Jenni and Vanessa check the extent of bushes overgrown blocking paths.
Jenni is leaning hard on the developer of the vacant plot near Perivale to clear the footpath in Queensbury Lane, Monkston Park so that residents can get through to school and to shop. The path over to Oakgrove has already been cleared on the Monkston Park side after residents asked her for help.
Vanessa has asked for this bush to be pruned on Monkston Park and Subhan the one on Monkston as they block the pavement.
The Liberal Democrats in government have produced a major childcare package that is set to help 8820 families in Milton Keynes.
Working families will be given up to £2,000 to ease the cost of childcare as part of a scheme to be rolled out in Autumn 2015.
Cllrs Jenni Ferrans and Subhan Shafiq – Walton Grange will now get fibre this summer.
Months of arguing by the Lib Dem Focus team and lots of lobbying from residents in Walton Grange has finally paid off.
Walton Grange will get fibre broadband this summer!
BT announced this week that they will upgrade cabinet 88, which serves the whole of Walton Grange, to fibre optic cables this summer in phase 1 of the BDUK project. With the very short distances across the estate, most households will be able to get almost the full 70mbps speed at their homes if they pay for the high speed contract. (Walton Grange at present is limited to about 0.25 mbps!)
Lower speed fibre contracts from BT that will give reliable broadband at around 30mbps currently start at £10 per month once you’ve got a landline. Other providers may start offering fibre contracts a few months later. Contracts for Fibre to the Premises should also be available after that – currently giving 140 mpbs.
Cllr Jenni Ferrans said “This is great news for the estate – an end to the misery of super-slow connections that cut out every 5 minutes! And it will be available for EVERYONE – flats – houses – original residents – new arrivals – everyone who wants fast
broadband, not just those who moved into houses early.”
Thanks for helping get the message across to BT. They were really aware of the message they were getting from residents!
Jenni said; “Now we need to work on other ‘not spots’ locally. Please see our guide to what’s proposed and contact us if you need fibre broadband and won’t get it under the current plans”.
300 editions and going strong! The Focus in Monkston ward
The local Liberal Democrat team of Subhan Shafiq, Vanessa McPake and Jenni Ferrans celebrated the 300th edition of Focus with a tea party. Focus is delivered by local volunteers right across your area. The Lib Dems use Focus to tell you what’s going on and to ask your views. Thank you to the volunteer deliverers and to all those residents who tell us they enjoy reading Focus.
Did you know:
On 22nd May vote for the Lib Dem Focus team – the best people for the job.
Don’t leave it to others – they may be leaving it to you!
Jenni Ferrans got the panel in the bus shelter in Dunchurch Dale, Walnut Tree, repaired straight away.
Cllr Jenni Ferrans at the Dunchurch Dale bus shelter.
Cllrs Subhan Shafiq and Jenni Ferrans met Cabinet Minister Norman Lamb to discuss a GP for Walton Grange.
Cllrs Subhan Shafiq and Jenni Ferrans met Lib Dem Health Minister, Norman Lamb, to report the problems people in Walton Grange have as they are not allowed to register with their local Walnut Tree GP. Walnut Tree GP Surgery are prepared to extend to take them – but only if NHS England will award them the funding they need. So far NHS England have not agreed. The Focus Team are continuing the campaign.
Dumped rubbish continues to be a problem all around our ward. The Focus Team have had several lots removed.
Vanessa McPake has got this rubbish cleared from Wadesmill Lane near Caldecotte Brook, Walnut Tree.
Jenni Ferrans has got this rubbish cleared from Kilwinning Drive roundabout in Monkston.
On 22nd May, as well as the European election, you will have the chance to vote for 3 councillors to represent the area on Milton Keynes Council.
The ward boundaries have changed, and your area is now in a new ward called Monkston, which includes some of the former Middleton and Walton Park wards.
All the Councillors on Milton Keynes Council will be up for election at once this year. The new ward will have three councillors, and so you will have THREE votes for Councillors as well as one for the MEP.
The Liberal Democrats have chosen three hard working members to represent you. They are:
You will have seen the work that they have been doing for many years in your area as councillors and campaigners.
They have helped many local residents, provided information through Focus and consulted you on many issues.
Three things to remember
1. The Liberal Democrat Focus Team has helped thousands of people over the years.
2. Liberal Democrats work hard all year round, not just at election time.
3. Labour has always come third here.
Vote for the Focus Team on May 22nd
Jenni Ferrans and Vanessa McPake look for the picnic table. Inset: the damaged tree dumped in Crowborough Lane.
Over the past two months a gang of young people seem to have been having a mindless field day in Kents Hill Park and the young children’s play area.
Some trees, the stakes supporting the trees and the main picnic table and bench have been removed from in and around the play area. Worse, all were then dumped in the middle of Crowborough Lane!
Many thanks to the residents who informed the police and moved stuff out of the road!
The Focus team are trying to get the picnic bench and trees replaced and they have asked the Police to patrol or install a camera for a while to see if they can catch the offenders.
Thank you to all the residents who took part in our recent survey both on-line and in Focus.
The Conservative-run MK Council has done a U-turn and are now saying they will pay for some grit bins but not until April!
The Lib Dems have put in bids for bins in Bartholomew Close, Walton Park and for Canonbury, in Monkston Park. We are now submitting a bid for one on the corner of Leominster Gate, Monkston.