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As Brooklea health centre seems rather short of space, would it make sense to
see if there any services they offer that could be run at Wicklea?
I wonder if there's room for residents who live locally to parks to form a kind
of Park Watch initiative. Could be like Neighbourhood Watch. Obviously,
residents should avoid involvement in any altercations, but people could
develop a walkabout rota such that a group of no fewer than 5 adults could
volunteer to walk through and around the park each night (at random times to
confuse young people!). If the group carried the contact details for the
community policing team then any anti-social behaviour / concerns could be
reported quickly. Surely there must at least be enough dog owners in the area
that they could agree to walk their dogs en masse and thus kill 2 birds with
one stone? Given that the city does not, realistically, have the resources to
patrol and secure parks, then it's up to us to provide surveillance and
security - to demonstrate that the parks belong to and are the responsibility
of all of us.
Might be useful for those concerned for Langton Park to contact the Friends of
Arnos Park to network on this issue. You could then reach out to residents
around Victory Park as they feel very vulnerable and haven't really been able
to organise themselves into a strong collective.
Community Action Plan for Brislington (July 2008) - evaluation
I am Stephen Hewitt and I have been asked to carry out an evaluation of the
Community Action Plan for Brislington by the City Council's Sustainable City
Team. I was the Chief Executive at the Hartcliffe and Withywood Community
Partnerhip (HWCP) and have previously worked on the SRB2 scheme in Knowle West,
in the local plan team at Bristol City Council, for Rochdale's planning and
neighbiourhood services and Greater Manchester Council.
I very interested in your views on the Community Action Plan for Brislington,
any experience of the planning process, what has been acheived and any lessons
(good and bad) for future neighbourhood planning in Brislingtom and other
neighbourhoods in Bristol.
If possible could you post any comments by 31 January 2009 and order them
around the following themes (I appreciate that not everything will be relevant
to everybody so comment as you can/like):
1. About you - who you are, where you live, involvement in the community action
plan etc
2. Why have a community plan? - what do you think a community plan is? what do
you like about the concept? what do you hope it will achieve? what
reservations, concerns, fears did you have? what constraints were there? what
is Brislington? etc
3. The planning process? - what did you think of the process? what was your
involvement? was there anybody who should have been involved, but weren't? what
was Bristol City Council's role? what did you think of their role? what
happened? what worked? what didn't work? etc
4. The community action plan itself - what do you think of the format of the
plan? what do you think of the contents of the plan? what do you think of its
ambition? etc
5. Next steps - what happens next? do you think the plan be implemented? how
will it be implemented? how will progress be monitored? etc
6. Lessons for the future - are you pleased with what has been done? was it
worth the effort? what were the main achievements of the community action plan
and the process to produce it? what have you learnt? - good and bad - if you
were going to do it all again, what would you do differently? if a local
resident from another area was to ask you about producing a community action
plan, what would you say? etc
7. Any other comments
If you want to speak to me directly then ring me on 0117 922 2756.
To better communicate among the leaders of current and proposed neighbourhood Issues Forums and those working to build local "e-democracy" in Bristol (particularly from a "citizen-up" perspective), E-Democracy.Org is setting up a special online group. If you would like to be an "e" member of that group, please drop us a note mentioning the neighbourhood forum you are active with or would like to start or any organisation you work with that is engaged in local "e-democracy" efforts. Individuals willing to volunteer time, particularly in the area of outreach and forum recruitment, are highly encouraged to join us. Drop a note with "Bristol Team Please" in the subject to: <email obscured> or http://e-democracy.org/contact Thanks, Steven Clift E-Democracy.Org
I guess it's a matter of making the park secure as far as car access goes;
there are several gaps in the fences & hedges that surround the park which, if
repaired, would solve a lot of the problems with cars getting onto the park.
(see attached picture)
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Unfortunately this is an issue that just wont go away. I have spoken to the
warden a few times about the dog mess around the Montrose Park, Wick Rd area &
he has done his best i.e. putting up extra signage. But there isnt much he can
do without catching them in the act.
For what its worth the poo near us is generally of fairly similar in
appearence, he believes that its two or three dog owners that make most the
mess and in my case one particularly anti-social person who walks their dog
past our house. To say the least I am angry about it & I hope I dont catch them
in the act as I would not react well.
