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Priorities<br />

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<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Neots</strong> <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> Initiative<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Neots</strong> <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />

www.stneots-tc.gov.uk<br />

Newsletter of the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Neots</strong> <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> Initiative and <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Neots</strong> <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Council</strong> working together<br />

September 06<br />

ST. NEOTS TOWN CENTRE INITIATIVE<br />

HISTORY<br />

MATTERS<br />

ST. NEOTS HISTORY DAY<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Neots</strong> is older than we thought<br />

and we have been finding out more about it.<br />

<strong>The</strong> work at Loves Farm, east of the railway line<br />

was one of the biggest digs in the UK last year.<br />

<strong>The</strong> finds have been remarkable. Now, we are<br />

attempting to discover more about <strong>The</strong> <strong>St</strong> Neot<br />

<strong>Priory</strong> which gave its name to the <strong>Town</strong>. <strong>The</strong><br />

ruins are broadly under the area of the Waitrose<br />

Car Park but historians for many years have tried<br />

to work out its exact location and structure.<br />

To show off what we know and what we intend<br />

to find out we are putting on a ‘History Matters<br />

Day’ on Saturday October 14th 2006 from<br />

10am to 4pm in <strong>The</strong> Cloisters, in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Priory</strong><br />

<strong>Centre</strong>, both with strong historical connotations.<br />

Local historian Peter Ibbett has put together the<br />

best data available and this will be part of the<br />

exhibition, and the subject for a leaflet in the<br />

form of a walk around the area, to be available<br />

for the exhibition. <strong>The</strong>re will be guided tours<br />

of the area during the exhibition, which will be<br />

manned during the day to answer any question<br />

from the public. <strong>The</strong> overall project will also<br />

include visits to local schools by an Outreach<br />

Officer from the Cambridgeshire Archaeology<br />

Field Unit.<br />

This whole programme is being paid for by<br />

funding from the Local Heritage Initiative with<br />

money from the Lottery Fund, the Nationwide<br />

Building Society and administered by the<br />

Countryside Agency.<br />

ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 14TH 2006<br />

FROM 10.00 AM TO 4.00 PM<br />

IN THE PRIORY CENTRE<br />

‘archaeological FINDS ON LOVE’S FARM AND THE LOST ST. NEOT PRIORY<br />

FUNDED BY THE LOCAL HERITAGE INITIATIVE<br />

LHI is a partnership between the Heritage Lottery Fund,<br />

Nationwide Building Society and the Countryside Agency


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Priorities<br />

Chairman of the<br />

<strong>Town</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> Initiative<br />

John Davies<br />

<strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> Mayor<br />

Cllr Paul Ursell<br />

Editors<br />

Roger Arguile and Philip Devonald<br />

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<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Neots</strong> <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />

www.stneots-tc.gov.uk<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Neots</strong> <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> Initiative<br />

<strong>The</strong> Chairman’s<br />

Column<br />

a message from John Davies,<br />

Chairman of <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> Initiative<br />

OWEN EASTEAL<br />

<strong>At</strong> the end of August, Owen Easteal, our <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> Manager (TCM) for<br />

the last three years, left us to return to his first love, the Travel Industry.<br />

Owen replaced David Gregory, our first full-time manager; so we have been<br />

lucky with two good Managers. His is an unusual role. <strong>The</strong> TCM helps all<br />

the volunteers in <strong>The</strong> Initiative which now has over 70 people now serving<br />

on eight working groups, but his main efforts go into working with the<br />

High <strong>St</strong>reet area, supporting retailers with various training programmes,<br />

developing Farmers Markets in the town (of which he was very proud,<br />

making them twice monthly events. He also worked on occasional <strong>Town</strong><br />

<strong>Centre</strong> activities such as the Arts Festival, assisting the Carnival organisers<br />

and leading the Christmas Lights Festival Team. Owen put a lot of effort into<br />

these activities as much else: editing Priorities and expanding the use of the<br />

