Anfield Project Newsletter Dec 2017
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The Anfi eld Project December 2017 Happy Christmas from all the Anfi eld Regeneration Partners THE ANFIELD PROJECT New Anfi eld community takes step forward Liverpool City Council has approved a plan to assemble and transfer land earmarked for 86 affordable new homes and new shops, near to Liverpool Football Club’s stadium. A report to the council’s cabinet recommended two development deals as part of the £260m Anfi eld well as paving the way for a healthy mix of new affordable The council, which has already assembled most of the Regeneration Project. The fi rst three phases of Keepmoat’s homes, all with private gardens, we’re also creating new land and demolished 275 properties, is seeking authority housing renewal programme in Anfi eld have already been shops. to obtain the remaining plots, ideally through negotiation. completed and the fourth is nearing completion, bringing “There is much still to be done but this phase marks yet A planning application is likely to be submitted in the more than 500 homes to the area. another milestone in our ambitions to create a brighter New Year with building work starting in the summer. The deals with Keepmoat Homes and Priority Space Anfi eld for everyone.” will see a further 86 new homes built, as well as up to ten new shop units facing Walton Breck Road, which is itself undergoing a scheme to create a new high street. The new houses for sale are energy-effi cient two, three and four- bedroom properties with private gardens and off-street car parking, their design in keeping with housing types that have proved a success in earlier phases. The Phase 5 site includes land between Burleigh Road South, Robson Street, Venmore Street and Walton Breck Road, where terraced housing and the old Breckfi eld Primary School once stood. Cllr Ann O’Byrne, deputy mayor of Liverpool, said: “This newest phase is a critical piece of the jigsaw in creating a more vibrant and successful community. As A year of real progress at Anfi eld Cemetery It has been a year of real progress for the Friends of the surrounding area and the Heritage Lottery Funded Anfi eld group as they work to restore Anfi eld Cemetery ‘Lifting the Lids’ project is now well underway with support back to its former glory and unlock some of its historic from Positive Futures’ volunteers; the Chinese community Environmental secrets. held a rededication ceremony to 31 Dutch Chinese sailors Just before Christmas help came from pupils of St Francis in Anfi eld; the University of Liverpool invited the Friends works continue de Sales in Walton who accepted a challenge to locate the to collaborate on a ‘Headstones as Culture’ project, with As part of the wider Anfi eld regeneration project, fi nal resting places of two Victoria Cross winners who are interactive maps and publications and the Friends have also a £2m environmental programme is now underway in unmarked paupers graves, somewhere in the Grade II* established links with Friends of Stanley Park, Liverpool to create improved public realm around Anfi eld listed cemetery’s 141 acres. Central Library, LFC, Liverpool John Moores University, Village on Burnand Street, with phase 2 to begin It’s a refl ection, as Friends’ Bob Halliday, says, of a Hope University and the Anfi eld Stakeholder’s Group. in Spring 2018 on Blessington Road and Hayfi eld growing interest in the area: “Thanks to the superb support Tom Bradburn, Friends’ secretary, adds: “Our plans in Street. A further £2.5m of environmental works of our group members, Historic England, Liverpool City 2018 include further funding bids, for example, for lamp will take place later in 2018 on Walton Breck Road, Council and the wider community we are regularly fi nding post banners along Priory Road to highlight some of the from Sleepers Hill to Oakfi eld Road, which will out new things about the cemetery and at the same time people who have been buried or cremated in ‘Anfi eld’ and include tree planting and pavement resurfacing, the being able to pursue our plans for its restoration.” their connections with Liverpool’s amazing history, as well objective being to create a more pedestrian-friendly Among many projects in the last 12 months are: work as the possible landscaping development of the southern and green high street. to clean and repair Anfi eld’s two large catacombs, clearing end of the cemetery.” www.friendsofanfi eld.com DALGLISH SCORES FOR RED NEIGHBOURS - PAGE 4 2 The Anfield Project December 2017 ANFIELD HOUSING – THE STORY SO FAR PHASE 1 Derelict properties facing Burnand Street have been demolished and have been replaced with a tree-lined pavement, private side gardens for Gorst, Balfour, Randolph, Gurnall and Hayfield Streets, together with additional pedestrian space. Another new feature