A COMMUNITY fought for four years to secure a bright future for the Rock Ferry school site – and won.

Since 2014, residents and local politicians have campaigned for a "positive development" to be built on the old Rock Ferry School site.

It has now been revealed it will become extra care housing, following Wirral council's consultation with residents.

Next month, there will be a community clean-up day led by the Rock Ferry High School residents group, when council staff and volunteers will come together, also door-knocking to offer help and support to the local community, including elderly residents.

Rock Ferry Councillor Moira McLaughlin has been working closely with the residents group for a number of years.

She said: "The relationship between the residents group and the council has developed over the last three years.

"They have worked together to make sure that they get top quality extra care housing on this site while keeping the green space they want.

"The residents made their views known and the council have listened.

"I'm looking forward to the community clean up as the residents have worked really hard to get the event up and running.

"Well done to all."

The school closed in 2011 when, due to falling pupil numbers, it merged with Park High to make the University Academy of Birkenhead.

In September 2015, the council agreed to sell off the school and transfer its former playing fields to community ownership, but retained Ravenswood, a Grade II-listed building on site.

The news comes after a four-year effort by the group to ensure "views of the community" were listened to.

They wanted the green space protected, and any development on site to be "in keeping" with the area.