Local resident submissions to the Borough of Poole electoral review
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My first Reason is that it is the Electorate that should be the driving issue, and the number of Councillors should be calculated from that, and not the other way round. To do it the other way is definitely the Tail wagging the Dog.
My second reason is that the group of Roads which may be transferred out of Broadstone to Creekmoor, are very much a central part of Broadstone, and the residents feel that way. They are involved with Broadstone schooling, and Broadstone Community activities such as Doctors. Library, Churches, and membership of the many voluntary organisations for both younge peopl and adults, which are Broadstone based. We are not talking about detaching some remote part of Broadstone very much at the periphery of activity here. These residents are definitely part of Broadstone and all that this means. I understand this has been demonstrated by opinion given by the residents themselves to our local Councillors.
I am a member of our Local Neighbourhood Watch Committee, and I have been a Broadstone resident since 1974, and have always been active to some extent in the community. I really do believe that moving residents currently in Broadstone to Creekmoor will be a bad thing for all involved.
Please may I ask for you to give an acknowledgment of this email as I understand there is a deadline of 7th January for sending in representations.
With Kind Regards.
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From: Evison, Alison Sent: 07 January 2014 11:16 To: Kingsley, Paul Cc: Fuller, Heather Subject: FW: Poole Ward Boundary Changes - Broadstone/Creekmoor
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From: Sent: 01 January 2014 18:24 To: Evison, Alison Cc: Kingsley, Paul Subject: Poole Ward Boundary Changes - Broadstone/Creekmoor
We have read numerous comments from Poole residents on the ward boundary changes affecting the Broadstone / Creekmoor border. Almost all of these comments were written by residents who are not directly affected, as they do not live at the boundary. As residents who are directly affected, and likely to moved into the Creekmoor Ward, (and we know we speak for many of the affected residents), we would like to make the following points: Our identity has always been part of Broadstone and not Creekmoor. Our children go to Broadstone schools, attend the Broadstone brownies and Broadstone churches. We use the Broadstone leisure centre. We use the Broadstone surgery, shops, restaurants, takeaways and bars. We use the Broadstone library, and are members of the Broadstone neighbourhood watch scheme. The bus service runs into Broadstone, not Creekmoor. The Broadstone / Creekmoor boundary is also already well defined, not only by natural woodland, but also the Castleman Trailway.
We therefore support the proposal to divide the Broadstone wards into East and West. Each having two councillors, in a similar way to Branksome, Hamworthy and Canford Heath. Part of Broadstone does not then have to be moved into Creekmoor, and this allows all of the Broadstone residents to maintain their Broadstone identity.
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Comment text: I think that moving half of the Pine Springs area of Broadstone to Creekmoor would not only div de an area that has a strong community bond but would cause diff culties in the future. The characters of the 2 wards are completely different and the existing council has already made this a diff cult move physically by erecting road barriers to make it awkward for Pine Springs res dents to actually drive into Creekmoor. Pine Springs works effectively through ts active involvement with the Broadstone Neighbourhood Watch, supporting the local Broadstone schools and taking part in its events such as the Christmas Parade. Many of us attend the Broadstone Churches and are av d supporters of the local shops. To dismantle this commun ty bond seems pointless, we should be making commun ties stronger, not diluting them. Rather than sending part of the existing Broadstone Ward to Creekmoor, it would make more sense to take this opportunity to move part of the Creekmoor Ward to Broadstone. On the map I have marked an area (in between the markers numbered 1 to 10) which has for years seen itself as part of Broadstone. The residents use the Broadstone shops and many of the older properties have been there for long enough to cons der Broadstone as not only the centre of their commun ty but the only community to which they have any allegiance. By doing this, hopefully the Broadstone ward would be able to support one extra councillor, remain a commun ty w th a strong and active ident ty and Creekmoor could have the number of councillors reduced to 2 to compensate.
