Document Category: Recreation
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 | Somerset Children & Young People’s Plan (2024-30) | The Somerset Children and Young People’s Plan (2024–30), shaped by the voices of 6,000 children and young people, sets a shared vision for a safe, child‑friendly Somerset where all young people are happy, healthy and prepared for adulthood. Developed by partners including Education for Life Board, Public Health, Connect Somerset, Safer Somerset Partnership and the ICS Children, Young People & Families Partnership Board, it outlines priorities spanning education, healthy lifestyles, mental health, community safety, relationships and adulthood preparation. For VCFSE groups, it highlights collaboration opportunities, early‑help roles, community‑based support and ways to shape services through youth voice. | Community Cohesion, Community Development, Community Spaces and Places, County-Wide, Equality and Diversity, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Physical Health and Wellbeing, Recreation | community-cohesion community-development community-spaces-and-places county-wide equality-and-diversity mental-health-and-wellbeing physical-health-and-wellbeing recreation service-themes geography | consultation-document guidance-document policy-brief | |
 | Somerset Community Safety Plan 2022–2025 (Safer Somerset Partnership) | The Safer Somerset Partnership is a statutory group working to reduce crime, disorder, anti-social behaviour and re‑offending across Somerset. Its community safety plan aligns with the Improving Lives strategy, Fit for My Future strategy, Children and Young People’s Plan and the Somerset Safeguarding Adults Board strategic plan, and complements the police and crime plan for Somerset. Covering June 2022 to March 2025, it focuses on high‑impact issues such as anti-social behaviour, hate crime, serious violence (including violence against women and girls), victim protection, youth crime and county lines. | Community Cohesion, Community Spaces and Places, County-Wide, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Physical Health and Wellbeing, Recreation | community-cohesion community-spaces-and-places county-wide mental-health-and-wellbeing physical-health-and-wellbeing recreation service-themes geography | guidance-document policy-brief | |
 | Beat the Street – Shepton Mallet & Wells evaluation | Evaluation of Somerset Activity & Sports Partnership (SASP)’s project – Beat the Street – which was run in Shepton Mallet & Wells in 2023. This is an evidence-based, mass participation programme that enables long-term behaviour change and improved partner working. It connects individuals with their local environment and supports people to make simple modifications to everyday behaviour. Includes a mix of qualitative and quantitative data and what behaviours have been changed as a result. | Community Cohesion, County-Wide, Former district of Mendip, Physical Health and Wellbeing, Recreation | community-cohesion county-wide former-district-of-mendip physical-health-and-wellbeing recreation service-themes geography | case-study social-impact-report | |
 | Beat the Street – Yeovil evaluation | Evaluation of Somerset Activity & Sports Partnership (SASP)’s project – Beat the Street – which was run in Yeovil in 2022. This is an evidence-based, mass participation programme that enables long-term behaviour change and improved partner working. It connects individuals with their local environment and supports people to make simple modifications to everyday behaviour. Includes a mix of qualitative and quantitative data and what behaviours have been changed as a result. | Community Cohesion, County-Wide, Former District of South Somerset, Physical Health and Wellbeing, Recreation | community-cohesion county-wide former-district-of-south-somerset physical-health-and-wellbeing recreation service-themes geography | case-study social-impact-report | |
 | Beat the Street – Bridgwater evaluation | Evaluation of Somerset Activity & Sports Partnership (SASP)’s project – Beat the Street – which was run in Bridgwater in 2020. This is an evidence-based, mass participation programme that enables long-term behaviour change and improved partner working. It connects individuals with their local environment and supports people to make simple modifications to everyday behaviour. Includes a mix of qualitative and quantitative data and what behaviours have been changed as a result. | Community Cohesion, County-Wide, Former District of Sedgemoor, Physical Health and Wellbeing, Recreation | community-cohesion county-wide former-district-of-sedgemoor physical-health-and-wellbeing recreation service-themes geography | case-study social-impact-report | |
 | Beat the Street – Taunton evaluation | Evaluation of Somerset Activity & Sports Partnership (SASP)’s project – Beat the Street – which was run in Taunton in 2021. This is an evidence-based, mass participation programme that enables long-term behaviour change and improved partner working. It connects individuals with their local environment and supports people to make simple modifications to everyday behaviour. Includes a mix of qualitative and quantitative data and what behaviours have been changed as a result. | Community Cohesion, County-Wide, Former District of Somerset West and Taunton, Physical Health and Wellbeing, Recreation | community-cohesion county-wide former-district-of-somerset-west-and-taunton physical-health-and-wellbeing recreation service-themes geography | case-study social-impact-report | |
