March 2017 Southcoates West News Ward news - information about your neighbourhood and community

Southcoates West Spring Clean is here again Get ready to start your spring clean. The ever popular Southcoates West Ward spring clean is Despite the Bring Out Your Rubbish Days, upon us again. This is your opportunity to clear some residents and landlords are still flytipping. out all your garages and your lofts, it will start on This is illegal and offenders will be prosecuted. Saturday 1 April in the Sweet Dews Grove, Belmont Street area and finish on 20 May in the Hull has three household waste and recycling Kelvin Street/Telford area of the ward. centres located across the city at: For exact dates of when your street will be l Burma Drive covered, look out for a letter which will be hand l Sutton Fields delivered through your post box nearer the time. l Wiltshire Road You can play a part in improving your All sites are open daily from 10am - 5pm environment by taking part. A refuse collection (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and vehicle and a recycling cage vehicle will tour your New Year’s Day.) streets so you can dispose of any unwanted If you cannot get to any of the recycling centres, household items or rubbish, the streets will then you can take advantage of Hull City Council’s be swept. If residents could try and avoid parking bulky item collection service. Residents can have and keep the street clear of cars on 1 bulky item collection per property (up to 5 the day until after 2pm it will ensure that the items) free of charge in each calendar year. maximum area can be cleaned. Additional collections requested within 12 months We are unable to collect large amounts of garden will be charged at £20 (up to 5 items) per waste and builders’ rubble. Please take these to collection. DIY items are chargeable for all one of our household waste recycling centres. collections. Alternatively, if you have an unwanted item that is in good working order, unsoiled and under cover, you can get it collected for free by the charity “Re-run”. Re-run work with organisations such as the Salvation Army, Humbercare and the Homeless charities. You can arrange your collection from Re-run by completing the online form at www.hull.gov.uk or you can contact Emmaus on: 01482 223 722 www.emmaus.org.uk/hull/shops

Stephen Brady Mary Glew The Guildhall The Guildhall Alfred Gelder Street Alfred Gelder Street Hull Hull HU1 2AA HU1 2AA Tel: 01482 615 071 Tel: 01482 615 071 Email: Email: [email protected] [email protected] Southcoates West ward news

Footpath improvements Following numerous complaints about the footpaths on Eskdale and Sherwood Avenue, Councillor Glew and Councillor Brady the Southcoates West Ward Councillors arranged to remove the grass verge and extend the footpaths. This will greatly increase ease of mobility on the streets and improve their appearance. Edgeware Avenue footpath was in a poor state of repair and this was re-laid due to complaints from local residents. The local Councillors have given the thumbs up to all the works and hope residents will as well.

