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Issue:- 5 July  2012

Growing support for Love L8 Scheme

THE latest project in the Love L8 programme is a genuine grassroots scheme; which has unearthed part of the city’s history.  Love L8 celebrates Liverpool 8 and its history.

The city council is working with residents, local businesses and social enterprises, to brighten up the area with a number of green spaces and grot spots being brought back into use.

A community growing scheme has now been opened on unused land at Beaufort Street next to a rail shaft that covers the line that runs through Dingle. 

Because of its location it is never likely to be developed and has been the scene of anti-social behaviour for some time.  To bring it back into productive use and to satisfy demand in the area; it was decided that it would be an ideal site for a community growing scheme.

Local Social Enterprise, Include Environmental Service, carried out the works to the land, creating raised planters, areas of land to ‘farm’, laying turf, upgrading fencing and increasing security. 

During the works an old cobbled road was uncovered. Local historians said this was the old Chapman Street and it has now been incorporated into the design of the scheme. As a result it has been named Chapman Gardens.

To manage the scheme, the Southern Neighbourhood Council has been signing up local green fingered people who will tend the planters and land.

“This is a very imaginative project which makes great use of a piece of land which was never likely to be developed.  It will now be a real community asset which will be looked after by local people who care about their environment and neighbourhood. It has also come about as a result of a lot of partners working together to make this happen.” said councillor Steve Munby, cabinet member for neighbourhoods.

Partners who worked on the project- which cost £12,000; included the city council’s neighbourhoods services, Include Environmental Services, Plus Dane, Liverpool Mutual Homes, Southern Neighbourhood Council, Grow Liverpool, Merseytravel, Civica and local artist Alan Murray. Funding was provided by partners as well as some grant funding coming from o2 and the NHS.

Value for money? Mixed feelings from Britain’s rail passengers

SATISFACTION with Britain’s railways holds up at 83% of passengers satisfied overall with their journey. However, this overall figure masks enormous variations on different routes and widely differing value for money scores.  Anthony Smith, Passenger Focus chief executive, said:- “Well done to London Midland, Merseyrail and Heathrow Connect, all of whom improved significantly. Particularly impressive was London Midlands’ whopping 17% rise in how they dealt with delays. Greater Anglia (previously National Express East Anglia) will be well aware of the work needed to boost passenger satisfaction.”

Key findings include:-

►  First Capital Connect (FCC) passengers noticing improvements at stations.

►  East Midlands Trains recording some good gains both on train and at stations.

►  Overall satisfaction scores on individual routes varied from 97% (Merseyrail – Wirral) to 70% (FCC – Thameslink South and Greater Anglia* – Metro) with value for money satisfaction ranging from 75% (ScotRail – Rural) to 23% (Greater Anglia – Mainline) on those routes.

►  Satisfaction with value for money dipping to 42% from 44% in Spring 2011.

►  Passengers using different tickets giving very disparate scores for value for money.

►  Comparing the views of Advance and Off-Peak ticket holders who think that the railway is reasonably good value, with Season ticket holders who do not. For example, value for money scores for Advance tickets on CrossCountry and Virgin Trains were 64% and 68%, while the scores for Annual Season tickets on Southeastern and South West Trains were 12% and 23% (respectively).

Mr Smith, added:- “Annual Season ticket holders, particularly in London and the South East, despite having regulated fares, unsurprisingly do not think their tickets represent value for money. The industry must keep its focus on getting the trains on time while Government must think very carefully about the forthcoming decision on the rate of rises for regulated fares. The message from passengers is clear.”

It is interesting to note bus passenger value for money scores in the March 2012 Passenger Focus Bus Passenger Survey. Satisfaction with value for money among fare-paying bus passengers ranged from 39% to 68% across the 23 areas of England surveyed.

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