Our Plan for Ashton

A bit about Ashton

Ashton is home to the historic Preston Docks, as well as the popular Ashton Park. The area has a strong sense of community and offers a mix of green space and local amenities. We manage approximately 1,137 homes in Ashton.

Our community information sheets provide useful details about the area, including schools, GP surgeries, community venues and more. View the Ashton information sheet.

Good Community

"Ashton has a good sense of community. The people are friendly and the area is nice. St Bernards Hub and the park are both community assets. There are lots of facilities and shops in the area and I like that CGA has a strong presence in the area."

Friendly People

"Everyone is friendly, approachable and helpful. There is also a local gym."

Local Support

"Great community spirit and great local shopkeepers. They are always willing to help anybody. St Bernard's Hub and Oaktree Court are great community assets. They bring lots of people together for various events and days."

Local events

"The Hub at St Bernard's helps with isolation and meeting new friends with the activities they put on. The Independent Living Scheme at Baytree Farm is great."

The posters designed by pupils to deter littering

Ashton Primary pupils help tackle local issues in their community

Last November, Community Gateway’s Engagement and Communities Team teamed up with Year 6 pupils and staff from Ashton Primary School to take a closer look at the local area and explore how it could be improved.

New Gate Improves Safety in Ashton

During our Summer Roadshow in Ashton last year, teams from across Community Gateway were outside Savick Library, giving tenants the chance to share their views on how they find living in the area.

Working with The King's Trust to Improve Local Community

During a community pop up in Ashton carried out by our Engagement Team, tenants highlighted a rise in litter in communal green spaces.

Dog Fouling Day of Action: Community Efforts Lead to Cleaner Spaces

Our Environmental Services Team were struggling to cut grass in many communal areas across Ashton due to dog fouling. This was fed back to our Community Engagement Team, to see whether anything could be organised to help make improvements in the area.

Installing gates to the communal area at Newark Place

Following feedback at our Summer Roadshow, we willl be installing gates to the communal greenspace to reduce open access to the rear of the bungalows and help tenants feel safer.

Dog fouling action and community clean-ups

Following feedback at the Shape Your Space event, we will be running another Dog Fouling Action Day, focusing on Norbreck Drive and the surrounding Larches area. We have been working with a local primary school to raise awareness of the issues of littering and dog foul and plan to continue this project. We are looking to install a new dog foul bin.

You also told us a community tidy-up is needed around the shops and Boxing Club on Elswick Road. We will work with the local community to organise community clean-up days.

Action Day on Elswick Road

Following feedback at the Shape Your Space event, we will work with the Neighbourhood Policing Team, local groups, tenants and residents to run an Action Day focused on tackling e-bike nuisance in the area.

Installing signage at Parkfield garages

Following your feedback, we will be installing signage to prevent parking in front of CGA-owned garages and improve access for tenants who lease them.