Residents were able to meet council decision makers and help shape plans for their local areas during a series of public engagement meetings held across the nine towns of Tameside.
Cabinet in the Community meetings, which took place throughout September and October, gave residents the opportunity to meet Tameside Council’s Executive Cabinet – senior councillors who hold decision making responsibility for the authority – as well as their local ward members.
People attending the meetings were able to ask questions and give their views on how they want their local town and the wider borough to develop over the next five years. They also had the chance to feedback on how they want to be involved in future decision making.
The feedback gathered from the Cabinet in the Community meetings will help to inform the Borough Plan, which will set out a vision for Tameside so that residents, businesses, community organisations, the council and other partner organisations can come together to create a place that works for everyone, and where people can live improved lives.
It will also help to develop a new structure for local engagement to replace the existing Neighbourhood Forums.
Following the conclusion of the Cabinet in the Community meetings, we have published feedback covering the key themes raised for each town. These can be found by clicking on the links below or scrolling down.
Ashton-under-Lyne
Audenshaw
Hyde
Mossley
Denton
Longdendale
Stalybridge
Droylsden
Dukinfield
Ashton-under-Lyne
Q1 What makes you proud of your town?
- Tolerant and multicultural area
- Partnership working between council and other organisations
- Good education provision
- Parks and Greenspace
Q2 How do you want your town to look in five years’ time?
- Repurpose markets as spaces for public and cultural events
- More effective policing and community safety
- Better opportunities for young people
- More events and nighttime economy such as Street Fest
Q3 What are the things you think need to change to improve your town?
- Better communication and transparency from Council
- Anti social behaviour and community safety is a concern
- More job opportunities especially for young people
- Use more volunteers and recognise importance of VCFSE sector
- Make more use of town halls
- Youth clubs and other services for young people
- Build more and better housing
- More cultural and evening activities
- Reduce volume of empty buildings
- Better support for homeless people
- Regulate use of HMOs
- Town centres must be improved
Q4 What do you think would work better to engage and work together with your community?
- Engage more with resident, community and voluntary groups
- Better communication and transparency from Council
- More feedback to residents about what changes have been made
- Work with housing associations
Q5 How could we encourage more residents to take part?
- Targeted engagement of certain groups of residents
- More feedback to residents about what changes have been made
- Hold events at community buildings or hubs (churches, schools etc)
- Posters and other printed media
- Use social media or other online assets more often
- More information for residents about engagement events
- Engagement events should be hyper-local with small groups
Audenshaw
Q1 What makes you proud of your town?
- Strong and stable community
- Good transport connections
- Active VCFSE sector and community activities
- Good access to local amenities (pubs, shops, restaurants etc)
Q2 How do you want your town to look in five years’ time?
- More parks and greenspace
- Support for young people
- Encourage more development
- More support for local businesses
- Against cycle lanes
- Build on good transport links
- More police against crime and ASB
Q3 What are the things you think need to change to improve your town?
- Crime and community safety
- Better support for parents and families
- More support for local businesses
- Enforcement of parking and traffic rules
- Take action against anti-social behaviour
Q4 What do you think would work better to engage and work together with your community?
- More in-person engagement events in communities
- Advertise engagement events on social media, apps or other online methods
- Advertise engagement events using offline methods
- Council must be clear and consistent in messaging
- More two-way communication between Council and residents
Q5 How could we encourage more residents to take part?
- More social media and other online engagement
- More communication with councillors
- More events in the community
- Use offline methods of engagement
Hyde
Q1 What makes you proud of your town?
- Investment required in Hyde town centre
- Parks and greenspace
- Good transport infrastructure
- Community is diverse and welcoming
Q2 How do you want your town to look in five years’ time?
- Concerns regarding Godley Green, including increased traffic, loss of biodiversity, and a shift of resources away from Hyde Town Centre
- More investment in area required
- Better and more diverse businesses required (not just vape shops, takeaways etc)
- Have a better food, drink and nightlife offer in town
- More community events and cultural activities
- Improve condition of Market Hall and Square
- Crack down on crime and antisocial behaviour
- Improve public transport offer
Q3 What are the things you think need to change to improve your town?
- More clubs and amenities for young people
- Bring derelict buildings back into use
- More diversity in local businesses such as pubs, shops etc
- Use Market Hall/Shopping Centre differently
- Build more housing
Q4 What do you think would work better to engage and work together with your community?
- Communicate and promote engagement events more
- Utilise community assets and resources more
- Show residents how their engagement have affected decisions
- More events targeted at and for young people
- Schedule engagement events at time and place people can access
- Let those affected by decisions hold elected members to account
- Use more online methods to promote engagement
Q5 How could we encourage more residents to take part?
- Provide success stories to show Council is listening
- Put on more community events
- Publicise information about events more frequently
- Use more social media and other online methods to communicate
Mossley
Q1 What makes you proud of your town?
- People and community
- Unique heritage and history
- Cultural events and activities
- Parks and greenspace
Q2 How do you want your town to look in five years’ time?
- Want to retain town's identity/against excessive development
- Bring empty buildings back into use
- Better transport links
- More culture and community events
- Improve street scene and public realm
Q3 What are the things you think need to change to improve your town?
