Poulton Sports Stars Watch Blackburn Rovers

Youngsters from the Poulton Sports Academy were given a very special Christmas treat to watch a Premiership football match between Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United.

Poulton Neighbourhood Management paid for the tickets and transport to take the 18 lucky kids to Ewood Park, Rovers� home ground on Saturday 10th December.

It was a fantastic match with plenty of action from both sides, but it was the home side that were victorious with a 3 - 2 win to Blackburn Rovers. Poulton kids were supporting the Lancashire side and cheered to their hearts content each time their team scored. Everyone had a fantastic time; especially local volunteer and Sports Academy coach Mike Ellis!

Poulton Sports Academy encourages responsible behaviour and rewards those who can maintain a good level of conduct. In this instance, the 18 children with the best behavioural record were selected by the session leaders and invited to come on the trip.

All the children thoroughly enjoyed themselves and will be eagerly anticipating the next event.

As with all Poulton Sports Academy events, support came from Poulton Neighbourhood Management, Lancaster City Council Leisure Services, Lancashire Police, Lancashire Fire & Rescue, Morecambe High School and local volunteer Mike Ellis.

Poulton Sports Academy is now running again (during term time) at:

Poulton-le-Sands Primary School on Monday’s 3.30pm -

4.30 pm, and

Morecambe Bay County Primary School on Friday’s 3.00pm -

4.10 pm.
For more details contact Lancaster City Council Leisure Services on telephone number 582829.

Neighbourhood Management Is On A Roll

Following on the success of Poulton Neighbourhood Management, the West End will be starting a Neighbourhood Management project in April this year.

The scheme will have £1.6 million to spend over the following four years. This money comes from the Government through the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (the same as Poulton Neighbourhood Management) and is to be spent on regenerating the area whilst working closely with residents and partner agencies.

The staff here at Poulton Neighbourhood Management have been working very closely with members of the ‘Winning Back Morecambe’s West End’ team, and the West End Partnership, in sharing the principles of Neighbourhood Management and giving advice on the things we have learned during our time. Members of the Poulton Neighbourhood Management Board and the West End Partnership recently took part in a social evening to explain how their role in Neighbourhood Management works and how different projects have worked, and also for both groups to get to know each other.

Steve Matthews, Winning Back Morecambe’s West End Project Director, thinks that the Neighbourhood Management aspect of regeneration will complement the physical regeneration of the West End. He said: “Phase 1 of the West End Masterplan is very much about physical change, funding for Neighbourhood Management will allow us to tackle a much broader range of issues that are important to the local community.”

Poulton Neighbourhood Management has been operating for 4 years and has achieved excellent results in that time, and by using the model from Poulton and rolling it into the West End, many lessons can be learned and shared to ensure the future success of making Poulton and the West End a great place to live, work and play in.