 | Co-Creating Green: A Strategic Public Art Vision for Lyngford Park, Taunton | Details co-created approaches in Taunton, Somerset, showing how arts-led and green-space activities build community capacity and shape inclusive places. It offers practical steps, templates and evidence to support arts, culture & heritage. A partnership between Somerset Art Works and North Taunton One Team. | Arts, Culture and Heritage, Community Development, Environment, Recreation | arts-culture-and-heritage community-development environment recreation service-themes | consultation-document research-paper toolkit-and-resources | |
 | Neroche Woodlanders – Annual Report 2023/24 | Woodland management and nature‑based wellbeing outcomes in the Blackdown Hills; relevant to forestry practice and land stewardship. | Agriculture Forestry and Fishing, Children and Young People, Community Cohesion, Community Spaces and Places, County-Wide, Everyone, Families, Former District of Somerset West and Taunton, Mental Health and Wellbeing, People From Minoritised Communities, People with Mental Health Difficulties, Recreation, Refugees/Asylum Seekers/Immigrants, Rural | agriculture-forestry-and-fishing children-and-young-people community-cohesion community-spaces-and-places county-wide everyone families former-district-of-somerset-west-and-taunton mental-health-and-wellbeing people-from-minoritised-communities people-with-mental-health-difficulties recreation refugees-asylum-seekers-immigrants rural service-themes demographics geography | annual-report | |
 | Mendip Nature Connections – Evaluation Report (2025) | Independent evaluation of a nature‑based wellbeing programme in Mendip Hills National Landscape, with volunteer hours and outcomes | Agriculture Forestry and Fishing, Everyone, Mental Health and Wellbeing, People with Mental Health Difficulties, People with Multiple Disabilities, People with Physical Disabilities, Recreation | agriculture-forestry-and-fishing everyone mental-health-and-wellbeing people-with-mental-health-difficulties people-with-multiple-disabilities people-with-physical-disabilities recreation service-themes demographics | research-paper social-impact-report | |
 | Guide to the Living with Dementia Toolkit | A guide for those living with dementia and their carers and family. The toolkit is arranged in 5 themes – stay safe and well, stay connected, keep a sense of purpose, stay active, stay positive. It was created based on research and co-production with a group of people with dementia and carers. Includes links to research and signposts to further information for resources to help people with dementia. An example of how documents can be made accessible, with explanations about QR codes etc | Community Cohesion, Equality and Diversity, Everyone, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Older People, Physical Health and Wellbeing, Recreation, UK | community-cohesion equality-and-diversity everyone mental-health-and-wellbeing older-people physical-health-and-wellbeing recreation uk service-themes demographics geography | toolkit-and-resources | |
 | Dementia and Hope | This document sets out the vision of a group of dementia organisations in the UK who have come together as One Dementia Voice. It outlines how these organisations are thinking differently about their support for those living with dementia, and how wider societal barriers can be overcome with the right support. It addresses frequently asked questions and provides suggestions on how to embed ‘Dementia and Hope’ into your organisation. There are also many personal stories and examples of how ‘reasonable adjustments’ can and should be made for people with dementia. | Community Cohesion, Community Spaces and Places, Everyone, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Older People, Physical Health and Wellbeing, Recreation, UK | community-cohesion community-spaces-and-places everyone mental-health-and-wellbeing older-people physical-health-and-wellbeing recreation uk service-themes demographics geography | guidance-document research-paper toolkit-and-resources | |
 | Youth Matters – Your National Youth Strategy | The Labour Party National Youth Strategy, which outlines the actions the government are committing to over the next 10 years to secrure the future that young people have told them that they want | Arts, Culture and Heritage, Children and Young People, Community Cohesion, Community Development, Community Spaces and Places, Education/Training, Equality and Diversity, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Physical Health and Wellbeing, Poverty and Disadvantage, Recreation, Sports, UK | arts-culture-and-heritage children-and-young-people community-cohesion community-development community-spaces-and-places education-training equality-and-diversity mental-health-and-wellbeing physical-health-and-wellbeing poverty-and-disadvantage recreation sports uk service-themes demographics geography | national-review policy-brief |