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From: Evison, Alison Sent: 07 January 2014 11:17 To: Kingsley, Paul Cc: Fuller, Heather Subject: FW: Ward boundary changes:
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From: Adi Bailey Sent: 28 December 2013 10:10 To: Evison, Alison Subject: Ward boundary changes:
Dear Alison
I am writing to request that Edwina Drive remains within the Broadstone ward boundary. We consider ourselves part of the Broadstone community, are dependent on the Broadstone shops, facilities and services and are engaged with Broadstone activities (arts, sports and leisure) so it makes no sense for us to be considered part of Creekmore.
Many thanks Adrian Bailey
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From: Kingsley, Paul Sent: 12 December 2013 14:14 To: Fuller, Heather Subject: FW: Proposed Boundary Change - Broadstone Ward
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From: Evison, Alison Sent: 12 December 2013 09:10 To: Kingsley, Paul Subject: FW: Proposed Boundary Change - Broadstone Ward Importance: High
From: Jason Barnett Sent: 11 December 2013 19:57 To: Evison, Alison Subject: Proposed Boundary Change - Broadstone Ward Importance: High
Dear Madam,
I wish to voice my opposition in the strongest terms to the proposal for my neighbourhood to be removed from Broadstone and moved into Creekmoor. It is extremely disappointing that such an inappropriate proposal has again been mooted after a period of more than 10 years and without an appropriate amount of publicity or consultation time allowed.
Pinesprings has always been and will always be a valuable and integral part of the Broadstone community and we chose to settle in Pinesprings because it is part of the community in which my wife grew up. Indeed we were married in St Johns Church where my wife attended the congregation. Our two children attend schools in Broadstone and prior to that nursery in Broadstone. Their key friendships have grown through schools in Broadstone. Our daughter is part of Broadstone 1st Brownies and both children are learning to swim at The Junction Leisure Centre in Broadstone. Last weekend both children were in the Broadstone Christmas parade, an important local tradition in which we have all taken part in recent years. We are part of the Broadstone Residents Association.
In addition to being located close to the local schools, Pinesprings has a natural affinity with Broadstone for shopping, post office and the Doctors Surgery where we are all registered in addition to other facilities. We enjoy visiting our two nearest pubs; The Blackwater Stream and the Goods Yard.
We feel very much part of the Broadstone community and do not wish to be annexed with another with which we have no affinity and are separated from not only by the natural terrain, woods, creeks and a deep valley, but also by the Castleman Trailway.
Can I also suggest that the deadline be delayed and the residents given proper notice of this proposal. In a matter of local democracy it is only correct that the people concerned are informed of proposed changes and the reasoning
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Thank you
Jason and Katie Barnett
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Comment text: Subm tted on behalf of Mrs Barnley who does not have an email address: Tel BOUNDARY REVIEW BOROUGH OF POOLE CREEKMOOR/BROADSTONE WARDS I am writing to lend my support for the two Creekmoor Ward boundary options as submitted by the Creekmoor Cllr, the Poole Conservative Associat on and the Broadstone Conservative Branch. I have lived in Creekmoor for many years and it is a really nice close kn t community with all the facil ties you could want close to hand. It provides for all res dents well but especially for our young people w th Youth and Sports Centres/facilities and youth community groups. Broadstone has always been very stand offish and wanting to remove itself from Creekmoor being known locally as the Kingdom of Broadstone with a lot of snob value attached by themselves . I and my neighbours and friends in Creekmoor are therefore very surprised to see that the Broadstone Ward wants to take over port ons of Creekmoor when these areas have always been Creekmoor, e ther historically or when the properties were built as part of the new overall estate in Creekmoor in the 80’s, they were never built as an extension to Broadstone but as part of the commun ty of Creekmoor. I am very angry at the behaviour of the Broadstone Councillors, our Councillors have done their best in the short time available to tell us what is happening and show us the 3 proposals, the Broadstone Coundillors have made no such efforts.I like my Councillors, they work hard and support all their residents, I do not wish to lose my present Cllrs they all live in the Ward and are an integral part of the very commun ty that the Broadstone Councillors want to tear apart. Please choose one of the Creekmoor Councillor opt ons to ensure Creekmoor stays the really nice place that it is to live, work in and enjoy. Thank you Mrs A Barnley
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From: Judy Butt Sent: 06 January 2014 01:13 To: Reviews@ Cc: John Rampton; Leslie Burden; Judy Butt Subject: RE: CREEKMOOR AND BROADSTONE BOUNDARY REVIEW BOROUGH OF POOLE
Dear Sirs
Please find as below an e‐mail from residents regarding the Boundary review as above.
