"Strategic Plan" BJPC suggestions

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Sept2010 –Burton Joyce Strategic Plans .The BJPC begins its 3 year strategic planning for the village early November.

After feedback from the village plan and other sources the BJPC wants to set targets for areas of improvements within the village: Suggestions so far have been:

1. Village Centre facelift including new surface , furniture an lighting to the area around the Post office.

2. Christmas tree lighting up ceremony in the village as community event

3. BJPC to take over verge cutting from NCC in an attempt to have neater more frequently cut grass areas

4. New pathway and verges to wasteland next to Nelson Car park and access to Trent

5. Additional Parking pull-ins to service estate agent shopping area and village hall.

6. Additional revenue stream for the Poplars to get closer to self sufficiency of income—with an all weather pitch.

7. Closer consultation with NCC and GBC department to ensure Burton Joyce and its residents are cared for and its environment and if it can deliver any additional services such as verge cutting or local repairs more cost effectively than the larger agencies.

8. Community Power scheme development. Using either Photovoltaic panels( large scale) or Low Head Turbines on the Trent.


These are just some of the ideas being considered and prioritised by the BJPC and then adopted into a formal strategic policy for the next few years

WOW!- "Grass verge cutting" "Community Power scheme", "Christmas Tree ceremony", "All weather Pitch" "addirional parking for Estate Agentss" " new pathway toside of Lord Nelson etc" Where are specific considerations for improving and assisting the lot of the 50% within the community who are Over 50years

The Villge centre facelift appears to be the ONLY GENUINE STRATEGIC suggestion all the rest appear to be classic examples of "politic-ing"
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Our BJ Seniors "grasp the nettle"

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"Mary" - Just one of our BJ Seniors who "grasped the nettle"
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The "Seniors" in our Burton Joyce community have accepted the challenge and are taking on the challenge of becoming email and Internet active.

The BJ Community NHW has for many months now been proving FREE email and Internet tutoring at the Monday morning Library "Pop-ins".

Only these last few Mondays have seen several of our senior ladies ( all in their late 80's )coming thro just TWO one hour sessions with flying colours and are now so enthusiastic that each of them have either purchased or in the throes of getting their own laptops.

This NHW training programme is supported by a "ABC basic email & Internet Tutorial" and provides a "life time - help line" via email contact - A "HELP LINE", for all things - computers or otherwise
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Burton Joyce Today - December 2010

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Burton Joyce is today snowed in, as are most places within the County and Country yet we all must continue to develop the "BIG caring, sharing Society" and that is not to simply develop and emphasise the present Governments "catch" phrase policy .

Everyone will see and understand the TRUE BRIT spirit of our population and communties with the many examples of those involved in the "7/7 London Bombing" as per the present hearings in London.

Here in our Trent Side village in Nottinghamshire we conscious of the need to further work together for the betterment of all in our community as the impending financial cutbacks loom ever close over us. We know we are going to see some loss in our library service which will include reduced Internet access for those without a home Broadband facility.

Keep looking and visiting this Blog for we have many aspects of interests and individuals to come,

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Hi everyone maintaining this Blog with the immense amount of ongoing BJ current info is becoming quite an exercise. SO here is a more effective way of keeping on top of the ever changing news input, easily and promptly

SIMPLY use this this link

http://www.burtonjoyceonline.co.uk/forums-beta.html?func=showcat&catid=2

Here are some of the subjects currently under discussion

Over 50's - 676 views, Is yout computer sick - 407 views, Community watch - 1947 views, Parisn Council - 3864 views, BJ my ancestral home - 281, Hign Cost Low usage of Poplars - 2316, BJ Library Reduced service - 147 views, BJ Playground - 1737, Bus Plug - 3985, Insect Swarms - 73, Wind Turbines - 3869, Why do Councillors keep leaving - 1778

Keep in contact and visit our parent site for ALL BJ Village information at (it has been established and current for over 2 years - now without any competition )

www.burtonjoyceonline.co.uk

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Burton Joyce Library Cut Backs

To be available 8 to 10 hours per week>

This is what is being considered as opening hours for the B J Libary. .. .. ..

What a waste of such a great facility

However there is talk about it becoming a Community facility - what ever that means

The BJ community needs to unite and mobilise to ensure that the loibary facility remain available to us all . Yes ! we do all appreciate that finanial cut backs are required thro -out the country, but we as a community with our Armada of Volunteers can surely develop a viable alternative to running and developing this existing facilty for the benefit of everyone in and around BJ

email us your thoughts and support at bjowatch@gmail.com

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Burton Joyce Neighbourhood Watch initiative

Are your holidays over ?

Just a reminder to everyone that we have now recommenced our FREE "Training into e mailing and the Internet" after our brief summer recess.

Our course open to the "Over 50's" comprises or just TWO - one hour sessions ( Face to Face) using our individual "ABC Tutorial" technique.

It is not necessary to own a computer, as the Library service has free access to the Internet with several computers which can be used by anyone owning a library card .

To book a training session, call in the BJ Library, (any Monday Morning) to one of our Neighbourhood Watch POP-INs (10:00 <12:00 )

It's an easy way to join your friends and relatives Online - dont hesitate -you will not regret it

Our website is http://www.burtonjoyceonline.co.uk/ and email bjowatch@gmail.com

Burton Joyce COMMUNITY Neighbourhood Watch

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Burton Joyce now and once again has an operational Neighbourhood Watch scheme.

This new initiative is a true community initiative it is NOT associated with any local administration - Parish Council, LA Council or the County Council. HOWEVER it does have the support of the South Nottinghamshire Police .

As with each Neighbourhood Watch scheme this paricular initiative is

"OWNED and RUN by its volunteers"

On Saturday the 19th of June the residents involved in this new initiative organised an OPEN DAY at the Carnarvon Rooms in the village centre. This event was a resounding success - much of the pre-event publicity being kindly provided by numerous local busineesses and individuals .

On the actual day many from the community came forward to act as volunteer Street Co-ordinators, supplementing the many who had volunteered before the Open Day event .

The day was primarily staged to publically announce the re-establishment of the Burton Joyce Community Neighbourhood Watch and introduce several new initiatives, designed to bring the new scheme and its volunteers closer ( physically ) to the community.

These initiatives are

1) A Monday Morning NHW "Pop-In" on Monday mornings at the BJ Library
2)Personal/confidential/incident reports re suspicious occurances in the village
3)A personal and confidential Holiday Watch scheme
4)A dedicated e mail address - bjowatch@gmail.com
5)A dedicated NHW section within http://www.burtonjoyceonline.co.uk/ website featuring regular updates and Police Alerts ( Hard copies on file at the (Pop-in)
6)A section within the website's interactive Forum for comments, opinions and suggestions etc
7) Advise and supply of Home and Personal security devices .

Finally we have been asked to join in with others and to publically thank all who gave of their time and effort, plus all those who actually attended the event - ensuring the day was such a success. Each and everyone of you was personally intrumental in creating the

Burton Joyce Community Neighbourhood Watch

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Thank you one and all

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