Here are some videos showing our projects and joint working within the council.
The Big Clean-Up
Back in September 2006, Cambridge took part in ITV's Big Clean-Up Day, a massive environmental project.
Thousands of volunteers around the country, particularly young people, took part in scores of environment-enhancing projects, from beach cleans to revamping public gardens and community play areas.
Here in Cambridge, The Community Safety Partnership allocated £41,000 for the clean-up, to help with improvements such as:
- hiring skips to help people clear unwanted items
- repairing bus shelters
- buying park benches or other items
- linking with other local council projects
£13,000 was allocated to help young people and others keep these improvements going in the future.
Ward walkabouts and anti-social behaviour
The council takes the effects of anti-social behaviour very seriously. In 2006/07, the Cambridge Community Safety Partnership ran a series of neighbourhood walkabouts to look at the effects of anti social behaviour. These effects can include:
- fly-tipping and dumping of unwanted waste
- damage to public phone boxes
- broken panels on bus shelters
- vandalised park benches or other items
- graffiti on public and private property
These walkabouts helped the partnership decide which wards of the city were the key areas for improvement.
Maitland Avenue environmental action day
Council staff and residents held an environment action day to tidy up an estate as part of Environment Week. The focus was a block of Maitland Avenue flats that were adversely affected by illegal dumping and other anti-social behaviour.
Council staff collected rubbish, erected a bin for dog-mess and painted sheds and fences. Local residents helped fill a skip with unwanted furniture and rubbish.
New recycling bins and boxes were provided to the flats. Carol Amos, housing officer
for Maitland Avenue, said: "We hope residents and the council can now maintain the area to a high standard, and that
local people will notice the improvement in their environment."