Community walkabouts
Community walkabouts build stronger communities where residents can lead on or identify issues that may be cause for concern and so help improve their estates. This will include encouraging and supporting residents to identify areas, including:
- minor estate improvements
- ASB or crime-related issues
- highways concerns including abandoned vehicles
- flytipping
- parking.
We want you to take pride in your area and to work with your Housing Manager and other residents within the community, to make the area a safe and well maintained place to live. The walkabout will help us to:
- target areas of concerns
- inform you of our role and how we work with partner agencies to resolve issues of concern and achieve mutual objectives
- promote ways for you to become involved in your local area and decision making
- identify improvement for the external environment including opportunities to reduce anti-social behaviour (ASB)
- provide active engagement for you
- develop plans for your community
- work in partnership with other services in the borough.
Community walkabouts in 2022
If you would like more information or to let us know you are coming to a walkabout you can contact your Housing Manager or call us on 020 8915 2000.
Location | Date and Time | Themes of discussion | Housing Manager |
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Ludlow Lodge (car park next to Pilbeam House) |
Thursday 17 March, 10am–12 noon |
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Louise Baker |
Crownbourne Court | Thursday 24 March, 10am–12 noon |
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Alexandra Gardens |
Thursday 7 April, 2–4pm |
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Lauren Fabregas |
Caverhill & Athol House |
Thursday 14 April, 2–4pm |
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Maggie Baria |
Richmond Green |
Thursday 28 April, 10am–12 noon |
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Louise Baker |
Clockhouse Estate |
Thursday 12 May, 2–4pm |
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Adam Penfold |
Benhill Estate | Thursday 19 May, 10am–12 noon |
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St Helier | Thursday 26 May, 10am–12 noon |
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Joint partnership walkabout |
Chaucer House, Chaucer Gardens & Milton House | Thursday 9 June, 10am–12 noon |
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Abinger Court |
Thursday 9 June, 10am–12 noon |
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Maggie Baria |
Regal Crescent / Grange Court | Thursday 15 June, 10am–12 noon |
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Sophie Henriques |
Wentworth Court | Thursday 16 June, 2–4pm |
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Beadlow Close / Olveston |
Monday 27 June, 10am–12 noon |
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Charlotte Lunn |
Alcester Court |
Thursday 14 July, 2–4pm |
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Louise Baker |
Chesire & Goodson House |
Thursday 14 July, 10am–12 noon |
TBC | Helen Onanuga |
Albion Road Estate | Wednesday 20 July, 10am–12 noon | TBC | Emmanuel Olukotun |
Welbeck Road (Flats) |
Thursday 21 July, 10am–12 noon |
TBC | TBC |
Winchombe Road (Blocks) |
Thursday 21 July, 10am-12 noon |
TBC | TBC |
Muschamp Road (Blks Taylor, Long, Mennis House) |
Wednesday 31 August, 10am–12 noon | TBC | Jason Simpson |
Bridge Road |
Thursday 8 September, 2–4pm | TBC | Sophie Henriques |
Shanklin Village | Thursday 15 September, 2–4pm | TBC | |
Elm Grove |
Thursday 29 September, 2–4pm |
TBC | Louise Baker |
Collingwood Estate | Thursday 13 October, 10–12 noon | TBC | |
Sutton Court Estate & Beauclere House Estate | Wednesday 26 October, 2–4pm | TBC | |
Wrythe Lane (Blk 110 - 148a) |
Wednesday 26 October, 10am–12 noon | TBC | Jason Simpson |
St Paul's Close & Thornton Road |
Tuesday 28 February 2023, 10am–12 noon | TBC | Charlotte Cummings |
Rosehill Court |
Tuesday 28 March 2023, 10am–12 noon | TBC | Khai Nahar |
When do they happen
Walkabouts take place once a year and include all large block properties managed by SHP and some street properties where there are known issues or concerns. Housing Managers will prepare the community walkabout eight weeks prior to it taking place. They will oversee invites and communicate the purpose of the community walkabout with colleagues and partners who may be invited or required to attend.
Who can attend
Where there are emerging issues that may have been raised with the Senior Leadership Team, a representative at a more senior level will be invited to attend. The walkabouts will be tailored to address emerging concerns within a particular area, for example, the London Fire Brigade and officers from the Risk and Compliance Team at SHP would be invited to attend where fire safety concerns have been raised by residents.
Front-facing staff who actively work on the estate will attend and these will include:
- Housing Manager
- Caretaker
- Ground maintenance
- Area Housing Manager
- Communal Surveyor
We will also extend an invitation to the following (where appropriate):
- all SHP colleagues (to encourage and promote personal development)
- board members
- SFTRA
- Sutton Leaseholders Association
- Sutton Council representatives
- councillors
What happens after a community walkabout
Housing Managers will develop an action plan and agree timescales with relevant colleagues or partners.
All actions will be reviewed quarterly to ensure that all commitments have been met and if matters have not been progressed, these will be passed to the Area Housing Manager to take further.
If you would like more information or to let us know you are coming to a walkabout you can contact your Housing Manager or call us on 020 8915 2000.