Let's Move To Peterborough
- Thursday, 24 April 2008
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Let's Move To Peterborough
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Why Peterborough?
Booming city
A £1 billion regeneration programme is transforming the city centre and its amenities as well as the local economy.
Cathedral of distinction
The imposing cathedral, which dates back to 655 AD, has the distinction of being the burial place for two queens, Katherine of Aragon and Mary, Queen of Scots.
The weather
East Anglia has warmer and sunnier summers than other parts of the UK and rainfall in Cambridgeshire is one of the lowest in the country.
Gateway to the Fens
The Fens are an area measuring 1,500 square miles, criss-crossed with waterways and offering endless opportunities for rambling, bird watching and water sports.
Fun and festivals
Take your pick from the Peterborough Festival, the East of England Show, the Camra beer festival, the grand Broadway theatre complex, a 13-screen cinema plus lots more.
Nene Country Park
It?s 3½ miles long, extends into the city and includes lakes with fishing, a water sports centre, playgrounds, footpaths, golf courses, a steam railway, woodland and river meadows.
5 Peterborough Parks
Keys Park
Parnwell Way, Peterborough,
Cambridgeshire PE1 4SN. 01733 562024
This mature retirement park owned by Berkeleyparks, on the outskirts of Peterborough, is only five minutes? walk from the shops, a medical practice and other amenities.
Monthly plot fee £69.80 - £135
Pinehill Park
Sawtry Way, Wyton, Huntingdon,
Cambridgeshire PE28 2DZ. 01977 519900
The hillside setting of this park, near a golf course, provides amazing views. Homes are available with garages. There are electric gates at the entrance.
Monthly plot fee £108
Oberon Park
Robin Goodfellows Lane, March,
Cambridgeshire PE15 8JH. 01223 424919
Electric security gates are a feature of the new development at Oberon, a park with 29 plots for the semi and fully retired. Garages are an option.
Monthly plot fee £90
Dukesmead Home Park
Werrington, Peterborough,
Cambridgeshire PE4 6NU. 01733 571666
There is a resident park manager at Dukesmead, which is a few hundred yards from the village of Werrington with all its amenities, including a bus service.
Monthly plot fee £73.42 - £80.70
Pioneer Park
Thorney Road, Eye, Peterborough,
Cambridgeshire PE6 7UB. 01733 222244
Resident children as well as pets are allowed at Pioneer, a park with 100 plots in the village of Eye with all its amenities within easy reach.
Monthly plot fee £80-£90
Essential city info
Council tax
April 1, 2008 ? March 31, 2009
Band A: £836.16
Local MP
Stewart Jackson, Conservative MP (Peterborough)
Tel: 01733 343190 or 020 7219 5046 (Westminster)
Email: jacksonsj@@tory.org
Crime rates
Crime statistics are per 1,000 of the population within the local authority area:
Peterborough currently has 9.2 burglaries per 1000 of the population against an English average of 4.3.
Call Back Issues on 01733 385170 to order the May 2008 issue of Park Home & Holiday Caravan for the full 'Let's Move to Peterborough' feature