<strong>Priory</strong> Belle and letting more people enjoy one of the <strong>Town</strong>’s biggest assets,<br />

the River. Owen also saw his role as serving the <strong>Town</strong> and fostering the<br />

partnership between the <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Council</strong> and <strong>The</strong> Initiative. We will miss Owen<br />

as the TCM but have persuaded him to stay on our Management Group as<br />

a local resident so that we do not lose his energy and experience. We hope<br />

any new <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> Manager can live up to the standards set by the two<br />

previous incumbents.<br />

MANUFACTURING CLUB<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Town</strong> has lost Collins and Aikman Ltd and over the next year a large<br />

part of Gates Hydraulic Ltd will depart to foreign parts. This shows the<br />

tremendous pressure<br />

that manufacturing is under in the UK, against low cost competition in<br />

Eastern Europe and the Far East. Yet despite the gloom we have, in <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong>,<br />

a dozen companies working together to help each other. We see the need<br />

to work together as even more important in these tough conditions. <strong>The</strong><br />

quarterly Club meetings are senior managers coming together to hear<br />

speakers on key issues and exchange news and views. Unusually for such<br />

clubs there is more going on ie we have four working group operating.<br />

<strong>The</strong> last of these has just been formed and is looking at Business Continuity<br />

Planning, which is looking at how companies would handle a big incident<br />

like fire or flooding and keep operating or recover quickly. <strong>The</strong> members<br />

are looking at exchanging information on best practice but also how they<br />

could help each other locally in an emergency. Helping this group is our<br />

old <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> Manager, David Gregory, who now plays a key role in the<br />

Cambridgeshire County <strong>Council</strong>’s Emergency Planning Department. <strong>At</strong><br />

our last Club meeting we heard a speaker from ‘i10’ (representing the ten<br />

Universities in East Anglia), part of whose role is to bridge the gap between<br />

researchers in the Universities and businesses who might need their ideas<br />

and new products to be more competitive and survive and grow. <strong>The</strong><br />

theory is that we can not match the Far East and their low costs but we can<br />

be quicker and smarter to find new ideas and market them. It is a survival<br />

strategy that is worth following.<br />

Regards<br />

John Davies (Chairman of <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> Initiative)


<strong>The</strong> Mayors’<br />

Column<br />

a message from Paul Ursell,<br />

Mayor of <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong><br />

Since becoming Mayor, I have attended many different events ranging from formal<br />

civic functions to local fund raising activities such as a duck race on the river in aid of<br />

Papworth Hospital.<br />

Whilst all events are important for various reasons, the events that mean most to me<br />

are the ones involving young people. We read and hear so many negative comments<br />

about young people that we sometimes forget that the vast majority respect their<br />

community and do not cause problems.<br />

Recently I attended the Camjam International Scouts Jamboree held over a week<br />

on Huntingdon Race Course. From early morning to late evening, over 1,000 scouts<br />

both boys and girls enjoyed a packed and varied programme of activities without any<br />

problems that are commonly associated with antisocial behaviour.<br />

All the many and varied organisations who provide activities for young people should<br />

be supported and the adult volunteers who provide leadership should be applauded.<br />

This year the <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Council</strong> is working on delivering a number of significant projects<br />

which will bring benefits to the residents of <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong>. We are progressing with the<br />

planning and final detailed design phase of the Eaton’s Community <strong>Centre</strong> which we<br />

hope to start construction early in the New Year, the completion of the <strong>Priory</strong> <strong>Centre</strong><br />

Improvements and continuing our efforts in trying to find a suitable site and company<br />

who is willing to provide and operate a cinema in <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong>. In addition councillors who<br />

are trustees of the Outdoor Swimming Pool Trust will be looking to produce a viable<br />

and sustainable plan which would provide for the construction, ongoing maintenance<br />

and operating costs/loses of a new outdoor pool that will not be an added burden on<br />

the local council tax payer.<br />

Finally, may I remind you that I shall be holding a Charity Ball in the <strong>Priory</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> on<br />

Saturday 7th October 2006 to raise money for my charity fund which will benefit local<br />

good causes including Dreamdrops (Hinchingbrooke Hospital Children’s Unit), EACH<br />

(East Anglia Children’s Hospice), <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> Sentinels and <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> Rugby Club Mini<br />

Rugby for youngsters. To purchase tickets at £29.75 each please contact <strong>Priory</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>.<br />

