Changes to local bus timetable Routes 8, 18 and 418

The changes listed below have been notified to the Council as at 26 July 2010. Bus operators are required to give eight weeks notice of any changes to the routes or timetables of their services. However, under certain circumstances, the Traffic Commissioner may permit changes at short notice. Please note that operators of commercial bus services are free to change them without consultation.

The changes will take place from 5th September 2010

8

Kingsway – Oldfield Park – City Centre – Bath University

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Timetable revised including changes to departure times. 1 extra journey provided between Bath University and Kingsway. Re-routed via North Parade and Pulteney Road instead of Pulteney Bridge, Great Pulteney Street, Edward Street and Vane Street. Buses towards University of Bath will continue to stop in High Street (Cf).

 

Wards affected: Abbey, Bathwick, Oldfield, Southdown, Westmoreland, Widcombe.

18

City Centre – University of Bath

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Revised to operate between Lower Oldfield Park and University of Bath – see 418. Re-routed via North Parade and Pulteney Road instead of Pulteney Bridge, Great Pulteney Street, Edward Street and Vane Street. Buses towards University of Bath will continue to stop in High Street (Cf).  Frequency reduced.

 

 

Wards affected: Abbey, Bathwick, Oldfield, Widcombe.

418, 419

Bath Spa University – City Centre – University of Bath

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Services replaced by two new services between Bath Spa University and City Centre (SPA1 and SPA2) and Service 18 between Lower Oldfield Park and University of Bath. See separate entries.

 

Wards affected: Abbey, Bathavon West, Kingsmead, Newbridge, Twerton, Widcombe, Westmoreland.

SPA 1 & 2

Bath Spa University – City Centre

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New services replacing 418 and 419 between Bath Spa University and City Centre. SPA 1 runs via Newbridge Road, Upper Bristol Road and Oldfield Park to terminate. SPA 2 via Lower Bristol Road & City Centre. SPA services runs every 20 mins during university terms with a higher peak frequency. Half hourly in university holidays and evenings. Runs hourly on Saturdays and Sundays.

 

Wards affected: Abbey, Bathavon West, Kingsmead, Newbridge, Twerton, Widcombe, Westmoreland.

If you have any comments on these changes, please let us know.

Community Litter Pick – Brick Fields (Westmoreland Ward)

On Board have organised a Litter Pick.

Updated message from Organisers:

This SUNDAY 4th JULY – followed by a Communal Picnic – with everyone bringing some food to share round (fruit, bisuits, crisps, cakes, sandwiches etc ) – it doesn’t have to be masses

There should also be some Live Music by at least 2/3 musicians, and if you know anyone who wants to come along to entertain then do tell them (yourself included!)

Time: 2.30 – 4.30pm meeting at Dartmouth Avenue and ‘picking’  BRICK FIELDS

Jackie, the landlady at the White Horse Pub (at the end of the pick) has said that we can go and have our picnic there come rain come shine – we can have it in the garden or under cover – we can wash our hands and use the loo – we do not have to purchase anything if we do not want to – hooray for Jackie!!!

Please will you let June Player protect.bath@googlemail.com know if you are coming so that she has an idea of numbers for equipment and if you are going to be musical aswell!

FRIENDLY dogs very welcome!

Students and communities grow together

A garden share scheme to grow food that aims to strengthen town and gown relations will officially launched on June 24th 2010. The project is being put into action by the Student Community Partnership (SCP) with support from Bath & North East Somerset Council working closely with the Volunteer Centres at the University of Bath and Bath Spa University, using funding from young volunteer service charity V-Inspired.

The Growing Together project will initially run in Oldfield Park, Bath where green-fingered local residents will use the gardens of properties where students are renting to grow their own food. Student volunteers from both Universities will encourage students living in the property to get to know the residents using the garden and even participate in the scheme themselves.

Councillor Will Sandry said, “This is an excellent way of bringing students and residents closer together, whilst at the same time maintaining a high standard of appearance in gardens. Bath & North East Somerset Council is delighted the lead role for the project is being played by the students, landlords, and residents. Communities taking the lead in shaping their local areas is a principle the Council is encouraging.”

The launch event will bring together the landlords and residents who have already expressed an interest in taking part in the scheme.

One of those landlords is Mark Flower who said, “I’m really keen to get involved in this scheme because there is a big desire and enthusiasm to grow our own food at the same time as using gardens which usually go untouched. I hope more landlords will see the benefits of getting involved and contact the Student Community Partnership.”

Joey Cozens-Smith, Bath Spa Students Union President, said, “We’re delighted to be part of the Growing Together project. It’s a great opportunity for students to play an active role in their community and we hope it’ll be a catalyst for people to get to know their neighbours.”

Daniel O’Toole, University of Bath Students Union President, added, “This scheme will make students’ gardens look more presentable and will also improve relations between students and neighbours improving the sense of community throughout the city.”

