I'd like to wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year!

I attended the following Fylde Borough Council meetings at the back end of last year:

• 2nd November 2021: Environment, Health and Housing
• 29th November 2021: Carbon Neutral Group
• 2nd December: Chanukah ceremony
• 6th December 2021: Full Council
• 21st December 2021: Licensing panel  

I was made aware of, and progressed, the following Resident's problems:

• Seating at the Cenotaph in Lytham
• Folkestone Road pothole
• Harwich Road patchwork tarmac
• Pavements and trees
• Fly-tipping
• Condition of the Shell garage site
• Proposed totem sign (18ft high and 6ft wide) outside a local shop

In particular I was involved in the on-going issue of the Blackpool North Playing Fields as follows:

• No new Play Area yet but there may be good news before the summer – keep everything crossed!
• There was a proposal to move the Play Area to a site near the road - as it turned out, this would have required Planning permission and meant even more delays. I opposed this option on behalf of the neighbouring residents.
• The toilets in the changing rooms are in dire need of replacement – temporary repairs have not solved the problem. There are also no doors on the showers. Adults and children using these facilities deserve better!
• St Anne's Football Club will be celebrating their 50 year Anniversary this year. The pitches require leveling, fertilising and verti-draining on a regular basis. Let's hope that the pitches, changing rooms and Play Area will be regenerated soon.

I will continue to represent the interests of our Kilnhouse residents and look forward to giving you another progress update in February.

(Cllr Karen Henshaw's Biography can be found here)