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Monday, October 15th will be the start of National Neighbourhood Watch Week celebrating 25 years of Neighbourhood Watch across both England and Wales. This will also coincide with an initiative being run by the Home Office called “Not in my Neighbourhood”.

To celebrate this important week East Staffordshire Neighbourhood Watch will be out and about across the Borough raising awareness of Neighbourhood Watch on a recruitment drive for new Neighbourhood Watch members in our target areas.

On Tuesday, October 16th, 1.00pm to 4.00pm, Neighbourhood Watch Manager Emma Newlove will be at the Heart of Burton Advice Shop at the corner of Victoria Crescent and Horninglow Road, the kettle will be on so please pop in for a warm cuppa and a chat on Neighbourhood watch.

Wednesday 17th the team will be at Waterside Advice Shop in Short Street 1pm -3pm again offering a cup of Tea or Coffee in exchange for your views on Neighbourhood watch.

There will be a Neighbourhood Watch display desk at Burton Library all week for people to browse and pick up information, but Emma will also be down there in person on Thursday, October18th, 1.00pm to 3.00pm, to answer any questions.

Finally on Friday, October 19th we will be attending Uttoxeter Library from 1.00pm to 3.00pm supplying more freebies and advices so do pop in for a chat.

The week’s events will be rounded up by the Staffordshire Police’s Annual County Neighbourhood Watch Conference on the Saturday, October 20th to be held at Stafford University Beaconside.

Neighbourhood Watch Manager Emma Newlove said: “This is an ideal opportunity for us to celebrate Neighbourhood Watch and to get out into the community and spread the word of the good work that residents of the Borough get involved in as part of Neighbourhood Watch.”

She continues “We will be answering any questions people may have on Neighbourhood Watch and hoping to set up some new schemes, so it is an ideal opportunity for anyone who has ever shown an interest in setting up a Neighbourhood Watch scheme, but wasn’t too sure of what this entails to come along find out more and take that step to making their neighbourhood a safer place to be”.

There will be lots of leaflets and advice on crime prevention and personal safety, we will also be using these events to help launch this years “No Trick or Treat” door signs that always prove popular for Halloween.

So do please pop along to one of the events if you are available or call Emma or Simon Bullen for more information on Neighbourhood Watch Week on 01785 235938.

Three exhibitions will be held as follows:

• Friday, September 7 Uttoxeter Town Hall, High Street, Uttoxeter, 11am-4pm
• Monday, September 10 Marchington Woodlands Village Hall, Tinkers Lane, 2pm-8pm
• Tuesday, September 11 Abbots Bromley Village Hall, off Bagot Street, 2pm-8pm

Everyone is welcome to attend, at any time that is convenient.

Abbots Bromley enters the Stafford Best Kept Village competition in the “large village” category for East Staffordshire. Within this group, Abbots Bromley has won third place in 2007.

For a number of reasons that will be obvious to residents, there was no expectation of winning this year – but the third place is appropriate recognition of the hard work put in by many households and businesses along the main street with their displays of window boxes and hanging baskets.

Staffordshire County Council is proposing to replace Blithford Flood Bridge No. 2 Culvert on the B5014 Uttoxeter Road, Nr. Blithbury. The works are planned to commence on 9th July 2007 and are expected to take 12 weeks to complete.

Unfortunately, it will be necessary for the B5014 to be closed to vehicles, at the culvert, for seven weeks from 16th July to 31st August. A signed diversion route, for the affected traffic, will be provided for the duration of the road closure. Provision will be made to provide through access for pedestrians, cyclists and horses for the duration of the closure.

(Information supplied by Development Services Directorate of Staffordshire County Council)

STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 (AS AMENDED)
ROAD TRAFFIC (TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS) ACT 1991

GOOSE LANE, ABBOTS BROMLEY
DIVERSION OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Staffordshire County Council intend, not less than seven days from the date of this Notice, to make an Order the effect of which will be to prohibit any vehicle from proceeding in that length of Goose Lane, Abbots Bromley between its junctions with Friary Avenue and Yeatsall Road unless the vehicle is being used in connection with the works.

The alternative route for traffic will be available via Yeatsall Road, Uttoxeter Road B5013, Uttoxeter Road B5014, Goose Lane and vice versa.

THE ORDER WILL COME INTO OPERATION ON 21ST MAY 2007. HOWEVER IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE WORKS WILL BE CARRIED OUT BETWEEN 9.00 HOURS AND 15.30 HOURS DAILY AND BE OPEN AT ALL OTHER TIMES, WITH COMPLETION BY 25TH MAY 2007

The Order will remain in force for a period of 18 months or until the trench excavation and electric cable installation works, which it is proposed to carry out on or near the road, have been completed, whichever is the earlier.

In the unlikely event that the works are not completed within eighteen months the Order may be extended for a further period by the Secretary of State.

John Tradewell, Director of Law and Governance
Date: 9th May 2007
County Buildings, Martin Street, Stafford. ST162LH

Enquiries: Mr. S. Denny
Tel: 0800 232323