## Forum Action Plan

Chair:
Cllr. Oldham and Roger Rumsey
Responsible Forum:
Pensioner's Forum
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Empowered local communities with a greater capacity to become involved in community life
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Promote integration and cohesion
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Appropriate support provided to those in most need
Outcomes identified within the Corporate Plan:
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Services are fair, accessible and responsive to individual needs residents and customers feel informed and engaged in service quality and design
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Future developments informed by the views of local people 
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Delivery of events to celebrate and enjoy the Town's heritage and culture
Objectives:  
- Identify issues of importance to pensioners  who live in  the Borough, research/discuss issues and decide on outcomes to achieve - Promote and sustain effective communication between NBC and pensioners living in the Borough. - Promoting partnership working by statutory and voluntary sector organisations, and Pensioner's groups and communities
Actions:
Action 
Owner 
Activity (intelligence led)
Timescale 
Cost
Measure
Last Updated
AL
WW1 Zepplin project: Intergenerational project 
Pilot session successfully delivered- youth and pensioners paired up for memory. To be developed in 2016/17 in partnership with Voluntary Impact Northamptonshire's School of Life Pensioners forum to work with Youth forum to learn about the Northampton woman and her children killed by the Zepplin.
Dementia Awareness Week
NM
Dementia Awareness Week 16th - 20th May- Jacqueline Parks to attended Forum to discuss Dementia.  
Highways Wardens Scheme
AM
Opportunity for forum members to become Highway Warden, who are the eyes and ears on the road network within their local area and a key point of contact between the community and Northamptonshire Highways. A Highway Warden provides valuable information which 
September 
2017
April 2017
Nil 
Showcase of project at Heritage weekend.
May 2017
Nil
Forum Agenda Item
June 2017
January 
2017
October 2016
Nil
Wardens recruited and liaison set up with Highways
assists in maintaining the highway network ensures the views and requirements of the local community are represented A Highway Warden is a volunteer who is supported by their parish or town council or residents group and Northamptonshire Highways.
http://www3.northamptonshire.gov.uk/councilservices /northamptonshire-highways/roads-andstreets/Pages/highway-wardens.aspx
AM/JP
Jeanette has confirmed the provision of the following information for future meetings. 
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JP to present on Quality Contract.
Work with Nene Clinical Commissioning Group to provide the Pensioners Forum with an input into the CCG and represent the needs of older people in Northampton. 
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PH to present on the Veterans Community Covenant.
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GM to discuss with the forum the best way to provide information around dementia services in the area. 
Officers - VR & 
LM
Continue to publicise the forum through different communication streams and networks.  
Improve attendance at forum, bringing different groups together to build upon the forum. Include service providers as well as service users.
Age UK- Liam Condon retiring next year, invited to Forum to talk about Age UK.
Intergenerational Catwalk
LCW
An intergenerational catwalk lead by Voluntary Impact Northampton. Forum members encouraged to be models.
Tea Dance 
Cllr King, LCW, and officers
Tea Dance organised in the Guildhall was well attended. Digital Eagles attended to provide IT support to the Pensioner Forum and others. Event was enjoyed by all. 
May 2016
Ongoing
Nil
Presentations held, information cascaded, action plan in place.
 
Ongoing
March 15
Nil
% increase at forum
October 
2017
March 2017
March 2017
March 2017