Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & District

BRANKSOME PARK, CANFORD CLIFFS & DISTRICT RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION
(Founded 1958)
@ THE COMMITTEE ROOM (formerly known as THE LOUNGE), REAR OF
BRANKSOME ST ALDHELMS PARISH CENTRE
(ACCESS VIA LINDSAY ROAD)
WEDNESDAY 12th JUNE 2013 @ 7.30 pm

AGENDA

7.30 pm.
1. Apologies/Accuracy of Minutes (8th MAY 2013)
2. Matters arising (Not covered under “Review”)

Poole Pottery/Old Orchard/Quay Thistle Hotel etc sites – update John Sprackling
Planning Enforcement, TPOs/Tree replacements – update ditto
Community Working Group – Terry Stewart
Council Budget 2013/14 & Council Budget Monitoring report – William Mutlow
Public Rights of Way – Richard Dimbleby etc
Pinecliff Gardens (Sunken garden) – Wayne Hancock
Poole Council’s Efficiency Review Programme – John Sprackling
Localism Act/Community Engagement – Terry Stewart
Navitas Bay Offshore Wind Farm – Roy Pointer
Road safety concerns re Lindsay Road/St Aldhelms Road Junction  & lower end of Wilderton Road – Paul Turner
Sustaining Poole’s Beaches – John Sprackling
Proposed SSE Sub-station in Links Road  – John Gunton
Gypsy & Traveller Encampments – enforcements – Terry Stewart
Recruitment drive – update John Sprackling

8.00 pm.
3. New Housing Development – Keith Alcroft
4. Accounts to date – John Sprackling
5. Date of next meeting – John Sprackling

8.30 pm.
6. Any other business -
Any other business should be advised to the Chairman at the meeting. Items raised during the evening may be put on the Agenda for the following month.
Date of next meeting: Wednesday 10th July 2013 – The Lounge, Rear of Branksome St Aldhelms Parish Centre (Access via Lindsay Road) To be concluded by Wine & ‘nibbles’
Dates for your diary: 26/06/13 – Canford Cliffs & Penn Hill Area Committee meeting

The French company EDF and the Dutch company Eneco intend building the world’s largest windfarm just over 8 miles off Swanage and the Needles. The public consultation period ends on 5 April so if you object, or indeed support, the proposal you should email info@navitusbay.com and clearly state your views beginning “I object” or “I support”. Please don’t let this opportunity to influence the outcome pass you by and then complain when its too late. When its built it can’t be moved!

For many people the argument is that the wind fam is being built too close to the shore and the turbines will dominate our skyline. Please consider:
* Our shoreline contains England’s ONLY Natural World Heritage site and two of England’s 34 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. So why won’t the developers simply comply with the written recommendation of the Department for Energy and Climate Change that wind farms should be sited 22km from shore where the coast line is sensitive (this recommendation is current practice in Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands)?
* Tourism is probably the major industry of our area. Think about how this wind farm will impact the number of tourists, how the income they bring into our area will change and what this will do to our employment opportunities.
* Our homes are valuable but what would an industrial sea view do to our house prices.
There is a strong view that the “photos” the Developers have prepared understate what the wind farm will look like and so are misleading. You should look at the images on http://www.challengenavitus.org.uk/why-challenge-it.html

Whatever you do or don’t do you will have to live with the consequences and remember if you don’t like the skyline in a few years time it will be too late to change it.

Brian Murphy

BRANKSOME PARK, CANFORD CLIFFS & DISTRICT RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION
(Founded 1958)
54th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
CANFORD CLIFFS VILLAGE HALL
SATURDAY 27th APRIL 2013 @ 10.30 a.m.

AGENDA.

