Star Trek hero visits Peterborough

Distinguished English actor and international film star, Patrick Stewart OBE, has been finding out about new homes and community plans for the Peterborough village of Helpston.

Patrick, best known for his role as Star Trek’s Jean-Luc Picard, chatted with directors of Stamford Homes during his recent visit to the city – in his capacity as one of the patrons of the John Clare Trust, where he officially opened a new weather station.

Stamford Homes is building a range of 42 new homes at the Poet’s Corner development on the edge of the village – with the first completions due next Summer.

As part of the planning application, the Peterborough-based new homes builder will contribute more than £300,000 as part of the local authority 106 Agreement to be spent on education and community facilities.

A contribution to the John Clare Trust, which works to maintain the famous local poet’s cottage as a centre of historical and cultural importance, will also be made towards match funding for educational projects at the cottage.

Stamford Homes regional sales and marketing director Peter Bond said: “We were delighted to be invited to the John Clare Cottage and it was a real honour to meet Patrick as well seeing first hand some of the great work being carried out by the Trust.”