Editing Blacon (section)

==Community initiatives==
The Blacon Together Pathfinder was established in 2001 as part of the first round of Pathfinders<ref>Communities and Local Government, Neighbourhood Management and Social Capital, Research Report 35, Marilyn Taylor 2007</ref> and subsequently the Blacon community took part in many initiatives, led by the government's [[Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder Programme]],<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.gov.uk/publications.asp?did=331 "Blacon Together"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610071858/http://www.neighbourhood.gov.uk/publications.asp?did=331 |date=10 June 2007 }}, Pathfinder Portrait</ref> and a number of projects have been established by, and for, Blacon residents.<ref>[http://www.blacon-together.com/meetings2.html Current Partnerships] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928145615/http://www.blacon-together.com/meetings2.html |date=28 September 2007 }}</ref>

Progress to improve the estate continues apace, with work done by the Blacon Community Trust<ref>[http://www.blacon.org.uk/ Blacon Community Trust]</ref> in partnership with the Chester and District Housing Trust forming 'The Blacon Alliance'.