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Paxcroft Mead News - March 2008 |
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Paxcroft Mead News - March 2008 |
Things are getting pretty busy in the Community Centre.
John Marples, our Chairman, has been working very hard since the last AGM to put our affairs in order. This process, which is still very much on-going, is partly a requirement of becoming a Registered Charity, and has included setting up Health and Safety policies, disabled accessibility, resolving long standing legal issues with the Centre and much more.
We really do owe John (and his wife Pauline who is our secretary), a debt of gratitude for his tenacity in taking on and dealing with all these issues.
The other on–going task is to deal with the day to day maintenance of the building. Given the intensive use of the Centre over the last 5 years, things are starting to wear out. Unfortunately we also suffer from vandalism to both the interior and exterior of the building, which doesn't help things.
For the DIY type of job, we have a willing band of helpers who give up their time to work their way through the ‘Building Book’ list. For the larger jobs we are forced to use outside contractors. If you have any skills you could offer to the Centre, please contact me by email to editor@paxcroftmead.org.uk and I'll pass your details on.
My thanks to all those who have contributed to this edition and if you have any news or suggestions for future editions, please email at the address above.
Police Post Box
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| left to right: Ernie Clark, Alan Sealey, John Marples, PC Lee Pelling |
The picture shows the handing over of the Paxcroft Mead postbox to John Marples . I have been asked to stress that the box should only be used for non–urgent communication.
In an EMERGENCY always dial 999 and for all NON–EMERGENCY calls, dial 0845 408 7000
Lee Pelling, our Community Beat Manager has more about the scheme and surgeries in his report below.
Bowyers – Beyond Bangers and Pies.
A new exhibition has just opened at Trowbridge museum. Bowyers – Beyond Bangers and Pies is a colourful exhibition tracing the history of Bowyers over 200 years. As you probably know, Bowyers is to close next month with production being moved elsewhere.
The exhibition runs until the 14th June 2008. The museum is open Tuesday - Friday: 10am – 4pm and Saturday: 10am – 4.30pm. It is closed Sunday and Monday and Bank Holidays.
Trowbridge Police Station
Some of you may have seen in the local press that Trowbridge Police Station Enquiry office is re–opening in April.
Chief Superintendent Julian Kirby made the announcement at a recent Town Council meeting. Supt. Kirby said the office will open from 9:00 – 17:00 initially, but planned to extend the hours from 9:00 – 21:00, Monday to Saturday. The office will be closed on Sundays. Although no date was given, Supt. Kirby was clear the re–opening will be in April.
New Bus Shelter
At long last it has been agreed to provide a bus shelter at the turning circle in Leapgate.
Paxcroft Mead resident, Rev. Des Whale and County Councillor Steve Oldrieve have been campaigning for quite a while to convince the local councils of the need for this bus shelter. This stop is where most of the schoolchildren wait, in all weathers, for the School Bus. There have been a few hiccups along the way, but at the Trowbridge Town Council meeting held on the 3rd March, Des and Steve convinced them to fund the shelter.
Congratulations and thanks to Des and Steve.
BLUEZ ‘n’ZUZ Young People's Night Club
The local Neighbourhood Police Teams have now established regular BLUEZ ‘n’ ZUZ Night Club sessions for young people aged 12 – 16. The next event will be on the 18th April from 7 - 9pm at the Snooker Club, Silver Street, Trowbridge. Entry is £2. Further events are planned and listed on the Wiltshire Police website. Click here for more details.
Don't forget the PMCC Annual General Meeting
Tuesday 20th May 2008 at 8.00pm in the centre
This is your opportunity to bring up items for discussion about the Community Centre, or to stand for election to the committee (see the AGM Agenda).
All the information you need to be a candidate or to submit an item for discussion, can be viewed via the ‘AGM 2008’ section of the Paxcroft Mead Community Centre website - www.paxcroftmead.org.uk
Policing Priorities are the issues that you the community have identified to us, the Neighbourhood Tasking Group through consultation, emails, letters and phone calls.
At the Neighbourhood Tasking Group on Jan 18th the current issues were approved as the priorities for the NPT to focus on:
Post Boxes
The NPT has secured 3 post boxes which can be used by the public to post consultation forms and letters.