- More support for young people
- Put on more community events
- Maximise use of existing buildings
- Bring empty buildings back into use
- Protect parks, greenspace, environment etc
Q4 What do you think would work better to engage and work together with your community?
- Use more offline communication methods
- Make more use of social media
- Hold engagement events where people can easily access them
- Two-way conservations with residents, including follow-up
- Link in with existing community groups
- Engage with young people more
Q5 How could we encourage more residents to take part?
- Engage with people at community and public events
- Use more offline communication methods
- Engage with young people more
- Give information at as early a stage as possible
- Make more use of social media
Q1 What makes you proud of your town?
- People and community
- Wellness Centre is a good local asset
- Accessibility to Manchester and countryside
- Crown Point is a good shopping centre
- Unique heritage and history
Q2 How do you want your town to look in five years’ time?
- Better choice of local shops and businesses
- More support for young people
- Police and community safety
- Invest in more community assets
- Improve Council services and communication
- More car parking
Q3 What are the things you think need to change to improve your town?
- Better sense of community and pride
- Improve range of local businesses in Tameside
- More community assets and cultural events
- More support for charities and community groups
- Improve communications generally
- Better transport links and infrastructure
Q1 What do you think would work better to engage and work together with your community?
- Councillors to be more active in events and community
- Positive feedback about CiC
- Council should make efforts to understand local communities better
- More information about what the Council is doing
- Produce a locally-focused magazine/newsletter
Q2 How could we encourage more residents to take part?
- More feedback to residents about what changes have been made
- Better communications with residents
Q1 What makes you proud of your town?
- People and community
- Parks and greenspace
- Community assets and cultural events
- Sporting faculties
- Good public services
Q2 How do you want your town to look in five years’ time?
- More support for young people
- Better transport links
- Traffic control measures
- Police and community safety
- More jobs opportunities for people in Tameside
- Build more affordable housing
Q3 What are the things you think need to change to improve your town?
- Better control of traffic/issues with bypass
- Improve transport links and infrastructure
- More support for young people
- Protect and expand green spaces
Q1 What do you think would work better to engage and work together with your community?
- Use more online communication methods
- More promotion of events in community
- Work with housing associations and developers
- Positive feedback about CiC
Q2 How could we encourage more residents to take part?
- Link in with existing groups
- More feedback to residents about what changes have been made
- Engage with younger people more
Q1 What makes you proud of your town?
- People and community
- Cultural and community events
- Parks and greenspace
- Canals, bridges and other water features
- Stalybridge Street Fest
Q2 How do you want your town to look in five years’ time?
- Better choice of local shops and businesses
- More community assets and cultural activities
- Preserve heritage and character of area
- Protect and expand green spaces
- Make more use of publicly-owned buildings
Q3 What are the things you think need to change to improve your town?
- Better and tidier street scene
- More community assets and cultural events
- Bring empty buildings and land back into use
- More support for young people
- Protect and expand green space
- Tackle littering and fly tipping
- Expand car parking provision
Q1 What do you think would work better to engage and work together with your community?
- More promotion of engagement events
- Work with existing community groups
- Use posters, newsletters and leaflets to advertise engagement events
- Use more online communication methods
- More face-to-face engagement
Q2 How could we encourage more residents to take part?
- Make content relevant to residents
- Link in with existing community groups
Q1 What makes you proud of your town?
- People and community
- Sports clubs
- Good transport links
- Community assets and cultural events
- Leisure facilities
- Parks and greenspace
- Accessibility to Manchester and countryside
- Public services
Q2 How do you want your town to look in five years’ time?
- Better choice of local shops and businesses
- Better and tidier street scene
- Protect and expand green spaces
- More community assets and cultural activities
Q3 What are the things you think need to change to improve your town?
- Bring empty buildings/Concorde Suite back into use
- Improve roads and traffic control measures
- More support for pedestrians
- Better and tidier street scene
- More support for young people
- Build more and affordable housing and business premises
Q1 What do you think would work better to engage and work together with your community?
- Link in with events in the community
- More face-to-face engagement
- Use more online communication methods
- Councillors to engage with residents outside of elections
- Work more with local businesses
- Engage more with young people
- More use of community notice boards
Q2 How could we encourage more residents to take part?
- Advertise engagement events better
- Engage with young people more
- Use posters, newsletters and leaflets to advertise engagement events
Q1 What makes you proud of your town?
- Historic buildings
- Sports clubs and facilities
- People and community
- Parks and Greenspace
Q2 How do you want your town to look in five years’ time?
- Engage more with young people
- Expand public transport offer
- Investment and development in area
- More shops
- Protect and expand parks and greenspace
- Greater community cohesion and pride in area
- Reduction in crime and ASB
Q3 What are the things you think need to change to improve your town?
- More support for young people
- Invest more in town
- More cultural and community events
- Greater controls on traffic
Q1 What do you think would work better to engage and work together with your community?
- More use of online communication methods
- Engage more with existing community groups
- Better advertise services and events
- Make more use of town hall and other public buildings
- Engage more with young people
Q2 How could we encourage more residents to take part?
- Engage with people where they are instead of expecting them to come to us
- Information to be locally-based
- Teach people about citizenship and local area
- Engage with young people more
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