Burton Joyce Online

SQUAWK BOX - BJVP REVIEW

 

We are justly proud and priviledged  to be residents and members of the village community  (since 1971) and instrumental in re-establishing the “BJ community NHW “ in mid 2010.

In late 2008 we created and developed  “Burton  Joyce Online” our Community website - (www.burtonjoyceonline.co.uk) .

Over the period we have attracted a great number of BJ friends .. ..  plus  several  “not so friendly” acquaintances  who have not appreciated several of our comments and opinions  ( sometimes the truth hurts and/or may be misunderstood )

We are seeking to provide the community information 

a)“Online”  via our web site,

b) by our e mail circulation list (descrete and private)

c) by offering our “burtonjoycenews” letter,  freely available via e mail (discrete/private) and at several locations within the village centre -

The content of our “burtonjoycenews” is and will always be wide and variable including topics associated with the NHW, Local Authorities ,  Parish Council activities and subjects of interest ( serious, amusing and contentious ) to all in our community – young, mature & seniors

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NOW We did intend tol begin the first of our reviews and comments on the progress or otherwise on the concerns and suggestions schemes listed within the recent BJ VILLAGE PLAN published  2011, particularly the following topics

THE VILLAGE CENTRE

TRAFFIC  & TRANSPORT

LEISURE & FACILITIES

COMMUNITY SAFETY & HEALTH

COMMUNICATION ****

ENVIRONMENT

YOUNG PEOPLE

HOWEVER..................................  

After deciding to review the “Burton Joyce Village Plan- 2011” publication  We drafted out copy for the eventual posting online. After a couple of days allowing it to develop, We have now decided NOT to post the notes. Instead we have decided to archive them, within our ongoing study and research paper into the “BJ Community 2009 < ? “ - So here is our alternative and brief conclusion to the current publication

We are of the opinion that the BJVP conclusions reached after 2 years of investigation, culminating in the BJ Village Plan - 2011 publication, is that the initiative lacks the overall, authoritative, technical, content which is necessary for implementing such  lifestyle changes needed for our community undertaking.  We suggest that the majority of our community - 74%- who did not complete/respond to the BJ Village Plan Questionnairre anticipated the same conclusion !

A final comment -was the creation of the BJ Village Plan and its working committee the direct result of the complete lack of empathy, understanding  and communication of the community’s needs/opinions by our Parish Council over the last 5+ years?

Understanding of the need of the BJ community could have, and still can be, obtained with a greater degree of accuracy,  less financial expenditure and certainly over a much shorter time period. This can be achieved by all Parish Councillors having REGULAR personal “face to face” contact with each and every interest group, society, organisation’s membership and residents in our community –

BJPC ‘s newly created “Community Engagement Committee” please note !! 

 

 

Obviously the individually schemes listed, will all progress at different rates/speed. However  we do suggest, even at this early stage, that full provision is quickly established and put in place to keep all the community,  promptly and FULLY INFORMED with  PRO-ACTIVE “Open and Transparent” COMMUNICATION

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We should state here that  we have great concern and difficulty in accepting the following statement within the BJVP  re- “COMMUNICATION”

 “Residents had few issue about  communication”.  -  Over 80% of respondents felt that they were sufficiently informed about village affairs and there were various way of accessing information..... 

We find this particular comment and the conclusion most nebulous, and completely at odds with the fact that only 420 households  responded to the questionnaire with a miserable 38 residents attending the action planning meeting – We do not believe that the community was/could be that complacent and dis- interested.

 We suggest that existing “ineffectual”  ”communication” techniques failed to get the message across to the residents and the lack of understanding of the project actually  influence the level of low interest in the community?

 

Here are some of the “questionable”  communication techniques which have been in existence in BJ over many years and are still in operation today!

Unmanaged Notice Boards       Fly posting on centre trees  Fly posting telegraph poles     Un-refreshed NoticeBoards   Dangerously sited  visual graffiti !!   More Fly Posting on centre trees  Even the BJVP committee  resorts to “Fly posting” for communicating/ publicising their own  BJ Village Plan !**?  THIS REALLY NECCESARY particularly as the publication was promised to be delivered to every BJ Household  The BJVP poster was "added to" by another poster late the following day  ( Fly posting breeds even more Fly posters) -  Even the critics of wind Turbines - “Too Big/Too Close” permanent A612 Fly posting

The public, societies, interest groups  and organisations should note this Gedling Borough Councils statement

Fly-Posting

Fly-posting is the display of advertising material on buildings and street furniture without the consent of the owner. Fly-posting is a crime but you can help put a stop to it and perpetrators can be fined up to £1,000 per poster.

If you notice someone fly-posting please do not approach them but please contact us so we can remove the posters, and provide us with as much of the following information as possible:

• Specific location of where the posters have been placed
• Date and time of when you noticed someone fly-posting
• Any additional evidence that may help in catching the perpetrators i.e. vehicle registration number, description of the perpetrator

We can take reports anonymously but we may ask you if you are prepared to be a witness should the matter be referred to the courts.  To report fly-posting please contact us or report online.  

Uum! Very interesting  ..  ..  ..  ..  ..  .. 

 

 

Back to the BJVP    

We ask the BJVP Committee

1) How many BJ residents had access and use of a mobile telephone?

2) How many homes in BJ have Broadband installed ?

3) How many BJ residents actively use email to communicate ?

4)How many BJ residents use the Internet ?

5)How many BJ residents regularly visited either or both of the local community websites ?

6) Which local community website is preferred and used regularly for accessing  local news interests and information ?

We trust that the progress information coming out of the BJ Village Plan AND Parish Council in future, will be communicated and available to all with prompt responses and  answers to questions and  possible community concern

We realise that this attitude may well be strange and new, and will very probably involve  considerable change within individuals of both community and Administrations

Without a shadow of doubt there are several  concerns within the BJVP which need to be confronted. One significant subject the BJVP states is the community’s concern with BJ POLICING -  we cannot support this. We will cover this in future Newsletter/Alerts. 

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Finally in this Part 1 of this review we once again praise and thank the BJVP committee for their collective and individual efforts and application in producing the 20  

We accept that it is all too easy for anyone to criticise their efforts after the event. However we do expect everyone at all times to be open and accept genuine constructive criticism 

Why?

1) All BJ residents  should all be provided at all times with truth and clarity within all communications

2)All  our residents in our community deserve constant improvement by utilising the  developing communication techniques

3) All our resident   need to understand the reasons behind decisions and the reason for implementing  the changes  communicated to them

4)All our residents need to be heard and understood even if their ideas and opinions do not stand up to any of our Administration’s scrutiny

5) With UK’s ever aging population, the changes in individual personal/family economics, life styles and health.  Daily budgets and circumstances require constant attention and  a clarity in understanding with advice and possible assistance. This should  be communicated by the experts within a BJ Community “OUTREACH” programme .  We suggest our community should make and include provision for such a service    

   

Finally everyone and all our readers  hopefully realise that we are here to inform and communicate to BJ residents subjects, which are relevant and affect our BJ community. We do understand that not everyone will agree with our comments/views and may want to add their own points of view  towards a healthy debate – these will always be welcome

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