Many hands make light work during Moss Side spring clean

Moss Side is cleaner, brighter and safer thanks to a week of team-work to tidy up the area and tackle issues raised by residents.

Residents said they were worried about drugs, environmental issues and youths causing a nuisance in the area.

So Manchester City Council, officers from Hulme and Moss Side Neighbourhood Policing Team,  Mosscare Housing, City South Housing and Adactus all worked together during a Respect Action Week to clean up the area and tackle the issues raised.

During the Respect Action Week between 15 to 21 February:

• Five tons of bulky waste was removed
  
• Graffiti cleaned
  
• Illegal drugs recovered and one arrest
  
• 15 stop and searches leading to two arrests
  
• Activities laid on for young people
  
• Community payback teams carried out work on the garden at the Moss Side adventure playground.
  
• Students from Manchester University and staff from all the agencies carried out a huge litter pick and clean-up.

Manchester City Council's Deputy leader, Councillor Jim Battle said: "We carried out this work, with our partner agencies on a "you said, we did" basis. It shows just what can be achieved when the council, police and housing associations work together with residents."  

Manchester City Council's Community Safety Co-ordinator, Kevin Felstead said: "The respect action week was a great success with all the various agencies working together to make a real difference to the area."