Group overview 2010 - Riverside

Changing spaces
Green Spaces for People, a partnership between
Riverside, Places for People and Peabody Trust,
has secured £15.6 million from the Big Lottery
Fund’s Changing Spaces programme.
It is one of the biggest environmental projects
to be carried out by the housing sector. The aim
is to connect people with their local land by
providing green spaces where they can play and
relax, with health, social and cultural benefits
for each generation in the neighbourhood.
From food co-operatives (which grow their
own fruit and vegetables sold cheaply within
the community) to the provision of green
play spaces to encourage sports and outdoor
activities, our Green Spaces projects help to
reduce anti-social behaviour in neighbourhoods,
and foster a sense of pride and ownership.
Neighbourhood management at work
Tranmere Together is a Neighbourhood
Management Pathfinder (NMP) project
involving Riverside, The Regenda Group, local
residents, police, the council, primary care
trusts and voluntary organisations. It’s another
example of our commitment to creating better
places to live through a co-ordinated approach
to partnership working.
Tranmere Together has achieved:
— 70% resident satisfaction with their
neighbourhood, compared with 64%
three years ago
— 35% reduction in reports of fly-tipping in
the first three months of the NMP
— 28% drop in arson from the previous year
— 50% reduction in the number of people
who feel threatened by burglary,
reflecting a real decrease in the number
of burglaries taking place.
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