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This section of the website is designed to inform you of the groups and projects that we support. If you would like any more information about anything you see here please contact Barbara, our Community Development Officer on 01925 246810. |
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This section also includes;
Good Neighbour Award
The Good Neighbour Award is open to all Warrington Housing Association residents.
As our resident you can nominate another Warrington Housing Association resident for a Good Neighbour Award. Click Here to download a Form
Maintenance Compact - Click Here to Open
This compact offers details of the repairs service we aim to provide to all residents, it highlights our commitment and responsibilities and your involvement so together we can provide an excellent maintenance service.
Residents Compact - Click Here to Open
Tenants Participation
Leaflet
Group Survival Pack
We currently support nine resident groups and community initiatives as well as a number of informal groups. Click on the group you are interested in to go straight to that section.
Blackbrook Community Association
Epsom Gardens Resident Association
Fairfield Resident Association
Hood Manor Estate Committee
Quays Community Centre
Victoria Park Residents Association
Watkins Street Tenants and Residents Association
West Fairfield Tenants and Residents Association
Energy House
Hood Manor Estate Committee
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Residents in the Hood Manor area enjoy an active resident association that is run by dedicated volunteers who discuss local issues and improve the area and the quality of life for all residents. The Estate Committee is a fully constituted group who are assisted by Warrington Housing Association with advice and finances. |
The Estate Committee has successfully undertaken a number of projects in recent years. A consultation day was held to obtain residents views on the upgrade of a large play area in Payne Close.Residents made suggestions to improve the proposals and using an environmental budget
provided by Warrington Housing Association, work was completed
in winter 2003, significantly improving the area.
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Other projects include working with statutory
and voluntary organisations to address issues such as vandalism,
security, parking and street lighting.
The Estate Committee produces a newsletter specifically for residents in the area, helping to keep them involved in all the committees activities. They also undertake training and organise competitions to enhance community spirit. Hood Manor Estate Committee, working in partnership with Warrington Housing Association and WREN (Waste Recycling Environmental) has completed a major facelift to a playground in Thurston Close. They have also organised gardening competitions and clean up days.
The Estate Committee produces a newsletter specifically for residents in the area, helping to keep them involved in all the committees activities. They also undertake training and organise competitions to enhance community spirit.
Hood Manor Estate Committee, working in partnership with Warrington Housing Association and WREN (Waste Recycling Environmental) has completed a major facelift to a playground in Thurston Close.
They have also organised gardening competitions and clean up days
Thurston Close Play Area Before, During and After work began:
  
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Epsom Gardens Resident Group
Epsom Gardens is a sheltered accommodation where leaseholders
meet on a regular basis to discuss topics of interest or issues
that are of concern to residents. Recently Epsom Gardens Residents
Group have been very successful in obtaining funding for a
number of projects which include a music centre and a computer
for which training sessions are held on a regular basis. Residents
are now enjoying their new facilities. |
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The residents group has recently become properly constituted, this has taken a lot of hard work and dedication by the group. |
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Warrington Housing Association's Focus group
The Focus Group works with resident volunteers who advise us
on our work and the standard of our services. The group compliments
our other mechanisms for resident involvement.
Members are assisted with reimbursement of travel and/or
child care expenses and relevant meals are provided.
Members are
offered gift vouchers as a thank you for their effort
and time they contribute to the
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The
Focus Group gives residents the opportunity to share
their views
without necessarily becoming members of the more traditional
resident association. The group meets a number of times
each year to discuss a range of issues, to test new
ideas and to suggest improvements; to discuss changes
in service
and priorities on particular issues or projects and
to explore different solutions. The group meetings
are informal
where residents can feel relaxed and be open with their
discussion. All meetings are properly minuted, copies
of
which are distributed to all members and staff. Topics that
have already been discussed by the group include our new
Tenants Handbook, our Newsletter, Tenant Board membership
and the use of a Mystery Shopper exercise to test our services. |
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Fairfield Community House and Resident Association
Fairfield Community house is situated on Manchester Road, next door to the Energy House. The house, owned by WHA continues to provide a valuable community facility for the residents of the Fairfield area. The Community House runs activities such as Credit Union, outreach college courses, craft classes, community library, gardening club, bike maintenance and the local residents association hold their meetings on the third Wednesday of every month. The resident association help to develop and improve local services and plan community activities. |
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Quays Community Centre
The Quays Community Centre is situated in Grappenhall, and is a purpose built centre for use of the community. The Committee are an enthusiastic group of volunteers who undertake to ensure the centre runs to its best potential. The centre offers a wide and varied menu of activities, such as childrens activities, language courses, craft and hobby groups and fitness classes. The Committee have been successful in obtaining funding for a local employment project, as well as equipment for the centre. Over the last two years we have organised a summer playscheme for children during the summer holidays, which was very successssful. |
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Victoria Park Residents Association (VIPRA)
VIPRA meet at the community flat on Knutsford Road The resident association held their Annual General Meeting in January, when Pat Whittle was elected as their new Chair. The resident association covers Myrtle Grove to York Street area of Latchford.
The resident association are, as always very busy addressing issues in their community such as traffic calming and street lighting. The also run a variety of activities and the community flat is always being used by different community groups, such as college outreach courses, Womens Guild, councillors surgeries, book club and craft classes. The resident association offer different services to the community such as internet and e-mail access, photocopying and laminating.
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Chair (Pat) and vice chair (Stephen) of VIPRA
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Blackbrook Community Association
Over the past year residents from Blackbrook have been working together to form a community association.
Residents have been working with GROUNDWORK, Warrington Housing Association and Warrington Borough Council to greatly improve the environment around Blackbrook and work has begun on parks and wooded areas around the estate. Other projects include a youth football team, social events and open days. The Community Association work closely with the local police and parish council to tackle local issues.
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Watkin Street Tenant and Resident Association
Watkin Street T & RA covers the area of St Benedicts Close and uses the community flat in Watkin Street as their base. They hold monthly meetings, which aim to improve local facilities, and they work closely with many other organisations.
The community flat offers a range of activities from breakfast, woodwork and police surgeries, as well as organising events such as the Brickfields Carnival as well as other events and outings and a youth football team. |
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Woodworking Class
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Police Surgery |
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Estates
have been given a high profile by Warrington Housing Association,
who have undertaken to examine areas
where people live. To help us we have completed a number of estate
profiles throughout our housing stock. This has given residents
the opportunity to tell us what they like and dislike about living
in
their area. This information will now be used by Warrington Housing
Association
to look at how changes can be implemented to improve any areas
where services can be made better. The response of residents was
excellent
with between 47 and 61 percent of residents returning their forms.
Results varied between different areas, however when asked what
residents liked most about their areas they stated that the areas
were well
maintained, that neighbours were friendly and areas were generally
safe with low
crime rates. Children’s play areas, parking issues and stray
animals were the main problems on estates. An action plan addressing
the major issues raised by residents is now being implemented.
The profile reports have been posted to all residents in the relevant
areas, reporting on the results of the surveys. The profile reports
also includes useful information about the facilities in the local
and surrounding areas, this will be particularly useful to new residents
moving into the areas.
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