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- Final reminder to reclaim wrongly issued PCNs
- Get ready to (street) party for Queen’s jubilee
- Schools grant greeted with delight by Council
- All aboard for Richmond station improvements
- Council to spend £10.4m to expand four primaries
- Uplift spotlight turns to Hampton North
- Green Flag Award hope for Crane Park
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- Parents to have their say about Catholic Secondary School
- Bills cut by £80,000 in Low Carbon Zone
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- Royal Connections project call for volunteers
- New guide an essential tool to support local shops
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- Keeping Richmond warm this winter
- Mayor to celebrate Scots’ history
- Last chance to see Art in Motion exhibition at Twickenham Gallery
- Chance to get arty in Mortlake
- Call for local artists to open studios
- Did you resolve to get fit for 2012?
- Tangley is home to new family centre
- Young people asked about the future of Twickenham youth provision
- Latest move on Clifden School site
- Saved Windham Croft Centre 'back in business'
- Cracking down on Blue Badge fraud
- New Cabinet member announced
- Recycle Christmas trees
Release Date: 20/01/2012
Uplift spotlight turns to Hampton North
A multi-use games area and a town square could be key features in the next Richmond Council Uplift zone - the shopping centre area around Sainsbury’s and the White House in Hampton North.
Following the launch of the Uplift work in Whitton, the Council will run a two stage programme to improve Hampton North, making it more attractive for local people. By doing so, the Council hopes to encourage new businesses into the area.
Cllr Virginia Morris, Richmond Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment, said: “Decent parks and open space, as well as good shops in the local high street were among the top priorities for people who live in Hampton, according to our All in One survey.
“We’ve brought together a number of ideas to improve the scene around Hampton North, to make it a more attractive place where people enjoy spending time. Together with the launch of the Tangley Park Family Centre at the old Tangley Hall building, I hope people can see we are committed improving the whole area for people of all ages.”
A pilot project last year saw an open space created around the Old White House. New picnic benches and play equipment were put in place and recycling facilities in the car park were moved to a better location.
The first phase of the new project starts this month with residents being asked their views on what a multi-use games area should encompass.
A small orchard will be planted in Dean Road, and it is envisaged landscaping improvements will be carried out around the White House. Residents will also be able to have a say on these projects.
The second stage will see the creation of a town square next to Sainsbury’s, first announced by Deputy Council Leader Geoffrey Samuel 12 months ago. The Council is hoping such investment will encourage a bank and the Post Office to open an outlet in the square.
The play area and other public facilities like benches and bins will be improved. A new green corridor will be created to link Hampton Common and Nursery Green.
The aim of the Uplift programme is to make the town a place which its residents can be proud to live in and which has a lively high street with thriving businesses.
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