Paul Ursell Mayor of <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong><br />

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Autumn<br />

Entertainment<br />

<strong>At</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Priory</strong> <strong>Centre</strong><br />

A galaxy of stars to visit the centre<br />

September<br />

28th-30th ‘Alfie’ with the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Neots</strong> Players<br />

7:45 pm<br />

October<br />

7th<br />

8th<br />

20th<br />

November<br />

1st.– 4th<br />

10th<br />

17th<br />

24th<br />

Mayor’s Charity Ball 7:00 pm<br />

Swing and Sinatra evening<br />

7:45 pm<br />

Comedy Club 7:00 pm<br />

‘<strong>The</strong> Full Monty’ with the<br />

Vamps 7:45 pm<br />

Chas and Dave 8:00 pm<br />

Voulez Vous 8:00 pm<br />

Georgie Fame 8:00 pm<br />

A New Look <strong>Priory</strong> <strong>Centre</strong><br />

After years of discussion the <strong>Priory</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> is at<br />

last having a significant facelift. <strong>The</strong> contractors,<br />

Baron Designs of Cambridge, have started work<br />

and it is hoped that the improvements will be<br />

complete by the middle of September.<br />

<strong>The</strong> major improvements are the redecoration<br />

of the main staircase to improve the approach<br />

to the Guest Hall which is a popular venue for<br />

wedding receptions. Downstairs the toilets are<br />

also being improved.<br />

Most significant are the improvements to the<br />

entrance and foyer of the building. <strong>The</strong> foyer<br />

will be extended to include the outside cloisters<br />

and new, glass front doors will be installed.<br />

Pennants hanging from the front wall above<br />

the new doors will announce the entrance to<br />

the building. <strong>The</strong> cloisters will be given new,<br />

folding glass doors which will enhance the<br />

whole impression of light and space. With<br />

new and colourful furniture and flooring,<br />

the centre will be an even more attractive<br />

riverside venue for the new entertainment<br />

programme, weddings, conferences, training<br />

courses and exhibitions.<br />

December<br />

2nd<br />

21st<br />

23rd<br />

<strong>The</strong> Best Blues Band Brothers<br />

Ever 7:30 pm<br />

Comedy Club 7:00 pm<br />

<strong>St</strong>eeleye Span 8:00 pm<br />

Tickets available at the Box Office,<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Priory</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>, Telephone 01480 388 922


Special 4 Event Saturday 14th October 06 Special Event Saturday 14th October 06<br />

Sp<br />

<strong>The</strong> Mystery of<br />

<strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> <strong>Priory</strong><br />

Who was <strong>St</strong> Neot?<br />

Was he Cornish?<br />

Whose is the face on the Alfred Jewel on our Market Square?<br />

Where are the bones of <strong>St</strong> Neot?<br />

Is it true he was only three feet high and a relative of King Alfred?<br />

What lies under the three manhole covers in the Waitrose car park?<br />

How big was the <strong>Priory</strong> and where was it?<br />

What plans are there to develop the heritage of the area?<br />

© Photographs Peter Ibbett<br />

<strong>The</strong> Waitrose car park behind<br />

<strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> Market Square has<br />

no trace of the monastic<br />

heritage that provided our<br />

town with its name.<br />

<strong>The</strong> last forty years have seen an upsurge in<br />

interest in the heritage of the largest town<br />

in Cambridgeshire with excellent books<br />

by C F Tebbutt; Rosa Young and David<br />

Bushby and the development of an award<br />

winning museum. <strong>The</strong>re have also been<br />

real improvements in the Market Square<br />

and the Riverside Park. Yet a recent Civic<br />

Trust report pointed out that the <strong>Priory</strong> area<br />

was underdeveloped and lacked heritage<br />

information to bring out that it was the<br />

birthplace of our present town. <strong>The</strong><br />

<strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> Management<br />

Initiative has gained the funding to provide<br />

a leaflet and an exhibition about the<br />

history of the <strong>Priory</strong> as part of an ongoing<br />

programme to enhance this area of the town.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Monks and the Alfred Jewel on the<br />

