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The media is taking notice
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Some of the less well known cave networks beneath Nottingham are explored by TV presenter Dan Snow in The One Show on BBC 1 at 7pm tonight.
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Wollaton Hall & grounds are being used for the HOLLYWOOD FILMING of BATMAN - celeb watches keep an eye out at the local Admiral Rodney
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Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Sunday, 19 June 2011
Yes It is a Fact
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"Like us or Not".
"BJOnline" has put our village of Burton Joyce well and truly on the world map" !!
LATEST GOOGLE STATS (12/06/2011) advise BJO have followers based in 21 countries worldwide including 141 ciities/towns/villages within the British Isles
These follower visits usually average 3.17 minutes with 70.92% being new followers -
THANKS! to EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE !
Q - How many of our BJPCouncillors actually/routinely visit BJO? A -They know, we know, but WE cannot possibly comment!
Visit our mother site at http://www.burtonjoyceonline.co.uk
Thanks again everyone
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"Like us or Not".
"BJOnline" has put our village of Burton Joyce well and truly on the world map" !!
LATEST GOOGLE STATS (12/06/2011) advise BJO have followers based in 21 countries worldwide including 141 ciities/towns/villages within the British Isles
These follower visits usually average 3.17 minutes with 70.92% being new followers -
THANKS! to EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE !
Q - How many of our BJPCouncillors actually/routinely visit BJO? A -They know, we know, but WE cannot possibly comment!
Visit our mother site at http://www.burtonjoyceonline.co.uk
Thanks again everyone
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Monday, 13 June 2011
An indifferent BJ community - NO!
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The BJ Community
Why is it that our community apparently has little or no interest in the choosing and running of our Parish Council ?
One reasoned answer may be that BJ has a community consisting of White Collar workers, Upper Management and Professionals , Self employed, Business executives , and Upper End Earners etc. This coupled with the fact that 50% of the BJ population are Over 50 yr old ( actually more than half of these are also Over 60), plus.. 35% aged between 35 and 50 yr old. The majority of BJ within these sectors being high value home owners with only a few Local Authority Households .
The recent local elections resulted in - 46% voting Conservatives. 27% voting Liberal and only approx 20% voting Labour, - a significant statement made by the community
These facts infer that the vast majority of the adult BJ population have experienced and come through difficult times before, Food rationing “Yes really”, with miners strikes, industrial redundancies/closures, devaluations , economic crisis situations, foot and mouth epidemics, spend and bust, inflated house prices etc., etc .
One result of these experiences probably is why the majority of our community can and do fend for themselves - they have the confidence and capability to manage their own affairs and use their social time without the intrusion of a – A Parish Council - which contributes little to their individual lifestyle –
It is also worth noting that situations such as opposing the “Mineral Extraction “ , the Bus Plug and the initiative for Flood Defences were actually community/resident lead
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See our latest "burtonjoycenews and social media hub" within www.burtonjoyceonline.co.uk
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The BJ Community
Why is it that our community apparently has little or no interest in the choosing and running of our Parish Council ?
One reasoned answer may be that BJ has a community consisting of White Collar workers, Upper Management and Professionals , Self employed, Business executives , and Upper End Earners etc. This coupled with the fact that 50% of the BJ population are Over 50 yr old ( actually more than half of these are also Over 60), plus.. 35% aged between 35 and 50 yr old. The majority of BJ within these sectors being high value home owners with only a few Local Authority Households .
The recent local elections resulted in - 46% voting Conservatives. 27% voting Liberal and only approx 20% voting Labour, - a significant statement made by the community
These facts infer that the vast majority of the adult BJ population have experienced and come through difficult times before, Food rationing “Yes really”, with miners strikes, industrial redundancies/closures, devaluations , economic crisis situations, foot and mouth epidemics, spend and bust, inflated house prices etc., etc .
One result of these experiences probably is why the majority of our community can and do fend for themselves - they have the confidence and capability to manage their own affairs and use their social time without the intrusion of a – A Parish Council - which contributes little to their individual lifestyle –
It is also worth noting that situations such as opposing the “Mineral Extraction “ , the Bus Plug and the initiative for Flood Defences were actually community/resident lead
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See our latest "burtonjoycenews and social media hub" within www.burtonjoyceonline.co.uk
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Sunday, 29 May 2011
We are now on TWITTER
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We have now introduced current postings on TWITTER for keeping the BJ community informed of daily/current activities and information relative to the community and village at Twitter at "burtonjoycenews"
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We have now introduced current postings on TWITTER for keeping the BJ community informed of daily/current activities and information relative to the community and village at Twitter at "burtonjoycenews"
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Sunday, 8 May 2011
BJ Parish Council - Code of Conduct
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NEW BJPC members - please take note
We ask all old and new members of the new BJPC to ensure they are familiar with and abide by
CODE of Conduct expected of PARISH COUNCILORS
2. A member must -
(a) promote equality by not discriminating unlawfully against any person;
(b) treat others with respect; and
(c) not do anything which compromises or which is likely to compromise the impartiality of those who work for, or on behalf of, the authority.
