leahortez86: Blooming good idea was letting children have fun

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Blooming good idea was letting children have fun

SOME 105 trees have been planted across Hammersley Hayes estate;

The Community House has been refurbished;

A children's centre, junior youth club and multi-use games area have been created;

Moorlands Housing has renovated its properties and spent about �115,000 on various improvements to the estate;

Highways officers have conducted traffic surveys on the estate; This resulted in Froghall Road residents being given 30mph wheelie bin stickers and the repainting of white lines which had worn off at estate junctions;

Children took part in an art project and drew pictures of Hammersley Hayes which were made into a collage and mounted outside the Community House;

Hammersley Hayes was given a newcomer and litter management award after entering Britain in Bloom;

Footpath 39, from Donkey Lane to Ness Grove, has had a new stile installed;

A new name plate for Thorpe Rise was installed indicating 'No through road' to deter unnecessary drivers from passing through the

estate;

Information and letters about dog fouling were delivered to all properties on the estate, and pavement stencilling done to promote responsible dog ownership.

Cheadle Town Council also installed a new dog bin;

A residents' survey has been undertaken to identify services or activities. Some 46 homes responded and the top three issues were activities for young people, traffic calming and environmental improvements;

Cook and Eat courses have been organised;

A lunch club secured a �7,000 grant from the Big Lottery to pay for weekly activities and regular trips out;

A job club has been started every Tuesday and a craft club takes place every Saturday.