Useful Numbers:* Police: 0845 456 456 4* Street Lighting: 453523* Abandoned Vehicles: 425338* Noise Complaints: 747474

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PLAY AREA RESULT!After months of pressure from your South Werrington + North

Gunthorpe FOCUS Team, assurances have been secured from theTory run council that action will be taken to rectify a decaying playarea at the back of Ambleside Gardens and Campbell Drive.

The play area, located behind Ambleside Gardens(Gunthorpe), had been described by residents as “..untouched foryears..”, is expected to be addressed by the end of Spring 2007.Following several site visits and discussions with local residents, CllrDarren Fower and FOCUS Editor, Sheila Walsh, compiled adetailed report, including high-vis imagery, facts, stats and demandsfor the matter be dealt with, and passed it to the council.

Continuing the call for action, Cllr Darren Fower addressedthe whole council, and secured a promise from the Cabinet Memberfor Community Services, that some £20,000 will be spent on thearea.

Commenting on the news, South Werrington + NorthGunthorpe FOCUS Editor, Sheila Walsh said, “This play area hasbeen forgotten about by successive representatives to thiscommunity. However, given that we have FOCUS volunteers livingnearby, its difficult for us [the FOCUS team] to do this and, throughsuccessive resident surveys and providing a regular FOCUSnewsletter, we hope local residents now realise that they have a voicein the council! We will hold the Tory administration to their promiseand will make sure they do not try and use it simply as acampaigning tool for the 2007 local elections…given the work andresearch done by FOCUS Team!”

CONTACT DETAILS:Focus Editor: Sheila WalshWard Councillor: Darren FowerTeam Leader: Phil HammersleyEmail: Sheila.walsh,Darren.fower & phil.hammerlsey@peterboroughlibdems.org.ukMob: Sheila: 07815666013Darren: 07932021349Address: SWNG FOCUS Team,Liberal Democrats, Town Hall,Bridge Street, PE1 1QT

FOCUS

ARE YOU STILLMISSINGOUT???

The simple answer is “YES!” Thatis, if you have an email address andhave still not signed up to the E-FOCUS newsletter!

This is another free service,provided to you by voluntarymembers of the FOCUS Team, and,quite simply, enables you to get thenews before your neighbours!

How do you sign up?Simply send an email toSWNG_FOCUS@peterboroughlibdems.org.uk and ask them to add youtothe safeand securemailinglist

LGVs ALONG LINCOLN ROADResidents living along the old Lincoln Road recently raised

concerns about the number of LGV Learning Schools using the road. Overrecent months, FOCUS has received several complaints from residentsliving, both north and south of the Cock Inn, regarding the issue.

Commenting, FOCUS Editor, Sheila Walsh said; “It seems the mainreason is that the city is one of the few in the country who have a LGV testcentre. Darren and I have now spoken with representatives from one of thetraining schools, who tell us that they can see why some people would prefernot to have them down 'their' road, and would have no problem if the route werechanged.”

www.peterboroughlibdems.org.ukSOUTH WERRINGTON & NORTH GUNTHORPE RESIDENTS’ NEWSLETTER

“Working All Year Round”

Issue: 37

WHAT WOULD YOUDO WITH £3,333.33?The FOCUS Team and Sheila Walsh,

want to hear from anyone, if you have a goodidea in regards spending £3,333 on somethingfor the this area?

The money is part of the councilsLeadership/Community Fund, and the only (apparent) catch to the scheme is that the money must beconsidered a “one off” and therefore, any following upkeep costs must be regarded as minimal. So forexample:

a) A new park bench – minimal ongoing costsb) Purchase of CCTV camera – ongoing revenue costs but the department may be willing

to find it because it addresses a priority areac) Purchase of community bus – ongoing costs which are unlikely to be funded.So, if you have an idea, no matter if you’re an individual resident, organisation, school etc

and you want it included in the pot then send your thoughts through to eitherSWNG_FOCUS@peterboroughlibdems.org.uk or direct to Cllr Darren Fower, at 92 Swale Avenue,Gunthorpe, PE4 7GT.

In other news…* On the back of a meeting held at Norwood School, attended by both Cllr Darren Fower and FOCUSEditor Sheila Walsh, regarding issues of anti social behaviour effecting the school, your Lib Demcouncillor, Darren, has now attended the first (of hopefully many) meeting of the Neighbourhood PolicingGroup. Invited to attend the new working group were local head teachers, leading community figures,housing agency staff and ward councillors’ etc However, of the ward councillors for this area, onlyDarren bothered to turn up!* In other news, Cllr Darren Fower has now been out with the local Police Community Support officersfor this area, spending a Friday evening at the Werrington Centre; Darren reviewed the skating park,construction entrance and spoke with local young people. Darren tells us that he and Sheila intend to havemore outings with the local police, in order, at least, to ensure that local issues are brought to the attentionof the local force.* After the complaints regarding LGVs down the old Lincoln road, and complimenting Darren’s workregarding learner driving schools and their routes, we have been informed that Cllr Fower is in the processof putting together a motion that he will present to FullCouncil, requesting the establishment of a workinggroup, tasked with looking at ways of alternating testroutes throughout the city, over the coming years.Darren has recently been invited to meet, separatelywith a senior officer at the test centre.

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