I would be grateful to receive safe receipt of the above
Many thanks
Cllr Judy Butt ______RE: Creekmoor and Broadstone Donna Barrett You replied on 02/01/2014 17:03. Sent: 02 January 2014 16:58 To: Judy Butt Attachments:
Thank you for your swift reply. I can assure you that my husband also is against this and I know legally they don't count but my 15 year boys very much want to keep in Creekmoor. It's a brilliant safe place for our young sons, everyone is so friendly, please don't let Broadstone take us over.
The message is being shared on Facebook as we speak. Donna
On 2 Jan 2014 16:53, "Judy Butt" wrote:
Hi Donna
The Liberal Democrats and Poole People Party voted for this at full Council on 17th Dec, your Creekmoor Cllrs and the Conservative group voted against it as it rips through natural communities of both Creekmoor and Broadstone.
The background is that the Council and yr Creekmoor Cllrs had agreed with the opposition parties Lib Dems and PPP that we in Creekmoor could put forward our own proposals re Broadstone and Creekmoor keeping Creekmoor intact as it is, but incorporating Edwina Drive in Waterloo into the Creekmoor Boundary to balance the numbers regarding Boundary Commission reqs, as Broadstone has more residents than Creekmoor and the Boundary Commission wanted this balanced out.
However Lib Dems and Poole People Party went back on this agreement at Council on 17th Dec and forced their proposals through, taking large pieces of Creekmoor and calling it South and East Broadstone, with no mention of Creekmoor, Hillbourne or Waterloo what so ever, we are making as much representation top the BC to evidence how strongly our residents feel about this, however time being very short as all reps have to be with the BC by 7th Jan.
I am preparing a petition to the Boundary Commission who will make the final decision on this proposed change, I will ensure that I include your comments as above.
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Best
Judes
______From: Donna Barrett Sent: 02 January 2014 16:16 To: Judy Butt Subject: Creekmoor and Broadstone
Good afternoon. I have just heard that the council are voting on Tuesday about making Creekmoor a part of Broadstone. Could you tell me please if this is correct as itvis not something I would like to see happen. Thank you. Mrs Donna Barrett,
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From: Judy Butt Sent: 06 January 2014 00:35 To: Reviews@ Cc: John Rampton; Leslie Burden; Judy Butt Subject: CREEKMOOR AND BROADSTONE AND HAMWORTHY BOUNDARIES REVIEW BOROUGH OF POOLE
Dear Sirs
Please find as below an e‐mail from a resident regarding the Boundary review as above.
I would be grateful to receive safe receipt of the above
Many thanks
Cllr Judy Butt
From: Rob Barron Sent: 03 January 2014 21:57 To: Judy Butt Subject: Re: CREEKMOOR AND BROADSTONE AND HAMWORTHY BOUNDARIES REVIEW BOROUGH OF POOLE
Dear Judy, Les and John
Thanks for explaining the issues around the above.
I am very happy with either of the two proposals that you are submitting to the Boundary Commission. I am very unhappy about the proposals to split up Creekmoor and Broadstone regarding the Poole Council proposal and I do not support this.
Please will you do everything you can to keep Creekmoor the quiet pleasant ' village' that it has always been.
