Residents and the local business community are being invited to shape the future of Longton Fire Station.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is planning to rebuild the station on Uttoxeter Road. A consultation event is being held at the fire station on Thursday 27th January where attendees can contribute to discussions.
Longton is one of 11 fire stations that has been selected to be rebuilt under a £50 million private finance initiative (PFI) scheme. A separate, earlier PFI project is currently underway with ten fire stations being rebuilt.
[Station Manager, Andy Leedham said] “This is fantastic news for Longton and the surrounding areas. We are still in the early stages of planning this new station, but our vision for all of these new fire stations is to make them community embracing.
“We already have a brand new community fire station under construction in Hanley, Sandyford Community Fire Station opened a couple of months ago and Burslem Fire Station is currently undergoing refurbishment also.
“The consultation event will give the public and members of local organisations the chance to influence the shape of the new station with regards to its design and how it is used.”[/quote]
Partners, businesses and local residents are invited to attend sessions from either 3pm ““ 5pm or 6pm-8pm.
Longton firefighters, members of the Northern Service delivery Group and the PFI project team will be at the events and will be available to answer questions.
Interested parties who are unable to attend the event but would like more information regarding the development at Longton Fire Station should ring 01785 898671 or email pfiproject@staffordshirefire.gov.uk.
The 11 fire stations due to be rebuilt are: Longton, Stone, Burton-on-Trent, Chase Terrace, Codsall, Kinver, Lichfield, Leek, Penkridge, Ashley and Rugeley.
To book a free Home Fire Risk Check contact: 0800 0241 999. For all other non emergency enquiries contact: 08451 22 11 55 or log onto: www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk or www.direct.gov.uk/firekills. In an emergency dial 999.
Nice one, the Sandyford Fire Station is a really asset to the community as well, so I hope they can build that into the longton station.
To give you an idea of the designs the fire station have been working to, have a look at the interior shots or the Exterior of Sandyford fire station
How is the new fire station on the Mitchell road an ‘asset to the community’?
How is this an increased benefit compared to the existing fire stations that have put out every fire since they were built?
Of what benefit are the firemen giving that they didn’t previously give and what has this to do with the new ‘asset’ building?
When you say £50m, don’t you meant £125m?
After all, PFI is expected to milk the tax payer.
I can remember the old Longton Fire Station across the road from the old bus station in Longton. Its strang to think of the one in Normacot being closed and knocked down, I somehow class it as relativly new.
When I lived around there, I use to have a right good giggel with the firemen, right good bunch they are. One time when they where on strick I went up show my surport to the lads on the pickett line there. They had a fire going in one of them oil drum things. ‘Jesus lads,’ I said ‘should you be doing this, they are on strick you know’.
Anyway, good to hear they are getting a new station. Money well spent is what I say.
Gary, I never mentioned Firemen, I was talking about the fire station. The place has facilities galore for locals to use. Your line of questioning seems very confrontational.
But whilst you bring it up, the local firemen are on their down time getting stuck into community life as well, and helping in numerous project. As well as providing meeting space, the firemen are also offering expertise and advise to local adults and children alike.
Hence it being an asset to the local community. The Sandyford station isn’t just a fire station, forward thinking has provided a place for local communities to come and use some of the facilities provided.
Sensibly they are looking to partner with West Midlands Ambulance service allowing rapid response units to be based there, and space for community police officers.