Baldernock Community Council Newsletter
Baldernock Community Council
June 2010 Community news and Events
Sunset over Bardowie Loch
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter Baldernock Community Council
Contents www.baldernock.org
What’s happening in Baldernock Minutes of the last BCC meeting Cut the Carbon Group update
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Welcome to the new look Baldernock Community Council newsletter. We want to keep you up to date with what’s happening in Baldernock and hopefully as the months go by, this newsletter will grow in substance as we add information about different groups and projects in the area. Newsletters will also be available on the website: www.baldernock.org.uk
Thanks to the team of intrepid volunteers who deliver the newsletter by hand in all weathers!
If you would like to see additional information included in future editions, please let us know. Any suggestions very welcome!
Our contact details are: Alison Hazell
Lynnda Wardle
t: 0141 956 2540
t: 01360 771 645
m: 07789635744
m: 07770947301
e: [email protected]
e: [email protected]
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter
Baldernock Community Council
www.baldernock.org.uk
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What’s on in Baldernock this month - News & Events
This space awaits your news and events!
11 June School BBQ
Email [email protected]
Come along to Baldernock PS and join in the annual summer fun. Plenty of food and fun for the whole family. Lots of stalls and games for all ages. Contact the school on
if you would like your news and events to appear in the next newsletter
01360 620317
Events can also be posted on our website www.baldernock.org.uk 12th June
Baldernock Ramblers head for Loch Ossian. Contact Neil Macnair for details 0141 942 2656
19th June Wine Tasting Wine Tasting Evening in aid of Baldernock Community Association in the Church Hall, 7 pm until late. Tickets priced £10. Includes Mini Quiz and raffle. BYOB & nibbles for after the tasting. Bop until you drop to the Disco
16 June BCC Meeting Baldernock Church Hall, 7: 30 pm
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter
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Cut the Carbon Group What’s on in Baldernock this month - News & Events Alison Hazell has been appointed Project Development Manager and has already begun doing home energy surveys. If you are interested in
School news is good news An EDC meeting held on the 3rd of June on the subject of schools provision resulted in the decision not to close the EDC schools at this
having a survey done on your home, please contact Alison on 0141 956 2540 or 07789635744 and she can talk you through what this involves and make an appointment to come and see you. Alison is also happy to help you with any other query or idea you may have to do with the environment for your home or business and would love to hear from
Youth Club
you.
Children (8-16) from Baldernock are welcome to drop in to the youth club which meets on a Monday in the Church Hall on Glenorchard Road. Club times are 7:00—8:30 pm, the cost is £1.00. Loads of fun things to do: games, pool, football table, table tennis, darts, cookery and crafts. We recently went to the Glasgow Climbing Centre and we are going to a recording studio to make a television programme. There is an annual residential. Turn Mondays into the best night of the week! Contact Mags Harwood 01360 622369 for more information
This space awaits your news and events! Email [email protected] if you would like your news and events to appear in the next newsletter
For more information on clubs and organisations in Baldernock, check the BCC website www.baldernock.org.uk
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter
Lynnda Wardle has been appointed to develop the Baldernock website further and to hold events throughout the year to raise awareness of carbon reduction measures. She will be undergoing training to help Alison with the home energy surveys from mid-July. Upcoming CtC Group Events: Website launch at the summer BBQ 11th June. Come along and have a look at the new interactive website and sign up. Have a chat with us and share your ideas for the CtC group. More details about the website development in the next newsletter New logo and poster competition with the pupils at Baldernock Primary School First swap and share event 21st August. This will be a regular event on the 3rd Saturday of every month to recycle and re-use household goods in Baldernock
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter
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Cut the Carbon Group As you may already know, the Cut the Carbon Group has been awarded funding from the Climate Challenge Fund until the end of March 2011 to support us on our way to further reducing our carbon emissions in Baldernock over the next year. Aims:
Encourage the whole community to save at least 10% on their domestic energy use throughout the year of the project.
Carry out individual household and business energy audits in partnership with our local ESSac
Carry out feasibility studies to investigate the potential for refurbishment of public buildings
Provide local communal transport to reduce car usage.
Develop an interactive website to share information and advice and an online facility for the reuse of goods and equipment. Currently our website is at www.baldernock.org.uk
Initiate events to engage members of the community in awareness-raising and communal projects including swap and share events
We want to work with everyone in the community on this project! If you or your group would like to be involved or if you have ideas that you would like to see promoted, please let us know
Highlights from the BCC Minutes 28 April 2010 1. Police Matters The question of speeding along Balmore Road was raised – especially after a recent fatality on the section of road through Balmore involving a motorcyclist. Speed limits along this road are 30mph rising to 40mph towards Torrance, with some sections between Bardowie and Balmore de-restricted; there are automatic speed warning signs at several locations where speed limits change. Traffic volumes, speeds and accidents along this road may enable an application for a fixed speed camera to be successful, but the meeting noted that certain threshold criteria regarding accident rates usually need to be met. At the moment the Police deploy mobile speed patrols on this stretch of road on a random basis. The Community Council will endeavour to take this matter forward with both Police and EDC, although it may be necessary to set up a separate project group to address this initiative. Several members of the community mentioned that the incidence of theft of private property in the area has increased, with repeat thefts several weeks after the first theft. It is believed that thieves may return a second time to steal items replaced via insurance claims. Residents were encouraged to keep their possessions under lock and key and to report any suspicious activity in the area to the Police.
