1. Residents Associations
First Steps
January 2012
Sarah Mann
Friends, Families and Travellers
www.gypsy-traveller.org
01273 234777

2. Resident Groups

3. Issues:
 Run down sites
 Poor site management
 Vandalism
 Anti-social behaviour
 Why have a residents group?

4. Our approach
 Casework led
 Meet residents and gather concerns/history
 Convene multi-agency group (fire/police/asb
officer/health/playworkers
“Public bodies duty to work together”
 Group + group = pressure and action.

5. Building confidence
 Large scale fly-tipping
with LGP & chemicals
 Residents reported
individually to Council –
no action
 Residents reported to
volunteer - fly tipping
moved 3 days later

6. Moving to the next stage
 How to move from issues to group
 Giving up power to the group – who’s in charge?
 Time……

7. Moving to the next stage
 How to move from issues to group
 Giving up power to the group – who’s in charge?
 Time……