Operation CAN-do
Operation CAN-do is multi-agency 10-year programme created to
improve the quality of life and outcomes of people living and
working in the Gladstone, Millfield and New England communities of
Peterborough.
Partners and our communities are committed to doing something
transformational and different for this area, which will celebrate
its uniqueness and convert it to being a place of positive
vibrancy.
Organisations are working together on one focused agenda that
will:
- Create jobs and improve skills and education
- Support vulnerable families and tackle causes of poverty
- Safeguard adults and children and help them to live healthy and
longer
- Reduce energy consumption
- Reduce crime and tackle anti-social behaviour
There are numerous areas of concern that are already being
tackled but there is still a long way to go to address fundamental
issues in the area including:
- High levels of deprivation
- Dense population with approximately 46 people per hectare of
land
- Three primary schools with 22 different languages spoken
- Only 382m² of green space
- High numbers of children living in poverty
- Households classed as being in fuel poverty
- High levels of domestic abuse incidents
- Higher numbers of rubbish accumulations than in other city
areas
- Low life expectancy for females (77 years) compared to other
city areas
For more information about Operation CAN-do or to get involved,
call: (01733) 747474 and ask for the neighbourhood management team
or email neighbourhoods@peterborough.gov.uk.