Greetings!
This month we bring you news of trees saved from being cut down, worries about whether there will be any lights on Moorland Road this Christmas, moving out tips for students and the new play equipment in the Sandpits.
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Will and Shaun |
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Trees Saved
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 Oldfield Lane
Part of the plans for the new sports pitch for St John's School involved cutting down a row of beech trees between the old St Alphage's Parish Hall and the Wansdyke Business centre.
In early May Will was contacted by concerend local residents. Although the removal of the trees had planning permission, residents felt that the trees added to the character of the area and wanted them to stay.
Will said: "I was alerterd that the School's plans involved  cutting down the tress and immediately got in touch with the Govenors of St John's School. I was delighted with the response from them and their architects Benjamin Beauchamp. A compromise was reached that enabled three trees to be saved but still enabling the playground to fit in to the space."
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Threat to Moorland Road Christmas Lights
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Doubts over lights this year
 In recent years Christmas lights on Moorland Road have always been provided by the Moorland Road Association, but unfortunately the MRA ceased to exist earlier this year, throwing the Christams lights in to doubt. Moorland Road is the only shopping centre in Bath and North East Somerset that doesn't get its Christmas lights provided by the Council. Will has already been in contact with Council Officers who have now persuaded the Council's contractor to provide lights under the existing contract, but the existing lamp posts on Moorland Road need to be modified at a cost of £500 each. Will said: "The total cost for the street will be about £6,000 and the Council says it doesn't have the money for this." "I will continute to campaign for the Council to fund this, but I want to hear from residents and businesses who whould be interested in coming together to raise some money to make sure we get Christmas lights on Moorland Road this year." |
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Moving out this summer?
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Help and advice for students
Will and Shaun have both campaigned for the Student Community Partnership to run an awareness campaign to inform students about the ways they can manage their waste and refuse as it comes to the end of the Academic Year.
We hope that there will be few repeats of front gardens pilled up with rubbish as has happened occasionally in recent years.
 We are also checking that the Council has plans to put on extra collection lorries to avoid scenes from last year when the refuse collection failed due to the huge number of bags that were put out. The photo shows Shaun picking up rubbish last summer which had been strewn all over Herbert Road following the Council's lorries being overwhelmed with the vast amount of moving out waste.
Click here to see the tips from the Student Community Partnership
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| Forthcoming Events | |
Oldfield Councillor's Surgery - Saturday 5th June CANCELLED (Next open surgery Saturday 3rd July 11:30 - 12:30 Co-op Scala) Widcombe Rising - Sunday 13th June - Street Party on Widcombe Parade Official opening of new play equipment and community party at the Sandpits date TBC - check the fence for notices. Linear Park Litter Pick followed by picnic. Likely to be weekend of 26/27th June - a great alternative if you're not going to the Glastonbury Festival. Keep a look out for notices along Linear Park. Oldfield PACT meeting - Wednesday 7th July 6:30pm at St Alphage's Parish Hall (The new one!) |
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Sandpits play equipment
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 Nearing completion
The new play equipment has now almost completely been installed - with the exception of a water pump which is due soon.
The new equipment, including a bank slide, pod swing and new stream crossings are already proving very popular with children and young people.
The photo shows Shaun trying out one of the new crossings!
An official opening party is planned for the new equipment, but as yet a date has not been confirmed.
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| Planning Applications | |
43 Upper Oldfield Park - Update
43 Upper Oldfield Park (Widcombe Ward) Resubmission of Application. This application is still awaiting review by planning officers. Will and Shaun have asked that the application is heard in public by the planning committee in the event that Planning Officers recommend approval of this application.
New applications this month
Use the links below to go to the Council's planning system where you can see the applications and comment on them. It's always best to make
comments as soon as possible as there is always an expiry date after
which comments may not be taken in to account.
4 Cotswold Road - Erection of 2 bed house (Resubmission)
61 Englishcombe Lane - Tree works
20 Faulkland Road - Rear Dormer
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