URBAN II - Partnership Information

The following documents provide further detailed information about the URBAN II Hetton and Murton Community Initiative.  The principal document is the Community Initiative Programme Document.  A more condensed description of the Initiative is provided in the the Programme Complement. Also included are those documents that are used to direct the ongoing development of the programme or review the progress that it has made.

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Community Initiative Programme Document for Hetton & Murton - October 2001 (zip file)

This document is the approved URBAN II Community Initiative Programme (CIP) for Hetton and Murton. The submission represents a multi-agency approach to the complex and deep-rooted problems of the former mining community, Hetton and Murton, which lies within the administrative area of 3 local authorities.

The CIP contains a detailed analysis of the area’s social and economic situation and its inability to date to compensate for the loss of the mining industry. The proposals of the CIP reflect the need to adopt an innovative approach to regeneration if sustainable benefits are to be achieved.

The strategy therefore seeks to encourage innovation by:

a) Stressing the need for an integrated programme rather than a series of individual actions – URBAN II will have a central, high profile role in this programme
b) Broadening the scope of regeneration activity by embracing related issues in health, local participation, environmental conservation and equal opportunities
c) Providing a climate for the development of innovative projects in parallel with the range of accompanying programmes such as Neighbourhood Renewal, Excellence in Cities and the Education Action Zones.(If you doo not have access to zip file, each chapter is saved separately at the bottom of this page)

Programme Complement

Programme Complement appendix 1 map

Programme Complement appendix 2

Programme Complement appendix 3

Programme Complement appendix 4

A description of the type of activity that will be supported by the Connecting the Coalfield Partnership through the URBAN II Initiative.  It provides forecasts of expenditure and the achievement of performance indicators.  It also identifies the governance structure of the Initiative.

Action Plan

Presents proposed method of delivery of the URBAN II Hetton and Murton Community Initiative

Communication Strategy

Identifies the aim, objectives and proposed delivery of communication within the Partnership and between the Partnership and the outside world.

Annual Implementation Report 2003 / Annual Implementation Report 2004

Produced by Government Office North East on behalf of the Programme Monitoring Committee and submitted to the European Commission.  It provides details of the development of the Initiative through the year.

Mid Term Evaluation 2003 / Mid Term Evaluation Update (2005)

An external interim evaluation of all UK URBAN II Programmes

Match Funding Programme Guide

A guide of potential sources of match funding within the URBAN II Hetton and Murton Community Initiative area

URBAN II Mapping Project

A comprehensive study undertaken on behalf of the URBAN II Programme to establish the available provision of support for enterprise development within the URNAN II INitiative area.

URBAN II Forward Planning Consultation Event Report

A report on the findings of an event held on 6th March 2006 to review the achievements of the initiative to date and to consider the way forward to maximise the impact and success of the initiative before its end in 2008.

De-commitment Strategy

A strategy for the de-commitment of funds from approved projects and the re-allocation of those monies.

URBAN II Approved Community Initiative for Hetton & Murton Document
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