Welcome to Winning Back Morecambe's West End

November - January 2007

Welcome to the winter edition of the West End Bulletin. Inside you will find out what is happening in the West End over the next few months and there is a chance to enter our competition for two local residents (aged 11 and under) to switch on the West End Christmas tree lights. We would also like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

You will also find news on the changed refuse collection dates and what the Winning Back Morecambe’s West End team are doing to improve the way rubbish is collected in the area. We hope you enjoy reading the bulletin and feel free to send in your thoughts or ideas for future articles by completing the comments box inside and returning it to us here at 61/63 Albert Road, Morecambe.

Serdecznie witamy naszych mieszkancow z Polski. Mamy zamiar drukowac ten Biuletyn w jezyku polskim. Jezeli jestescie tym zainteresowani to prosimy o powiadomienie nas przez wypelnienie kratki uwag (comments box) w tym wydaniu. Prosimy takze o Wasze uwagi I sugestie co byscie pragneli abysmy uleprzyli w tej dzielnicy. Prosimy o przesylanie komentarzy na adres: 61/63 Albert Road, Morecambe.

If you require this newsletter in large print, on audio cassette, or in an alternative language, we will do our best to accommodate your request. Contact us at 61-63 Albert Road, Morecambe or call 01524 401004.

Changes to Refuse Collection

Lancaster City Council is currently planning and designing improvements to the way that rubbish is collected in the West End.

In the last few weeks many households in this area have been provided with wheeled bins and recycling boxes that will increase the amount of waste recycled in the area and reduce the amount of litter that is caused through ripped black sacks.

As a result of this we have had to change the collection day for properties that are still on weekly sack collection. If you have been affected by this change you should have already received a note through your letterbox to let you know.

As a reminder, if you live in homes in the streets listed below, you should now put your black bin bags out for collection every Friday.

Street	Properties affected by the change
Devonshire Road	Numbers 2-46 Numbers 1-47
Chatsworth Road	Numbers 1-61 Numbers 2-84
Westminster Road	Numbers 1-121 Numbers 2-84
Clarendon Road East / part West	Numbers 1-89 Numbers 2-90
Claremont Road / Claremont Crescent	All numbers
Regent Road	Numbers 1-89 Numbers 2-90
East Street	All numbers
Parliament Street	All numbers
Yorkshire Street	All numbers
Springfield Street	All numbers
Back Marine Road	All numbers
Marine Road	Numbers 22-102
West End Road	All even numbers Numbers 109 to Marine Road Numbers 94a to Marine Road
Highfield Crescent	All numbers
Grove Street	All numbers
Cedar Street	All numbers
Westminster Avenue	All numbers
Ellesmere Road	Numbers 1-3 Numbers 2-12 (junction to Balmoral Road)
Albert Road	Numbers 12-90 Numbers 1-91
Kilnbank Avenue	All numbers
Baycliffe Crescent	All numbers
Aldingham Walk	All numbers
Longmire Way	All numbers
Balmoral Road	Odds only- Numbers 1-89s

This changeover is necessary but we do appreciate it may have caused some disruption and we are sorry about any inconvenience caused.

If you want further information about this please ring the customer service centre on 01524 582491.

We would also like to take this opportunity to let you know about some of the things that will be happening in the future to improve the overall cleanliness of the West End.

We intend to improve waste collection and recycling facilities for all householders in the West End. We are currently looking at how to deal with the 500 or so properties that have several households living in them. Proposals including the location of mini bring sites are being considered to improve recycling and reduce littering in the central West End area.

In addition to the new ways of refuse collection, the Arson Reduction Vehicle will continue to patrol the West End removing and clearing away any dumped rubbish which poses a fire risk. In certain circumstances rubbish can be removed from privately owned premises if it is seen as a major arson risk.

The coming month will also see the introduction of six Community Support Officers dedicated to the West End who will be replacing the efforts of the Street Wardens in dealing with environmental matters but the new CSO’s will also be trained to deal with police related issues such as anti-social behaviour.

Dumped rubbish and litter is recognised as a blight in the community and many organisations are working together to try and improve our neighbourhoods. Lancaster City Council have been working closely with the Police, the Community Safety Partnership and Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service on the Crime and Grime Clean Sweep initiative.

The ‘Crime and Grime Clean Sweep’ initiative is supported by the City Council’s ‘Putting litter in its Place’ campaign, which aims to improve cleanliness in the district by focussing on education, enforcement and service delivery.

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