Ethos Public Relations Manchester

Hattersley residents take to the streets

by Ethos public relations

Peak Valley Housing Association residents have become the first in the North West to introduce 'street representatives' to help manage its estate.

Peak Valley has been supporting the work of Hattersley and Mottram People's Association (HAMPA) in recruiting street representatives. The 'street reps' keep an eye on their patch and report back any problems to HAMPA and Peak Valley. They will also become a well known face in the streets they represent which will allow residents to approach them with any issues or suggestions they may have.

Jean Davison, Secretary of HAMPA, suggested the new scheme. "We do have regular meetings but not all residents can attend," she said. "So we wanted to look at alternative methods of communicating with people."

Jean and her colleagues have been working closely with Aspire Housing in Newcastle under Lyme in Staffordshire who introduced street representatives some time ago. HAMPA visited Aspire Housing to find out how their scheme was working there.

The team at HAMPA want to recruit ten street representatives to manage the area. To date, five people have agreed to take part in the scheme. If you would like to find out more about becoming a street representative for HAMPA, please contact Jean Davison, on 0161 351 1361.

Posted at 9^th December 2009