Sally Beardsworth has been re-elected as the County Councillor for Kingsthorpe. The result in full-
Sally Beardsworth 1173
Conservative 663
BNP 392
Labour 328
Thank You to everyone who voted in this election
Richard Church attended a meeting of Kingsthorpe Hollow Residents Association on Thursday evening. Residents were particularly concerned that a number of new tenants in the flats were causing a nuisance, particularly where there were elderly neighbours in sheltered accomodation. Richard is also taking up a request from residents of Monarch Rd for the cul-de-sac sign to be replaced to stop lorries turning in.
There was a lively discussion about the town centre, and agreement on the need to redevelop the bus station and expand the Grosvenor centre to provide better facilities for bus passengers and a better selection of shops.
Friends of Thornton Park held their first clean up today. There was an excellent turnout, despite the weather, and volunteers cleared the whole park of litter. Sally Beardsworth provided tea and coffee and just an hour’s work made a real difference, ‘thank you’ to everyone who came along. The friends group are now up and running, and are planning a brighter future for the lovely park, let us know if you would like to join.
Kingsthorpe Youth Forum have launched their own website and blog http://kyf.easyjournal.com/
At the time of writing, it is only just starting, but we wish it well. They are doing a great job bringing young people in Kingsthorpe together and making sure that the authorities know what young people think on issues affecting Kingsthorpe.
A planning application has been submitted for two houses to be built at the back of 63-67 Mill Lane. The access will be from Mill Lane, although the land currently makes up part of the garden of a property in Freemeaux Terrace, Green End.
The plans can be viewed online at www.northampton.gov.uk and are available at the council offices in the Guildhall or Cliftonville House. The planning reference number is N/2009/0027.
There have been previous applications for this site, and it is important that residents make their views known. You can email planning@northampton.gov.uk
Will your New Year’s resolution be to become more involved in the community you live in, meet new people or perhaps just try something new?
Thornton Park sometimes known as Kingsthorpe Park used to have beautiful gardens which are some fifteen acres, which lie just off the main Market Harbrough Road leaving Northampton.
The gardens are in desperate need of restoration. A new group called the Friends of Thornton Park will be holding their inaugural meeting on Friday 23 January at 7pm in the Kingsthorpe Community Centre (entrance in Mill Lane)
As part of this meeting the Friends of Thornton Park are keen to hear from anyone who remembers these delightful gardens of old, or have fond memories or photographs they would be willing to share with the group.
UPDATE
There was an excellent turnout for the meeting, and many people came forward to help the new ‘Friends’ group. Contact Christine Teulon at 54 Clarence Avenue tel 01604 711755 if you would like to help.
Congratulations to Northampton Youth Forum for securing a £4,000 Money for Youth grant for the building of a large rock climbing structure in Kingsthorpe. The project is to offer opportunities for rock climbing and related activities for young people in the Kingsthorpe area. The Kingsthorpe Youth Forum are involved in shaping this project which comes from an idea sent in by a young person at Kingsthorpe College.
The location is yet to be agreed, but we hope it will be central, so that as many young people can use it as possible. and close to existing play facilities.
A public meeting was held on Monday 8th December in Spinney Hill Hall with the co-operation of Sally Keeble MP. Lib Dem prospective parliamentary candidate Andrew Simpson also attended to support local residents, together with Sally Beardsworth.
Cllr Choudary has offered to sell part of the land to the NN2 residents association, and the vote at the meeting seemed to show that this was the preferred option rather than to seek a lease for the land. There was though continuing anger at the way Cllr. Choudary has dealt with this matter.
Andrew Sally and I will continue to support the residents in their efforts. Purchase of part of the land would be a positive step forward.
Part of St. Davids Estate is to be a part of the £3 million pound plan to improve the standard of housing. 450 homes in Kingsley and Kingsthorpe will be brought up to the decent homes standard during 2009/10.
The area includes Queens Crescent, Queensland Gardens, St. Davids Rd., Langdale Rd, Rosedale Rd and part of Nursery Lane. The area was built in the 1920’s through to the 1950’s 1930’s with some improvements in the 1980’s. There will be some environmental works such as walls and fences done alongside the refurbishment.
Tenants will have received a letter from the Director of Housing and will be fully consulted on the plans for their homes in the new year.
Local councillors and the Kingsthorpe neighbourhood partnership have put the problem of traffic in High St and Manor Rd as priority number one for our area. Being No1 doesn’t mean anything will get done though. Promises two years ago from the County Council to implement measures to slow traffic and create a more pedestrian friendly environment have come to nothing. Now the local Labour MP has noticed the issue and has done a survey. What a pity she did not support local residents when this came up before.
