Sunday 14 April 2013 11.00am – 1.00pm
Shaw Market & Shaw Life Long Learning Centre
Attractions include:
Traditional food and gift market stalls
Rochdale Hedgehog Rescue
Face painting
Aromatherapy Sessions
English Afternoon Tea
Circus Skills Workshop
Bouncy Castle
and much, much more…
Despite chasing this matter for more than six weeks the Council failed to issue letters/new passes to residents before the current ones expired.
This has caused much unnecessary stress on residents, especially the elderly.
Below is the copy of the text of a letter that I have been promised will be delivered to residents this week.
It also informs you when our promised review meeting will be of the scheme.
Dear Sir / Madam
Re: Britannia Avenue Residents Permit Scheme
Renewal of Residents Pass
I refer to a previous letter from Miss Pauline Phillips (Parking Manager) which was sent to you in November 2013 regarding the implementation of the above residents permit scheme. You will be aware; your permit for the Britannia Avenue resident’s scheme expired on 31st March 2013.
In order to evaluate the success of the scheme you are invited to a further meeting which has been arranged with Councillor Sykes and relevant staff from the Council on 29th May 2013 at Crompton Library, Westway, Shaw commencing at 7pm.
In the interim period, please find enclosed permits for your address, which have been renewed for a further three months, until 30th June 2013.
This will allow an analysis of the feedback from the above meeting to be assessed and any further agreed changes to the current scheme can then be implemented.
We would like to take this opportunity to apologise for any inconvenience and distress caused by the delay in issuing new permits but please be assured that any Fixed Penalty Notices issued during the period to permit holders from the expiry date to your receipt of the new permit will be quashed.
We look forward to seeing you on the 29th May and should you have any queries about this letter, please contact: The Parking Shop, on 0845 680 4274 or by email at parkingshop@oldham.gov.uk.
Yours sincerely
Angela Lees
Parking Shop
0161 770 3638
angela.lees@oldham.gov.uk
Councillors Rod Blyth, Mark Alcock and Howard Sykes.
Also Parish Councillors Aspinall, Eckersley, Farrell, Hall, Stephens, Dodd, Robinson, Murphy and Wood will also attend.
7.30pm – 8.30pm, Lifelong Learning Centre, High Street, Shaw, OL2 8TB.
Thursday: April 18th.
NO APPOINTMENT REQUIRED
Please note that Cllr Mark Alcock has moved and his new address is as follows:
549 Shaw Road
Royton
Oldham
OL2 6PG
The work is progressing well towards Shaw even though some time has been lost to the weather. I am informed that the contractor is planning to remove the signals over the Easter weekend, providing the work on site reaches the stage where it is safe to do so.
Carillion DDK are carrying out work on behalf of BT Openreach to re-set damaged / rocking manhole covers as detailed below:
1. 2 no. covers on Milnrow Road, in the vicinity of the railway bridge near to Wrens Nest, south of Bridge Street. Commencing today for 2 days.
2. Outside 144 Milnrow Road commencing 3 April for 2 days.
3. Outside 342 Milnrow Road commencing 3 April for 2 days
In each case the temporary signals will be off-peak only, 9.30am – 3.30pm and will be manually operated as and when required.
Also, items 2 and 3 will not be commenced until item 1 is complete and only one location can be worked on at any time.
In the case of an emergency the contact for these works is Stefan Clyne who can be telephoned on 07714 178 802
2,710 people were on an apprenticeship last year in the Borough of Oldham thanks to the Liberal Democrats, final figures reveal. That is a huge increase of 88% compared to the last year of Labour’s government.
These figures are a big boost for apprenticeships and young people in Oldham which comes at the end of National Apprenticeship Week (11th – 15th March), which aimed to raise awareness and celebrate the successes of the apprenticeship scheme.
Commenting, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group, Councillor Howard Sykes said:
“Apprenticeships are a brilliant way for young people to learn the skills and get the experience necessary for a successful career.”
“Liberal Democrats in the Coalition Government have promoted and invested heavily in apprenticeships because they are one of the most effective ways of helping young people get jobs. Apprenticeships also allow us to build a stronger economy, with a highly-skilled and flexible workforce.”
“Apprenticeships rely on employers making opportunities available. That’s why I urge local employers to offer opportunities to our young people to become apprentices. For my part, I have just this week taken on a part share of an apprentice.
As you maybe aware, every year Shaw and Crompton Parish Council organises a Family Weekend & Vehicle Rally. This year the event will be held on Saturday and Sunday 22nd & 23rd June.
Following feedback, and to try to minimise disruption, the Fairground is being moved to Kershaw Street East car park. As a result, this car park will be closed to members of the public from Thursday evening until Sunday evening; the car parks on Westway (Market Ground) and the other town centre car parks will remain open.
Should you require any further information or would like to comment on the Weekend, please contact the Clerk of the Parish Council (01706 847590, clerk.shawcrompc@btconnect.com) and he will be happy to discuss any comments or issues.
I have now been informed by the contractor, MPT, that due to the current cold weather the Metrolink operator has had to rescind the possession notice for this work. They need to deploy ice-breakers overnight. As a consequence, this work has now been postponed for 6 weeks.
Starting on Saturday 9th March, overnight works will be taking place at the Jubilee level crossing. These works will entail the trimming of trees overhanging the line or obscuring line of sight for Metrolink tram drivers approaching this level crossing.
Due to the proximity of the trees to the operational Metrolink extension, these works must be carried out at night when services are not running and the power to the overhead lines can be isolated. As such, these works are scheduled for 1am-5am, from Saturday 9th March until Sunday 17th March.
For further information:
Karen Aldcroft,
Public Liaison Officer, Metrolink Projects.
Transport for Greater Manchester,
2, Piccadilly Place, Manchester,M1 3BG.
Information Line: 0161 244 1555 Direct Line 0161 244 1417
www.tfgm.com
On Sunday 11 March for one day only, temporary 4 way traffic signals will be in use at the above location.
There is a manhole cover and frame within the junction that requires re-setting.
Carillion-Telent DDK Ltd are carrying out the work and the works supervisor is Stefan Clyne (07714 178802).