Street Pride scheme goes from strength to strength

Deep clean for another two streets

TWO Lancaster streets are the latest to be given a deep clean as part of Lancaster City Council’s popular Street Pride scheme.

A hit squad of council workers recently moved onto Prospect Street and Dale Street and carried out a range of services including street cleansing, grounds maintenance, gully emptying and minor street repairs.

Coun Jon Barry, Cabinet with responsibility for the environment, said: "The Street Pride scheme is a popular service with the public and the results of recent work on Dale Street and Prospect Street show just why."

More than 40 streets across the district have received the Street Pride treatment since the scheme was launched in April 2008.

The aim of the scheme, which is run in conjunction with Lancashire County Council and with assistance from the police, is to target streets which are in need of a much more thorough clean than that provided through the city council’s normal street cleansing service.

As part of the scheme residents are asked to sign up to a Street Pride charter in which they commit to helping the council maintain the appearance of the newly cleaned street.

Streets are chosen in consultation with ward councillors and those on the list for the next seven months include:

Salford Road, Chapel Street, Main Road, Galgate July 27 2009

By-pass Road, Bolton-le-Sands August 10 2009

Queen Street, Morecambe August 24 2009

Eastham Street, Westham Street September 7 2009

Back New Street, Carnforth September 21 2009

Eidsforth Road, Clark Street October 12 2009

Area between cycle track and Scale Farm Road December 7 2009

Hunter Street, Carnforth January 11 2010

McDonald Road, Connaught Road, Londonderry Road January 25 2010

Denmark Street, Gerrard Street February 8 2010

Regent Street, Lancaster February 22 2010

Date Published: 22/07/09