Community Counts Newsletter
If you're a resident in the Community Counts area, then you'll be familiar with our newsletter which we deliver to every household, shop and business in Barton, Tredworth and White City.
We aim to produce this newsletter at regular intervals throughout the year and to include within it updates on our various projects, outlines of our plans for the future and, of course, invitations for you to have your say or to get involved with one or more of our initiatives.
If you have any ideas for things you'd like to see included in the newsletter, then please get in touch. Or, if you live within the Community Counts area but have not received a copy of our newsletter, then let us know so that we can make sure you receive future editions.
Alternatively, you can download electronic versions of past issues by clicking on the links below. To view these PDF files you will need Acrobat Reader, which is available free of charge from the Adobe website. (This link opens in a new window).
This issue looks back at the last seven years of the Community Counts programme and focuses on proposals to form a new neighbourhood forum or partnership within the Barton and Tredworth area once Community Counts comes to an end in January 2009. The centre pages review some of the options open to residents as they get together to plan the next stages. This issue also highlights many of the initiatives and projects that were started by Community Counts and will be continuing in the future.
This document has a file size of 1.80MB and will take approximately 7 minutes to download using a standard 56k dial up connection.
Our front page story this issue is the multi-cultural celebration which attracted around four hundred women from across the neighbourhood and beyond. The event, which was organised as part of International Women's Day, took place at the Trust Centre on Conduit Street and the many women who came along enjoyed activities ranging from energetic salsa dancing to relaxing Indian head massage.
Readers can also find updates on the latest Community Safety Action Plan, the new parking review taking place in Barton and Tredworth, plus our new work programme.
This document has a file size of 1.80MB and will take approximately 7 minutes to download using a standard 56k dial up connection.
News of a major redevelopment of Parry Field, including a brand new play area and facilities for young people, is this issue's front page story. Plus we reveal the issues that residents in Barton, Tredworth and White City have identified as priorities in the new Community Safety Action Plan.
We've also included updates on the next residents' survey, results of the recent Citizens' Panel and details of all the local groups and projects to have received funding from the Community Chest.
This document has a file size of 2.20MB and will take approximately 8 minutes to download using a standard 56k dial up connection.
This Autumn edition looks at the results of the Residents' Survey that we carried out earlier this year, work the Safer Communities Team are doing to tackle speeding and drug dealing, and why we need more Street Reps to keep an eye on our area.
Readers can also catch up on a number of projects that have received Community Chest grants over the past few months, including a graffiti mural for Parry Hall.
This document has a file size of 1.85MB and will take approximately 7 minutes to download using a standard 56k dial up connection.
This edition is packed with photos from the Community Awards ceremony, updates on all our community safety work, details of new health initiatives, and information about the latest changes to the street care contract.
Plus, we take a look back at how the Bartongate Children's Centre has progressed since it first opened in 2004... and also at Parry Hall, as it reopens to the community.
This document has a file size of 1.1MB and will take a little under 2.5 minutes to download using a standard 56k dial up connection.
In this issue, we introduce the nine local people who took up their roles as resident reps on our Neighbourhood Management board in January, plus the three Police Community Support Officers who are based within the Community Counts areas of Barton, Tredworth and White City.
All this, plus the latest news about our anti-rubbish campaign, new health initiatives and activities for young people.
This document has a file size of 1MB and will take a little under 2.5 minutes to download using a standard 56k dial up connection.
This edition contains information on our community elections and invites residents of Barton, Tredworth and White City to really make a difference... by becoming a resident representative on the Neighbourhood Management board. There's also plenty of news from around the Community Counts area - progress in St. James' Park, an update on our anti-litter campaign and invitations to get involved with our various health initiatives.
This document has a file size of 1.45MB and will take a little under 5 minutes to download using a standard 56k dial up connection.
This is a bumper edition containing highlights from the recently published Delivery Plan... a summary of achievements over the last year, plus targets and objectives for the coming twelve months. There's also a report on the Community Awards event, including a list of winners and photos taken on the night. All this, plus the usual round-up of news and project updates.
This document has a file size of 1.27MB and will take a little under 5 minutes to download using a standard 56k dial up connection.
An eight page issue, promoting the new Community Awards ceremony in March. This edition also contains updates on our health promotion activities and the various joint initiatives taking place around the Community Counts areas of Barton, Tredworth and White City.
Readers can find out more about the Community Chest Fund and the latest local groups to benefit from funding.
This document has a file size of 1.25MB and will take a little under 5 minutes to download using a standard 56k dial up connection.
This edition leads with the good news that the crime rate for the Barton, Tredworth and White City areas of the city has fallen over the last year, following the launch of Community Counts-funded Safer Communities Police Team twelve months ago.
There's also an update on the pilot Street Care Team, news of the St James' Park developments, plus a focus on some of the local groups to have benefited from recent Community Chest funding.
This document has a file size of 1.5MB and will take a little over 5 minutes to download using a standard 56k dial up connection.
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An eight page issue, featuring excerpts from the Community Counts Delivery Plan for 2005 - 2006. The centre pages highlight many of our successes over the past year alongside a list of our priorities for the coming twelve months.
This edition provides an update on many of our recent initiatives, including providing support for groups taking part in the summer carnival procession, the creation of a specialist diabetic nurse and the steps we're taking to resolve some of the parking and planning issues in the Community Counts area.
This document has a file size of 1.2MB and will take approximately 4 minutes to download using a standard 56k dial up connection.
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A bumper eight page issue, with the results of the community election and profiles of the successful candidates. The centre pages contain contact details for the new community representatives as well as those of the other board members.
This issue also contains information on some of our recent project successes including the completion of the community garden on the Potato Warehouse site, the funding of a new environmental health worker for the Community Counts area and profiles of some of the recent Community Chest grant recipients.
This document has a file size of 1.3MB and will take approximately 5 minutes to download using a standard 56k dial up connection.
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A single page update on the new Community Counts healthy living drive and information on just a few of the new projects being supported by Neighbourhood Management.
This document has a file size of 135KB and will take approximately 30 seconds to download using a standard 56k dial up connection.
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Our first edition contains news of Community Counts' new phase of development and introduces Di Robinson, the city's new Neighbourhood Manager.
Plus, there are details of the arrangements to elect resident representatives to serve on the Community Counts Neighbourhood Management Board, as well as updates on several of the local groups to have benefited from Community Chest grant funding.
This document has a file size of 827KB and will take approximately 3 minutes to download using a standard 56k dial up connection.
To view these newsletters in PDF format, you will need Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe website. (This link opens in a new window).