Care Home and Housing alongside A17

Holdingham's potentially rising Population

I see the planning application for Holdingham Farms LLP is on the agenda. The oriinal consultation It says. These developments will be (when they happen!) to the east side of the Farm Bridge and Cycle Track that has been opened to allow access across the A17.

November 7th is the Town Council date. What needs to be ensured, amongst others, is that:

1. Access is available without blocking the min-roundabout
2. Recreation facilities are sufficient!
3. The homes, houses are not affected by flood issues (there are maps showing potential problems).
4. The homes/care Centre are of good quality and with amenities.
5. The earlier suiggestion of a waste food collection point near Pride Parkway does not affect the environment (Ihope the plan is scrapped).
6. Sleaford Wood, a bit further on, is not used as a dog toilet and littered.
7. There is accessto Pride Parkway without going back onto the Holdingham Roundabout.
8. Residents, already living here,  are not overlooked and suffer future ASB.
9. Bus routes are available.

And many more!

Keeping our Neighbourhood Safe!

Crime: Holdingham into Sleaford!

I always keep checking on how we are doing to keep our Neighbourhod a safe place to be! So what better place to start than with the latest Crime Statistics. What has reignited my interest is a report to the Town Council of the recent Annual General Meeting of the Sleaford & District Neighbourhood Watch!

Interest seems to be picking up due in part  to the improved means of accessing relevant data on how we are doing and where!

Crime Watch

Other information is available on Alert!

Holdingham Mead / Lane Bus Stop & Shelter

Here is the final version sent to me by Highways. Hope it stays as good as it looks. Many thanks Paul Swalesof Highways for the photo!

He sent the following message:

I am pleased to inform you that the bus shelter at Holdingham has now been installed, together with a hard-standing area, raised kerbs (to make getting on and alighting from buses easier) and road markings for the bus-stop. Please see the attached photographs.

Retail Development Sleaford and Holdingham

Interestingly the downturn is concentrating minds more and more on where and how Retail Outlets sell their wares.

As the North end of Sleaford Town develops, as well as the southern part south of the Railway crossing, competition and positioming will intensify to attract the increased number of shoppers.

It may even affect the desire to build large Supermarkets but instead down-size to the smaller Aldi's of this world or say One Stop (a part of the Tesco brand).

Here is one article supporting this idea!

Aldi's posts increased sales

Internet and Retail Outlets

Holdingham, and Sleaford, will be affected one way or another! Thisi smy take on all of this! It is already happening.

Sleaford : Leasingham Farm Bridge Opening

Via Holdingham of course!

The Farm Bridge was officially opened today (22 September) at around 10.30 am. Lots of photographs: here is one including Debbie Scott preparing to cut the tape. 

New Bus Shelter!?

Update: This application has now been made but Town Councillors have asked for a meeting to discuss issues of siting and the potential dangers if buses have to reverse into Furlong Way! A Meeting with Highways is  scheduled for next week. Around the 18/9.

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I understand there is serious talk about a bus stop/shelter opposite the new Housing Estate near the mini-Roundabout.  It will need the approval of the Town Council and the Road Safety Partnership (I presume). Remember the original one was on the Lincoln Road near and Opposite Stokes Drive. That was started and then abandoned.

All this should have been done long ago when the plans for the development were made.  How the buses will turn I don't know. Perhaps they will have to back in and out of Furlong Way!?

19 September

I will check.

Road Works; Lincoln & York Road Holdingham

I have taken this photo, at the end of York Road, this morning 5th September. The road is cut off to traffic and vehicles will have to get to the Lincoln Road via the Jubilee entrance. The road works are behind scedule and, as I understand, the road will remain closed for a few days yet. Other works are taking place further down towards Millfield Terrace and Tennyson Avenue.