Planning for the future in Northmoor

Not enough parks and areas for the children to play.

Local resident (consultation 15/8)

Everything is okay, safe. Sometimes litter is a problem. My son picks up litter.

RA, Stockport Road (consultation 15/8)

No lights in the park is unsafe. An old person like me would not feel safe. The grass is too long (Crowcroft Park). I get disturbed by Anti-Social Behaviour. There's plenty of rubbish in the streets. No one cares.

Local resident (consultation 15/8)

People actively throwing rubbish. Bins not being collected. It's getting progressively worse. People just fly-tip household rubbish. There are gangs and unfriendly people.

Local resident (consultation 15/8)

The area has gotten better over the years. It needs to be kept neater and tidier. More bins and more information on the community centre.

Darren, Stanley Grove (consultation 15/8)

Not good. Public urination is an issue.

HB, Visiting the area (consultation 15/8)

The parks are a state. Massive problem with litter. More youth and play areas needed.

Marianna, Levenshulme Youth Project Youth Worker (consultation 15/8)

The biggest issue is rubbish. Makes it unsafe for children to play in the area.

Ivanna, Levenshulme Youth Project Youth Worker (consultation 15/8)

Lack of benches in the area. People trash benches. People break in to sheds.

Resident, Northmoor Road (consultation 15/8)

Mess! The park doesn’t feel like a park. It lacks facilities. There's nothing for the older men. We cannot do much.

KA, Local Resident (consultation 15/8)

The area is fine. The shops are nice and it has good connections.

Local resident (consultation 15/8)

A lot of problems, a lot of assaults, lots of fights. My shop has been robbed over 50 times. Lots of drug dealing.

Local shop owner (consultation 15/8)

I would change… I would have a family led community, where women are at the centre of any organising. Community ownership, rather than any larger body dictating what happens. Devolve power down to the lowest level, away from even Housing Associations.

Local resident (consultation 15/8)

Need more women's activities

M, Levenshulme Youth Project member (consultation 15/8)

Cleanliness. There's a lot less activities compared to other cities. Why are we still living in Manchester? Should be more activities. Activities that are here are over-crowded. Massive problem with drugs. You're scared to voice your problem. Parents don't feel safe sending kids to parks, so they play in the streets and cause problems.

Sohaib, Hopkins Street (consultation 15/8)

There should be more activities. There's no engagement. We don't see Great Places around Northmoor. My daughter is my first and I want her to manage time in summer. Great Places should fund activities and I feel they should organise parent advice for new mums. Mums should get skills and training during the school days - Mums and children's tasks together. Great Places should organise a litter pick. Longsight area is messy so they should organise a clean-up.

Local resident, (consultation 15/8)

It has been changing a lot - new buildings and projects, but we need more. It's a really mixed area. It would be good to have theatre to tell the story of the area - how people came to be here. I do puppet theatre. Schools can't always teach all of this, so it's important that there are things going on in the area to help communities to understand each other.

CL, Melling Street (consultation 15/8)

I want more lights and cameras. I don't feel safe in the car park at night. Cameras will stop crime. I'd like a toilet in the park and more seating with cover - better benches with shelter from the raid for older people.

KA, local resident (consultation 15/8)

It is okay. Some people throw rubbish out of their car but apart from that, it is okay.

Local resident (consultation 15/8)

Very bad area, not nice and not clean. I don't like it here.

Local resident (consultation 15/8)