Kingsway Villagers

I don’t think anyone would disagree with the idea that Kingsway has problems with some groups of children causing trouble.

I live on Lynham Drive and even young children are causing difficulty. Recently our front garden was trashed (plants and stakes uprooted) by a horde of 9-10 year olds, who then proceeded to hurl clods of earth at our windows and act in a rude and threatening manner to my wife.

I’m even told by one lad that one of these youngsters carries a knife! (Needless to say the Police have been informed), but really I’m starting to think that acts of vandalism could be the least of our concerns!

My perception is the the groups get bigger and bolder as the weeks go by.

We need to organise some strategies to deal with this, and we need to do it ASAP. Please note I’m not talking about being confrontational, but rather getting some expert advice and following it. Surely an organised group of adults ought to be able to out think few groups of children?

bill

We were told back in March by one of the council watchers (the guys who were monitoring the site construction traffic) that Thatcham Avenue was going to be surfaced in April.

The condition of the road is getting ridiculous. It is constantly flooded and is breaking up in places due to the surface water and the number of trucks that speed along it’s length. Added to that, the footpaths are hideous in places.

Does anyone know when this will now occur?

(Added by Clive):
The same applies to Kinloss Drive and Chivenor Way (also overdue and in terrible condition).
Halton Way, Shawbury Avenue and Digby Green are also still not surfaced (‘though I’m not clear on the due dates for those).

Hi All,

Just to pre-warn you that we will be knocking on doors on Wednesday evening 19:30h onwards, to drop off a leaflet about the Residents Association.

Thanks to Cllr Bryan Claridge for printing the leaflets and dropping them off today, its appreciated

Cheers,
Barry

Hello.
I am pleased to find out that my daughter has a place at Kingsway school for Yr 3, the only problem is my little boy doesn’t start school until Sept 2009.
Does anyone know if a playschool will run in Kingsway end of this year / beginning of next? At the moment he attends Beech Green pre-school but once my daughter joins the new school it will cause me a problem.
Also does anyone know what colours the uniform will be?

Just to let you all know progress, Clive and I have designed a basic leaflet and Bryan Claridge has very kindly taken on the printing of these things!

If things go as planned, I was hoping to have a walk around on the evening of the 28th May (Next Wed’) to hand them out to the village.

The only issue that has arisen is that if the Community Centre is open, it might not have furniture in it, so we may need to improvise!

The more people we can get to, the better it will be! Also getting flyers on notice boards etc would be good too!

Baz

Following the blatant vandalism of – all but one of – the young trees lining the pathway between Mount Pleasant and the childrens play park on Valley Gardens, we have been informed by Bloor Homes (who are responsible for the upkeep of this strip of land) that “Unfortunately, we are unable to do anything in relation to vandalism and will not be replacing the trees. Obviously, this isn’t the answer you’ll want to hear but unfortunately, vandalism is out of our control.”

This means that if the vandals keep on the way they are going Kingsway will end up a bleak place to live. We apprecaite that developers should not have to cover the cost of vandalism but who then is accountable for this?

The young vandals seem to be running amok without any recompense whatsoever.

Surely something needs to be done to keep our village looking scenic and a pleasant place to live?