BCTV - OLD BJ SCHOOL MAIN STREET
WHAT A DISGRACE for the village and such an eye sore - located within the premier and the most significant heritage location in our village - is one of the few remaining Heritage buildings within BJ. It is the Old BJ School - now “not so grandly leased” and certainly not grandly kept and serviced by of all people – the BCTV ( British Conservation Trust Volunteers ) .
Some two years ago BJO independently approached the Trust to seek their co-operation in tidying up the site and allowing the community access to the grounds for the passing of some of their leisure time, during the frequents visits to the village centre. This was amicably discussed and improvements were made including tidying up the site - opening the access gate for our resident to gain access etc..
BCTV - EYESORE in BJ
Now once again it has all been allowed to deteriorate way beyond imagination.
WHY is it that the BJPC, BJ Village Plan, St Helens Church ( owners of the site) and possibly the BJ Preservation Society cannot /do not, get together and resolve the matter with the BCTV once and for all . After all we understand the present BCTV lease does not expire until 2021- do we have to tolerate another 10 years of this eyesore – tumble down Asbestos building – and the constant deterioration of the grand Old School’s building fabric ?
If so Why?
If NOT - PLEASE can an agreement be reached quickly - This unnecessary eyesore has been in existence far too long
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Monday, 8 August 2011
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
BJO COMMUNITY CHAMPION
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FIRST BURTON JOYCE COMMUNITY CHAMPION - 2011 is The late Dr JULIA ANNE O'NEILL - aka Julie .
With great admiration, thanks, appreciation and a pride expressed by our village community, we are pleased and humble to announce our first "Burton Joyce Community Champion ".
"Words will never be sufficient to express the great thanks our community owes to this slight in stature ( yet colossus in application) )talented, unselfish, friend and colleague. A lady full of integrity, who unselfishly gave of her time and talents to friends and the community in many diverse ways - mineral extraction , flood defences, Parish Council, country/riverside walks and paths, rare-flora registering etc -The BJ Residents Association.
How many of us were aware of her personal achievement with her creation of a Literacy Charity.
She packed much into her later years, keeping the gravity of her illness to herself. She is a worthy first - Burton Joyce Community Champion"
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Julie - WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU.
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FIRST BURTON JOYCE COMMUNITY CHAMPION - 2011 is The late Dr JULIA ANNE O'NEILL - aka Julie .
With great admiration, thanks, appreciation and a pride expressed by our village community, we are pleased and humble to announce our first "Burton Joyce Community Champion ".
"Words will never be sufficient to express the great thanks our community owes to this slight in stature ( yet colossus in application) )talented, unselfish, friend and colleague. A lady full of integrity, who unselfishly gave of her time and talents to friends and the community in many diverse ways - mineral extraction , flood defences, Parish Council, country/riverside walks and paths, rare-flora registering etc -The BJ Residents Association.
How many of us were aware of her personal achievement with her creation of a Literacy Charity.
She packed much into her later years, keeping the gravity of her illness to herself. She is a worthy first - Burton Joyce Community Champion"
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Julie - WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU.
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Saturday, 23 July 2011
BJ Online Current Endorsement
A most welcome acknowledgement
Just can't resist posting the email reponse below - (received 21/07/2011) following this email circular
Hi Everyone
Our new style ONLINE presentation and content at www.burtonjoyceonline.co.uk is now well and truly on course, yet still has to be totally completed. We do now have several updates within our - Home Page Editorial , Squawk Box, BJ Diary/Blog, and Forum .
Regards ..... ......
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Response from our Notts CC Councillor
Hi ..... ......
Thanks for the email. I have once again been entertained and informed by an excellent community information tool. Well done and I commend your hard work and commitment to keeping BJ informed.
Kind regards
Cllr Allen Clarke
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Just can't resist posting the email reponse below - (received 21/07/2011) following this email circular
Hi Everyone
Our new style ONLINE presentation and content at www.burtonjoyceonline.co.uk is now well and truly on course, yet still has to be totally completed. We do now have several updates within our - Home Page Editorial , Squawk Box, BJ Diary/Blog, and Forum .
Regards ..... ......
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Response from our Notts CC Councillor
Hi ..... ......
Thanks for the email. I have once again been entertained and informed by an excellent community information tool. Well done and I commend your hard work and commitment to keeping BJ informed.
Kind regards
Cllr Allen Clarke
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Friday, 8 July 2011
A day to Savor
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Attended reunion of MSTS 1952<1955 students - in S Yorkshire. No decrepit oldies there, just the same dynamic charactures of old, living today as it is meant to be - FULLY
We all were some of the fortunate few given a second chance and I should say none were wasted
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The quality of friendship typical of those born and bred of the time, in the midst of Coal and Steel and in Gods County
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Yes yet another day to remember and savor
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Attended reunion of MSTS 1952<1955 students - in S Yorkshire. No decrepit oldies there, just the same dynamic charactures of old, living today as it is meant to be - FULLY
We all were some of the fortunate few given a second chance and I should say none were wasted
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The quality of friendship typical of those born and bred of the time, in the midst of Coal and Steel and in Gods County
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Yes yet another day to remember and savor
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Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Nottingham on the map
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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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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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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
.
See our latest "burtonjoycenews and social media hub" within www.burtonjoyceonline.co.uk
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