Market Square reflect the heritage of<br />

<strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong>. Could the <strong>Priory</strong> area could be<br />

enhanced by its own historical items?<br />

<strong>The</strong> exhibition in the <strong>Priory</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> on<br />

Saturday 14th October will provide<br />

answers to the questions above as well as<br />

many others. A new leaflet about the <strong>Priory</strong><br />

site will be launched at the event and a<br />

children’s quiz will also be provided. <strong>The</strong>re<br />

will also be an exhibition on the latest<br />

information on the Love’s Farm excavations.<br />

If you have any information about the <strong>Priory</strong> site,<br />

especially any knowledge of stonework from the site please let<br />

Peter Ibbett know at pjibbett@aol.com 01480 812756.<br />

© Photographs Peter Ibbett


ecial Event Saturday 14th October 06 Special Event Saturday 14th October 06<br />

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Love’s Farm on Display<br />

Following the successful completion of the year-long<br />

excavations at <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> at Loves Farm which is situated on<br />

the outskirts of <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> between the railway line and the<br />

football ground the archaeological team led by Mark Hinman<br />

have begun the long and complex task of reconstructing the<br />

past history of this fascinating site. <strong>The</strong> Project was funded by<br />

Gallagher Estates and carried out by Cambridgeshire County<br />

<strong>Council</strong>’s Archaeological Field Unit. It is clear that the site was<br />

occupied by a farming community for over 500 years and<br />

analysis of the materials recovered by AFU staff and other<br />

experts from across the country promise some exciting results.<br />

On Saturday October 14th AFU staff will be assisting with an<br />

exhibition in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Priory</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> to prepare information display<br />

boards, and display some artefacts from the Loves Farm site.<br />

<strong>The</strong>y will also be there to answer questions. <strong>The</strong> hope is that<br />

visitors will be sufficiently stimulated d by the exhibition to take<br />

advantage of a long term display of Loves Farm material in the<br />

<strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> Museum.<br />

http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/archaeology/<br />

afu/projects/current/ Loves+Farm+Project.htm<br />

http://www.stneotsmuseum.org.uk/events/#exhibitions<br />

ST. NEOTS TOWN CENTRE INITIATIVE<br />

HISTORY<br />

MATTERS<br />

ST. NEOTS HISTORY DAY<br />

ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 14TH 2006<br />

FROM 10.00 AM TO 4.00 PM<br />

IN THE PRIORY CENTRE<br />

Healthy Eating in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Neots</strong><br />

A group has been set up to encourage us to eat more healthily.<br />

Hunts Primary Care Trust have set up the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Neots</strong> Family Group<br />

last June. <strong>The</strong> group has created a Seasonal Cookbook full of easy<br />

ways to get <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> families to eat 5 or more portions of locally<br />

sourced fruit and vegetables a day. <strong>The</strong> book is to be distributed<br />

to families in the area. <strong>The</strong>y would like more people to join them.<br />

<strong>The</strong>y meet every Wednesday at the Community Room, Winhills<br />

School from the 13th of September 1- 3pm. Families with young<br />

children are welcome! This is one of the recipes.<br />

Caerwyn Creak’s fabulous<br />

Pumpkin Soup<br />

1 litre of vegetable stock<br />

1 butternut pumpkin (about 600grams)<br />

(steaming soup bowl)<br />

1 onion (finely chopped)<br />

1 teaspoon Cinnamon<br />

A sprinkle of Nutmeg<br />

3 garlic cloves (crushed)<br />

2 teaspoons of oil or 3 squirts of “light fry”<br />

Method<br />

Cut the skin off the pumpkin and remove the seeds. Chop the<br />

flesh of the pumpkin into small squares. Put the oil, cloves and<br />

onions in a pan and heat until they soften, add the pumpkin and<br />

stir constantly for 5 minutes. Gradually add the vegetable stock<br />

and cover. Allow the soup to simmering for 20 minutes, stirring<br />

it occasionally. Add Cinnamon then blend it with a masher or<br />

blender. Serve with crusty brown bread.<br />

A handful of pumpkin roughly counts for a portion.


