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Welcome to the Village Park Residents Association. Thornaby on Tees
Your residents group for the Village Area. Membership is free to every household in the Village Area.
(Supported by Stockton Residents & Community Groups Association)
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If you see any Anti Social Behaviour no matter how small call Neighbourhood policing on 302930
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The VPRA News Blog (click here for past months)
Your VPRA at work reports for March 2012
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Click here for CFYA Bin and Recycle Collection Days
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30.03.2012 Have Your Say
Stockton residents can have their say in public transport at the Public Transport Forum in the arc at !0 am on Saturday 31st March. SBC and bus companies will be giving an update on plans for the next year.
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29.03.2012 Britain In Bloom
VPRA rep attended the Thornaby In Bloom committee meeting this afternoon. Spring Judging for this year is on 17th April. We will maintain our photographic record and put together a power point presentation to give to the judges during the lunch break.
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26.03.2012 Litter Picking
VPRA have been in talks with CFYA once again this week about the lack of litter picking in the Village park and surrounding streets. CFYA are looking to rectify this with new staff members.
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24.03.2012 New Puffin Crossing
After a week of interrupted working it looks like engineers have finally sorted the teething problems on the lights. Picture below is 8am this morning in the fog.
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21.03.2012 Meadowfield House
The newly built Meadowfield House is officially opened today, it certainly is a big difference to the old ParkView home.
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19.03.2012 SCEN
The final meeting of the Stockton Community Empowerment Network takes place today. Sadly due to cuts and re organisations the hosts SRCGA are hosting the final session at their offices. Thanks to James and Tracy the voluntary sector in Stockton have been well informed and served by SRCGA. Good luck to everyone in their new ventures.
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17.03.2012 Martenitsa
Martenitsa is a Bulgarian tradition to signal the start of spring. Bulgarian people actually give small red and white bands or threads.
The red and white woven threads symbolize the wish for good health. They are the heralds of the coming of spring in Bulgaria and life in general. While white as a color symbolizes purity, red is a symbol of life and passion, thus some ethnologists have proposed that, in its very origins, the custom might have reminded people of the constant cycle of life and death, the balance of good and evil, and of the sorrow and happiness in human life.
After being given one from a work colleague our VPRA Chairman has tied it on a blossoming tree in Thornaby Cemetery and now hoping for health and good luck. Wonder if this would catch on in the UK.
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16.03.2012 New Puffin Crossing
The new crossing lasted exactly 4 hours before youngsters messed with the controls and fused the lights. VPRA rep reported this at 7am. Crossing now out of action waiting technicians next week.
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15.03.2012 New Puffin Crossing
The new Puffin Crossing was finally completed on Thorntree Road outside of Sainsbury`s shop. Final part of the remodel of the traffic calming on the southern section of Thorntree Road
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13.03.2012 Park Vandals
We hope the work of vandals setting fire to the litter bin in the Village Park is an isolated incident. Catch 22 situation, bins to put the litter in risk being set on fire or no bins and rubbish all over the park.
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11.03.2012 Village Swans
Down along our river banks we have lots of small groups of swans which are quite used to people. They are used to being thrown bread and other tit bits so will approach people along the river and pond areas. Please keep your dogs under control as the swans will attack if they are threatened.
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11.03.2012 Black Bobbies Nature Reserve.
Spring has come early on the nature reserves, on Black Bobbies there are hundreds of frogs all over the marsh areas with thousands and thousands of frog spawn all over the place.
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10.03.2012 Spring Blooms.
The warm spell we are having is bringing on the big yellow daffodil show around the Village. A lot of the 40,000 daffodils we have planted over the past 4 years are now starting to come into flower. We should have a good show for the next two or three weeks, just in time for Mothers day and youngsters taking a few home for mum.
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09.03.2012 CFYA
CFYA have promised to blitz the park and clear all rubbish. Now being visited daily.
VPRA rep reported back to CFYA that litter picker had been in but had missed a lot. Pictures forwarded to CFYA as proof.
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08.03.2012 Village Park Bins
Fire reported in rubbish bins, CFYA notified and expected to clear mess up today.
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02.03.2012 Village Park.
We have raised concerns brought by residents with the way shrubs have been cut so low in the Village Park. This has exposed some residents back gardens.
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01.03.2012 Neighbourhood Awards
E mail received today from Northumbria in Bloom confirming our entry has been included in this years competition.
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