ORG PUBLIC MEETING A SUCESS MARRED BY A SAD ANNOUNCEMENT

ORG would like to thank Khalid MahMood MP for attending our meeting on Saturday as guest speaker. We appreciate how busy he is and were very pleased he gave his time for our meeting. He made a valuable contribution and was prepared to answer a number of difficult questions from the audience.
We would also like to thank Councillor Keith Linnecor for doing such a good job as the Chair of the meeting and keeping everyone in order. We were also grateful that the Police, Councillor Green and Councillor Dring also attended our meeting. However we were discus ted that no one from the Birmingham City Councils Transportation could be bothered to turn up and feel this is becoming the norm for that this shows their lack of interest in the Oscott area.

ORG members were sorry to hear of the death of Gib Mckay who was the Secretary? minute taker of the Kingstanding Pensioners Convention.
Gib For many year had helped run the KPC and did a lot of hard work to promote the rights of local pensioners. His family have our sympathy and condolences.

ORG
The Oscott Residents Groups

ALDRIDGE ROAD RECREATION GROUND ACTION

ORG have been pleased to learn that there is to be a joint venture between The Kingstanding Police Initiative and the Friends of the Queslett Nature Reserve (incorporating the Aldridge Road Recreation Ground). The idea is to set up at the request of the Local Police Tasking group, at Recreation Ground Watch. Residents will be encouraged to work with the Police, the KPI and the FOQNR to report acts of anti social Behavior or criminal activities of the Recreation Ground.
At a later date Police and residents patrols may take place?

If you would like more information please ring 464 1869

DONT FORGET THE ORG PUBLIC MEETING ON AUGUST 16TH 10PM AT THE 610 COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Just a quick reminder that ORG are organising the above meeting.
We have invited the Perry Barr MP, all Oscott's Local Councillors, the Police and Council Officers to attend this meeting.
It will be a good opportunity to ask them questions and let them know your concerns.

QUESLETT ROAD TO GET SPEED CAMERA'S AT LAST

After years of trying residents are over the moon to hear that we are to get speed camera's on the Queslett Road.
The Oscott Resident Group have for year campaigned with Councillor Keith Linnecor and others on this issue and we are now hoping other safety issues on the Queslett Road will be addressed.

BAT WALK GOES WELL

Fridays Friends of the Queslett Nature Reserve Bat walk was very successful. A large No of adults and children attended the event to see and learn about bats.
The weather was not really conducive to seeing bats, being wind and wet but there were enough to may the evening interesting.
Many thanks to Chair Cllr Keith Linnecor for organising the event and to Stephan Bodnor the wild life officer and his assistant for their help at the event.

OSCOTT COUNCILLORS SURGERIES

FOR YOUR INFORMATION THESE ARE OUR LOCAL COUNCILLOR,S SURGERY DETAILS

Councillor Keith Linnecor
Every Sat Morning 10.30am at the 610 Community Centre, Kingstanding Road.
1st Wed in month 7pm at the 610 Community Centre*
1st Thursday in month 3pm at the Kingstanding Libary*

For those with a disability home visits can be arranged.
for further information
Tel 360 6486

Councillor Barbara Dring
Details as above
Tel 360 7565

Councillor Graham Green
Sorry no details announced yet.

NOTE KHALID MAHMOOD MP HOLDS A SURGERY IN OSCOTT ON THE FIRST SAT OF THE MONTH AT THE 610 COMMUNITY CENTRE. AT 10.30am

*= on a rotor basis

OSCOTT RESIDENTS GROUPS PUPLIC MEETING

The Oscott Residents Groups (The Oscott Residents Association, The Oscott Elderly Group, the Oscott Disability Group and the Kingstanding Neighbourhood Initiative are holding a Public meeting at the 610 Community Centre at 2.30pm on Saturday 16th August.

We have invited all the Oscott Councillors, the Police, various Council officer and as a guest speaker Khalid Mahmood M.P.

What we want to know is what the Council is going to do about issues in Oscott like the state of some of our concrete Road?
Why have so many of our requests for road safety improvements been ignores by the Council.
When will all homes in the area get recycling boxes?
What are the Police doing to combat anti social behavior?

We are pleased to say that Councillor Keith Linnecor has agreed to chair our meeting.


If you would like further information please ring 464 1869

There are a number of other resident groups in the area which work in co operation with ORG and they will be asked to attend this meeting.