Celebrating 20 Years: Tackling Dog Foul and Brightening Spaces in Deepdale

This year we are celebrating Community Gateway’s 20th birthday by giving back to our communities through 20 projects.  

One of our recent projects tackled reports of excessive dog foul around Gillet Street in Deepdale, raised by tenants during the Shape Your Space event in the area. Tenants also told the team that the trees in the area seemed overgrown and were blocking out light and attracting anti-social behaviour.

An inspection of the neighbourhood by our Engagement and Communities officers confirmed a large amount of dog foul on the grassed areas of Gillet Street. 

Taking this feedback onboard, our Engagement Team teamed up with the Environmental Services Team to install a dog foul bin on the grass.

Alongside this, trees have been cut down on Bleasdale Street East by our GreenCare Team with more works scheduled to improve the green space in the area, aiming to increase light and reduce anti-social gathering.

The team have plans to return to the area in future projects to develop a wildlife garden which will bring colour to the area and protect communal spaces from fly-tipping and dog foul. 

If you would like to get involved in any of our community improvement projects and help make your community an even better place to live, please complete the form below and we will be in touch.