These people need to be identified, fined and publically shamed
Everywhere you walk at the moment in Brislington appears to be covered in dogs
mess, what's wrong with people? Areas such as Hollywood Road, Sherwell Road,
Jean Road and Sandy Park. It's not the Council's fault (as many would say),
it's local residents who are too lazy and ignorant to clear it up. Why should
I have to clear it up and continually wash down my childs pushchair nearly
everytime we go out for a walk? Please, if you own a dog be responsible and
clear it up!
I've spoken to Dog Wardens on this issue, they are fed up with the POO (that's
putting it politely) people in this area are leaving on THEIR/OUR streets!
Subject: Comment on council budget proposals on Ask Bristol. Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:18:34 +0000 From: Public Consultation <consultation@bristol.gov.uk> To: Public Consultation <consultation@bristol.gov.uk> Dear Ask Bristol member, Budget We would like to hear your views on our draft budget proposals for the next financial year. The cabinet has announced their budget proposals for a 'prudent and responsible budget' with a council tax increase of 3.5% - http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/press-releases/2008/dec/draftbudget0910.en Visit http://www.askbristol.com/viewfinder.php where you can see the full budget proposals, join the discussion forum and complete the online form. The deadline for your views is 15 Feb 2009 to enable them to be reported to a meeting of all our councillors on 24 Feb. We also plan to take your interim views to cabinet on 2 Feb, so please get your views in early for this. Both these meetings will be webcast (broadcast live over the internet) at www.bristol.gov.uk/webcast . You could also choose to make a representation (statement, question, petition) at these meetings - see http://www.bristol.gov.uk/representations Sustainable travel select committee There is still time to submit your comment about walking that will be presented to the sustainable travel select committee next Wednesday. You will also be able to see a webcast of this meeting. To get you thinking about walking there is a link to a website that has been set up with our partners at Bristol PCT. It allows you to plan your walking journey by providing a map, telling you how far it is, how long it will take, the C02 emissions you will save by walking instead of using motorised forms of transport. It even tells you how many calories you will burn! If you need motivation to travel by foot there is also a link to a calculator which tells you how many mince pies you can treat yourself, as a result of burning calories when you choose to walk!! Best wishes, Anna Find out more about our work at www.bristol.gov.uk/consultation Contact us at: Bristol City Council Consultation Team Tel: +44 117 922 2848 Fax: +44 117 922 2948 email: <email obscured>
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It's hard to understand why this story should suddenly turn up - the link was considered for a potential rapid transit line from Whitchurch a couple of years ago, but then dropped in favour of a shortlist starting with the Ashton Vale route, and continuing with one from Hengrove to the Northern Fringe. The public consultation about the Ashton Vale has just ended, but seems unlikely to have any influence anyway - long before it finished the West of England Partnership <A HREF="http://www.westofengland.org/media/80511/item7-progressreviewdraftapp1.pdf">made it clear</A> that they're going ahead with a bid next year. The Hengrove bid follows a year later. Meanwhile, back in the railway cutting, the plan to build a major road is still moving ahead. It will certainly attract a lot of traffic, either trying to avoid the A4 congestion or else coming down St Philips Causeway and heading off toward the south west by way of the new South Bristol Link (which is another story!). The bid for the road is scheduled to go in to the government within two years. Oddly, it may first become a cycle path - it's one of three routes announced as part of the <A HREF="http://www.bristol.gov.uk/committee/2008/ua/ua000/1030_8.pdf">Cycling City package</A>. That bit sounds good to me, at least until the juggernauts roll through - though there are worries that Cycling City could finish up paying the full costs of the land for the road link. There's more on that on my <A HREF="http://stockwoodpete.blogspot.com/2008/11/cycling-city-to-pay-for-major-road.html">blog</A>
