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Help! Teenager Problems

Hi,
 
I am the producer of a new, groundbreaking and thought provoking documentary for Channel 4
and I am looking for families who might want to take part. We are really keen to involve families from across the UK and it would be fantastic if you could circulate my email and spread the word to see if any of your colleagues, friends or anyone in your local area might be interested in this exciting opportunity.
 
At the moment, a parent’s struggle with their troublesome son or daughter is considered a private issue, but the truth is that a problematic teenager’s behaviour affects everyone around them. So, in this new programme for the award winning Documentaries department at Channel 4, we are undertaking an exciting new social experiment.
 
Inspired by successful programmes in America, and the growth of grass roots schemes for supporting young people in the UK, we aim to take one family struggling with their teenager’s behaviour, and devise a new mentoring programme. 
 
We believe local mentors who are keen to help and can offer time and energy to the teenager, perhaps engaging them in an attractive activity, or offering them a relationship that they do not have at home, will be able to affect real change for the family. Equally, when a member of the community knows the challenges that the parent faces, hands on knowledge and expertise will make all the difference.  Research and experts in the field suggest that such projects can make a real difference to a family in need.
 
We will be filming this at the end of the summer so please encourage anyone you think you might be interested to get in touch as soon as possible. 
 
Best wishes,
 
Rachel Harvie
Producer

Is your teenage son or daughter’s behaviour causing chaos at home?
 
Are you fed up with their bad attitude?
 
Are you at your wits end and don’t know who to turn to for help?
 
 Channel 4 are making a ground breaking new documentary series, and are looking for parents who are desperately worried about their out-of-control teen.
 
 If you would like to find out more about how Channel 4 can help you and your teenager, please contact
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 0207 534 2023/ text 07793 397417.

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A612 BUS PLUG

The County Council is in the process of carrying out the yet another FINAL consultation on the Bus Plug on Burton Road

The options are NOW ( this is really laughable and getting beyond a joke- who is actually responsible for all these changes in procedure? )

1) Bus Plug to stay

2) Buses only 7am -7pm Monday to Friday

3) Traffic permitted to use Burton Road at all times  ( Lights and road narrowing to be retained)

A limited number of Notts CC Questionairres have been sent out for public response. If you have not received one ( We would have hoped EVERYONE within certain postcodes should have been sent one) , it is essential you write or email directly BEFORE JULY 23rd - This doesn't leave much time- If you wish to see the bus plus removed

A613 Gedling Transport Improvements -Transport & Environmental programmes - Notts County Council - Trent Bridge - Fox Road - West Bridgford,

 Nottm NG2 6BJ

Stating your Post Code and expressing your preference for option 3

A fuerther note is - A reduction of the speed limit to 20mph is to be considered. If you think 30mph would be more reasonable, given the previous limiting was 40 mph please indicate this also

You can visit www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/a612review for ONLINE questionairre

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BJ Village Plan Questionnaire

Burton Joyce Village Plan

This final plan will be the work of a committee/group created especially for the purpose of producing a plan which will serve to improve the village development and amenities over the coming years.

It should be understood this questionnaire and  report is NOT the work of the BJPC

Well after approx 12 months of meetings and discussion the Questionnaire is now completed and ready to question the opinion, wants, needs  and preferences of our community. It will be circulated to each household in the village within the next days or weeks with a final deadline for completed returns being -July 1st

BJ Online has managed to obtain a copy and quite frankly it is a most comprehensive piece of work  – 11 pages  of 63 questions.

Now whilst we can understand the committee’s  intention of developing a really useful piece of work and detail re the opinions of each household, we do wonder just how many of these questionnaires will in fact be adequately completed and returned on time. 

Why do we say this? Well for example,  if it is considered  that each question may take on average - one minute, the questionnaire will take over one hour to complete .  If and when  the opinions of everyone  in the household are sought and discussed, this time could well be extended to  2 to 2.5 hours, possibly more.

How many households will actually undertake the task ?

It remains to be seen – Good Luck   

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BJ Ladies Tennis

 
  Burton Joyce ladies head to top flight

 Burton Joyce  Ladies won promotion to Division One of the Notts LTA Winter League with one match still remaining following an away win against Woodthorpe A. - Heather Ankers and Elaine Masters won 27 games.

Well done and congratulations on behalf of all in the village

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Here is the truth ! Where is the integrity?

 

Here is the truth! - where is the integerity?

Here is Part 7 of the previous posting - The computer does not like to have too much content in the one posting  -Aah well that progress !"!! 

The following BJPC Minutes list accusations - re the accuracy of BJO website -yet have avoided ALL requests to justify their inclusion. and statements The Chairman now says the Minutes must stand. we can understand this is procedure, however there should be a subsequent comments in later minute correcting the mis-information

CONCLUSION

With due consideration to all the above noted - We therefore call for an explanation, remedial action and apology from those responsible for carrying out their responsibilities without due care and diligence  

In addition at the same Council meeting – November 3rd  2009

MINUTES OF THE BURTON JOYCE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

*************Held Tuesday 7th July 2009 ************

i) I t was felt The Parish Council felt the originally expressed intention of creating an un-biased community based forum designed to inform residents of news and events. Had not been met

ii) The Parish Council had been made aware that a number of clubs associated with the Poplars Sports Ground had been seriously distressed by the views expressed on the site. had not been met

iii) that the website contained a high volume of inaccurate, speculative and potentially defamatory comments and the Parish Council did not wish to be associated with these or in any way be held responsible for them

iv) It was felt that the site portrayed Burton Joyce in a consistently negative way and recent images and articles did not reflect a balanced view 

“BJO finds it quite disturbing that the BJPC consider themselves equipped to be “Judge and Jury”, issuing a dictum together with comments and decisions based upon non-specific generalities and hearsays supposedly attributed to “unnamed individuals/friends of the Poplars”  ( could these be the same as “unnamed individuals/friends of the Poplars” who complained about the then Cllr O Neill’s investigation a couple of months ago.)

