Holdingham Mead Petition

This item is now on Wednesday 6 July Town Council agenda.

HOLDINGHAM MEAD RESIDENTS’ PETITION. (Chairman).

Residents of Holdingham Mead request the Town and District Councils to provide a suitable and safe open space in the near vicinity of their homes.

This in relation to Recreational Open Space for children

Play Area need Holdingham Mead

Latest: The petition seems to be saying:

Holdingham Mead Residents Petition

Recreational Open Space for Children

Residents of Holdingham Mead request the Town & District Council to provide a suitable and safe Open Space within the near vicinity of their homes.

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I have received, from Lianne, a post to re-iterate that a petition is under way re "the need for a Play Area - as ASB is increasing". Put the petition in to the Sleaford Town Council or at least inform them when it is ready. I have also contacted the Sleaford PCSO's as first it is important to deal with any trouble makers through the community.

Also my e-mail is johncworth@aol.com and Cllr Fernandes is ken.fernandes@sleaford.gov.uk

The Sleaford Neighbourhood Policing Team has posted this message. I believe it is/has been a problem in the Holdingham area. Contact the number below if you have problems or knowledge.

"We have recieved reports of people driving around sleaford in an anti-social manner. This is mainly happening in the evenings and we have had reports of large groups of people gathering in different carparks during the evenings. Please report any information to Lincolnshire Police on 0300 111 0300.

Thank you from PCSO Amy Michie."

Outside "Play" Equipment for Older Users

One item proposed at this weeks Council meeting was the idea of outside 'play' equipment for Older users. I suppose this mean't 30's and over and more particularly the 60 and over age group. But first we need the space to put them on. Maybe Lincoln Road or Boston Road or new open spaces that may come along.

Now - would it get used?. The idea is that living standards may be falling and people cannot afford Gym usage etc. Well maybe! I've seen it happen in Hong Kong where there is a culture for outdoor exercising. I am not too sure if it will work in this country. Our winters don't help.

Any thoughts anybody?

Holdingham to Sleaford Waste Recycling and Disposal

(Station crossing)

I often go from the Lincoln Road Holdingham to the Sleaford Tip (Waste Recycling & Disposal Unit), which takes me down Mareham Lane: this when I need to clear out all the excess rubbish that accumulates every so often.

I travel from the Holdingham Roundabout down the A15 and then along the Grantham Road towards the railway crossing. Unfortunately when the station gates are shut I often have to queue until they open again due to the fact that the outside lane, which takes me along Mareham Lane past the Carre Arms, is inaccessible if the traffic queue is above say 50 yards. In other words if the queue is further back than the Grantham Road/London Road intersection.

So this is the conundrum: how does the Station Gate remain open (which is what the poll was about) and at the same time have a new road across the Rec? The two would seem unavoidably linked.

Not that the sale of the land through the rec has been agreed at this point in time!

Is Holdingham affected by the proposed station gate closure?

The argument whether or not the Sleaford Southgate East railway crossing should be closed still continues. However I hope it isn't just about traffic being able to go through Southgate and up the Lincoln Road to the Holdingham Roundabout - but about getting to facilities in Sleaford, including the Town Centre, north of the Station Railway crossing.

Here is a letter I have had published in the Standard. (Making it to the Sleaford Town Centre)

Neighbourhood Watch

I picked this up on te Neighbourhood Watch Link. Anyone with any useful information please contact the CPSO concerned.

A living room window has been damaged on Winchester Way, Sleaford. The outer shell of the window has been damaged by unknown means. The damage has occured between 17:00hrs on the 10th June and 09:00hrs on the 13th June. Incident 123/13/06/11 refers. Please report any information to Lincolnshire Police on 0300 111 0300. Thank you from PCSO Amy Michie.

Holdingham Play Areas

There is a petition going round, so I am told, for better play area facilities near the Holdingham Roundabout. For advice to those involved: send it to your local Councillor(s) (me or instance) or to the Town Clerk. It will then get debated.

I recollect organising a petition years ago, about the Lincoln Road, when I first joined the Council. It took a while but the Lincoln Road Open Space/Play Area has improved beyond recognition since then.

Station Gate closure will affect Holdingham

Some suggestion in the local press were to the effect that Holdingham was perhaps the least likely to vote in the Town Poll because it had no relevance here.

I do not agree. The amount of traffic going up and down the Lincoln Road through Town, or just going to Tesco, will be affected.

Again I repeat my comment that the turnout for the Town Poll re the closure of the Railway Station Gate was high: given the time allowed to vote (5 hours) - the number of polling stations open (3) - and the period of time ( 3 to 4 weeks) that residents had to become aware that the poll existed. Let alone knowing which polling station to attend!