What is the Geoff Dellow team up to ?

Geoff is making contact with the Croftlands community to find out what improvements they would like particularly in connection with the playing field on Central Drive. If you live there, he would love to hear from you. Initiating personal contact is more difficult now that the evenings are dark and weekends tied up with Arts Trail.

The council will be offering a Multiple Use Games Area subject to a consultation in the New Year.

Basically a ball games area.

Having visited all of the residents around the field and talked to many, it is apparent that all people feel that there are not enough high-quality facilities for the young people here, or even in the town.

The survey is looking for suggestions of anything that could be added to the area - both outside and new activities in the Community Hall.

It is important to co-ordinate these ideas in order to present them to the council. If we let them know clearly what we want, we have a good chance of getting it. There is money from a wide range of sources that can be accessed by a determined politician.

Meanwhile we are:

Concluding our involvement with the Ulverston Town Centre Consultation which has its final meeting on December 4th - your involvement needed!

Working on a links page providing useful information.

Asking questions about the Ulverston web sites with a view to getting a really good one to represent the town.

Keeping the Highways Authority on their toes regarding maintenance in the town.

Going back to the County Hall regarding the lack of maintenance of Dragley Beck and presenting your petition.

Gathering information on the highly complex issue of car parking in the town which leaves Stockbridge Lane Car Park empty and streets like Burlington, Lightburn and others choc-a-block. Sad to find that according to the Town Clerk, there isn't a Town Council Working Party on this issue.

Continuing our support of the other areas of the town and the door -to-door visits throughout the town.

Encouraging craft activities in the town - Ulverston Art Trail this weekend - anyone into pottery?

In the long term:

Geoff is particularly keen to see Affordable Houses available (campaigning regularly on this issue) and good quality houses available at reasonable rents. Now may be the time to achieve something .

Trying to be one step ahead rather than reacting to issues when it can be too late; this is why The Roxy, Stone Cross, Dragley Beck, facillities for young people and stimulating/supporting community activities are important,

During all this remaining reasonably sane !