Communities Sounding Board Update January ... - Festival Housing
Communities Sounding Board Update January ... - Festival Housing
Communities Sounding Board Update January ... - Festival Housing
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New Initiatives<br />
Top Barn<br />
In March we launched a new gardening project based at Top Barn,<br />
Holt Heath. The aim of this project is to strengthen community links<br />
and encourage residents to develop an interest in gardening and<br />
growing their own fruit and vegetables. This is a pilot initiative which<br />
will involve 20 interested residents who have responded to our<br />
posters and able to commit one day a week to the project until<br />
November. Residents have been allocated their own allotment plot<br />
and have been encouraged to develop it as they so choose. Top<br />
Barn staff are on hand to give residents guidance on various different<br />
aspects of allotment gardening throughout the seasons. At the end<br />
of November tenants will then be encouraged to get involved in other<br />
gardening opportunities and projects identified in their local area.<br />
Estate Management Performance<br />
Estate Visits<br />
Community Officers completed 100% of estate visits during this<br />
quarter. Estate visits are used to resolve various estate management<br />
issues such as flytipping, untaxed vehicles parked on our estates,<br />
individual property condition and grounds maintenance issues.<br />
6 week visits Community Officers continue to conduct 6 week visits for all new<br />
tenants. These visits give Community Officers the opportunity to<br />
inform tenants about local services available to them and can be<br />
used to encourage families to join our Gets2gether club.<br />
Community<br />
Walkabouts<br />
Any Questions<br />
Estate walkabouts were carried out in the following areas during<br />
<strong>January</strong> - March:<br />
Hill View Road area, Malvern<br />
Archer Close area, Malvern<br />
Atyeo Close area, Malvern<br />
Duke of Edinburgh Way, Malvern<br />
Chawson Estate, Droitwich<br />
Westlands, Droitwich<br />
Dates for estate walkabouts in your local area are published in The<br />
Flyer. Walkabouts are usually attended by your <strong>Housing</strong> Officer,<br />
Community Officer and a representative from your local Policing<br />
team. Local residents are welcome to attend to provide feedback on<br />
any estate management issues.<br />
If you have a question which you would like us to try to answer and<br />
include in the next quarterly update please let us know.