Come along to Clapham Park Wood on Sunday 10th October to help gather seeds from trees. These will be planted to help regenerate the woods in Bedfordshire. Meet outside Beauchamp Middle School, Hawk Drive, at 10am. This even is run by the Community Tree Trust. Children are welcome but must be accompanied.

Bring your seeds along to the allotments on Sunday 26th September, from 10am to 12noon. Share them with others!

Brickhill Allotments is located off Foster’s Brow, off Brickhill Drive. All welcome.

On Saturday9th October everyone is warmly welcome to come along to the play area on Waveney Green to help plant flower bulbs to enhance our green space ready for spring. Children especially welcome! The session runs from 10am to 12noon – come for the whole session, or just pop in for half an hour.

The Planning Committee of Brickhill Parish Council is meeting this Thursday evening at 7pm.

The agenda includes reviewing and commenting on three planning applications:

To review and comment on the following planning applications:

1. Tree Preservation Order (TPO) 10/02042/TPO, 12 Francis Groves Close

2. Application no 10/02078/DC3, Brickhill Lower School, Dove Road

3. Telecommunications Determination Application 10/02091/TEL, Land opposite Avon Drive Filling Station, 22 Avon Drive, Bedford

The Parish Council does not decide whether to approve or not approve planning applications – the Borough Council is the planning authority, but the Parish Council is able to send in its comments.

The meeting takes place at St Mark’s Church Community Centre, Calder Rise. The public are welcome to attend and there is a 10 minute section allocated for the public to give their comments.

Also delivered at the same time was a questionnaire. In it residents are asked for their views on Brickhill. Replies can be left on doorsteps for collection on Sunday 12th or Monday 13th September. Alternatively replies can be submitted online. See  www.brickhillcommunityplan.org.uk for more information.

Nothing to do in the school holidays? Come and join in the fun at Gathering on the Green on Wednesday 4th August, from 11am to 3pm. It takes place on Waveney Green, by Waveney Avenue/Avon Drive.

All activities are free of charge:

• Face painting
• Bouncy castles
• Carousel (for under 5s)
• Climbing tower
• Circus skills workshop
• Nail art and Mehndi
• Music workshop
• Magic show
• 5-a-side football

Plus demonstrations from Utopia Mas and Mike’s Line Dancing

This event is organised by Brickhill Parish Council with support from Brickhill Baptist Church, bpha, Bedfordshire Police and Bedford Boroughh Council (including the St Thomas More cluster of Extended Services).

The bpha Road Show is visiting Brickhill on Monday 26th July 2010. There will be childrens entertainment! If you would like more information about the Road Show, please then contact Jo Bennett on 791078. Look out for the bpha pink bus in your area:

 The bpha Road Show will give residents the opportunity to:

• Meet your housing officer
• Discuss your property repairs
• Report issues that are happening in your neighbourhood
• Put forward your ideas for your community

bpha - 20 years of building communities

During 2010/11 bpha are making communal areas a priority. bpha staff will be encouraging residents to keep their blocks clean and safe. They are looking for residents who may be interested in becoming a Communal Area Monitor. Ask a member of staff for an application form. bpha staff will be giving away free packets of seeds for growing herbs.

Borough Council play schemes and games schemes - Summer 2010

Bedford Borough Council is running a Summer Playscheme in Brickhill. It is for 5 to 8 year olds and will be at Brickhill Lower School, Dove Road, from 10am – 12noon from 2nd to 27th August. It will cost £1 per child per visit. For more information call Bedford 221700.

There are also Gameschemes for 9 to 13 year olds elsewhere, with the nearest being at Putnoe Heights Community Church.

The Borough is also running a wide range of Summer Sports Coaching courses for 9 – 15 year olds, ‘Street Schemes’ for 13 – 17 year olds and an extensive range of other sports and play provisions at Borough leisure facilities. For any more information on theses schemes or any other of our summer activities call Bedford 227276 or visit www.bedford.gov.uk/sport.

Please make a note in your diary now. The next meeting will take place at 7:30pm on 14th October 2010 at Sir William Harpur House, Clyde Crescent.

Police Safer Neighbourhood Team surgeries are being held on the following dates. If you have any issues or concerns that you would like to discuss or you would just like to pop by and meet your local Safer Neighbourhood Team please feel free to drop in.

St Mark’s Community Centre

Date: Every Wednesday, Time: 15:00 – 17:00
Location: St Mark’s Community Centre with Bedfordshire Pilgrims Housing Association

Date: Every Thursday, Time: 17:00 – 19:00
Location: St Mark’s Community Centre

Places for People Agency Surgery
Dates: Friday 30th July, Time: 10:30 – 12:30
Location: 6 Leven Walk, Bedford

Woodlands Surgery
Date: Friday 30th July, Time: 11:30 – 13:30
Location: Bramley Way Bedford.

To contact the Brickhill Safer Neighbourhood Team, go along to one of their surgeries, ring Bedford 349179 or email SNT.Brickhill @ Bedfordshire.pnn.police.uk. If it is not an emergency, Bedford police can be contacted on Bedford 841212, while for emergencies always ring 999.