Longsight Community Action Plan

Based on your feedback, we’ve agreed the following priorities to focus on in your area. 

We’ll be sharing updates on how we progress with these priorities over on our social media channels.

You’ve told us you’re experiencing issues with pest problems in your local area. We’re committed to dealing with them properly. We work closely with Manchester City Council, who provide our pest control service, to address the root causes. Some issues come from external environmental factors, and we’re working with the Council to put long‑term solutions in place. Their Environmental Health team is also speaking with local businesses to make sure waste is being managed correctly. 

We’ll keep monitoring the situation, take action where needed, and keep you updated as things progress.
 

We want to work with you to make things better. We doing this in a range of ways include:

• Tackling fly‑tipping and alleyway problems - We’ll keep a close eye on hotspots like Norman Grove, Stanley Grove and Fencot Drive. If we spot problems, we’ll take action quickly to get things sorted.
• Community clean‑up days - We’ll be organising regular clean‑up events to help keep the area looking cared for. We’ll share dates and details in advance, and everyone is welcome to join in, even an hour makes a difference.
• Neighbourhood inspections - Every two months, we walk around the neighbourhood on our neighbourhood inspections to check how things are going. We’d love you to come along to help point out issues and share ideas face‑to‐face. We’ll then make a note and take the actions away.

Pride in Place funding for Longsight

Pride in Place is a major 10-year Government programme investing 20 million in neighbourhoods across the UK that need it most. Longsight has been chosen as one of the areas to receive funding to improve the area. 

We’re already working with Manchester City Council through Pride in Place to look after green spaces, tackle fly‑tipping, and improve local paths so they’re
safer, cleaner and more welcoming for everyone.

We’ll keep you informed on this exciting work as it progresses and will be reaching out to hear your trhoughts and would love to hear your thoughts on other areas of focus.

We’re busy making improvements so we can spend more time in your neighbourhood. This includes:

• More Neighbourhood Officers - You told us you want to see us around more often, so we’ve added an extra Neighbourhood Officer to the team. We’ve also reshaped our patches across the region, which means we now have 9 Neighbourhood Officers and 1 Senior Officer. This gives each officer a smaller, more manageable area, helping them be more visible, more available, and better able to support you.
• Tenancy Experience Visits - We visit you in your home at least once every two years for your Tenancy Experience Visit. These visits are a chance for us to get to know you better, understand how things are going in your home, and talk about any support you might need. It’s a simple way for us to stay connected and make sure you’re getting the right help.
• Opening a new Neighbourhood Hub near you - We’re also planning to open an additional Community Hub at Longsight Library to make it easier for local residents to access our services. We’re working on this behind the scenes at the moment and will keep you updated as plans progress.

We’ll keep you informed on our progress on these priorities, a minimum of every six months. We’ll do this in the following ways:

• In our customer newsletter - Customer Catch-up
• At local residents meetings
• Online via our dedicated Community Plans webpage
• On social media

These updates will help you see how we’re acting on your feedback and stay in the loop with the improvements happening in your area.