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OCHA's One Community project helps Witney neighbourhood clean up!
Issued 12 February 2010
Residents of Corn Bar and Bartlett Close in Witney came out in force at the weekend to clean up their neighbourhood – and give feedback on changes and improvements they'd like to see in the area.
The clean-up and resident consultation day was organised by the 'One Community' project set up by Oxford Citizens Housing Association (OCHA), part of the GreenSquare housing group.
OCHA has been running One Community for the last couple of years; the initiative involves the housing association focusing on a particular neighbourhood and investing additional time and resources there.
"OCHA regularly organises community clean-up days in some of the other neighbourhoods where we have homes, but this event was different as we were also asking residents about changes they might like to see to where they live, such as improvements to the play area," explained Paula Haslam, OCHA’s Community Projects Coordinator.
"The event has generated some really useful feedback from residents as well as a tidier neighbourhood!"
"We were really pleased with the turn out," said OCHA Resident Involvement Officer Michelle O’Donohue.
"We usually hold clean-up days in the school holidays, but set this one up for a Saturday morning following feedback at our resident business planning sessions. It's been a great success as we have managed to fill four skips with rubbish and recycling!"
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