GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR

We went out door-knocking with student volunteers and residents to encourage neighbours to get to know each other. To start up conversation, we gave them postcards to introduce each other and a free teabag to make a brew.

FARMERS’ MARKET

In support of local businesses, each week we hold a Farmers’ Market on campus to showcase local produce to staff and students. We also run Shop Local events to highlight the great businesses in the local area, including Kirkgate Market.

KNOWLEDGE

We work with other institutions, the police and Safer Leeds to help keep students at all the universities and colleges in Leeds safe. We also facilitate Victim Support’s recruitment of student volunteers to increase the offer of support in the area.

POLICE & CRIME

COMMISSIONER ELECTIONS

We worked with other Students’ Unions in the region to create videos to encourage students to engage with the elections. We also ensured candidates were aware of student concerns around safety and crime.

We work very closely with the university to find volunteering opportunities for students. If you are an organisation looking for volunteers, you can advertise through the university’s volunteering hub. Just e-mail volunteering@leeds.ac.uk

We also work closely with our partners at Leeds Trinity Students’ Union and Leeds Metropolitan Students’ Union.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

If you’d like more information about our Community Strategy, you can find it on our community website:www.luu.org.uk/community

OUR COMMUNITY OFFICER

Each year our members elect a Community Officer to represent their views in the local community and help them love their time living in Leeds. To get in touch with them, contact community@luu.leeds.ac.uk

GOT ANY QUESTIONS?

Contact our Community Engagement Coordinator Rose Black, on 0113 3801 325 or R.Black@leeds.ac.uk

LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION REPRESENTS AND SUPPORTS 32,000

STUDENTS WHO STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS. WE

ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING OUR MEMBERS’ UNIVERSITY

EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST IT CAN POSSIBLY BE, AND THAT

INCLUDES REACHING OUT TO WHERE THEY LIVE.

We are incredibly proud to be part of a dynamic and vibrant city, and as part of the wider Leeds community we want to play an active role in it. This strategy outlines our plans and

promises to students over the next two years, and focuses on how we will continue to help them love their time in Leeds.

We’re committed to working with partners across the city to make sure our work will have an impact beyond our members, enriching Leeds as a whole. We don’t see this as something

separate from how we represent our members; it’s simply a natural part of what we do.

Looking at the feedback from our members and local stakeholders, we’ve identified seven key themes. Take a look inside to find out more.

Theme 2.We want to share the amazing culture created by the students of Leeds with the rest of the city. We will also help students to explore the city they live in.

Theme 1.We will help students, as residents of Leeds, to engage with local community groups and councillors, and encourage them to make their voices heard.

Theme 3.We want to increase the availability of graduate level jobs for our members. We will provide them with the skills and opportunities needed to make them an asset to any Leeds business.

Theme 4.Our members want to live in clean, safe areas that are environmentally friendly and foster a strong feeling of connection between residents. We want the areas our members live in to be welcoming and feel like home.

Theme 5.Safety is a concern for all residents, and we will continue working with the police and other partners to ensure our communities are safe for everyone through projects such as Knowledge.

Theme 7.Whether students commute from Headingley or

Halifax, affordability and reliability are key concerns for our members. We want to work with local

transport providers and service users to improve the experience for everyone.

Theme 6.The housing needs of our members are

diverse. We want to work with landlords to raise standards of rented housing and represent student residents’ views when

policy changes are proposed.

Thinking about the environment.We consider the environment in everything we do, and that’s reflected in our plans. Each theme has an environmentalconsideration, such as promoting safer cycling or running projects likeLeave Leeds Tidy.

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