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.

Resident Only Parking Signs

• Ken Johnson House, Leigh-On-Sea

 

The reason for the request was to deter people other than our residents from parking in the small car park. There is a gym under the flats and their customers would often park in the car park, leaving no spaces for our residents.

 

Transformation Of An Old Bin Store Into A Bicycle Store

• Granary Court, Colchester

 

The building was going to waste and residents had nowhere to store their bicycles. Now they have a safer place to store their bicycles, so they no longer need to use communal areas or their own hallways.

 

Gate Added To A Large Communal Garden

• Willow Road, Dunmow

 

Residents wanted to make it safer for the children to access the park as they were having to walk through a car park. It also gives some privacy to the residents who live near the end where the initial gate is.

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.

Communal Storage for Beresford Mansions, Southend-on-Sea We were contacted by a visually impaired resident who asked if we would consider funding this project. The resident had been afraid to use the communal area because there was a high risk of tripping over items that were frequently being left out. These items mainly include children's toys that they use in the space. The CCE Team consulted with the residents of the area to find out if they would like to request funding for a storage solution. 78% replied they would and were then offered a choice of 2 different storage solutions. Now the area is tidy and free of trip hazards.	Beresford Mansions Before and After
Bicycle Shed for Willow Road, Great Dunmow Residents of Willow Road applied to the fund requesting a bike shed as more residents were using cycles to get to work for example.   During their Community Day in August 2018, all the residents who attended agreed with the proposal, saying that it had been needed for a while and that it would be used by many residents. It is now installed and is being used by many residents.	Willow Road Before and After
TTT (Triple T) Visit To Adventure Island, Southend-on-Sea The leader of the group applied for funding to give their Youth Club attendees a special treat. They had lots of fun and were really thankful for the special treat.	The Children of the Triple T Youth Club
Traffic Safety Mirror for St Marks Field, Rochford A mirror has been placed on the lamp post at the corner of St Marks Field, allowing residents to see traffic coming around the corner. This mirror has enabled residents to feel safer when driving in and out of the close.	The Traffic Safety Mirror, St Marks Field
Improvements To The Bin Stores At Sunlight Mews, Westcliff-On-Sea Residents of the area applied to fund some wood material to block the bin storage gaps in the close. Where there were gaps at the bottom of the bin area it was causing a mess and attracting vermin. To stop this, the gaps in the bin store have been filled and now the litter no longer gets pulled out across the street, leaving a tidier and more pleasant place for our residents to live.	Sunlight Mews Before and After