Township Forums are the local element of Wigan Borough Partnership and contribute to the delivery of the Sustainable Community Strategy and Local Area Agreement.
Orrell Billinge Winstanley Township the most south westerly Township and is split by the M6 motorway into the electoral Wards of Orrell to the west and Winstanley to the east. The main population centres are around the two towns of Orrell and Winstanley as well as the smaller areas of Longshaw, Higher End and Goose Green. The Township contains both St John Rigby and Winstanley colleges.
Orrell Billinge Winstanley Health Profile
Orrell Billinge Winstanley Health Profile (.pdf, 173kb).
Orrell Billinge Winstanley Area 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.
