Contributed by Jim Worgan (Chairman, Newcastle under Lyme Civic Society) A chance remark made at a meeting I attended (as a Friend of Chatterley Whitfield) with a video and film company on 27th January led me to go to the old St. Giles and St. George’s School at 6.00 pm on Thursday 29th January 2009. [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Life returns to St Giles and St George’s Old School
Posted in Conservation, Events, Getting involved, Working with young people, tagged Conservation, Developments, Schools on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Planning – A way forward
Posted in Conservation, Getting involved, Planning, tagged Conservation, Developments, Planning on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Contributed by Douglas Morris – Chairman of the Chamber of Trade Central Government contend that Local Communities play a central role in delivering effective local spatial planning. The use of the planning system (it says) is integral to achieving local aims and ambitions The question we so often ask ourselves is this “Is the voice [...]
Market Lane
Posted in Conservation, Planning, tagged Conservation, Developments, Planning on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Contributed by Dr. Angela Drakakis-Smith Although there is no overall development plan, piecemeal planning is going ahead. After a recent survey of all the buildings in the town centre conservation area, it was obvious that this has been the strategy adopted by the council in the past – a strategy which it intends to perpetuate, [...]
TRANSPORT IN NEWCASTLE – Three Canals
Posted in Conservation, tagged Apedale, Canals, Conservation, Museum on February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Contributed by Jim Worgan Part I – Sir Nigel Gresley Canal 1775 Mining has produced the Apedale landscape that can be seen today and it is mining that for centuries has been at the heart of local community life. But the seams of history are just as rich as the mineral deposits that [...]
THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEWCASTLE TOWN CENTRE
Posted in Conservation, Planning, tagged Conservation, Development, Developments, Planning on February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Contributed by Mark Barrow Chief Executive, Newcastle Borough Council Thank you for inviting me to contribute towards your forthcoming newsletter and to share my thoughts on issues and opportunities for Newcastle town centre. Since my arrival, almost two years ago now, I have been promoting a vision that seeks to increase the quality of development [...]
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS – What are they?
Posted in Events, tagged English Heritage on February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Contributed by Diana Bevan Every year in September ‘Heritage Open Days’ celebrate England’s architecture, history and culture. Thousands of buildings of every age, style and function, many of which are normally closed to the public, open their doors free of charge. The programme also includes many activities that bring to life stories and traditions. Heritage [...]
WHEN IS A WALL NOT A WALL?
Posted in Conservation, Getting involved, tagged Conservation, Planning on February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Contributed by Dr Angela Drakakis-Smith Last year a very old stone bridge parapet was demolished along the A525 in the Thistleberry neighbourhood. Residents were shocked when it was replaced by a metal crash barrier. It seems, from the minimum amount of information given, that Persimmon had drawn up the plans, the Newcastle Borough Council and [...]
SCHOOL PROJECTS – SPECIAL SCHOOLS COMPETITION 2008
Posted in Uncategorized, Working with young people, tagged Competitions, Schools on February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Contributed by John Sutton Since our last Newsletter we have had the pleasure of judging greetings cards designed by pupils at the Special Schools in the area. In the event we decided to split the first prize between two designs, one depicting Newcastle and the other illustrating the concept of caring for others less fortunate. [...]
THE BLUE PLAQUE SCHEME UPDATE February 2009
Posted in Plaques, tagged Charles Darwin, Emma Wedgwood, Fanny Deakin, Henry Faulds, Thomas Mayer on February 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On Saturday 17th January members of the Fingerprint Society were in Newcastle to visit the home and grave of Dr Henry Faulds in Wolstanton and tour the Dr Henry Faulds Forensic Science Laboratory at Keele University. Dr Henry Faulds (1843 – 1930) was a medical missionary and pioneer in the science of fingerprint identification. He [...]
ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS SCHEME
Posted in Conservation, Planning, tagged Competitions, Conservation, Planning on February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Contributed by Joan Howe and John Sutton As mentioned in our Autumn Newsletter, we are planning to revive this scheme, in which certificates are presented for New Buildings, Conservation of existing (Historic) Buildings, and landscaping and preservation/Development of Land in the Newcastle area which are considered worthy of recognition. We have been in contact with [...]
