Your Neighbourhood Partnership
By TaintonSDS Sustainable Development Services | Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 13:13
What has happened in your ward lately?
Your Henleaze, Stoke Bishop and Westbury-on-Trym Neighbourhood Partnership (NP3) is progressing well. There are individual ward forum meetings and whole Neighbourhood partnership meetings, both held quarterly. All meetings are open, and warmly welcome the residents of all 3 wards. So look out for posters announcing future meetings in: shop windows; libraries; church halls; Westbury-on-Trym Society and Sustainable Westbury notice boards; an NP3 folder in the Westbury-on-Trym library; you can also take a look at the following web site.
http://bristolpartnership.org/neighbourhood-partnerships/henleaze-stoke-bishop-westbury-on-trym
or contact:
neighbourhood.partnerships@bristol.gov.uk
0117 922 3029
The Neighbourhood Partnership (NP) initiative forms part of the “Big Society” promoted by the present government although its inception was in the last administration, and endeavours to enable residents and service users in a community to take more responsibility for their local services and facilities. Our NP, is doing just that, effective communication between residents, NP reps, council officers and elected Councillors is producing results.
Since August 2010 in the Westbury-on-Trym Ward
We have had a W-o-T forum.
http://bristolpartnership.org/images/stories/NP_pdfs/westbury-on-trym%20forum%20aug%202010.pdf
We have had an Open Partnership meeting
http://bristolpartnership.org/images/stories/NP_pdfs/westbury-on-trym%20forum%20aug%202010.pdf
We have had a 3 ward “Open Space” meeting where approx 60 residents attended in order to discuss issues which affect one or all the wards. In our Neighbourhood partnership.
We have provided a public forum for the issues and future surrounding Stoke Lodge playing fields
We have allocated some more Well-Being Money, to: A childrens’ dance group; SUSWOT EcoFiesta; A footbridge in Badock’s wood; a playgroup; Friends of the Down’s; a baby massage group. Application forms available from neighbourhood.partnerships@bristol.gov.uk or hayley.ash@bristol.gov.uk or Farhan.Ahmed@bristol.gov.uk or 0117 922 3029.
Next closing date 8th Feb 2011.
We have promoted the Consultation on Parks and Green Spaces http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/environment-and-planning/parks-and-open-spaces/
We represent W-o-T on an NP transport sub-committee which will liaise with council officers on how to spend devolved money for minor highways and road management schemes in our ward and the rest of the other NP3. Under-taking discussions around the “The Greater Bristol Bus network” (GBBN) Whiteladies/Westbury Road (A4018) consultation leaflet. http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Transport-Streets/Public-Transport/file-storage-items/gbbn-fsis/gbbn-whiteladies-westbury-road-a4018-consultation-leaflet.en
We represent W-o-T on an NP communications sub-committee which will be responsible for the administration of the NP website www.activenp.co.uk and promoting the NP’s priorities: Open Spaces, maintenance and environment; Social Care: young people and elderly;Traffic and Transport.
We represent W-o-T NP on an environment sub-committee which will liaise with council officers on how to spend devolved “clean and Green” money; discuss current service delivery of street scene, parks and highways. The overgrown area outside Westbury-on-Trym library and Canford Lane will be getting a “Spring clean” very soon with some sustainable planting of appropriate flora.
Coming up……………
Next Open Partnership meeting
Monday 6th December 2010 - 7pm - Trinity United Reformed Church, Waterford Road, Henleaze, BS9 4BT
Next Westbury-on-Trym forum
Meeting January 27th 2011- 7pm- Venue 35, Stoke lane, W-o-T.
Or simply contact one of your elected resident reps:
Alan Aburrow afanp@tiscali.co.uk
Sue Boyd sueboyd@dircon.co.uk
Gill Brown browngillian9@gmail.com
tracy tainton tracy_tainton@yahoo.co.uk
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