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Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons at the Church of the Holy Spirit. Food & entertainment. Tel: Beryl 01296 424330


NEW page added - Read about the Spinney


Bucks Council have advised the Residents Association that there is around £3500 that is ring-fenced to be spent on an improvement project at Bedgrove Park. This could be used for projects such as play equipment, outdoor table tennis, or furniture (eg. a picnic table) etc. We would like to hear your feedback by Friday 27th Jan. Please either click HERE or leave a comment via our Facebook


The Buckinghamshire Council project manager is Jeffrey Lewis, and Contractor Russel Trew limited who will be installing a Garland Roofing system.

The Community Centre and public toilets will remain open during the duration of the project.


The confirmed start date is Monday 8th August .
Details on the site compound and key dates:
Site set-up and scaffold erection 12th August 22
Works start on site 15th August 22
Works completion on site 30th September 22

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact:
Sue Thompson
Community Leisure Manager
Property and Assets
Buckinghamshire Council




Message from Cllr Mark Winn:

On street car sales is a subject I know annoys a lot of residents.
It has been a bit frustrating trying to solve this one but officers have been looking into this one for me.

The law as it currently stands states "It is illegal to sell Two or more motor vehicles parked within 500 metres of each other on a road or roads where they are exposed or advertised."

There is a form where residents can report such vehicles see below or if you wish I'm happy to report such unregulated car sales myself (please ignore fact its South Bucks it applies across the whole County).
https://www.southbucks.gov.uk/report-nuisance-vehicle-trading

A may in the end prove the case that merely reading this post whoever who is doing these car sales will decist from using the streets for their commercial car sales.


Bedgrove Day In The Park is full steam ahead - 9th July 12-5pm.
A fun afternoon for all including fun dog show, donkey rides, art and craft stalls,
licensed bar, giant slide, Live music, food & drink stalls, ice-cream van - the list goes on.
more info at our Our DITP Facebook Page


Would you be willing to have an estate agent's board up at your house to help
promote Bedgrove Day in the Park? The event is on 9th July and so boards
will go up around 9th June. We are looking for 15-20 people on or around
Bedgrove. Please contact me or anyone on the committee if you can help.
The boards are being kindly sponsored by Michael Anthony. Thank you. See
more info at our Our DITP Facebook Page


Quiz Afternoon to raise funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution at Bedgrove Community Centre,
Bedgrove Park, Ambleside, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP21 9TT

Saturday 18th June 2022 at 2.00pm
£5.00 per team member (maximum 6 per team)

Tea/Coffee/Squash & biscuits provided & Raffle

Please book with Rebecca Greenway,
Special Events Organiser, Aylesbury & District Branch of the R.N.L.I.

Tel: 01296 421982   Email: rebecca.greenway@sky.com


THE BEDGROVE VOLUNTEERS HELPLINE CLOSES ON 30TH APRIL 2022 What a fantastic success our Volunteer Group has been during the pandemic and especially during lockdowns.
It just goes to show what a fabulous community spirit we have here on Bedgrove.

Hundreds of people signed up as volunteers in the early days of March and April 2020 who happily took phone calls, passed on messages, or went out to get shopping and prescriptions for vulnerable residents.

This continued for the next two years but thankfully with all the progress we have made in dealing with Covid-19 that need has lessened. So much so that we have been getting only a few calls now and again.

The committee has therefore decided to close the helpline at the end of April. We are speaking to the few people who have still been calling to point them to other services they can use.

We want to say a huge thank you to all the people who volunteered in any way. Your contributions big and small were invaluable.



Community Safety Team along with the Parks team are seeking views from local residents
on making Aylesbury Vale parks and open spaces safer. Have your say


** CANCELLED due to COVID restrictions **

Quiz Afternoon to raise funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution
at Bedgrove Community Centre, Bedgrove Park, Ambleside, Aylesbury,
Buckinghamshire HP21 9TT
Saturday 29th January 2022 at 2.00pm
£6.00 per team member (maximum 6 per team)
Tea/Coffee & cake provided & Raffle
Please book with Rebecca Greenway, Special Events Organiser, Aylesbury &
District Branch of the R.N.L.I.
Tel: 01296 421982     Email: rebecca.greenway@sky.com


Customer support is available between 6am to 11:30pm via the Zipp Mobility app to enable people to report issues.
For example, abandoned e-scooters, riding on pavements or other incidents.
Reports can also be made through bucks@zippmobility.com.
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Aylesbury Garden Town are running a competition (open to all residents of Buckinghamshire, over the age of 16).


All information, guidance documents, entry form, terms and conditions and privacy note can be found here: www.aylesburygardentown.co.uk\parkletcomp



To coincide with this event, AVDC are worked with the Rotary Club,Vale Countryside Volunteers, The Chiltern Rangers.

The wooded area to the south of the park was extended by planting 600+ trees, extending the area planted around 4 years ago (see map). Tree planting took place on -

• Wednesday 27th November - Vale Countryside Volunteers
• Friday 29th November - Chiltern Rangers with a group of school children
• Saturday 30th November - Rotary Club of Aylesbury and members of the Bedgrove Residents Association Click here for photos



Proposal to extend the area covered by the Bedgrove Residents Association - Have Your Say.
please click here for more details

Community Impact's aim is to provide transport for local Aylesbury residents in need who are unable to access the bus, driven by a team of volunteers in their own cars, who take people on trips to the doctor’s surgery, hospital and dentist appointments.

Many calls are made every week to the Community Transport Hub helpline and there is not a single scheme to offer Aylesbury residents since Dial a Ride, British Red Cross and Royal Voluntary Service all stopped operating transport schemes in the area.
There are no set hours or days for volunteering, it fits around your availability.

