Cllr Kyle Robinson

Spring Art Exhibitions

Spring Art Exhibitions

I wanted to let you know about the Spring Art Exhibition events coming up at the Butt Lane Baptist Church Coffee Shop.  The exhibition will include lots of Art from local artists and from past experience its well worth a visit.  Why not visit and grab a bite to eat and enjoy a chat with the locals.  The events will take place on several dates, Wednesday 15^th February, Wednesday 22^nd February, Wednesday 29^th February, and Wednesday 7^th March.  The Coffee shop opens 10am – 2.30pm on these dates. 

Hope you can all support this.

Many thanks

Councillor Kyle Robinson

Mayor of Kidsgrove

Butt Lane Housing Developments

Church Street, Butt Lane

Dear Residents

I would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year for 2012. I am hoping we are going to have a very exciting time this year with the Queens Jubilee and the London Olympics just around the corner. Our community can benefit from these significant historic events.

On a more serious note I would like to bring your attention to the development at the rear of Church Street and Congleton Road. You can view the full details of the development of 176 dwellings on the planning section of the Newcastle Borough Council website. The web address is www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk There is a proposal to demolish a property on Church Street to create a public footpath and cycle path. This is a concern for many local residents and some feel it could add to problems with Anti Social behaviour. There are also concerns about access, congestion and parking in the area. This is your opportunity to send in any objections you have to the plans. I shall be asking for better parking for the area and I would appreciate it if you would take some time to submit your own comments and concerns. Please remember, YOU are the residents and YOU live here, so your say should always come first.

Yours sincerely

Councillor Kyle Robinson

Kidsgrove Mayor’s Spring Clean

Happy New Year Kidsgrove!!!

So here is what I have planned for Kidsgrove over the next few months. Are you sick of litter in the 5 wards of Kidsgrove? I know I am. So lets do something about it. I am organising a litter pick as Mayor for all 5 wards of Kidsgrove. I want everyone in the community to get involved with this and I want to see people power solve this problem. If you want to get involved all you need to do is turn up at the site chosen for your ward and local councillors will join you in a litter blitz.
Newchapel Ward – Saturday 25th February – Outside The Grapes Pub @ 10am.
Talke Ward – Sunday 4th March – The co-op, High Street @ 10am.
Butt Lane Ward – Saturday 10th March – Memorial Gardens, The Avenue @10am.
Kidsgrove Ward – Saturday 17th March – Kidsgrove Town Centre, Public Toilets @ 10am.
Ravenscliffe Ward – Saturday 24th March – Kidsgrove Police Station @ 10am.

Hope to see you all there.
Best wishes
Kyle Robinson

Kidsgrove Mayor Kyle Robinson in Litter Blitz

Could Slacken Lane be next?

Could our land be up for grabs next?

Back in July 2010 the Tory-LibDem Newcastle Borough Council launched its plans to dispose of huge swathes of green space owned by the council.  In the Kidsgrove area this included Coalpit Hill, Talke and land off Pennyfields road, Kidsgrove. 

There was massive failure to consult the public and local business and the consultation process was virtually non existent.  Local people launched petitions and organised rallies to try and get their council to sit up and listen to them.  Eventually our council was forced to hold a proper consultation process. 

Today I read in the Sentinel that Newcastle Borough Council has identified land off Slacken Lane in the Butt Lane ward to develop 220 homes.  This is a huge greenfield site that local people have used since housing was built in the area.  Residents, school children, dog walkers, bike riders and many more use this site on a daily basis.  It has even been suggested this area should be a nature reserve and be recognised as a local park.  Residents have had meetings about this in the past and have always defended this land from any plans for development. 

I wonder if Newcastle Borough Council knows that this piece of land is smothered in red ash.  They will do now!

I know residents and visitors to the area would be devastated to lose this unofficial park and mark my words, Newcastle will have a fight on their hands if they think they are going to try and push this one through as well. 

I do not wish to scare anyone but its important people are made aware of this now before it turns into something much bigger. 

The Sentinel article does state: 

“It should be noted that these sites have only undergone a basic assessment of their suitability and inclusion in the list does not mean the site will either be allocated for development or planning permission for housing would be granted.” (They said that last time!!!).

Many thanks

Councillor Kyle Robinson

Butt Lane ward