UPDATE; The council have now said there is going to be 4, yes FOUR new bus shelters built so please watch this space.

UPDATE ; 27/05/2009 We have had an email from the council and they state the bus shelters have been passed for being rebuilt ,what this means we dont know so we are investigating it .They said they had not got permission from the land owners but if the shelter is allready there why do they need permission we think it is slowing down tactics so they dont have to spend the money. comments please

UPDATE ; 19/06/2009 Thank you for all your emails we are pleased to say that work has started on the bus shelters, it just goes to show a little bit of persuasion can go a long way. We would like to thank Natascha Engel for keeping us informed and sending emails to the parish council and thank Paul Harding for his part in informing us. It may not be to everybodies liking but it will certainly tidy killamarsh up and make it look a little more presentable even if they are knocked down. It is no good looking at the new flower pots on the end of Kirkcroft lane which are quite nice, thencasting a sorry eye to the bus shelter on the other side. thanks again for the emails. I will enclose an email for you to read it is from the council:

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I have just received an update from the Officer at Derbyshire County Council who is dealing with the order we have already issued to them for the 4 new Bus Shelters. Please see below for an explanation of the current position.

 

If you require any further information on this matter please let me know.

 

“In conjunction with Killamarsh Parish Council we are looking at four sites for replacement of existing shelters. The sites are:

 

Sheffield Road / Station Road (towards Halfway).

High Street / Canal Bridge (towards Killamarsh centre).

Upperthorpe, Cherry Tree Drive / Westfield Road (opposite the Bull & Badger).

High Moor, Mansfield Road (towards Killamarsh).

 

I have looked at each site with members of the Parish Council and agreed the type of shelter to be provided. Each site has also just been inspected by our Development Control and has received approval for the shelter requested.

I intend to arrange for the shelters, at all except the Bull & Badger site, to be ordered within the next 10 days (at which time the appropriate agreement documents will be sent to the Parish). The shelter at the Bull & Badger is problematic in that the stop is in a lay-by which will need some works to the highway in order to bring it up to standard (site visit awaited to discuss the requirements). As such the shelter will not be ordered for this site until we are clear what other works are required.

 

I will keep you informed of the progress on each of the sites”.

 

Regards

Paul Harding

Clerk to the Council

Killamarsh Parish Council

UPDATE: Here are a couple of photos of the Highmoor bus shelter which is looking really good. All clean and a pleasure to wait for a bus in.The council must now be commended on replacing the old shelters as they were an absolute eyesore. Keeping a village tidy is not easy but if people see tidyness it will generate a feeling of well being, that something is being done, and create more tidyness. I know we have the Idiot element but it may spur people on to report it more . Three cheers for the council and residents who complained. This Post is now resolved thank you for all your help.

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UPDATE: more rykneld vans with one driver and two spare seats the diesel alone must cost a fortune even the six man crew bus has one in it surely they could pick workers up and take less vans please comment

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The regeneration does not seem to be working the walls built around the shops have still not been fixed. Comments please

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