Non-specific generalities and hearsays by , presumably stated, and propose/ seconded by “un-named” Councillors - accepted in Committee and full Council Meetings without any note in the minutes of the resulting voting - “majority” or “unanimous” Council decision “ on unsubstantiated generalities 

These are the precise BJPC minutes which we at BJO are continually requesting the Parish's justification for the recording and  publication. -

Answer to these ongoing requests are continually avoided and clouded by other unrelated comments  - Also why even today ( March 2010) are these particular minutes still missing from the relevant section on the BJPC website 

We ask if this simply the result of the lack of “know-how” or the inability of the Clerk or the  designated councillor (responsible for the upkeep of the BJPC website) or are there deeper connotations – the “Gang 0f 6”-

 . You may well ask the question , but we cannot possibly comment !!!

 September 2009 Burton Joyce Online once again mailed the BJPC requesting justification for the contents of the BJPC Committee minutes posted earlier in the July of the year

You may well ask the question , but we cannot possibly comment !!!

11a) November 03/11/09.

 At the BJPC meeting agenda minute

10 -iii -i“To agree retrospectively arrangements re Gala Committee summer BBQ’s

”It was discovered late in 2008 by the Clerk and the Council’s own internal audit team that the use of the Poplars for regular summer BBQ’s by the 3 Villages Gala Committee had NOT been sanctioned/unauthorised  by the BJPC.

Furthermore this unsanctioned use, was known of and allowed to continue further through-out the  2009 summer .

It is obvious that the Clerk, the Chairman Cllr Potter, Cllr Cluff (also the Chairman of the 3 Villages Gala Committee), Cllr Greenfield ( also the Treasurer of the 3 Villages Gala Committee) were aware of this situation and were party to allowing the situation to continue for a further summer period.without the approval and sanction of the full Council

We ask why it has taken a full 12 months to bring this issue to the Council for action?.

At the relevant point in the Council meeting it took just 1 minute for the Councillors propose, accept and approve the retrospective approval.

Incidentally the retrospective approval given, without any discussion, censure or warning as to future conduct of the Councillors concerned. ( this propsal was lead by Cllr Blandamer).

We also understand that  preferential use of the Poplars, is conditional upon the BJPC having access to “sight of the relevant financial accounts“ of all concerns receiving discounted or free usage of the Poplars facility.

Our information is that this simple standard required procedure has not been fulfilled relative to the 3 Villages Gala committee

 

We also query at these points

1) Whether the satisfactory “Risk Procedure” was in place for these unauthorised Poplars events ( facilitating storage of gas cylinders used by the BBQ equipment) and

 2) Whether satisfactory insurance cover was in place and

3) Whether relevant Food Hygiene Certificates were issued and displayed

4).Who actually paid the Cleaner for their work after each of these events - (the Licencee and/or the BJPC)

Evidently this practise of the 3 Villages Gala Committee staging Summer BBQ’s will NOT continue into 2010, - for in Cllr Cluff’s words “it is not viable” –

We cannot possibly comment ..  ..  ..

11b)5th November 2009 the BJ Parish Council sent a letter confirming they had unanimously resolved that I had met the criteria of being guilty of habitual and vexatious complaints under Schedule A sections 2,5,10 and 11.of their policy

The BJPC Chairman , Councillors and Clerk really do need inspect and closely refer to their own H & V C policy, for section 1.3 is the relevant and important clause which clearly states.. ..

“The term complaint in this policy includes requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Data Protection Act 1998 and reference to the complaints procedure is, where relevant, to be interpreted as meaning requests under those Acts”

Therefore - the Schedule A sections 2,5,10 and 11.of the Councils H&VC policy, to which the BJPC refer as their reason for my censure has NO justification -

(I have already informed the BJPC of this situation without any acknowledgement)

 

Only ONE request under the Freedom of Information Act ( seeking a sight of 3 resignation letters

NO request have ever been made under the Data Protection Act

There has not been any request made under the Council’s own compliant s procedure

This shows there has been an abuse in BJPC’s procedure, an abuse agreed by all of those in office and present at the “ in camera” meeting held on 03/11/09,

We believe those present to be Cllr Potter, Cllr Cluff, Cllr Bilan, Cllr Blandamer, Cllr Greenfield, Cllr Welton, Cllr Hyde, Cllr Gale and the Council Clerk .

The BJPC Clerk and Cllr Potter ( Chairman) were aware of a situation relative to the 3 Village gala committee using the Poplars thro-out the summer of 2008 ( and later continued thro the summer of 2009 ) without the permission of the BJPC - this surely would have contravened Insurance Cover and challenged the Risk Management of the Poplars

We ask for answers to the following  February 2009

Did the BJPC Clerk and Chairman discuss with Cllrs Greenfield & Cluff as to their future conflict of interest in accepting/participating in the 3 Village Gala Committee un-authorised use of the Poplars with summer BBQ’s . ?

Did they make the full Council aware of this situation?

Evidently we understand there should be a Hire agreement for each Poplars event.

Was there a fully authorised Agreement ( including sight of the relevant finacial accounts) for the 3 Villages Gala May 2009 event ? 

Providing all our information is correct ( and to-date it has not been challenged ) We believe our community deserves an apology at least , however it would be more relevant to expect acknowledgement of errors of judgement followed by resignations -  if only!

  

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