Regard
Rob Barron
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Comment text: Leo Belcham Dear sirs I am a res dent of Hamworthy in Poole and I attended a Council meeting recently at which a proposal was accepted as the formal Council proposal. The proposal to combine the two Hamworthy wards into one 4 member ward has my full support – Hamworthy is a distinct community, isolated from Poole itself by water on three sides and Purbeck on the fourth, and was a single ward until 2003. While there are potential separations through the area along the railway and/or Blandford Road, residents invariably consider Hamworthy to be a single community without internal divisions and work together accordingly, irrespective of electoral boundaries. I was therefore appalled to see a proposal to div de Broadstone in two, wh ch was narrowly voted through this hung Council by a coalition of minority parties. Broadstone is also a distinct community wh ch considers itself separate from the rest of Poole and tries to exercise a high degree of independence. Even worse, the proposal also cuts through the middle of Hillbourne and Creekmoor, each of wh ch have their own centres and community feel, and have no natural affin ty with Broadstone. Cutting these existing commun ties in half is just plain wrong!! The creat on of three small wards from two larger ones will cause w despread confusion and increase administrat on costs on an ongoing basis. It is my personal opin on that this proposal has been gerrymandered purely to gain political advantage, and promoted to res dents with false stories about gaining property values by becoming a suburb of (Greater) Broadstone. By contrast, I am aware that the Creekmoor ward councillor, Cllr Mrs Judy Butt, is submitting a proposal which resolves the issues of representat on by a comparatively minor boundary change which has minimal effect and causes the least inconvenience, while still improving the balance of numerical representation. This seems to me to be an obv ous solution with minimal cost to all concerned (it will be the residents who pay the excessive cost through their Council Tax!!) and the least disruption and consequent confusion, and it has my full support. Leo Belcham
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From: Evison, Alison Sent: 07 January 2014 11:15 To: Kingsley, Paul Cc: Fuller, Heather Subject: FW: Broadstone Boundary changes Attachments: Broadstone Boundary changes.doc
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From: ANNE BLACKBURN Sent: 02 January 2014 10:22 To: Evison, Alison Subject: Broadstone Boundary changes
Dear Ms Evison
I attach a copy of a letter which I am sending to you today regarding Broadstone boundary proposals.
Yours sincerely
Anne Blackburn
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From: Kingsley, Paul Sent: 12 December 2013 14:14 To: Fuller, Heather Subject: FW: Proposed boundary changes as they may affect Broadstone, Dorset: An objection
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From: Evison, Alison Sent: 12 December 2013 12:31 To: Kingsley, Paul Subject: FW: Proposed boundary changes as they may affect Broadstone, Dorset: An objection
From: Richard Bowker Sent: 12 December 2013 10:35 To: Evison, Alison Subject: Proposed boundary changes as they may affect Broadstone, Dorset: An objection
For reference I live in and if the proposals by the Conservatives are accepted, which I hope they are not, we would be re-assigned from Broadstone to Creekmoor.
This would be highly unpopular, for very good reasons.
I go to Broadstone Parish Church, I use a Broadstone Doctor and also the Library and shops, besides playing in the Broadstone Community Band.
All this is within easy walking distance of my house, which is a short walk from the centre, making Broadstone an identifiable community, close to us and in which we take part.
No good reason has been given for the change and one fears that some politicians view people as pawns on the chessboard, and don't care that they dislike being moved from one area to another. I wish to strongly object to any change such as this, which would move us from our current ward whose centre is a few minute's walk away, to one whose centre is a 15 minute car ride away, and unreachable by foot at all.
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From: Kingsley, Paul Sent: 12 December 2013 14:03 To: Fuller, Heather Subject: FW: Poole FW: Broadstone Boundry Changes
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‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐ From: Evison, Alison Sent: 10 December 2013 17:17 To: Kingsley, Paul Subject: Poole FW: Broadstone Boundry Changes
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‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐ From: Charles Bridges ] Sent: 10 December 2013 16:57 To: Evison, Alison Subject: Broadstone Boundry Changes
Hello,
It has been brought to my attention by Roy Godfrey, Vikki Slade and Mike Brooke that a Meeting at Full Council will be debating boundry changes for the Creekmoor Broadstone wards.
Very simply I do not wish to be moved to the Creekmoor ward for whatever reason. I purchased an overpriced house in the Broadstone ward to allow me ease of access to certain amenities, and access to school catchments. Moving to Creekmoor would reduce my house value significantly and reduce the likelyhood of sale to a family with similar aspirations of access.