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<strong>St</strong>. John Ambulance<br />

<strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> <strong>Priory</strong><br />

Quadrilateral Division<br />

CAN YOU HELP US<br />

RAISE FUNDS<br />

FOR A NEW<br />

FIRST AID UNIT<br />

Since our division was officially<br />

registered on the 24th November 1979,<br />

we have had our ups and downs, like<br />

most organizations. Most distressing<br />

has been the acts of vandalism over<br />

the years: with ambulances being<br />

wrecked, a first aid unit burned<br />

down; ambulances have had to be<br />

downgraded to first aid units for not<br />

meeting the requirements of the EU<br />

and County HQ.<br />

Now in 2006, covering more duties than<br />

ever before, our First Aid Unit is not at<br />

all fit for duty and lies dishevelled and<br />

unused, and once again we are left<br />

treating casualties in a ‘gazebo’ or ‘room<br />

provided’.<br />

We have been raising funds steadily<br />

over the past two years towards the<br />

purchase of a new First Aid Unit, and<br />

with the Division now up to around 15<br />

adult members, around 20 cadets and<br />

10 badgers, the time has come to enlist<br />

the help of local businesses and the<br />

general public in order to raise funds to<br />

purchase a brand new ‘First Aid Unit’.<br />

If you are able to help us in any way,<br />

or if you are interested in joining us<br />

please contact Sharon Cragg, for more<br />

information on (01480) 390261.<br />

No training is required as all our training<br />

is provided free of charge to members.<br />

New<br />

I would like<br />

to introduce<br />

myself. My<br />

name is Ian<br />

Harte. I have<br />

been with<br />

Waitrose, the<br />

food stores of<br />

the John Lewis<br />

Partnership,<br />

for coming up to 12 years. Educated in<br />

Cambridge I left sixth form with two good<br />

A levels. Should I go off to University or<br />

was it time that I started a career?<br />

Well the career won and despite never<br />

having worked in a retail environment,<br />

I found myself drawn to the prospect of<br />

joining a forward thinking business such<br />

as Waitrose, with a reputation for first class<br />

training, where no two days are the same.<br />

I have worked in over a dozen Waitrose<br />

branch’s throughout East Anglia in various<br />

management roles and during that time<br />

have performed branch openings at<br />

Sudbury, Wymondham and Newmarket.<br />

I think the highlight of my role has been<br />

meeting so many people. Another aspect<br />

of my role that I really enjoy is taking a<br />

project on, developing results and more<br />

importantly, developing the individuals<br />

that achieve those results.<br />

<strong>The</strong> French Market in May was a great<br />

success and the traders even asked if<br />

they could return in April next year<br />

as they were so pleased with the<br />

level of trade. It is so important<br />

that we all support these markets<br />

otherwise the traders will be<br />

unwilling to return to <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Neots</strong><br />

and a colourful event will be sadly<br />

missed.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Italian Market is returning<br />

for one day on Sunday 29th<br />

October. This is a wonderful<br />

chance to stock up on those<br />

unusual specialities in the run<br />

up to Christmas and to think<br />

of the summer sunshine that<br />

has ripened the olives!<br />

Manager<br />

More recent times have seen me manage<br />

branches to the west of Cambridge and<br />

<strong>St</strong>. Ives prior to my arrival at <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> in<br />

November 2005. I am immensely proud to<br />

be the manager of such a fantastic group of<br />

staff in such a great location. <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> has a<br />

long history (which I am gradually learning<br />

about!!) and being in the historical centre<br />

of the town, Waitrose will certainly be<br />

keeping in touch with the archaeological<br />

investigations and other linked activities,<br />

providing support and assistance where we<br />

can. Waitrose has long been a supporter<br />

of local charities & community events and<br />

continues to do so.<br />

Being almost 20 years old, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Neots</strong><br />

