On Monday 15th May the first MP hustings were held in the City at the Widcombe Baptist church with all four prospective parliamentary candidates attending. Widcombe Association Chair, Jeremy Boss welcomed a hall packed with over 100 local electors to the event. Each candidate gave a short pitch on why vote for them and detailed…
Monday 15th May at 7:30pm Widcombe Baptist Church The four candidates vying for your vote on June 8th are coming to Widcombe to answer your questions. Even if you’re planning to remain loyal to the national party you support, can you afford to miss this opportunity to judge which one of these four hopefuls is likely to…
The WA committee’s poll to gauge local opinion about Curo’s cable car proposals has now closed. From a current membership of rather over 600, 324 expressed views. 7.7% supported the cable car concept 83.3 opposed the cable car concept 9.0% remained unsure 1.2% wanted the WA to campaign for the cable car concept 77.5%…
[ultimate_spacer height=”15″] Dear Members, Here is the latest round-up of some of the things we have been discussing and planning recently. South Bath Transport Options consultation A series of public consultations events will be held from the end of March about South Bath Transport Options. At the events a number of transport options for South…
WA Press Release on news cable car proposals have been dropped – 18 July 2017 The Widcombe Association is pleased to see that Curo have decided not to proceed with the cable car proposals in light of the lack of support from across the City. Widcombe residents were overwhelming against these proposals because it was…
[ultimate_spacer height=”15″]Firstly apologies that these talking points have been delayed. Unfortunately our secretary, Liz Littlewood has had a serious fall. She is now out of hospital and we would like to wish her a good recovery.Talking points:- The committee received a presentation from Councillor Jasper Becker and a street sign designer about plans for a new Welcome…
[ultimate_spacer height=”15″] Dear Members, As always there is lots going on in our area! Citizens’ Advice Bureau Appeal Many of us may have benefitted from the services of the Citizens’ Advice Bureau. Sadly, due to funding cuts, our local branch of is under pressure. If you’d like to find out more and show your support for the…
[ultimate_spacer height=”15″]Here is our usual monthly round up of some issues and points arising from our last committee meeting: 1. Rev Tim Buckley Tim attended our committee meeting on July 5th to share his vision for St. Matthew’s and St Thomas a Becket churches. The organ at St Thomas a Becket needs replacing and that…
[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…