On Wednesday 25th July a delegation from King's Sutton attended the awards ceremony for the Northamptonshire Village of the Year competition. We've always known that King's Sutton is a fantastic place to live and it was great to hear on Wednesday night the Judges thought so too!
The awards King's Sutton won were:
Best Newcomer (our first year of entry in the competition)
Best large village in Northamptonshire
Best Village in Northamptonshire
This was obviously a fantastic result for King's Sutton, especially on the back of the bad news we got last week with regards to the terrible flooding we endured.
A lot of people put a great deal of effort into securing victory in the competition; through their hard work demonstrating what a wonderful village and community we have. My thanks go out to them all.
In particular Tina Armstrong and Carole Hill put in huge amounts of effort in putting together a portfolio of the village, which really highlighted all the community activities and events we undertake within the village. This portfolio was very well received by the judges and played I'm sure a significant part in our victory. Thanks you two!
We now go off to the national finals to put our case forward as Village of the Year for England. Fingers crossed X
Friday, 27 July 2007
Flooding in King's Sutton
King's Sutton unfortunately was hit badly by flooding on the 20th/21st July, with the areas affected being predominantly Windsor Close, Wales St, Banbury Lane and Mill Lane. There was a great deal of effort put in by a significant number of villagers to try and minimise the impact of the flooding, which I am certain helped in reducing the damage caused.
It was a great team effort by everyone concerned and I was certainly proud to be a King's Sutton resident - we have such a great community spirit here, clearly demonstrated last week.
Unfortunately there was little we could do for Wales St apart from providing as many sandbags as we could rustle up. The sheer volume of water coming across the flood plain was impossible to stop and a lot of houses there were badly affected.
I would like to thank South Northants Council and the Northamptonshire Fire Service in particular, as they both worked extremely hard throughout the day to minimise the impact of the flooding. It was an extremely professional effort, which they are to be commended for.
I will be working very hard over the coming weeks and months to do whatever I can to assist in preventing such a devastating flood happening to the village again. A lot of work has been done in the past, which will provide an excellent springboard for developing solutions for the future.
In particular there is a scheme that can be quickly and relatively inexpensively implemented to provide protection to Windsor Close and Banbury Lane. I will be working closely with the residents, Councils and other Government Agencies to ensure this scheme is implemented in the near future. We need to do this before people have to suffer such devastating flooding again.
It was a great team effort by everyone concerned and I was certainly proud to be a King's Sutton resident - we have such a great community spirit here, clearly demonstrated last week.
Unfortunately there was little we could do for Wales St apart from providing as many sandbags as we could rustle up. The sheer volume of water coming across the flood plain was impossible to stop and a lot of houses there were badly affected.
I would like to thank South Northants Council and the Northamptonshire Fire Service in particular, as they both worked extremely hard throughout the day to minimise the impact of the flooding. It was an extremely professional effort, which they are to be commended for.
I will be working very hard over the coming weeks and months to do whatever I can to assist in preventing such a devastating flood happening to the village again. A lot of work has been done in the past, which will provide an excellent springboard for developing solutions for the future.
In particular there is a scheme that can be quickly and relatively inexpensively implemented to provide protection to Windsor Close and Banbury Lane. I will be working closely with the residents, Councils and other Government Agencies to ensure this scheme is implemented in the near future. We need to do this before people have to suffer such devastating flooding again.
Monday, 2 July 2007
King's Sutton Housing Needs Survey
South Northants Council have sent out a Housing Needs Survey to all households within King's Sutton. The purpose of this survey is to gain a greater understanding of the housing needs of people within the village; enabling an informed decision to be made on whether there is a requirement for a small affordable housing development within the village.
During my election campaign a recurring theme that was brought up was housing, specifically the lack of housing for people who grew up within the village and were looking for a home of their own. This is a real problem within King's Sutton, as there is a dearth of available housing within the village - the waiting list for housing is extremely long and growing!
I am not advocating the building of significant numbers of affordable housing within the confines or around the outside of the village. What I am advocating though, is a clear and transparent debate about all the issues, enabling an informed and well thought out decision to be made.
The Housing Needs Survey is a key part of this, please do take the time to fill it in and send it back in the envelope provided.
During my election campaign a recurring theme that was brought up was housing, specifically the lack of housing for people who grew up within the village and were looking for a home of their own. This is a real problem within King's Sutton, as there is a dearth of available housing within the village - the waiting list for housing is extremely long and growing!
I am not advocating the building of significant numbers of affordable housing within the confines or around the outside of the village. What I am advocating though, is a clear and transparent debate about all the issues, enabling an informed and well thought out decision to be made.
The Housing Needs Survey is a key part of this, please do take the time to fill it in and send it back in the envelope provided.
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