Belle Vale & Netherley

Neighbourhood Plan

If you need this document in another language, please contact us. Contents About the Area Click here to find out about applying online Community Events & Clubs for our community Local Facilities funding Bright Ideas Travel Fund Action Plan Local Councillors Community Action Days Planned Improvements Regeneration & Development Neighbourhood Statistics Staff Members Customer Board

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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 • Belle Vale Shopping Centre - This shopping centre is a short Belle Vale is a friendly district located in south-east . distance away from our properties in Belle Vale. The shopping We currently own 25 properties in the Belle Vale area. They centre has a variety of outlets including, Home Bargains, Holland & include two and three-bedroom houses and two-bedroom Barrett, Iceland, Superdrug, Wilkos, clothes shops. There are also bungalows. They were all built in 1993. café’s and a dentist. • Xercise4less - Opportunity to exercise and live a healthy lifestyle at We recently completed our 38-property development in an affordable cost. Their contact number is 0151 556 7111. Netherley at Wheatfield Close. Wheatfield Close consists • Lee Valley Millennium Centre - Function and conference room, on- of 26 two-bedroom houses and 12 one-bedroom flats. site library, on-site hairdressers. Netherley is a popular area on the eastern side of Liverpool • Belle Vale Community Fire Station - Youth Engagement Team thanks to its close proximity to and including fire Cadets & Princes Trust. access to motorways that run up and down the country. • YPAS - Young Persons Advisory Service - Charitable organisation that supports children, young people and families. Provides a wide range of counselling, advice, information and support service, mental health and emotional wellbeing. • Belle Vale Park - One of the city’s smaller modern landscapes. Access is via Belle Vale Road or Valley Road, next to the Millennium Centre. It provides a setting for a range of recreational Community Clubs & Events and cultural facilities for local residents. • Lee Valley Pensioners Club - Activities and outings for • Schools - There are some excellent schools in the area including older people in the local community. The club meets Belle Vale Primary School, Childwall Valley Primary school and every week bringing the older community into a safe and Comprehensive. friendly environment. • Belle Vale Junior Football League - Sunday Junior football league based in Belle Vale for children from U7s to U13s. • Netherley Youth & Community Initiative - operated from St. Gregory’s Hall. The initiative provide social welfare recreation, educational opportunities and leisure provisions in the community with a view to improving the quality of living. • Woodlands Community Centre - Host a variety of community events including, cookery club, arts and crafts classes and exercise sessions.

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Belle Vale and Netherley are all well connected to Liverpool City Centre and beyond.

The nearest train stations are , Roby or Halewood. These stations all link up with Liverpool Lime Street Station which has trains that travel all over the UK. Find out more here.

Liverpool John Lennon airport is also only a short drive away.

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Action Partners/Staff Details Outcomes

• Housing Officer Increased the awareness of Increase the number of Encourage, share and publicise • Communications & our Bright Ideas Fund and applications to the Bright Ideas our community fund. Marketing Advisor opportunity to assist with Fund. • Local not-for-profit progression of community organisations projects, events or activities.

Offer a greater range of • Housing Officer Utilising new communication Increased numbers of tenants employment, learning and • Community Regeneration methods such as SMS, accessing support and training opportunities that meet Officer Customer App and email to help benefiting from a wide range the needs of local people. promote opportunities. of tailored support.

Build strong links with not- • Housing Officer Work alongside additional Stronger links with local not- for-profit groups such as the • Community Regeneration staff members to ensure we for-profit groups to ensure we Netherley Forum, Woodlands Officer are providing support and continue to support tenants Community Centre and YPAS. assistance to local groups. with a range of opportunities.

Develop and build relationships • Housing Officer Build stronger links with local Increased awareness of local schools close to our • Community Regeneration schools such as Childwall Valley potential opportunities that properties. Officer Primary School. could benefit parents of local • Local Schools school children. Action Plan

Action Partners/Staff Details Outcomes

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, offering • Local Council benefit from community closely with Prima Group tenants the opportunity Neighbourhood Teams walkabouts. staff and stakeholders as part to get involved and help of any action plans that are shape their communities by made. improving local assets.

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

A councillor’s primary role is to Planned Improvements 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 Belle Vale and Netherley fall into a few different constituencies so there are multiple councillors you can contact depending Regeneration & Development on where you live. There are currently no plans to build any new homes in Belle A full list of local councillors can be Vale and Netherley. found here.

Community Action Days

We regularly host clean-up days, estate walkabouts and community Prima Customer App 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 • Belle Vale | Estate Walkabout - 04/10/21 Store or Google Play Store. • Belle Vale | Clean-Up Day - 11/10/21 Neighbourhood Statistics Industry Sectors Business Sectors Find out more Below are the top three industry sectors people in Belle Vale about our Local Below are the top three business sectors people and Netherley are working in. Jobs & Training in Belle Vale and Netherley are working in. email bulletin here. Manufacturing Professional, Scientific & 49% of people living in Belle Vale and Technical Services Netherley work in Manufacturing. 17% of local businesses are in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services sector. Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Business Admin & Support Services 13% of people living in Belle Vale and Netherley work in Professional, Scientific 13% of local businesses are in the Business and Technical Services. Admin and Support Services sector. Retail Construction 8% of people living in Belle Vale and 13% of local businesses are in the Arts, Entertainment, Netherley work in the Public Sector. Recreation and Other Services sector.

‘Level 1’ qualifications are equivalent to a single O-level, GCSE or NVQ. ‘Level 2’ qualifications are equivalent to five Qualifications O-levels or GCSEs. ‘Level 3’ qualifications are equivalent to two A levels.

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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 33% of Working Age Population 13% of Working Age Population 19% of Working Age Population 11% of Working Age Population Staff Members

Karl Rooney Dave Meredith Community Housing Officer Regeneration Officer

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

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