This meeting was convened by the WA in conjunction with the Greenway Lane Area Residents’ Forum (GLARF), and was chaired by WA ChairmanRichard Wales; the GLARF Chairman, Martin Broadbent, being unavoidably unavailable. The meeting was well-attended not only by residents, but by Adrian Roper, Regional Director of Sustrans, who gave the formal presentation and fielded…
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At the AGM, the new constitution was formally adopted by the Association. Rupert Rhymes and Rosemary Emsley were unanimously re-elected as vice-chairman and secretary respectively and newly co-opted committee member Sue Dawson was unanimously confirmed. Sue will be taking over the Streetscape portfolio from Brenda Beeton, who was presented with a bouquet in recognition of…
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The Widcombe Association’s Autumn Meeting was held on Wednesday, 21st October 2009 at St Matthews Church. Minutes of the meeting are available here. During the meeting Mayveen Blackwell paid tribute to past chairman and secretary of the Widcombe Association and indefatigable campaigner for Widcombe, the late Don Lovell. The text of her tribute is here.…
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The 2010 AGM took place at Widcombe C of E Junior School on 29th April. In his welcome speech Chairman Richard Wales thanked Paddy Doyle for his work on the Association Newsletter and expressed a great debt of gratitude to Sarah Lewis for her extraordinary efforts in organizing events – one of the great attractions…
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Approximately 60 members attended the Autumn meeting, held at Widcombe C of E Junior School on 18th October 2010, where the highlight was a presentation on the Rossiter Rd scheme by the Mayor of London’s Commissioner for Transport, Widcombe resident Peter Hendy. Chairman Richard Wales opened the meeting. Three new committee members were proposed, seconded…
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Chairman Richard Wales opened the meeting, his final AGM, and reported that the current Council Cabinet, led by Francine Haeberling, was committed to proceeding with the Rossiter Rd scheme. The public consultation had resulted in figures showing 60% for the project and 40% against. Richard felt that we needed further details on how these figures…
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Chairman Paddy Doyle opened the meeting and gave his report which covered progress to date with the Two Tunnels project, concentrating on the planned access to the pathway in Lyncombe Vale, and reiterating the WA view that we were broadly supportive of this access, subject to certain provisos about signage and construction. He also mentioned…
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Chairman Paddy Doyle opened the meeting and gave his report which updated what had already appeared in the WA April newsletter. Richard Wales spoke about the latest situation with respect to the Rossiter Rd scheme and brought wall-charts to illustrate the latest design. Paddy’s report covered the Association’s policy re localism, our support for the…
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The Autumn Meeting was attended by about 50 members. New Committee member Keith Palmer was elected, bringing the Committee up to full strength at 13 members. Following the formal meeting, Director of Sport at the University of Bath, Stephen Baddeley, gave a fascinating insight into the making of elite athletes. This was followed by the usual…
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The AGM was attended by 83 members. Chairman Paddy Doyle gave his report which expanded on what members had already received in the April Newsletter. Treasurer Jeremy Boss reported the association to be in good financial health and Marilyn Phillips was unanimously re-elected as examiner of accounts. Guest speaker was Rhodri Samuel, Regeneration Manager for…
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Rossiter Road – A meeting of the Rossiter Rd Steering Group has been convened for the 16th July, at which the Council will give details of their latest proposals for the design of the scheme, together with costings and timetables. At this meeting, we hope to secure agreement to a format for communicating these decisions…
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Rossiter Road – We have been informed that it is intended to have a scheme that can be presented to the public by the end of September. Contract documents and road orders will be prepared by January 2014 with the advanced works contract being completed before then. We remain hopeful that work will be completed…
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