The topic for the morning is 'Health and well-being'.
This will be held at the Broadgreen Centre in Salisbury Street, between 10am and midday.
There will be two guest speakers, one talking about mental health issues and the other from the Lifestyle Unit.
Any Broadgreen residents wishing to attend and input into the plan are very welcome to do so, infact we positively encourage people to attend!
Wednesday 24 September 2008
SBC Open Space Audit. Central Ward - Open space being eroded.
This audit was only adopted four years ago, and yet between then and now, Central Ward has lost five hectares of outdoor sports facilities. It went from 13.82ha to 8.83ha.
How did this happen? Well originally SBC included the GWR sports ground in Shrivenham Road, which will allegedly one day become another bland housing estate.
With no chance of replacing any of this lost open space within the Central Area, it is important to protect what is left, and what is important to the Broadgreen Area is of course The County Ground.
This is why creating a Community Plan is so very important. It is up to the residents of Broadgreen to become involved and define the issues that are important to this community.
One of the issues will surely be retaining all the green open spaces at the County Ground. Even though people may say the cricket field and athletics track are not open space because they are fenced and do not allow public access, the fact is when you are over there you have the perception of open space, something most people appreciate especially when living in an area like Broadgreen, where there is high density terraced housing and little greenery.
To pinch an 'official' description, the County Ground is a visual amenity for many people and needs to remain so.
Top. Existing recreational areas in 2004. With the GWR sports ground artistically outlined!
Bottom. The more up to date version (2006)
How did this happen? Well originally SBC included the GWR sports ground in Shrivenham Road, which will allegedly one day become another bland housing estate.
With no chance of replacing any of this lost open space within the Central Area, it is important to protect what is left, and what is important to the Broadgreen Area is of course The County Ground.
This is why creating a Community Plan is so very important. It is up to the residents of Broadgreen to become involved and define the issues that are important to this community.
One of the issues will surely be retaining all the green open spaces at the County Ground. Even though people may say the cricket field and athletics track are not open space because they are fenced and do not allow public access, the fact is when you are over there you have the perception of open space, something most people appreciate especially when living in an area like Broadgreen, where there is high density terraced housing and little greenery.
To pinch an 'official' description, the County Ground is a visual amenity for many people and needs to remain so.
Top. Existing recreational areas in 2004. With the GWR sports ground artistically outlined!
Bottom. The more up to date version (2006)
Feed back from July Community Plan public event
The Uses of Outdoor Space: Community Plan Open Space Day , 26th July 2008
These are some of the ways Broadgreen community members and guests defined the ways in which public and private outdoor space can be used.
Positive associations of public open space
· Peace & quiet, Enjoyment
· Seating, Congregating, (i.e. open air religious services)
· Sleeping,
· Walking the dog,
· Courting
· A variety of things to do and places to do them in, including
· Multiplayer parks
· Fresh air & exercise
· Freedom: From traffic, to run/play, to relax
· Permission to use: fences, impediments, Access to & thru paths, etc
Wildlife habitat:
Loss & re-establish to connect with wildlife: Birds, squirrels
Water – natural and artificial features
Sporting & leisure activities and adventure:
Football, games, cheering on, watching sports, camping, caravanning
Play - in playgrounds & informally, supervising grand/children’s play activities. Holiday locations often chosen for vistas and views.
Celebrations & Social Activities:
Festivals & events i.e. the Mela, Community Cohesion Day.
BBQs, People watching, Meeting / gatherings
Sensory:
Noise, Colour, Metaphoric / Symbolic meanings of plants, landscape and seasons etc, Smell of fresh cut grass, Smell/ feel of damp leaves in autumn,
Public to private spectrum: Parks – formal, well-managed places – through to “wilder” informal spaces, then Private spaces: Gardens. Unadopted space (land not apparently owned by anyone) has questionable ownership usage & control.
Negative Associations:
Abuse / lack of care for public space
Dumping/ broken glass/ litter
Conflicts between age groups
Development pressure on “Brownfield” sites – parks sometimes included!
Caution, pollution, Shrubberies hide rubbish
Drug taking paraphernalia badly disposed: Litter – needles
Anti-Social Behaviour: drinking, urinating
These are some of the ways Broadgreen community members and guests defined the ways in which public and private outdoor space can be used.
Positive associations of public open space
· Peace & quiet, Enjoyment
· Seating, Congregating, (i.e. open air religious services)
· Sleeping,
· Walking the dog,
· Courting
· A variety of things to do and places to do them in, including
· Multiplayer parks
· Fresh air & exercise
· Freedom: From traffic, to run/play, to relax
· Permission to use: fences, impediments, Access to & thru paths, etc
Wildlife habitat:
Loss & re-establish to connect with wildlife: Birds, squirrels
Water – natural and artificial features
Sporting & leisure activities and adventure:
Football, games, cheering on, watching sports, camping, caravanning
Play - in playgrounds & informally, supervising grand/children’s play activities. Holiday locations often chosen for vistas and views.