Waitrose branch has recently seen<br />

some long awaited changes, with some<br />

improvement to the shopping experience<br />

that we can give you here at <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong>. <strong>The</strong>re<br />

are further works scheduled, but as to the<br />

timescale, that remains an unanswered<br />

question, although I would hope that these<br />

would take place in the Autumn of 2007<br />

- it usually relies on how many other new<br />

stores we are building around the country<br />

etc. and where refurbishing <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> fits<br />

into this larger plan.........<br />

We look forward to serving you soon<br />

Kind Regards Ian Harte<br />

Foreign Markets<br />

Come along and enjoy one<br />

of the markets that take<br />

place in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Neots</strong> throughout<br />

the year. Not only can you<br />

purchase fresh, locally grown<br />

produce, home-made cakes<br />

and pastries and choose<br />

from a wide range of plants<br />

and flowers, but the French<br />

and Italian markets provide<br />

a taste of foreign climes<br />

without leaving the area.<br />

ST. NEOTS <strong>St</strong>.<br />

YOUR CHOICE FOR MARKETS<br />

Organised by <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Neots</strong> <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />

Recently the Farmers’ Market was awarded full<br />

FARMA certification after a rigorous<br />

inspection ensuring that all producers are<br />

bonafide and that only approved ingredients<br />

are used which are purchased locally.<br />

<strong>Neots</strong> <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Council</strong> sntc.co.uk


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New Chairman at the Youth <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />

‘Hello, my name<br />

is Robert. I am the<br />

new Chairman<br />

for the <strong>St</strong>.<strong>Neots</strong><br />

Youth <strong>Town</strong><br />

<strong>Council</strong>. I was<br />

elected at the Annual General Meeting<br />

and am currently joined by Emily<br />

Compson (Vice-Chair) and Georgia Lee<br />

(Treasurer).<br />

I had been on the Youth <strong>Council</strong> for<br />

around two years before I took up the<br />

new position of Chairman. In those<br />

two years I saw the rise in performance<br />

and popularity of the <strong>Council</strong> and was<br />

amazed at what we achieved – such as<br />

the two Youth Guide publications, and<br />

Youth Festival events - not forgetting<br />

the new recycling in secondary schools<br />

scheme which is now into full swing<br />

thanks to the District <strong>Council</strong>.<br />

As Rebecca Owen stood down from<br />

her role of Chairman at this year’s<br />

AGM, I saw the opportunity to take<br />

the Youth <strong>Council</strong> even further in its<br />

achievements and took the seat of<br />

Chairman. Since then, I have been<br />

particularly busy keeping everything<br />

moving and I am very thankful to the<br />

amazing support of the Youth <strong>Town</strong><br />

<strong>Council</strong> and <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Council</strong>.<br />

This past year, the <strong>St</strong>.<strong>Neots</strong> Youth<br />

<strong>Town</strong> <strong>Council</strong> (YTC) has been working<br />

particularly hard on many publications<br />

and events – which have been<br />

shaping the society of opportunities<br />

for young people in the town.<br />

<strong>The</strong> two ‘Youth Guide’ pocket-sized<br />

publications have been of great use to<br />

almost all ages of the town, as it lists<br />

around sixty clubs and organisations<br />

that run in and about the town –<br />

ranging from activities such as football,<br />

to Judo - from canoeing to sugar art.<br />

<strong>The</strong> YTC are planning to release a new<br />

update of this publication in 2007.<br />

In the mean time, if you have a club<br />

or organisation around <strong>St</strong>.<strong>Neots</strong> you<br />

would like to place in the Youth Guide,<br />

you can place your details on the<br />

online version at<br />

www.snytc.com/youthguide<br />

<strong>The</strong> two ‘Youth Festival’ events held<br />

in the market square were a huge<br />

success drawing over a thousand<br />

people each occasion. <strong>The</strong>se events<br />

gave an opportunity for local clubs<br />

and organisations to show what they<br />

do, and for young people to see what<br />

there is to do for them in the town.<br />

<strong>The</strong>se accomplishments are being<br />

continued this winter with a new<br />

Eatons Community <strong>Centre</strong><br />

‘Youth Fest’ being held in the <strong>Priory</strong><br />

<strong>Centre</strong> on the 3rd of December. As<br />

well as clubs, young people will have<br />

the chance to show off their talents to<br />

the town on stage, and budding film<br />

makers will be allowed to show their<br />

own short films on the stage screen.<br />

As well as this, the YTC are asking any<br />

young companies set up for projects<br />

within schools to come down and set<br />

up a stall for the chance to advertise<br />

their own-made products in front of<br />

the whole town.<br />

Other happenings from the YTC<br />

are the new recycling bins around<br />

<strong>St</strong>.<strong>Neots</strong> Community College and<br />

Longsands College which have been<br />

pushed forwards by Youth <strong>Council</strong>lors.<br />

Advertising these new schemes and<br />

introducing them to Primary Schools is<br />

now a main aim. Also, the website has<br />

been increasingly more popular and<br />

brings together a major young voice<br />

of the town through the forums at<br />

www.snytc.com/forum.<br />

To keep up with all the latest news from<br />

your Youth <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, take a look<br />

