Cllr Mark A Kirk

Work is progressing on the new Baths Hall with asbestos removal and demolition work due today. I met with the Town ward councillors, Mashook Ali and Darrell Barkworth, plus the MP Elliot Morley, last week when we inspected the work to see how it was progressing.

The latest works will clear the site of all buildings except the original 1930s front that faces onto Doncaster Road in Scunthorpe. This part of the building is to be retained and incorporated into the new entertainment venue. All suitable parts of the removed buildings will be crushed and re-used on the site to fill the two former swimming pool areas. Immediately following this stage, work will commence on-site to remove contamination as a result of the sites former use as a gas works.

It is exciting to witness the Baths Hall developing and changing into the unique entertainment venue the council is committed to providing for the area. The new venue will cater for all audiences and will be a venue that residents of North Lincolnshire can be proud of.

As part of a critical research study, local people and businesses are being encouraged to email through their stories of how the Humber Bridge and its tolls impact on their lives. North Lincolnshire Council has part funded a study into the impact tolls have on the region and Colin Buchanan are now inviting people to email them with their comments.

How does the bridge and the present level of tolls affect where you live, work, shop, go to college, and go out for an evening? Has the toll prevented you from taking up a job, college place or health appointment on the other side of the water?  Anyone who has a personal account is encouraged to email in their views and make them count.

I would urge as many people as possible to email humberbridge@cbuchanan.co.uk and say how the bridge tolls impact their lives. It is important we get as many people as possible to get their message across.

People and businesses have until the end of July to respond and all responses will be treated as confidential.

As I have been out and about in the region I have been delighted with the way some of our gardens and parks look.

There have been letters in the Telegraph saying the same thing and when the sun shines they all look fantastic. They are something we should all be proud of.

I would like to thank everyone involved for making our parks and gardens such wonderful places to visit.

The Yorkshire & Humber put on Business week were a number of events were put on throughout the region on Tues I went to Bridlington were the Spar building was being launched after being revamped it really is beautiful and worth a visit

GORDEN RAMSEY SPEAKING AT THE SPAR

Gorden was guest speaker and was f##king good Whoops you do pick up some bad habits too

the next day I went to Briggate lodge where the Humber chemical and renewable energy conference was been held

Then on Friday it was to Hull KC stadium were a line up of key speakers addressed top business from the Humber region

PHIL ASHBY (EX ROYAL MARINE)                                        

 TOM REARDON (CH EX YORKSHIRE FORWARD)

GEORGE FORMAN LEAN & MEAN                

 PAUL SEWELL PUNCHING HIS WEIGHT ABOVE FOR THE REGION

ELL MACPHERSON (MODEL/ENTREPRENEUR)    

SIR BOB GELDOF (WORKING FOR POLITOCAL JUSTICE )

All were great speakers and all had a story to tell on how to succeed

      IT'S PUZZERLING BUT FUN FOR KIDS AND ALL

Last Fri Sat Sun I went to Dortmund in Germany with fellow  board members from Crosby pathfinder to meet with other communitys from the EU to learn and give best practice 

CHESS LYN STEVE COOLING DOWN BY THE FOUNTAIN

       PAT HAVING A JOKE WITH AFZEL LOOKING ON

  AFZEL AND ME VISITIED A NUMBER OF FAITH BUILDINGS

WE TALKED TO THE TURKISH TEACHER IN THE MOSQUE

After talking with all the faiths we found that there was a common agreement that all buildings were a place of worship and prayer that could be used by anyone 

       THIS WAS AWESOME AS THEY ALL WERE 

   LILLIAN FROM THE NETHERLANDS A NEW FRIEND

After returning to the UK we belive that we all brought some thing back that will make us stronger to help make Crosby a better place to live work and play