Sandyford and Goldenhill

What do you feel are the amenities lacking in Goldenhill?

Liz Knight is asking residents, what do you feel are the amenities lacking in Goldenhill?

Is there something that you think your community needs?

As part of Liz’s degree she is undertaking a project looking at the re-use of certain buildings in Goldenhill. The success of the project depends greatly on what the local community needs and who better to ask than the local community itself?

It could be an amenity purely for Goldenhill itself e.g. a café or for the local area at large e.g. a training centre for Stoke.

What would you like to see in your local high street?

Any responses would be greatly appreciated either via the website home page article, open discussion forum tab at the top of the page or Liz can be contacted directly on liz_knight@hotmail.co.uk

NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS WANTED FOR RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

The Sandyford & Goldenhill Residents Association (S.A.G.E.) is looking to recruit new members to join it’s association.

Walkers enjoying a healthy free snack & drink after finishing a local fitness walk

S.A.G.E. is a well represented residents group, which is widely recognised throughout Stoke on Trent for it’s proactive approach to bettering the areas of Sandyford and Goldenhill.

S.A.G.E. has good networking links with local residents, City Council, Councillor, Police, Fire Service and other associated organisations and groups.

S.A.G.E. organises the annual Goldenhill Community Fun Day attraction, leads on weekly fitness walks with it’s “Walk 2 Fitness”, arranges public meetings, attends walks with the authorities to address local issues, supports residents with antisocial behaviour problems, and helps with regeneration whether it is to improve facilities at a local car park to supporting the re opening of Heathside House.

The minimum requirements to join the residents association is that you attend as many meetings as possible and are able to deliver a few leaflets four times a year to properties throughout the S.A.G.E. area.

Make a difference in your community by being a part of S.A.G.E. “you’re more than welcome to join us”.

Anyone who would like to join the residents association is welcome to apply by contacting S.A.G.E. through the website address.

ADULT & COMMUNITY LEARNING, WEA & COMMUNITY COURSES

STOKE-ON-TRENT NORTH

Tues 5th Feb Film Making for Beginners

Learn about the basic craft of film making

Course starts on Tues 5th Feb and runs for 7 weeks 1.00 – 3.00 pm

£15.00 course fee

Please ring to book a place

Tunstall Library Victoria Institute The Boulevard Tunstall Stoke-on-Trent ST6 6BD (tel) (01782) 234775 Email: adult.learning@stoke.gov.uk

Wed 13th Feb Hand & Nail Treatments

Learn how to look after your hands and nails

Course starts on Wed 13th Feb and runs for 5 weeks 9.30 – 11.30 am

£5.00 course fee

Please ring to book a place

Cobridge Community centre Grange Park Road Bursley Cobridge Stoke-on-Trent ST6 3DQ (tel) (01782) 234775 Email: adult.learning@stoke.gov.uk

Wed 13th Feb Computers and online security

Learn how to keep the documents on your computer safe and secure

Course starts on Thurs 13th Feb, and runs for 3 weeks 1.00 – 3.00 pm £5.00

Please ring to book a place

Tunstall Library Victoria Institute The Boulevard Tunstall Stoke-on-Trent ST6 6BD (tel) (01782) 234775 Email: adult.learning@stoke.gov.uk

Fri 15th Feb Introduction to Sewing

A basic course in the useful skill of sewing

Course starts on Fri 15th Feb and runs for 5 weeks 10.00 am – 12 noon £5.00

Please ring to book a place

Cobridge Community centre Grange Park Road Bursley Cobridge Stoke-on-Trent ST6 3DQ (tel) (01782) 234775 Email: adult.learning@stoke.gov.uk

Wed 20th Feb Creative Ceramics

Use your creative skills to make pottery items

Course starts on Wed 20th Feb and runs for 5 weeks 10.00 am – 12 noon

£5.00 course fee

Please ring to book a place

Burslem School of Art Queen Street Burslem Stoke-on-Trent ST6 3EJ (tel) (01782) 234775 Email: adult.learning@stoke.gov.uk

