Stop the Loan Sharks

We hope that this will help residents of Twerton.

 Good news –  we are launching our new Stop Loan Sharks reporting app on Wednesday, September 23, and you can download for free on the App Store and Google Play.

 

The app is mainly aimed at frontline professionals and provides useful information on how to recognise the signs of illegal money lending, respond to disclosures and where to refer clients to for specialist support.  

 

If you are concerned that someone you know may be the victim of a loan shark, please call our 24 hour helpline on 0300 555 2222 or seek advice and support through the app. We also have various survivor stories available which can be publicised to encourage others to speak up about their experiences.

 

Please feel free to disseminate the information attached and share widely via your networks.

 

Our promotional landing page provides web users with an overview of the app and links to relevant app stores and share tools.

 

If you have any queries regarding the app or would like to book onto a loan shark awareness course, please contact me on the details below.

 

Redland Park Litterpick

 We were pleased to be joined by local residents to help with the Community Litterpick in Redland Park this morning.

We have collected 15 bags of rubbish and managed to clear up part of the estate.  We will be back next Saturday at 10.45am to continue with the clear up and so if any others would like to join us to help make a difference to your area please do.

We will put up the event on the Twerton & Whiteway Wombles facebook page.

Arch 5-6, Old Twerton Station Railway Arches East, Lower Bristol Road, Twerton, Bath,

Change of use from Use Class B8 (Storage or Distribution) to Use Class D2 (Gym) and associated works.

An update to the planning application for this site have been published,  residents still have a few days to comment on this application.

https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/webforms/planning/details.html?refval=20%2F02671%2FFUL

https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/webforms/planning/details.html?refval=20%2F02672%2FLBA

Bus Shelters Twerton

We are pleased to see that the Bus Shelter in Poolemead Road has been repaired with new metal grids being put in place of the glass.

We are chasing the council to get the two Bus shelters at Newtown Road repaired using the same methods.

We will publish further updates as they become available.

Update to rubbish and recycling collection times from August 2020

Bath anad North East Somerset councile are reviewing operating times to help crews during the hot weather. Rubbish and recycling collections will now start from 6am (instead of 7am) and will finish later than previously. Residents must leave their waste and recycling containers at the front edge of their property by 6am (one hour earlier) on their normal collection day. To ensure collections are not missed, residents are advised to put their containers out the night before their collection day (no earlier than 8pm).
Collection times are likely to vary throughout the day and bins may need to be left out longer than they normally would. Once bins have been collected, residents must bring their empty containers back in as soon as possible on their collection day.
Summary of changes to rubbish and recycling collection times

• Collections now start an hour earlier from 6am
  
• Crews may arrive earlier or later in the day than previously
  
• Collection times are likely to vary throughout the summer
  For more information and the latest updates please visit the Rubbish page of our website: https://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/rubbish
  If you have any concerns regarding the updated collection times, please contact Council Connect on 01225 394041
  

Disabled parking bays and pedestrianised areas City Centre

Residents have been asking about parking in the city centre and what areas have restricted access for cars and what is now a pedestrian area.

A map is below that may help.

Ward Councillor Empowerment Fund - Deadline approaching

Tim and Sarah still have some money from the Ward Empowerment Fund for 2020/2021 that is available to address concerns or needs in the local community. 

The deadline for applications is 30 September 2020 for project completion before 31 March 2021.

More information can be found here.

Projects must: 

• meet at least one of the Council’s Corporate priorities:- 
• address the climate emergency 
• deliver for local residents 
• focus on prevention 
• give people a bigger say

• be supported by the local community, village, neighbourhood, Parish or Town Council (where relevant). demonstrate where possible match funding or equivalent in-kind support (eg volunteer time). 
• evidence of need and demonstrate how they will address local priorities. 
• evidence that there is community support and or community consultation has been carried out. 
• have a lead organisation and with a valid bank account.

Please do get in touch with Tim or Sarah if you are aware of anything in the Twerton/Whiteway ward that you think could benefit from this funding.