Skerton Connecting Communities booklet

C on n e c ti n g Co m m u n i ti e s i n t he S k e r t on A re a

Connecting Communities Connecting Communities Wo rk inPublic g t oServices g et hworking er together Your area t o impro v eto yimprove o u r your area

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What is t h i s b o o k l e t ?

Over this past year we’ve been talking about how we can all work together to make Skerton an even better place to work and live. Those conversations have led to the production of this document – it’s based on what people who live and work in your area have said is important to them. It includes improving the way that public services* work with you, the way that they work with each other, finding out what is great about the area you live and/or work in and celebrating this.

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This plan also gives you information on what role you could play and how you could get more involved in your area.

Please note: public services include Lancaster City Council, Lancashire County Council, Lancashire Constabulary (police), Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and NHS.

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Talked to people who live and/ or work in the area to find out what they think of the area (Campaign Company) - April 2010

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Council Housing Tenants at the Shaping Housing Services event - 26 July 2010

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Young people who attended activities run by the Young People’s Service

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Made some improvements to the look of the area

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Handed out postcards to local shops and businesses - 20 September 2010

Everyone invited to come along to the Big Conversation event to talk about what everyone had said and turn this into a plan for the community - 12 October 2010

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Everyone from the Big Conservation event invited to talk about potential projects - 4 November 2010

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Everyone invited to come along to find out what good work has happened so far and how to get involved in the future - 10 and 12 May 2010

Chatted to people, at events or on the street in the Skerton area to find out stories about what is great in the area and what small things would make the biggest difference (Help Direct volunteers helped out with this) - September 2010 Chatted to people at a number of events including: Children at the opening of Ryelands recreational area - 19 May 2010 Students/young people from Skerton Community High School Summit - 15 July 2010

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Young parents/families from Lune Park Children’s Centre - 24 September 2010

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Children and parents from St Luke’s playscheme and fete - 11 and 13 August 2010

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People who work in the area - 28 September 2010

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Young gypsy travellers from the Access2Learning group - 6 October 2010

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Adults with learning disabilities from the Day Centre - 7 October 2010

M ay 2011

April 2010

Ho w have w e w o r k e d t o g e th e r?

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“ P e o ple lo o k a f t er each other - a c o m mu n it y in t he old sense”

“ Liv ed her e f o r o ver 20 ye a r s a n d seen a l o t of changes. O n t he w hol e a gre a t p la ce to br i ng u p a fami l y ” 4

Wh at do you th i n k i s gr eat about yo u r a r e a ?

• Community spirit

• Natural environment

• Diverse

• Full of potential

• Strong identity

• Local facilities

• Schools and Sure Start centres • Welcoming

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Yo u r Big Is s u e s f ro m o u r Big Co n v e rs a t io n s ?

• Overall better street environment and public realm • Dog fouling, visibility of dog wardens, more responsible dog owners • Activities for young people

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Maki ng i t happ e n …

To ge ther w e ca n …

People who live and/or work in your area decided what we could do together to improve the big issues in your area.

Keep your streets clean and tidy Keeping our streets clean and tidy is important to everyone and we can all help to make this happen.

Below is an update on what Lancaster City Council is already doing and some suggestions for how you can get in on the act: What does Lancaster City Council do in your area?

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Empties the litter bins in your area on Monday, Wednesday and Friday every week

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Road sweeps Ryelands Estate, Aldrens Lane and Morecambe Road every week and Scale Hall area and Green Lane area every six weeks

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Picks up litter in the Vale estate, Ryelands Estate, Aldrens Lane area, Lune Street area every week

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Covers the whole area by a quick response vehicle for five days every week

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Picks up litter and visually checks all play areas every week (mechanical test every three months)

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Mows grassed areas every nine working days from April to October (sheltered housing grassed areas mown every six working days)

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Marks out football pitches every month in April/August/September/October and every two weeks from November to March

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Prunes trees in streets every six years

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Plants up flower beds in June and October each year

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Dog wardens visit the area at least once per day

As you can see Lancaster City Council works hard to keep your area clean and tidy, but in the future we’re going to need to find ways of continuing to do this but with less resources. We’ll be more successful if we can do this with your help. It is your area, so if you would like get involved and help out in any way please contact Lancaster City Council’s Customer Service Team: customerservices@lancaster.gov.uk or 01524 582491.

