Harolds and Thornvilles Neighbourhood Improvement Plan

I am my own worst enemy at times. Neighbourhood Improvement Plans ( NIPS) are a sub Blairite piece of trash from the Department of Communities and Local Government. When our Area Mangement office drafted one up for my ward without consulting (a) any councillors (b) anyone that actually lived there I should have let them get on with it. These things make someone somewhere feel like they are doing something and it would have gathered dust on shelves where most Council strategies lay to rest.

However annoying as I can be I have insisted on a residents imput and after a lot self created hassle I can unveil a big community event on Saturday November 17th.

Firstly by " Harolds and Thornvilles " I mean the area bordered by Cardigan Rd , Royal Park Rd, Queens Rd and Alexandra Rd. Its about 780 houses mainly "Back to Back" Terraces. I'll blog about the main streetscene and anti crime initiatives nearer the time but the date for your diary is 10 am till 2pm at the Cardigan Centre, Cardigan Road, Leeds 6 on Saturday November 17th.

10 till 12 will be a Drop in for residents with local service providers. 12 noon till 2pm will be a "Question Time" type event with Councillors, Police and Senior Council Officers. Through the day we'll be consulting on a 10 point improvement plan for the area and we have a pot of £2000 to spend on a local project.

More details to follow but I hope a stab at real community politics rather than just another " eye catching initiative".