Gainsborough Newlands and surrounding
The Area Service Manager for Newlands and the surrounding area, including homes on the other side of Corringham Road, is Jenny Bent.
There are approximately 600 Acis properties in this area, including flats, bungalows, maisonettes and houses.
There is also Newland Court in this area which has 45 contained flats for anyone over the age of 55 or with a proven medical need. There are flats onto the ground and first floor, with two lifts, a laundry room, spacious communal lounge and kitchen area and large courtyard garden for all residents to enjoy.
There are two primary schools in the area - Charles Baines Community Primary School and Whites Wood Academy - plus Hillcrest Early Years Academy. There is also a play park and plenty of green space.
There are plenty of local shops including a charity shop, post office and small co-op close at hand, along with bus stops on the bus route to the town center.
You can find out more about what we're doing in Newlands and the surrounding area and have your say on this page.
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Theaker Avenue Community Clean Up Day
We want you to feel proud of the area you live in and make your neighbourhood a great place to be! So come along and join us for our community clean up day on Theaker Avenue on Thursday 14 November 2024 between 9am and 3pm.
The aim is to tidy up the area, by clearing up fly tipping and litter. The grounds maintenance team will be carrying out some one-off hedge trimming works to specific areas, leaving the hedges in a manageable condition for residents to maintain going forwards.
Three skips will be provided: one located in the parking area between 23 and 25 Theaker Avenue and two located on the old garage site between 64 and 66 Theaker Avenue. Residents will have the opportunity to tidy and clear their gardens of unwanted items. A list of items that cannot go in the skips will be shared before the event.
Our clearance team and members of the Neighbourhoods team will be present throughout the day, litter picking, assisting everyone and to speak to you about your neighbourhood.
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Thank you to everyone who came along to our clean up day and got involved. It was lovely to see so many people get involved and chat to you all about what matters to you.
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April 2024 audit of Newlands and surrounding area
Neighbourhood audit carried out on 25 April 2024
What we found:
- There are shrubs and trees overgrowing a footpath between Elsham Walk and Old School Road - see picture below.
- There is outdated signage on Haltham Green.
- A mattress has been flytipped on the parking area to the rear of Theaker Avenue.
- There is shrubbery spilling out onto the footpath from Danes Road to Whites Wood Avenue.
- Untidy gardens.
- A cracked window in the bin store at Queensway.
What have we done?
- The overgrown shrubbery and trees have been inspected and are scheduled to be cut back at the end of nesting season.
- The Clearance team will be removing the outdated signage soon.
- We have reported the flytipping to our clearance team and this will be removed shortly.
- Customers have been contacted regarding untidy gardens and we are monitoring the progress being made to them.
- The cracked bin store window has been boarded to make it safe and new glass is on order.
We've also had the communal stairwells at Queensway painted making the areas much fresher and clean.
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What are we doing going forwards?
- Parking lines are being painted to the old garage site on Theaker Avenue, this will provide extra parking and prevent congestion on the sharp bend.
- The railings and hand rails to Queensway Flats are going to be sanded down and painted.
Who's Listening
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Area Service Manager