Thurs 21st Feb Getting started with your Digital Camera

Learn how to use your camera, and start taking great pictures

Course starts on Thurs 21st Feb, and runs for 5 weeks 10.00 am – 12 noon

£5.00 course fee

Please ring to book a place

Chatterley Centre Wilding Road Ball Green Stoke-on-Trent ST6 8BA (tel) (01782) 234775 Email: adult.learning@stoke.gov.uk

Woodstock Goes Back to 1809

David Wood’s story this time goes back to the original Woodstock, which started in 1809; he talks about the tracing back of his family tree over 200 years ago “how time flies.”

David starts by saying, his dad’s family all came from Woodstock which is along Broadfield Road, past the old chapel and by the old derelict farmhouse.

I have traced them back to 1809 and that is where they stayed until 1956 when the cottage was demolished.

My grandmother’s family were from Bollington in Cheshire and the reason she came to be living in the village, was because her mother died when she was a baby. She was fostered by her uncle and aunt, Edwin and Frances Beard around 1880, they had a shop in Temperance place.

Goldenhill High Street in days gone by

She married my grandfather Walter and settled in Woodstock to raise her own family. They moved to Burnaby Road after the cottage in Woodstock was demolished in 1956.

The house in Burnaby Road was a house directly opposite the school gates in Burnaby Road and granddad stood in for Santa Claus for the nursery class back in the late fifties., with the real Santa’s permission of course.

If you can, have a try at tracing your family tree, it is amazing the information you can turn up, I found out that my great grandmother, Walter’s mum, was born in France. Can you imagine stumbling across that when no one had thought to mention to you when you were growing up, or, perhaps they didn’t know.

My mum’s family mostly lived in the village except for my uncle Bill who liked to live dangerously and moved all the way down to Bank Street in Tunstall. The Nixon and Stanfield families, who my mum descended from, were living in Goldenhill as early as 1850.

My late mother in law was born in Victoria Street and my wife was born at the top of Birchenwood Road or Station Bank as it was called then.

For more of David’s memories, follow the the local memories tab at the top of the page.

Contractor Comes Good Over Car Park Repair

It has been reported that a contractor left tarmac remains on a community car park in Goldenhill after resurfacing the High Street in Sandyford.

Council Officers at the Sandyford & Goldenhill Residents Association (S.A.G.E.) Public Meeting last week said that the contractor is going to make a contribution to rectifying the problem.

The Chairman & Secretary of S.A.G.E. along with Councillor Martin Garner met up with council officials, and after the meeting the council negotiated with the contractor who has agreed that they want to help to put the situation right.

It is anticipated that by making the car park smaller and having a reasonable contribution made by the contractor that the cost for improving the facility will be greatly reduced.

It is good to know that by the residents association highlighting the situation to Councillor Martin Garner and Senior Officers at the council that the car park will hopefully be a better place to leave your vehicle, and that it will make the northern gateway to the city more pleasing to the eye when driving into the potteries.

http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Builder-s-Tarmac-gift-leaves-Goldenhill-car-park/story-17938177-detail/story.html

Community Centre Bouncers Baffle Residents

It was reported at the Sandyford & Goldenhill Residents Public Meeting last week that security bouncers are required when holding parties/events at the Goldenhill Community Centre.

Residents when hearing the news were very surprised at was being reported and when it was realised it would cost an additional £100; it then made people rethink to whether the cost of hiring the venue was viable.

S.A.G.E. supports the council in trying to keep community centres like Goldenhill financially sustainable and by this being highlighted at the public meeting; it can only help the situation, especially if the council can reduce costs of room hire to groups such as pensioner sing-a-long parties.

