Our website reaches 50 followers….

Dear All,

Recently the Foresthall Park Residents’ website reached 50 signed-up followers. This is a significant milestone for us and we hope the list continues to grow.

The website, which began back in August 2011 is an important part of the residents’ association as it allows us to communicate easily with the wider community updating on recent news and future events. It also allows users to air their views/opinions on current issues affecting the development.

Looking at statistics  January 2012 has been the busiest month with 927 visits so far. Currently the post about “car parking” has been the most popular with 178 visits and, after the home page, the events page is the most visited at 200 visits. We do have some refinements and new features planned so watch this space!

We’d like to thank everybody who has got involved so far and encourage people to tell their friends/neighbours. Only with a “critical mass” can we begin to shape the development and tackle some of our issues and concerns. Let’s keep going!

Many thanks!

John Savopoulos/Stephen Berry

What would you spend £1-2m on?

Everyone on Foresthall Park should now have received a survey from Alan Dean (District Councillor – Stansted South).   The purpose of the survey is find out what the residents of Foresthall Park would like the Section 106 money to be spent on.  It is a significant pot of money amounting to between £1-2m (Highways and Community Pot) and it is to be spent in and around Stansted to mitigate some of the issues brought about by the Foresthall Park, as well as providing additional community facilities.  It is important that we give Alan and his colleagues a steer on how we’d like this money spent so that it is put to use on projects we consider essential and not wasted on projects that are not supported.  If you have not received the survey then please contact myself or Alan Dean (links are on our website).  Local drop off points have also been provided for convenience.  Feedback on survey will be provided in due course.

Regards,
Stephen Berry

Welcome on behalf of “music@stansted”

I was recently contacted by Richard Allaway from “music@stansted”.  He was keen to introduce this music club to the residents of Foresthall Park who may not be familiar with it.  In short, this club was formed in 1995 and usually holds four concerts a year at St John’s Church.  It’s aims are no different now to when it was first set up – “to present a season of concerts given by established musicians and rising stars, aiming to bring music of a broad appeal to audiences of all ages from Stansted Mountfitchet and the surrounding villages”.   

The first concert of 2012 will be given by the Piatti String Quartet on Sunday 29 January at 3pm in St John’s – mulled wine and shortbread biscuits will be available during the interval. 

More information (background, past/upcoming concerts, tickets and prices) can be found on their website:

http://www.musicatstansted.com/

Regards,
Stephen Berry

Accident at Church Road and Walson Way, 15th January

Dear All,

The following (see  below) was recently posted in the Herts and Essex Observer. Please help if you can. It does exemplify our concerns regarding safety on our neighbourhood roads, of which we are making efforts to improve.

POLICE are appealing for the public’s help to trace a car driver who failed to stop following a collision with a cyclist in Stansted.

The 50-year-old rider was taken to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford with a fractured pelvis after the incident involving a black convertible Audi TT at the Church Road junction with Walson Way at 11.25am on Sunday (January 15).

Investigating officer PC Nigel Taplin said: “We believe the Audi TT was the new shape. We want to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision or saw the car drive off.”

Witnesses are urged to call the Bocking road policing unit via the Essex Police non-emergency number, 101

Blinds and burglars…

PCSO Kelly Roberts has asked me to remind residents not to leave curtains and blinds open in the evening – she said that this is especially noticeable around Foresthall Park.  At this time of year, when the lights are on, people walking past can get a clear view of what’s inside and where things are which makes it more attractive to burglars.

I have also learnt that Kelly will soon be moving on to a new role with the police outside of Stansted so I would like to thank her for efforts around the development (and especially her involvement with Neighbourhood Watch).  The rest of the local policing team is unchanged with PC Tom Bastendorff and PCSO’s Simon Horne & Stuart Stranger who can be contacted via the community mobile as usual.

Regards,
Stephen Berry