1. Welcome – John Sprackling
2. Guest Speakers:
Cllr Mrs Judy Butt – Portfolio Holder for Communities, Public Engagement and
Participation (including Culture, Sports and Recreation) and Stephen Thorne,
(Head of Planning & Regeneration) who will speak on ‘Sustaining Poole’s
Seafront’
3. Apologies  – ditto
4. Approval of Minutes of AGM held on 28th April 2012  – ditto
5. Chairman’s Report – ditto
6. Treasurer’s Report and Appointment of Auditor – Paul Fearnley
7. Appointment of Auditor – John Sprackling
8. Election of Chairman – Terry Stewart
9. Election of Executive – John Sprackling

President: Terry Stewart
Vice Chairman: Wayne Hancock
Treasurer: Paul Fearnley
Membership Secretary: Vacant
Planning Officer: Keith Alcroft
Secretary/Minutes Secretary: Carol Parkin
Magazine Editor: John Gunton
Magazine Advertising: Vacant

10. Any other business
11. Refreshments

Date of next meeting: Wednesday 08th May 2013 @ 7.30pm – Committee Room (formerly The Lounge) rear of Branksome St Aldhelms Parish Centre (Access via Lindsay Road)

BRANKSOME PARK, CANFORD CLIFFS & DISTRICT RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION
(Founded 1958)
@ THE COMMITTEE ROOM (formerly known as THE LOUNGE), REAR OF
BRANKSOME ST ALDHELMS PARISH CENTRE
(ACCESS VIA LINDSAY ROAD)
WEDNESDAY 13th MARCH 2013 @ 7.30 pm

AGENDA
7.30 pm.
1. Apologies/Accuracy of Minutes (6th FEBUARY 2013)

2. Matters arising (Not covered under “Review”)

Poole Pottery/Old Orchard/Quay Thistle Hotel etc sites – update John Sprackling Planning Enforcement, TPOs/Tree replacements – update ditto
Community Working Group – Wayne Hancock
Council Budget 2013/14 & Council Budget Monitoring report  – William Mutlow
Public Rights of Way  – Richard Dimbleby etc
Pinecliff Gardens (Sunken garden) -  Wayne Hancock
Branksome Chine Gardens, Branksome Part Woods, Pinecliff Gardens,  – John Sprackling
Martello Woods & Beach Road Woodland Management Plan 2001-2011
Poole Council’s Efficiency Review Programme – John Sprackling
Localism Act/Community Engagement  – Terry Stewart
Navitas Bay Offshore Wind Farm -  Roy Pointer
Road safety concerns re Lindsay Road/St Aldhelms Road Junction & lower end of Wilderton Road – Paul Turner
Draft Seafront Beaches Master Plan SPD  – Terry Stewart
Proposed SSE Sub-station in Links Road -  John Gunton
Gypsy & Traveller Encampments – enforcements – John Sprackling
BPCCRA Spring 2013 Magazine  – John Sprackling
Waste collection  – Roy Pointer

8.00 pm.
3. New Housing Development  – Keith Alcroft
4. Accounts to date – John Sprackling
5. Date of next meeting – John Sprackling

8.30 pm.
6. Any other business -
Any other business should be advised to the Chairman at the meeting. Items raised during the evening may be put on the Agenda for the following month.

Date of next meeting: Wednesday 13th March 2013 – The Lounge, Rear of Branksome St Aldhelms Parish Centre (Access via Lindsay Road)

Dates for your diary: 17/04/13 – Canford Cliffs & Penn Hill Area Committee meeting

BRANKSOME PARK, CANFORD CLIFFS & DISTRICT RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION
(Founded 1958)
@ THE LOUNGE, REAR OF BRANKSOME ST ALDHELMS PARISH CENTRE
(ACCESS VIA LINDSAY ROAD)
WEDNESDAY 6th FEBRUARY 2013 @ 7.30 pm
PLEASE NOTE DATE HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD TO AVOID CLASHING WITH
CANFORD CLIFFS & PENN HILL AREA COMMITTEE MEETING

AGENDA
7.30 pm.
1. Apologies/Accuracy of Minutes (6th JANUARY 2013)