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Litter and dog fouling Firstly, dog muck - it’s disgusting and it blights our streets. But what can we all do about it? Well, Lancaster City Council can now fine people for dropping litter or letting their dog foul but they have to catch people in the act first. This is where you come in.

If you see this happening you could say something to the person to make them think twice about what they are doing, but do not confront them if you think that your personal safety might be at risk.

You can report dog fouling to the dog wardens by emailing dogwardens@lancaster.gov.uk or using an online form at www.lancaster.gov.uk/dogpoo.

You can report litter or dog fouling to Lancaster City Council customer services: customerservices@ lancaster.gov.uk or 01524 582491. Or by using ‘Find My

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Nearest’ and ‘Report a fault’ (you can pinpoint the location on a map) www.lancaster.gov.uk/ nearest. You could take a photo and send it in with your report.

If you have any suggestions on where litter or dog bins should be located please contact Lancaster City Council’s Customer Service Team: customerservices@ lancaster.gov.uk or 01524 582491. Please note it is unlikely that more litter or dog bins can be provided although the current littler and dog bins could be relocated.

Lancaster City Council will respond to any reports as quickly as possible although it may not be able to deal with the issue immediately. Please continue to report any issues.

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Litter – what can you do about it?

How about organising a litter pick with your friends or neighbours or nominating your street for the Street Pride scheme and helping out? (see below for more info on Street Pride).

To organise a Community Litter Pick contact litterpick@lancaster.gov. uk or Lancaster City Council’s Customer Service Team: customerservices@lancaster. gov.uk or 01524 582491 for advice. Lancaster City Council will lend you the equipment and will take away the litter you collect.

You could also do your bit by picking the rubbish up from outside your house, on your street or

anywhere else in your area.

Remind friends and family who drop litter that their actions are costing you - and them – money not to mention spoiling where we all live.

Street Pride allows you to improve your area by getting involved with public agencies such as the council, police, local volunteers and your neighbours. Services provided include: street cleaning, gully emptying, minor highway repairs, weeding and tree pruning, and in some cases the planting of shrubs. Once a Street Pride event has taken place it is then up to you and your neighbours to try to keep it clean and tidy.

To find out about Street Pride or nominate a street to take part in the scheme either contact your local councillor (details available on page 23) or visit www.lancaster.gov.uk/ streetpride.

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Join the ‘Just Bin It’ campaign and show how much you care about where you live.

Visit www.lancaster.gov.uk/binit to find out how you can get involved.

Do you ‘Love Where You Live’? Get involved with Keep Britain Tidy www.keepbritaintidy.org or the ‘Love Where You Live’ facebook page.

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Provide activities for young people

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Go4it is a directory of everything that is going on in your area for young people. Visit www.yps. lancashire.gov.uk to find out more, find out how you can get involved, or if you would like to add any activities or events, please go to www.yps.lancashire.gov.uk/ external-organisation-sign-form.

Lancashire County Council’s Young People’s Service run a range of activities in the area. Visit www.yps.lancashire.gov.uk or contact Lancaster and Morecambe Young People’s Service District Office on 01524 581170 to find out more.

Lancashire County Council’s Young People’s Service and Lancaster City Council are working with a group of young people in the area to find out what is going on, updating the Go4it website and consider how best to promote it and keep it up to date. If you would like to get involved in this project please contact Jo Bambrough on 07747 568 237.

Take a look at ‘getting involved with your local library’ section on pages 18 and 19. to find out what is going on for young people in your area.

Improve your physical environment Environmental improvements Below is a list of some of the achievements that have already been made as well as news on other projects currently underway or planned as well as what you can do yourself.

Some improvements have already taken place thanks to the Connecting Communities funding including: •

Lune Bank Gardens has been improved as part of this project including brambles cut back, overgrown steps cut back, mud removed from path, existing footpath drains cleared out and three new drains put in.

