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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.
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Bulb Planting ...... Sunday 30th. November. opposite the Jolly Farmers. 11am.
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The VPRA News Blog
Your VPRA at work reports for November 2008
TS17 Evening Gazette RSS feed now on Local Press Page
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30.11.2008 Bulb Planting
The hardy(or barmy) VPRA bulb planters were out again this morning putting 3 large sacks of daffodils around the lay by at the Village School.
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28.11.2008 Tristar
VPRA contacted by Tristar area rep regarding spelling of their new REACHING OUT AREA PANEL and misspelling of its abbreviated name in an earlier Blog entry. This has now been changed and apologies to Tristar.
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27.11.2008 . At the recent meeting of the Eastern Area Partnership Board VPRA the reps were able to share concerns with SBC officer Nigel Laws(who works as the link between SBC and developers) regarding tree stumps in the slowly developing Town centre, outside ASDA, on the foot path leading towards the doctors surgery. The November meeting of the VPRA had heard from residents concerning the danger these tree stumps held for pedestrians due to poor lighting. Mr Laws accepted the comments and whilst in the long term the trees will be removed and lighting improved he agreed with the VPRA reps that the tree stumps could be painted white. This was carried out today.
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26.11.2008 Sadly, the VPRA have been contacted to be told of the death of one of the groups stern supporters, Mrs Mary Fairly, of Richardson Road.
Mary had been unable to attend meetings for some time due to ill health but had been kept up to date by the news letter and visits from committee members. She had recently had site of the website for the first time via one of the VPRA volunteers taking a lap top to her home.
She will be sadly missed and is survived by, among others, her sister living opposite her house.
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23.11.2008 Bulb Planting
Due to the overnight snow, today’s bulb planting was cancelled and is hoped to take place next Sunday, information will be posted here and e mailed to our regular planters.
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18.11.2008 Stockton High St. Xmas
VPRA contacted by Christine James of Care For Your area, and offered as many vouchers for complementary Coffee/Tea and a cake at the Christmas festival in Stockton this week as residents want.
Anyone wishing to get the vouchers contact VPRA or Care For Your Area, via this web site.
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16.11.2008 More Bulb Planting
VPRA volunteers planting along Thornaby Road and on the south side of the Green.
Bulbs are also being planted by the Holmes and Middlefield Residents Association, later this week and the Youth Services are meeting up with VPRA to plant in areas chosen by their young volunteers.
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15.11.2008 Stockton Bus Users Forum.
VPRA rep attended today’s meeting at the Swallow Hotel in Stockton. Not a lot of good news about Thornaby Services. Meetings take the entire Stockton Borough into consideration. The only bit of good news is the 507 Leven Valley service is to be extended through Thornaby. Full details will be published here as soon as received from SBC.
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13.11.2008 Tristar ROAP
VPRA rep attended Tristar ROAP meeting, Tristar are to provide notice boards for VPRA and Tristar use in the Village Park and on Thornaby Road.
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13.11.2008 Thornaby Show
Two VPRA reps attended the first of Thornaby Show 2009 planning meetings. Show date is provisionally set for 06.09.2009 at the Harold Wilson. VPRA members will as usual be organising the Hoticulture, Homecrafts,Handicrafts and associated classes. It is hoped to have the schedule assembled and in circulation before Christmas.
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11.11.2008 Bulb Planting
Further bulb planting along Thornaby Road toward the baths.
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Remembrance Sunday Parade, Sunday 9th November 2008 followed by Service in St Luke’s Church and service at the Cenotaph.
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08.11.2008 Bulb Planting
VPRA bulb planters plus Tracy and her family and friends from Scraggs made short work of planting 6000 crocus and 2000 daffodil bulbs opposite the church on the green and along hedgerows towards Richardson Road. More bulbs were also planted along Thornaby road around all of the new saplings.
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06.11.2008 Doorstoppers.
VPRA are taking an active stance against unwanted callers. Neighbourhood Watch ,Cleveland Police and Tristar Homes have teamed up to provide large signs to be placed in participating streets. VPRA reps will be collecting signatures of residents who are willing to participate.
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05.11.2008 VPRA AGM
AGM held last night and all sitting committee were voted back in en bloc. Annual reports were given and a statement of accounts were given and accepted.
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VPRA AGM is scheduled for Tuesday 4th November 2008 at the Robert Atkinson Centre, Thorntree Road, Thornaby. 7 pm start followed by a regular residents meeting.
Agenda includes officers reports and election of officers for the next term. Nominations for the committee must be made in writing and include the signature of the nominee,person nominating and seconder.
Nominations close 29th October and should be sent to either :-
Tracy Roberts, SRCGA Ltd. 27 Yarm Road Stockton TS18 3NJ or VPRA nominations c/o Five Lamps Organisation. Eldon Street Thornaby TS17 7DJ. No exceptions and no late nominations will be accepted.
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ST
 OCKTON COMMUNITY MESSAGING New links to Neighbourhood watch. Click on Logo
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The map below is an approximate area generally covered by the VPRA although we will try and help anyone whether inside or outside our boundaries.
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