Ossett Civic Trust - Newsfile 2009

NOVEMBER 7th: We do love to be beside the seaside! - Ossett Civic Trust's trip to Blackpool.

OCTOBER 30th: Latest edition of the Ossett Civic Trust newsletter OSSETTtimes is published.

AUGUST 30th: During Ossett Through the Ages and Ossett Gala, Ossett Civic Trust invited the public to write down on our stall what they would like to see improved in our town. Here are results in order of responses.

Railway Station

Swimming Pool

Free Parking on Market Days

Sports Centre with changing facilities

Road repairs are desperate

Public toilets needed

Longer shop opening hours (Sat pm)

Improved pavement sweeping

Finish precinct

More use of town centre precinct

Better road signs to town and centre

Wider bus links from Ossett

More for youth to do

Upgrade parks and play equipment

Go-kart track

More Police on the beat

To re-site the Recycle Bins

Improve Town Hall and stage equipment for wider use

Wanted - Shoe shop

Wanted - Baker

Wanted - Farm shop

A number simply said - Ossett is a great place to live. Thank you for your responses.

JULY 16th: Ossett Civic Trust's Peter Savage attended the Community Foundation event hosted by Anne Sloman OBE and The Bishop of Wakefield at The Marquee, Bishop's Lodge, Wakefield. The event 'A Celebration of Grassroots Grants' was attended by groups who have received grants, sponsors and businesses.

JULY 11th: Wakefield MP Mary Creagh joins in with Ossett Civic Trust chair Ruth Amos in helping to promote local shopping in Ossett. Mary bought one of the Ossett Civic Trust shopping bags at the Ossett Gala.

JULY 6th: Ossett Civic Trust produces the 'Ossett Shopper' bag.

JULY 6th: Rev Paul Maybury looks at the history and current restoration of Holy Trinity Church. Click here for the full story...

JULY 6th: Ossett may get a railway station if the newly promised spending for public transport goes ahead. For more than two years Ossett Civic Trust has been lobbying for a station in Ossett on the line from Kirkgate to Mirfield. Ossett is one of 40 sites proposed for new park and ride stations by the Association of Train Operating Companies. If spending is granted then the new rail links would be built over five to ten years.

JULY 6th: We are pleased to report that pressure from Ossett Civic Trust and other groups has persuaded Highways Department to lessen the dangers to pedestrians and cars created by the recent traffic calming measures along The Green. Highways have confirmed that nine amendments are to be made to the measures and Horbury Road will also be re-surfaced. We support measures where necessary to improve road safety.

MARCH 17th: Latest edition of the Ossett Civic Trust newsletter OSSETTtimes is published.