3. A member must not -
(a) disclose information given to him in confidence by anyone, or information acquired which he believes is of a confidential nature, without the consent of a person authorised to give it, or unless he is required by law to do so; nor
(b) prevent another person from gaining access to information to which that person is entitled by law.
4. A member must not in his official capacity, or any other circumstance, conduct himself in a manner which could reasonably be regarded as bringing his office or authority into disrepute.
5. A member -
(a) must not in his official capacity, or any other circumstance, use his position as a member improperly to confer on or secure for himself or any other person, an advantage or disadvantage; and
(b) must, when using or authorising the use by others of the resources of the authority -
(i) act in accordance with the authority's requirements; and
(ii) ensure that such resources are not used for political purposes unless that use could reasonably be regarded as likely to facilitate, or be conductive to, the discharge of the functions of the authority or of the office to which the member has been elected or appointed.
6. A member must, if he becomes aware of any conduct by another member which he reasonably believes involves a failure to comply with the authority's code of conduct, make a written allegation to that effect to the Standards Board for England as soon as it is practicable for him to do so.
Most within the community will truly hope all members of the latest BJPC abide by this statutory code -
We will be watching, observing and monitoring
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NEW BJPC members - please take note
We ask all old and new members of the new BJPC to ensure they are familiar with and abide by
CODE of Conduct expected of PARISH COUNCILORS
2. A member must -
(a) promote equality by not discriminating unlawfully against any person;
(b) treat others with respect; and
(c) not do anything which compromises or which is likely to compromise the impartiality of those who work for, or on behalf of, the authority.
3. A member must not -
(a) disclose information given to him in confidence by anyone, or information acquired which he believes is of a confidential nature, without the consent of a person authorised to give it, or unless he is required by law to do so; nor
(b) prevent another person from gaining access to information to which that person is entitled by law.
4. A member must not in his official capacity, or any other circumstance, conduct himself in a manner which could reasonably be regarded as bringing his office or authority into disrepute.
5. A member -
(a) must not in his official capacity, or any other circumstance, use his position as a member improperly to confer on or secure for himself or any other person, an advantage or disadvantage; and
(b) must, when using or authorising the use by others of the resources of the authority -
(i) act in accordance with the authority's requirements; and
(ii) ensure that such resources are not used for political purposes unless that use could reasonably be regarded as likely to facilitate, or be conductive to, the discharge of the functions of the authority or of the office to which the member has been elected or appointed.
6. A member must, if he becomes aware of any conduct by another member which he reasonably believes involves a failure to comply with the authority's code of conduct, make a written allegation to that effect to the Standards Board for England as soon as it is practicable for him to do so.
Most within the community will truly hope all members of the latest BJPC abide by this statutory code -
We will be watching, observing and monitoring
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Sunday, 10 April 2011
2011 BJ Parish Council Elections
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Apathy? or contentment!.
The nominated individuals for the 2011 Local Government Elections for BJ Parish Council reveal, a puzzling situation
The situation is that 2 of the sitting 11 PC councillors have chosen NOT to continue in office and seek re-election, the other 9 have had themselves proposed and seconded for re-election once again - well that is not really the case for the majority of them were "co-opted"(accepted by existing PC's in office).
However ONLY two new nominees have been put forward as prospective PC's -
(which in the circumstances means all the nominations will automatically become the new/replacement un-opposed Parish Councillors) .
One of the new nominees is a well established local gentleman, familiar with and in local affairs and probably well suited to the new role. However the other is the gentleman spouse of one of the established existing Parish Councillor -(nuff said!)
My question is :
Is it that the voting residents of village are well satisfied with the performances of the individual Parish Councillors and their collective efforts over the last period and seek no change ?
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OR
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Is it that the vast majority have a measure of complacency for and with local affairs ?
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OR
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Is it that as individuals they realise that they even together with others they cannot hope to change the attitude and mindset of the existing PC Councillor grouping ?
