Not Where I Live Week launches on Monday, to shine a spotlight on community issues and give residents the chance to raise problems. Pop-in sessions, patch walks, drop-in surgeries and more will be taking place over the course of the week. Council teams including Neighbourhood Nuisance, Neighbourhoods and Housing and Streetscene will be working with partners including Safer Hull, the Fire Service, and police, throughout the week to help communities protect themselves from antisocial behaviour and learn how and when to report it.
Cllr Mike Ross, Leader of Hull City Council, said: “Creating safe and welcoming neighbourhoods is one of our priorities now, and for the coming decade. We know how important this is to people, and part of it is ensuring we tell people about the help available and how to get it.
“Every year, our own teams and partners in the city work together throughout ‘Not Where I Live’ Week to organise a huge amount of outreach and engagement work, right in the heart of Hull communities. While work happens every day of the year, this focus week is always a great opportunity to build relationships, educate people on the great community support we have, and provide extra opportunities to tell us about any issues.
“Whether you’re familiar with our teams and partners, or have never spoken to us before, this is a chance to report, ask questions and get to know the people working to make our streets safe for everyone. There are surgeries, door-knocks and drop ins, as well as council officers and police out and about in different neighbourhoods across the city all week. If you’re not able to make it to one of the events, you’re encouraged to make a report online or over the phone.”
Events will be happening at the following dates and times:
Tuesday July 1:
- Surgery – where you can meet staff, report problems, and ask questions – Freedom Centre, 10am – 12pm
- Surgery, 10am – 12pm, Northpoint Shopping Centre
- Surgery, 10am – 12pm, Orchard Centre
- Surgery, 10.30 – 11.30am, Bayswater Court
- Surgery, 12 – 1pm, Riverside Church
- Surgery, 12 – 2pm, Kingswood Retail Park
- Surgery, 1 – 2pm, Muswell Court
Wednesday July 2
- Surgery, 1 – 2pm, Interchange
- Surgery, 3.30 – 5pm, Alderman Kneeshaw
- Surgery, 2 – 3pm, outside the Boxing Club, North Bransholme
Thursday July 3
- Street surgery, 10.30am – 12.30pm, Middleton Street
- Marketplace to showcase local service for residents, 11am – 1pm, Kingswood Village Green
- Street surgery, 2 – 3pm, focus on reporting drug dealing and nuisance motorbikes, Kingscott Close
- Street surgery, 3 – 4pm, focus on reporting nuisance motorbikes, Padstow House
- Surgery, 3 – 4pm, Oasis Church, Newland Avenue
- Street surgery, 4 – 5pm, Bude Park
- Antisocial behaviour surgery and bike marking, 2 – 6pm, East Park
- Door-to-door Smartwater distribution, 9am – 1pm, University quadrant and surrounding areas (also taking place on Friday)
Friday July 4
- Action Day, 10am – 4pm, Hornby Grove
- Bike marking, 3 – 4pm, Pickering Park
In addition, across the week teams and partners will be out and about in communities across the city doing patch walks, letter drops, door knocks and more.
The council’s Neighbourhood Nuisance team works with residents to solve issues that affect their communities. The team receives around 3,500 reports a year, and deal with around 1,300 perpetrators of antisocial behaviour.
They have nineteen enforcement officers working across the city and work closely with Humberside Police to resolve and tackle problems faced by individuals and communities.
Anyone experiencing anti-social behaviour you can report it here: Antisocial behaviour | Hull City Council or call (01482) 300300. The internet can be accessed for free at all council libraries and customer service centres.
