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Friends of Fort Royal Park & Commandery Gardens Monday 24th September 06:30pm to 08:30pm (6:30pm meet at the Wylds Lane entrance to the park for History Walk till 7:00pm) Agenda Matters Arising from Previous Minutes Fort Royal Park Heritage Lottery Fund Project Update Events Reviewing Past Events Drumhead Celebration Worcester Sixth Form College Fresher’s Faire Future Events Halloween Event Discussion identifying the Groups Aim and Objectives Committee Roles Budget City Council Report Any Other Business Date of Next Meeting

A new Website and Online Forum has been set up by a group of  of enthusiastic volunteers and local residents from Diglis. The website seeks to encourage local involvement and discussion regarding local issues. In addition to this the Forum is in the process of setting up a formal Friends group for the Diglis Playing Fields. If you would like to get involved please contact Claire Marshall @ claire-marshall@tiscali.co.uk or wisit the web-site register and get involved in the discussion boards. www.diglis.com I think this is a brilliant idea and could not come at a better time. The playing fields have to be protected for community use and the best way to go about this is by forming a local friends group and then lobbying Local Gov for action. I am fully supportive of this forum and will help as much as I can to help with local issues.

Thank you to all those that turned up last night at the SWDP meeting it was an informal consultation, where officers were at hand to answer local residents concern, both Lynn Denham , Cllr Ditta and I were there to answer   questions that arose. It was a very useful meeting and a special thanks to officers along with Lynn for arranging it. Remember if you have not filled in a consultation form or have not had a say ,you have until 14 th September to do so.   Here is the link and leave comments please http://www.swdevelopmentplan.org/

A sad situation which has come to light over the last month. It is in relation to a TRO on London Road between St Martin’s Church on London Road and Wych Elm Close on London Road. I heard about this TRO in December last year. I immediately let the Warden of St Martin’s church know as well as the Rev Ken Boyce about the matter as they and their Congregation would be most affected by this. The historic Church and Hall of ST Martin’s is an integral part of our community where many users use the facilities for Worship, community activities such as Fitness activities, Playgroups and meetings, parties as well as the traditional marriage ceremonies, christenings and funerals. The use of on street parking is vital to the Church and its success. The TRO proposed would effectively cause residents and Church users alike to park in already congested side streets like Victoria Avenue & Sebright Avenue or much further away, thus causing the same issues further along the road. The TRO f