Gordon Partridge Melton Mowbray 12th May 2011
13 years ago Doctors surgeries in Thetford Approached Thelma Pains Called together group to analyse data Identified large numbers of Portuguese Why were they here ?
They would be: They would be: Living somewhere Working somewhere Accessing services Needing assistance Impacting on existing communities
Research indicated they were economic migrants – migrant workers in food processing and agriculture Research indicated they were economic migrants – migrant workers in food processing and agriculture How many ? Where were they ? How do we approach them ? What expectations they had?
Appointed a Portuguese speaking community liaison officer – or Lukie for short Appointed a Portuguese speaking community liaison officer – or Lukie for short Districtwide survey for HMOs and caravans Paid for some employees to learn Portuguese
Need to build trust Need to build trust Can’t do it by ourselves Need to build capacity in community to help themselves Understand that timely, appropriate, interventions can change peoples lives Assist and listen – don’t take over Work with – not impose Cultural events as well as formal
New waves of migrants New waves of migrants Polish Latvian Lithuanian Hungarian
Breckland New Communities project Breckland New Communities project 2 years – many £‘000s Inspections of HMOs to improve living conditions Help set up, nurture and grow self help groups – Mid Norfolk Association, International Friendship Group, European Challenge, Project Amigos Links with faith groups Articles in Voice in Portuguese
Wayland Community Radio BBC Radio Norfolk BBC television ( Politics Show ) Café surgeries Honourable mention in Cohesion and Migration in Breckland ( specialist cohesion report ) Delivered 3 STEPS programmes for Investors in Excellence Settling In international conference
Portuguese Consulate Portuguese Consulate Government Ministers MEPs and MPs Union officials Audit Commission Communities and Local government And today….Portuguese Ambassador !
Gordon is a peer reviewer for Local Government Association’s Improvement and Development Agency Migration Excellence programme; Gordon is a peer reviewer for Local Government Association’s Improvement and Development Agency Migration Excellence programme; West Wiltshire Peterborough Council Northern Housing Consortium
Lukie has written Good Practice Report on Migrant Workers and Black and Minority Ethnic Groups Lukie has written Good Practice Report on Migrant Workers and Black and Minority Ethnic Groups Has received commendations from Norfolk Constabulary for her work on training police officers in community cohesion; Adult Education; CAB; ARP; Norfolk Voluntary Services
Gordon appointed as a Peer Reviewer for Local Government Association Improvement and Development Agency Gordon appointed as a Peer Reviewer for Local Government Association Improvement and Development Agency ( IDeA Migration Excellence Programme ) Worked with: West Wiltshire District Council Suffolk County Council Peterborough Council Northern Housing Consortium
Learn about the community Learn about the community Listen to the community Build confidence Build trust Accept that you will not always get it right Remember that it is about people…not strategies, policies and targets !
Gordon Partridge BSc(hons), Dip EH, CMS, MCIEH, Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner Gordon Partridge BSc(hons), Dip EH, CMS, MCIEH, Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner Lukie Gooda BA( journalism and social communication)
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