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Painted Hamilton Drive play area

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Weeded woody weeds at Ryelands Park

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Painted Ryelands Park MUGA

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Weeding around MUGA on Ryelands Estate

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Litter picking and strimming fence line at Mount Avenue Clean up of Khyber Pass (Ryelands Road to Morecambe Road)

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Tidying/replanting overgrown herbaceous border area in Ryelands Park

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Tree work at Lune Bank Gardens

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Clean up of tree plantation on Barley Cop Lane

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Clean up of tree plantation rear Ainsdale Close

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Ryelands Park

“Improve facilities in the park, water ways, rivers and paths�

local residents who are passionate

of this back to life or re-imagining it

about the park to form a group who

for the modern user. If you would

could work with the city council,

be interested in being part of this

other agencies and voluntary

group, please contact Lancaster

Ryelands Park has been identified

organisations on improving the

City Council’s Customer Service

as having great potential. United

park for everyone. Williamson

Team: customerservices@

Utilities have proposed to fund the

Park and Happy Mount Park have

lancaster.gov.uk or

development of a long term plan

similar groups. A park action group

for the park. A range of community

could be involved in all sorts of

01524 582000.

groups from the Skerton area will

things including organising events

be asked to help to do this, and

on the park, helping to maintain

once developed people across the

and influence the future of the

area and across the district will be

park. A group would be able to

invited to comment on it.

apply for funding opportunities (not available to Lancaster City Council

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Lancaster City Council is also

and Lancashire County Council),

trying to make something happen

for community-led improvements

with the pavilion on Ryelands Park

such as further play area

try and bring it back to life! Ideally

equipment, planting trees, shrubs

this could provide some space for

and flowers, finding out more

people to come together.

about the history of the park and

The park really needs a group of

maybe bringing some of the best

Tree planting

Recreational areas

You said trees, nature and green

Local charity Lancaster Green

Lancaster City Council has

In addition, a new peaceful

spaces were something good

Spaces and local volunteers

consulted on the children’s play

recreational area next to the

about your area.

planted 360 saplings on Ryelands

area on Ryelands Park, and work

children’s playground was opened

Park in Spring 2011 as part of their

has begun to expand and develop

by local school children consisting

Ryelands Park now has a Tree

project. The project is planning to

it into a play area for all. United

of new trees and benches

Sponsorship Scheme – a way you

plant 500 more trees in October/

Utilities will be funding further

funded through the Connecting

can commemorate a special event

November 2011.

expansion of the play area. The

Communities project.

or dedicate a unique memorial to

aim is to make it a flagship play

a loved one. You can sponsor the

To find out more about getting

area for accessible play within the

planting and maintenance of a new

involved in future tree-planting and

district.

tree of your choice in the park for

green spaces projects please visit

£150.

www.transitioncitylancaster.org or email

Trees will be planted between the end of November and the beginning of March each year.

Further information is available at www.lancaster.gov.uk/trees or by contacting customer services: customerservices@lancaster. gov.uk or 01524 582000.

info@transitioncitylancaster.org

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Notes from Big Conversation event in October 2010

The notes can be viewed at Skerton Community High School – please contact the school to make a viewing appointment

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Local food growing and allotments There are many ways you can produce healthy, fresh

and e r o M ple o e p more he t g n i ett are g wn o r u yo growbug!

food, from simple beanshoots to

happening – contact

Lancaster City Council will

info@transitioncitylancaster

consider opportunities for new

or visit the website

sites in the Lancaster district and is

www.transitioncitylancaster.org

working with the sites they own to

growing in pots

encourage effective use of space

and hanging

If you’d like to set up a new

and the division of large plots into

baskets, or

allotment with a group of local

smaller plots to ensure as many

in your back

people, you may wish to approach

people as possible can use the

yard or garden.

a local landowner to enquire if

sites which are available. There

they would be willing to sell or

are currently waiting lists at all

lease your group a piece of land

allotment sites in the district.

Lancaster City Council has

produced a leaflet ‘Growing your own without

for allotments, (subject to planning permission) and seeking funding

For further information please

a garden’ packed full of tips and

for making the necessary changes.

contact: allotments@lancaster.

ideas for you to have fun with.

If you are successful in this

gov.uk or Lancaster City

Please contact sustainability@

approach and are able to set up

Council’s Customer Service Team:

lancaster.gov.uk or

a suitable constituted association

customerservices@lancaster.

01524 582061.

to develop the site, Lancaster City

gov.uk or 01524 582000.

