Age
What we are doing:
- The Council has helped to establish BOFF (Bassetlaw Over
Fifties Forum)
- Supports the work of Age Concern
- Giving free use of the Buttermarket at Retford Town Hall has
helped the Bassetlaw Action Centre, with support from
Bassetlaw PCT and the County Council, to relocate Age Retford's
Resource for Older People
- Established a Youth Participation Worker with external
funding
- Bassetlaw Youth Council and a "Young People's Champion"
(District Councillor) helps to give you direct feedback on local
issues.
- Through a patient survey, developed a more patient focussed
exercise referral scheme
- Sporting Chance consultation conducted as part of Friday
evening provision linked to anti social behaviour and alcohol
misuse
- Working with Schools on Citizenship eg "Question Time"
session.
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Disability
What we are doing:
- Users of the Shopmobility service at both Worksop and Retford
gives us feedback on access issues
- Through parents' consultation of the SAND Sports Disability
Club to help develop future sporting opportunities offered
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Gender
What we are doing:
- The Council jointly employs a Domestic Violence Co-ordinator
with Newark and Sherwood Council
- Working with the Bassetlaw based Nottinghamshire Women's
Aid
- The Sports Development team are developing more sports and
physical opportunities for girls and women
- Supporting work on Domestic Violence
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Race
What we are doing:
- Through the Local Strategic Partnership, set up the Stronger
Communities Group. The Group works with migrant workers and
has developed a range of local support information in response to
their needs
- Working with the Bassetlaw Afro-Caribbean Group
- Encouraging the reporting of hate crime and improving
multi-agency response
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Sexual Orientation
What we are doing:
- Encouraging the reporting of hate crime and improving
multiagency response
- Encouraging development of an LGBT Forum
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Religion/Belief
What we are doing:
- We have worked with a number of local faith communities in
supporting the development of local facilities that are accessible
to ALL e.g.
The Crossing, Worksop
The Well, Retford
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Rural Access
What we are doing:
- Rural Conference held in Bassetlaw to focus on issues facing
our local communities.
- The District Council supports the North East
Bassetlaw Forum - 8 Parish Councils working together on local
issues
- Jointly funds with Nottinghamshire Rural Community Action
Network, a rural officer who provides direct support to rural
communities
- With our partners, helped establish the Transport and
Accessibility Group of the Local Strategic Partnership. The
group helps to ensure that accessibility issues are incorporated
into County and Regional strategies
- Through consultation with parents and young people who attend
the rural outreach school holiday sports schemes delivered by
Sports Development staff
- Ensuring issues around access for rural dwellers are recognised
ny other service providers.
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Socio economic factors
What we are doing:
- Addressing Fuel Poverty by improving properties and
encouraging take up of Warmfront grants
- Improving the quality of homes and housing provision
- Supporting economic regeneration
- Introduce a 48 hour claim guarantee to speed up Benefit
Claims
- Working with Citizens Advice Bureau and Worksop Credit Union on
new facilities at Queen's Buildings
- Supporting the work of the Food Bank.
For more information on "What we are doing on Equalities" view
our Valuing Diversity document.
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Last Updated - 16/04/2013