The February 2015 email newsletter from Baildon Town Council.
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  February 2015
Welcome to our February 2015 email newsletter
Dear Residents

I am delighted to welcome you to the February newsletter from Baildon Town Council.

It is now only three months until election day, when all the seats on Baildon Town Council will be contested. 
 
If you are interested in standing for election to the Town Council please take a look at the information lower down in this newsletter. By becoming a Town Councillor, you could play an important role in improving the well-being of the community in Baildon. If, however, you don’t feel this is for you, please encourage someone you know to consider standing for election.

Following the public consultation last summer, which demonstrated that most residents were keen for the Town Council to continue to address a wide range of local issues (and which led to the preparation of the Baildon Plan Update), the Town Council has now set its budget for 2015-16.  The budget will not only provide the resources for continuation of existing projects, such as community activities, Christmas lights, and the Farmers’ Market, but will also allow for the planned reopening of Bracken Hall Countryside Centre as an important community resource, under the management of the Town Council. In setting next year’s budget, the Council also took into account the fact that Bradford Council is having to review and cut public services, and that there may well, in future, be other local services which residents would want the Town Council to be able to step in and save.

Whilst the Town Council did not raise the precept at all for the current year, it has been decided that the annual precept for 2015-16 will need to rise from £15.32 for a Band D property to £16.92. We believe that most residents will feel that paying what is the equivalent of just 33p per week per Band D household is good value for money when considering the Town Council’s many and varied projects and its continuing commitment  to the well-being of Baildon residents.
 
Thank you to all of you who already do so much to contribute to making Baildon such a lovely place to live. Your Town Council is committed to continuing to do all it can to promote co-operation between Councillors, our public services, community, voluntary and faith organisations, and residents, so that, together, we can Build-an-even-Better Baildon.

Best wishes
Chris Flecknoe
Chair of Baildon Town Council
Vacancy - Farmers' Market Manager

Baildon Town Council seeks to recruit a
Market Manager for Baildon Farmers’ Market
26 hours per month: Rate of pay £223pcm
To build on the success of Baildon Farmers’ Market, we are seeking a reliable and conscientious person who is able to:
  • manage Baildon Farmers’ Market on market day (every fourth Saturday morning 7am to close);
  • 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 basic computer skills.
An application pack can be downloaded here. To arrange an informal discussion, please contact Councillor Gill Dixon on 01274 597808.
CLOSING DATE for applications is noon Thursday 12th February 2015.
INTERVIEWS will be held on Wednesday 18th February 2015
at Baildon Community Link, 35 Cliffe Avenue.
 
EVENTS IN FEBRUARY
Santa at Shipley Glen Tramway
Film Club - all welcome
Starring: Ned Beatty, David McCallum and Shirley Anne Field. Director: Peter Chelsom.

Based loosely on the life of the Irish Tenor, Josef Locke (1917-1999), set in Liverpool’s club land and Ireland’s beautiful countryside, and packed with classic Locke tunes.

1.0 - 3.0pm, Baildon Methodist Church, £3 includes refreshments.
DATE: 5 February
Walks in Baildon
Walks in and around Baildon
Full details of guided and self guided walks in and around Baildon can be found on the Baildon Walks page of our website.

Including the gentle guided walks around Baildon every Wednesday morning.
 
For details of other activities taking place in Baildon, see the community calendar. 
DATES: SEE WEBSITE
Baildon Farmers Market
Farmers' Market
The next Farmers' Market will be held on Saturday 28th February between 9am and 1pm in the Ian Clough car park.

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 website for more information, dates, photos, and application form for stallholders.
DATE: 28 February
Credit Union comes to Baildon  - Thursday 5th February

Find out about saving with the Credit Union and about ethical loans.
 
The Bradford Credit Union will be visiting Baildon Community Link on Thursday 5th February from 10.0am to 2.0pm.
If you would like to sign up to open an account, you will need one documents from list A and one document from list B below:

List A: a current signed passport; current UK driving license (full or provisional); signed tenancy agreement; signed bank card with statement.  
List B: benefits letter; pension book/letter; recent utility bill; current council tax bill; building society or credit card statement (showing your address).

Baildon’s new Ward Officer, David Horsman, will be introducing himself, a member of the Neighbourhood Policing Team will be attending, and Wardens will also be dropping in. So there will be lots of opportunity on the day to raise local issues.
BAILDON TOWN COUNCIL SUPPORTS ECO FRIENDLY INITIATIVES
Family fun eco-event - Saturday 7th March

Baildon Town Council is pleased to commission Baildon Friends of the Earth to hold an eco-event.