Council can provide basic advice

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Transition City Lancaster have

on what you may like to consider in

all sorts of food related projects

setting up your allotments.

Learn about the history of Skerton The name comes from an Old

residents but could also have

Norse word meaning ‘a gravel

strong links to the library and

bank’. Lord Ashton chose Skerton

museums, and to local educational

to be his main residence, building

groups and organisations both

Ryelands House and park. There

public and voluntary.

are beautiful buildings scattered around the area, together with the

Please refer to the ‘get involved in

river and the park, which could

your local library’ section on pages

become a ‘conservation area’

18 and 19 to find out about the

and protect parts of Skerton from

Community History Library.

inappropriate development and encourage respectful renovation.

If you are interested in being involved in setting up a group

Would you be interested in

for your area please contact

being part of a group to assist in

Lancashire County Council’s

collecting and sharing information

Community Heritage section by

about the history of Skerton, and to

emailing

be a ‘voice’ to promote the area’s

lancaster.ch@lancashire.gov.uk

historical significance?

or 01524 580708

This group would be led by

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Get involved with your local Library Your library offers a wide range of

and use A to Z to search for mobile

If you have online access you

services, facilities and resources

libraries or type in your postcode

can also become a member of

aimed at everyone!

and use the map to find your

Lancashire Libraries and use

nearest stop or contact Lancaster

Lancashire Libraries online, which

Whether your interest is digging

library by emailing lancaster.

includes being able to renew

into your family tree, grabbing the

library@lancashire.gov.uk or

and reserve books online, but

latest bestseller, bouncing your

01524 580700.

also access to things like the

babies or watching cool bands play

Online Reference Library and the

live – Lancaster district libraries

Lancaster library is currently open

homework portal (the Learning

are the place to be!

from 9.30am to 5pm Monday,

Place). Also the

Wednesday and Friday, 9.30am

Lancashire Lantern

Your nearest library is the one in

to 7pm on Tuesday and Thursday

website www.

the town centre and there is also a

and 9.30am to 4pm on Saturdays.

lantern.lancashire. co.uk/ which

mobile library that visits your area

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including Hammerton Hall Close,

The library also offers a home

has community

Shakespeare Road, Millrace Court,

library service to anyone

information, and

Main Street, Vale View Day Centre, who is housebound. Please

where libraries are

Stratford Close, Moreley Close and

contact Morecambe Library on

gradually digitising

John Key Court, St Chads Drive.

morecambe.library@lancashire.

photo collections,

Please visit

gov.uk or 01524 415215 to find

and newspaper

www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries

out more about this service.

archives.

If you are not sure how to use a

homework www.lancashire.gov.

So whether you want to trace

computer help is at hand. Just

uk/libaries/learningplace.

your family tree or find out more

pop into your local library to find

about the area where you live, the

out how. Library members can

There are also sessions and

Community History Library is a good

have free computer access for

events for older young people

place to start.

two hours, attend online courses

eg drop in sessions or live music

or drop in sessions and speak to

programmes and digital media

Your library service is provided by

volunteers who can help.

opportunities like ‘Get It Loud In

Lancashire County Council. Find out

Libraries’

more at www.lancashire.gov.uk.

For youngsters,

www.getitloudinlibraries.com

there’s a range

– it’s worth contacting your local

of Baby Bounce

library to see what is going on.

sessions, Toddler Rhyme Time and

Lancaster is the Community

story times. During

History library which includes

school holidays and

old photos, maps, newspapers

weekends there are

archives and directories. The

often extra activities.

library also has free access to

The Learning Place

ancestry online and staff who can

can even help young

offer advice and assistance.

people with their

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Volunteer How can I find out about volunteering in my area?

nt to a w u “Do yo lth?” a e h r e you v o r p im

ant to w u o “Do y ?” e l p o e ew p n t e e m

ant to w u o “Do y e?” c n e r e a diff e k a m

No matter what the motivation,

positive activity for life. In fact,

Bureau.The Volunteer Bureau

If you want to know more or

there are many reasons to

volunteering has been proven to

can provide support on finding/

would like to volunteer / advertise

volunteer. Volunteering is fun,

improve your health. Volunteering

advertising a wide range of

a vacancy, contact Help Direct

interesting, inspiring, enjoyable,

doesn’t have to be limited to

volunteering opportunities.

