Widcombe Audience votes to stay in the EU! An audience of well over 100 attended the BREXIT debate organised by WA committee member Chris Rogers in Widcombe Baptist Church on Thursday 2nd June 2016. Speaking for the motion “This house believes that the United Kingdom is Stronger In the European Union – and not…
[ultimate_spacer height=”15″]Here is our usual monthly round up of some issues and points arising from our last committee meeting: 1. Spring Meeting with AGM This will be held on Thursday April 21st at 7.30pm in the new Social Club. This year we are planning something a bit different, so, after a brief meeting to cover…
[ultimate_spacer height=”15″]Widcombe Association AGM & Community Fair in the new Widcombe Social Club This year we are planning something a bit different for our spring meeting. It will also be a great opportunity for people to see the new Widcombe Social Club shortly after its opening. We will keep formal AGM matters to a minimum…
[ultimate_spacer height=”15″]Here is our usual monthly round up of some issues and points arising from our last committee meeting: 1. Visit of Tim Warren Tim Warren, Leader of the Council, attended our meeting on 1st March 2016 in our usual venue at the Ring o’ Bells function room. Tim attended as a private individual…
Close to one hundred local residents turned up at Widcombe Baptist Church on the evening of Wednesday 10th February to hear arguments for and against the proposition that BANES should have an elected mayor, in anticipation of voting in the referendum on March 10th 2016. Speaking for the motion “This house would like to see…
Widcombe Association urges Changes [ultimate_spacer height=”15″]The Rossiter Road scheme was finally completed in September, 2015. The Council has indicated that it will carry out a “safety audit” of the scheme six months after completion, in February 2016. The Widcombe Association has asked for a broader based assessment of environmental as well as safety aspects to…
[ultimate_spacer height=”15″]Talking Points for February 2016 Dear Members, Following our committee meeting on Tuesday 2nd Feb, we thought you would be interested in the following: Rossiter Road Mike Wrigley and Richard Wales, (Rossiter Road Sub-committee), together with two council officials from the Highways Department, have carried out a ‘walk through’ of the scheme to…
It seems to have worked for Bristol – could it work for Bath? [ultimate_spacer height=”15″]George Ferguson seems to have been a pretty successful Mayor for Bristol – but would having a Mayor work for Bath? You have probably heard that there is to be a referendum on Thursday 10th March which will give all of us a…
[ultimate_spacer height=”15″]Widcombe Association Committee Talking Points for January 2016 Here is our latest bulletin of current issues. Improving Widcombe Cycling Group Tony Shield, who heads up this group, attended our recent meeting and up-dated us on progress to date. The group aims to promote cycling both for pleasure, particularly through Widcombe Wobblers, and as a…
[ultimate_spacer height=”15″]The Widcombe Mummers returned to delight their audiences once more on New Year’s Day. Performances started as usual at Widcombe Manor, and this time finished with a new venue, courtesy of the refurbished Parade. The area by the new plane tree to the west provided the ideal setting for all the by now well-known…