Township Forums are the local element of Wigan Borough Partnership and contribute to the delivery of the Sustainable Community Strategy and Local Area Agreement.
The communities of Orrell, Billinge and Winstanley are located at the eastern edge of Wigan Borough, with access to the M6 motorway. These areas were once flourishing mining communities, though today the suburban nature of the township means that this link with the past has virtually vanished.
With 6th form colleges at St John Rigby and Winstanley, primary and secondary schools and also the highly successful Hope special school, the area has strong academic credentials. The Orrell Rugby Union team is a source of local pride and for those who enjoy walking, fishing or birdwatching, the former reservoir at Orrell has been transformed into an attractive water park where over 100 species of birds have been recorded.
Regular successes in Wigan Borough in Bloom and the wider North West in Bloom come thanks to community groups in Orrell, where new flowers and planting, notably at the Orrell Post junction, are a highlight for visitors and passers-by.
The parliamentary constituency of Makerfield includes this township, and three councillors from the two wards of Orrell and Winstanley represent the area on Wigan Council.
Township Newsletter: Updated August 2011
Find out more about what's happening in your township (.pdf, 384KB)
Orrell Billinge Winstanley Health Profile
To see how Orrell Billinge Winstanley compares to the other nine Townships, see the Township Key Indicator Index (.pdf, 26kb), which ranks all ten Townships according to a range of key indicators. Orrell Billinge Winstanley's specific performance can be seen in more depth from the Township Key Indicator Spine Chart (.pdf, 9kb). Orrell Billinge Winstanley's Key Indicator Profile Report (external link) contains the actual figures for each of the Key Indicators contained in the Index and Spine Chart.
Place Survey
The Place Survey is a bi-anuual national survey undertaken by every local authority in the country. It asks residents about many different issues including how they feel about their local area, the services they receive and about local issues such as anti-social behaviour, litter and transport. A Place Survey Presentation (.pdf, 71kb) highlighting local findings has been created for each of Wigan's ten Townships.
WISDOM
For more statistics and information on this and other Townships, WISDOM (Wigan's Information System of Dynamic Online Maps) provides you with easy access to local statistics and intelligence about each of the 10 Townships in the borough, as well as other geographies.
