The recent Police and community activity day held on the Burford Road Playing Fields on the 28th of march went well. The Police had a good turn out and met a number of residents. All sorts of activities went on and people seemed to enjoy them selves.
All of the ORG individual groups were represented. Khalid Mahmood MP and Councillor Green attended. Every one spoken to seemed to think the event was a good idea let us hope they do it again next year.
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
MORE ROAD SAFETY MEASURES ARE NEEDED.
ORG are doing what we can to get a number of roads traffic calmed. The Council have again and again however rejected petions from our member. We will not give up fighting for our residents however.
PAVEMENT CAMPAIGN IN OSCOTT
oscott pavements are still a discrace. ORG have agreed to campaign with Councillor Keith Linnecor to make the Council more aware of the state of the pavements in Oscott and to try and get them to do something about them.
If you know of any problem pavements please give us a ring on 356 6894 and we will do what we can to get the Council to sore them out.
If you know of any problem pavements please give us a ring on 356 6894 and we will do what we can to get the Council to sore them out.
SKATE BOARD CONSULTATION
The ORG are please to see that at log last progress is being made regarding the introduction of a Skate Board park for local youngster.
Some of our member went along to the consultation event and asked a number of questions about it.
It will be located near the 997 / 33 bus stops on the Aldridge Road just inside Perry Barr park.
It will not be close to houses but easily accessible and passing Police cars can see it.
We think the kids in this area will get a lot of fun out of it and applaud Councilor Dring and her colleagues efforts getting a skate board for the area.
Some of our member went along to the consultation event and asked a number of questions about it.
It will be located near the 997 / 33 bus stops on the Aldridge Road just inside Perry Barr park.
It will not be close to houses but easily accessible and passing Police cars can see it.
We think the kids in this area will get a lot of fun out of it and applaud Councilor Dring and her colleagues efforts getting a skate board for the area.
Monday, 23 February 2009
OSCOTT CENTRAL NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM AGM A SUCSESS
The well known community campaigner Aubrey Longe was re elected as Chairman of the Oscott Central Neighbourhood Forum at their AGM Saturday 21st March.
A new committee was also elected on the day.
The OCNF have a number of concerns which they are trying to get addressed by the Council. These include road safety issues like the Greenholm Road junction, The problems with dog fouling in the area, the very poor state of our pavements and so on. They also fully support Councillor Keith Linnecor and his attempts to make residents more aware of the need to support our local shops or risk losing more of them.
It was also agreed that the OCNF would work with other residents groups in the area and one of the major problems faced by such groups was the bureaucracy by the Council.
Councillor Keith Linnecor who attended the meeting answered questions from those present and agreed to pass on a number of comments to the Council.
A new committee was also elected on the day.
The OCNF have a number of concerns which they are trying to get addressed by the Council. These include road safety issues like the Greenholm Road junction, The problems with dog fouling in the area, the very poor state of our pavements and so on. They also fully support Councillor Keith Linnecor and his attempts to make residents more aware of the need to support our local shops or risk losing more of them.
It was also agreed that the OCNF would work with other residents groups in the area and one of the major problems faced by such groups was the bureaucracy by the Council.
Councillor Keith Linnecor who attended the meeting answered questions from those present and agreed to pass on a number of comments to the Council.
Thursday, 12 February 2009
OCOTT CENTRAL NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM AGM DATE
The OCNF will be holding its A.G.M on the 21ST February. The Venue will be the 610 community Centre and the start time 11am.
Nominations for Committee posts will also be considered by post.
Nominations for Committee posts will also be considered by post.
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
POOR PAVEMENT IS OSCOTT!
The question a number of residents ask member of the ORG a lot is "why has the Council let our pavements deteriorate so much over the last few years. THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN SO BAD"
We have not been able to find the answer to this one but believe if may be that the condition of our pavements is not a priority to this Council. They do not seem to care that in Oscott we have a number of elderly residents and a quite a lot of those have tripped over on our pavements which are in such a poor condition.
The groups that make up ORG will continue to press the Council for for fill their duty of care to our residents.
We have not been able to find the answer to this one but believe if may be that the condition of our pavements is not a priority to this Council. They do not seem to care that in Oscott we have a number of elderly residents and a quite a lot of those have tripped over on our pavements which are in such a poor condition.
The groups that make up ORG will continue to press the Council for for fill their duty of care to our residents.
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