A packed programme of activities delivered in Ellesmere Port at part of Impact Week: 1st - 5th June

Latest news (16th June 2010)

Ellesmere Port Area Partnership Board organised an Impact Week during the first week of June to help make the area a better and safer place to live

A plethora of partners including Cheshire West and Chester Council, Cheshire Police, Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service, NHS Western Cheshire, various statutory agencies, faith and community sectors, delivered a packed programme of informative and entertaining activites for the local communities of Rossmore, Westminster, Grange, Stanney, Parklands and Wolverham as well as in Ellesmere Port town centre during the first week in June.

Designed to make the area a better and safer place to live and to encourage residents to work together and take responsibility for their neighbourhoods, the main themes covered during Impact Week included:-

• health and wellbeing
• children and young people
• lifelong learning
• environment
• community safety
• worklessness

The NEAT (Neighbourhood Environment Action) Team was on call in all areas, most notably on the Rossmore Estate/Rother Drive where they made dramatic improvements to the play area on Wharfe Lane which had become a hot spot for fly-tipping and arson incidents (burnt out cars).

During the week, a Climbing Wall was sited at Rossmore Grange and in the Civic Square in the town centre, proving a great hit with the youngsters.  Children also took part in an organised litter pick at all locations and Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service offered free smoke alarms and home fire safety checks to householders in all the areas.

Police Community Support Officers were also on hand to provide property/bike marking, anti-pick pocket wallet/purse bells and advice on cyber bullying.  The Council's Community Engagement Officers were encouraging local residents to share their ideas on improvements to their local area.

An indoor market stall hosted the following: advice on energy efficiency, benefits, employment skills, the Credit Union, Connexions Service and also services offered to residents by Age Concern Cheshire.

Finally, a well-attended Family Fun Day was held on Rossmore which brought the week to a close.  As a result, Community Engagement officers will be meeting with a group of residents who are very keen to set up a Residents' Association.

For further information, contact the Ellesmere Port Area Team on 0151 356 6691.