community&family
Councillor
Frank Warby Contact Frank on 07818 455472
YOUTH CLUB We now have three young ladies trained in youth work and CRB checked who help us run the youth club. They have put together a programme for the next three months, which includes a fish and chip night, ten pin bowling, a night at the cinema and many other activities. The club has also been successful in winning an award from BT thanks to an application made by Clive Springett. We should soon be in possession of a brand new computer valued around £500, plus a year’s subscription to broadband. We have a basketball net erected on a hard standing. I am concerned about a rumour that the club was raided by the police; this is not true and completely unfounded. We have a very good relationship with the police and request that when they are in the area on the nights that the club is open, they drop in and chat with the children. So all you mums and dads who were concerned about the club and kept your children away, come and have a look again at what we have to offer.
HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE A meeting held at the Moreton Hall Community Centre gave locals an opportunity to question officers and members of the borough cabinet about the plan to build another 500 houses on an 11 acre site just beside the Flying Fortress Public House. Tempers ran high and it was made clear from those that attended, they did not want any more houses built on our estate. The main problems are the infrastructure, congestion and parking. The suggestion that a link road to the A14 would reduce the amount of traffic coming through the estate and ease the problems at Sainsbury’s intersection. This was shot down because the traffic which would use the link road would still have to exit at Sainsbury’s. Another gridlock area is Mount Road on to Eastgate Street. With the development just off
Eastgate Street and the traffic from Moreton Hall it takes about 30 minutes to get from the top of Mount Road to Angel Hill. The chief Executive Officer for the borough asked for a show of hands from those present, for and against the extra 500 houses and every one voted against any more houses, this was also supported by all local councillors, Cllr Warby, Cllr Buckel and Cllr Beckwith. Hopefully the borough will have got the message. While we understand the need for housing we also feel that its time to build elsewhere. Enough is enough. Your comments would be appreciated; you can email me at: frankjwarby@aol.com. Let us hope that the planners take note of concerns of the residents and local councillors.
SPRING CLEAN Most of you may have noticed that the council have been giving our estate a spring clean! Edging the pathways and clearing verges. The woodland group do a wonderful job in keeping our woodland areas in good order and the pathways through them nice to walk on, many thanks
to them. Bury in Bloom has been launched, so spruce up your gardens and let us see an abundance of flowers. I know our two schools do quite a lot during this period, Abbots Green with their vegetable garden, won a prize last year. So keep up the good work!
Let’s Clean Up Moreton Hall A litter pick has been organised for Moreton Hall. If you’d like to walk off your Sunday lunch and have an hour to spare to help keep the estate tidy, join in the spring clean on Sunday 18th April. Meet outside the youth club at 2.30pm. Equipment will be provided.
Until May be safe, look in on your neighbours Frank email frankjwarby@aol.com
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