askus@loc.helpdirectlancs.org.

challenging and very rewarding.

roles that are advertised or

Whether you are looking to

uk or 0303 333 1111 or visit

There are many people who

listed for companies looking for

volunteer as a hobby, as a way

www.helpdirect.org.uk

choose to volunteer across the

volunteers. You could volunteer in

back into employment, to thank a

Lancaster district; some volunteer

a befriending role to help someone

service you have used and even

Contact Lancaster Library to find

for social benefits others for

in your local community.

for organisations who are looking

out about volunteer opportunities in

for volunteers themselves.

local libraries on 01524 580700 or

personal benefits, whereas others

Lancaster.library@lancashire.

are motivated by giving something

If you want to know more or would

back.

like to give as little as one hour a

Help Direct’s Volunteer Bureau will

week to make a difference, outside

help you find the volunteering role

Whatever the reason, there is

of your existing commitments

that suits you, or the right person

no doubt that volunteering is a

contact the Help Direct Volunteer

to fill a volunteer vacancy.

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gov.uk.

Create Community Hubs You said that organisations working in your area need to work together better. Lancaster City Council and Lancashire County Council and other public services are looking at how they can work

together and work in new ways to

people who work in your area

can meet new people and find out

better meet community needs.

come together or somewhere

about ways you could have your

where you can meet with people

say and/or help others.

This may take the form of a

who work in your area and find

Community hub. What’s a hub?

a range of services and support

It’s just a name for a place where

but also somewhere where you

Learn new skills Do you fancy learning some new skills to help you start up something in your community?

The Adult College works with a wide range of community groups and organisations to offer learning opportunities to service users, staff and volunteers, which enable people to develop skills to improve the life of their local community.

We have courses such as Committee Skills, Team Building, Fund Raising and Volunteering

Skills. We can also develop

The Adult College offers a

appropriate courses to suit your

wide range of other useful and

individual needs.

interesting courses. For more

Communities may be geographically information contact based or may be a more specific

lc.insight@lancashire.gov.uk,

network of people with shared

The Adult College, White Cross

interests and concerns.

Education Centre, Quarry Rd, Lancaster, LA1 3SE,

If you belong to a community group

0845 600 1331.

or would like to set one up and would like more information, please contact 0845 600 1331 or email lc.insight@lancashire.gov.uk

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Keep up with what’s going on and share information about your area Maybe you are a Facebook fan or

Contact Help Direct by email

a Tweeter or good at writing.

askus@loc.helpdirectlancs.org.uk

Have you ever thought about

or phone 0303 333 1111 to find out

creating a newsletter or even a

what support you could get to help

Facebook page for your area?

you with this.

Continue to look at how we can work together to make your area even better than it already is!

A group from Imagination

services in the local area. If

Lancaster, a creative research

you are interested in finding out

group at Lancaster University,

if they can help you develop

have committed to work with

your ideas, please contact

local people and groups to help

ImaginationLancaster (Lancaster

develop any proposals for creative

University) - Valerie Carr: v.carr@

or innovative solutions to improve

lancaster.ac.uk or 01524 510878.

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How can I get more involved in what’s happening in my area?

There are lots of ways –

people who work in your

of the community groups,

with your councillor.

by being a part of some talking to some of the

area and getting in touch

Your County Councillor is: Councillor Niki Penney – 07768 654530 or nikipenney@lancashire.gov.uk

Your City Councillors are:

Get in touch with your local councilloror Your local councillor can help you to champion your area, solve problems, raise your concerns and influence decisions being made about your area.

Skerton East Ward Councillor Robert Redfern – 01524 381923 or rredfern@lancaster.gov.uk Councillor Abbott Bryning - 01524 69185 or abryning@lancaster.gov.uk Councillor Janet Hall – 01524 599111 or jhall@lancaster.gov.uk Skerton West Ward Councillor Karen Leytham – 07980370492 or kleytham@lancaster.gov.uk Councillor John Harrison – 01524 62370 or jharrison@lancaster.gov.uk Councillor Roger Sherlock – 01524 35696 or rsherlock@lancaster.gov.uk If you do not know which ward you live in please visit ‘find my nearest’ at www.lancaster.gov.uk or contact Lancaster City Council’s Customer Service Team on 01524 582000 or customerservices@lancaster.gov.uk Visit www.lancaster.gov.uk/councillors or www.lancashire.gov.uk (search for county councillor) for more information on your local councillors.

