Brookwood Village News
November 2005
Dear Readers, I would like to thank those of you that made your
kind comments about my first editorial undertaking; it's very nice to know that
the newsletter was read and appreciated. I also want to thank Susan, Ruth, Fiona
and Angela, who all met during the month to discuss help with the further development
of the Newsletter and help with the BVA. Watch this space - as they say. Mike
Peel - Editor. 01483 852410
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Wheeled Bins Meeting
Nearly 100 interested residents attended WBC's wheeled bin road show last
month to find out more information ahead of the distribution of new bins.
To help local residents the BVA committee have approached a company and
sourced a discount garden digester which eats anything!!! It will be available
to villagers through the BVA. We hope to have one on show at the AGM and
orders can be made there. Contact Neil
Thomas
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Brookwood Canal
Festival
I am delighted to be able to inform you that the Woking Canal festival
will move from central Woking next year to take place in Brookwood over
the May Bank holiday.
Up to 100 longboats will
gather between the A322 and the Hermitage basin and will use the stretch
of canal along the old hospital site. The BVA will work closely with
the canal festival organisers and WBC. I will update you with details
in future.
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Brookwood
Village Association
Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 23 November
Wine and nibbles will be provided from 7:30pm
It's your village and you deserve to have a say about what happens in
and around Brookwood. Please come along.
Both locally elected councillors have been invited to attend and will
be happy to take your questions. Likely issues to be discussed are: wheeled
bins, speeding in the village, Brookwood Park. Do you have any other local
issues?
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Children's
Christmas Party
The BVA wishes to invite children in Brookwood to our Christmas Party.
From 2pm until 4.30pm at the Memorial Hall
Saturday 10th December - £3 per child
We have booked Jezter Fetzer a highly recommended magician and entertainer
who will lead the entertainment. Entry will be ticket only. To join
in the fun, parents of children up to the age of 11 should contact Angie
- on 852410 or email.
We will need to have some idea of numbers by 21st November for refreshments
and to allow Father Christmas to make the children's gifts!
We need local face painters, sandwich and bun makers and other helpers.
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Locally elected Surrey County
Councillor for St John's and Brookwood - Elizabeth Compton writes;
Thank you for allowing me the space to update you on the areas that I have been
working, on your behalf:
The continued problem of Sheets Heath Bridge is still on my agenda -more meetings
are in hand.
I hope to make more progress on the Pirbright Arch. Local County and Borough
councillors have asked for a follow up study to determine a safe route across the road for pedestrians
and cyclists.
The centenary of Brookwood School in 2006 must be properly celebrated. I am
delighted to have helped to obtain £3,800 Woking Local Committee funds towards numerous
celebratory activities;
The Basingstoke Canal Society and the Inland Waterways Association are holding
a Campaign Rally at Brookwood on the 27-29 May Bank Holiday weekend next year. I am working
to make this a great success, both as your local County Councillor and as vice
chairman of the Canal Joint Management Committee. We shall need plenty of water
-fairly recently I secured Local Committee funding towards the St. Johns back
pumping project.
I too am very interested in the future of Brookwood Cemetery , in fact I have
relatives buried there!
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Brookwood School comes under the
microscope!
But still comes out on top.
A local reader took me to task about my praise over Brookwood School's
OFSTED report.
I checked my copy of the report again and am happy with my editorial,
but thanks for your comments. Whilst on the subject of the school, with
the help of the parents and friends the school have come out on top in
the Peacocks schools awards and have won £3,000 worth of sports
equipment. Thanks to all parents and friends for their help.
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Connaught
Road Speedway
Rumours that SCC have agreed plans to turn Connaught Road into a speedway
circuit have been denied - only joking! Though some drivers appear to
think that it is true. There have been a number of accidents and near
misses recently with cars and benches being destroyed. Your committee
have been discussing the continued problem of speeding in the village.
I am sure this problem will be raised at the AGM and also Pirbright's
recent attempt to ban all HGV's from Pirbright!!! Where do you think that
the HGV's will go??
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Carefully
Clean
(4, Sheets Heath Lane, Brookwood)
Professional Carpet, Upholstery and hard Floor Cleaning
We are a local company, now back in the Village, serving local people
and we can help with your cleaning needs, Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning;
On site cleaning of Oriental Rugs; Hard Floor Cleaning (vinyl, wood, stone
or laminate); Fire and Flood Restoration; Carpet Repairs & Re-tufting.
Daily Office Cleaning.
Please call Dave Smith on 01483 522 139 or 07050 138 026 (mobile)
Dave from Carefully Clean has sponsored this Months News Letter - Thank
You.
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Neil would like to apologise if you left a message - his voicemail lost all
messages recently - Sorry.
Final copy for the December newsletter needs to be with the Editor by Friday
25 November.
Local problems or issues contact any of the BVA committee by email
