On Monday 12th December, second year geographers braved
icy conditions to go on a fieldtrip to new urban developments in
Northamptonshire.
After a series of lectures about postwar urban
development/expansion policies, the fieldtrip allowed students to visit Mawsley
village: a new village development near Kettering. Students completed a guided
walk of the village, in search of evidence of community development,
accessibility, safety, design/architecture and village identity.
Rob Bailey, Chair of the Mawsley Villagers’ Association,
was kind enough to join us for a Q&A session in the village community
centre (warm and comfortable!) Rob provided some fascinating insights about:
• the
development of community spirit and identity in a new village;
• pros and
cons of living in a ‘new village’;
• ‘waves’ of
housing development in the village;
• plan for,
and responses to, future development on the site.
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| Members of the Geography class meeting Rob Bailey (Chair of the Mawsley Villagers' Association) |
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