Brought to you by Councillors Sarah Stamp and Patrick Chung
It’s been a busy few weeks for us with the local and general elections looming. The elections take place on May 7th, and you will have the chance to vote for one MP, two Borough Councillors and two town councillors. Please do remember to use your vote in this important election and don’t forget postal votes can be taken to the polling station on May 7th if you have forgotten to post them. As always, we have been out and about a lot across the ward, but please don’t forget to get in touch if you have a local issue that needs attention – our details are below and we are always very happy to help!
Community Garden
We have been working with the Nowton Neighbourhood Residents Association (NNRA) to deliver a community garden in the wooded area behind The Macebearer. This would be a fantastic asset and we really hope that we can make it happen. If you would like to get involved please do be in touch.
PARKING ISSUES
A number of parking restrictions across the area will finally be implemented in July/August to make things safer for us all and to help address some of the issues around hospital parking. These include double yellow lines and extra junction protection on the bottom of Home Farm Lane by The Macebearer, which will make it easier for buses to get through and for those of us in cars to see what is coming. It will also include some restrictions in Laundry Lane to improve visibility on the bend as you turn into Abbots Gate, and some extra lines in Barons Road. We have also requested that some white road markings in the area be repainted – specifically on Barons Road, where the hatched area is no longer visible. This should be completed shortly. On the subject of hospital parking, we were delighted to see that the hospital included the provision of another 400 car parking spaces in its masterplan, which recently went out to public consultation.
NEW ROAD SIGNS FOR STEWARD ROAD
Sarah recently presented prizes to the children from Hardwick Primary who won the competition to design safety signs for the end of Steward Road. The two winning signs are in the process of being made into proper road signs and will be installed in the coming weeks. Well done to all the children who entered – we had some fantastic designs and it was a tough competition to judge!
Bus Shelter
The eagle eyed amongst you may have noticed the new bus shelter base going down in Barons Road. Sarah has funded this new bus shelter through her County Council Highways budget after we were contacted by residents who felt it was needed. The bus shelter should be completed in the next few weeks.