City of Culture From In With a Bang to the Made in Hull light show and the impressive blade, we believe national perception of our city has changed drastically, with renewed confidence and pride for both residents and visitors alike. There were 342,000 visitors to Hull in the first week alone and with thousands of volunteers helping. Hull 2017 has something for everybody, from a poppies weeping window commemoration of World War 1 to a children’s literature festival in East Park. Radio 1’s Big Weekend is being held at Burton Constable Hall on 27 and 28 May. This is a free event with 50,000 tickets being released via the Radio 1 website. There will be music to cater for Each of Hull 2017’s four seasons has a particular all tastes throughout the year from the Hull Jazz theme inspired by the city and its place in the Festival to the Freedom festival and ELO and the world: Beautiful South. We look forward to the 24 Made in Hull (January - March); Festivals, 42 exhibitions and new pieces of work Roots and Routes (April - June); that will be taking place over the next 6 months. Freedom (July - September) and We hope that everyone will find something that Tell the World (October - December). they like. Southcoates West ward news Southcoates West Ward priorities If you have anything that you would like to be considered as a Ward safety priority, or have anything you would like to see improve on the Ward, please contact the Park Area Team via 01482 300 300 or email: [email protected] Humberside Police have received a few reports of drug dealing in the Newbridge Road area, in order to progress this and take positive action against offenders we need your help. Please report any incidents to us on the 101 number or alternatively you can call Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111. Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) is something that effects all of us at some point, this can be noise nuisance, youths causing issues, neighbour disputes to name a few. It is surprising how much residents will put up with before reporting problems. Humberside policing takes ASB seriously and works closely with other agencies to tackle the problem. Meetings to discuss any issues can be done away from your address or via the phone. They can also be reported to Hull City Council on 01482 300 300. Please don’t suffer in silence. Integrated Care Centre and Pickering Ferens Bungalows Pickering and Ferens Homes If you are already on the housing list, you need to make sure you have told us you would like to be Pickering and Ferens Homes, working in nominated to Pickering and Ferens for the new partnership with Hull City Council, are developing bungalows. Please contact the Home Search 84 x 2 bedroom bungalows on a site off Team on 01482 300 300 if you would like to Newbridge Road. This site was owned by Hull query your housing application or you have any City Council and is in the Southcoates West questions about how to apply. Ward boundary. The bungalows are planned to be completed by July 2018. Hull City Council has 100% nomination rights for the bungalows - this means we will nominate people from our housing list to Pickering and Ferens Homes, to be considered for a tenancy. We are in the early stages of agreeing a priority system for the nominations, but it is likely that people currently living in the same area as the bungalows will be nominated before people from wider areas. If you would like to be considered for a bungalow, you need to register on Hull City Council’s housing list and tell us that you wish to be Former David Lister School site nominated to Pickering and Ferens for the NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) bungalows at the Newbridge Road site. is working with Hull City Council, and other partners, to develop the new Integrated Care If you are not already registered, you can obtain Centre, which will deliver specialist care, better an application form from any Hull City Council management of long term health conditions, Customer Service Centre or Information Point, and services for frail, elderly patients across or you can download one to print off from our Hull. website www.hull.gov.uk Southcoates West ward news Major Projects 10 Year City Plan The City Plan aims to create 7,500 jobs for local people, delivering a £1 billion investment in the city, reducing the bills of every household, cutting the city’s carbon footprint by one million tonnes and reducing the welfare bill. The Plan currently incorporates 65 projects to be delivered over the next 10 years, but will continue l Fruit Market - The Fruit Market will draw to develop and evolve as local residents are visitors to Hull’s waterfront area and will given the opportunity to contribute their own ensure a sustainable long term legacy for projects and ideas. the city far beyond 2017. The Plan has five key ambitions: It is known for art galleries, music and performance venues and is an emerging digital and creative l To harness all Hull’s assets to become the sector. The Fruit Market also forms part of the leading UK Energy City. Old Town Conservation Area and is being l To make Hull a world-class visitor destination. developed as Hull's digital and creative quarter. l To help residents to make their money go It is strategically tied-in with the iconic further. footbridge/A63 Castle Street crossing and is l Prevention and early intervention. designed to extend the visitor journey into the old l Safe guarding the most vulnerable residents. town, boosting the city’s visitor economy. It is linked to plans for a cruise terminal and For more information why not visit: international arts centre making this a distinctive, www.hull.gov.uk or call 01482 300 300. cultural quarter of the city providing an attraction that will encourage tourists to explore the area on their journey to and from the city’s ferry port.

l Ferens Art Gallery - The £4.5 million refurbishment has been completed and preparation is well underway to host the Turner prizes. The development included improvements to the café, roof light replacements and basement lighting. The Gallery had received 100,000 visitors within a month of reopening many looking Here is an update on some of the city’s major at the restored Lorenzetti. The Turner prize is projects also eagerly anticipated in September. l Public Realm - A city centre public realm l Hull New Theatre - September will see capital investment programme to ensure the reopening after a £15m refurb. There that key visitor destination elements of the will be a Gala performance by the Royal Council’s City Plan are met. Ballet. To improve key pedestrian routes, open spaces The expansion would allow new adjacent lorry and to increase footfall, therefore boosting Hull’s parking to ease the unloading of equipment, status as a visitor destination. The proposed increased stage capacity, external stage facilities works are aimed at major refurbishment of the and improved backstage access. Work is really key streets and public areas with high quality taking shape, the development is 31 Meters high natural stone paving materials, additional tree and more than 18km of steel enforcement rods planting and integrated public art throughout. are being used along with 250 tonnes of concrete. Southcoates West ward news l Old Town Regeneration - The project will deliver direct intervention to upgrade the Ten foots - indoor market and facilities, facilitate street markets by providing infrastructure gating schemes to enable stalls and events to operate in Many gating schemes have been supported Whitefriargate and Trinity Square, and a by your Ward councillors with funds from the package of financial support measures Ward budget. However, residents must (grant schemes providing business understand and accept that the gates, once start-up capital grants). they are installed, become their collective responsibility for maintenance, insurance etc. The overall vision is the rebirth of the Old Town as an area of thriving café bars, visitor Hull City Council is unable to clean ten attractions, restaurants, independent retailers foots or replace locks and keys. Any disputes and to bring retail and office space back. which may arise regarding the gates are to be decided by the residents. ALL residents are l Hull Venue - Music and Events Centre urged to keep gates locked at all times, apart A state-of-the-art, music and events from on waste bin collection day when all are complex, providing a 3,500 capacity encouraged to take their turn to open the venue that will allow Hull to attract large gates and not leave it to one household. corporate conferences, exhibitions and The gates are an effective deterrent to crime trade tours as well as major touring and have reduced reported incidents of crime concerts, stand-up comedy, family shows within the ward, significantly over the last 12 and sporting events. years. l City Centre Riverside Berth - The Ward members have treated ten foots as The project meets a proven growing demand their number one Ward priority and numerous for European cruise ship growth and residents have stated that the gated ten foots capitalizes on the economic benefits to the have not only improved security local Hull and regional economy calculated at immeasurably, but have also made them feel £3.1 million in economic impact for Hull and safer and reduced their fear of crime. £16 million for the Yorkshire economy. Residents are also reminded not to park The project aim is to create Hull and the illegally across a ten foot entrance causing an sub-region as a new European visitor destination obstruction. to showcase the history and countryside of Yorkshire. The Council will procure a private sector partner to develop and operate the cruise ship terminal and facilities. Construction will be undertaken in stages by accommodating a port of call and a home port. Following demand and feasibility studies, an option appraisal and Environmental Impact Assessment is being completed due to the status of the Humber as a Site of European Importance. The project will create a new piece of publically accessible city centre waterfront and riverside berth, available to a variety of vessels such as cruise ships, a programme of other visiting naval vessels, educational and heritage vessels etc. Southcoates West ward news Humberside Fire & Rescue Dial a Ride Service If you find it difficult or are unable to use public transport, East Hull Community Transport can help. Their Dial-a-Ride service is a safe, convenient way to travel to your medical appointments, keeping in touch with family and friends or just go shopping. The entire fleet are wheelchair accessible. Please contact: 01482 719 600 or look at www.ehct.co.uk for further details.

