Talking Points – July 2016

[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…

Talking Points – April 2016

[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…

Talking Points – March 2016

[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…

New Review of the Rossiter Rd Scheme – What Still Needs to be Done

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…

Talking Points – February 2016

[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…

Talking Points – January 2016

[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…

Widcombe Mummers Ride Again!

[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…

Parade Critic Deflated

[ultimate_spacer height=”15″]Ralph Oswick (pictured) whose heart is surely still in Widcombe, and whose place, along with his alter ego Lady Margaret, in Widcombe residents’ hearts is assured, delivered a cheerfully lethal rebuke to Paul Bowden in the Chronicle of 10th Dec. Mr Bowden, whose knowledge of Widcombe seems to be fairly limited, had written the following…