Cllr Stuart Grantham Hartsholme Division

24/10/2026

🧹 Taking action to tackle litter in Hartsholme! ♻️

Last Saturday, during my street surgery, I spoke with residents on Sixfields Close who raised concerns about litter in the streets and around Heron’s.

Today, Bob, our prospective Reform UK candidate for Hartsholme, and I went out to tackle the problem ourselves. 💪 We collected 4 bags of rubbish, and Heron’s kindly took the rubbish away for us. A big thank you to their team! 👏🗑️

There is still more litter to clear, so we’ll be returning to continue the clean-up. I’ll also be contacting the City Council to ask for more litter-picking support in the area and speaking with the local school about helping educate students on the importance of putting rubbish in the bin.

🏡 Our neighbourhood deserves to be clean, tidy and looked after. We’ve made a start, but we’re not stopping here!

24/10/2026

🇬🇧 OUR VETERANS DESERVE RESPECT — NOT POLITICAL GAMES. 🌺🎖️

Hamish Falconer, Labour MP for Lincoln, voted IN FAVOUR of the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill on 20 October 2026. 🇬🇧

📜 What does the Bill mean?

The Bill reforms how deaths and serious injuries from the Troubles are investigated, including removing the previous conditional immunity scheme and allowing investigations to proceed under the new framework. Although the Government has introduced safeguards for veterans, concerns remain about the prospect of former service personnel facing investigations decades after serving their country.

🎖️ Our veterans served under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. They deserve fairness, dignity and proper legal protections, alongside justice for victims and their families.

🌺 OUR VETERANS DESERVE RESPECT — NOT POLITICAL GAMES.

💙 We stand with our veterans and their families.

🇬🇧

23/10/2026

🎉 Council grant supports year-round events at Moorland Community Centre 🎉

We’ve awarded £5,000 to charity CVS to support a year of family activities at Moorland Community Centre in Lincoln - the latest successful award from the Strategic Grant Fund.

Starting with Halloween arts, crafts and a family movie event, the programme will include Christmas activities, half-term fun, Easter theatre and a summer community celebration. 🌟

Cllr Stuart Grantham, county councillor for Hartsholme division, said: “This funding will help bring people together, reduce isolation, support family wellbeing and give children opportunities to learn, play and make happy memories close to home.

“In addition to this I’ve also been delighted to allocate £2,000 from the councillor divisional grant scheme to support the home education group that runs from the Moorland Centre too.”

Follow Moorland Community Centre - Lincoln for more details.

Read more about this story on our website 👉 https://bit.ly/4slJ9cQ

19/10/2026

🚧 Here is the proposed two-year programme of road and pavement improvements for Hartsholme Division.

All schemes are subject to funding confirmation and approval.

📅 2027/28

Road improvements
• Kilburn Crescent – micro-surfacing
• Leighton Crescent – micro-surfacing
• Walford Drive – micro-surfacing
• Fulmar Road – surface dressing
• Moorland Avenue – resurfacing

Pavement improvements
• Fulmar Road – micro-surfacing
• Belton Avenue – reconstruction
• Constable Avenue – reconstruction

📅 2028/29

Road improvements
• Fulmar Road – resurfacing

Pavement reconstruction
• Ashby Avenue
• Foston Crescent
• Scampton Avenue
• Hemswell Avenue
• Scotton Drive
• Bennington Close
• Gunby Avenue

📍 Skellingthorpe Road

Road reconstruction towards the level crossing is proposed for 2029/30, subject to funding and approval. This would provide an opportunity to review pavement and drainage improvements as part of a combined scheme.

Patching and treatment of suitable pavement sections are also planned for the next financial year, 2027/28, subject to funding and approval.

I will continue to follow up on these proposals and share updates as funding and timings become clearer.

17/10/2026

🗑️ Bins, Cleaner Streets! Keeping Hartsholme Tidy! 🐕

I’m out and about in Hartsholme today, and I’m pleased to share some good news for our community! Following my request to City Council officers, we now have redistributed bins in key locations, including Sixfield Close, outside Jarvis House near the bus stop and on Doddington Road near the Birchwood Avenue junction.

