Caerau court road news issue 1 december 2012

Caerau Court Road News

Issue 1 December 2012

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from all at Wales & West Housing Welcome to Caerau Court Road News Issue 1.

During the past two years Wales & West Housing (WWH) has been working in partnership with residents of Caerau Court Road to improve the scheme as a whole, writes Andrew Pritchard, Housing Officer.

All of the issues raised have been put together in an action plan which outlines our plans to improve the scheme. There have been significant improvements at Caerau Court Road over the last couple of years.

Scheme Improvements WWH has invested £545,000 in Caerau Court Road over the past three years, with improvements including:

WWH has also spent a total of £28,000 on reactive repairs at the scheme, with works including:

• new doors and windows for the maisonettes and new windows for the flats.

• new bathrooms in the flats and maisonettes • improved communal lighting in the flats, maisonettes and tower block.

• all communal areas have been painted.

• new flooring in the flats and tower block, with new flooring to be fitted to the maisonettes’ external walkways by the end of 2012.

• new, improved communal front doors for individual blocks, making security better for residents • gating the gulley - bringing greater security, cutting vandalism and youth annoyance • providing a new communal bin store for the 3 blocks of flats - making a cleaner environment for the disposal of waste • providing additional waste bins to increase holding capacity • installing improved CCTV, with additional cameras and greater recording capacity.

Gulley - before

Gulley - after gating

Works planned for 2013 include new windows for the houses and a new door entry system for the tower block.

Andrew Pritchard Housing Officer

Meet the staff

“These are the staff who work alongside me at the scheme”, says Andy. All staff can be contacted via our Customer Service Centre on freephone 0800 052 2526.

Grant Gibbon Asset Management Officer

Kevin Evans Estates Officer

Sion Phillips

Tenancy Enforcement Officer

Herman Valentin

Community Development Project Officer

Kevin has been your Estates Officer for 12 months now. If you have any queries regarding maintenance, or a scheme issue, please call him on 07788 310395.

Weekly Scheme Surgeries When? Every Wednesday from 10am - 12 noon.

Where? The community flat in the tower block.

Pop in to discuss with your Housing Officer any issues with your tenancy, property or scheme.

No appointment necessary.

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Caerau Court Road Newsletter | Edition 1 | December 2012

Caerau Potters The Caerau Potters are a small but growing group of residents with a real interest in gardening, who have created a gardening group to improve the area in which they live.

Their aim is to become sustainable within the community through growing their own fruit and vegetables.

Reporting crime and anti social behaviour If you witness a crime or anti social behaviour within or around the Caerau Court Road area please call 999. If it’s not an emergency you can report anti social behaviour by calling 101 - any calls to 101 will be used as evidence for the Police to put resources into a specific area.

Examples of the type of calls you might make to 101 are: • • •

Reporting your car as stolen; Damage to your property; or You suspect drug use or drug dealing in your neighbourhood.

Neighbourhood Policing Team Your Neighbourhood Policing team (NPT) deal with local issues by working with partner organisations to tackle crime and anti social behaviour. Pictured are PCSO Rachel Lee - you can contact her on 07584 883569 and PC Richard Roberts - 07824 596795.

If other residents have an interest in gardening and wish to set up a similar project, or expand their existing project, please contact Andy Pritchard.

One 2 One Monies WWH receives rental income from the telecomms company for allowing the mobile telephone mast to be placed on the roof of the tower block. These monies are only used for the Caerau Court Road estate, and can be for general scheme improvements or initiatives from residents. We will consult residents on any major spend of the One 2 One monies. If you have any suitable suggestions regarding the use of monies from the One 2 One fund, then please contact Andy Pritchard.

Fancy a cuppa and a chat?

Tower Block residents now run a coffee morning every Thursday from 11am - 1pm. All are welcome - it’s completely free, and you can also find something good to read thanks to the book swap club.

Police and Communities Together (PACT) meetings PACT meetings are an opportunity for local people to have their say on what matters most to them in their area. Priorities are set at each meeting - these are problems that we try to solve in partnership within a set period of time. Caerau Court Road is currently a PACT priority under general youth annoyance and anti social behaviour by Caerau Lane shops and the streets surrounding it.

The next PACT meeting will be held on 31st January 2013 at Western Leisure Centre, from 7pm-8pm.

Benefit changes Are you worried about the changes to benefits which will take effect from April 2013?

Please call and see Andy Pritchard in our weekly scheme surgery or ring 0800 052 2526 to make an appointment. We will be more than happy to come out to see you to explain these changes including the ‘Bedroom Tax’ - in more detail.

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