Welcome to the fourth Neighbourhood Partnership e-bulletin produced by Voscur on behalf of the ChangeUp Consortium. Please pass this information on to anyone else in your organisation, or friends who may find it useful. This e-bulletin is sent out on the third Monday in May, July, September, November, January and March. If you would like to include any news or information in the Neighbourhood Partnership e-bulletin, please contact Matthew Symonds at the Voscur office on 0117 909 9949 or email: mailto:matthew@voscur.org The deadline for news items you would like to be included in the Neighbourhood Partnership e-bulletin is 5.00 pm on the following dates in 2009 ? 16 January and 13 March, 15 May, 17 July and 18 September ****************************************************** Contents: ::: STOP PRESS ::: ::: NEWS ::: ::: DATES OF NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIP MEETINGS ::: ::: CONSULTATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS ::: ::: LOCAL COMMUNITY DIARY ::: ::: NOTICEBOARD ::: ::: RESOURCES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS ::: ::: FEEDBACK ::: ::: UNSUBSCRIBE OR UPDATE YOUR DETAILS ::: ::: STOP PRESS ::: VISION FOR NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIPS SET OUT Councillor Terry Cook, Executive Member for Neighbourhoods and Involvement, set out Bristol City Council?s vision for Neighbourhood Partnerships (NP) at the NP Seminar on 10 November. If you missed it you can watch the Voscur Videocast of Terry Cook's speech here: http://www.voscur.org/brispartnership/np#events, NEW NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIPS LAUNCH Two new Neighbourhood Partnerships (NP) will be launched in November taking the total number of partnerships up to 13. Bishopston, Cotham and Redland Neighbourhood Partnership launch will take place on Thursday 20 November*. Cabot, Clifton & Clifton East Neighbourhood Partnership launch will take place on Tuesday 25 November*. PARTNERSHIP LAUNCH DRAWS A CROWD! The new Neighbourhood Partnership for Henleaze, Stoke Bishop and Westbury-on-Trym was successfully launched on Thursday 6 November. 115 people attended a packed meeting where local councillors spoke of their ambition for the partnership and a range of service providers collected issues and problems from residents and businesses as the starting point for the Partnership Action Plan. The Launch Report will be published in mid November*. *See dates of Neighbourhood Partnerships below for full details of meetings. ::: NEWS ::: NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIP RESIDENTS FORUM The next meeting of the Neighbourhood Partnership Residents' Forum supporting residents involved with their local partnership is on Saturday 22 November 10 ? 12.30pm (including lunch) at the Greenway Centre, Doncaster Road, Southmead, BS10 5PY. The meeting will look at what is a ?Thriving Neighbourhood? in advance of the State of The City conference on 2 December and give you opportunity to question Cllr Terry Cook the Executive Councillor with responsibility for Neighbourhood Partnerships and Graham Simms the newly appointed Strategic Director for Neighbourhoods. To find out more contact Matthew Symonds on 0117 909 9949 or email: mailto:matthew@voscur.org or visit http://www.voscur.org/brispartnership/np ST GEORGE COMMUNITY CENTRE NEEDS YOUR VOTES! Bristolians are being urged to get behind a local community centre which is bidding for a share of National Lottery cash. Meadow Vale Community Centre in St George is among eight projects shortlisted in the South West region category of the Big Lottery Fund's ?People?s Millions? which will be decided by a TV vote on November 27, 2008. To find out more visit: http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/press-releases/2008/oct/city-community-centre-bids-for-big-lottery-cash.en DO YOU KNOW SITES SUITABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT IN BRISTOL? Bristol City Council wants to involve you in considering how land in Bristol might be developed in the future and would like you to help them to identify land or buildings that you think could be developed or put to a different use. This is an important opportunity to suggest land and/or buildings where change could take place. Find out more about the Site Specific allocations consultation on the Voscur website at: http://www.voscur.org/brispartnership#consultations%20and%20campaigns CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED FOR IMPROVED RAIL SERVICE Friends Of Suburban Railways Bristol (FOSBR) have launched a post card writing campaign urging the West of England Transport Executive to include a passenger rail service on the Portishead line and the Henbury loop in the South West Regional Assembly funding bid. The deadline for sending postcards is Friday 21 November. To find out more or to print your own postcard visit: http://www.fosbr.org.uk/ NEW BOOK SERVES UP A FEAST A Community Cookbook was launched on 24 October 2008 to celebrate different cultures living in east Bristol. A Taste of the World from One Community features 31 recipes from 26 countries represented in the Barton Hill New Deal for Communities area as well as Easton and Whitehall. The recipes ranging from Asian pakoras