Estate Improvement Budget

Any Estuary Housing Association resident can apply for funding for projects such as bike shelters, planters and new benches for their neighbourhood.

Applications are sent to the Customer and Community Engagement Team (CCE) who consult, find quotes and finalise the application before being presented to the Federation of Estuary Residents at their bi-monthly meetings. The Customer and Community Engagement Team (CCE) will support you throughout your application and help you to make it successful.

Essentially, anything that doesn’t come under our responsibility as a landlord can be funded. Previous projects have included:

• New plants for a community garden
• Pool tables for a youth club
• Parking bollards
• Bike shelters
• Solar lights in car parks.

There are a number of projects the EIB cannot fund.

• Works that are our responsibility i.e. repairs door entry systems, external redecoration, internal decorations, replacing communal carpets.
• Anything that will require ongoing servicing, i.e.CCTV and automatic gates
• Anything that will have an impact on the service charge due to maintenance
• Repairs to projects already funded by the EIB

If you have any questions please contact the CCE Team - email involvement@estuary.co.uk or call 0300 304 5000.

Storage Shed With Padlock Callow House, Rainham Callow House Before and After

Some of the residents of Callow House were concerned by items such as pushchairs being stored in communal areas. This caused risks to their health and safety. The Estate Improvement Budget was used for the construction of a storage shed for these items.

"Resident Parking Only" Signs Glendale Road, Burnham Janet Ledgerton, Former Chair of the Federation of Estuary Residents with one of the new "Residents Parking Only" signs.

Residents of Glendale Road have long been experiencing problems with non-residents parking in their bays. The Estate Improvement Budget was used to purchase these signs and alleviate the problem.

Bicycle Shed Hume Close, Tilbury Bicycle shed at Hume Close, Tilbury

Residents were in need of a safe place to keep their bicycles so that they could avoid using the communal areas, which would create a health and safety risk. The Estate Improvement Budget was used in the construction of a bicycle shed for them.

Wheelie Bins Nathaniel Cottages, Romford Wheelie Bins, Nathaniel Cottages

Residents used to have quite a distance to travel up the main road where their rubbish sacks were collected from. The Estate Improvement Budget was used to purchase wheelie bins which were placed nearer to their homes.

Revamping Of The Community Garden Woodgrange Drive Estate, Southend-On-Sea   Community Garden Clearance, Before and After

The Turning Tides Youth Club, who are based at Centre Place, got together with UK Power Networks and SAVs to help with work on this huge task!

Noticeboard Woodgrange Drive Estate, Southend-On-Sea Noticeboard, Woodgrange Drive Estate

The new noticeboard will be used to advise residents of any future events being run in the area later in the year, provided the Covid-19 situation has ended.

Applications To The Estate Improvement Budget Which Were Funded By Estuary Housing Association's Property Services Department

Bin Area Lushes Court, Loughton                 Lushes Court Bin Area Before And After

This project was brought to our attention by an application to the Estate Improvement Budget, but was funded By Estuary Housing Association's Property Services Department.

Basketball Hoop Woodgrange Drive Estate, Southend-On-Sea Woodgrange Drive Estate Basketball Hoop Before And After

This project was brought to our attention by an application to the Estate Improvement Budget, but was funded By Estuary Housing Association's Property Services Department.