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 Sandyford and Goldenhill Residents Association (S.A.G.E.) Welcome to our website A residents association uniting the two villages of Sandyford and Goldenhill since 1999 An organisation that aims to improve the environment and lifestyle for all its residents who live in our community Click here to report any antisocial behaviour
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The Broadfield Road Estate in Sandyford received a memorable “Respect Day” on Monday. It is good when partners come together with residents and the residents association, when making an area better for everyone who lives there. The day achieved much more than just offering litter picks and skips for residents to dispose of unwanted bulk waste items. At the Goldenhill Methodist Church the council provided on site benefit help as well as free financial help from the welfare team. Other council support on the day came from the Local Matters and Tenant Involvement Teams in respect to community issues, Housing Team to offer help with council property issues, Children’s Centre staff to give advice on facilities the council can offer for parents and their children, and Youth Services who provided the “Hoppa Bus” to allow children and teenagers to use the facility and promote activities for the young people of our area. The Council Environmental Team & Community Payback did us proud when they cleared away shrubbery and cut down trees to make an excellent difference to the Sandyford area. The main areas of work was achieved on spare land at Elgood Lane and Broadfield Road, which needs to be seen to believe what a fantastic job has been done there. Staffordshire Police were also on site with their Mobile Police Station, to give help and support to residents as well as giving away free safety equipment, including shed/bike locks and personal alarms. Staffordshire Fire & Rescue were on site to give safety advice as well as arranging free home safety fire checks for local residents. We must not forget the support we have received from Councillor Martin Garner for being a part of arranging this special day for residents, and the good work the “Street Chaplains” have done in supporting everyone, whether it being helping people to move bulky waste items to the skips to having a friendly face to talk to in the street. Sandyford & Goldenhill Residents Association (S.A.G.E.) has also played a big part in the day, and that was achieved by delivering promotional material through doors giving useful contact numbers to residents, putting up posters in local shops advertising the event, as well as notifying residents through the S.A.G.E. official website. The residents association committee also served free tea/coffee and biscuits to everyone who visited the Methodist Church, and a special thank you must go to S.A.G.E. committee member and Methodist Church Minister Graham Harrison for allowing us to hire the Church Hall at such short notice. The day certainly made it big through the local media, and was high profiled by BBC Radio Stoke and The Sentinel, which we are sure the rest of north Staffordshire would have heard all about it.
Lynn Dunning, SAGE Treasurer was not happy to leave the problem of exasperated potholes in the street where local residents were having to run the gauntlet to go to see their G.P. or visit the local pharmacy. Councillor Ruth Rosenau, Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Planning and Transportation was contacted by SAGE after it was reported in The Sentinel that the work was to be actioned after more than 2 year’s of waiting. The good news is that the resurfacing of the road is now complete, and residents are giving the thumbs up of how pleased they are with the work that has been done. The SAGE committee expressed their thanks to Councillors Martin Garner, Joy Garner and Ruth Rosenau for pursuing the long running issues surrounding having the work completed. The committee was informed that the main problems to getting the road resurfaced was due to who had ownership of the land, which was between Council Highways and Council Housing.  Damaged property at the junction of Gordon Road & Hollywall Lane Police were called to Gordon Road, Sandyford at 2.00 a.m. where a vehicle ploughed into a property, which suffered the same damage last year. Before the building side wall was brought down, the vehicle needed to travel through the properties double gates first. It is believed nobody has been injured during the incident, and Staffordshire Police are appealing for urgent information. Residents are becoming very anxious of the reported situation, especially when safety of their families and properties are coming into question. For more on this story follow the link below.  St John's Church, Goldenhill Concerns have been raised at a recent meeting of the Sandyford & Goldenhill Residents Association (S.A.G.E.), in regards to a consultation period by the Diocese of Lichfield into St John’s Church being deconsecrated or sold off. It was confirmed that church services are now being held at Tunstall’s Christchurch due to congregations at St John’s drastically decreasing in numbers. The residents association along with Councillor Martin Garner are deeply worried about the memorial, which resides in St John’s Church, and what would happen to it should the church be deconsecrated or sold off. An interesting piece of history has been passed onto S.A.G.E. which is a souvenir booklet of the dedication ceremony held on the 16th November 1947 priced one shilling (5p in new decimal currency). The booklet confirms that the Stone of Remembrance was defrayed by the Goldenhill Women’s Voluntary Service, and the cost of the “Clock of Remembrance” was borne by public subscriptions and effort. On the day Goldenhill paid tribute to it’s guest of honour Liet/General Sir Brian Horrocks of the Western Command. The Stone of Remembrance remembers 47 soldiers in it’s “Roll of Honour 1939 – 1945” from Goldenhill and surrounding areas, who gave their lives for the freedom of our country. Whatever happens to St John’s Church, we must always make sure that the memorial stays in Goldenhill so that our soldiers are always remembered.
Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service are urging residents to take extra care during this period of industrial action. Follow the link for further safety advice http://www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk/HomeSafety.asp Sandyford & Goldenhill Residents Association (S.A.G.E.) is offering residents the opportunity to report all types of antisocial activity to the City Council in confidence. The information below is supplied by Stoke on Trent City Council, and it will help you to help us on how we can jointly stop antisocial activity in our community.
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