East Marsh Community First Priorities

Priority 1- Provide positive activities for children and young people.

This priority seeks to support clubs, sport and other activities which offer low cost opportunities for positive activities for young people with the following objectives:- 

• To engage with young people providing sustainable positive activities to meet their interests. 
• To raise awareness of the positive contributions of young people in the community
• To create opportunities for positive interaction between young people and the wider community 

Priority 2 - Making Improvements to the environment 

• To support activities which provide environmental improvements, including any activity which 
• Enhances the street scene, communal areas, parks and open spaces, and reduces the practices of fly-tipping 
• Improves waste management resulting in a better living environment for residents.

Priority 3 - Provide activities which reduce Social Isolation

To support the sustainability and development of groups, clubs and any activities which provide opportunities for residents to come together through which social isolation is reduced.

Priority 4 - Improving resident’s economic wellbeing and employment opportunities.

This priority will support any activities which increase the economic well being of residents in the area, including activities which support the transition of those who are dependant on welfare benefits to work opportunities. 

Priority 5 - Improving Health

The priority will support any activity which can be demonstrated to have a health benefit, strengthening the work of local organisations which provide activities which support health improvement. 

While this is the least resident evidenced priority, the area ranks among the UK’S worst 1% of wards regarding health inequalities, and hence this priority is considered appropriate in reducing health related concerns.