Leasowe Neighbourhood Plan

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Head to www.primagroup.org/local-jobs to sign up to our regular email bulletin and find out about jobs and training opportunities near you. Local Facilities About the Area Leasowe is a vibrant community with a wide variety of local facilities. The Leasowe estate is a friendly and vibrant place for Some of these include: families to grow up in. Close to the beach and with plenty of green space nearby, homes here are popular. There is a real • Leisure Centre - Including a 25m pool, gym and exercise classes. community spirit on the estate and Leasowe has a reputation • Leasowe Community Centre - Offer activities for groups of all ages of community action and self-help, offering local volunteering and the cafe is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm. opportunities for residents. With two centrally located • Leasowe Millennium Centre - Local estate based housing office. community centres and a leisure centre available, residents The base for Wirral Development Trust, library, job club and benefit from easy access to useful neighbourhood facilities. activities for groups of all ages. • Leasowe Adventure Playground - Outdoor playground and activity Our properties in Leasowe are a mix of three-bed houses, one centre. and two bed flats and bungalows. • Three primary schools • Leasowe Nursery School and Family Centre • Excellent transport links - Leasowe train station with links across Merseyside and beyond with regular bus services also nearby. • Range of local shops - Including convenience stores, food outlets, Heron and a post office. • Leasowe Lighthouse - Oldest brick-built lighthouse still standing in Community Clubs & Events Europe. Wirral Development Trust are located on Twickenham Drive • Large Item Collection - You can order your collection online. and are funded by Prima Group. They provide greater internet Leasowe Collections are on Wednesdays. It costs £29.50 per visit access for local residents, a venue where people can access for up to six separate items. learning/training resources and business administration • Bidston Tip - Open 1st October to 31st March from 8am to 5pm. support for emerging businesses and new entrepreneurs.

The Leasowe Community Centre host a wide variety of clubs and events that are all designed to bring the community closer together. Some of these include, Autumn Club, Art Club, Dance Club, Music Club, Zumba and Karate Club.

Get in touch with the Community Centre on 0151 691 1595 to sign up to any of the clubs above, find out about volunteering and see what other local events may be planned. Travel

Leasowe is well connected to Liverpool City Centre, North Wales and beyond.

Leasowe, Bidston and Moreton stations are all close by.These stations all link up with Liverpool Lime Street which has trains that travel all over the UK. Find out more here.

There are also plenty of bus routes into Liverpool city centre and around the local area.

Liverpool John Lennon Airport is also just a short drive away.

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Photo by Ryan Warburton Action Plan

Action Partners/Staff Details Outcomes

• Wirral Development Trust Work with the Community Reduce those at risk of digital To increase Digital Access • Community Regeneration Regeneration Officer to seek exclusion in the area whilst points for local residents Officer funding and work with partners increasing the skills of local • Local Schools to map out and provide local residents ready for increased • Leasowe Adventure cost-free access to WiFi and digital expectations. Playground digital equipment.

Seek further CCTV locally • Merseyside Police Investigate the feasibility of • Increased evidence especially around local shops • Wirral Anti-Social Behaviour temporary/long-term CCTV gathering to assist law on Twickenham Drive with a Team coverage in key hotspot enforcement objectives view of deterring anti-social locations. • Reduce fear of Anti-Social behaviour. Behaviour around key public amenities

Continue with environmental • Wirral Council Work with environmental Improve physical and the local improvements at Leasowe • Community Regeneration experts to investigate the environment aspects of the Shops on Twickenham Drive. Officer feasibility of replanting local area by planting around • Local Councillors around the local shops that local shops. • Leasowe Environment provide a positive visual and Group environmental impact for local people to enjoy. Action Plan

Action Partners/Staff Details Outcomes

To undertake cyclical • Prima Group Contractors Complete external painting Improve the external decorating works to and associated repairs work, appearance of Prima Prima Wirral properties. where required, to houses, Wirral properties and the fences and communal areas. neighbourhoods in which we manage/own stock.

Build new relations with • Wirral Council Liaise with emerging food Increased opportunity potential new/emerging food • Community Regeneration organisations to increase the for Prima Group tenants organisations to the Leasowe Officer awareness and facilities to to access good quality area, in particular the proposed • Local Councillors ensure Prima Group tenants can food provision outlets to food business ‘Heron’ at the • Heron Food Stores benefit. increase household financial previous Oyster Catcher • Leasowe Community Centre sustainability. site and Leasowe Social Supermarket.

