About the Delves West TMO

Overview
Delves West estate is situated on the south side of the Borough on the west side of the West Bromwich Road and bordering the boundary of Sandwell Borough. All our properties have easy access to both Walsall and West Bromwich town centres with regular bus services. Bescot rail
station and the M6/M5 are within easy reach.

The estate consists of pre-war houses, mainly two and three bedroom together with a limited amount of small four bedroom. We also have both one and two bedroom low-rise for older tenants flats situated on the main West Bromwich Road. All of our properties are currently undergoing a major capital works programme. New double glazed PVC windows and doors have already been fitted or existing PVC windows upgraded. Cavity wall insulation, re-pointing of external walls where necessary and loft insulation together with an external painting programme have already taken place. The central heating contract is starting in January 2005, ensuring that each property has the benefit of full gas central heating. This programme will be followed by the installation of new kitchens and
bathrooms. Re-roofing of the flat roofs at West Bromwich Road flats and car parking is also being provided at the rear of these flats, together with security fencing to provide safe and secure parking for both residents and their visitors. All of our garages have also been refurbished with new garage doors and roof repairs as necessary. Please contact our office if you are interested in renting one of them.

What we do
The TMO carries out the full range of housing services including allocations/lettings, rent collection, repairs, caretaking, environmental improvements, tenancy and estate management and housing advice.

We are also keen to build community spirit and to improve the quality of life on the estate.

Drugs and crime are problems that all areas of the Borough are experiencing. It is for this reason that Delves Partnership Against Crime was formed. Partnerships were formed with the Delves East and
West TMO, Community Safety Unit, Joseph Leckie Comprehensive School, Delves East and West Resident Groups, Neighbourhood Watch and West Midlands Police. All members are actively working towards promoting the Delves as a safer place to live. The police have taken over a flat on
the West Bromwich Road to hold regular police surgeries. Residents are informed of the dates and times of these surgeries and know that they can discuss issues with the police in the strictest confidence.

Our approach
Our objectives are to continuously improve the Delves West Estate, making it a secure and safe place to live and an estate that our residents are proud to reside in. When all of the capital works are completed, we also aim to provide off street parking for all our tenants, thereby improving access for emergency vehicles in the area.

Other key issues that we will continually delete work with our staff and residents to address are:
• Security;
• Community related issues including health facilities;
• Reducing crime on our estate.

Our goals and hopes for the future are improving the living standards for all who live on the Delves West estate (both tenants and residents who live side by side). The Delves West area has not generally been as popular as Delves East but, with the development of WATMOS Community
Homes and the money it will be able to invest in the estate, we all have high hopes for the future. Fundamental to this are the tenants of Delves West, who are the people we represent, with their confidence in the Board; we aim to make the West of Delves the place to live.

Our aims and aspirations for the future are to promote Delves. Since becoming a TMO and working together with our resident group, we have achieved a number of projects with the help of partnerships that we have formed. These are to mention a few: Identislot, Cycle lanes, Bus shelters,
Traffic lights between the Walstead Road and West Bromwich Road cross roads, Improved street lighting, Security lighting on our tenanted properties, Police surgery office, Community Safety Unit, Community events and outings and at all times helping to promote the TMO movement locally and nationally.

How to find us
You can find our office on the West Bromwich Road, on the left hand side as you travel towards West Bromwich. We are almost opposite the Joseph Leckie Comprehensive School and share the building with Walsall South Library.

How to contact us:
West Bromwich Road
Delves
Walsall
WS5 4NW

Telephone: 01922 720790
Fax: 01922 638658
Email: delves@watmos.org.uk

Office Opening Times:

Estate Manager:
Nita Gretton

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