Contact Lynnda Wardle [email protected]
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter
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2. Pedestrian Safety on Roads & Footpaths
5. Any Other Business
General State of Roads and Footpaths
Welcome Pack
The Chairman asked for details of any further roads and footpaths that were unsafe or in poor repair. When complete the list will be forwarded to EDC for their attention.
Ros Jarvis tabled a specimen of what a Baldernock Welcome Pack could look like – the intention being to issue these to new people moving into the area. The Community Council approved of the plans to create and distribute these to new residents and also agreed to meet the modest cost of the packs.
3. Planning Update Revised Local Plan – This is in its final stages of development prior to formal examination by Reporters appointed by the Scottish government. There were no new planning applications to report. Updates to existing applications insofar as they are material will be reported at future meetings.
4. Secretary’s Report The Secretary advised that BCC’s application to RBS for a Community Cash-back grant had been approved. This application was for the 200910 year and it may therefore be possible to apply for a similar grant each year. The grants awarded by RBS are limited to £250, but nonetheless make a useful addition to community funds.
Further work will be done to see if any local firms are interested in including advertisements within the pack or samples of goods or vouchers. The Chairman thanked Ros for the work she has done to date in taking the idea forward. Baldernock Primary School No developments to report, other that that the next EDC meeting on the subject of schools provision is going to take place on 3 June, so there may be some developments to report at the next Community Council meeting (See update on this under News & Events) Anti-social Behaviour One resident mentioned that several teenage parties advertised on Facebook and other social networking sites had attracted large numbers of uninvited young people, leading to anti-social behaviour.
The meeting dates for 2010-11 will be set later in the year and they will also be published on the BCC website www. baldernock.org.uk, along with the standard meeting agenda items.
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter
June 2010 Community news and Events
Sunset over Bardowie Loch
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter Baldernock Community Council
Contents www.baldernock.org
What’s happening in Baldernock Minutes of the last BCC meeting Cut the Carbon Group update
Page 2
Welcome to the new look Baldernock Community Council newsletter. We want to keep you up to date with what’s happening in Baldernock and hopefully as the months go by, this newsletter will grow in substance as we add information about different groups and projects in the area. Newsletters will also be available on the website: www.baldernock.org.uk
Thanks to the team of intrepid volunteers who deliver the newsletter by hand in all weathers!
If you would like to see additional information included in future editions, please let us know. Any suggestions very welcome!
Our contact details are: Alison Hazell
Lynnda Wardle
t: 0141 956 2540
t: 01360 771 645
m: 07789635744
m: 07770947301
e: [email protected]
e: [email protected]
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter
Baldernock Community Council
www.baldernock.org.uk
Page 10
Page 3
What’s on in Baldernock this month - News & Events
This space awaits your news and events!
11 June School BBQ
Email [email protected]
Come along to Baldernock PS and join in the annual summer fun. Plenty of food and fun for the whole family. Lots of stalls and games for all ages. Contact the school on
if you would like your news and events to appear in the next newsletter
01360 620317
Events can also be posted on our website www.baldernock.org.uk 12th June
Baldernock Ramblers head for Loch Ossian. Contact Neil Macnair for details 0141 942 2656
19th June Wine Tasting Wine Tasting Evening in aid of Baldernock Community Association in the Church Hall, 7 pm until late. Tickets priced £10. Includes Mini Quiz and raffle. BYOB & nibbles for after the tasting. Bop until you drop to the Disco
16 June BCC Meeting Baldernock Church Hall, 7: 30 pm
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter
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Page 9
Cut the Carbon Group What’s on in Baldernock this month - News & Events Alison Hazell has been appointed Project Development Manager and has already begun doing home energy surveys. If you are interested in
School news is good news An EDC meeting held on the 3rd of June on the subject of schools provision resulted in the decision not to close the EDC schools at this
having a survey done on your home, please contact Alison on 0141 956 2540 or 07789635744 and she can talk you through what this involves and make an appointment to come and see you. Alison is also happy to help you with any other query or idea you may have to do with the environment for your home or business and would love to hear from
Youth Club
you.