So its a Yes vote from me and all presons at this residence to support the proposal to keep my Road within the Broadstone Boundary.
UKIP in case your interested.
Best Regards Charles Bridges
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From: Kingsley, Paul Sent: 16 December 2013 13:50 To: Fuller, Heather Subject: Proposed Ward Boundary Changes
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From: Bob Brown Sent: 16 December 2013 09:33 To: Evison, Alison Subject: Proposed Ward Boundary Changes
As a resident of the Pinesprings area of Broadstone Dorset I would like to make it absolutely clear that I oppose any intention to include Pinesprings in the Creekmoor area of Poole. Having lived at my current address for over twenty years and as a member of the Broadstone Residents Association and the Broadstone Neighbourhood Watch I have no wish to be compelled to switch my allegiance now. Further to this I am registered with a Broadstone GP and have no wish to change that arrangement. Plus the only Public Transport supporting this area goes through the Broadstone hub; there is no direct link to Creekmoor. This applies to most of my neighbours who, like me, are senior citizens who make use of public transport on a regular basis.
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From: Kingsley, Paul Sent: 18 December 2013 10:44 To: Fuller, Heather Subject: FW: Poole boundary change (Broadstone/Creekmoor
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From: graham buckland Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 12:07 PM To: Evison, Alison Cc: Subject: Poole boundary change (Broadstone/Creekmoor
Hi,
My wife and I have lived in for the past seven years and find the suggestion that the boundary be moved to be utterly ridiculous.
We are part of an area that has a natural boundary almost unique in the way that people come together as a result.
We actively support a thriving business community in Broadstone , a lesson that other parts of the country could perhaps learn from.
We have lived in Maidenhead Berkshire and the Orkney Islands in the past and we can honestly say that being a part of Broadstone is a great experience that even betters the close knit Orkney Isles.
We wish whole heartedly to remain part of Broadstone and apart from “juggling a few numbers” can see no reason to alter that.
Why spend time and “our” money on something that no one affected wants?
Why does it come down to numbers when common sense indicates that different wards need different levels of coverage based on events not mathematics.
Perhaps wards could be cut to two councillors instead of three as has been suggested by a Bradford City Councillor and suggests this could save nearly £400k per year. The only downside of this of course is that as we all know “Turkeys don’t vote for Xmas.”
Finally we are totally opposed to spending time and money on this suggested boundary change. It is about time that common sense prevailed and spend the time and money on real issues.
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Jean and Graham Buckland.
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From: Kingsley, Paul Sent: 16 December 2013 13:49 To: Fuller, Heather Subject: Focus on boundary changes
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From: irene B-thomas Sent: 15 December 2013 14:30 To: Evison, Alison Subject: Focus on boundary changes
We are totally against our road ‐ ‐ being moved from Broadstone to the Creekmoor Ward.
We moved to Broadstone as it is a lovely community/a village with top quality housing and facilities. We spend money in the Broadstone shops, often worship at the church, attend the Dance School twice a week etc. and generally feel part of the Broadstone community.
We definitely do not want to become part of the Creekmoor Ward.
Irene and John Burnett‐Thomas.
