Leeds a beacon for partnership

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Leeds - a beacon for partnership

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Our Vision for Leeds an internationally
competitive European city at the heart of a
prosperous region where everyone can enjoy a
high quality of life.
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• Our aim - to go up a league

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building the competiveness of our economy
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growing our financial and business services
strength
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developing Innovative companies in all sectors.
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Leeds created 46,300 new jobs between 1995 and
2005.
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• over 442,400 people work in the city

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• More major European destinations from Leeds
  Airport

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Leeds has two universities.
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with a combined student population of 124,000
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The regions top shopping destination.
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with a transformed built environment
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Leeds has a unique cultural offer
600m investment in new facilities
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.. the Royal Armouries..
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..West Yorkshire Playhouse...
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..theatre and opera
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dance
world class dance..
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.. test cricket at Headingley ..with a 15 year
deal
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Leeds Rhinos World champions
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Leeds United ..great history
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....and a great future
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Yet one in five people
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..live in neighbourhoods that are among the
worst 10 in the country
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Armley bridge pic
150 000 people.
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Our aim..
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..is to Narrow the gap
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Our partnership.
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.led by Leeds City Council
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..working with communities
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..with business..
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and stakeholders
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Planning together..
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and for real
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sharing ideas
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..championing the needs
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..involving children and young people
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learning together
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..receiving feedback
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Then acting together
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to tackle crime
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..creating safer communities
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Cleaning up communities
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encouraging healthy eating
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..improving local environments through parks
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..bringing communities together..
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and having fun.
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We build the facilities the community needs
roads
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schools...
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..to inspire young people
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healthcare.
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.to tackle inequality..
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and decent homes
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We build the coalition..

to support new projects like an arena..
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..and a new home for Northern Ballet
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We involve people in great events
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and bring city together- In July 2005.. united
and determined
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Working together
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to create harmonious communities
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to deliver our vision
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LeedsA beacon for partnership
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Ambitious, Sustainable, Innovative
Councillor Richard Brett, Leader Leeds City
Council
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Ambitious, Sustainable, Innovative

• Vision for Leeds
• Leeds Strategic Plan
• Involvement of the Private and voluntary,
  community and faith Sectors
• Ambitious to improve learning
• Have tried to effect transformational change
  using public sector, private sector and hybrid
  vehicles

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Ambitious, Sustainable, Innovative

• Strategic outcomes achieving sustainable
  development
• Embedded in approach to partnership working
• Appraised and challenged by sustainability
  consultants
• Leeds Climate Change Strategy and Nottingham
  Declaration

Will it last???
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Ambitious, Sustainable, Innovative

• Operation Champion
• Participatory Budgeting
• Local Enterprise Growth Initiative
• Leeds Incapacity Employment Project
• Leadership Challenge (CYP)
• Neighbourhood engagement programmes

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Ambitious, Sustainable, Innovative
Paul Rogerson CBE, Chief Executive Leeds City
Council
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Ambitious, Sustainable, Innovative

• One of the first areas to explore city region
  partnership working
• first city region partnership to develop a
  legally constituted city region body
• Brings together 11 local authorities
• One of first Multi Area Agreements to be signed
  off with Government

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Ambitious, Sustainable, Innovative

• Transport Vision
• Housing Growth Initiatives
• Skills

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Ambitious, Sustainable, Innovative

• Strategy integration at a regional level
• Accelerating delivery sustainably
• The Challenge for City Regions