Presentation by Chris Carlin, VCSE Commissioner/Well Halton Lead at the Innovation Scouts: Collaboration and learning event on Thursday, 10 October at The Royal College of Physicians, Liverpool.

1. Social Innovation!
A story about collaboration and
resilience.
Chris Carlin – Well Halton Project Manager, Halton CCG
chris.carlin@haltonccg.nhs.uk

3. How I work

4. Social Prospecting
• Appreciative Inquiry activities
• Identify local assets
• Identify local leaders
• Adopt an ABCD approach
• Organise events that bring the stakeholders together
• Start to develop projects in collaboration with local leaders

5. • Built in 1968 as part of the Runcorn New Town Development
• It is in the top 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK
• The residents had little trust in ‘Officials’
• 23 young men were arrested as part of Operation Gram.
Halton Brook
Local assets
• Two good schools, Community Centre, Church Hall
• A great Children’s Centre and the world’s best family support worker
• A new Police Community Support Officer
• A troupe of local veterans
• 50th anniversary taking place in 2018

6. Halton Brook

7. Billy, Paul & Mo.
• Billy Jones – leader of Runcorn Veterans Association
70 active volunteers with a wide range of skills
• PCSO Paul Barker – new to Halton Brook and wanted
to build a better relationship with the community.
• Maureen Ball – Family Support Worker, great
relationship with local people,

8. • PCSO Paul supplied bikes
• Billy’s veteran volunteers were trained in bike repair
• Mo identified young people who were facing a social barrier
• Well Halton supplied funding to purchase a van and tools
Runcorn Bike Project

9. Following the success of the bike project, Billy
and the veterans set up a furniture up-cycling
project in partnership with Mo.
• 33 veterans volunteered 14000 hours
• 33 veterans showed improved well-being
• 451 Items upcycled
• 82 bikes distributed
• 35 young people trained
• 23 veterans into employment
• New base established
Veteran’s Projects Outputs / Outcomes

10. Following the success of the Bike Project there was a
different attitude towards the police in Halton Brook
Paul decided to launch another project, Runcorn
Mini-Police!
I was wrongI told him it would
never work……….
Halton Brook Mini Police

12. Thanks for listening
Chris Carlin – Well Halton Project Manager, Halton CCG
chris.carlin@haltonccg.nhs.uk
Links to Well Halton videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcNcwWY9Bdc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohFYLEaGIH4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nTAnahdRHQ&t=49s