The 2015 AGM was notable for three main reasons: an end to Paddy Doyle’s chairmanship of four years, a presentation by the President of Widcombe Social Club Sir Peter Hendy on progress with the building of the new club premises, and a hustings with seven of the candidates for Council elections on 7th May: the two…
Rossiter Road – The Rossiter Road sub-committee is still pressing the council for a specific programme for the completion of the works. Leader of the Council, Paul Crossley, attended the last Steering Group meeting and two of our Rossiter Road sub-committee members subsequently met with Council Engineer Steve Froggatt and designer Vaughan Thompson who gave…
Rossiter Road – We have, to date, been unable to obtain a detailed programme for the completion of this project and are very aware of the concerns of residents and local traders about both the on-going work and the parking situation in the Parade and at the bottom of Widcombe Hill. It appears that the…
Rossiter Road – We have asked urgently for more news on the programming for the work on Rossiter Road, to enable our trading community to plan their lives. It is hoped that the work on the Parade will be finished by the end of this month and that the scheme will be completed by the…
Rossiter Road – On Tuesday 4 th Nov Richard Wales, Mike Wrigley, and David Maxwell, together with traders’ representatives, had a positive meeting with B&NES Highways Service Manager Kelvin Packer and designer Vaughan Thompson. ERH will complete the work on the scheme. The northern pavement in the Parade should be complete and parking restored before…
New Committee Member – We are delighted to tell you that David Maxwell, of David Maxwell Hairdressing, has been elected to the committee. David will be responsible for trader liaison. We look forward to welcoming him to our next meeting. Transport Strategy – The committee discussed the WA response to the draft Transport Strategy. You…
Rossiter Road – Construction on the Rossiter Road scheme will begin at the end of the month. Road closures will commence on 26th June. Looking to the future of the Widcombe Association – Now that Rossiter Road is to become a reality, we thought it an appropriate time to start looking to the future role…
Bath BID – A meeting will be held shortly with Andrew Cooper of the Bath BID (Business Improvement District) to discuss the benefits and possibility of Widcombe Parade being included in the BID. Local History Society – Margaret Burrows attended our meeting to discuss ways in which stronger links could be put in place between…
Students and WA – We had further discussion about how to involve the student population in WA. We will be contacting the teaching staff at the Universities to explore the possibility of students using their expertise, particularly in marketing, branding and website design and maintenance, to assist WA whilst including this work as part of…
Students and WA – Jenny Dean, who works for the Student Community Partnership which links the two Universities, the Students’ Unions and the Council, and Sally Williamson, Community Officer for Bath University, joined us at our meeting on Tuesday. Students are looking to become involved in the local community and it soon became clear in…