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Key Theme
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Community Strategy Aim
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Local Agenda 21
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Education, Learning & Skills
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To provide everyone in Wealden with access to lifelong learning,
education and skills training to fulfil their potential.
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We need to support and encourage community participation in
lifelong learning; this will contribute to the overall
sustainability of the District.
Gaps have been identified in the job market with insufficient
numbers of young people being trained to take up posts in
professions such as engineering and nursing.
2001 figures show that 57% of residents work locally.
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Environment
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To develop a healthy, rich and diverse environment based on
sustainable principles for everybody in Wealden.
We will achieve this by promoting a sustainable quality of life
for present and future generations.
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WILDLIFE- Numbers of farmland and
woodland birds have been in decline since the 1970s.
WASTE - In Wealden, we generate
60,000 tonnes of household waste annually, filling nearly 5,000
refuse vehicles. Of this only 9% is recycled.
WATER - The increase in use of
modern household appliances means that the demand on limited water
supplies is increasing. The more we take out of rivers and
groundwater, the greater the pressure we place on the environment.
ENERGY - Our
current consumption of energy could lead to a depletion of natural
resources for future generations.
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Health & Social Care
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To provide everyone in Wealden with access to appropriate health
and social care services to maximise their potential for good health
and well-being.
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Factors such as diet, alcohol, smoking, drugs, unemployment,
poverty, bad housing and crime affect health and quality of life.
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Housing
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To provide access to decent homes for all those who live or need
to live in Wealden, suitable for their needs and sustainable within
their means.
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The number of households is increasing and it is vital that we
have sufficient affordable housing for local people.
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Leisure
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To provide the people of Wealden with access to a broad range of
leisure, sporting and cultural opportunities to improve their
quality of life, health and well-being.
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Leisure activity can help to improve quality of life and
contribute to general fitness and well being.
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Prosperity
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To create a prosperous sustainable economy that is dynamic,
flexible and maintains the environment qualities of the area.
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Tourism has become a growth area within the local economy whilst
agricultural activity is declining. Encouraging green tourism is a
priority for Wealden to ensure visitors do not damage the
environmental assets they have come to see. Support is provided to
the business sector to encourage the introduction of environmental
management systems. This can be particularly challenging for small
businesses which make up 80% of businesses in Wealden (employing
less than 10 people).
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Safety
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To enable everyone in Wealden, to live or travel within the
District confident of their personal safety and free of the fear of
crime.
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Crime, and fear of crime, affects the quality of life for a great
many people. The police cannot tackle the causes on their own, and
emphasis is upon forming partnerships within the community.
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Transport
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To improve accessibility for all and reduce the impact of traffic
on people and places. We will achieve this by promoting safe,
convenient and sustainable means of transport across the District.
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Too much traffic can significantly alter quality of life through
increases in pollution. It has altered patterns of play beyond
recognition some parents feel it is unsafe to allow their children
to play outside or to walk to school.
Traffic is forecast to increase by more than a third over the
next twenty years. The provision of adequate public transport is
also a major issue affecting Wealden
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