the forgotten estate
My good friends;
I found this article from the letters page, Evening Chronicle July 2006 that I thought you might be interested in:
'In response to DF, of North Kenton, Vent Your Spleen June 30. Your points are well put and also apply to Kenton Bar Estate Estate, nicknamed The Forgotten Estate.
You, however, are luckier in some respects, you have more shops, a new library, a sports centre and community meeting places, the KB Estate has few shops.
This once beautiful estate, which once had flower beds from top to bottom and a pyramid with a waterfall, is now worse than a council tip, due to neglect and vandalism.
Where are the promised street wardens, litter pickers, estate gardeners etc? ...
where is the regeneration money and grants allocated for this estate?
Ask anyone on the estate, and they want regeneration now.
There are no sports facilities, and who stole the playing fields allocated to this estate, and fenced them off?
Open up the fields again, they are under-used.
On the brighter side, new planters are to be put near the shops, let's hope their colours blend in nicely with the graffiti all over the place.Get the money and spend it where it should be spent
(on the Kenton Bar Estate and quick!!) '
DISGUSTED, KB Estate.
I found this article from the letters page, Evening Chronicle July 2006 that I thought you might be interested in:
'In response to DF, of North Kenton, Vent Your Spleen June 30. Your points are well put and also apply to Kenton Bar Estate Estate, nicknamed The Forgotten Estate.
You, however, are luckier in some respects, you have more shops, a new library, a sports centre and community meeting places, the KB Estate has few shops.
This once beautiful estate, which once had flower beds from top to bottom and a pyramid with a waterfall, is now worse than a council tip, due to neglect and vandalism.
Where are the promised street wardens, litter pickers, estate gardeners etc? ...
where is the regeneration money and grants allocated for this estate?
Ask anyone on the estate, and they want regeneration now.
There are no sports facilities, and who stole the playing fields allocated to this estate, and fenced them off?
Open up the fields again, they are under-used.
On the brighter side, new planters are to be put near the shops, let's hope their colours blend in nicely with the graffiti all over the place.Get the money and spend it where it should be spent
(on the Kenton Bar Estate and quick!!) '
DISGUSTED, KB Estate.
I made a brief visit to KBE the other week and saw the field - sadly looking like Stalagluft IIV - all that is missing is razor wire and guard towers.
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