They were formally distributed to Cllr Ernie Clark (Hilperton Parish Council), Cllr Alan Sealey (Staverton Parish Council) and John Marples (Chair of Paxcroft Mead CC).
A Post Box has already been erected at Paxcroft Mead Community centre so please use it. I will update once the location of the other boxes has been determined. The post boxes will provide the community with an alternative way to make contact with the NPT and their Parish Council.
You can print a consultation form via the Paxcroft Mead Community Centre website. Click here to download the form.
Footballers Wanted!!!!!
Calling all footballers. The NPT is looking for the talented (and not so talented) footballing stars living in the Hilperton and Staverton area. We want to create a winning NPT team for each of the 3 age groups to enter into the West Wilts Street Cup '08.
The 3 age groups are;
| Where: | John Of Gaunt School |
| When: | Wednesday 16th APRIL |
| Cost to register is only £1 | |
To request a registration form and more information call the Trowbridge Youth Club on 01225 776772 or the NPT. Alternatively speak to Tom Ward at West Wiltshire District Council on 01225 776655.
Registration must be in by 2nd APRIL 2008 so don't delay!
The next public surgery will be at our regular community point at the Paxcroft Mead Community Centre Meeting room (at the rear of the building). Please come along and talk to us about your issues!
| Saturday 29th March 3-6 pm |
| Saturday 10th May 3-6 pm |
| Friday 6th June 3-6pm |
TEL 0845 408 7000 ext 725542 – hilpertstavertnpt@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk
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| Paddy Reeves 7 metres up, changing the fluorescent tubes |
Sounds simple doesn't it? But when you consider the lights are over 7 metres from the ground, it is not such an easy job. Alan Jales led the team and arranged the hire of an electric personnel lift used to provide a safe platform to do the job.
The first challenge was to get the lift into the Sports Hall. It took four people and many bruises to tip the lift over and bring it through the fire exit. Once inside and setup, the task went pretty smoothly, with Paddy aloft (see picture) supported by Alan and Jonathan on the ground.
It was surprising just how much damage had been done to the units even though they were so high up. A couple of units needed replacing (temporarily swapped with units in Hall 2), rather than just the tubes changing, but thankfully most just required a little adjustment or cleaning to bring the lights back to full working order.
The difference is immediately obvious, and will certainly make life easier for the users of the Sports Hall, particularly the Trowbridge Short Mat Bowls Club who have been extremely patient waiting for this job to be completed.
A big thank you to Paddy and Alan for a job well done. Also thanks to the Mead Club members (Brian, Mark, Alan and Paul the barman) who helped to manhandle the lift on Easter Sunday.
This month, rather than focusing on a particular user group, I thought it might be useful to publish a table of our regular user groups and activities at the Community Centre.
| Hall 1 (Sports Hall) | Hall 2 (Club Room) | |
| Monday | 09:00–12:30 – Jo Jingles* 18:30–19:30 – Jackie Farr: Aerobics 19:40–20:40 – Jackie Farr: Body Conditioning |
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| Tuesday | 10:00–11:30 –The Croft Mother & Toddler Group* 14:30–16:30 – Trowbridge Short Match Bowls |
10:30–11:30 – Meet the Neighbours Coffee Morning |
| Wednesday | Messy Monsters: (see PMCC website for dates) 10:30–11:15 – Baby Monsters and 11:30–12:20 – Messy Monsters 19:30–21:00 – IMPAX Youth Club* |
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| Thursday | 09:40–11:45 –The Croft Mother & Toddler Group* Le Club Français* 15:30–16:00 – Years: Reception, 1 and 2 16:00–17:00 – Years: 3 to 6 |
19:30–23:00 – Mead Club Bar open 20:30 – Quiz Night |
| Friday | 09:30–14:30 – Tumble Tots* 18:00–19.00 – Shotokan Karate 19:15–21:45 – Trowbridge Short Match Bowls |
19:30–23:00 – Mead Club Bar open |
| Saturday | 19:30–23:00 – Mead Club Bar open | |
| Sunday | 12:30–14:30 – Mead Club Bar open (lunchtime) |
If you have a story or event you would like to share in the newsletter, please send your contribution via email to editor@paxcroftmead.org.uk or post it to, or drop it in to:-
The Editor, Paxcroft Mead Community Centre, Hackett Place, Trowbridge, BA14 7GW.
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