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Community Rep Scheme

The Community Rep Scheme is run by Liverpool Guild of Students and Liverpool Students’ Union. The Community Reps aim to build stronger relations between students and the wider community. The Community Representative Scheme aims to build stronger relations with the local community and to help students feel more at home in Liverpool. The scheme will involve regular communication with residents, representation at local meetings and council consultations, events and volunteering projects. Through our “Give Kensington, Smithdown, Marybone, Georgian Quarter and Aigburth some Love” campaigns and our other activities, we encourage students to get involved in, look after and feel proud of their local community.

Community reps work with residents, students, your local councillors as well as with local organisations like the council police and fire services, to help address issues in the community.

They help people to improve their local environment and community by providing them with the information, direction, advice and contacts that they need to resolve community-based issues. The reps can help with recycling and refuse removal, housing advice, neighbour issues, antisocial behaviour, safety and security at home and much more. Whilst they are not experts on all issues, and have no magic wands to wave they will always try to help and refer people to appropriate agencies if they are unable to solve the issue.

The Student Reps will also attend local residents meetings and Your Community Matters Events, and may organise community events.

Where we operate

Aigburth: The Community Rep Scheme is focused around the I M Marsh campus for example Barkhill Road, Kilgraston gardens, The Mews, Rockmount Road, North Sudley Road, Mossley Hill Road, and Mentmore Road. You will also see them out and about on the IM Marsh campus. There are 4 reps covering this area.

Kensington: The Community Rep Scheme covers the Kensington Fields estate, from Jubilee Drive to Hall Lane, between Kensington and Edge Lane. There are 4 reps covering this area and they will visit each house in the area every month

Smithdown: The Community Rep Scheme covers the area from Cranborne Road to Patterdale Road, between Smithdown Road and Lawrence Road. There are 12 reps covering this area and each house will be visited every month to disscus issues and see if the scheme can help

Georgian Quarter: The Community Rep Scheme covers the area from Myrtle Street and Upper Parliament street to Hope Street and Grove Street.

Marybone: The Community Rep Scheme works in the area between Fontenoy Street and Vauxhall Road as well as working with students living in Marybone and Vicoria Student Accommodation. There are 3 reps working in this area.

Student Community Reps are here to facilitate improvements by empowering local residents to make a change. If you have any comments, issues or questions about life in Smithdown, Kensington, Marybone or Aigburth then please get in touch.

Please note that all of the community rep posts have been recruited for 2010/11. However, if you are interested in being involved in the scheme on a voluntary basis in organising community projects and events, please contact Kim Cooper on kcooper@liv.ac.uk. 

The Guild

Hello and welcome to Liverpool Guild of Students!

As a University of Liverpool student, you are automatically one of over 17000 members of the Guild. We are run by 4 elected students, who are supported by staff and volunteers.

The Guild aims to make students lives better, through campaigning with you to make positive change and providing you with a huge range of opportunities to meet other people, gain new skills and have fun.

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