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Market town near Oxford named England’s newest garden city
London: A market town that traces its roots back to Saxon invaders in the sixth century was Tuesday named as the answer to a housing crisis in the overcrowded Home Counties area of England.
Bicester will become the British government’s newest garden city as part of an initiative to create off-the-shelf cities by expanding existing towns, Xinhua reported.
Around 100 million pounds ($157 million) will be spent on roads and utilities infrastructure and loans to house buildings. It would more than double the size of the town from its current 29,000 inhabitants.
Around 13,000 new houses will be developed, all with gardens, aimed as lower-cost homes for younger families.
Garden city projects were popular in England a century ago, to be replaced in the second half of the last century by 27 “new towns” stretching from Scotland to many regions of England.
With a growing need for new homes, the British government sees garden city schemes as a way of meeting the demand. The first of a new generation of garden cities was announced earlier this year in Kent, also in the Home Counties.
Housing experts say more new towns and garden cities will be needed over the coming seven years, equivalent to the building around London of 18 Olympic Park-sized communities.
British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has championed new towns across England, saying Tuesday he hoped Bicester will be the first of “another wave” of garden cities that will help solve Britain’s housing crisis.
He said his party, the Liberal Democrats, has long argued that garden cities are an idea whose time has come again.
“This is a significant victory for the approach championed by the coalition government, where local areas put their hand up and say we want to become a garden city or garden town,” Clegg said.
“I hope many other towns will follow Bicester’s lead and we will see more garden cities spring up that have the affordable, well-designed homes with proper transport links, services and amenities, which our young families want and need,” he added.
Most of the new homes will be built on a brownfield site, once occupied by what was one of the world’s first military airfields.
The Royal Flying Corps, which later became the Royal Air Force moved onto the 0.78 square hectare site in 1917.
Bicester, 24 km from the university city of Oxford, is said to be ideally located as a commuter town, around an hour from central London and less than an hour to Heathrow Airport. With a major interchange junction on the M40 motorway, it has easy access to the capital as well as to Birmingham.
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Dr. Abhishek Verma Dedicates a Shelter in Memory of His Mother, Veena Verma, at KGMU; Inaugurated by Daughter Nicolle Verma
World-renowned business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has supported Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission. In memory of his mother, Late Veena Verma, who was a 3 term Rajya Sabha MP.
Dr. Verma dedicated a state-of-the-art free permanent shelter for the attendants of patients at KGMU Medical University, Lucknow, under the aegis of Vijay Shree Foundation. His daughter, Nicolle Verma, inaugurated the shelter.
During the event, Foodman Vishal Singh honored Nicolle Verma by presenting her with a memento. Mrs. Nidhi Sharma and Avantika Yadav, associated with the organization, welcomed her with garlands. Following this, Nicolle Verma distributed essential items to the attendants and also handed out fruits. She became emotional remembering her grandmother on her birth anniversary.
On this occasion, she also inaugurated the “Veena Verma Sevalaya” in memory of her grandmother, Veena Verma, to serve the attendants. She expressed, “I feel proud that my family is engaged in nation-building as well as social service. Today, in collaboration with Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh Ji, I feel immensely proud to dedicate this shelter for the poor, helpless, and needy attendants of patients battling serious illnesses like cancer. I am honored to be associated with the Hunger-Free World Mission for humanity.”
Inspired by the continuous humanitarian service provided by Vijay Shree Foundation over the past 17 years, Nicolle Verma donated 10 lakh rupees to support the cause. The purpose of this donation is to ensure that services continue for the needy attendants of patients suffering from severe illnesses in hospitals, as facilitated by Foodman Vishal Singh.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Abhishek Verma’s family has a legacy of public and philanthropic service. They are helping millions to carry forward the values and service work of their parents. On the occasion of his mother’s birth anniversary, Dr. Abhishek Verma dedicated this state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College to serve the attendants of patients through the Vijay Shree Foundation.
Supporting Foodman Vishal Singh’s Hunger-Free World mission, Dr. Abhishek Verma assured that he would continually support keeping this flame of humanity alive. He also promised to assist in providing medicines to the helpless patients.
Continuing her grandmother’s legacy of service, Nicolle Verma personally served food to the needy patients and attendants. She said, “It is our good fortune to have received the joy of doing this noble work today through Foodman Vishal Singh. I have taken another step forward in carrying my family’s values and cooperation by joining hands with the Vijay Shree Foundation. My father taught me to serve and help the needy, and I feel happy when I bring a smile to someone’s face.”
On the birth anniversary of the late Veena Verma, the event organizer, Vijay Shree Foundation founder Foodman Vishal Singh, said, “We feel proud and happy that Dr. Abhishek Verma, a globally renowned business tycoon, has extended his support to uplift our country from the hunger index. Today, on his mother’s birth anniversary, he inaugurated a state-of-the-art permanent shelter at Lucknow Medical College, which will always be helpful for the needy attendants of patients. It is a pleasure for me and the organization to receive the affection of Mr. Verma.”
The event was attended by General Manager Verma Family Office Hemant Garg, Sonu Rajput, and the organization’s volunteers, including Sandeep Singh, Parmeshwar Ji, Prashant Rao Gautam, Balram Singh, Ramesh Chaudhary, Suman, Jeetu, Anil, Suraj, Vinay, Manish Bhadauria, Manas Mehrotra, Vivek, Apurv, Happy, and others.
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