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Russell Howard
Pavilion
Your Labour Councillors for South Ham are happy to report a
solution has been found for the long-suffering sports pavilion at Russell
Howard Park.
The pavilion is used by numerous sports teams including the Basingstoke
Netball Club and the Basingstoke Labour Football Club.
The pavilion was suffering from no hot water and totally inadequate
facilities for the ladies netball teams.
Labour leads the drive for Clean and Green
in South Ham
Your Labour Council is pioneering the idea of Clean
and Green and integrated street management. Sean Keating is leading this
drive for better services in South Ham.
£135,000 for Street Cleansing
£75,000 for Community Safety
£250,000 on Youth Support
£40,000 on abandoned cars
£150,000 on recycling
£221,000 on renewing our local Neighbourhoods
West Ham Close Regeneration
£195,000 is being invested in the West
Ham close area.
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houses are being built in the Children’s Play Area, the open green areas
are being planted with bushes etc, the steps and wall are being removed,
and access through the Close is being redesigned, with extra parking
spaces installed.
The plans are based on a consultation carried out with residents in the
summer of 2002, with further consultation at the end of the year.
Richard
Aldworth Specialist Status
Richard
Aldworth School has achieved specialist status for Science, a superb boost for our
local community and children. This means hundreds of thousands of pounds
more will be invested in the school in the coming years.
Labour Targets Yob Culture
Labour
is working hard to remove the menace of yobs on South Ham.
£27,000 extra has been found for street cleaning and tackling vandalism
and graffiti.
£4000 is being sent on CCTV at the Kings Road shopping parade.
South Ham will also be one of the first areas to get community wardens,
supporting the community and promoting positive neighbourhoods, following
the successful Buckskin pilot scheme.
Labour
More Teachers More Nurses
More Police
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Community Wardens
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Two
Community Wardens started work in South Ham in January. They are based
in South Ham alongside another two wardens for Buckskin.
Community wardens are there to help residents build a better community.
In just 6 months, they have established a proven track record in reducing crime and
improving neighbourhoods in Basingstoke.
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Community
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Pensioner
benefits
14,700
pensioners have benefitted in
Basingstoke from the increase in state pension and Pensioners Tax Credit,
which has seen an average increase of £50.
15,900 pensioners have benefitted from the Government's Winter Fuel
Allowance in Basingstoke which has just been increased from £200 to
£300.
South
Ham Councillors Win Improved Concessionary Fares for Residents
Labour
Cabinet Members have agreed to backbenchers' demand for an increase on the base
rate of the token to be made in line with inflation, in order to avert the
threat of a call-in.
The original proposals extended free bus tokens to 60-64 year old men and Free
Fare Bus travel to the partially sighted, but contained no inflationary increase
for existing holders. This was in spite of bus fares rising by up to 20% last
year.
Labour Cllr Sean Keating said,
“Cabinet have given their
promise that they will increase the base rate of the token by £1.00 which is a
1.9% increase, slightly above the rate of inflation at 1.5%”.
Your Labour Team
We are here to help,
please call us
Councillor Sean Keating 01256 422969 cllr.s.keating@basingstoke.gov.uk
Councillor Gary Watts 01256 413727 cllr.gary.watts@basingstoke.gov.uk
Councillor Gerry Traynor 01256 325964 cllr.g.traynor@basingstoke.gov.uk
County Cllr Jo Kelly 01256 328702 jo.kelly@hants.gov.uk
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