May 2014 newsletter from Baildon Town Council

The May 2014 email newsletter from Baildon Town Council.

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May 2014

Welcome to our May 2014 email newsletter

I am delighted to welcome you to the May e-newsletter from Baildon Town Council.

May is always an important month for the Town Council. May marks the start of the “new year” when the Councillors elect the Chair and Vice-Chair for the coming year, and when Councillors take up membership of the various committees which oversee the Council’s work. May is also the month when we invite you to the annual town meeting at which we will present the Annual Report on the work of the Town Council over the past year. We also let you know of plans for the future, and listen to any issues you wish to raise with us.

The Baildon Town Meeting, this year, will be held on Thursday 29 May at 7.30pm in the Ian Clough Hall (with light refreshments and musical entertainment from the Ukelele Club from 7.00pm). This meeting will also provide an opportunity to celebrate the fantastic range of voluntary and community work which goes on in Baildon, and the excellent service we get from our local businesses – all of which contribute to making Baildon such a lovely place to live. Our special guest speaker will be Susan Howson, Bradford’s Senior Tourism Officer, who will talk about how Bradford Council’s Tourism Department can help to promote Baildon as a Visitor Destination and support local shops and businesses. Further down in this newsletter you will find the full agenda for this meeting. I do hope that many of you will be able to come along – and please pass on the invitation to any friends or neighbours who may not otherwise be aware of the meeting. It is an occasion when we can all “be community” together.

I look forward to meeting up with many of you at the Annual Town Meeting. Until then, please take a look at the rest of this newsletter to read about recent activities and forthcoming events.

With best wishes

Chris Flecknoe
Chair of Baildon Town Council

Ferniehurst Dell Trim Trail Open Day - big success!

Thanks to all those who helped to make Ferniehurst Dell Trim Trial Open Day (Wednesday 16th April) such a fantastic event!

Thanks to: Bradford Council which gave permission for the Trim Trail to be installed on Bradford Council's land; Ferniehurst Dell Improvement Partnership which came up with the idea for a Trim Trail at Ferniehurst and which played a major part in organising the day; Cllr Ian Lyons who led the project on behalf of the Town Council which funded the Trim Trail; Bradford play, sport and fitness staff who provided lots of activities on the day; HALE who brought along the mobile unit and provided health related activities, and to all those of you who turned up on the day and helped to make it such a lovely family event.

Pictured on the left, the Town Council's Environmental Warden supervising children on the inflatable assault course - probably the most popular activity of the day! Thanks Mark.

Pictured on the right (left to right): Cllr Chris Flecknoe Chair of Baildon Town Council who opened the event; Cllr Kathy Andrews, Cllr Lesley Brook and Cllr Ian Lyons, members of the Council's Health and Youth Committee through which the Town Council funded the Trim Trail; and in the forefront, Danielle Crossfield, representative of Playdale which provided and installed the equipment.

Baildon Carnival 2014 planning update

Plans are well under way for the Baildon Carnival which will take place on Saturday 12th July 2.0pm - 4.0pm.

Baildon Carnival welcomes stalls and activities from community organisations and local businesses. There is no charge for a pitch, but donations to Carnival funds are welcome. All donations are reinvested into the local community. Stallholders may sell goods and charge for games if they choose.

Stallholders are responsible for erecting and removing their own stalls. These can be erected between 10.0am and 1.0pm on the day and must be removed completely from the site between 4.0pm and 6.0pm. Pitches will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Motor vehicles are not allowed on the fields; please park these responsibly and walk onto the site.

The following products (which will be made available on the day through the Carnival Committee) cannot be served or sold on the community or local business stalls: hot food, ice cream, candyfloss and alcohol. Please do not include these in any stall.

Entry programmes for the event will go on sale in June at venues to be confirmed in the next newsletter.

For more details please contact Cllr Joe Ashton on 07989692677 or joe.ashton@baildontowncouncil.gov.uk.

EVENTS IN MAY

Film Club
Helen Mirren and Julie Walters head the all-star cast in this award winning, box office busting, comedy.
Based on a true story, a Yorkshire Women's Institute group famously produce a fundraising calendar with a difference.

Baildon Buddies Film Club, open to all, starts at 1.0pm on the first Thursday of each month at the Wesley Centre. £3 includes refreshments. Lunch available in Wesley's cafe.

The Town Council has recently awarded a grant for window blinds so that films will be much easier to see.
DATE: THURSDAY 1 MAY

Walks in Baildon
A variety of walks has been organised for May and full details and dates can be found on the Baildon Walks page of our website.

These include the Glen, the Dell and the Moor circular 7½ miles (12km) walk. Bring a packed lunch and meet Colin Pitts at 11am on Wednesday 21st May outside Bracken Hall, Glen Road, Baildon BD17 5EA for this varied walk involving a bit of climbing, some lesser known paths, and some old favourites.

For details of other activities taking place in Baildon for all ages, including choir, chess, football sessions for adults with disabilities, arts and and crafts, see the community calendar on our website.
DATES: SEE WEBSITE

Farmers' Market
The next Farmers' Market takes place on Saturday 24th May.

The market takes place between 9am and 1pm in the Ian Clough car park and is an opportunity to meet the growers and producers of the food we buy.

Whilst you're out and about why not make the most of the fantastic range of cafes and shops Baildon has to offer.

See the Farmers' Market's new website where you'll find information, dates and photos, and application form for stallholders.

