For the most part I love living in We love it - it’s the prettiest, greenest Winklebury. I think with some time suburb, quiet and we never have had and effort Winklebury could any issues. be great again. It’s a great place to live but could do with improvements in some areas. Have lived in Winklebury for 30 years, still enjoy living here, worry about more houses being built, more traffic, no doctors, dentists to meet needs. Winklebury Community Action Group Community Plan For more information contact: [email protected] Working together to make Winklebury W a great place C A to live and work G 25074_1117 Winklebury Community Vision Top quality and accessible services for Winklebury Residents • Develop good healthcare facilities and services • Develop a modern and central community centre • Develop good information on local facilities and activities to all Winklebury residents • Develop the range of activities provided for Winklebury residents • Develop improvements for getting around Winklebury • Promote, help and develop the existing sites of shops and services • Provide good education and childcare Live in a safe and well maintained environment • That all residents, especially the elderly, feel safe and secure in Winklebury 0 0 5 , 7 : • [ WinkleburyImprove traffic Community and road safety Vision 1 • Improve neighbourhood appearance and upkeep in Winklebury Top quality and accessible services A caring, inclusive healthy A morefor Winklebury cohesive Residents approach to communicationand active community for Winklebury • Develop good healthcare facilities and services • Opportunities to be active in Winklebury • Good communications channels within Winklebury so that all residents are able to find out about community matters • Develop a modern and central community centre • Residents know where to get good information • Developand activities good information on local facilities and about keeping healthy and active, and are aware • activitiesResidents to all Winkleburyknow who residents to report issues and problemsof and able to access – for sporting example and environmental, physical safety, security, anti-social activity opportunities in Winklebury • Developbehaviour the range of activities provided for Winklebury residents • Improve play and sports facilities in Winklebury A caring,• Develop inclusive improvements forhealthy getting around and acti•ve Access community to opportunities and places to be active Winklebury for specific groups such as those with disabilities • Opportunities to be active in Winklebury • Promote, help and develop the existing sites of • Easy for Winklebury residents to volunteer and • shopsResidents and services know where to get good informationeasy for aboutgroups tokeeping find volunteers healthy and active, and are aware of and able to access • Providesporting good educationand physical and childcare activity opportunities• Neighbourhoods in Winklebury are safe places for all but especially for older people, families, young • Improve play and sports facilities in Winkleburypeople and children Live• inAccess a safe to andopportunities well maintained and places to be• activeResidents for are specific not socially groups isolated such and socialas those with disabilities environment connectedness is improved for the most •• ThatEasy all residents, for Winklebury especially the residents elderly, feel to safe volunteer vulnerable. and easy for groups to find volunteers • andNeighbourhoods secure in Winklebury are safe places for all •but Protect especi andally maximise for older access people, for all to families,open green young people and children spaces in Winklebury •• ImproveResidents traffic areand roadnot safetysocially isolated and social connectedness is improved for the most vulnerable. • Improve neighbourhood appearance and upkeep • Residents to be involved in looking after • in WinkleburyProtect and maximise access for all to openWinklebury green spaces Fields and in itsWinklebury use • Residents to be involved in looking after Winklebury Fields and its use A more cohesive approach to Maximising opportunities for future Maximisingcommunication opportunities for Winklebury for futurefacilities facilities in Winklebury in Winklebury • GoodOnce communications Manydown channels is built, within local businesses• wantOnce Manydown to stay in is Winkleburybuilt, local businesses want to stay in Winklebury • Winklebury so that all residents are able to find outTh aboutose communitymembers matters of the and community activities who• rely Members on the of localthe community shops continue who rely on to the have local those facilities available • ResidentsLocal shops/servicesknow who to report actually issues and provide whatshops the continuecommunity to have wants/needs