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BLOOMING GOLD – MARSH MILL update – MORE HOUSES IN THORNTON – POLICING – PROPOSED GAS STORAGE – CHRISTMAS LIGHTS and GREETING.
Congratulations must go to the Tavern At The Mill for achieving a GOLD award from the North West In Bloom judges, the first Gold Award I am aware of that has been received by a Thornton entry in the competition. Thornton itself again won Silver Gilt in the Best Town category. Well done everyone who assisted this effort and especially Thornton In Bloom coordinator Mellonie Thomas.
Thornton Action Group met on 9th November and again Marsh Mill and associated issues dominated discussions.
Wyre Council (WC) Cabinet met on 26th October and the minutes of that meeting show they acknowledge that they need to rectify the defects before Melrose will accept the premature ending of the lease agreement. It is expected it will be about twelve months before all works are complete and TAG along with other interested parties are keen to ensure the remedial work is properly executed to ensure this outstanding building is restored and preserved for future generations. It is understood that little, if any, actual progress has been made since 26th October.
Those same minutes show the green spaces around the Mill complex and King Georges playing field which were previously earmarked solely for affordable housing will now become sites for mixed development with just 40% being affordable. TAG will be asking questions about this change. The same meeting also approved in principle the sale of council owned land currently occupied by the Council’s Thornton depot and Ashdell Nursery. No doubt these sites will be sold to developers for yet more housing.
Concern about policing in Thornton in the face of budget cuts has led to the decision to monitor crime figures ongoing and to seek a meeting with the local police commander after the current round of changes to policing are put in place.
Canatxx/Halite is expected to have submitted its application to the Infrastructure Planning Commission sometime in November. No information has yet been forthcoming as to what it was that led to their claim of sabotage by a third party leading to the Brinewell 45 blowout. Protect Wyre Group met with them recently but that meeting proved to be less than useful.
The increasing hazards to pedestrians on Fleetwood Road North and Morrisons roundabout will be subject of members attention in the hope that the highway authorities will implement safety measures soon.
We next meet at Thornton Methodist Church on 11th January 2012, and all Thornton residents are welcome. The meeting commences after the AGM which starts at 7.15pm.
You can contact TAG at www.thorntonactiongroup.co.uk/ with any issues that affect Thornton and its residents, or keep informed by joining our circulation list.
We are pleased to have again been able to provide the Christmas Lights in Thornton. This is only possible with the financial support of local companies, Wyre Council and you, the residents of Thornton, who have contributed. Thank you.
Wishing you all a happy and peaceful Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Peter Tarrant, Secretary of Thornton Action Group,
Wyre Together Best Community Group
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