There are many ways through which you can be involved in the formation of the local Action Plan and the Neighbourhood Forum (and its sub-committees).  At the start of this article there were details of recording you agreement or not with the statements, and who to give them to.  Please use the space below to record your additional issues, concerns and areas of interest.   If you would like to be kept in touch of progress please include your contact details.

Once we have gathered your responses an Action Plan will be produced that will detail how these issues and concerns will be addressed.

In order to both agree the Action Plan and oversee its delivery it is proposed to create a Neighbourhood Forum that is Resident Run and Resident Led.  The Forum will also be there to promote the estate and to argue for resource allocation from key funders.

The Forum will be assisted by a series of sub-committees that will focus on specific subject areas and report back to the Forum

Crime and Community Safety Issues:
Police should be based on the estate and be more visible.
Need details of different ways of reporting crime and anti-social behaviour
Want a clean and pleasant environment to promote feeling safe
Need safe play areas for young people
Residents need to take responsibility for reporting crime
Need alternative legal activities for young people – ie. Motor project
Need Police accountability – national or local agreement
Tackle annoying anti-social behaviour such as parking, litter etc
Homes and Housing issues:
Need robust and accountable repairs and maintenance service
Need a regular and efficient refuse and recycling  service\
Should be contact and collaboration between all housing providers and private homes
Need accountability from Utility service providers
Need affordable handyperson service.
Children, Families, Learning and Employment.
Community is undermined by not having its own secondary school
City College should do more in this community
Special Educational Needs do not receive a good enough service
Support needed to assist local people set up businesses or go self-employed.
Skateboard and BMX park needed locally
Local service provision should employ local people.
Children, Families, Learning and Employment. (continued)
Concerns about the Co-location Hub – accessibility, traffic, access to green areas
Support and services for young people with special needs and from the BME community.
Need a swimming pool built locally with local labour and staff
Health and Wellbeing:
New Health Centre needs to be more accessible, have better signage, and provide information what is there and how you can access it.
Pharmacist needs to be open longer hours, be well stocked, and have a home delivery service.
Need to remove drug litter from the estate.
Need counselling and therapy services based on the estate.
Pharmacy should return to Arundel Road
Lack of information and consultation about changes to health provision.
Need better help for those with mental health issues and substance misuse problems
Need to assist parents deal with 14+ young people drinking alcohol that has been purchased by others.
Environment and Surroundings:
Encourage community involvement in upkeep of green spaces
Need regular street cleaning and rubbish removal, including bulk waste service to prevent fly-tipping.
Need proper recycling facilities including green waste
Consider wind and solar power use
Develop a city farm
Develop food projects
Should be community input into use of buildings
Need more seats for the elderly
Need older persons fitness trail
Need more dog and litter bins
Improved play provision.


Help us to Help You Build a Better Whitehawk and Manor Farm.
What Residents would like to see in Whitehawk and Manor Farm:
The Council and other service providers to stick to their own rules, have a published set of standards and service levels and then stick to them.
A  representative Forum to hold service providers to account for the standard and level of service delivery
Consultation from the start of a project and not when everything has been decided
The same level of service as everyone else in the city.
Public transport that enables everyone to access local facilities.
Local Pride in the Estate.