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North Reddish Introduction April 2011 - March 2012 This Neighbourhood Action Plan (NAP) has been developed for North Reddish by Stockport Homes in partnership with customers, services and organisations working and living in the neighbourhood. The Neighbourhood is located within Stockport Homes’ West Area Housing Team, and managed by one Neighbourhood Housing Officer (NHO), contact details are shown below.
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North Reddish
Contact Details: West Area Housing Team
Neighbourhood Housing Officer: Ferri Jebelli
Telephone: 0161 474 4371
Email: [email protected]
Introduction
This Neighbourhood Action Plan (NAP) has been developed for North Reddish by Stockport Homes in partnership with customers, services and organisations working and living in the neighbourhood. The Neighbourhood is located within Stockport Homes’ West Area Housing Team, and managed by one Neighbourhood Housing Officer (NHO), contact details are shown below.
The NAP covers two distinctive estates, Poets Corner and Somerford Road / Thornley Lane South in Reddish with a number of small clusters of housing including property around Somers Road and Betley Road, Reddish. Stockport Homes manages 681 properties in the Reddish area, comprising of 175 flats, 485 houses, five maisonettes and 16 studios, in addition to a number of garages and landscaped areas within the neighbourhood.
NAPs are developed in order to identify the key issues in a neighbourhood and to develop actions to address these issues. NAPs can cover a range of social, economic and environmental issues, which includes housing, the environment, community safety, leisure and access to services and facilities. The NAPs are influenced by a range of existing polices, strategies and action plans at national, regional and local levels. The information used to develop the plan links to Stockport Council’s strategic plans and supports Place and People strategic objectives. The NAP has been developed by analysing data about the area, looking at current and developing policies and plans in the area, results of consultation with customers and talking to other partners and services about their plans for their areas.
Neighbourhood Action PlanSUMMARY April 2011 - March 2012
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Neighbourhood Activity 2010-2011
A range of projects have been delivered in the neighbourhood over the last 12 months. This has included physical improvements to properties and within the neighbourhood, in addition to a programme of activities and events throughout the year. Regular updates have been made to customers through the Neighbourhood Newsletters, and this will continue throughout this year.
The following highlights the key areas of activity of the last twelve months in the neighbourhood:
• A programme of community clean ups and estate walkabouts carried out across the area with partners and residents
• Specialist advice surgeries have been held at the Houldsworth Centre on debt management for customers
• The NHO has supported monthly meetings of Poets Corner Tenants’ and Residents’ Group
• Recycling facilities have now been provided at Spa Close, Wilton Street and Keats House
• A programme of improvements to kitchens and bathrooms on Poets Corner Estate have been completed as part of the Decent Homes programme
• Fencing and gating programme implemented on Poets Corner Estate
• A range of projects and activities for children and young people have taken place including:• A bulb planting event in partnership with
Fir Tree Primary in November • Junior PCSOs developed in conjunction
with Greater Manchester Police• A successful bid by Reddish Vale Youth
Club for Stockport Homes’ Community Fund money to pay for sports equipment and indoor games for the youth club
• A poetry competition in partnership with Fir Tree Primary School• Don’t Rubbish Reddish campaign.
Don’t Rubbish Reddish campaign
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Neighbourhood and Customer Profile
The NAP covers Reddish North ward and one Area Committee, Heaton and Reddish. North Reddish lies to the northern part of the Borough, and forms the boundaries for Stockport with Manchester and Tameside. The properties managed by Stockport Homes are located within primary residential areas, although there are a number of pockets of industrial uses. There is one primary housing area, Poets Corner which is located east of the B6167, a main route to the A57 and M60 motorway. In addition to dispersed properties located around Betley Road. Reddish is served by a railway station on the Manchester to Sheffield line with a direct rail link into Manchester City Centre and the Peak District.
The neighbourhood contains one of the eight district centres across the Borough. Reddish Centre provides a range of shops, services and a local supermarket focused around the Houldsworth Square, at the junction of B5169/B6167. The centre is overlooked by Houldsworth Mill, recently converted to provide new homes, business enterprises and a gym. Within the area there is also a number of small parades of shops providing a range of services.
The neighbourhood benefits from a range of formal and informal play activities including North Reddish Park, with football pitches, play area and bowling facilities. In addition to Houldsworth Golf Centre and Reddish Country Park, which provides a green corridor linking the town centre with Denton in Tameside at the north and Woodley to the west. It has walks, cycle paths and bridleways that link with the Goyt Etherow, Saddleworth and Longendale trails as well as long distance routes such as the Midshires Way and Trans Pennine Trail. Reddish Vale Country Park was opened in 1985. The Visitor Centre is sited on a former industrial complex, including a calico printing works supplied with water from the river via mill ponds and reservoirs. Most of the race has been filled in, but a short length carries Denton Brook down to the river. Denton Brook (and a small tributary) marks the traditional boundary between Reddish and Denton. Within the park Reddish Vale Farm offers riding stables plus a variety of farmyard animals, including horses, cows, sheep, goats, pigs, a llama, rabbits, guinea pigs, ducks and chickens.
