Post by keith on Nov 13, 2011 11:54:10 GMT 1
:)The Main aim of the group is to provide a clean,warm,friendly and safe area for residents and students alike.
FED up of unsightly weeds and overflowing bins, a resident living off Newland Avenue decided to take matters into his own hands.
Rather than pointing the finger and finding someone else to do the work, Keith Brown has set up the new Rosebery Community Group.
The group's ethos is to make Rosebery Avenue, which is a mixture of student and resident housing, into a more pleasant and clean environment.
Mr Brown, 50, who has lived on the avenue for 15 years, said: "The tenfoot behind the houses is overflowing with weeds and I wanted to get it sorted. If ever there was a fire, the residents wouldn't stand a chance.
"The wheelie bins were also overflowing because students weren't sure which days to put them out.
"If they came back from the nightclub and saw all the residents' bins out, they would then start pulling their bin down to Newland at 2am.
"The problem is, if the previous students leave litter lying about, the new students think that is the way things are done.
"What we want is to help them see that we can all live together if everyone plays their part."
In setting up the group, Mr Brown wrote to residents and property firms that own houses in Rosebery Avenue to ask for an annual £10 fee.
The money will be used for maintenance equipment, such as shovels and bin bags, to help keep the terrace tidy.
Residents will sweep the main pathway on a rota basis, the group will inform new neighbours of the bin days and records will be kept of all the work that will be done.
Gardens will also be maintained on a rota basis, unless a resident wants to look after their own land.
Claire Mitchell, who has lived in Rosebery for six years, has signed up to the scheme. Claire, 30, said: "The residents down here thought the changing tenants in the rented houses don't exactly cause problems as such, but do things like leave wheelie bins overflowing or don't put them out on the right day.
"When students come into the area, they often haven't lived away from home before.
"Being in shared accommodation, they often don't consider things like whose turn it is to put the bins out.
"We love living in Newland Avenue so we want everyone to be neighbourly and friendly.
"It is as much about getting to know people and getting on with everyone than it is anything else.
"The group's aim really is to get our sense of community back."
Mr Brown hopes other people in similar situations will use Rosebery as inspiration to set up their own residents' group.
He said: "I really believe if students are made to feel welcome and part of the community, they will respect us for it."
FED up of unsightly weeds and overflowing bins, a resident living off Newland Avenue decided to take matters into his own hands.
Rather than pointing the finger and finding someone else to do the work, Keith Brown has set up the new Rosebery Community Group.
The group's ethos is to make Rosebery Avenue, which is a mixture of student and resident housing, into a more pleasant and clean environment.
Mr Brown, 50, who has lived on the avenue for 15 years, said: "The tenfoot behind the houses is overflowing with weeds and I wanted to get it sorted. If ever there was a fire, the residents wouldn't stand a chance.
"The wheelie bins were also overflowing because students weren't sure which days to put them out.
"If they came back from the nightclub and saw all the residents' bins out, they would then start pulling their bin down to Newland at 2am.
"The problem is, if the previous students leave litter lying about, the new students think that is the way things are done.
"What we want is to help them see that we can all live together if everyone plays their part."
In setting up the group, Mr Brown wrote to residents and property firms that own houses in Rosebery Avenue to ask for an annual £10 fee.
The money will be used for maintenance equipment, such as shovels and bin bags, to help keep the terrace tidy.
Residents will sweep the main pathway on a rota basis, the group will inform new neighbours of the bin days and records will be kept of all the work that will be done.
Gardens will also be maintained on a rota basis, unless a resident wants to look after their own land.
Claire Mitchell, who has lived in Rosebery for six years, has signed up to the scheme. Claire, 30, said: "The residents down here thought the changing tenants in the rented houses don't exactly cause problems as such, but do things like leave wheelie bins overflowing or don't put them out on the right day.
"When students come into the area, they often haven't lived away from home before.
"Being in shared accommodation, they often don't consider things like whose turn it is to put the bins out.
"We love living in Newland Avenue so we want everyone to be neighbourly and friendly.
"It is as much about getting to know people and getting on with everyone than it is anything else.
"The group's aim really is to get our sense of community back."
Mr Brown hopes other people in similar situations will use Rosebery as inspiration to set up their own residents' group.
He said: "I really believe if students are made to feel welcome and part of the community, they will respect us for it."