Last meeting of the Drop In Coffee Stop for parents that is held at Queen's Hill Primary School and is now looking for an alternative venue as the school can no longer accommodate them.Susan Hull reading to children. Photo: Steve Adams
Costessey community group seeks new home
Tom Bristow
Sunday, July 15, 2012
5:22 PM
A lack of available facilities at a housing estate has forced a popular coffee morning to shut after three years.
Reverend Helen Freeston from the Costessey Methodist Church said the session for parents and children at Queen’s Hills Primary School had nowhere to go after rising pupil numbers at the school meant a classroom could no longer be spared on Tuesday mornings.
Rev Freeston said: “We need a space for people to relax and get to know each other and build up community links.
“The mornings have been hugely successful. It just seems ridiculous that people can’t work together to get something There are so many plots of land which are just standing empty.”
Queen’s Hills has fought for more facilities since lead developer Cofton went into administration in 2009, and has long been promised a community centre.
Money and planning permission are in place for the centre, but Costessey Parish Council is waiting for the consortium of developers, represented by Gleeds, to release the land.
Gleeds told the Norwich Evening News it was looking to transfer the land “as quickly as possible” and was waiting for the Land Registry office.
A spokesman said: “The parish council will be offered the opportunity to start building the community centre while these legal necessities take place thanks to an early access agreement that we are arranging.
“In the meantime, an area will be made available for the parish council to install portable accommodation for community use.”
A cabin for a youth group and Sure Start group was also promised last year, but vandals broke into Taylor Wimpey’s compound and damaged the facilities.
Norfolk county councillor for Costessey, Tim East, said: “The consortium have procrastinated in the delivery of the land. I hope it can be resolved as soon as possible.”
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6 comments
QH has a really good community spirit, it may seem souless from the outside but how would you know if ou dont live there. What is needed is for the roads to be finished and speed limit signs, lines on roads and pedestrianised areas to be designated as such. There are lots of children in the area and some motorists habits leave alot to be desired.
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Crazy
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
I agree the houses lack character, but then again it is a new build estate, so they would! To me, people are more important to how a place feels and luckily the residents here are a good bunch. I love it here :)
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Disillusioned
Monday, July 16, 2012
Disillusioned....been there on a swingers night...not much else to write about, other than its seems soulless and devoid of character and people charm...oh yeah and one road out.
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nrg
Monday, July 16, 2012
haha nrg you really seem to have it in for Queen's Hills. Just out of interest, have you ever been here? Luckily it doesn't seem 'soulless' at all when you live here. It's got a great community, hence why people would love to be able to continue the coffee mornings! I speak to loads of people up here who say they've never lived anywhere so friendly before. People are very neighbourly and I've made some great friends since moving here. The place gets an undeserved bad rep because of the unfortunate problems with the developers. Once those problems have been sorted it can only be a nicer place to live than it already is. Thanks to all involved with the coffee morning and to the school for kindly allowing it to be held there until now.
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Disillusioned
Monday, July 16, 2012
haha nrg you really seem to have it in for Queen's Hills. Just out of interest, have you ever been here? Luckily it doesn't seem 'soulless' at all when you live here. It's got a great community, hence why people would love to be able to continue the coffee mornings! I speak to loads of people up here who say they've never lived anywhere so friendly before. People are very neighbourly and I've made some great friends since moving here. The place gets an undeserved bad rep because of the unfortunate problems with the developers. Once those problems have been sorted it can only be a nicer place to live than it already is. Thanks to all involved with the coffee morning and to the school for kindly allowing it to be held there until now.
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Disillusioned
Monday, July 16, 2012
What a soulless place QH's seems from the outside.
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nrg
Sunday, July 15, 2012