Ward plan
Providing vibrant, connected and safe neighbourhoods is a priority for Rotherham Council and communities are at the heart of everything we do. Swinton Rockingham Ward Councillors were elected to listen to your views and work with you to make a difference in the local community.
We know many of our residents are passionate about making their community a better place to live and we are here to work in partnership and make these improvements a reality. Councillors used a range of information – listening to local residents and council staff, looking at statistics and other data – to develop these ward priorities:
Swinton Rockingham Ward priorities
Priority 1: Improve the appearance of the Environment
- Support the reduction in fly-tipping through education, promoting services, signage, cctv, community skip days, and enforcement action.
- Support communities with initiatives that help keep the ward clean, safe and welcoming for all, e.g. reducing litter and dog fouling through signage, enforcement, free poo bag scheme at Swinton Library, education, and community litter picks.
- Delivery of wildlife and area improvement projects
Priority 2: Enhancing Community Assets, activities and celebrating local heritage for the whole community
- Support the provision of community facility improvements
- Supporting provision of activities and facilities for children and young people - Bow Broom Field goal posts
- Work with community groups to enable community events / activities to take place to enhance community cohesion throughout the ward
- Celebrate local heritage including supporting the Pottery Ponds and Waterloo Kiln
- Supporting activities that address the cost of living crisis, health and wellbeing.
Priority 3: Addressing Crime and anti-social behaviour and improving community safety
- Working with partners and South Yorkshire Police using a multi-agency problem solving approach to address local concern.
- Encourage residents to report through various methods
- Undertake high visibility walkabouts with partner agencies and the community
- Work with partners, the community and schools to address road safety issues
