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Johnson Brothers Ltd
The depot in Manning Road, Bourne, was opened by Johnson Brothers Limited in 1965 on the site of the old brewery, retailing and servicing a wide variety of farm machinery ranging from tractors to lawn mowers and employing 13 people. Forty years later, it was decided that larger premises were needed to cope with the increasing size of farm machinery for sale and repairs and in addition, the company has been plagued by vandalism and security problems and there have been several burglaries with the theft of equipment including tractors and chainsaws worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. In July 2005, the directors therefore decided to move to a larger town centre location and negotiations were underway to sell the 1.3 acre site for development. The potential buyers were Stepnell Limited of Grantham, Lincolnshire, who planned to clear the land and build a three-storey complex of 45 apartments for elderly people with live-in care staff, a restaurant and formal gardens. The accommodation would be designed for older people who may be frail or suffering from long-term or limiting illness to maintain their independence in a supported environment. Residents would be able to lease their apartments and an allocation would be set aside for council tenants. The scheme has received approval from members of Bourne Town Council and is now the subject of a planning application to South Kesteven District Council. A public meeting was called for Friday 22nd July 2005 to enable the developers explain their proposals on behalf of Very Sheltered Housing, the organisation which will manage the project.
WRITTEN JULY 2005 See also The Manning Road sheltered housing development
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