New england holocaust memorial

0 Have your say Traffic, littering and overcrowding are some of the issues frequently associated with Millfield and New England. And despite improvements over the last decade much more is needed to be done according to Brian Gascoyne, outgoing chair of the Millfield and New England Regeneration Partnership (MANERP).In a forceful interview ahead of his final meeting as chair tonight, Mr Gascoyne takes aim at the politicians and organisations who he believes have not done enough to tackle problems in the area.He also addressed the topic of traffic which he said is particularly an issue in Lincoln Road. This is not helped by the fact that bus company Stagecoach has a station in Lincoln Road. He said: “There is massive congestion in the Millfield area, particularly in the evenings. “I would like to see part of Lincoln Road pedestrianised from Windmill Street to Oxford Road, and I would like to see the bus station made into a car park to take some of the … [Read more...] about Future of Millfield and New England ‘brighter than it’s been for years’

News / UK by Press Association 11/06/2018, 3:51 pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter Eighty years after the Kindertransport rescued 10,000 children from Nazi Europe, a group will re-trace their journey on a commemorative cycle ride. The Kindertransport was organised immediately after the anti-Jewish violence of Kristallnacht, often referred to as the Night of Broken Glass, in Germany in November 1938. An evacuation of mostly Jewish children to Britain began, with the UK government waiving the need for visas and agencies including World Jewish Relief helping to bring trainloads of children across. The first children arrived in Harwich, Essex, in December 1938 and the effort continued until war broke out nine months later. A group of 42 cyclists will retrace the route of the first journey from Berlin and the Hook of Holland, taking a ferry to Harwich before arriving at London Liverpool Street. They will start their … [Read more...] about Cyclists to retrace route of Kindertransport that saved 10,000 from Holocaust