In addition to references and a DBS (police) checks, you need to have a driving licence and a car. (Please check your insurance cover)
Our volunteer drivers can claim 45 pence per mile for all journeys undertaken on behalf of the scheme, and any parking costs.

Once registered and checked, the scheme co-ordinator (which will be Helen Archer here at Community Impact Bucks - Email: helen.archer@communityimpactbucks.org.uk Telephone: 01844 348833) will contact you when a passenger needs a lift to see if you are available to help.

Some volunteers like to do one trip a week, others can manage one a month. • Some volunteers work part-time so are only available certain days of the week and some volunteers are only available at certain times of the year or only in school holidays or during term time.

• Your commitment can be as much or as little as you like. Please get in touch if you can help


Great new's for Bedgrove.
I have just been to a meeting of The Bucks Transport User Group
( together with some lovely Bedgrove residents ) and am happy to report that as of July 29th,
Red Rose will be trialing a bus service No 7 which will service Welbeck & Ingram etc
running both ways off peak between 9.30 - 4.00 approximately, Mon-Sat.

Full details of this new route should be available online in a couple of weeks.
Arriva will continue to run the 8/8A etc so this is a welcome addition for residents.

It is so nice to report good news for a change.
Regards
Phil Droy.


Update from Julie Ward & Mark Winn:

Dear All,

Over the last few months Cllr Mark Winn and I have been working with operators and Bucks County Council to restore a bus service to parts of Bedgrove following Arriva's decision last year to make changes to the no.8 route. I am contacting you personally as you took the time to write to us with your concerns on this matter.

Although we have not issued a formal statement on the matter yet, given your express interest we wanted to inform you of the following;

Regarding the bus changes, Arriva are changing their Service 8 timetable to reintroduce Welbeck Avenue to their route after 9:00, this will start from 29th July. At the same time Redline buses have announced they are starting a new service called Service 7 running every 30 minutes on Mondays to Saturdays serving Aylesbury town centre, Narbeth Drive, Welbeck Avenue and Cam Mead and also Stoke Mandeville Hospital. This also starts from 29th July.

If there is any other matter we can assist you with, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Best Wishes

Julie & Mark
Cllr Julie Ward
Conservative Councillor representing Aylesbury East Division Buckinghamshire County Council, Oakfield & Bierton Aylesbury Vale District Council. AVDC Cabinet Member for Civic Amenities

Cllr Mark Winn
Conservative Councillor representing Bedgrove Ward Aylesbury Vale District Council and Aylesbury Town Council. AVDC Cabinet Member for Communities.


We have received a kind request from Steve Davis:

The Chilterns Conservation Board urges the public NOT to feed red kites.
They should be left to feed naturally in the wider countryside, thus enabling them to find a naturally sustainable level.
Red kites can survive well in the Chilterns without artificial feeding, so it is not necessary to supplement their diet.
It is feared that providing too much additional food can prevent the population from spreading naturally and cause the birds to cluster in large numbers where food is offered.

Please Do NOT Feed The Red Kites!
For more infomation on Red Kites:
https://www.chilternsaonb.org/about-chilterns/red-kites.html


Works have commenced to improve the training courts at Bedgrove Park.
Works will include resurfacing, improved fencing, socketed tennis equipment and line marking.
Works will also involve the removal of 4 trees located to the back of the courts (2 within the Park and 2 located within the Acorn house back garden) to avoid any further subsidence to the newly surfaced training courts.
Over the autumn/winter 180 whips were planted within the Spinney (with the help of the Rotary Club and local councillors) and a further 10 trees in the wider park.
The duration of the works is expected to last approximately 7-8 weeks, this includes a 4 week curing period on the asphalt surfacing prior to line marking.
Notices will be put up on-site informing park users of the works.
For further infomation please contact:
Christopher Ashton
Parks Officer
Aylesbury Vale District Council
The Gateway,
Aylesbury, Bucks. HP19 8FF
Tel: (01296) 585668
Email:
cashton@aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk
For all enquiries regarding contracted Horticultural & Street Cleansing Services please visit:
http://www.johnoconner.co.uk/our-clients/aylesbury-vale-district-council


Defibrillator
We are pleased to announce the arrival of a defibrillator at Jansel Square - NOW operational
This has been made possible through funding you have provided us over recent years and is located on the back wall of the doctors surgery towards Martins & Costa.
So feel free to give yourselves a big pat on the back !


Aerial Photos & Video Added 9th October 2018
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PROPOSAL FOR BEDGROVE PARK
Currently, the courts are left unused, neglected, and falling into a poor state of repair.
The proposal
Following the closure of the Bedgrove Park training courts located to the rear of the community centre, it's proposed the courts will be resurfaced and marked out for tennis, providing three courts in total.
In order to avoid the administration cost of a booking system and to promote health and well being, these will be provided free of charge to use.
A fair usage policy will be put in place through on-site signage.
Any groups e.g. boot camps or tennis trainers, wishing to book the courts will still be able to arrange this via AVDC's Events Team, for which there may be a charge.
The court nearest to the Community Centre could be separately fenced off, enabling it to be used solely by Community Centre customers when required e.g. the pre-school. This separate court could also be marked out for informal netball practice, should there be a demand.
This project will require the removal of two trees in close proximity to the courts in order to prevent potential future root damage, however, these will be replaced with 6 trees at suitable locations further away from the courts, so as to ensure an overall net gain in tree numbers.
If anyone has any questions on the above more than happy to try and answer them or to seek info from the team at AVDC.
Kind Regards,
Cllr Mark Winn
AVDC Cabinet Member for Communities
Representing Bedgrove Ward
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