Bournemouth Civic Society

Bournemouth Civic Society

AGM 2014Wednesday 2nd AprilChairman’s Report

Committee 2013/14

• The Committee elected last year to take forward the Society’s work and activities is:

• John Barker – President & Newsletter Editor• Chairman – Ken Mantock• Deputy Chairman – Jean Bird• Treasurer – Peter Jackson• Minutes Secretary – Paul Newsome• Built Environment Officer – John Soane• Membership Secretary – Sally Mc Grath• Activities Secretaries – Beryl Parker and Keith Barnes• Website Officer – Alwyn Ladell• Without Portfolio – John Walker, Elaine Cooper, Andre Thomas

Committee and MembersAt The Echo

Monthly Committee Meetings• Apologies• Minutes of last meeting• Matters Arising• Local Development Framework• Built Environment• Boscombe Regeneration• Planning Applications• Planning Board • Civic Voice• Activities• Membership• Website• Treasurer’s report• Any other business• Thanks to Paul for hosting us• Thanks to all since we are all volunteers with busy lives

Big issues we’ve been involved with

• Seafront Strategy• Holdenhurst Village Conservation Area Appraisal• Churchill Gardens Conservation Area Appraisal• Horseshoe Common Remodelling • Three Towns Travel Policy• Dean Park Cricket Ground• Russell Cotes Museum• Tourist Information Office• Westover Road Townscape and Public Realm Improvements• Bournemouth In Bloom• St Peters Church Development Project• 1943 Air Raid Commemorations at The Lansdowne• Ald Keith Rawlings Collection at Central Library• Twinning Trip to Netanya, Israel

More big issues we’ve been involved with

• Local Development Framework – The Bournemouth Plan• Town Centre Developments – Pavilion, Nautillus, Winter Gardens, IMAX, Hotel

School, Terrace Mount, Leyton Mount, Westover Road Cinemas, Former Bus Station Site, Pier Theatre, Punshon Church, Navitus Windfarm.

• Listed Buildings at risk - Throop Mill, Throop UR Church and Manse• Boscombe - Pokesdown, BCCA, Argos Building, The Crescent, Overcliff Drive ,

Pokesdown Station.• Travellers’ Sites – Throop and The Lansdowne• National Planning Policy Guidance – Localism, Green Belt, Farrell Review• Supporting Civic Voice • Supporting Bournemouth Council for Voluntary Services • Supporting National Council for Voluntary Organisations• Organising and taking part in visits, lunch clubs and talks.

Day to day issues• Commenting on planning applications each month• Meeting with Mike Holmes – Dir of Planning each quarter• Meeting with leading councillors, interested parties, and other local community

representatives throughout the year

Cliff End Hotel Under scaffolding

Seafront StrategyImprovements to facilities

Winter GardensGoing to Appeal

Pavilion What next after Pavilion Gardens?

Westover Road Cinemas

Westover RoadGood public realm proposals

Waterfront Complex - IMAXAll gone now

Dean Park Cricket GroundFor Sale by Cooper Dean Trustees

St Peters ChurchDevelopment Project Underway

St Peters ChurchResurrection Chapel wider uses

St Peters ChurchStonework, Wall Paintings, Organ, Heating, Lighting, Sound, Cafe, Grounds improvements

Bournemouth Local PlanAnnual Monitoring Report, Core Strategy, Town Centre Area Action Plan, and lots more……..Local Development Framework

Greenbelt near Berry HillTravellers Site threat removed here and at The Lansdowne

Throop UR ChurchUncertain Future

The Manse, ThroopUncertain Future

Throop MillStill at risk

Local HistorianJohn in Echo with George Fairweather collection

Four Civic Society ChairmenIan Dickens, Jean Bird, John Barker & Ken Mantock