will be secure compounds containing communal waste stores for Village residents (see the boxed text below for more details). Liverpool City Council will also be enhancing street lighting. This phase will complete early in January 2018. PHASE 2 The £260m regeneration of Anfield is a partnership between Liverpool City Council, homes in the Anfield Village area fit for the 21st century. The next phase will commence in spring / summer As part of the project we are also providing gardens for 2018 following the demolition of the properties along Your Housing Group, Keepmoat Homes some of the end of terrace homes. The work has been Blessington Road. It will again provide a tree lined and Liverpool Football Club. Within this featured by the Department for Communities and Local pavement, private side gardens and a wider pedestrian regeneration work the housing projects are Government as best practice in estate regeneration. pavement, enhancing the outside space in this part of Anfield Village. providing much-needed homes for local THE PARKS residents and are helping to build a better This area, in partnership with Keepmoat Homes, LCC Carl Moore, Head of Affordable Housing within HCA community. The work seeks to use local and the Homes and Community Agency sees more North West, said: than 325 homes built since 2008; 106 to be built in the labour, local supply chains and supports current phase by 2019, with a further 86 to built in the “ The work at Anfield has progressed significantly since my apprenticeships wherever possible. next phase, making a total of more than 500 new homes. last visit. This project is an excellent example of private and public sector partners working to deliver a significant TREES AND PUBLIC GARDEN SPACES urban regeneration scheme. From the public realm outside ANFIELD VILLAGE COMING TO ANFIELD VILLAGE the improved football ground, to the environmental works At least 82 traditional terraced properties will have The Anfield Environmental Regeneration Project is set along Burnand, to the newly improved homes, the Anfield been refurbished by summer 2018. These include the to transform the Anfield Village area by introducing area is in the final stage of being transformed and will a innovative remodelling of traditional terraced housing more open space, trees and wide pavements. This represent step change for the local community.” to create approximately 46 refurbished larger family exciting programme is split into two phases: Four Oaks kids go A PROPER PLACE FOR WASTE! Residents living on the Anfield Village streets community gardening of Gurnall, Randolph, Gorst, Balfour and Hayfield will no longer need to leave household waste in the narrow alleyways between their homes. Green-fingered pupils from Four Oaks Primary New secure compounds created as part of School have been helping to create a beautiful landscaping works taking place in the area will environment in Anfield by planting trees and bulbs. contain large general waste stores for residents The children worked with Keepmoat Homes staff, to dispose of their black bags. Affected residents Tim Fellows Landscape, Assistant Mayor Cllr Jane will be issued with a key to access the compound Corbett, and members of Four Oaks Tenants and and collections will continue to take place weekly. Residents Association and learned lots of great tips about Recycling will continue from the front door for the horticulture. They were given a tour of the public open time being space while discussing the various types of trees that were The children received their own planting kit including, If you live in the streets listed above, look out being planted and their importance to the environment. plant pot, soil and bulbs to take home and grow, before for a leaflet we will be circulating with you in the With guidance from the team, they also learnt how to planting in the community. They all received a selection New Year containing more information about the stamp down the earth carefully to safeguard the bulbs of goodies and information handouts to take home for new arrangements. from wildlife. all their hard work. housing and streets around the ground, there new retail premises opposite the stadium will Message from is a much greater feeling of ‘arriving’, than be moving forward in 2018. there has been for a long time. Anfield is all about the people and I love The next part of the Anfield jigsaw is the Homebaked’s regeneration plans and also how Ann O’Byrne high street, of course, and my colleagues and the community, near and far to the cemetery, I at the city council have been working hard is becoming more involved in re-establishing It’s been another year of progress for the to gather all these pieces ahead of assembly. and promoting this unique city asset. Anfield Project with so much achieved and yet The high street is changing.