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OR
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Is it that our residents consider the Govenment's idea of a Big Society - as being flawed - by/with the intransigence of a few who are already entrenched in positions of influence within our local administrations ?
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Just a thought! .
Apathy? or contentment!.
The nominated individuals for the 2011 Local Government Elections for BJ Parish Council reveal, a puzzling situation
The situation is that 2 of the sitting 11 PC councillors have chosen NOT to continue in office and seek re-election, the other 9 have had themselves proposed and seconded for re-election once again - well that is not really the case for the majority of them were "co-opted"(accepted by existing PC's in office).
However ONLY two new nominees have been put forward as prospective PC's -
(which in the circumstances means all the nominations will automatically become the new/replacement un-opposed Parish Councillors) .
One of the new nominees is a well established local gentleman, familiar with and in local affairs and probably well suited to the new role. However the other is the gentleman spouse of one of the established existing Parish Councillor -(nuff said!)
My question is :
Is it that the voting residents of village are well satisfied with the performances of the individual Parish Councillors and their collective efforts over the last period and seek no change ?
.
OR
.
Is it that the vast majority have a measure of complacency for and with local affairs ?
.
OR
.
Is it that as individuals they realise that they even together with others they cannot hope to change the attitude and mindset of the existing PC Councillor grouping ?
.
OR
.
Is it that our residents consider the Govenment's idea of a Big Society - as being flawed - by/with the intransigence of a few who are already entrenched in positions of influence within our local administrations ?
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Just a thought! .
Monday, 28 March 2011
May 2011 local elections
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On May 5th we are asked to vote a “YES or NO” on the proposed AV system ( Alternative Vote). The AV system is intended to provide a much fairer system for the selection of a political representative and a replacement to the existing "First Pass The Post"
At the same time we will also be asked to vote for
BJ Parish Councillors and Gedling Borough Councillors
Those who are eventually elected need to be aware that we the community do need an “Open and Transparency” society, for we are mostly - adult with reasonable understanding and an acceptance for change when it is required. Change which is FREE from manipulation and any oblique mis-informing of OUR SOCIETY SITUATION/OWNED FACTS
We should and need to insist on OPEN and TRANSPARENT governance, which provides sensible and prompt decision making. We need decision-making free from procrastination - which absorbs so much valuable time, and public finance in materialising
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PS - justice OR INJUSTICE ?
2009 BJ Parish Council handed down their own style of punishment (injustice) to two residents in our community. The decisions were taken by the BJPC behind closed doors without the opportunity of genuine appeal ( Councillor Blandamer was part of that decision)
2011 We see from the media that the present mayor of Gedling and Conservative Councillor for Burton Joyce ( Councillor Blandamer) has been "de- selected" as a candidiate for the coming May 2011 elections
Cllr Blandamer has said she had not been given the chance to appeal and had not received a valid reason why she was de-selected. "I do not believe that the constitutional rules have been followed throughout the process," she said.
Could this be an example of "you reap what you sow" ?
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On May 5th we are asked to vote a “YES or NO” on the proposed AV system ( Alternative Vote). The AV system is intended to provide a much fairer system for the selection of a political representative and a replacement to the existing "First Pass The Post"
At the same time we will also be asked to vote for
BJ Parish Councillors and Gedling Borough Councillors
Those who are eventually elected need to be aware that we the community do need an “Open and Transparency” society, for we are mostly - adult with reasonable understanding and an acceptance for change when it is required. Change which is FREE from manipulation and any oblique mis-informing of OUR SOCIETY SITUATION/OWNED FACTS
We should and need to insist on OPEN and TRANSPARENT governance, which provides sensible and prompt decision making. We need decision-making free from procrastination - which absorbs so much valuable time, and public finance in materialising
.
PS - justice OR INJUSTICE ?
2009 BJ Parish Council handed down their own style of punishment (injustice) to two residents in our community. The decisions were taken by the BJPC behind closed doors without the opportunity of genuine appeal ( Councillor Blandamer was part of that decision)
2011 We see from the media that the present mayor of Gedling and Conservative Councillor for Burton Joyce ( Councillor Blandamer) has been "de- selected" as a candidiate for the coming May 2011 elections
Cllr Blandamer has said she had not been given the chance to appeal and had not received a valid reason why she was de-selected. "I do not believe that the constitutional rules have been followed throughout the process," she said.
Could this be an example of "you reap what you sow" ?
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