Sandyford and Goldenhill

Street Games Session Cancelled

Unfortunately the “Street Games” Session planned for Friday 25th April at Goldenhill was canceled due to poor weather conditions.

The event which was planned between 5.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. was called off an hour and a half before it was due to begin because of continuous heavy rain.

The City Counil’s Street Games Team contacted Tom Simpson, S.A.G.E. Secretary prior to the session being cancelled, the main reason given was for children’s safety due to the grass being wet and slippery.

The Street Games Team are looking at putting on replacement sessions for the cancelled day, either 1 x 2 hour or a 2 x 1 hour programme for the young people to attend in the Sandyford & Goldenhill area.

S.A.G.E. and the City Council’s Youth Service Team would like to thank Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service for paying to hold the event for the young people who live in the area.

Drop-in Police Surgery

Drop-in Police Surgery, SATURDAY 26th APRIL, 2.30 p.m. GOLDENHILL COMMUNITY CENTRE, DRUMMOND STREET.

Come and discuss issues that matter to you in your community with your local officers.

It will be an ideal opportunity to get involved in setting police and partnership priorities.

Distraction Burglar – Beware!

Staffordshire Police are warning people to be on their guard against suspicious callers at the door following a distraction – type burglary in the Sandyford/Goldenhill Neighbourhood on the 11/04/2014.

Never trust anyone calling at your door without a prior appointment
Always ask for ID, and check it
Keep your doors locked even when you are at home
Chain Use your door chain before opening your door

Most callers are genuine and mean you no harm but bogus callers can often seem very plausable and will try to fool you.

Follow our advice above and keep yourself safe and secure in your home. Please report any suspicious activity by calling your local police on 101.

Easter Comes Early to Goldenhill Primary School

Pictured Joshua Bryan with one of the baby chick's resting on his head

Children at Goldenhill Primary Shcool are playing Mother to six baby chick’s after they were hatched in their classroom.

The children have been responsible for feeding and watering their feathered friends along with a guinea fowl, which has recently been born at the school.

Teacher Gail Williams said the children have been using the baby chick theme to inspire their learning as in painting and writing letters to the chicks mother.

The Sandyford & Goldenhill Residents Association have said they believe this is a great project for children to learn from and are very proud of the pupils, teacher and school for contributing to such an educating idea.

For more on this story follow the link www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Pupils-write-chick-lit/story-20903003-detail/story.html

Children’s Easter Street Games for Goldenhill

Sandyford & Goldenhill Residents Public Meeting

Shed Vehicle Theft

On Tuesday 18th March, entry was gained to a shed on Rodgers Street, Goldenhill. Once inside, offender(s) removed and stole an orange moped, unfortunately the registration is unknown.

Anyone with information regarding the theft is asked to contact the police on 101 quoting 487 of 18th March.

Children’s School Trips Out by David Wood

Sunday school and ordinary school trips were a definate treat for us. The Sunday school trip was once an excursion to Drayton Manor Park near Tamworth. It may be a thriving amusement park now but back then it was what it said on the label, a park.

Morecambe Beach in 1952

We had parks back at home, Bathpool, Tunstall, Burslem, Clough Hall & Hanley, why did we have to travel all that way to see a park with grass the same as our own.

School trips were a little more adventurous. At Church school, less than 11 years old and at six o’clock in the morning we trudged all the way down to Goldenhill station and boarded a train on the Loop Line, which then proceeded to travel towards Stoke. We sat in a siding for about 2 hours until there was a gap for us to enter the main line; fair enough we then hurtled towards the Lake District as fast as the steam train would go.

We boarded a bus, saw Lake Windermere and got back on the bus to the train station, next stop was either Morcambe or Southport, we tarried there for an or so, saw the sand and Promenade and then back to Stoke. I think we were back at Goldenhill station around 8 o’clock in the evening having spent our few shillings on I don’t know what.

While at Church school we were taken on a day trip to Stratford upon Avon, we saw the theatre and Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and the memorial to William Shakespeare in the church; the only problem was, we hadn’t got a clue who the man was, we were only about 10 years old, perhaps it was a little bit too soon to be thrusting culture upon us. That particular day was the first time I had worn long trousers, up to then I had always worn shorts; I had begged & pleaded with my mum to buy me the trousers and to let me wear them for the trip, I had never felt so uncomfortable in all my life as I felt that day. We went in a cafe in Union Street in Stratford for lunch and I sat with my trouser legs rolled up to the knees, the silly thing was I was the only boy there dressed like that, all the others still had their short trousers on. We enjoyed our day and the memories are still there.

David, what a nice story to read about past times for the children of Goldenhill and Sandyford, just in time to plan day trips for our children in 2014.

To read more about David Wood’s past times of our area then click on the “Local Memories” Tab at the top of the page.

Lights go out on Planning Application

A planning application to install four floodlights and a canopy to an existing portacabin at Goldenhill Working Mens Club has been withdrawn by the applicant.

The Working Mens Club car park where a car wash facility operates has been an issue with local people for some time, residents say the recent application has only added to their ongoing concerns.

Residents recent opposition to the application along with support from Councillor Martin Garner was in one particular area of having unacceptable light pollution intruding inside their properties.

For more on this story follow the link http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Families-fight-plans-floodlights-eyesore-car-wash/story-20695203-detail/story.html

Residents Fear Light Pollution

An application has been submitted by Goldenhill Working Men’s Club to have a canopy and four floodlights installed to a portacabin on the car park, where a car wash facility operates.

It has been reported that local residents who live nearby on Kidsgrove Road, Goldenhill are concerned by the application in regards to light pollution.

A resident who lives in Kidsgrove Road said “I am not wanting to look at a canopy or to have additional lighting shining through the windows at night.”

Residents who have been in contact with Councillor Martin Garner have received his support by him opposing the planning application on the grounds of unacceptable light pollution.