Support and Praise for Skerries Road & Rockfield Project:
“I think what they have done is absolutely fantastic compared with how it was. Our stadium redevelopment links in with the regeneration of North Liverpool- it is not just about building a stadium, but building the area up to what it should be.”
Left: MP & Common Wealth Visitors on Tancred Rd.
"The houses are an amazing transformation. It's remarkable the transformation and an important contribution to the regeneration of this area. I have brought these people here today as they represent a whole cross section of countries around the world and they all have an interest in regeneration. Here at Tancred Road, we can see an example of what can be achieved when people put their mind to it."
- Peter Kilfoyle, MP
“The community has never lost heart and now they can see the real potential of what can be achieved. They have always argued that the buildings were basically solid and worth preserving and they have been shown to be right.”
- Rick Parry, LFC Chief Executive
"Fantastic! The quality leaves you speechless when you first walk in. These houses are fabulous, family homes. They're large, spacious with all the things a family needs and would want to live in."
-Pauline Davis, New Heartlands, Managing Director
Left: Brian Conrin speaking at the Rockfield Open Day
"Historically it was a good and popular area for young families to come into and get their feet on the property ladder, it just needed a company with the faith and courage to come and put their money where their mouth was."
-Brian Conrin, Arena Housing Association
"...I was also particularly pleased to hear your praise of the Affordable Housing Development Company. I have been deeply impressed by the work they have done in Anfield and very much hope they will be able to extend it further."
-Professor Anne Powers, London School of Economics, Chair of the Sustainable Development Commision
Bill Richardson (Chairman, Rockfield Residents Association) at the 'SIB' Conference viewing Tancred Rd.
“I never thought that one of these houses would ever look like this again. We’ve lived with the dereliction and blight for so long that at times it’s difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel. These houses are the tangible evidence that it can be done and I think it will raise a lot of spirits.”- Bill Richardson, Chairman of Rockfield and Granton Plus Residents Association
"The fact that AHDC have had the confidence to come forward and invest in such a big project like this is a very big thing for us. We are hopeful that this is us turning a corner in Anfield and making a new neighborhood that familieswant to come and live in"
- Shivohan McCoy, HMRI Divisional Manager
“The Rockfield project is offering a better standard of living, better design, much more in terms of comfortable accommodation inside the house, and parking outside the house. The aim is to make everyone feel comfortable about living here."
- Joan Berry, Sutton Kersh
“From the outside it is an ordinary terraced house. But this Victorian home in Anfield signals the start of a major regeneration project and brings hope for the future of a community.”
- Susan Lee, Liverpool Echo
“ I refer to the Rockfield project, on which we, (RBS) provided funding for.
- Martin Skinner, Manager of Commercial Banking, Royal Bank of
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