The Rochford Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) is hosting its first Assembly on Monday 20th April at The Lawn, Hall Road, Rochford.
The Rochford Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) is a non statutory multi-agency partnership which brings together, at a local level, the different parts of the private, public, community and voluntary sectors. The duty of the LSP is to prepare and implement a single co-ordinated framework of its long term vision for the area, as set out in the Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS), which is being launched at the Assembly.

Our vision in the LSP is ‘Working in partnership to make our District a place which provides opportunities fro the best possible quality of life for all who live, work and visit here’ our aim is to bring this vision into reality by working closely with our partners. Our priority will be the implementation and delivery of the SCS, by working to agreed targets and timetables so that local people see local services working more effectively for their communities.

Our Assembly is an opportunity for us to showcase some of the wonderful projects and initiatives that are being funded by the LSP, a varied and diverse range of projects are being supported by the partnership. Not all of the projects we are supporting will be giving presentations at the Assembly, but those selected will give a good indication of the strong ethos of effective, co-operative partnership engagement and working that the LSP endorses.

Some of the groups who have received funding and support from Rochford LSP and are giving presentations at the Assembly:

Disability Essex- Midday Luncheon Club Todman’s Centre Rayleigh

Richard Boyd, the Chairman of Rayleigh Age Concern, part of Disability Essex will be telling us about a luncheon club for the elderly which is held daily at the Todman’s Centre in Rayleigh. Disability Essex is an organisation which operates a plethora of projects, not just across our District, but across the whole of Essex.

Lymphoma for You (support group)

Paul Saunders who recently retired as a Sergeant after 25 years in Essex Police has been busy since his retirement and has established a support group for people who are affected by Lymphoma will tell about his group and how funding provided by the LSP will enable local people to be supported,

Disability Essex- ‘Healthy Chance’

Richard Boyd, but wearing a different hat this time, will inform us about ‘Healthy Chance’ a mobile scheme which will travel around Rochford District and will focus on the promotion of healthy living and raising health awareness issues to our residents.

London Bus Theatre Group

This group, based in Hockley, is one of the leading Theatre in Education groups in the UK and provides Councils, Essex Police, schools and colleges with drama workshops and DVD’s on issues such as bullying, drugs, alcohol, anti social behaviour and interview techniques. The LSP has provided funding to enable the London Bus Theatre Group to deliver an Internet Safety Drama production to all years 5 and 6 students in the Rochford District. They will be performing a production to the Assembly to give a flavour of the issues that they are able to cover.

Domestic Abuse Panel

Members of the Castle Point & Rochford Domestic Abuse Panel will address the Assembly and give a presentation on how they work in partnership to provide support, education and solutions to addressing this increasingly serious issue.

Open Arts

Kirsten Heydinrych will explain how this project provides arts courses for people with mental health problems, as a means to supporting them back into further education, volunteering and employment.

All of these projects, which will deliver locally, have the same goal of leading to real improvements in the overall health, well being and quality of life for all our residents and communities.