at www.snytc.com. <strong>The</strong> Youth <strong>Town</strong><br />

<strong>Council</strong> wants to hear your opinions<br />

about the town, and what we should<br />

be doing to make it even better!<br />

Comes a <strong>St</strong>ep Closer<br />

As many of you will know, there are plans to<br />

build a new community centre on land behind<br />

the Rainbow Supermarket on the Great North<br />

Road. Things have really started to happen in the<br />

last few months with funds being gathered and<br />

initial plans being drawn up. Over £700,000 has<br />

been raised by the <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Council</strong> with support<br />

from many sources.<br />

Following a survey on May Day, a giant map of<br />

the area was made by children from Bushmead<br />

School and used for a consultation during<br />

June. It went to nine different locations with<br />

277 people taking part and 912 pieces of data<br />

being collected. In addition to this, letters were<br />

received from special interest groups.<br />

Results show that locals feel that facilities for<br />

young people are a priority in the Eatons. This<br />

makes it more likely that the new building<br />

includes features for youth activities. Dance,<br />

exercise, football and other sports activities were<br />

also popular, and people of all ages were keen to<br />

have a space where they can meet each other<br />

socially. Older people and families with small<br />

children all expressed an interest in making the<br />

space suitable for their needs. So, designing in<br />

flexible use for the space is very important.<br />

Architects have been closely involved with<br />

the scheme from the beginning and plans<br />

have been constantly amended to meet the<br />

multiple needs of users. <strong>The</strong>se plans are the<br />

latest and you can view them better by visiting<br />

www.stneots-tc.gov.uk.<br />

If there are no hold ups, work could start next<br />

spring on the building works.<br />

Tree of Light<br />

Watch out for the publicity of the Tree<br />

of Light that will be organised again<br />

by the two Rotary Clubs of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Neots</strong><br />

over the Christmas period. This is your<br />

opportunity to dedicate a message to<br />

a loved one or just wish someone the<br />

compliments of the season.


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Who to Contact at<br />

<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Neots</strong> <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />

WARD COUNCILLORS<br />

Eynesbury<br />

R E Barnes<br />

14 Chestnut Grove, Eynesbury, PE19 2DW<br />

350848 bob.barnesc14@ntlworld.com<br />

A R Boulton<br />

19 Brampton Gdns, <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong>, PE19 2DU<br />

01380 388911<br />

Mrs D E Collins<br />

Bungalow 3, 3 Montagu Court, Eynesbury, PE19 2TJ<br />

395056 Diana.Collins@huntsdc.gov.uk<br />

A Hansard<br />

78 Potton Road, Eynesbury, PE19 2NN<br />

388942/350577 Andrew.Hansard@huntsdc.gov.uk<br />

I P Taylor<br />

19 Ireton Close, Eynesbury, PE19 2JE<br />

217754 ianpeletaylor@btinternet.com<br />

P K Ursell (Mayor)<br />

12 Luke Court, Luke <strong>St</strong>reet, Eynesbury, PE19 2TP<br />

07770 645046 pk.ursell@ntlworld.com<br />

Eaton Socon<br />

D A Giles<br />

6 <strong>St</strong>ratford Place, Eaton Socon, PE19 8HY<br />

388931/392341 Derek.Giles@huntsdc.gov.uk<br />

Mrs S A Giles<br />

6 <strong>St</strong>ratford Place, Eaton Socon, PE19 8HY<br />

388931/392341 Sandra.Giles@cambridgeshire.gov.uk<br />

Mrs I Hart<br />

16 Marchioness Way, Eaton Socon, PE19 8DL<br />

354220 eatonsocon@huntslibdems.org.uk<br />

Mrs J Hayward<br />

11 Collingwood Road, Eaton Socon, PE19 8JQ<br />

210097 julia@ratbag.demon.co.uk<br />

Mrs H J Rozanski<br />

36 Knights Close, Eaton Socon, PE19 8DP<br />

393409<br />

<strong>Priory</strong><br />

M A Cooper<br />

c/o <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> <strong>Town</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, <strong>Priory</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>, <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Neots</strong>,<br />