For more on this story, follow the link,

http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/City-council-tell-fund-raisers-bouncers-needed/story-17918519-detail/story.html

Community Payback Could Have a Place of Their Own

At the Sandyford & Goldenhill Residents Public Meeting held on Thursday, it was discussed that a housing developer could be building a small community room on the site of St John’s Church in Goldenhill, so that Community Payback workers would be able to have a base of their own to work from.

This would mean that community service workers would have toilet, storage and rest/eating facilities when maintaining the nearby churchyard.

The residents association wants to encourage the community payback workers to continue their good work in the area.

Joe Smith, S.A.G.E. Chair said: “We are encouraged by the plans. the residents association are giving their full support to this proposal as we want to bring back a vital service to the Goldenhill area.”

Tom Simpson, S.A.G.E. Secretary said: “This is something the residents’ association has really pushed for because we want the development to provide for the wider community.”

Director Paul Squire, Landstone Homes said: “We have promised to build a small structure on the site so that they can make use of it while tending the churchyard. We’re looking to go ahead with the Goldenhill site this year.”

http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Flats-plans-old-Goldenhill-Primary-School-site/story-17903182-detail/story.html

New Plans for Derelict School Site

The redevelopment of the Old Church School on Goldenhill’s High Street has been a topic of conversation for some time, especially with the building being left open to vandalism and its eyesore appearance.

Paul Squire from Landstone Homes came to see the S.A.G.E. committee and Councillor Martin Garner last month to see what ideas or suggestions they had to redevelop the plot.

The general consensus of opinion at the committee meeting was that the original idea to have six flats there would still be the best option.

The reason for going with this idea is because the flats would hopefully deter vandalism in the area and it is possible after communication with Landstone Homes that if the building was demolished and rebuilt that it would still look similar in structure.

http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Flats-plans-old-Goldenhill-Primary-School-site/story-17903182-detail/story.html

P.C. Glyn Talbot Moves to Pastures New

P.C. Glyn Talbot has asked the S.A.G.E. website to say a fond farewell to the residents of Sandyford and Goldenhill.

14 years is a long time for any policeman to work in a particular area and his comments show just how much he has enjoyed being apart of the community, which he has patrolled for many years.

Glyn goes onto say, just a quick note to say thanks for all the support of everyone over the years. I’ve always said that the Police cannot be everywhere at once, and its thanks to residents, and residents groups like S.A.G.E. getting involved and calling the Police that helps us drive crime down.
It was thanks to vigilant residents that several local criminals are now behind bars – the man jailed for stealing from cars on Bankeyfields, the countless ASBO’s issued, the shed break ins, and thefts from gardens, the suspects for these all convicted thanks to calls from residents.
I’ve also seen the residents group grow, and SAGE gaining more and more recognition in he area. The work on the Elgood Lane car park, the summer fun days, local walks and fund raising activities – all have helped pull a community closer together.
I’m taking a sideways move over to Youth Offending, after being at Tunstall for 14 years, 12 spent as a neighbourhood officer in Goldenhill and Sandyford. It is sad to go, but I feel that over the years I’ve had a positive impact and helped the community to be a safer place to call home.
My place is being filled by PC Ben Broughton, who knows the area, and will fit in straight away. I’ve worked with Ben for the last 18 months, and I know he is as helpful and approachable as me – but like me he also has trouble with Twitter! Ben will be working alongside Andy and Michael, who will continue with the sterling work they’ve always done in our community.
Thanks again, and if you need to contact me about anything, I’m still contactable via the switchboard, email, twitter etc.
All the very best.
Glyn

Residents of Sandyford & Goldenhill and the S.A.G.E. committee wish Glyn all the very best for the future.

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What do you feel are the amenities lacking in Goldenhill?

NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS WANTED FOR RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

ADULT & COMMUNITY LEARNING, WEA & COMMUNITY COURSES

Woodstock Goes Back to 1809

Contractor Comes Good Over Car Park Repair

Community Centre Bouncers Baffle Residents

Community Payback Could Have a Place of Their Own

New Plans for Derelict School Site

P.C. Glyn Talbot Moves to Pastures New

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