Previously, there was some confusion about which bins could be used for different types of waste. I’m pleased to confirm that all public litter bins, whether black or red, can now be used for general litter and dog waste.

Following my request, City Council officers have also carried out a survey of bins across Hartsholme Ward. They identified some bins that were not being fully utilised and redistributed them to areas where more rubbish was being left on the ground.

This is a practical step towards making sure bins are positioned where residents need them most.

Please use the public bins provided for your general litter and dog waste, and help us keep Hartsholme clean, tidy and a place we can all be proud of!

As your local councillor, I’ll continue working to tackle local issues and deliver practical improvements for our community.

15/10/2026

We’ve listened to your concerns about congestion around the Birchwood Avenue and Doddington Road junction works.

Unfortunately, these works are unavoidable, but we’re doing what we can to reduce their impact.

From tomorrow, we’re changing the traffic management arrangements to help improve traffic flow and reduce delays.

We’ll continue working with our partners and contractors to minimise disruption.

Thank you for your patience. Please visit the link below to read full details of the amendments we are making.

https://www.lincoln.gov.uk/news/article/506/changes-to-traffic-management-to-help-reduce-congestion-around-charterholme-works

14/10/2026

12/10/2026

Welcome to the Greater Lincolnshire Combined Council Authority.

05/10/2026

🎉 £7,000 to support local families, learning and community activities!

I’m delighted to support £2,000 in councillor funding to cover the Home Education Group’s room hire, providing a space where children can learn, build friendships and enjoy activities, while parents connect and support one another.

A further £5,000 from the Councillor Community Strategic Fund will support an exciting programme of planned family activities:

🎃 Halloween arts and crafts and a showing of Hocus Pocus.
🎄 A Christmas party, with food, dancing, games and activities.
🎅 A Christmas family day with Santa, theatrical interactions, arts and crafts.
🌿 February half-term nature activities with Green Synergy.
🐰 Easter fun with Rhubarb Theatre’s Wonderland of Games.
🐝 May half-term activities featuring Pif Paf’s Bee Cart street theatre touring around Moorland ward.
☀️ A summer community event!

This funding will help bring people together, reduce isolation, support family wellbeing and give children opportunities to learn, play and make happy memories close to home. ❤️

Thank you to the groups, volunteers and organisations helping make this possible.

Moorland Community Centre - Lincoln Lincolnshire County Council City of Lincoln Council

28/09/2026

📢 Update on Residents’ Concerns: Birchwood Avenue / Doddington Road Junction

Many residents have contacted me about the planned installation of traffic lights at the Birchwood Avenue/Doddington Road junction and the disruption the works will cause. I asked for the works to be paused, but the City Council and Lindum have said they cannot agree due to planning requirements, contractual commitments, and cost implications linked to the Charterholme housing development.

📝 Planning Background
Condition 58 of the Charterholme planning permission requires improvements to this junction. Lincolnshire County Council Highways originally raised concerns about the development’s traffic impact. When the spine road was later brought forward, the City Council and Lindum proposed amending the junction requirement. However, Lincolnshire County Council Highways and National Highways did not support that change, so the application was withdrawn and the original condition remained in force.

🔍 Information I Am Now Seeking
I am waiting for Lincolnshire County Council Highways to explain its position. Specifically, I want to understand:

❓ Why it did not support the proposed change once the spine road was included

❓ Why traffic lights are still considered necessary

❓ Why its position appears inconsistent, especially given that Lincolnshire County Council Highways itself objected to traffic lights during the early stages of Condition 58

Residents deserve a clear, transparent explanation.

⚠️ Concerns About Consultation
I also believe both local authorities have let residents down. From what I have seen, residents were not given a meaningful opportunity to comment on the final traffic‑light design. I now have a copy of the final plan, provided today during an on‑site meeting with Lindum and City Council officers, and I will share this publicly so residents can see exactly what is proposed.

🗣️ Improving How Residents Are Involved
I have made recommendations to both councils about improving how residents are involved in decisions and how major changes are communicated. There must be greater public consultation when schemes reach the point of construction, so residents can see the actual plans, raise concerns, and—if necessary—ensure those schemes are changed before works begin.