Rec Road and Holdingham

Facebook is now fairly well saturated with groups and views on the sale of part of the Boston Road Recreation Ground. Also the closure of the Station Crossing (see photo). All to  accommdate a road link from Mareham Lane to Boston Road and to take quite a number of trees, and a fair bit of land,  in doing so. The construction of that road, if it goes ahead, will be messy and noisy. It will have impacts on Holdingham as the present traffic flows will change.


I went to see the markings the other day: that part where the road will cross, and the periphery part which will be part of the purchase of the land (Compulory or otherwise).

I won't go over the arguments: I have added my comments on Facebook, and referred to the meeting some Town Councillors had with the local MP in January 2012.  I was one of them and I have kept the notes of that meeting. Our concerns went all the way to the Secretary of State Justine Greening.

The thing that disappoints all the time is the constant referral by Government to Localism and Communities making choices: in reality it is still the patronising  top-down approach.

Door to Door Salesmen

Thought you might be interested in this one! Its getting to that time of year!

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Door to Door Sellers - Pedlars Licence

This is a message sent via Lincolnshire Alert. This information has been sent on behalf of Lincolnshire Police (Please do not reply directly to this email, please use the Reply button at the bottom of this message) Message sent by Sharon Horne (Police & NHWN, NHW Administrator, Lincolnshire) Message from Lincolnshire Police Headquarters, Friday, 27 September 2013. Door to Door Sellers  With the recent activity of door to door sellers in our County it is probably appropriate to circulate again the legislation and advice if they come to your home. Often these people will be carrying holdalls containing linen and cleaning products and will try and engage the householder in conversation with the aim of persuading them to buy goods often at highly inflated prices. Our advice would be to try and see who is at your door initially if you have an overlooking window.  If you are not sure who is at the door do not open it.  It isn’t rude at all to decline to answer the door – it is your choice. Please do not buy from the door. If you do answer please ensure you put your chain on first before opening the door. The sellers may say that they are on a “rehabilitation course” arranged by probation services or other organisations trying to find people work. This is not the case and often they are known criminals. Probation services do not run such schemes. They may also show a card which claims to be a “Pedlars Licence” or work permit.   Would you know what to look for or what the Law states? The Pedlars Act 1871 is the legislation that governs the regulation of door-to-door selling. A  pedlar’s certificate is a certificate that allows a person to trade whilst on foot.  Pedlars can travel from door-to-door, place to place or town to town. A pedlar’s certificate is obtained from the Chief Officer of the Police from the area where the person lives. The applicant will require two forms of identification, one with a photograph and the other showing an address where the applicant has lived for at least 28 days. The applicant must be over 17 years of age. This information is used by the police to check the applicants’ identity and that they are of good character. The cost of a certificate varies but is around £12- £15. The certificate is valid for one year from date of issue. Once a certificate has been obtained, they can be used anywhere in the United Kingdom. We have attached an example of a legitimate pedlar’s certificate but there may be local variations on the appearance. The other example attached “work creation hawker” is not valid and has been seized locally. They are breaking the law if they are using anything like this. If you see any suspicious activity then please call the police non-emergency line on 101 If you are being threatened by someone at your door then do not hesitate to call on 999 Sergeant 948 Caroline Broughton Lincolnshire Police Criminal Justice

Holdingham Latest

 

 

Stories in the Sleaford Target: two about Holdingham although one is a distressing case of Vehicle accidents on the Newark side of the roundabout. The other is, at last, a mention of the forthcoming Town Council by-election.

http://www.sleafordtarget.co.uk/UPDATE-A17-closed-Holdingham/story-19843602-detail/story.html


 http://www.sleafordtarget.co.uk/battle-independents-town-council/story-19837945-detail/story.html

Neighbourhood Watch

This is just outside Holdingham. But keep an eye out and guard your garden tools. Message sent by

Alice Harris (Support, PCSO NC37 Sleaford Town, Sleaford Station)

Good afternoon from the Sleaford Community Policing Team
We are appealing for any information following the theft of 2 grass strimmers and a leaf blower that was stolen from the cemetery on Eastgate, Sleaford.  This occurred on the morning of Friday 20/09/2013.

If anyone has any information or saw anyone acting suspiciously in that area, please contact Lincolnshire Police on the non emergency number 101 quoting incident number 265 24/09/2013.

Kind regards

PCSO 2215 Alice Harris
Sleaford Community Policing Team

Secure Your Vehicles

I have received 4 reports of theft from vehicles on GreyLees on 21st September 2013.  The thefts have happened in the lasts  24 hours.

Make sure it doesn't happen to you. Secure your vehicle: don't leave it unlocked!

New Homes & Care Home

I was sent this by the Sleaford Target, which was coverage of decisions made at the Town Council, and at District Council. There will be ramifications on traffic flows both from the Lincoln Road, Holdingham Roundabout and the use of the Farm Bridge.


http://www.sleafordtarget.co.uk/Plans-approved-290-new-homes-Holdingham/story-19812019-detail/story.html?ito=email_newsletter_sleafordtarget

FIT (Fields in Trust) and Compulsory Purchase!

The following link is of iinterest to those involved and interested in the Boston Road recreation ground.

It relates to the protection, or otherwise, of the Fields in Trust (FIT) agreement. Compulsory purchase is the one area its power of protection is limited!

http://sleafordblog.co.uk/?p=221

Farm Bridge A17 and cycleways Sleaford to Leasingham: how is it going?

I have had reports of ASB but cannot find any details as to what and when! If anyone has info please contact the Police or PCSO's at Sleaford Police Station.

Holdingham By-Election for Town Council

 Lincoln Road suffers from much through traffic:  problems  can cause grid-lock at times!

The By-Election to vote for a new Councillor for Holdingham has been called for October 3rd. The two candidates are at the following NKDC site (click on to the PDF file). With the changes expected in Sleaford in years to come we need someone who is well-versed in the problems such expansion can bring! Other problems include lack of facilities and heavy pressure on drainage et al.

Ciao

Overgrown Pathways and Cycleways on Lincoln Road Holdingham

I took this photograph on the Lincoln Road this morning!

 

I have asked the District Councillor Grenville Jackson if he can ask for the thorns and nettles to be cut back so that pedestrians can use the inner lane in safety. Whilst I was taking photographs a young women with pushchair and toddler was walking down the Cycle Lane as a cyclist was also using it. It could have been dangerous.