“I am very conscious of the honour
and privilege that my Council colleges have given me in electing me Mayor of St
Neots for the coming year and I will be working very hard to continue the
standard my predecessor and indeed my predecessors have set. Whilst the Town Council has achieved many
things over the last two years, such as refurbishing the South Street
lavatories, running the largest and most successful Queen’s jubilee
celebrations in the area, improved the cemetery extension and taken burials in
house together with improving and extending play areas and generally
keeping the town neat and tidy, the
Council will not rest on its laurels however and we intend to make the Loves
Farm Community Centre a priority and discussions to take the whole thing over
have started with Huntingdonshire District Council.
We will endeavour to increase the footfall at
the Priory Centre and at the Eatons community centre and to continue
improvements already started. There are
still many initiatives to start bringing to the fore and I will be promoting
these as often as possible. One of my
many aims is to convince H.D.C. planners together with developers that
employment needs are essential to the town.
Both seem to be concentrating on the Alconbury Enterprise scheme and as
huge and important as it is to the district my main concern is to reduce the
outward commuting from St Neots. Areas
of development in St Neots put aside for employment have consequently been
changed and houses built instead. I will
be campaigning strongly for that not to happen in the new development in
Wintringham Park south of Loves Farm.
Those industrial buildings that have been built or become vacant within
St Neots have very quickly been taken up or reoccupied which tells me that
there is indeed a need and a science park type development in Wintringham Park
would, I believe, be a great asset. Full
employment and a thriving high street are among my aims.
I will also work closely with and
support youth organisations and the mentally & physically disadvantaged
children groups and schools. I have many
other ideas and desires for the town but I will temper my enthusiasm so that I
can achieve my aims for the organisations and charities I have already
mentioned.”
Cllr Andrew Hansard
Mayor of St Neots
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