 SOUTHCOTE GLOBE |
MEETING HELD 25th MAY 2010
Meeting held at Southcote Mill, courtesy of June Farrell.
PRESENT:
Jill Beadon, Jill Hodges, Ann Briers, Janet Copley, June Farrell, Michael Heath, Brian Haines
APOLOGIES:
Peter Beadon, Caroline, Lorna & John Martin
BUSINESS:
Jill Beadon opened the meeting and made apologies for those absent.
We discussed the minutes of the last meeting and these were approved.
Matters arising: there is an error in item G-
should read:'Global Warming- how it can affect you and how we can help this from happening'
Jill and Peter Beadon are attending the Water Festival on 19th June 2010 and members donated various items to raise funds for the group. Ricky and Sumreen have also supported us by giving items for the stall.
Jill
Beadon is carrying out a GLOBE promotion in Coronation Square on the
29th May 2010 to try to encourage people from the local community to
support the group.
In Peter's absence, Jill gave a report on our finances.
We
went on to discuss the problems of rubbish in the Holy Brook and dog
waste. Caroline has agreed to contact the Environment Agency about the
river, and Stacey Pickett with a view to more dog bins being provided.
Janet,Ann
and Sumreen attended a meeting at Jill Beadon's house to discuss how
Southcote GLOBE could be more involved in the community.
The gardens at Coronation Square were discussed and it was agreed to tidy up on Sunday 5th September 2010 starting at 9am.
We
agreed that, at some point, a decision needs to be made to purchase
additional plants as ground cover to help cut down the weed problem.
It
was suggested that a plaque be made showing that Southcote GLOBE
maintain the gardens. This to be discussed at the next meeting and
June is happy to arrange for the plaque to be made by the same man who
did Terry's, when this is finalised.
June is still trying to get in
touch with Adrian Lawson regarding a local walk and Jill Beadon has
left a message on his voicemail.
Jill Beadon closed the meeting at 8.30pm.
Date of next meeting: Tuesday 27th July 7.00pm at the Advice Centre.
MEETING HELD 30th MARCH 2010
Meeting held at Southcote Mill, courtesy of June Farrell.
PRESENT:
June Farrell, Caroline Martin, John Martin, Lorna Martin, Jill Beadon, Peter Beadon, Ann Briers, Janet Copley, Brian Haines.
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE:
Jill Hodges.
BUSINESS:
We
discussed RESCUE which took place on Saturday 13th March 2010, and
congratulated Jill Beadon on a job well done as it was her first
RESCUE. We agreed she had done extremely well to coordinate everything
and get it organised. 17 volunteers took part and it was very
successful.When discussing ways to improve RESCUE it was agreed that we
could use more volunteers in future. Jill Beadon also proposed
involving local schools. We will be contacting several to see what
they have in place and explore the possibilities of creating
junior GLOBE groups.
It has been confirmed that we do not need to
pay for a skip next year as the Council will collect rubbish bags from
designated pick-up points; this will save us a considerable amount of
money.
Caroline was given £20 for petty cash.
Southcote GLOBE gave Ricky Josey of the Oxford Rd Community Garden £10 for plants received.
It
was proposed that we plant up the flower beds at Coronation Square
after Easter. We agreed on Sunday 9th May starting at 9am. June and
Jill have both kindly offered to donate plants.
It was proposed
that all members should design a new recruitment leaflet to be handed
in at the next meeting.The chosen design will then be printed and each
member will be given 10 leaflets to distribute in their area in an
attempt to recruit more members.
We celebrated the fact that
Southcote and Redlands GLOBEs were awarded Best Neighbourhood RESCUE by
the Council at a meeting on 18th March 2010. The plaque is to be
proudly displayed in Southcote Neighbourhood Advice Centre.
It
was agreed that we should create a new poster to be displayed at
Southcote Neighbourhood Advice Centre promoting GLOBE - all suggestions
are welcome.
It was proposed that we have a talk on global warming at the AGM to be held on 28th September 2010.
We
discussed the fact that Kennet Meadows have been saved from
development. The PRUPIM consortium has been dissolved thanks to the
current economic situation, and pressure from Labour, community groups
and local residents, after many years of protests and campaigns. It was
agreed that a letter of congratulation be sent to RBC in recognition of
their hard work since 1981 to protect the precious Meadows from being
destroyed.
Janet proposed asking Adrian Lawson to lead a walk during
the summer in June/July. A press release could be issued inviting
others to join in. It is hoped this would increase public awareness of
the local environment, and encourage people to look after it and get
involved with future projects such as RESCUE.
We discussed the
Linear Park at Calcot which was awarded a Green Flag for the first time
.Our congratulations go to all those involved in this major achievement.
Janet
brought up the subject of responsibility for the Holy Brook. A tree is
down, and rubbish is building up behind a large number of discarded
lorry wheels. We agreed this needs to be cleared before serious damage
is done to the river bank and surrounding area.
We discussed
Waterfest which is due to take place 19th June 2010. Jill and Peter are
happy to run a stall but need donations for a tombola, suggestions
include bric-a-brac and tinned food items. Please hand in at the next
meeting in May.
Jill Beadon thanked everyone for their efforts and hard work during RESCUE.
