Residents help shape the future of their street in West Leeds
19 February 2024
Leeds Federated Housing Association and Connect Housing held a community day with residents on Borrowdale Crescent to hear about what works well, what could be better and their ideas for improvements in the area.
As part of the day, residents were invited to complete a survey about the street and local area which will feed into a joint plan between residents, Leeds Federated and Connect Housing to help bring people together and build a strong community.
During the event, Leeds Federated and Connect Housing colleagues provided skips for residents and were on hand to offer advice on finances, tenancies and gardening.
As well as speaking to residents, Leeds Federated and Connect Housing colleagues litter picked the street and neighbouring open green space. The litter pick was supported by Litter Free Leeds who provided their distinctive brand of purple bags. They also arranged for all the filled purple bags to be collected at the end of the day by the Council.
The community day marks the start of a wider calendar of local events and conversations with people who live in Leeds Federated or Connect Housing homes.
Charlie Churchouse, Neighbourhood Officer at Leeds Federated, said:
“It was great to work alongside Connect Housing and bring everyone together for the community day. We heard some good feedback from residents and we hope to hear more through our online surveys.
“From resident feedback, we’re going to create a series of shared Neighbourhood Plans linking organisations, charities, volunteers and people with shared interests together, to shape and build strong communities.”
Hannah Faulkner, Community Coordinator at Connect Housing, said:
“The aim of the day was to increase our presence on the scheme, speak to some residents, do some litter picking and generally clean up the estate.
“Having Leeds Federated homes quite so close to ours meant we wanted an opportunity to work really closely with them, and to try and do some joined up working and make improvements together. To build on this, we’re going to create a joint action plan for the area to make sure we are using our joint resources the best we can for our residents”.
