Community, Parish Council & Village
As reported last month, the Playground project has made great strides and the Playground Consultation is now open for your responses.
A draft plan is now available for public consultation, based on Playground Advisory Group suggestions, before a final decision is made. The consultation questionnaire is now online and we encourage as many residents (of ALL ages) to respond in this way. Continue reading “Playground Consultation Open Responses & Comments”
Playground Project Gains MomentumFormed last October, the Playground Advisory Group has made a great start in raising funds for new playground facilities. Their objective is to transform the Lorkin Daniell Field into a vibrant community resource, investing in Continue reading “Playground Project Gains Momentum”
Openreach or Won’t Reach?There has been some excitement in the village as Openreach have been seen installing Fibre to the Cabinet technology. Some readers might recall that, in an article published back in February, we announced that residents of the Maltings living in listed buildings would not be likely to benefit from Virgin or County Broadband. These residents set up Continue reading “Openreach or Won’t Reach – That Is The Question”
Another Player in the Broadband Game for MaltingsWhilst focus for the village generally has been surrounding Virgin and County Broadband, parts of Maltings Park are listed buildings. Accordingly they are constrained to supply through existing ducts owned by BT Openreach. Julian Mccallum, a local Maltings resident, has approached BT Openreach who have now put forward an offer to supply the serving ‘green cabinet’ with fibre. If installed, this will enable the listed buildings and Heathlands School, as well as any other locally connected building, to benefit from faster Broadband.
This initiative will require up front funding and Julian has opened a crowdfunding appeal on Spacehive. You might want to look into this offer if you are connected to the same cabinet.