It
was decided that we need to contact Stacey Pickett, the Southcote
Neighbourhood Regeneration Officer with reference to having more dog
waste bins provided in Southcote.
NEXT MEETING:
Tuesday 25th May 2010. 7.30pm at Southcote Mill. Meet 7.10pm at the bottom of Circuit Lane for a lift across to the Mill.
All welcome.
MEETING HELD 26th JANUARY 2010
Meeting held at Southcote Neighbourhood Advice Centre.
PRESENT:
Jill
Beadon, Peter Beadon, Caroline Martin, John Martin, Lorna Martin, Jill
Hodges, Brian Haines, Janet Copley, Michael Heath, Ann Briers
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE:
June Farrell
GUESTS:
Ricky Josey - Oxford Road Community Garden [ORCG]
Richard Denny - Caversham GLOBE
Shakila Barabhuiya - Reading Chronicle
MINUTES of last meeting agreed by Peter and seconded by Michael.
BUSINESS:
We
discussed RESCUE ,Saturday March 13th, and agreed to meet 10am at the
gate at the bottom of Circuit Lane. All necessary equipment will be
supplied. Refreshments at Southcote Mill courtesy of June. Radio theme
song chosen for RESCUE - 'Help' by the Beatles.
It was agreed that
Terry Farrell's memorial plaque will be unveiled at Coronation Square
following RESCUE. Meet 3pm at the Pet Shop. It is hoped that Martin
Salter MP and representatives from Reading Chronicle and Reading Evening Post will attend.
Flower
beds in Coronation Square to be tidied prior to the unveiling- work
party Sunday 28th Feb [ if weather very bad, Sunday March 5th].
Guest
Richard Denny gave an informative talk on his role with Caversham
GLOBE, outlining the work they do. We discussed issues such as grants
and insurance.
Guest Ricky Josey gave a presentation explaining his
role with ORCG. Our group was offered access to the garden for meetings
or get-togethers and we were invited to a BBQ on July 17th.
Guest
Shakila Bababhuiya from Reading Chronicle introdued herself, and
welcomed comments with regard to facilities and amenities in Southcote.
Treasurer Peter gave a report. Caroline was given petty cash and postage stamps.
It was proposed that we issue a yearly newsletter.
Date of next meeting: Tuesday 30th March at Southcote Mill.
MEETING HELD 24th NOVEMBER 2009
Meeting held at Southcote Mill,courtesy of June Farrell.
PRESENT:
June Farrell, Caroline Martin, John Martin, Lorna Martin, Jill Beadon, Peter Beadon,
Ann Briers, Janet Copley, Jill Hodges, Brian Haines, Michael Heath.
GUESTS:
Jeff Layhe, Chris Jarvis
Jill
Beadon introduced herself as the new Chairperson, and will be inviting
members of other GLOBE groups to a future meeting with a view to
sharing ideas and collaborating on future ventures.
We discussed
RESCUE which is due to take place March 13th-14th, and asked for ideas
for a song to be played on the radio to coincide with the radio
publicity for the event.
Guests Jeff and Chris gave an informative
talk on recycling and waste collections, including what is and is not
acceptable for recycling, and the changes put into place at the Civic
Amenities site. Two information sheets were avaiable.
Caroline was given £15 petty cash for secretarial supplies.
Date of next meeting: Tuesday 26th January, Neighbourhood Advice Centre, Coronation Square Southcote.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - NOTES
The
Annual General Meeting of Southcote GLOBE took place on Tuesday
September 29th 2009 at the Southcote Neighbourhood Advice Centre.
PRESENT:
Peter Beadon, Jill Beadon, Ann Briers, Janet Copley, June Farrell, Brian Haines,
Jill Hodges, Caroline Martin, John Martin.
GUESTS:
Gary Champion & Gary Murphy from Southcote Neighbourhood Action Group [NAG]
Peter
outlined the achievements of the Group, which included the stall at
Waterfest manned by Peter & Jill Beadon,, the RESCUE annual clean
up, and work on the Coronation Square Gardens carried out by Jill,
Janet, Ann & Brian.
Peter then gave the Treasurer's report.
Jill
had been offered plants by RBC and will update us when they are
available. Jill to ring June who will collect and store them until a
suitable day can be arranged for members to put them in.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS:
The following were elected to serve for 2009/10
Chairperson: Jill Beadon
Vice Chair: June Farrell
Secretary: Caroline Martin
Treasurer: Peter Beadon
Gary
Murphy then filled the Group in on Southcote NAG, the
Neighbourhood Action Group, which is open to all residents and is the
twelfth NAG to be established.
He went on to outline the role of NAG and its involvement wth the Police and Local Authority. Its priorities are:
1 Social behaviour
2 Drug issues
3 Traffic related issues
He outlined NAG achievements related to these issues which have given good results.
The talk was both interesting and very informative.
After
discussion on the future of GLOBE, the general opinion was the
individual local groups were not fully aware what each group covered
and it was suggested that maybe at a meeting in the New Year, any
groups interested could join GLOBE at the Neighbourhood Advice Centre
to see if there was a way we could liaise with each other. Details to
be finalised at the next meeting on November 24th.
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