Celebrations & Social Activities:
Festivals & events i.e. the Mela, Community Cohesion Day.
BBQs, People watching, Meeting / gatherings
Sensory:
Noise, Colour, Metaphoric / Symbolic meanings of plants, landscape and seasons etc, Smell of fresh cut grass, Smell/ feel of damp leaves in autumn,
Public to private spectrum: Parks – formal, well-managed places – through to “wilder” informal spaces, then Private spaces: Gardens. Unadopted space (land not apparently owned by anyone) has questionable ownership usage & control.
Negative Associations:
Abuse / lack of care for public space
Dumping/ broken glass/ litter
Conflicts between age groups
Development pressure on “Brownfield” sites – parks sometimes included!
Caution, pollution, Shrubberies hide rubbish
Drug taking paraphernalia badly disposed: Litter – needles
Anti-Social Behaviour: drinking, urinating
Sunday 21 September 2008
BROADLY SPEAKING SPTEMBER 2008
As reported last month, a Designated Public Place Order now covers the Broadgreen, County Ground and Tescos area, giving the Police extra powers to arrest or confiscate alcohol from people who may be drinking and causing a general nuisance to residents. This is something the BSACC put forward to the Council for consideration last year, and we are pleased to report that the DPPO signs are now being put up around the area.
Back in July, in the hopes of improving the prostitution problem, the BSACC organised a meeting with Chief Superintendent Paul Howlett and the Broadgreen Police Team. At the time people felt the outcome fell more sympathetically on the side of helping the prostitutes rather than the residents, but the good news is the Police have listened and have implemented a dedicated Vice Officer who will work with the Proactive Crime Target Team.
Throughout the summer we have received a string of complaints concerning the activities from the clients that use the Broadgreen Breakfast Club (BBC), which operates from St. Luke’s Church. It would seem that an hour or so before it opens, people are congregating outside, drinking and disturbing residents and when it shuts a group then move to the Broadgreen Centre play area where they continue drinking and being a nuisance. The BBC and the church have both been made aware of these problems, but they feel that their responsibilities only cover the Church Hall, its immediate environs and the hours of opening, so we will be pursuing these problems further.
The Broadgreen Community Plan has been moving forward since the first planning event back in January. On Wednesday 15th October at 6pm in the Broadgreen Centre there will be a meeting to form a steering group, discuss funding and look to employing a project manager to take the plan forward on a more professional basis. If you live in the Broadgreen Area and think you would like to be part of the steering group, you are most welcome to attend.
The next monthly residents meetings are on 1st October and 5th November 2008 at 7.30 pm in the lounge at the Broadgreen Centre. There is no charge to attend meetings, all residents in the Broadgreen area are automatic members and are invited to attend.
Back in July, in the hopes of improving the prostitution problem, the BSACC organised a meeting with Chief Superintendent Paul Howlett and the Broadgreen Police Team. At the time people felt the outcome fell more sympathetically on the side of helping the prostitutes rather than the residents, but the good news is the Police have listened and have implemented a dedicated Vice Officer who will work with the Proactive Crime Target Team.
Throughout the summer we have received a string of complaints concerning the activities from the clients that use the Broadgreen Breakfast Club (BBC), which operates from St. Luke’s Church. It would seem that an hour or so before it opens, people are congregating outside, drinking and disturbing residents and when it shuts a group then move to the Broadgreen Centre play area where they continue drinking and being a nuisance. The BBC and the church have both been made aware of these problems, but they feel that their responsibilities only cover the Church Hall, its immediate environs and the hours of opening, so we will be pursuing these problems further.
The Broadgreen Community Plan has been moving forward since the first planning event back in January. On Wednesday 15th October at 6pm in the Broadgreen Centre there will be a meeting to form a steering group, discuss funding and look to employing a project manager to take the plan forward on a more professional basis. If you live in the Broadgreen Area and think you would like to be part of the steering group, you are most welcome to attend.
The next monthly residents meetings are on 1st October and 5th November 2008 at 7.30 pm in the lounge at the Broadgreen Centre. There is no charge to attend meetings, all residents in the Broadgreen area are automatic members and are invited to attend.
Friday 5 September 2008
MINUTES OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 6th AUGUST 2008
PRESENT: Chair person Karen Leakey, Vice Chair and Treasurer Richard Coates, Secretary Kevin Leakey.
Also Present: 17 residents, John Taylor, John Bishop St. Luke’s, Nick Conlan and Leslie Knott – Compliance Officers – SBC Parking Services, Councillor Derique Montaut, 2 drug workers from DHI.
Also Present: 17 residents, John Taylor, John Bishop St. Luke’s, Nick Conlan and Leslie Knott – Compliance Officers – SBC Parking Services, Councillor Derique Montaut, 2 drug workers from DHI.
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