Pressure on A17 Holdingham

This might seem distant but it has implications for the A17 bypass at Sleaford, and the traffic around the Holdingham Roundabout.

As well as the impending development of the biofuel factory at Kirkby La Thorpe and the 50 in and 50 out Lorries - there is a proposal for a British Rail Depot near Spalding. It will affect the A17 and lorry movements around to the A16.

I kid you not.

Farm Bridge Update

There is a photo opportunity next week for the Bridge, from the A15 near Leasingham to Holdingham, which now officially has been taken over by Highways. Obviously this has implications for the land alongside ther A17.

I will keep you posted.

Holdingham Educational Attainment

I was interested to see the latest Key Stage 4 (KS4) attainmant statistics for 2008/09. It is good and not so good really.

Whilst these are only one measure out of many - and education is only one aspect of community life - it is still a case of the jury is out. Here they are for Holdingham:

% 5 A* - C: ------------------- 73%
% 5A* - C (inc Maths and English): 45%

1. The Lincolnshire average is 76% and 56% respectively
2. The England average is 70% and 50% repectively.

Other wards of Sleaford generally perform better except perhaps the Castle Ward!

: data from the Lincolnshire Research Observatory