What is Camden Together?
Camden Together is the strategy for the borough between now and 2012.
At the heart of the community strategy - which is why it’s called a sustainable community strategy - is a commitment for Camden to develop in a way that improves the quality of life for us and for future generations. So Camden Together has a strong focus on bringing together economic, environmental and social issues.
For example, we need to adapt to economic and population growth in a way that reduces our carbon footprint, preserves our green spaces, meets the need for housing in the borough and strengthens the infrastructure needed to support our community.
A strategy is one thing, real action that makes a difference to people’s lives is another. The commitments in this document are based on what matters to the people of Camden rather than what works for organisations.
In order to meet our commitments it is important that we all work together. That is why the community strategy has been developed closely with the Local Strategic Partnership - a group chaired by the Leader of the Council that represents Camden public service providers, including the police and local health services, along with local businesses and the voluntary and community sector.
Delivering excellent public services that respond to the needs of people in the borough is one part of the story but it is by no means everything. And this strategy is not simply about what public agencies can do.
People are right to expect the Council and its partners to consult, set direction and provide clear leadership. But everyone is responsible, as far as possible, for helping to meet the commitments set out in this strategy.
