At Safe Regeneration Ltd we have always believed that 'It Starts with Community' .
Communities know what they need to be happier and healthier.
Communities have the drive and ambition to drive change, create opportunities and thrive.
Communities are full of people with ideas, heart and determination to create better places to live, work and play.
What is often missing is the confidence that they can gain the skills and knowledge to make change happen.
SAFE is 25 years old next year; 'Quick to Learn, Quick to Share' is our mantra, and we want to share a wealth of grassroots experience in neighbourhood transformation - the good and the not-so-good!
We hosted a lovely afternoon tea last week at the Lock & Quay Community Pub, Bootle, to celebrate the launch of the Neighbourhood Transformation Planning Tool (NTPT), co-designed with Dr Kerry Traynor & Dr Thomas Moore University of Liverpool, and 40+ community stakeholders from the LCR and beyond.
Thanks to all who participated and came along on the day Sefton Council; Liverpool City Region Combined Authority; Ykids Limited; YMCA Liverpool & Sefton; Merseyside Expanding Horizons; Corwen Town Council; Diocese of Liverpool; Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place; Nicola Daley; Emma Washbourn; Jennifer Corcoran; Julie Lawson BEM DL; Sean's Place; Debbie Rogers; Debbie Wright; Lawrence Santangeli; Shreyashi Dasgupta; Sandy Britton; Fei Chen; Amy Gerrard; Suzanne Grainger; Ian Pollitt; Sarah Spoor; Paulette Lappin;
Ian Moncur; Liscard Community Links; Gemma Ahearne; Crosby Wombles; Halle's Hub; Mike Brennan; Bootle Action Group; Pete Spiers; Soso Choir; Greenhouse Multi-Cultural Play and Arts Project; Safe Community Homes; Curtis Reah; Jan Williams; Ken and Barbara Rouse
The NTPT is to help communities reflect on what they want to do; whether they are best placed to achieve their aims and how they can access support to take their next steps.
There's plenty more work to be done, but we'd love to hear your views on the tool and what support you need to help you develop community assets in your neighbourhood.
For further info see https://lnkd.in/eMrQyKBc