Tendring Community Assets Full Final Report

4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This is a mapping of community assets in the Tendring district. It has been undertaken by Community Voluntary Services Tendring (CVST) and commissioned by the North East Essex Health and Well Being Alliance (NEEHWA) in order to contribute to the Live Well Essex community model. This is underpinned by understanding both the ‘needs’ and ‘assets’ of the communities with the aim of identifying what is working well and what else might be enabled to strengthen community resilience and provide more holistic support to residents of all ages. Tendring district is in the eastern half of the North East Essex catchment area, with a total population of 144,705 (2017) 1 . It covers approximately 130 square miles 2 . There are urban areas in Harwich & Dovercourt, Manningtree, Brightlingsea, Frinton, Clacton and Walton but it is generally characterised by small, rural villages. The road system through Tendring has the A120 (running between Harwich and Colchester) and the A133 (running from Clacton to Colchester), most roads are B roads or unclassified. Tendring is bordered by the sea (there are 37 miles of coastline), the River Stour and rural areas. It is a peninsula, to the very East of England. Life expectancy in Tendring is relatively low, for males and females, and infant mortality rates are high. For the purposes of planning around existing community links and resources each area has been divided in the three geographic community areas, Tendring South, Tendring East and Tendring West, based on the old ward structure: 1 ONS UK 2 Tendring District Council Website, 2019