to a New Zealand pavlova have all been submitted by local residents and people working in the area. The recipes have often been passed down through generations ? and some have never been written down before. To find out more and download the book visit: http://www.ndcbristol.co.uk/?page_id=449 PILOT SCHEME BRINGS A RANGE OF IMPROVEMENTS TO BRISTOL HOME-OWNERS Homeowners in Bristol who are struggling to maintain the condition of their property in the current financial climate are being offered a helping hand by the city council. A new scheme being launched this month will bring a range of home improvement products to private properties to ensure they are decent, warm and secure. The scheme will be piloted firstly to around 1,200 properties in Windmill Hill West and Greenbank and then will move on to other areas. For more details visit: http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/press-releases/2008/nov/pilot-scheme-brings-a-range-of-improvements-to-bristol-home-owners.en NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIP WORKING HELPS SAVE JOBCENTRE The Jobcentre Plus office in Shirehampton has been reprieved from closure after local people and organisations responded to the consultation, to oppose the closure. The newly established Neighbourhood Partnership for Avonmouth and Kingsweston Wards met Rachel Jones, the District manager for Jobcentre Plus and presented her with strong reasons to rethink the proposal. Rachel Jones has now decided to keep the Shire Jobcentre open for four days a week, from Monday to Thursday. To find our more visit: http://www.shire.org.uk/shire.php?edition=442 HOW TO BUILD STRONG COMMUNITIES IN BRISTOL? NEW RESEARCH SHOWS THE WAY Are you trying to foster community ties in your neighbourhood? Does your street seem more isolated than ever before? Research into community cohesion carried out in Bristol has some answers as to how we can begin to rebuild our local communities. Joshua Hart, a planning researcher at UWE is available to come and present his research to Bristol community groups. This is a valuable opportunity to hear about practical research that impacts on your neighbourhood. To find out more contact Joshua Hart by email: mailto:velorution@yahoo.com or phone 0753 113 4666. SHOPS IN KNOWLE WEST GO PLASTIC BAG FREE Two shops on Filwood Broadway - Broadbury Butchers and General Store - have stopped giving out plastic bags for a two-week trial as part of a campaign to make Knowle West a plastic bag free zone. The customers at the Butchers and General Store will now be offered four ways of carrying their shopping home: 1. Buy a cloth bag for 50p, 2. Buy a biodegradable bag made from corn starch/potato starch for 5p, 3. Re-use one of the donated second hand carrier bags found inside the shop or donate some of their old bags from home, 4. Bring their own bag, or manage without. After the two-week trial it?s hoped that other shops in the area will take on the plastic bag free challenge! For more details visit: http://www.kwmc.org.uk/index.php?article=282&department=5 NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIP NEWSLETTER HELPS SPREAD THE WORD The Neighbourhood Partnership (NP) in St George East and West has published its first newsletter to help raise awareness in the community about what the partnership has achieved so far and what it plans to do in the future. As well as containing news it also has useful contact details, dates of meetings and a column from one resident involved in the NP. To see the St George NP newsletter visit: http://www.voscur.org/system/files/issue+1.pdf BRISTOL LAUNCHES TREE SPONSORSHIP SCHEME The new tree sponsorship scheme was designed in response to local people asking for more trees to be planted in the city. Bristol?s tree sponsorship scheme launch has been timed to link in with National Tree Week, which heralds the beginning of the tree-planting season. For more information visit: http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Environment-Planning/Parks-and-open-spaces/trees-for-bristol.en?page=5 ::: DATES OF NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIP MEETINGS ::: Neighbourhood Partnership meetings are open to any resident or local group to attend. Key to meetings SG = Steering group meeting, OM = Open Meeting L = Launch meeting The dates of meetings coming up are: *** EAST BRISTOL *** (OM) BRISLINGTON EAST AND BRISLINGTON WEST (BRISLINGTON COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP) Monday 1 December 2008, 7pm at Wicklea Youth and Community Centre, 281 Wick Road, Brislington, BS4 4HR. Contact Lorna Heaysman on (0117) 377 2653 or email mailto:lorna.heaysman@bristol.gov.uk for more details. FROME VALE, EASTVILLE AND HILLFIELDS (OM) Hillfields Ward Specific Meeting on Thurs 27 Nov, 7.00-9.00 p.m. at St Josephs Hall, Forest Road, Bristol, BS16 3QT. (OM) Eastville Ward Specific