Minutes of the Immingham Health Check Steering Group Meeting held on Thursday 31 January 2002 at 6pm in the Conference Room of the Community Business Suite, Immingham Resource Centre, Immingham.

Action

Cllr Maurice Barrick (NELC), Eve Clark (Community member), Philip Clark (Community member), Mary Cornwell (HWRCC), Liam Hiles (HANWAG), Penny Humphries (CDW), Neil King (CERT), Denise Platts (IRC Manager), Dave Ranshaw (Regeneration), Cllr Len Roberts (Immingham Town Council), Ken Staples (Community member), Cllr Len Taylor (NELC), Ray Thornhill (Community member).

David Gluck (Countryside Agency), Rick Keightley (CERT).

It was agreed that the ‘hinterland’ should include areas that Immingham serves which directly affect its economy. The research should start in Immingham and work out as far as the tight timescale allows.

Information

The Worksheets provided by the Countryside Agency were circulated. Humber Numbers will provide some of the information and will produce the questionnaires. They will also undertake the ‘Street Corner’ interviewing. Other agencies identified to provide information for the worksheets were:

EC1 Employment = NELC

CERT

EC2 Retail & Town Centre Services = Hanwag; Planning Dept

Liam Hiles

EC3 Training & Education = LSC; Community Learning (Dave Pearce)

Len Taylor

EC4 Commercial & Industrial Property Needs = Estates; Business Development; Manchester Survey

CERT

EC5 Tourism & Visitor Services = Tourism Manager

Dave Ranshaw

EC6 Business Support = CERT

Neil King

EN1 Character & Vitality of the Town = Community; Town Council

Sub Committee

EN2 The Countryside = CPRE (David Jackson); Environment Agency; Lincs Wildlife Trust; Countryside Agency; Humber Management Scheme

CERT

EN3 Links Between Town & Country = As EN2

CERT

S1 Population = NELC

Dave Ranshaw

S2 Housing = NELC

Kelly Bradley

S3 Health & Public Safety = NELC; Hanwag

Liam Hiles

S4 Local Government & Community Organisations = CDW; Community

Sub Committee

S5 Sport, Leisure & Open Spaces = Community; SLM;

Dave Ranshaw

S6 Culture = Community

Sub Committee

T1 Ease of Travel outside the Local Area = Community; Vanel

Sub Committee, CERT

T2 Ease of Access to Services = Community; NELC

Sub Committee

T3 Ease of Movement around the Town = Community; NELC

CERT

The Proposed Milestones document proposing the timetable of events was circulated and agreed. Maurice Barrick suggested a Press release and media coverage. Neil is preparing posters.

CERT

Community sub-committee: Penny Humphries, Philip & Eve Clark, Ray Thornhill, Ken & Pam Staples. Volunteers will also be sought from the Neighbourhood Forum on 7 February.

Information

Community sub-committee 12 February 6pm in Community Business Suite

Any other business: Philip Clark asked how information from young people would be obtained. Liam, Hanwag, youth groups, schools will be involved.