The majority of Stockport Homes’ customers are aged 45-54 plus (32%) and there is a low percentage of customers aged 16-24 (2.4%). Stockport Homes’ customers are involved in many ways to ensure that all customers have the chance to get involved and influence the decisions and services received that affect their home and neighbourhood. In addition to a range of ways customers can get involved, there are two active groups including Poets Corner and Spa Close Tenants’ and Residents’ Association.
Poetry Competition at Fir Tree Primary School
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Stockport Homes’ Strategic Aim
NAP Objective Neighbourhood Issue Sub Area Action Timescale
Maximize contribution to social inclusion
The neighbourhood is a safe place to live
Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) relating to alcohol issues
Estate wide Continue to work with external partners to support work with customers
May 11 toMar 12
Q
There is a good quality local environment
Environmental issues relating to graffiti, litter and fly tipping
Estate wide Deliver Don't Rubbish Reddish campaign
May 11 toMar 12
Q
Estate wide Deliver programme of clean ups May 11 toMar 12
Q
Estate wide Deliver programme of community skips
Apr 11 to Mar 12
M
Lack of recycling facilities Estate wide Identify new areas for recycling facilities and develop programme of improvements
May 11 toMar 12
Q
Development of caretaking service across all areas
Estate wide Support implementation of caretaking services in consultation with customers
May 11 toMar 12
Q
Poor condition of adjacent highways
Poets Corner
Identify areas with partners to deliver improvement plan, including Poets Corner Estate, Reddish
May 11 toMar 12
Q
B YM QFrequency in which actions will be reviewed. Key: Monthly Quarterly Bi-annually Yearly
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Stockport Homes’ Strategic Aim
NAP Objective Neighbourhood Issue Sub Area Action Timescale
Maximize contribution to social inclusion
There is a good quality local environment
Lack of provision of refuse bins
Estate wide Support delivery programme of new bin roll out
May 11 toDec 12
Q
There is improved economic wellbeing for local people
Unemployment levels Estate wide Promote Skills for Life courses to customers at tenant visits
May 11 toOct 11
Q
Poets Corner
Deliver workshop and events at North Reddish Park centre
May 11 toMar 12
Q
Rent and debt advice Estate wide Encourage customers to join Credit Union at tenant visits
May 11 toMar 12
Q
There is better health and mental wellbeing for residents
Awareness of services and opportunities available
Estate wide Targeted campaigns to promote services and facilities
May 11 toMar 12
Q
Raise awareness of health events / activities
Estate wide Promote events and activities to customers
May 11 toMar 12
Q
Ensure customers lead, drive and shape services
There is a strong local community where people feel they can improve their area
Participation in regular volunteering
Estate wide Encourage customers to get involved in neighbourhood events and activities
May 11 toMar 12
Q
Distance for vulnerable customers to access area forums
North Reddish
Develop local forum Sykes Street in partnership with the police
May 11 toSep 11
Q
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Stockport Homes’ Strategic Aim
NAP Objective Neighbourhood Issue Sub Area Action Timescale
Ensure customers lead, drive and shape services
There is a strong local community where people feel they can improve their area
No way to promote activity and news
Poets Corner
Deliver newsletter to promote activity and good news stories in neighbourhood
May 11 toMar 12
Q
Increase funding for customers
Estate wide Encourage customers to apply for Stockport Homes' Community Fund
May 11 toMar 12
Q
Support to existing Tenants' and Residents' Association
Estate wide Support Poets Corner Action Group to deliver programme of activities
May 11 toMar 12
Q
Lack of engagement Poets Corner
Street rep schemes to be promoted though newsletters
May 11 to Mar 12
M
Effective asset management and maximize the use of resources to do more
There are good quality housing and housing services
Vacant and underused land potential to be redeveloped
Estate wide Support and investigate potential development sites within the neighbourhood
May 11 toMar 12
Q
Long term sustainability of garages sites
Estate wide Deliver a programme of improvement in sustainable garages
May 11 toMar 12
Q
Perception of North Reddish
Estate wide Promote projects in Neighbourhood Newsletter and other media
May 11 toMar 12
Q
Works required as part of planned maintenance works
Estate wide Deliver Capital and Planned Maintenance Programme
May 11 toMar 12
Q
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Stockport Homes’ Strategic Aim
NAP Objective Neighbourhood Issue Sub Area Action Timescale
Effective asset management and maximize the use of resources to do more
There are good quality housing and housing services
Increase number of refusals due to appearances of property
Poets Corners
Investigate potential to undertake external painting works on Coleridge Road and develop action plan
May 11 toSep 11
Q
Improvements to physical appearances of neighbourhood
Estate wide Work with customers to identify and implement Estate Improvement Budget projects
May 11 to Mar 12
M
