re:new Parr
re:new Parr was set up as a pilot project in 2006 by St Helens Council and local housing landlord Helena Partnerships.
Its aim is to make the Parr area of St Helens a better place to live, work and be part of – by improving local services, and tackling the quality of life issues which matter most to local people.
re:new Parr is a Neighbourhood Management project which brings together local residents and local service providers (health, education, police, housing) on a Partnership Board. The board meets every few months and takes joint decisions on how to improve the neighbourhood. Day to day responsibility for the re:new Parr area lies with the neighbourhood management team.
It’s been such a success that the Parr model has now been rolled out to three other parts of the borough.
The re:new Parr area covers about 5,300 homes and 12,000 people. It’s a diverse place with lots of parks and open spaces, two of which – the Duckeries and Gaskell Park – have coveted Green Flag status.
But by many measures the area faces a lot of challenges, with pockets where there are high levels of crime, poor health and low levels of educational achievement.
It’s for this reason that re:new Parr has focused its attention on issues such as crime and community safety, housing, education, the environment, health and worklessness.
A lot has been achieved in the first two years - including environmental projects, graffiti removal, junior wardens schemes involving local schools and increased warden patrols at hotspots.
But we can do more – and that’s where you come in. re:new parr needs local residents to get involved and have their say. Contact us for more information or if you would like to attend the re:new Parr Partnership Board meeting.
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Our vision?
To improve the quality of life for the residents of Parr by creating a safer, stronger community, where people feel proud to live and work and where service providers continually improve their delivery by responding to neighbourhood needs.