It is about their "living Through Change" service to people in areas affected by demolition.
In the Welsh Streets we were promised increased security, anti pest and rodent services, extra street cleaning and security patrols to prevent fly tipping , burglary, squatting and arson as houses are emptied and tinned up. We know living through change had a generous budget to perform these tasks.
Burglaries are increasing, arson is easy, squatters come and go, the rats are enjoying the rubbish and we have never seen a security patrol in our area. Only after residents make repeated requests for rubbish removal or security services do we see any services. The difficulties of living with these problems are now forcing people to leave even though they have great homes, and have always objected to the demolitions. People are quite simply under siege and unable to cope with these problems.
You may be experiencing similar problems in your areas. You may have been made similar promises. You may wish for your experience to be available to the press when they come to see the LCC presentation.
If you are interested in seeing how the city council promote and present their 'Living Through Change' service, and in presenting the real life version of these events you might like to turn up at the Liner Hotel. Councillor Steve Radford has informed us about the event and has encouraged attendance by residents in the hope that a balanced and accurate view of what is taking place. He calls it Living Through Hell and so do we...... If you have photos of rubbish and rats etc, you could print them out as big as you can and take them with you. We think placards on sticks are seen as a security risk, so carry your photos mounted on cardboard, rather than on a stick.
Tuesday 31st October 6pm until 9.ish
Liverpool Lantern Company are again presenting a halloween parade in Sefton Park.It is a very beautiful event in which hundreds of people walk with lanterns they have made to a firework show, through performance , dance, original music and poetry. It starts at 6pm from the obelisk in Sefton park and continues to a grand finale at the lakeside. The theme this year is 'Displacement" and deals with the demolitions.
We are organising volunteers to collect signatures on petitions, gather new supporters, discover more people who want to buy and renovate terraced houses, or rent houses in condemned areas. It is a good contacting opportunity as the audience will be primed by the event and probably open to groups seeking support. Our treasurer Barbara Smith is co-ordinating L8 volunteers. we are planning to do a leaflet which could include contact groups for other areas . If you would like to help lobby for support in the park, or if you would like to help Barbara organise this, or if you would like contact details for your group to go out on the leaflet please contact her on barbarasmith9@yahoo.co.uk
If anyone has e-mail contacts for the Bottle or Kensington Groups or any other Groups on Merseyside please forward the contacts to me asap. The deadline for returning contact details will be this Friday by 10am .
If you need additional information my number is 07971 472707.
all best wishes
nina edge
secretary welsh streets home group
