No 37: April 2013
Published by Rothay House, Mayfield Road, Eastrea.
Eastrea Village News OUR VILLAGE SHOWS THE WAY AHEAD GOVERNMENT POLICIES are confirming that Eastrea is well in line with proposals for the future. Community action is strongly in favour, and it is work solely by the residents of this village, starting in 1945, that is culminating in the erection of our own Eastrea Centre. Ever since the Prime Minister announced that his ‘Big Society’ initiative would be a component of the government’s legislative programme, we knew that we were already showing the way ahead. Similar government directives are now calling for the involvement of children and young people in official decision making. The Eastrea Village Hall Trust has introduced the appointment of trainee
committee members and currently seven youngsters on the committee join in all our discussions. Most Trusts are run by retired people. Eastrea is pioneering this unusual approach. There have also been calls for the construction of more local housing. Britain is critically short of homes and the attitude of the banks has been to restrict advances to builders and would-be home owners. Eastrea is now witnessing the erection of state-of-the-art housing in the new Roman Gardens. Eastrea Village Hall Trust proposed that these new houses should be priced to attract local young families, and the lowest priced new house (right) will cost no more than £130,000.
Storers’ Farewell
There will be two of these high-efficiency modern Vitalis houses priced at £130,000 in the new development adjacent to the village hall. Five of the sites will have fourbedroomed homes and the remaining six will feature three-bedroomed homes. The Vitalis design has private parking, while all the remaining homes will have a garage.
ALICE CUTTS of Mayfield Road (on the left in our picture) is presented with her Storers’ student award by outgoing clerk to the trustees, Mrs Jan Ford. Alice is studying media at Peterborough Regional College, and she has already been commissioned to write her first magazine reviews. After her studies in Peterborough, she plans to become a professional writer. This was Mrs Ford’s final duty as clerk to The Storers. In February a new Chair was elected so Jan and her husband felt it was time to retire from committee. Says Jan: “Organising the various Storers events for the village has always been a highlight of the year. The student grants were launched in 2000 and we often hear from the previous awardwinners. We wish Alice the best of luck in her studies — and she knows how proud we all are of her success.”