By the Tenant Involvement Team
Swinton Community Focus Group is a well-established group whose aims are to make Swinton a safer, connected, cleaner and healthier place to live. The group organises social events, litter picks and holds regular meetings. They also engage with the residents to tackle issues and find out what residents want in the area where they live.
This month, the group hosted a fantastic Winter Warmer event at the Civic Hall in partnership with the Honeypot Café. This was a free event where 55 residents from Swinton and Kilnhurst enjoyed pie and peas followed by trifle and refreshments. The event was a huge success and included two games of bingo, a quiz about the Swinton area and a raffle. There was also entertainment provided by Sarah Bush and Chantelle. Everyone had a fantastic afternoon and are already looking forward to the next one! The group applied for funding to make this a free event and open to all residents in the area.
The group also holds at least two litter picks a month covering all areas of Switon. This month’s litter picks were as productive as always and on the last one in January they collected 16 bags of rubbish, along with a mattress, number plate, clothes and a children’s slide. They will be having their first skip of the year on Tuesday 4 February at St John’s, we will attend this and support the group.
The group are also looking at and planning events for the upcoming summer months.