Build closer links with local • Housing Officer Work with local schools to Increased aspirational schools to offer increased • Community Regeneration review bespoke aspirational activity to assist with the aspirational support Officer programmes for young people development of young people programmes • Local Schools within nearby schools. that increase their confidence and self-esteem. Action Plan

Action Partners/Staff Details Outcomes

Offer young people the chance • Community Work with local youth Increase opportunities and to shape future activities. Regeneration Officer organisations/stakeholders learning for young people/ • Wirral Development and young people to seek reduce potential anti-social Trust local views on potential behaviour in the Leasowe • Local Schools youth activities alongside the area. • Leasowe Adventure Community Regeneration Playground Officer. Once views are • Restorative Justice reviewed, we will look to seek external funding to allow the activities to begin.

Increased community • Housing Officer Work closely with internal Prima Group tenants can walkabouts to assist with • Community Regeneration teams to identify streets and be part of local actions to a visible presence in the Officer neighbourhoods that could improve areas, working neighbourhood areas, • Local Council benefit from community closely with Prima Group offering tenants the Neighbourhood Teams walkabouts. staff and stakeholders as part opportunity to get involved of any action plans that are and help shape their made. communities by improving local assets. Action Plan

Action Partners/Staff Details Outcomes

Offer tenants the • Communications & Encourage tenant participation More direct feedback from opportunity to join the new Marketing Advisor by promoting the resident people that use Prima Group’s Prima Voices Facebook • Community Regeneration involvement Facebook group services. group as part of resident Officer and email campaigns that list involvement measures to the latest local jobs and news ensure tenants can shape from Prima Group. the future of Prima Group. Local Councillors Planned Improvements A councillor’s primary role is to represent their ward or division and the Our planned improvements schedule has been heavily people who live in it. Councillors provide disrupted due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. a bridge between the community and the council. As well as being an advocate The majority of our programmed work was kitchen and for local residents and signposting bathroom replacements and these have now been postponed them to the right people at the council, for this year now with the onset of the second wave of councillors need to keep them informed COVID-19. about the issues that affect them. It’s likely that works planned for 20/21 will need to be phased Councillors have to balance the needs over 21/22 and 22/2023. We will contact you directly with and interests of residents, the political more information if you were due to have work carried out. party they represent (if any) and the council.

Our properties in Leasowe fall into a few different constituencies so there are multiple councillors you can contact depending on where you live. Regeneration & Development We are currently developing 30 new homes on the corner of A full list of local councillors can be Twickenham Drive and Livingstone Road in Leasowe. found here.

Community Action Days Prima Customer App We regularly host clean-up days, estate walkabouts and community door knocks to help you remove any unwanted items from your Download our app today and start managing home and to make sure we are hearing any concerns you may have your home at a time that suits you. about your area. Simply search for Prima Group on the App Store or Google Play Store. • Leasowe | Estate Walkabout - 13/09/21 • Leasowe | Clean-Up Day - 23/09/21 Neighbourhood Statistics Industry Sectors Business Sectors Find out more Below are the top three industry sectors people in Leasowe about our Local Below are the top three business sectors people are working in. Jobs & Training in Leasowe are working in. email bulletin here. Education 49% of people living in Leasowe work in Health & Social Work Education. 18% of local businesses are in the Health and Social Work sector. Health 10% of people living in Leasowe work in Retail Health. 18% of local businesses are in the Retail sector. Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services Manufacturing 7% of people living in Leasowe work in Arts, 12% of local businesses are in the Manufacturing sector. Entertainment, Recreation and Other Services.

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People With No People With Highest People With Highest People With Highest Qualifications Qualification Level One Qualification Level Two Qualification Level Three 32% of Working Age Population 18% of Working Age Population 19% of Working Age Population 11% of Working Age Population Staff Members

Karl Rooney Sarah Murphy Community Housing Officer Regeneration Officer

Lekisha Isiorho Jenny Devon Customer Board Income Officer Tenancy Sustainment Officer We are looking for people to join our new customer board and help shape the way we work.

We want to put customers at the heart of everything we do and make sure their Contacting Prima Group Want to know are heard when important decisions how we’re doing? are being made about the services they 0151 452 0202 You can see how receive. we’re performing For this reason, we have created the primagroup.org/contact-us by clicking here. Prima Customer Board. This group will has an extremely important role to play, acting as the voice of the customer and helping to direct and shape the Group’s future.

Find out more information on how you can join the Prima Customer Board here.

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