Cheltenham Connect is a highly successful local community initiative that was founded in 2009 and that has gone on to be one of the fastest growing and most active initiatives in Cheltenham. It was set up with the aim of strengthening and empowering the residential and trading community of South Cheltenham (which in Cheltenham Connect terms is Leckhampton, Naunton Park, The Bath Road (south), The Suffolks, Tivoli and The Park) and anyone living or trading in the area can become a member.

Since the time of our launch we have been doing a lot! From ‘Buy Local’ campaigns and craft fairs, to local business networking, history projects, low carbon initiatives, garden and crop shares, lunches, workshops and film showings there is always something going on. You can see a list of our 2009-2011 activities here.

We have four main action groups that you can sign up to below and each of these runs its own activities. We really care about the environment so have now also developed our own Green Charter. We produce a regular newsletter that you can sign up to here and you can also access our newsletter archive.

We have also developed two other websites for key projects and you can see these in the left-hand side panel and on www.cheltenhamsouthtown.org (our local history project) and www.connectmystreet.org (our 'greening the Bath Road' project.

COME AND JOIN US!
What it is really about is showing how much we all care about the area and that people can achieve amazing things by getting together. We work hard but have a lot of fun so come and help us grow!

NEW HEALTH AND WELLBEING GROUP
A Heath and Wellbeing group is now also being developed and we welcome anyone who would like to be involved. Please click on the group link below to get involved.

SEE US ON TWITTER! #@cheltconnect

CONTACT US: we have a general 24hr answerphone on 01242 321 424, but as this is not always covered, email is normally best.

Cheltenham Connect is all about ideas that we then help make happen so if you have something that you think would interest others and help our community please let us know via contact@cheltenhamconnect.co.uk.

Alternatively you can pop in and see us at one of our regular Wednesday evening get-togethers at the Exmouth Arms. Please note that over Christmas we will not be meeting again on Wednesdays until the 11th Jan 2012.

Reminder:

Community Meeting

Neighbourhood Co-ordination Group

Monday 30th January 2011 7pm

St Stephens Church

St Stephens Road

Cheltenham

Ross Nicholl 249168

Police Community Support Officer

Lead Officer Tivoli Community

University Police Liaison Officer (Cheltenham)

Cheltenham South Local Policing Team

Gloucestershire Constabulary

+ Talbot House|Lansdown Road|Cheltenham|GL51 6QT

( 101 Non Emergency 999 Emergency

8 www.gloucestershire.police.uk

 Twitter page 

 Facebook page

Parking Update

The drop-in exhibition at Bethesda Church on 18 November was very well attended with many residents visiting to see the  proposals for a permit parking scheme in the Suffolks area and for new safety crossings and short-stay parking on Bath Road. Since then, the Focus Group which advises the County Council on these schemes, and on which SPJARA is represented, has met and discussed the reactions to the two schemes. The majority of responses to the Suffolks scheme were in favour, subject in some cases to proposals for detailed changes to the scheme. After detailed discussion, the Focus Group advised the officials to go ahead with the next formal stage  of consultation on the scheme, with no change to the proposed boundary but some flexing of the proposed parking regime in certain streets. The formal consultation process is likely to start in late January.

On the Bath Road proposals, the general reaction was favourable, and these too will be subject to formal consultation in the New Year. Details of the schemes, and a summary of the responses to the consultation, can be found on the website http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=104495 (for Suffolks) and http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=105010 (for the Bath Road).

Policing 

AN URGENT MESSAGE FROM OUR LOCAL POLICE WITH REGARD TO THE OLYMPICS.

It would be really appreciated if you are going to be involved with organising community events, school visits etc to either the Olympic flame visit to Cheltenham, during the olympics in general or the Queens jubilee you could email me with basic details so that this can be considered along with planning for our resources during the Spring into Summer period.

Pc 88 Ian Miles

Cheltenham South Local Policing Team

Gloucestershire Constabulary

+ Cheltenham Police Station|Talbot House|Lansdown Road|Cheltenham|GL51 6QT

( 0845 090 12348 www.gloucestershire.police.uk

The police are currently offering free crime prevention surveys to reduce the levels of burglaries. Please let Ross Nicholl, our local community support officer, know if you are interested ross.nicholl@gloucestershire.pnn.police.uk

2012 POLICE Newsletter.pdf2012 (1)

10th January Police IN TOUCH notice   (2)

Just a reminder that the next NEIGHBOURHOOD CO-ORDINATION GROUP MEETING will he held on Monday 30th January 2012 at 7pm.

This meeting will be held at St Stephens Church, St Stephens Road, Cheltenham.

Any questions please get in touch.

Regards

Ross Nicholl 249168

Police Community Support Officer

Lead Officer Tivoli Community

University Police Liaison Officer (Cheltenham)

Cheltenham South Local Policing Team

Gloucestershire Constabulary

+ Talbot House|Lansdown Road|Cheltenham|GL51 6QT

( 101 Non Emergency 999 Emergency www.gloucestershire.police.uk

Latest Naunton Park Swap, Share and Save Newsletter

jan202012.pdf

We have just started to look for development funding to enable us to start similar initiatives in other communities. Let us know if you are interested!

contact@connectlocal.org