News Letter

Hi and welcome to the Newsletter
from Lionthorn Residents Association


Introducing your Committee

We thought it would be good to introduce the members of the committee.
There should be someone living near you who can be approached with issues regarding the estate and Greenbelt.

Chairperson Alison McNeill 22 Achray Drive
Vice-chair Elaine Whitmarsh 38 Venacher Road
Secretary Lynn Miller 23 Achray Drive
Others Emma Hodgson 5 Ancaster Place
Eimear Stassin 27 Achray Drive
Derek Hampson 3 Strathyre Place
Dougie Bendall 58 Achray Drive
Claire Little 17 Venacher Road

If you have anything you want to discuss or any issues you would like to raise, either speak to one of your committee members
Or e-mail us on lionthorn@hotmail.co.uk

Please check for updates on our blog at: lionthorn.blogspot.com

Greenbelt Update

We have held numerous meetings with Greenbelt and have walked round the estate with the contractor, who is now working their way through an initial 43-point list of tasks. Greenbelt have committed to sending out some communication soon with regards to the current issues over the charging. The committee have worked with Greenbelt to get all Scotia residents a refund on the fees for the 2007 annual management charge, we are still working on the Persimmon & Bett agreements and will keep you updated. If you have any requests or feedback for Greenbelt please put these through the Residents Association.


Council Update

After a discussion with Mr Allan Finlayson of Falkirk Council some of the initial queries have been answered for us –
- Who is responsible for what common ground? Greenbelt will be responsible for all common landscaped areas on the development.
- Adoption of roads by the council for gritting purposes etc. – The programme for this is not until Autumn 2008, the council did offer to carry out road gritting, but this would be at a charge.
- Would the route of the school bus be changed to include the bus stops on the link road – This would be addressed at the same time as the adoption of the roads.
- What was happening around the pond areas with regards to paths, access points, fencing, Life saving equipment etc. – The work is to be carried out according to the original plans with any issues being taken up with the developers or Greenbelt.
- Planning Gain Monies and what is happening with the funds and would there be public consultation – Counsellor John Patrick is currently working on this area.



Other Information

Our initial Residents Association which included the only the Persimmon and Scotia housed have joined with the existing Residents Association from the Bett houses, we see this as the best way forward for all parties concerned and hope to continue to work well together going forward.

We also approached the Barratt and Bryant estate (Glengarry etc.) about joining up with us, but for the time being they have opted to remain separate, but have agreed to work in partnership with us on several issues – Greenbelt, Local Council etc. where there is a benefit to do so.

If anyone has any ideas about any social events that they would put forward then please speak to a committee member about it and we can look at getting something organised in the near future.