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Sheila Sidley, Lead petitioner gave a presentation in support of the 1,000 plus petition signatures to Stoke on Trent City Council to save the community centre from closure. Sandyford & Goldenhill Residents Association (SAGE) and the Out & About Club who are users of the centre also attended the meeting from the public gallery to support the petition. The City Council said it was not their intention to propose closure of the community centre, although it was announced at the Sandyford & Goldenhill Residents Public Meeting by Councillor Martin Garner earlier in the year that Ruth Smeeth M.P. and he had been informed of the council’s intention to close the centre by the end of March 2017 if an asset transfer partner was not found. At today’s meeting it was agreed the “Overview & Scrutiny Committee” would investigate the situation further where it has the power to make recommendations to the cabinet on the centre’s future.
The council has reported that residents have been leaving the wrong type of waste in their recycling bins. It was reported that warning notices were left on offending bins, although the Goldenhill residents have said, it is other people who have been placing general waste into their bins which are to go for recycling. Residents have been reporting that rotting food has been attracting vermin to the area, which has caused further concerns to the neighbourhood. The City Council in an attempt to improve waste recycling across the city has employed a team of workers to check how recycled waste is being disposed of by residents, and it is believed the process will still carry on being monitored for some time to come. The good news is that Stoke on Trent City Council has finally returned to the Taylor Street area of Goldenhill to empty the offending bins.
CCTV coverage shows three males in a silver coloured 4×4 vehicle approach the caravan at 10 minutes past midnight, Monday 21st November before cutting through locks and hooking it up to their vehicle before driving off just before 1.00 a.m. Anyone who can offer any further information is asked to contact Staffordshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 62 of 21 November.
The door to the public gallery on Kingsway is opened on days when the full council is meeting, and this will be a good opportunity for residents and community centre users to show our strength as a community, and support Sheila Sidley in letting the City Council know of our determination to save Goldenhill’s Community Hall. Petitions are usually just noted, although in this case Councillor Martin Garner will move a motion that the petition is referred to an overview & scrutiny committee for further investigation. If the council vote to agree to the former then the overview & scrutiny committee has the power to make recommendations to the cabinet e.g. that the community centre should remain open, however the cabinet can ignore this and in any case have their final say. To save our community centre, let as many people know about the full council meeting as possible, remember strength is shown in numbers, so see you all on Thursday 8th December, 2.30 p.m.
Then come along and have a chat with your local commander. Commanders of Local Policing Teams (LPTs) will be available to talk to at venues across their patch, and local people are encouraged to seize this opportunity to have a chat about the things that matter to them. On Thursday 17 November – 10am to 12noon – at Costa, Alexandra Park, Scotia Road, Tunstall, Chief Inspector John Owen and Chief Superintendent Wayne Jones, who leads local policing in the county, will be available to meet with you. So please come along for a chat.
Tunstall’s 69 foot high Golden Sculpture will be illuminating Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire’s skyline this weekend. The “Golden Sculpture” features more than 1,500 hand blown glass prisms and sits in a landscaped location, including pathways, trees, a wildlife patch and grassed areas. The opening ceremony is to take place this Friday, 4th November, commencing at 6.30 p.m. with a number of activities, which will then lead to a lantern parade and the official light turn on at 7.30 p.m.  Aerial performance from the Dream Engine's Heliosphere The event also features an aerial performance from the Dream Engine’s Heliosphere, which has been funded by the Arts Council and ArtCity. Everyone is welcome to come along on the evening.
Council Highways have responded to complaints received about the poor standard of pavements stating that “a Quarterly Walked Inspection is due to take place in November and any defects that meet the intervention criteria will be logged for repair with their Maintenance Team.” Council Highways have further reported they have logged it into their system to have the potholes along Broadfield Road repaired as well. Councillor Jack Brereton, Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Transport says, work to repair nearly 400 roads and pavements across the city has started during the summer, and would continue into the winter. The question residents are asking in the Sandyford part of the city is whether Broadfield Road is included in the repair programme.
The police say they are also aware of significant social media activity that is fuelling this so called ‘killer clown’ craze, and are encouraging families and friends to stop liking and sharing any Facebook pages that publicise the unwarranted clown antics and any planned activities. Every time these sites are ‘shared’ or ‘liked’, it encourages more people to become involved in this unwanted and unacceptable activity. Chief Superintendent Martin Evans of Staffordshire Police said “while some people might view the current craze of inappropriate incidents involving clowns as funny, unfortunately some people are using it as an opportunity to threaten and intimidate others including children. The Chief Superintendent went onto say, this is certainly not acceptable and is something that will not be tolerated. Staffordshire Police want to make it clear they do not want to stop people having fun, but rather them wanting to protect communities from those who have sought to use this craze as an opportunity to threaten and intimidate people”. It has been reported that clown activity is due to take place in the Goldenhill and Sandyford part of Stoke on Trent this weekend so residents need to be vigilant at all times. Anyone who sees any suspicious or unwanted clown activity, or who has been intimidated or upset by such inappropriate behaviour, should call Staffordshire Police immediately on 101. |
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