Resident group encourages people in Nairn to set up new groups as Highland Council's Rate Your Estates gets positive results in Queenspark and Boath Park
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A MEMBER of a group behind improving the Queenspark housing estate for residents is urging people elsewhere in the town to get behind the Highland Council's Rate Your Estates initiative.
"We are already seeing the benefits of the scheme," said Chairperson of Queenspark Residents Group Morag Anderson..
"And we will help any community in other parts of the town wanting to establish similar groups."
The council has already held Rate Your Estate on site meetings at Queenspark and Boath Park with positive outcomes.
The next area to be targeted is Tradespark, Lochdhu Gate and Cranloch with housing staff in attendance to meet residents on the corner by the “1-20 Lochdhu Gate” street sign at 11am or Laing Gardens car park at 11:45am. on Tuesday, 6th September.
In Queenspark already an issue with an infestation of rats at derelict garages in Peter Street has been largely resolved with the removal of crumbling sheds. A successful skip day was held with tenants and residents given a large container to dispose of unwanted rubbish .
The latest initiative was a clean up of a footpath between the estate and Riverside football pitch in Mill Road and a separate programme of work funded by Nairn Play has begun on the installation of new play equipment at the Jubilee Bridge.
Plans are also under consideration for improvements and works at Boath Park.
Members of the public are advised to prepare matters they feel need addressing with officials and raise them at the meetings.
The Chairperson of Queenspark Residents Group said: "We are delighted with the positive outcomes already achieved in a short space of time after our meetings with the council officials.
"It's a delight to see so much being done. The skip collection was an outstanding success, paths have been tidied up, the rats issue largely sorted and derelict sheds removed, we've planted a flower bed, the path to riverside from John Street is now now cleared and accessible again and the big news is the start on the provision of new play equipment thanks to the efforts of Nairn Play.
"I would strongly urge other areas of the town to take advantage of this Rate Your Estate initiative because we have had so many positive outcomes."
Morag added: "There's a buzz about the place now. People are talking about what they would like to happen in Queenspark. We are getting more people coming on board and joining the group meetings in the Army Cadet Hut in John Street.
"Our next initiative in these difficult times will be the possibility of setting up a community larder where stores can donate foodstuffs reaching there end of sell by date and it can be put to good use by families who will be particularly hard pressed as the the higher power charges kick in."
Anyone looking for support or assistance in setting up groups for their own community can contact queensparkresidentsgroup@gmail.com
