Update from Joan -April 2008

Haywood Hospital 

Cranes now on site to rebuild the £35 million Haywood Hospital. Primary Care Trust has extra money to fund care in the community to promote good health. Take a look at the report by on Darwin Council.

Department for Work and Pensions

 Having apposed the closure of the Burslem Jobcentre I can now report that the Department for Work and pensions is working with me and other partners to bring support for people in this area. The proposal is set up a Job Employment Training Scheme here.

 Canals

There is lots of work is going on on the waterways – I addressed the Annual Inland Waterways Boaters Annual meeting to tell them about the joys of Stoke-on-Trent canals, including improvements on the Trent Mersey.

Chatterley Whitfield

On top of the Enterprise Centre now up and running, and new access road and active Friends of Chatterley Whitfield Group, consultation is now underway on site details of £14 million Government grant to pay for remediation to repair damaged culverts and create and landscape a heritage park, including the Sustrans cycle route, and linking Ball Green, Norton, Ford Green, Bradeley, Chell Heath, and Fegg Hayes.

Burslem Festival

I just wanted to highlight the Burslem Festival which will be taking place on Saturday 10^th May 2008 from 11 until 4.00 on Queen Street & St John’s Square.  It is a FREE event. Please come along and support our local creative people.  

For more information please visit the Burslem Festival website

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