Cambs PE19 2BH<br />

R S Farrer<br />

151A Crosshall Road, Eaton Ford, <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> PE19 7GB<br />

404014/474202<br />

Mrs M A Garner (Deputy Mayor)<br />

13 Ferndale House, Ware Road, <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> PE19 1DR<br />

477390<br />

Mrs S R Lee<br />

22 East <strong>St</strong>reet, <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong> PE19 1JU<br />

392065 sharon.lee22@ntlworld.com<br />

Eaton Ford<br />

D A F Cooper<br />

378 Great North Road, Eaton Socon, PE19 8FP<br />

213447 delboy.cooper@virgin.net<br />

Mrs K P Gregory<br />

63 Milton Avenue, Eaton Ford, PE19 7LH<br />

219773 Pat.Gregory@huntsdc.gov.uk<br />

D Harty<br />

10 Sambar Close, Eaton Socon, PE19 8QG<br />

477202 david@davidharty.co.uk<br />

<strong>Council</strong> Offices, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Priory</strong>, <strong>St</strong> <strong>Neots</strong>, Cambs PE19 2BH<br />

E-mail: mail@stneots-tc.gov.uk www.sntc.co.uk<br />

Fax: 388915<br />

Office Hours: 9am – 5pm Monday to Thursday, 9am – 4.30pm Friday<br />

<strong>Town</strong> Clerk: Philip Devonald 388913<br />

Finance Officer/Deputy <strong>Town</strong> Clerk: Margaret Sharp 388914<br />

<strong>Priory</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> Manager: Helen King 388944<br />

Operations Manager: Brian Gray 388917<br />

New <strong>Town</strong><br />

<strong>Council</strong>lor<br />

<strong>At</strong> a by-election<br />

in the summer,<br />

Andrew<br />

Boulton<br />

was elected<br />

as the new<br />

<strong>Council</strong>lor for<br />

the Eynesbury<br />

Ward.<br />

<strong>Council</strong>lor Boulton served as an engineer<br />

in the Royal Navy and now works for<br />

the MOD. He is a keen photographer<br />

and hopes to contribute to editions<br />

of Priorities in the future. He lives in<br />

Eynesbury with his wife Hazel and their<br />

children.<br />

His contact details are shown on the<br />

back page along with the other 17<br />

councillors.<br />

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Reducing<br />

Speeds In <strong>Town</strong><br />

A new speed limit has been imposed in<br />

the centre of town. As from July 14th. the<br />

maximum speed for vehicles driving along<br />

the High <strong>St</strong>reet and Market Square is 20 mph.<br />

This is part of the County <strong>Council</strong>’s Accident<br />

Reduction Scheme and follows a number<br />

of accidents including a fatality two and a<br />

half years ago. <strong>The</strong> new restriction has been<br />

accompanied by traffic calming alterations to<br />

the road which were made during August.<br />

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WANT TO HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE FUTURE OF THE TOWN?<br />

<strong>The</strong>n become a councillor!<br />

VOTE<br />

ST NEOTS TOWN COUNCIL comprises 18<br />

<strong>Council</strong>lors elected every four years. <strong>The</strong><br />

next election is 3rd. May 2007.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Electoral Commission has a guide on<br />

candidates at local elections in England and<br />

Wales hhtp:/www.electoralcommission.gov.<br />

uk/elections/Candidates.cfm).<br />

For further information please contact the<br />

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL<br />

COUNCILS (www.nalc.gov.uk)<br />

<strong>Town</strong> <strong>Council</strong> Open Day Thursday 19th October 2 pm to 9 pm at the <strong>Priory</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>. Come and see what we do!<br />

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