Children (8-16) from Baldernock are welcome to drop in to the youth club which meets on a Monday in the Church Hall on Glenorchard Road. Club times are 7:00—8:30 pm, the cost is £1.00. Loads of fun things to do: games, pool, football table, table tennis, darts, cookery and crafts. We recently went to the Glasgow Climbing Centre and we are going to a recording studio to make a television programme. There is an annual residential. Turn Mondays into the best night of the week! Contact Mags Harwood 01360 622369 for more information
This space awaits your news and events! Email [email protected] if you would like your news and events to appear in the next newsletter
For more information on clubs and organisations in Baldernock, check the BCC website www.baldernock.org.uk
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter
Lynnda Wardle has been appointed to develop the Baldernock website further and to hold events throughout the year to raise awareness of carbon reduction measures. She will be undergoing training to help Alison with the home energy surveys from mid-July. Upcoming CtC Group Events: Website launch at the summer BBQ 11th June. Come along and have a look at the new interactive website and sign up. Have a chat with us and share your ideas for the CtC group. More details about the website development in the next newsletter New logo and poster competition with the pupils at Baldernock Primary School First swap and share event 21st August. This will be a regular event on the 3rd Saturday of every month to recycle and re-use household goods in Baldernock
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter
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Cut the Carbon Group As you may already know, the Cut the Carbon Group has been awarded funding from the Climate Challenge Fund until the end of March 2011 to support us on our way to further reducing our carbon emissions in Baldernock over the next year. Aims:
Encourage the whole community to save at least 10% on their domestic energy use throughout the year of the project.
Carry out individual household and business energy audits in partnership with our local ESSac
Carry out feasibility studies to investigate the potential for refurbishment of public buildings
Provide local communal transport to reduce car usage.
Develop an interactive website to share information and advice and an online facility for the reuse of goods and equipment. Currently our website is at www.baldernock.org.uk
Initiate events to engage members of the community in awareness-raising and communal projects including swap and share events
We want to work with everyone in the community on this project! If you or your group would like to be involved or if you have ideas that you would like to see promoted, please let us know
Highlights from the BCC Minutes 28 April 2010 1. Police Matters The question of speeding along Balmore Road was raised – especially after a recent fatality on the section of road through Balmore involving a motorcyclist. Speed limits along this road are 30mph rising to 40mph towards Torrance, with some sections between Bardowie and Balmore de-restricted; there are automatic speed warning signs at several locations where speed limits change. Traffic volumes, speeds and accidents along this road may enable an application for a fixed speed camera to be successful, but the meeting noted that certain threshold criteria regarding accident rates usually need to be met. At the moment the Police deploy mobile speed patrols on this stretch of road on a random basis. The Community Council will endeavour to take this matter forward with both Police and EDC, although it may be necessary to set up a separate project group to address this initiative. Several members of the community mentioned that the incidence of theft of private property in the area has increased, with repeat thefts several weeks after the first theft. It is believed that thieves may return a second time to steal items replaced via insurance claims. Residents were encouraged to keep their possessions under lock and key and to report any suspicious activity in the area to the Police.
Contact Lynnda Wardle [email protected]
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter
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2. Pedestrian Safety on Roads & Footpaths
5. Any Other Business
General State of Roads and Footpaths
Welcome Pack
The Chairman asked for details of any further roads and footpaths that were unsafe or in poor repair. When complete the list will be forwarded to EDC for their attention.
Ros Jarvis tabled a specimen of what a Baldernock Welcome Pack could look like – the intention being to issue these to new people moving into the area. The Community Council approved of the plans to create and distribute these to new residents and also agreed to meet the modest cost of the packs.
3. Planning Update Revised Local Plan – This is in its final stages of development prior to formal examination by Reporters appointed by the Scottish government. There were no new planning applications to report. Updates to existing applications insofar as they are material will be reported at future meetings.
4. Secretary’s Report The Secretary advised that BCC’s application to RBS for a Community Cash-back grant had been approved. This application was for the 200910 year and it may therefore be possible to apply for a similar grant each year. The grants awarded by RBS are limited to £250, but nonetheless make a useful addition to community funds.
Further work will be done to see if any local firms are interested in including advertisements within the pack or samples of goods or vouchers. The Chairman thanked Ros for the work she has done to date in taking the idea forward. Baldernock Primary School No developments to report, other that that the next EDC meeting on the subject of schools provision is going to take place on 3 June, so there may be some developments to report at the next Community Council meeting (See update on this under News & Events) Anti-social Behaviour One resident mentioned that several teenage parties advertised on Facebook and other social networking sites had attracted large numbers of uninvited young people, leading to anti-social behaviour.
The meeting dates for 2010-11 will be set later in the year and they will also be published on the BCC website www. baldernock.org.uk, along with the standard meeting agenda items.
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter
Baldernock Community Council Newsletter
