A promotional film produced by Pishdaad Modaressi Chahardehi for City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council about the work they are doing in creating a greener and healthier city together with its citizen. Title: Bradford. Developing a Healthy Green City An aerial over an allotment with the city of Bradford in the distance changes to traffic moving along a busy road and Nick Harrison Chief Executive of Yorkshire Sport Foundation and Active Partnerships National talking about his role...

A promotional film produced by Pishdaad Modaressi Chahardehi for City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council about the work they are doing in creating a greener and healthier city together with its citizen. Title: Bradford. Developing a Healthy Green City An aerial over an allotment with the city of Bradford in the distance changes to traffic moving along a busy road and Nick Harrison Chief Executive of Yorkshire Sport Foundation and Active Partnerships National talking about his role to make it easier for people to become more active. Another aerial of a green space with Professor John Wright Director Bradford Institute of Health Research explaining that while Bradford is blessed with many green spaces, the issue is with the quality of some of them. As children and local people enjoy a green space, Shahid Islam Senior Research Fellow Co-production and Citizen Science Bradford Institute for Health Research talks about health inequalities between different communities only a few miles apart. As people walk along a series of paths in the city, Jan Burkhaut Programme Director, JU:MP Active talks about Bradford’s ambition not only to be a green city but a healthy city. As a surveyor goes about conducting a survey of a piece of land carrying his equipment on his back, Professor Andrew S. Wilson PhD MCIfA FHEA Chair of Forensic and Archaeological Science University of Bradford talks about the Begin project and its aim to opening up the value of the blue green infrastructure to residents within Bradford. As children and members of a local community come together to use a small urban park, Jan Burkhaut talks about working with local schools, community groups and faith settings to co-design a local plan, to be involved in the development of green space and to create a more active healthy environment for communities. A small girl is asked about her local park, she talks about what she does when she goes their every day. An aerial of the community space changes to Nick Harrison standing on a street corner talking in voiceover about it being about local communities and people deciding for themselves and how his organisation can support them. Over a montage of busy roads intercut with people on their bicycles Jan Burkhaut talks about encouraging people to get more active connecting local people with the canal road development. Alex Ross-Shaw Portfolio Holder for Regeneration, Planning and Transport talking about the growth of the local cycling network to help make a sustainable choice for people at lot easier. As Alex speaks with a surveyor conducting a survey Jan Burkhaut talks in voiceover about the creation of a ‘regeneration corridor’ with housing and economic growth and this being an opportunity to be at the beginning to get amazing green spaces. James Williams Interim-Engineering Design Manager Bradford Council takes a group on tour of the regeneration site; he talks about maximising the green blue infrastructure. Barney Lerner Chair of Friends of Bradford Beck stands beside said river and talks about the work that is to be done to open it up and create more habitats, a computer simulation is shown of what it would look like once completed. Ed Norfolk Principal Engineer Land Drainage Bradford Council explains how the district will be complete re-naturalised. In a local community park over a montage of people using the space Kammy the Community Engagement Manager for JU:MP talks about how spaces such as this are developed and are co-designed with local communities who do want ownership. As Kammy walks about the community space, Nick Harrison explains that the opportunities offered need to be easy, attractive and on people’s doorsteps. As Zuby Hamard Sport and Physical Activity Manager and Sonia Community Engagement Manager for JU:MP talk while walking around another local community space, Sonia explains how it will make a huge different to people health and well-being and benefit the community for years to come. Chris Eaton Development Service Manager, Planning Bradford goes onto explain how the council would like to adopt this approach to other parts of the district. Over a montage of images featured previously in the film, John Wright explains that the billions spend each year on health care could be better spent redesigning our cities making them healthier, greener more environmentally friendly. The film ends on children playing a game of tug-o-war in a local community park. End title: Interreg North Sea Region Begin. European Regional Development Fund. European Union. City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council