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Community Partnership Meeting.
LAST WEEK.
I bumped into a friend s'afternoon who'd been invited. He'd no idea why cuz he's no longer lobbying, campaigning, or even moaning.
But he went along, quite a few Councillors, including Annette Brooke - no sign of Jim Knight - and lots of old people - his description - as he says, he's one of them.
No-one from local businesses. As with Barney's meeting on Thurs, it was during the working day, so many of us wouldn't have been able to attend anyway.
Anyone go?
Anyone know what happened?
It was about our next 20 years, would be nice to know what happened.
PS
can't find anything on PDC's website - mind you, that doesn't mean it isn't there!
I note that the new road surface on the Lower High Street and Park Road has been ripped up by SE. No doubt when they re-lay it, Gas, Water and telephone will come along to have a go at the virgin tarmacadam.
RobO
Closures not ruled out as school place surplus reviewed
http://tinyurl.com/4vqy4m
Purbeck District Council has ruled that hours of trading at the Victoria Club in Swanage should be cut back to less than those of neighbouring pubs, and that live music should cease. The ruling is subject to appeal.
Complaints were made by people who live in Quayside Court opposite, and also people who live above the club.
"Antisocial behaviour is present in this area because of the Victoria Club, there's no doubt about that" alleged one local resident, according to the Echo.
It seems to me that there are several issues, well worth debate here.
When a club has been operating for years, is it acceptable for people to buy or rent a flat above or opposite and complain about the club?
Are they alleging that if the club closed completely, there would be no antisocial behaviour in that part of town? What about people using the other pubs, fast food shops, and open area on the quayside?
If the club were to close completely, what knock-on effect would this have to local trade?
Parties come to Swanage for a meal, tour round the pubs then a trip to the club for late night drinks and dancing. Surely the loss of the only night club would affect other businesses too?
I think that complaining about ordinary everyday activities is anti-social. These complainers should be named and shamed. Who do they think they are?
I remember when the Swanage Town Band was banned from the Red Lion garden because of complaints from a few people living nearby.
Over 200 people wanted the band to play, a couple of people didn't want it, so it was stopped.
Outrageous! It's time we stood up for ourselves.
If the Victoria Club is restricted to earlier closing times than local pubs, people won't go to the club. If it closes, there will be nowhere to go for a dance in Swanage. What then?
She talks about smartening up the resort, reinventing it as 'the city on the beach' with a cafe and bar culture and celebrating its entertainment history.
'It's not just Punch and Judy. Last month we did the Iliad as a half-hour puppet show on the streets. There's more blood and guts in the Iliad than in Punch and Judy.'
Blackpool. sadly not Swanage
http://tinyurl.com/6fcr7l
PDC have just released their (our) CORE STRATEGY ISSUES AND OPTIONS CONSULTATION
if you'd like to view and comment then pop along to:
Planning Reception, Purbeck District Council
(Monday -Thursday 8:45am - 4:45pm, and Friday 8:45am - 4:15pm)
Corfe Castle Library, East Street, Corfe Castle, BH20 5EE
(Mon 2pm - 4:30pm, Wed 4:30pm -7pm, Fri 9:30am -12pm, Sat 9:30am -12pm)
Dorchester Library, Colliton Park, Dorchester, DT1 1XJ
(Mon 10am -7pm, Tue 9:30am -7pm, Wed 9:30am -7pm, Thu 9:30am -5pm, Fri 9:30am -7pm, Sat 9am - 4pm)
Lytchett Matravers Library, High Street, Lytchett Matravers, BH16 6BG
(Mon 9am -1pm/2pm - 5pm, Tue 2pm - 5pm, Thu 9am -1pm, Fri 2pm -7pm, Sat 9am -12:30pm)
Poole Central Library, Dolphin Centre, Poole, BH15 1QE
(Mon 9am - 6pm, Tue 9am - 6pm, Wed 9am - 6pm, Thu 9am - 6pm, Fri 9am -6pm, Sat 9am -5pm)
Upton Library, Corner House, Upton Cross, Poole, BH16 5PW
(Mon 9:30am -1pm/ 2pm-5pm, Tue 9:30am -1pm/ 2pm -5pm, Wed 9:30am -1pm/ 2pm - 5pm, Fri 9:30am -1pm/ 2pm - 7pm, Sat 9am -12:30pm)
Swanage Library, High Street, Swanage, BH19 2NU
(Mon 10am -7pm, Tue 9:30am -1:30pm, Wed 9:30am - 5pm, Fri 9:30am - 7pm, Sat 9am - 4pm)
Wareham Library, South Street, Wareham, BH20 4LR
(Mon 10am - 5pm, Tue 9:30am -7pm, Thu 9:30am - 5pm, Fri 9:30am -7pm, Sat 9am -12:30pm)
Wool Library, D’Urberville Centre, Colliers Lane, Wool, BH20 6DL
(Tue 3pm -7pm, Thu 10am -1pm, Sat 9:30am -12:30pm)
It's a 43 page document full of entirely accessible linguistics, sorry, Govspeak.
However, it is about our next 20 years, so give it a go.
Audit report on Swanage Council.
The town council had a special meeting last Friday to discuss what to do in response to an auditors report and whether to mount a legal challenge. Needless to say the meeting was held behind closed doors to prevent the electors finding out what their representatives have been up to. Does anyone have any information on what this is about? As we will have to foot the bill if they go to law we are entitled to know what its about.
A new festival for Swanage is being planned - "Local Food, World Music" will take place on 5, 6, 7 June 2009. Further information, as it becomes known, will be available on www.swanagelife.com
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