Some Useful Information

Basildon was built as a New Town in 1949 to accommodate more people moving from London and as a way of attracting Londoners to live in the countryside. Northlands Park was created in the 1970s on land that belonged to Flemore Farm. which was demolished in the 1980s.‘Northlands Park is a vast green area which consists of seventy acres of woodland, grassland and lakes. The park is well maintained and has large areas for play, it is used by a range people and specialist groups including anglers. It also plays host to the Pitsea Carnival which happens every June and has done for over fifty years. Northlands Park Neighbourhood lies in the Pitsea North West Ward of Basildon. It is a diverse community, with both traditional and non-tradition styles of social housing as well as a shopping square, primary and pre-school, housing office, adult education centre, doctors and dentist. In the area there are a number of community centres, offering a variety of activities and clubs.’

Interlock: Northlands Park Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder
This is a local government initiative to create a ‘safe, clean, healthy and thriving place to live, where people want to stay and want to move to, where people aspire to the highest levels and achieve their full potential’. It is run by a team of elected members called Northlands Park Neighbourhood Committee.