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Runnymede objectives and indicators

Promoting vibrant communities includes promoting accessibility to services, facilities and other events including cultural activities. It also has a host of other benefits including improving health and the preservation of the historic and natural environment.

Have a look at Your Runnymede to see what is on offer in your community.

Runnymede objectives and actions

Runnymede's sustainability objective is to create and sustain vibrant communities through improving accessibility to services and facilities and opportunties to engage in diverse cultural activities.

The Councils website has lots of information on community services including local sites of interest, local parks, information on leisure and tourism and a Runnymede4community page with the latest news on events in the Borough.

Related Organisations

Research shows that a lot of what makes people happy is found in a vibrant community. The recent TV programme set in Slough has a Happiness manifesto - why not try it?!

Authentic happiness has tests that show what would make you most happy, according to your signature strengths.

Map of areas of open space and proximity to Residential Areas

Indicator

Local data

Comparison/ trend

Target and status

Date/ source

7.1. Percentage of people who say they are satisfied with their local area as a place to live

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89% Surrey

2004. Surrey County Council Best Value Performance Indicator  

Not captured at the borough level

7.2 . Percentage of people who feel that their local area is a place where people from different backgrounds and communities can live together harmoniously

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Not captured at the borough level, suitable indicators will be considered for the next State Report

7.3 . Percentage of people who have carried out any of a specified list of actions, unpaid, for someone who is not a relative

9%

9.4% Surrey, 9.9% England

2001. Census

7.4. Engagement in cultural activity by type of activity per 1000 of the population

Museum visits: 238 (visits) Youth schemes: 23 (individuals) Gym memberships: 14 (individuals)

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2005. Runnymede Borough Council