2. Matters arising (Not covered under “Review”)

Poole Pottery/Old Orchard/Quay Thistle Hotel etc sites – update – John Sprackling
Planning Enforcement, TPOs/Tree replacements – update – John Sprackling
Community Working Group – Wayne Hancock
Council Budget 2013/14 & Council Budget Monitoring report – William Mutlow
Public Rights of Way – Richard Dimbleby etc
Pinecliff Gardens (Sunken garden) -  Wayne Hancock
Branksome Chine Gardens, Branksome Part Woods, Pinecliff Gardens,  – John Sprackling
Martello Woods & Beach Road Woodland Management Plan 2001-2011
Poole Council’s Efficiency Review Programme – John Sprackling
Localism Act/Community Engagement – Terry Stewart
Navitas Bay Offshore Wind Farm – Roy Pointer
Road safety concerns re Lindsay Road/St Aldhelms Road Junction Paul Turner
& lower end of Wilderton Road
Draft Seafront Beaches Master Plan SPD – Terry Stewart
Proposed SSE Sub-station in Links Road – John Gunton
Gypsy & Traveller Encampments – enforcements – John Sprackling
BPCCRA Spring 2013 Magazine – John Sprackling
Waste collection – Roy Pointer

8.00 pm.
3. New Housing Development – Keith Alcroft
4. Accounts to date – John Sprackling
5. Date of next meeting – John Sprackling

8.30 pm.
6. Any other business -
Any other business should be advised to the Chairman at the meeting. Items raised during the evening may be put on the Agenda for the following month.

Date of next meeting: Wednesday 13th March 2013 – The Lounge, Rear of Branksome St Aldhelms Parish Centre (Access via Lindsay Road)
Dates for your diary: 13/02/13 – Canford Cliffs & Penn Hill Area Committee meeting

BRANKSOME PARK, CANFORD CLIFFS & DISTRICT RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION
(Founded 1958)
@ THE LOUNGE, REAR OF BRANKSOME ST ALDHELMS PARISH CENTRE
(ACCESS VIA LINDSAY ROAD)
WEDNESDAY 9th JANUARY 2013 @ 7.30 pm
AGENDA

7.30 pm.
1. Apologies/Accuracy of Minutes (12th December 2012)

2. Matters arising (Not covered under “Review”)

Poole Pottery/Old Orchard/Quay Thistle Hotel etc sites – update – John Sprackling
Planning Enforcement, TPOs/Tree replacements – update – John Sprackling
Community Working Group – Wayne Hancock
Council Budget 2013/14 & Council Budget Monitoring report – William Mutlow
Public Rights of Way – Richard Dimbleby etc
Pinecliff Gardens (Sunken garden) – Wayne Hancock
Branksome Chine Gardens, Branksome Part Woods, Pinecliff Gardens, – John Sprackling
Martello Woods & Beach Road Woodland Management Plan 2001-2011
Poole Council’s Efficiency Review Programme – John Sprackling
Localism Act/Community Engagement – Terry Stewart
Navitas Bay Offshore Wind Farm – Roy Pointer
Speeding in Lindsay Road and Lindsay Road/St Aldhelms Road Junction – Paul Turner
Draft Seafront Beaches Master Plan SPD  – Terry Stewart
Proposed SSE Sub-station in Links Road – John Gunton
Gypsy & Traveller Encampments – enforcements – John Sprackling
Membership recruitment drive – John Sprackling

8.00 pm.
3. New Housing Development  – Keith Alcroft
4. Accounts to date – John Sprackling
5. Date of next meeting – John Sprackling

8.30 pm.
6. Any other business -
Any other business should be advised to the Chairman at the meeting. Items raised during the evening may be put on the Agenda for the following month.

Date of next meeting :  Wednesday 6th February 2013 – The Lounge, Rear of Branksome St Aldhelms Parish Centre (Access via Lindsay Road)

Dates for your diary: 06/02/13 – Canford Cliffs & Penn Hill Area Committee meeting

You are invited to this popular FREE annual Neighbourhood Watch event.

Inspector Steve Horton, Poole South Police section will open the conference and our speakers will be:

* Selina Taylor – RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institute)
* Robert Syms MP (Con) Poole
* Russ Fisher – Senior Arboricultural Officer, Borough of Poole “Trees in our Area”
* Cllr Mike White – Deputy Leader of Poole Council
* Phil Neale – Dorset Energy Advice Centre “Saving Energy”
* Russell Oaten – Dorset Crimestoppers, Chairman

Our Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) Police officers will also attend.

You are invited to stay on afterwards to meet the speakers over light refreshments and a free glass of wine or soft drink.

