NCC Consultation

Title:	Northamptonshire Highways - Asset Management Strategy Consultation
Subject:	Motor Vehicles Maintenance Cycle Ways Public Rights of Way Footpaths Roads and Highways Transport Rural Communities
Start Date:	19 Oct 2013
End Date:	01 Dec 2013
Result Date:	31 Mar 2014
Overview:	The consultation is about changes to the future policy in relation to highway maintenance policy and standards.  The consultation will be with County Councillors, District and Borough Councils/Stakeholders/Residents and other representative Groups. The outcome of the consultation will be used to inform the County Councils future asset management strategy including any amendments to policy and standards.
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Chair - SJRA

If you have a local business and you want to advertise your company why not think about letting us do it for you. The SJRA wish to help local businesses advertise their company for very competitive rates. To find out more why not drop us an email at 

stjamesra@phonecoop.coop

or go to our web site 

http://www.sjra.info/.

Northampton Borough Council is Consulting on its Tenant Engagement Strategy. To have your say please click on https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BXN5LZW   

The St Crispin’s Street Fair will be in Northampton town centre later this month and there will be a number of road closures as a result.

Organised by fairground owner Albert Evans and supported by Northampton Borough Council, the event will run from Sunday 27 October until Tuesday 29 October and will be situated on Gold Street, Mercer’s Row, Market Square and Abington Street.

For the duration of the fair, Gold Street, Mercer’s Row, Dychurch Lane and the bottom of Abington Street will be the only roads closed to traffic. Gold Street and Mercer’s Row will be closed from 6pm on Saturday 26 October until 6am on Wednesday 30 October and Dychurch Lane and Abington Street will also be closed to traffic from Sunday 27 October until 6am on Wednesday 30 October.

Other changes being made will include the location of the taxi rank, which is usually situated on Mercer’s Row, being temporarily moved to George Row from 6pm on Saturday 26th October and amendments to the layout of the rides on Gold Street, Abington Street, Mercer’s Row and on the Market Square, which will help improve pedestrian access and minimise disruptions to market traders and businesses.

Cllr Brandon Eldred said that certain changes had been made to accommodate this year’s fair after receiving feedback from local businesses. He said: “With the return of St Crispin’s Fair for the second year running, we have asked the organisers to work closely with town centre businesses to find out how we can make this year’s fair work for them as we help attract more visitors to Northampton.”

The fair opening times are Sunday 12pm to 10.30pm and Monday and Tuesday 10.00am to 10.30pm. 

Bus Depot Update

The St. James Residents' Association has held productive talks this morning with the Borough Council leader, David Mackintosh on the subject of the future of the bus depot site in St. James.

As a result of previous correspondence between the Council and ourselves and the talks this morning the SJRA are delighted that the Borough Council have acted swiftly to protect the buildings from the uncertainty of sitting vacant for months on end and thereby giving the building a chance of protection and conversion.

We welcome the fact that long time Jimmies End resident and employers Church's are looking to further invest in St. James and are committed to preserving as much of the buildings as possible, thereby protecting the heritage of St. James whilst creating jobs and boosting the local economy.

In respect of the Heritage Enterprise Hub that the SJRA were planning for the site, we are still looking to create something in the future and the Council Leader is still very much aware of our aims and we remain hopeful of achieving this. In the meantime, we look forward to being involved in discussions with Church's and the Borough Council on how we can best preserve our heritage whilst at the same time creating a world class manufacturing site in St. James.

The SJRA would like to place on record its thanks to all those who signed our petitions and promised support. In particular we would like to thank Mary Clarke-Croucher for giving up so much of her own time to research the project and help bring about the promising news of today.

St. James Residents’ Association hustings Meeting for this years County Council elections

On Behalf of the SJRA Committee I would like to thank all the Candidates in  this years County Council elections who turned out to meet the public and answer their questions at the Doddridge Centre on Wednesday 24th April. The SJRA would like to wish you all the very best of luck and look forward to working with our new County Councillors.

Chair SJRA - J Connolly

Eamonn Fitzpatrick (Green) Dallington Spencer

 Gareth Eales (Lab) Dallington Spencer

  Jenny Conroy(Lib Dem) Dallington Spencer

Viv Dams (Labour) Sixfields

 Jill Hope (Lib Dem) Sixfields

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St. James Residents’ Association

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Hustings Wednesday 24^th April 2013

The St. James Residents’ Association has organised a hustings for this years County Council elections. The event is for residents of St. James who live in the new divisions of Sixfields and Dallington Spencer which have bizarrely replaced St. James ward in County Council terms.

The meeting takes place on Wednesday 24^th April, 7.pm at the Doddridge Centre, St. James Road Northampton..

All Candidates have been invited to attend, those who have replied and confirmed their attendance are, for Dallington Spencer; Gareth Eales (Lab), Eamonn Fitzpatrick(Green), Jenny Conroy(Lib Dem) and for Sixfields; Jill Hope (Lib Dem) and Viv Dams (Labour).

Residents and business owners are urged to attend in order to make an informed decision on their voting preference. They will hear the candidates make a short address then they will have the opportunity to put questions to them.

More information about the candidates can be found on our website here

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