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Have your say or get in touch with public services in your area Lancaster City Council – visit ‘Have your say’ section of www.lancaster.gov.uk or contact customer services: customerservices@lancaster.gov.uk or 01524 582000.

Lancashire County Council – visit ‘Have your say’ section of www.lancashire.gov.uk or contact general enquiries: enquiries@lancashire.gov.uk or 0845 053 0000.

Lancashire Constabulary (Police) – visit www.lancashire.police.uk/ neigbourhood or contact on 0845 1 25 35 45. In an emergency always dial 999.

Lancashire Fire and Rescue – Call Freephone 0800 169 1125 for a free home fire safety check, smoke alarms if needed and advice on what to do in the event of a fire.

North Lancashire PCT – visit ‘Have your say’ section of www.northlancshealth.nhs.uk or call headquarters on 01524 519333.

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How do I find out what community groups are in my area or set up a community group/event?

How can I find out what events or activities are going on in my area?

Visit www.lancastercvs.org.uk or contact 01524 Visit www.lancastercvs.org.uk or contact 01524 555 900 (Lancaster District Community and Voluntary 555 900 (Lancaster District Community and Voluntary Service) to find out what support and funding is Service) to find out what support and funding is available or sign up to the newsletter. available or sign up to the newsletter.

To find out what community events are going on in To find out what community events are going on in your area contact Help Direct on 0303 333 11 11 or your area contact Help Direct on 0303 333 11 11 or visit www.helpdirect.org.uk. You can also visit visit www.helpdirect.org.uk. You can also visit www.lantern.lancashire.co.uk www.lantern.lancashire.co.uk

Help Direct can also help you with finding out about Help Direct can also help you with finding out about community groups in your area. Please contact them community groups in your area. Please contact them on 0303 333 11 11 or visit on 0303 333 11 11 or visit www.helpdirect.org.uk. www.helpdirect.org.uk.

Visit the Go4it youth directory yps.lancashire.gov.uk Visit the Go4it youth directory yps.lancashire.gov.uk to find out what is going on for young people in your to find out what is going on for young people in your area. area.

Community groups have more access to funding than public services. Find out how to access funding from £50 to £500 for activities or services that will support local people and communities with Help Directs Small Sparks scheme. Contact 0303 333 11 11 or visit www.helpdirect.org.uk

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What are the differences we could make together?

Here is what people who live and/or work in the Skerton area agreed needs to change.

Community led

“Devolve resources and budgets to local level”

Commitment to make the community a better place to live.

Tap into the potential

Identify, celebrate and nurture ‘doers’ everywhere

Work together

Involve the community more – work together.

“Celebrate and encourage self responsibility”

“Building relationships with communities – takes time”

Pool Resources

“Working together to better each other” “Residents trusted with resources”

Share what we have to make the most of what we have got.

Community Spirit

Community take the lead – take responsibility.

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“Reinvent and reinvigorate community work”

“Encourage a caring community that takes pride in their area”

Communication

“Listen to the community”

Organisations need to talk to each other more and together talk to the community.

“Set up a Skerton neighbourhood council”

“By the community for the community”

“Identify untapped resources, potential and use them!”

“Make sure people know what is available”

Make it simple

“Devolve power and decisions to the community”

“Identify and work with local volunteers and activists”

“Putting trust into the community”

“Let people do their jobs – less bureaucracy”

Public services need to make it easier for people who work in the area to work with and build relationships with people who live in the area

“Be risk aware not risk adverse”

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A Big Thank You! To everyone from the Skerton area for telling us what you think and to the organisations involved in the Connecting Communities project.

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Lancaster City Council services and councillors

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Lancashire County Council services and councillors

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Skerton Community High School

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Lancashire Constabulary

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Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service

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NHS North Lancashire

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North Lancashire Primary Care Trust

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Lancaster CVS (Community and Voluntary Solutions)

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Community Learning Network

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Jobcentre Plus

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Help Direct

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Age Concern

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Skerton Community Centre

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Local Churches

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Local Primary Schools Published October 2011