Update from St Johns Local residents of the Southcoates West Ward Church are urged to consider emergency vehicle access St John's Church and Community Project is open when parking their motor vehicles. every Tuesday for people to get together. Please park vehicles responsibly and in a manner Food and drink is available 9.15am - 3pm which that allows clear access. is low cost or free. There is a meet the local The average fire engine is 2.6 metres wide police, and Council officers (10am - 12 noon). (9 feet) and 8 metres long (26 feet). A community allotment where people are Parking obstructions could impact their ability to welcome to help and hopefully reap the rewards respond to an emergency as fast as possible. has been set up. In the coming weeks a Fair Share scheme will commence and it will be a food bank using food contributed from stores. Waste bins The Church has IT equipment in order for all All residents are reminded residents but especially the elderly or infirm to access the internet to prevent social exclusion. not to leave their bins on the street, it has been Debt Counselling and other support will also be brought to our attention that provided. There are many community events bins in your area are being taking place. Please contact Rev Martyn Westby on 01482 781 090 or just drop in. left out permanently on the public footpath. Weekly Lunch Club Every Friday at St. Johns Church 12 noon - 2pm. Cost: £4.50 per person. Please present your bins by 7am on your Email: [email protected] or collection day and return them to your property as soon as is practicably possible after they are Tel: 01482 795 700. emptied. Bins that are left out can cause an obstruction and they also make the area look uncared for. If you have any queries regarding this or any other recycling and waste issues please do not hesitate to contact us on: l 01482 300 300 l [email protected] Southcoates West ward news HullDAP (Hull Domestic Estcourt Street and Abuse Partnership) associated court terraces Scared to leave?...Scared to stay?...Don’t know 258 properties are receiving frontage where to get help?...Isolated by where you live improvement works including painting; and by fear? replacement of fascia’s and gutters, railings or boundary walls and railings including the renewal Ask yourself these questions: of the footpaths to the court terraces. l Are you not allowed to have or see your The programme is expected to take own friends? approximately 12 months to complete. l Are you not allowed to go out on your own? l Are you ever kept with money? l Are you constantly humiliated, criticised, insulted, threatened by someone you live with? l Is someone using violence to get what they want from you or your children? l Are you being hit or threatened by a person you live with? l Are you frightened - for yourself and/or your children? Do you live in a privately If you can answer yes to any of these questions rented home? and you would like to talk to someone in confidence, If you are privately renting you can report a Call: 01482 318 759. problem in your home to the Private Housing Talk to Victim Support for free and Team at Hull City Council either via telephone in confidence: or through the Council’s website. Monday - Friday 10am - 3pm Telephone: 01482 300 300 Call: 01482 305 080 to book an appointment. Website: www.hull.gov.uk Services are free and available to all, whether or The team investigates complaints about: not the crime has been reported and regardless l Internal and external broken fixtures and of when it happened. fittings. For more details contact 0300 303 1971 or look l at www.victimsupport.org.uk. Missing fixtures. l Damp. Abandoned shopping trolleys l Faulty electrics and/or plumbing. Any resident can report abandoned trolleys l A lack of bathrooms, kitchen or wash hand and the numbers are: basins. Morrisons: 01482 784 500 l A lack of or broken heating and hot water. Farmfoods: 0121 7007 160 The Private Housing section aims to respond to ASDA: 0792 187 430 your report within 2 working days. Southcoates West ward news

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