Neighbourhoods for learning

In Sefton, the Southport Money Advice Group (SMAG) focussed on the issue of personal and household indebtedness and their impact on health and wellbeing.

In Blackpool, the NRP partners focussed on the difficulties experienced by tenants in the private rented sector.

In Ellesmere Port, the NRP partners focussed on the local environment, road safety, and increasing social connections.

In Blackburn with Darwen, the NRP partners worked to improve the local environment and to enhance social connectedness.

In Cumbria, the NRP called themselves Solway Views and focussed on the difficulties around finding and staying in employment.

In Liverpool, the local LOG named themselves Better Old Swan and undertook a wide array of initiatives to change the economic, environmental and social dimensions of neighbourhood resilience.

In Preston, the NRP partners worked together to improve the local environment focussing on shared neighbourhood spaces and road safety.

In Knowsley, the NRP partners focused on the experience of belonging and social isolation in the community, and its causes including hidden problems with drug and alcohol dependency.

In Haslingden, the NRP partners focussed on social connectedness within the area and on transport links with other areas.