The planning application for an illuminated advertising sign in a new bus shelter in Bassett Green Road has been withdrawn. This suggests that a nearby resident’s campaign was successful.
Category: 2013 Newsletters
THE AGM TALK
This year the AGM was delayed until Tuesday, 4th December, a day suitable for our speaker Harry Willis Fleming. He is a social historian, but the reason for coming to speak to…
A MEMORIAL PLAQUE?
Mr Willis Fleming pointed out that there is nothing to show that the Remount Depot was ever here. It will soon be the centenary of the establishment of the depot and this…
OUR BUZZARD
Photographed in the Monks Brook Greenway near the railway bridge by Janet Ticehurst on 19th November.
LEASEHOLD OR FREEHOLD
by Ray George The majority of the properties in the estate are leasehold for 999 years from 1926. The ground rents vary slightly but are typically £7 per year (about £300 in…
RHIWBINA GARDEN VILLAGE
by Ray George HCERA received an email from a resident, Peter Martin, suggesting that we should include a link to a BBC News item about the centenary celebrations of an area in…
SMALL ADS
Replacement French Windows – Has anyone replaced their French window recently? I am looking for a source of double glazed doors that will make my house less draughty. Please phone me on…