BROADLY SPEAKING JULY 2008

The Broadgreen Centre play park and recreation area is provided for all residents to use and enjoy. Unfortunately there have been a number of worrying reports that people are being made to feel very unwelcome by some of the young people that use the area. We request that parents whose children use the park without adult supervision, make their offspring aware that they should not expect to enjoy exclusive access to the area and that it is there for everyone, no matter who they are.

Following talks between Swindon Borough Council and the Community Council, SBC have agreed to a resident clean up day for the Broadgreen Area and have offered their support. Fly tipping, bin bags and litter only serves to give a negative perception of our area and so we hope residents will be prepared to give up a couple of hours of their time to spruce up the area. You never know, it may encourage other residents to be more considerate to their neighbours and take a bit more pride in the area that we all live in. Further details of date and time will be forthcoming in the near future.

The Broadgreen Community Plan meetings are continuing on the last Saturday of each month. The July meeting will be held on Saturday 26^th, in the lounge at the Broadgreen Centre and the theme will be Landscape & Open Spaces. All residents from the area are invited to come along and join in.

A number of residents in the area have started Neighbourhood Watch Schemes in their roads. As well as the more obvious benefit of knowing that people are keeping a closer eye on what is going on in the immediate vicinity of their homes, it is also a great way for neighbours to get to know each other a bit better and tackle problems together. The NWS liaison officer is Margaret Anscombe, any residents wishing to start their own scheme can contact Margaret directly on 01793 507864 www.nhw-wilts.org.uk

The next monthly residents meetings are on the 2^nd July and the 6^th August, 7.30 pm at the Broadgreen Centre. There is no charge to attend meetings and all residents in the Broadgreen area are automatically members and are invited to attend.