Making Slough a better place to live
Slough Borough Council has been working hard to improve its services and facilities for residents.
Young people have new playgrounds with state of the art equipment, older people have new extra care facilities, families have a children’s centre in their neighbourhood, crime is down and there is a community warden
in every ward.
Regeneration is still high on the agenda too with the launch of the £450million Heart of Slough scheme to revitalise the centre of the town and neighbourhood transformation schemes in Britwell and Chalvey to deliver real changes to local communities.
Making Slough a better place to live drives what we do, but how that is delivered is down to local residents, with you informing the choices we make.
What is Neighbourhood Working?
We all want to be proud of Slough and make it a better place to live and work. We also want to be proud of the neighbourhood we live in and have a say in making it a better place. The Neighbourhood Working project brings a new way of working more closely with residents to find out their concerns about:
- where they live
- how they would like it be improved
- the facilities they would like in their neighbourhood
- how we can all do things that will make a difference
After all who knows what needs fixing more than the people that actually live there?
The Pilot Projects
There are three pilot projects at the moment in which we are working with residents to find the best way of working at a neighbourhood level in Slough. Residents have decided to form a neighbourhood board in each area which will work with existing groups. Each area now has an action plan to help them tackle the things that are important in the local area.
Did you know?
130 residents, 1 council:
- 210,017 calls to MyCouncil
- 13,178 new benefits claims processed
- 939 planning applications decided
- 121 shops visited in special trading standards under-age sales sting operations
- £546,390 of benefit fraud uncovered
- 121 clean-up notices served
- 906 pest control treatments carried out
- 279 inspections of houses in multiple occupation
- 404 suspected sheds with beds inspected
- 22 gates put up to prevent anti-social behaviour in alleyways
- 606 visits to food premises to check safety and hygiene
- 210 new primary school places created
- 69,499 visits to MyCouncil
- 627 minor works grants given to aid vulnerable people in their homes
- 362 households at risk of fuel poverty received visits from the green doctor to advise on energy savings
- 14.9km of roads resurfaced
- 1,075 acres of grass mowed
- 703,317 books, CDs, DVDs, computer games and toys borrowed from Slough’s libraries
- 800 tonnes of grit used to keep Slough’s major roads clear of snow and ice
Where can I find information about Slough's history?
- Visit the Slough library webpages for the history of Slough. Or the local studies collection can be found on the top floor of Slough Library, which holds many books, newspapers, maps, photographs and other items to help you learn more about Slough's past
- Slough Museum at 278-286 High Street is another good source of information. For details about the museum you can visit the Slough Museum's website
- The museum is open 11.30am - 4pm Wednesday to Saturday and admission is free
- For family history resources in Slough visit the
Slough Libraries webpages
- For information on the heritage in Slough visit the Slough Libraries webpages
- Visit the Slough History Online website to discover the interesting stories and characters in Slough’s past (opens a new window). Over a thousand photos of the borough’s past and present are available as well as copies of the Slough Observer dated between 1883 and 1929.
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