Cleaner, Greener, Connected, and Healthier Neighbourhood Programme  

Phase 1 - Clean Slate Project

The Clean Slate Project aims to create a Connected, Cleaner, Greener and Healthier Neighbourhood Programme. 

This is the first phase of the project aimed at wiping the slate clean and making a fresh start to managing the neighbourhood.

What's involved in the clean slate project:

• Removal of waste items in the communal hallways and the gardens including any unwanted goods

• Vegetation clear up including cutbacks, removing brambles and weeds

The Clean Slate Project will help to: 

• restore a sense of pride back in the area

• ensure fire regulations and tenancy agreements are adhered to

• pursue the zero-tolerance policy to storing items in the communal hallways

• remove all waste

Phase 2 - Estate Champions and  Community Budgeting 

The second stage will involve consulting with residents and gaining feedback on Phase 1 and what they would like to see in their area whilst introducing the idea of participatory budgeting.

• It will be a community event, all residents will be invited

• A series of questions will be asked about the local area and what changes residents would like to see

• The local Neighbourhood plans and recent neighbourhood promises, and pledges will be showcased, and residents will be updated on their progress

• There will be a drive to recruit a number of local Estate Champions who will work with officers to take the work forward in the local area

Estate Champions

The Estate Champions will:

• work with the Housing Managers, Housing Assistants the Community Investment Officers and any Tenants and Resident groups to help implement the changes the community have asked for

• ensure that the participatory budget allocated for the local area is spent as local residents have requested

• work with the managers and officers and any Tenants and Residents groups to feedback to the local community on developments and updates in the local area

Participatory budgeting

The Estate Champions will work with the Housing Managers, Housing Assistants the Community Investment Officers and any Tenants and Resident groups to help implement the changes the community have asked for.

The Estate Champions will work to ensure that the participatory budget allocated for the local area is spent as local residents have requested. The Estate Champions will work with the managers and officers and any Tenants and Residents groups to feedback to the local community on developments and updates in the local area.

At the consultation the sum of money available to the local area to help it become better Connected, Cleaner, Greener& Healthier will be unveiled. The amount could be anything up to 10k per area depending on the needs for the area.

Phase 3 - Delivery and implementation

The project will be delivered over a 2-year period and falls in line with our local neighbourhood action plans.

The local team including Managers, Officers, Estate Champions and any Tenants and resident groups will provide updates via local newsletters and local meetings.

Phase 4 - Evaluation and next steps 

Residents will be invited to evaluate the project, working with the housing team, Tenant and Residents’ groups and Estate Champions.

Residents will be asked to consider what the next stages should be in continuing to deliver better Connected, Cleaner, Greener and Healthier Neighbourhoods.