The Town Council is recruiting a Farmers' Market Supervisor - details below.
DATE: 24 MAY

Baildon Town Council seeks to recruit a Farmers' Market Supervisor

Baildon Town Council seeks to recruit a Market Supervisor for Baildon Farmers’ Market. 20 hours per month: Rate of pay £168pcm.

To build on the success of Baildon Farmers’ Market, the Town Council is seeking a reliable and conscientious person who is able to:

manage Baildon Farmers’ Market on market day (every fourth Saturday morning 7am to close);
prepare a monthly report for presentation to the Farmers’ Market Committee which meets quarterly and which has overall responsibility for the market;
liaise with all stakeholders (especially stallholders and volunteers), make bookings, handle cash and ensure regulations are met.

Applicants should have experience of operational management (in any setting) with skills transferable to a Farmers’ Market, and ideally knowledge of how a market operates, excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, strong organisational skills, and competence in a range of computer programmes.

You can download an application pack. For further information please look on the Town Council website or contact Jean Yule, Town Clerk at clerk@baildontowncouncil.gov.uk or on 01274 593169.

To arrange an informal discussion, please contact Cllr Gill Dixon at gill.dixon@baildontowncouncil.gov.uk.

Closing Date for applications is Friday 16th May 2014.

INTERVIEWS will be held on Wednesday 21st May 2014 at Baildon Community Link, 35 Cliffe Avenue.

Baildon Friends of the Earth

BailRail survey

Baildon Friends of the Earth seek your views on a Bus to Baildon Station.

You can complete the survey on-line at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BXG93YX

Closing date for returning completed questionnaires is Saturday 31st May 2014.

Baildon Town Meeting
Thursday 29th May 2014 7:30pm - 9.30pm
Ian Clough Hall, Baildon, BD17 6ND
Light refreshments will be served from 7.0p.m. Musical entertainment.

AGENDA
1. Welcome from the Chair, Cllr Chris Flecknoe.

2. Guest speaker: Susan Howson, Bradford’s Senior Tourism Officer: “How Bradford Council’s Tourism Department can help to promote Baildon as a Visitor Destination and support local shops and businesses.”
3. Procedural Business:

To note apologies for absence*.
To agree the Minutes of the previous meeting as a correct record*.
To receive the Annual Report of Baildon Town Council for the municipal year 2013-14.

4. Updating “The Baildon Plan”: your chance to tell the Town Council your priorities.
5. Updates from local volunteers and organisations (the length of the updates will depend on the number of people wishing to speak).
6. The ‘Community Awards’ to Town Council grant recipients, in recognition of their contribution to community life.
7. Open Floor* – your opportunity to raise issues of interest or concern relevant to Baildon.

Members of the public are welcome to the Annual Town Meeting.
*Only electors (i.e. people who are registered to vote at an address located in Baildon) may vote on formal matters. These are marked on the Agenda with an asterisk.
The Chair of the Town Council holds the casting vote.

FUTURE EVENTS

The Baildon Plan

The Town Council has decided it is time to update The Baildon Plan.

The work of the Town Council over the past three years has been very much underpinned by the aspirations and priorities of local residents, as set out in The Baildon Plan. This Plan was adopted in spring 2011 and you can find a copy of this Plan on the Town Council website.

Baildon Town Council has now decided to consult you again in a structured way, about your priorities and ideas for the future well-being of Baildon and its community. More information about this will be given at the Annual Town Meeting, and a survey will be available both on-line and in paper form throughout June and July. Please look out for this and complete the survey.

Might you be interested in standing for election to the Town Council?

Next year, at this time, the four-year term of office for all the current Town Councillors will come to an end. Elections for all six Wards that make up the Baildon Town Council area, will be held next May.

Please start considering now whether you might be interested to stand for election to the Town Council in 12 months time!

If you would like to know more about what is involved, just ask any of the Councillors or talk to Jean Yule, Town Clerk.

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE TOWN COUNCIL?

Find out more on the website about how the Town Council is run, how money is raised, and who your councillors are. You can also view and download all public documents like agendas and minutes of meetings.

YOUR COUNCILLORS
You'll find contact details for all your councillors below. Click on the name of any councillor to read more about them on our website. To see a map of the area each ward covers, click here.

EAST WARD Chris Flecknoe (Chair)
Email Chris or call 07766 296364

EAST WARD Ian Lyons
Email Ian or call 07581 269373

NORTH WARD Peter Ashton
Email Peter or call 07989 315217

NORTH WARD Gill Dixon
Email Gill or call 07787 555737

SOUTH EAST WARD Marian Taylor
Email Marian or call 01274 587958

SOUTH EAST WARD Barney Lerner
Email Barney or call 01274 581523

SOUTH WARD Kathy Andrews
Email Kathy or call 07943 361695

SOUTH WARD Joe Ashton (Vice Chair)
Email Joe or call 07989 692677

WEST WARD David Shaw
Email David or call 07764535606

WEST WARD John Turner
Email John or call 07929 450732

SOUTH WEST WARD Lesley Brook
Email Lesley or call 01274 597737

SOUTH WEST WARD Gary Pennington
Email Gary or call 07770 747593

MEETING DATES
The next meeting of the full Town Council is the Annual Meeting on Monday 12th May 2014 at 7.0pm followed at 7.30pm by the Ordinary Meeting of the Council at Baildon Community Link. The Council has a number of committees which also meet regularly - find the dates of those meetings, as well as other events here. All Council meetings are open to the public.

You can contact Baildon Town Council at:

Telephone: 01274 593169 Email: clerk@baildontowncouncil.gov.uk

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Thanks to the following people for taking the photos used in this newsletter: Cllr Chris Flecknoe, Jean Yule Town Clerk.