Meeting on Thurs 11 Dec, 7.00-9.00 p.m at the Scout Hut, Gadshill Road, Eastville (OM) Frome Vale Specific Meeting date and venue to be confirmed. Contact Jo Holmes on (0117) 903 6898 or email mailto:johanna.holmes@bristol.gov.uk for more details. ST GEORGE EAST AND WEST (SG) Thursday 27 November at Summerhill Methodist Church, Church Road, Bristol BS5 9HN Contact Abdul Razak Dahir on 0117 903 6409 or email mailto:abdulrazak.dahir@bristol.gov.uk for more details. *** NORTH BRISTOL *** AVONMOUTH AND KINGSWESTON (OM) Thursday 29 January, 7pm at the Oasis Academy Brightstowe, Penpole Lane, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 OEB. This meeting will focus on Neighbourhood Policing and anti-social behaviour. Contact Sam Parker on (0117) 922 3029 mail:tosam.parker@bristol.gov.uk for more details. BISHOPSTON, COTHAM AND REDLAND NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIP. (L) The launch of the Neighbourhood Partnership for Bishopston, Cotham and Redland will be on Thursday 20 November, 7pm - 9pm at North Bristol Post 16 Centre, Charnwood House, 30 Cotham Park, Bristol, BS6 6BU. The meeting will be a joint Neighbourhood Partnership (NP) and PACT (Police and Community Together) meeting. In future, PACT meetings will be known as 'Neighbourhood Forum' meetings and be linked into the Neighbourhood Partnership. Contact Jo Holmes on (0117) 903 9797 or email mailto:johanna.holmes@bristol.gov.uk for more details. CABOT, CLIFTON AND CLIFTON EAST (L) The launch of the Cabot, Clifton & Clifton East Neighbourhood Partnership will take place on Tuesday 25 November 2008 at The Council House, College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TR from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Contact Ariaf Hussain on (0117) 922318 or email mailto:ariaf.hussain@bristol.gov.uk for more details. HENBURY AND SOUTHMEAD (OM) Thursday 11 December, 7pm venue to be confirmed. This meeting will focus on Neighbourhood Policing. Contact Sam Parker on (0117) 922 3029 or email mailto:sam.parker@bristol.gov.uk for more details. HENLEAZE, STOKE BISHOP AND WESTBURY ON TRYM (SG) Wednesday 10 December, 7 - 8.30pm at The Committee Room, Westbury-on-Trym Village Hall, Eastfield Road, Westbury on Trym, Bristol BS9 4AG. Contact Jayne Anstis on (0117) 903 6442 or email: mailto:Jayne.Anstis@bristol.gov.uk HORFIELD AND LOCKLEAZE (SG) Tuesday 18 November 2008, 7.30pm, at the Civil Service Club, Filton Avenue, BS7 0AT. Contact Abdul Razak Dahir on (0117) 903 6409 or email mailto:abdulrazak.dahir@bristol.gov.uk for more details. *** SOUTH BRISTOL *** BEDMINSTER AND SOUTHVILLE (GREATER BEDMINSTER COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP) (SG) Tuesday 20 January 2009, 7pm, contact Ben Barker (GBCP secretary) on 0117 963 3652 or email: mailto:benbarker@blueyonder.co.uk for more details. Keep up to date with Neighbourhood Partnership meeting notes and dates at http://www.voscur.org/brispartnership/np BISHOPSWORTH, HARTCLIFFE AND WHITCHURCH PARK The date of the next meeting will be confirmed shortly. Contact Heather Williams on (0117) 903 8044 or email mailto:heather.williams@hwcp.org.uk for more details. FILWOOD KNOWLE AND WINDMILL HILL (SG) Tuesday 25 November 2008, 6 ? 8pm at Bristol South End, Off St Johns Lane, Bristol, BS3 5AZ Contact Valeria Talbot on (0117) 908 4247 or email mailto:valerie.talbot@bristol.gov.uk for more details. HENGROVE AND STOCKWOOD (SG) The date of the next meeting will be confirmed shortly. Contact Ariaf Hussain on (0117) 903 6825 or email mailto:ariaf.hussain@bristol.gov.uk for more details. NOT SURE WHICH NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIP YOU ARE IN? There are 14 Neighbourhood Partnerships each one is made of 2 or 3 wards. To see a map of the Neighbourhood Partnerships and contact details for each partnership visit: http://www.voscur.org/brispartnership/np NOT SURE WHICH WARD YOU ARE IN? Use your postcode to check the ward you live in at: http://www.bristol.gov.uk/wardfinder ::: CONSULTATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS ::: YOU CAN CURRENTLY INFLUENCE THE CONSULTATIONS TAKING PLACE ON: · Street Trading Review (until 13 October 2008) · Cycling City Consultation (until 15 October 2008) · Developing maternity and newborn services (until 17 October 2008) · Elderly Preferred Accommodation Review (until 30 October 2008) · Evaluating webcasting of council meetings (until 31 March 2009) · New tenancy satisfaction survey (until 31 March 2009) · Dog Warden Service Customer Satisfaction Survey 2008/09 (until 31 March 2009) · Pest Control Service Customer Satisfaction Survey 2008/09 (until 31 March 2009) · Sefton Park School (Bishopston) expansion plans (until 31 March 2009) Have your say and find out about these and many more consultations at: http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/council-and-democracy/consultations/ YOU CAN CURRENTLY SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING ONLINE E-PETITIONS: · Say No to Park & Ride on Stapleton Allotments (until 28 Nov 2008) · KEEP 'CASUALTY' IN BRISTOL (until 1 December 2008) · Scrap Prince Street Swing-bridge Closure Plan (until 1 Dec 2008) · Save the railway path from becoming a bus route (until 22 December 2008) · Lets get Community Facilities in Manor Farm (until 23 Dec 2008) · Better lighting and more police patrols on the cycle path (until 31 December 2008) · Parking review for roads around Southmead Hospital (until 31 Dec 2008)Petition to add Bicycle Carriers / Bike Racks to Bus Services in Bristol, as Part of 'Cycling City' Initiative (until 31 Dec 2008) · Re-open Robin Cousins centre as a priority (until 31 Dec 2008) · Save Ashton Vale Fields from further damage or future development (until 31 Dec 2008) · Support tram based Rapid Transit for Bristol (until 31 Dec 2008) · Save the Malago greenway from development as rapid transit route (until 7 Jan 2009) · Bring the Football World Cup to Bristol! 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Follow this link to news of recent study linking green spaces to community health: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/nov/07/social-exclusion-health. Useful definition of 'green spaces' and evidence to support our need in Brislington for a good spatial and environmental balance. Angela
To clarify about PACT. If you can't get to the meetings, please contact the Avon and Somerset Police to register your PACT concern. The police bring all the issues that have been brought to their attention - via telephone, letter, email and face-to-face - to the PACT meetings. See http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/newsroom/blog/Display.aspx?bid=54 for more info. It aims to be a democratic and inclusive process. It's about prioritising community concerns. So, if you and your neighbours have an issue that you'd like dealt with through PACT, contact Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Each of you represents a vote, so get involved. Angela
Hi Angela
if peopelaare unable to attend PACT for whatever reason - work, childcare,
travelling alone at night, how do they get their concerns registered with the
Police? There is a tendency for this process to become very undemocratic.
The next PACT & Neighbourhood Partnership meeting is at 7pm on Monday, 3
November at the Hungerford Centre, in the Hungerford Estate (Hungerford Road,
BS4 5EX). Bring your PACT issues. This is also the AGM of the Partnership, so
come ready to vote! Refreshments will be served. If you have any difficulties
in making your way to the Hungerford Centre, we are running a community bus.
Simply make your way to Wicklea by 6.45 and we'll take you up to Hungerford and
bring you back again afterwards.
Angela
As the forum manager I'd like to remind all members of a couple of things.
First of all, please do use this topic thread to introduce yourself and your
interest in Brislington. This site is meant to network ideas and people so
let's see what kinds of local expertise we have on hand. Also, with reference
to Jamie's Pass-it-On, please encourage all your friends and family to sign up
to the forum. Finally, I wanted to clarify what this forum can achieve. It's
not a site maintained or even overseen by Bristol City Council. Some of our
councillors are members of the forum so may address your issues. However, it
would be good to minimise traffic on this site that simply points to problems
in Brislington without concrete, positive suggestions for how we might come
together as a community to solve them.
A good example is Jubilee Pool. That generated a lot of traffic on this site.
We organised a meeting to see about setting up a lobbying group to save the
pool. 3 people turned up, 2 of whom were Partnership members who were there
primarily to facilitate and gauge the level of actual, active interest. We
can't save the pool that way.
I really recommend looking at the Bedminster forum postings as a good model of
how we might use this as a tool to act positively in the community. Brislington
needs more people on the ground doing things. I'd like to see groups of you
springing up to take action. It doesn't have to come through, or even involve,
me! Think global, act local - as they used to say in my Canadian youth.
thanks for listening
Angela
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While the footpath/walkway on the railway bridge was being repaired near St.
Annes school, the temporary road narrowing and no parking signs made a massive
difference. No 4x4 and MPV parking on the bridge and a safer situation overall.
My worry is that the temporary large red no parking signs could disappear and
the parking on the bridge returns?
I'm not a great fan of yellow lines, so why not extend the zig-zag lines across
the bridge?