Find out more. Contact Anna Boneham – University of Bath Volunteer Coordinator on 01225 383198. Email: A.Boneham@bath.ac.uk or go to www.townandgown.org.uk for more details.
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Shaun to become the 783rd Mayor of Bath

The annual Mayor-Making Ceremony will take place in Bath Abbey on Saturday 5 June at 11 am, when Councillor Shaun McGall will become the 783rd Mayor to take office.

Shaun previously served the City as Deputy Mayor of Bath in 2004 and is currently the Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Charter Trustees of the City of Bath. The Mayor’s Chaplain will be Rev Kieren Bourne, Senior Pastor, Living Springs Metropolitan Community Church, Bath.

One of Councillor McGall’s first civic duties will be to appoint Amy Williams as the first woman Honorary Freeman of the City of Bath following her gold medal victory in the Winter Olympics. Amy and three of her Olympic Team Members will be in the 200-strong procession which will leave the Guildhall at 10.40 am and walk along Northumberland Passage to meet with Bath Air Cadets Marching Band in Union Street. They will set off into Stall Street and then through Abbey Church Yard and into the Abbey to be given a rousing welcome by The University of Bath Chamber Choir.

The Mayor’s theme will be ‘Town and Gown’ because Councillor McGall came to Bath as a student, fell in love with the City and has been here ever since. Since graduating in 1993, he has spent his career working in further and higher education and he is currently a Learning and Teaching Development Officer at the University of Bath.

The new Deputy Mayor will be Councillor Richard Maybury, who has represented Lambridge Ward since 2007. He is particularly interested in the environment and currently sits on a cross-party sub-committee for sustainable buildings.

Everyone is welcome to attend the Ceremony in the Abbey, and that they need to be seated by 10.30 am.

Sandpits play equipment nearing completion

The new play equipment has now almost completely been installed – with the exception of a water pump which is due soon.

The new equipment, including a bank slide, pod swing and new stream crossings are already proving very popular with children and young people.

The photo shows Shaun trying out one of the new crossings! (Again – yet to be added! I (Shaun) must get better at added pics to our website!)

An official opening party is planned for the new equipment, but as yet a date has not been confirmed.

Moving out this summer? – Help and advice for students

Will and Shaun have both campaigned for the Student Community Partnership to run an awareness campaign to inform students about the ways they can manage their waste and refuse as it comes to the end of the Academic Year.

We hope that there will be few repeats of front gardens pilled up with rubbish as has happened occasionally in recent years.

We are also checking that the Council has plans to put on extra collection lorries to avoid scenes from last year when the refuse collection failed due to the huge number of bags that were put out. The photo shows Shaun picking up rubbish last summer which had been strewn all over Herbert Road following the Council’s lorries being overwhelmed with the vast amount of moving out waste. (Yet to be added to this story – sorry! Shaun)

Threat to Moorland Road Christmas Lights

In recent years Christmas lights on Moorland Road have always been provided by the Moorland Road Association, but unfortunately the MRA ceased to exist earlier this year, throwing the Christams lights in to doubt.

Moorland Road is the only shopping centre in Bath and North East Somerset that doesn’t get its Christmas lights provided by the Council.

Will has already been in contact with Council Officers who have now persuaded the Council’s contractor to provide lights under the existing contract, but the existing lamp posts on Moorland Road need to be modified at a cost of £500 each. Will said:

The total cost for the street will be about £6,000 and the Council says it doesn’t have the money for this. We will continute to campaign for the Council to fund this, but we want to hear from residents and businesses who whould be interested in coming together to raise some money to make sure we get Christmas lights on Moorland Road this year.

Trees saved on Oldfield Lane

Part of the plans for the new sports pitch for St John’s School involved cutting down a row of beech trees between the old St Alphage’s Parish Hall and the Wansdyke Business centre.

In early May Will was contacted by concerend local residents. Although the removal of the trees had planning permission, residents felt that the trees added to the character of the area and wanted them to stay. Will said:

I was alerterd that the School’s plans involved cutting down the tress and immediately got in touch with the Govenors of St John’s School. I was delighted with the response from them and their architects Benjamin Beauchamp. A compromise was reached that enabled three trees to be saved but still enabling the playground to fit in to the space.

Nick Clegg launches the Lib Dem manifesto

This morning Nick Clegg launched our General Election manifesto.

Every manifesto needs to have an idea at its heart. The basic idea that animates this manifesto is something that Nick Clegg has always believed. He believe every single person is extraordinary.

The tragedy is that we have a society where too many people never get to fulfill that extraordinary potential.

Nick Clegg’s view – the liberal view – is that government’s job is to help them to do it. Not to tell people how to live their lives. But to make their choices possible, to release their potential, no matter who they are.

The way to do that is to take power away from those who hoard it. To challenge vested interests. To break down privilege. To clear out the bottlenecks in our society that block opportunity and block progress. And so give everyone a chance to live the life they want.

There’s a simple word for those ideas, and it’s a word this manifesto is built on: fairness.

You can find our manifesto here: www.libdems.org.uk/manifesto