30 September Bridge Update

The photos this morning (30 September) seem to indicate that people are using the bridge. Plenty of mud around!

How big will Holdingham and Sleaford Get?

I went to a Masterplan Briefing/Workshop/forum on the future of Sleaford last week - at NKDC. We are at the sky-blue thinking stage!

Without going into too much detail, the main objective was to get peoples views on how Sleaford should develop in the next 30 years or so. Developments at Holdingham and adjacent areas featured: mainly because, at the outset, the emphasis seemed to be about what we, as a Town, would focus on given that our population and housing stock will rise sharply.

Potentially Holdingham could connect, by housing development, the neighbouring parish of Leasingham. Simultaneously it could be connected to East Road via an inner ring road.

What seemed to emerge was a belief that Sleaford should develop as its main economic and business interests developed: i.e. we need a town with the population, age distribution and skills, required to meet our reason for existing. The main downside was that, if we are not careful, we will resurrect and re-enforce, the problems that have come about from the first wave of housing development 10-20 years ago.

Let's not repeat the same mistake again!

Opening Delay?

Here is the new housing develpment on 1st September. Not yet ready as you can see!

By the way: I have just received a message to say that the opening on the 30th September has been delayed.

New date not yet arranged but expected around mid-October!

I will keep this blog up to date as I get news!

Farm Bridge

Still looks like the end of September 2010 (30th) for the official opening and photo shoots. This is about as near as I can get at the moment. It has dried up since I took this one!

Holdingham and Sleaford

This Blog is a twin to SleafordChat which I do through Sleaford Today. The Today page format has changed, and direct access at the time of writing this seems to have disappeared - so here is the link again!

Cheers!

Holdingham Bus Stops and Shelters

A question has been asked by the local District Councillor about the need for a bus stop/shelter on the side where the previous shelter was located - i.e near the end of Holdingham Lane and the same side as MacDonalds. At present there isn't one and the Town Buses only go as far as Stokes Drive. If they went to the new Estate then I am assuming they would turn round at the mini Roundabout rather than the main Roundabout.

I visited the Estatev today and spoke with the site manager. It is impossible for a Bus to enter the new Estate and turn round so Lincoln Road is the only viable place. When I visited Cranwell by bus a few months ago they dropped me off near the Jolly Scotchman - but this is opposite double white lines.