suitable facilities available • problemsPeople to are – for proud example of environmental, Winklebury safety, and don’t• Local want shops/services their area actuallyseen as provide a ‘poor what relation’ the to Manydown as it does to the security, anti-social behaviour community wants/needs shops and services provided in Rooksdown• People are proud of Winklebury and don’t want What Do You Value Most About Winklebury their area seen as a ‘poor relation’ to Manydown as it does to the shops and services provided in Rooksdown THE TOP THINGS RESIDENTS MOST VALUED ABOUT e n WINKLEBURY a What do you value most about Winklebury e D d 6 5 n 3 9 Transport (Bus) a 1 0 0 0 e 1 A Walking to Places/ k L y o e t Quiet v Easy Access r u s S e g c n n a i n d r s O a 7 d 1 0 Safe Place to r B 2 s a t f h Live g i o r W e s h a b y a g t r a d u u Green d n o a b r Community t h g e o Spaces i r l y p B k o c n n Friendly e w i o h r C T W © W WCAG Action Plan summary C A G Top quality and accessible services for Winklebury residents Develop good healthcare facilities • Explore the provision of specific areas that require and services. improved cycle paths (Roman Road, Winklebury Way, • Explore the provision and accessibility to GP and Wellington Terrace and Ashwood Way identified). good healthcare services to cater for all Winklebury • Identify and explore the gaps in the cycle paths residents. network across Winklebury and beyond the estate. • Identify areas where cycle lanes are too narrow, Develop a modern and central community including being blocked by parked vehicles and centre. pedestrians who use the same path. • Explore possible opportunities for a new centre • Explore lighting and signage where needed and seek and further facilities. new lighting along the route from the Leisure Park into town. Develop good information on local facilities • Explore provision of a ‘cycling’ map around and activities to all Winklebury residents. Winklebury, and on to the surrounding areas. • Identify and map facilities and activities to enhance • Explore the provision of bike racks at shopping areas better communications through notice boards, social and potentially schools and community buildings media, newsletter and other channels that are already in place. Promote, help and develop the existing site of shops and services. Develop the range of activities provided for • Explore opportunities to get a budget type Winklebury residents. supermarket to replace Budgens. • Identify local interest in exercise classes, keep-fit, • Seek to improve parking, to include disabled bays, specific sports, exercise gym and to seek to provide at Elmwood Way and Winklebury Centre. the most popular activities. Investigate specifically what • Identify and seek to improve access and signage to local residents need for staying fit. shops and services from the main roads and paths. • Develop more community wide activities including • Explore better seating at all shopping parades, parks Winklebury Gala or Carnival, choir or music activities, and open green spaces. food festival, theatre and plays. • Promote better cleaning and clearing of accumulated rubbish in shopping areas with more emphasis Develop improvements for getting around on local shopkeepers and their users having more Winklebury. responsible interest in their area. • Identify specific areas that require improvements • Explore the provision of bike racks at shopping areas to footpaths that allow wheelchair, mobility aids and potentially schools and community buildings and pushchairs to get around Winklebury more • Seek to improve the local area such as reducing the easily. Roads already identified are: Warwick Road, number of empty buildings. Winklebury Way, Kenilworth Road and Ashwood Way. • Seek to influence ways to improve shopping areas. • Identify areas where paths and subway or underpasses need to be level, wider and with • Explore setting up a business group. adequate drop curbs and where lighting needs to be brighter. Develop good education and childcare • Regular reporting of clearing of litter, bird and dog • Establish what is the long term plan for education in mess, glass and overgrown vegetation. Winklebury. • Explore better house and street signage and walking maps for Winklebury. Live in a safe and well maintained environment That all residents, especially the elderly, feel • Encourage and inform local residents on how to safe and secure in Winklebury. report road surface problems to HCC. • Explore increasing foot and bicycle patrols by Improve neighbourhood appearance PCs, PCSOs and CSPOs as a deterrent, or reduce and upkeep in Winklebury. anti-social behaviour, as well as, setting up group • Understand and contribute to plans for any empty meetings with local residents.