Residents Association


 

Residents Association Annual Trip

 Sunday September 5th 2010

Please put this date in your diary or miss out on a fantastic trip. This year's trip will be as popular as ever, the coach will pick us up from outside the Village Shop at 9.00 then Coffee at the Granary at Wareham, plenty of decking to sit outside and have your coffee, then by coach to the Purbeck House Hotel, Swannage, where a carvery meal is £7.50 and a two course meal is £10.50, they have allocated us the conservatory and are setting the tables up to seat six people.  Then its onto the steam train (and yes it definitely is steam) to Norden (approximately a 25 minute ride) there the coach will meet us to take us to Poole where will have approximately 1¼ hours to wander as we want and then the coach will bring us back (approximately 2 hours).

The Golden Lion will again lay on a meal for £6.50.  

Cost £16.00 for adults and £14.00 for minors, tickets on sale from Alita from 7th June.

 



 

 

 No! - The Residents' Association is not just about encouraging village enhancement (bulb planting, hanging baskets, maintaining the Clock) and promoting social events although I think you will agree that the daffodil plantings do add a welcome splash of spring colour.

 

In fact by their very nature the majority of the matters involving the Association are largely undertaken in the background and all too often results take a frustratingly long time to materialise - which sometimes leads to the moan (mostly when collecting the annual subscription !!) "what does the Residents' Association do" ??

 

Well, many of you will remember that when the Association was revived around 10 years ago its objectives were to promote the general interests of the village community as a whole, to gather the views of the residents and to provide a channel of communication of residents'opinions to Local Authorities and other relevant parties. 

 

Since then the Association has developed regular lines of communication with our local Councils (O.S.M., EDDC and DCC ), the Highways Department and other public bodies and, of course, invaluable support for Tipton is provided by our local Councillors, Roger Giles, Ray Bloxham, John Harding and Paul Carter.   It is true to say that Tipton is now very much on the map where local issues are concerned.

  

The Association receives great support from the village community - but where are you when it comes to nominations for members to serve on the Committee?!!   New Committee members are needed - new blood and fresh ideas to keep the Association moving forward.

 

 

Phone: Lyn Harding on 01404 814052

 

or use the contact form on the web site which will get straight to us and insert "Residents Assoication" in the subject field of the email.