Presented by Teresa Heritage at the event 'Commissioning for Culture and Sport, 5th December 2014': http://knowhownonprofit.org/events/commissioning-for-culture-and-sport-5th-december-2014 Part of the Cultural Commissioning Programme http://www.ncvo.org.uk/cultural-commissioning-programme

1. Hertfordshire County Council
The role of councillors in
supporting commissioning
opportunities for culture and sport
Cllr Teresa Heritage
Executive Member Public Health and Localism

2. Background; An Evolving Partnership
• The Hertfordshire is Ready For Winners
Partnership
• The Hertfordshire Olympic and
Paralympic Legacy Board
• The Hertfordshire Lifestyle and legacy
Partnership

3. The Hertfordshire Lifestyle and Legacy
Partnership - Vision

4. The Hertfordshire Lifestyle and Legacy Partnership - Aims
• To develop a shared vision
• To be a focal point and ‘voice’ for stakeholders
• To improve the quality of people’s lives
• To build healthy, active and strong communities
• To support the delivery of health and wellbeing objectives for
Hertfordshire and to advocate and influence others to deliver on
those objectives
• To sustain the enthusiasm and good practice built up in
Hertfordshire emerging from the London 2012 Games.
• To be a forum for attracting investment and funding related to
sport, recreation and culture into the county

5. The Hertfordshire Lifestyle and Legacy Partnership -
Membership•Herts County Council
•Herts Sports Partnership
•All the District Councils
•Herts Association of Parish and Town Councils
•University of Hertfordshire
•Representatives of Colleges of Further Education
•Representatives of Hertfordshire Housing Associations
•Herts Association of Leisure Trusts
•Herts Local Enterprise Partnership
•Hertfordshire Volunteer Centres
•Hertfordshire CVS
•Herts Community Foundation
•Creative Hertfordshire
•Hertfordshire Community Development Agency
•Herts Association of Cultural Officers
•Representatives from NHS and Clinical Commissioning Groups
•Private Sector Leisure and Fitness Providers
•School Representatives (Primary/Secondary/Special/School
Games Local Organising Committee)
•Lea Valley Regional Park
•Police and Crime Commissioner
•Herts Sports Development Group
•Herts Disability Forum for Young People
•Hertfordshire Action on Disability
•Groundworks
•Herts and Essex Wildlife Trust

6. The Hertfordshire Lifestyle and Legacy Partnership -
The Story So Far
Agreed Action Plan with 22 outcomes, including;
Physical Activity and Sports Theme: outcomes 1-8 (Coordinated by
Herts Sports and Physical Activity Partnership known as HSP)
Arts and Culture Theme: outcomes 9-13 (Led by the Hertfordshire Music
Education Hub)
Lifestyle Theme: outcomes 14-19 (Led by Hertfordshire County Council
Public Health)
Volunteering and Third Sector Theme: outcomes 20 - 22 (Led by Herts
Volunteering Centres, CVS and other partners)

7. Physical Activity and Sports Theme – Achievements and
Aspirations
Achievements:
•2014 is Year of Cycling
•cCLOA and Sport England project on commissioning sport and physical activity on referral
across the county underway
•Workplace health challenge is in place http://www.workplacechallenge.org.uk/herts/
•Every leisure service employee in Hertfordshire can access free public health training
•A Countywide Physical Activity and Sport Framework is out for consultation
•Supported the Herts Learning Disability Games
We want to:
•Make next year the Year of Walking
•Apply for EU funding to help upskill the leisure workforce further on public health issues
•Develop a community grants scheme for physical activity funded by public health and
administered by HSP

8. Arts and Culture Theme– Achievements and Aspirations
Achievements
•Countywide recognition and support for the importance of Arts and Culture, especially for
young people
•Creative Hertfordshire Flame Awards – 105 nominations received for this inaugural
countywide celebration of creative talent
• Royal Opera House worked with University of Hertfordshire to hold three Culture
Change sessions for creative organisations between October to December 2014.
•Rumour Programme – a discount scheme for 16-25s at Watford Palace theatre is being
promoted to other theatres across the county as they are encouraged to start their own
schemes
We want to
•Produce a YAMA Festival (Youth Activity Music and Arts) scheduled for September 2015
. Support received in principle from Public Health team, and additional delivery partners
are being recruited
•Secure a small grants fund to support cultural organisations to enable access for
disabled young people
•Access European Skills funding for developing capacity in the cultural industry to upskill
14 -19 year olds

9. Lifestyle Theme– Achievements and Aspirations
Achievements
•£1 Million per annum (for 2 years) Public Health Funding made available to District and
Borough Authorities as part of their offer
•Online Lifestyle offer developed
http://www.hertsdirect.org/services/healthsoc/healthherts/
•32,000 people go on Health Walks a year funded by Public Health and District Councils,
led by Countryside Management Service
•Cycling development small grant fund for community agencies as part of Year of Cycling
•2,500 bikeability courses in schools
•New weight management service already commissioned and reached 1st
1,000 referrals
in three months
•93% of GPs in Herts now doing NHS HealthChecks
•Developed men/women only weight management sessions
We want to:
•Commission a new child weight management service
•Implement fast food takeaway restrictions
•Continue child weight measurement programme

10. Volunteering and Third Sector Theme– Achievements
and Aspirations
Achievements
•Volunteer Centres are promoting a wide range of volunteering opportunities which is
ever increasing due to development work with organisations
• Volunteer Centres are working with Job Centre Plus, local Job Clubs and individuals
coming directly to them who are unemployed, new graduates, NEETs etc. who are
looking to volunteer as a way of gaining experience, references and enhanced CVs.
We want to
•Investigate further a project which uses a specially designed on line platform to link
volunteers with professional skills to charities that need specific help for short term pieces
of work
•Map out and further facilitate volunteer support for those suffering Dementia and
Alzheimer’s

11. Spelling it out for Partners: The cCLOA and Sport England Activity
on Referral Project
Service
outcomes
•Residents have the
opportunity to be
healthy and safe
Intermediate
outcomes
•Residents living
longer healthier lives
•Citizens who enjoy
life and are healthy
•More people
participating in physical
activity regularly
•Further utilization of
health checks
•More robust evidence
base of effective
interventions
Culture and sport
activities
•Increase in resident
mental well being
Less isolated and
healthier patients
Residents taking
more control of
their health
Overarching
strategic
outcomes
Residents less likely
to suffer from
Coronary Heart Disease;
Congestive Heart
Failure; Hypertension
(high blood pressure)
o Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease
(COPD), Asthma.
o Cancers of breast and
colon
o Depression, dementia,
and anxiety
o Chronic low back pain;
Osteoporosis, knee
osteoarthritis
o Type 2 diabetes;
obesity
•GP surgeries playing a
central role in
maintaining resident
health and wellbeing
•Reduction of
residents with an
unhealthy weight
Increased
primary care
and other
setting
referrals to
physical
activity
opportunities
via a
sustainable
model
Residents further
utilising leisure
providers
•Reduction in those
suffering long term
conditions
•Financially sustainable
model for
joint/partnership
working
Benefits
•Increased physical
activity and promotion
of healthy weight
•Local people are
supported to stay well,
preventing ill health
Assisted access to
sport, recreation,
culture and healthy
lifestyles

12. Over to you: Let’s have a discussion