To receive an update in relation to:

Keeping Birkenhead Clean

·  Environmental task group update

·  Birkenhead in Bloom 2016

·  Clean-up programme for 2016

Feeding Birkenhead

·  Food task group update

·  Food Hub update

·  Christmas hampers

·  Holiday food

Road Safety update

·  Birkenhead Road Safety Task Group update

The Constituency Manager provided an update on progress of projects funded by budgets devolved to the Birkenhead Constituency Committee. A finance summary sheet for the Birkenhead Constituency Committee budget and expenditure was attached to the report as an appendix.

Also attached to the report were appendices which the Constituency Manager presented to the Committee in relation to updates on Clean-ups, the Food hubs, improving life chances strategy community pilots and the Birkenhead Neighbourhood Engagement.

The Constituency Manager provided further information to the Committee on the following:

Keeping Birkenhead Clean

Birkenhead in Bloom

The Constituency Manager reported that this had been a very successful day with 42 community members, partners and Councillors attending the ceremony; planning would now start for next year’s competition. In total 16 awards were given to Birkenhead with Oxton receiving a trophy.

An in Bloom judge from the competition would be returning to provide feedback and giving communities advice on improvements that could be made in readiness for next year’s competition.

Members praised the work undertaken for the competition and commented that money should allocated to fund next year’s event to allow for further improvement and keep it going.

Skip Funds

The Constituency Manager advised that over £8,000 had been used to hire 67 skips for clean ups in a number of areas throughout Birkenhead and that an estimated 70,000 tonnes of rubbish had been removed as a result of the clean-up days.

The Constituency Manager advised that the ‘Community Pay Back’ team had done a lot of work involving cleaning, weeding and painting and that this work would continue in the future.

Skips days had been undertaken following intelligence received from the Fire and Rescue Service and officers were currently reviewing whether to do a further day prior to Bonfire Night.

RESOLVED: That

(1)  the awards that had been won for Birkenhead in Bloom be noted and all those involved be congratulated on their achievements and thanked  for all their hard work;

(2)  the partnership work for clean-up days for the skip fund and the contribution of probation to Birkenhead clean ups  and the Committees thanks to all involved be noted.

Bonfire Night

The Constituency Manager indicated that two coaches to the River of Light Festival had been arranged from Beechwood and St James and Gautby Road Community Centres and spaces were still available for any young person wishing to attend.

RESOLVED:

That the update on activities to tackle ASB in the area be noted.

Feeding Birkenhead

Food Hubs

The Constituency Manager reported on the activities undertaken at the Beechwood and Beaconsfield Food Hubs.

The Constituency Manager reported on the Christmas Hamper project with 3000 families receiving hampers following referrals to the food hubs. Fareshare and His Church provided the food and Park group provided boxes and cellophane. She asked that if Members or the public present knew of any families in need to inform the Constituency Team who would forward the information on to the appropriate food hub.

RESOLVED: That

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