Please arrive in good time to be seated and ready for a prompt start at 10am.

Admission FREE—Everyone welcome

Pat Halliday

Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks Neighbourhood Watch

Tel 01202 700911

Email: pathalliday@talktalk.net

We have just uploaded thee minutes of last months meeting here

Please check below for the Agenda of the next meeting

BRANKSOME PARK, CANFORD CLIFFS & DISTRICT RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION
(Founded 1958)
@ THE LOUNGE, REAR OF BRANKSOME ST ALDHELMS PARISH CENTRE
(ACCESS VIA LINDSAY ROAD)
WEDNESDAY 14h NOVEMBER 2012 @ 7.30 pm
AGENDA

7.30 pm.

1. Apologies/Accuracy of Minutes (10th October 2012)
2. Matters arising (Not covered under “Review”)
Poole Pottery/Old Orchard/Quay Thistle Hotel etc sites – update
Planning Enforcement, TPOs/Tree replacements – update
Community Working Group
Council Budget 2013/14 & Council Budget Monitoring report
Public Rights of Way Richard Dimbleby etc
Pinecliff Gardens (Sunken garden)
Branksome Chine Gardens, Branksome Part Woods, Pinecliff Gardens,
Martello Woods & Beach Road Woodland Management Plan 2001-2011
Poole Council’s Efficiency Review Programme
Localism Act/Community Engagement
Navitas Bay Offshore Wind Farm
Speeding in Lindsay Road and Lindsay Road/St Aldhelms Road Junction
Beach Master Plan/Beach Hut policy
Proposed SSE Sub-station in Links Road
Gypsy & Traveller Encampments – enforcements
Verges – The Avenue
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee tree planting in Poole
Election of Dorset Police & Crime Commissioner

8.00 pm.

3. New Housing Development
4. Report re Canford Cliffs & Penn Hill Area Committee meeting
5. Accounts to date
6. Date of next meeting

8.30 pm.

7. Any other business -
Any other business should be advised to the Chairman at the meeting. Items raised during
the evening may be put on the Agenda for the following month.
Date of next meeting: Wednesday 12th December 2012 – The Lounge, Rear of Branksome St Aldhelms Parish Centre (Access via Lindsay Road) To be concluded by Mulled Wine & Mince pies
Dates for your diary: 24/10/12 – Canford Cliffs & Penn Hill Area Committee meeting at 7.00pm Hall rear of St Luke’s Church, Wellington Road.

Download PDF: BPCCRA Agenda – Nov 2012

Do you have nursery age children - then this is a must for you…

Since late 2009, the parents and staff of Courthill First School have been asking to increase the admission numbers of the school – rising from a three form entry to a four form entry school. For many years, this has been the most popular first school in the Borough – with over a class full (30+) children in catchment being turned away year after year. This is because it has an excellent reputation, but it is also in the centre of a population hotspot – identified by the Council.

In 2011, 47 children in catchment did not get a place at this, their preferred school – but even more significantly three quarters of them did not get a place at any of their three preferred schools. This means that they have been given a place far afield – sometimes as far afield as Sylvan, Longfleet or Merley.

Yet unbelievably, the Council to date has turned down this proposed increase for two years. Now, with the ‘age of transfer’ looming in 2013, the school will have three empty classrooms plus three excellent teachers and other staff ready and waiting to accept an extra 30 children. Still, the Council says ‘no’ – saying that it has enough places within the Borough. Yes, but nowhere near where these families live…

If you are keen to understand why the Council continues to pursue this path, which denies some children in the Branksome Park area access to their local Ofsted-rated ‘Outstanding’ school – please come along to a public meeting the Councillors are holding this Wednesday (20th August) in the Cattistock Room in the Civic Centre at 7.30pm. If you have nursery age children in the Lower Parkstone and Lilliput area, this is a must for you!

And if we don’t get an extra class the school will lose 30% of the budget and up to 9 members of staff so this affects everybody!

If you would like some background information, please email Amanda Procter justprojectsltd@gmail.com

Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/CourthillCampaigns

For more background information see:
https://sites.google.com/site/courthillcampaign/

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