in Parish PO in Parish Public transport No Access (without a car) 30% U k Unknown
Shops and services p � 56 parishes (33%) have experienced shop closures over the last 5 years the last 5 years � 11 parishes have no shops left as a result of closures in the last 5 years the last 5 years � Closures by category: Unknown General 5% Store 5% Store 28% Other Other Baker 55% 7% Butcher 5%
Shops and services p � 78 parishes do have a general store in the parish � 68 parishes do not have a general store 68 i h d h l � Districts with highest deprivation are Braintree and Uttlesford Uttl f d � 38 of those without a general store have public t transport to access one t t � 21 have no access (without a car) to one: � 8 in Braintree � 5 in Maldon
Shops and services p
Shops and services p � 147 parishes have at least one pub � 33 pubs have closed over the last 5 years � 33 pubs have closed over the last 5 years � 3 parishes have lost their last pub as a result of closure � Districts with highest number of closures are � Districts with highest number of closures are Chelmsford, Braintree, Maldon and Tendring with between 5 ‐ 7 closures � 4 pubs have closed in Uttlesford � 53 parishes have a cafe or restaurant � 45 parishes have a takeaway food outlet
Shops and services p � 18 parishes have a bank or building society � 52 parishes have an ATM or cash point i h h ATM h i � 98 do not have either a bank/building society or an ATM/ ATM/cash point in the parish h i i h i h � 57 parishes do not have a general store, access to Post Office services, Bank or cash point
Medical and care
Medical and care � Access to a GP Surgery: Unknown GP Surgery No Access 9% in Parish ( (without a ou a 31% car) 16% Public transport 39% 39% Visiting GP Visiting GP 5%
Medical and care � Distance from nearest Community Hospital: Unknown Community 19% % H Hospital in it l i Parish 2% 10 miles+ Up to 9 miles 23% 56%
Medical and care � Distance from nearest A&E: Unknown 14% Under 10 20+ miles 20+ miles miles 6% 29% 10 ‐ 19 miles 51% 5 %
Medical and care � 65 parishes have a Pharmacy at a GP surgery in the parish parish � 29 have an independent pharmacy in the parish � 42 parishes have a prescription delivery service – a 42 parishes have a prescription delivery service a quarter of these are run by volunteers; the rest are run by the pharmacy � 48 parishes have a journey of up to 9 miles where a pharmacy or prescription delivery service is not available il bl � Bradwell ‐ on ‐ Sea is 10 ‐ 14 miles away from the nearest pharmacy pharmacy
Places of worship p
Places of worship � 163 parishes have at least one church � 46 have at least one chapel 6 h l h l � Other religious presences include: � Quaker Meeting House � Gospel Hall � Buddist Retreat � Brethren Meeting House � Youth Church � Pentecostal Church
Communication and information Communication and information services
Communication and information services � 162 have at least one notice board � 161 parishes have one or more newsletters � 161 parishes have one or more newsletters � 128 have a website � 33 have public IT facilities h bli IT f ili i
Recreation and social facilities
Recreation and social facilities � 143 parishes have a village hall � 139 have children's play areas h hild ' l � 134 have a village green/open space � 91 have at least one sports club � 75 have allotments � 74 have a church hall � 60 have a school hall available for public events 60 have a school hall available for public events � 51 have a social club
Transport p
Transport p � 90 parishes have some form of community transport � 47 have a community minibus 47 y � 37 parishes have Dial ‐ a ‐ ride � 19 have a community car scheme � 16 have some other form of community transport such as a � 16 have some other form of community transport such as a hospital hopper bus, shopper bus and a taxi voucher scheme � 3 have a car sharing scheme � Accessibility: � Highest is Brentwood – 56% of parishes within the district � Highest is Brentwood 56% of parishes within the district have access to community transport � Lowest is Epping Forest – 21% of parishes in the district have access to community transport access to community transport
Crime prevention Crime prevention � 135 parishes have a PCSO � 135 parishes have a PCSO � 103 have a neighbourhood police officer � 8 h � 83 have some type of police office: t f li ffi � 8 have a police station permanently staffed � 12 have a police station not permanently staffed h li i l ff d � 68 have a mobile police office � 10 have a special constable h l bl � 106 parishes have a neighbourhood watch area � 18 have a community warden y
Community consultation and planning Completed In Progress No Unknown 24 30 34 48 63 86 89 28 119 8 15 57 57 48 48 34 1 4 Parish Plan Parish Plan Village or Town Village or Town Market Town Market Town Housing Needs Housing Needs Design Health Check Survey Statement
Solutions and Opportunities pp � Village Agents � More flexible transport � Community Shops and Pubs � Multi ‐ purpose provision Multi purpose provision � Localism Bill � Localism Bill
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