This free family fun event to celebrate solar power will be held on Saturday 7th March 2.0pm to 5.0pm at Baildon Methodist Church, Newton Way, BD17 5NH.
There’ll be lots of activities for all the family: face painting & craft activities; quizzes, games & treasure hunt; drive an electric car; solar songs with Eddie Lawler; Saltaire Primary: A ‘sunshine school’; banner made by schools; homemade sun buns; making solar electricity; solar power for Africa . . . . and lots more!

For more details check out the Town Council website, or contact Baildon Friends of the Earth at dumelama2000@yahoo.co.uk.
Electric Vehicle Charging Point
Baildon is now linked in to a network of Electric Vehicle Charging Points.

The network will enable drivers within the district or visiting the area to recharge in our town centres, helping encourage the uptake of electric vehicles. 

There are now two of these charging points in the Ian Clough upper car park thanks to a partnership between Baildon Town Council and Bradford Metropolitan District Council.

Electric vehicles can be charged, free for an introductory period. 
EVENTS IN JANUARY
Community Fair
It was good to see so many local voluntary organisations represented at the recent Community Fair which the Town Council’s Community and Safety Committee held on 24th January at Wesleys,

The Town Council will be taking on board the suggestions of participants at the Fair for making the event an even greater success in future.
The Town Council is keen to 'Build a Better Baildon' through four key strands of community activity:-
BE NEIGHBOURLY:  through encouraging residents to support Bradford Council’s 'Be Neighbourly' Scheme. 
BE FRIEND: through promoting the HALE 'Befriending and Volunteering Driving' Scheme;
BE COMMUNITY: through providing information and encouragement to local residents to volunteer for practical or management tasks with local voluntary and community groups;
BE DEMENTIA FRIENDLY: by supporting the development of Baildon as a Dementia-friendly Community.
Congratulations to Alisha!
Alisha Moore, a founding member of Baildon Youth Council, was successfully nominated to be one of fifteen, 15 year olds in the UK to represent action/2015 on January 15th.

Alisha was part of a delegation which met with senior politicians to question them about their commitment to action/2015. 
 
Action/2015 is a global campaign to ensure that world leaders are not only aware of but strive to improve the lives of people across the globe tackling climate change, education and extreme poverty.  
Exploring Baildon: a guide to public spaces

This informative heritage guide, brought to life by beautiful line drawings and a wealth of photographs can be downloaded here.

Thanks and congratulations to the following for producing this latest Town Council publication: Joe Ashton, Mike Lawson, Tish Lawson, Roy Lorraine-Smith for the beautiful drawings, Marian Taylor, and the Environmental Warden, Mark Scrimshaw, for taking the photographs.
 
COUNTDOWN TO THE LOCAL ELECTIONS MAY 2015

Every seat on BAILDON TOWN COUNCIL is up for election in May 2015.

If you have a vision for how you want parts of or the whole of Baildon to improve, an interest in the local environment and/or community issues then 
you should think of standing.
 
If you have awareness of the issues affecting Baildon or parts of it then 
you should think of standing.
 
If you have knowledge and skills, either general or specific, that can help Baildon to develop then
you should think of standing.
 
If you can attend monthly full council meetings plus some committees then
you should think of standing.

If you would like to know more about what is involved, just ask any of the Councillors or talk to Jean Yule, Town Clerk Telephone: 01274 593169  Email: clerk@baildontowncouncil.gov.uk.

You can download a guide to standing for election and a guide to being a local councillor.
For further advice about standing for election you can also call Bradford District Council’s Elections Office on 01274 432287 or email electoralservices@bradford.gov.uk.
 
Community grants awarded by the Town Council 2014

Baildon Town Council is pleased to support the following local community groups:-
  • Baildon at Christmas £1,000;
  • 3rd Baildon Rangers £225;
  • Ferniehurst Dell Improvement Partnership £500;
  • Baildon Archery Group £90.
Applications will next be considered at the February Council Meeting (the closing date for applications has now passed).

The Town Council normally decides on grant applications three times a year - at its meetings in June; October; and February (subject to budgeted funds still being available throughout the year). In order for an application to be considered at one of the grant allocation meetings, the application should be received by the Town Clerk no later than the three clear weeks prior to the date of the meeting.

Application form and guidelines can be downloaded.
Dates for your diary
  • Baildon Farmers' Market: 9.0 - 1.0 Ian Clough car park, every fourth Saturday:
    February 28th, March 28th, April 25th, May 23rd, June 27th, July 25th, 
    August 22nd, 26th September, 24th October, 28th November,19th December (third Saturday) .
  • Run on sun! Saturday 7th March from 2.0 - 5.0pm at Baildon Methodist Church, Newton Way, Baildon BD17 5NH. A free family event to discover solar power. 
  • World Heritage Weekend in Saltaire in 2015: 18th April in Victoria Hall and 19th April in Roberts Park and along the canal towpath.
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 vacancy

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 on Monday 9th February 2015 at 7.30pm 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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