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Comment text: Te The Review Officer (Poole) Local Government Boundary Commission for England Layden House 76-86 Turnmill Street London EC1M 5LG Dear Sir BOUNDARY REVIEW BOROUGH OF POOLE CREEKMOOR/BROADSTONE WARDS I am wr ting to lend my support for the two Creekmoor Ward boundary opt ons as subm tted by the Creekmoor Cllrs and the Poole Conservative Association and the Broadstone Conservative Branch. I have been able to study all three options put forward, 2 as above and the third Option from Poole Council for Creekmoor and Broadstone, wh ch I understand was forced through by opposition parties at last December’s Council meeting and not supported by the Creekmoor Councillors who represent me and my neighbours and all residents in my Ward. I have taken time to read the required cr teria for Boundary Commission changes and see that the main plank is ‘minimum change’, applying this and the other criteria of respecting natural communities and their boundaries and proven sense of commun ty the Poole Council option for Creekmoor and Broadstone makes a nonsense of this requirement. The two Creekmoor options cause minimum disrupt on to res dents and our Cllrs will be able to support new residents coming into Creekmoor, whilst the Poole Council option for Creekmoor and Broadstone is nonsensical and cuts through long standing communities and boundaries, there seems no rhyme nor reason to the Poole Council option for Creekmoor and Broadstone! I have lived Creekmoor for 35 years, have raised my 3 children here and have always worked in Creekmoor. Everything anyone would need for a community to thrive and progress is here in the Ward and I would not want that spoiled by the suggested ‘back of a fag packet’ haphazard approach of the Poole Council option for Creekmoor and Broadstone. As an engineer and with the deepest of respect if the latter option were to be design for a machine of any sort, t would never work!! I would therefore respectfully request that on behalf my fellow work colleagues Creekmoor residents and myself, that the Boundary Commiss on honours e ther of the two sensible proposals put forward by the Creekmoor Councillors and other bodies as above, wh ch is agreed by all members of the commun ty who have expressed an interest in this regard. Many thanks for your kind attent on to my letter Yours faithfully David Butt Mr D J Butt
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From: Judy Butt Sent: 06 January 2014 00:44 To: Reviews@ Cc: John Rampton; Leslie Burden; Judy Butt Subject: RE: CREEKMOOR AND BROADSTONE AND HAMWORTHY BOUNDARIES REVIEW BOROUGH OF POOLE
Dear Sirs
Please find as below an e‐mail from a resident regarding the Boundary review as above.
I would be grateful to receive safe receipt of the above
Many thanks
Cllr Judy Butt
From: Sarah Chesney Sent: 02 January 2014 16:30 To: Judy Butt Subject: Creekmoor Boundary changes/review
Dear Judy
It has come to my attention today that there is a proposal to merge large areas of Creekmoor into Broadstone.
Creekmoor is a historic village that has grown to be a thriving community and I cannot see what benefit merging it with Broadstone would do ‐
As a resident of Creekmoor I am proud to live here and see no benefit to becoming part of Broadstone?
I have also heard that Broadstone Cllrs are telling people in Creekmoor that if they support their proposals their house prices will rise and there insurance premiums will go down as they won't be living in Creekmoor which they are claiming is not a good place to live, this is a nonsense!
I would ask that you consider this email when voting occurs at the Council and vote no and ensure that the Boundary Commission are aware of my comments.
Kind regards Sarah Chesney
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From: Kingsley, Paul Sent: 16 December 2013 13:43 To: Fuller, Heather Subject: Boundary changes
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From: Baylie Hart Clarida Sent: 14 December 2013 13:46 To: Evison, Alison Subject: Boundary changes
FAO: Review Officer (Poole)
I am writing to express my wish for my road to be included within the Broadstone ward and not the Creekmoor ward.
The reason for this is that we are already part of the Broadstone community. We a daughter at Broadstone school, I myself volunteer at a Broadstone society, we are regular users of the Broadstone library and Hadleigh Practice and of course enthusiastic users of the local shops on the Broadway, which are all in walking distance of our home.
We are in no way part of the Creekmoor community as it is much further away and Broadstone has been our local community for 43 years.
Many thanks B. Hart Clarida and family.
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From: Evison, Alison Sent: 07 January 2014 11:17 To: Kingsley, Paul Cc: Fuller, Heather Subject: FW: Boundary changes Broadstone ward - Pine Springs
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From: Jane Clark Sent: 30 December 2013 09:30 To: Evison, Alison Cc: Subject: Boundary changes Broadstone ward - Pine Springs
Dear Commissioner, I write to inform you that we do not wish to support boarder changes in the Broadstone ward that particularly move Pine Springs into an adjoining ward. We moved here over 15 years ago for many reasons and have enjoyed the community spirit that is embraced here. Part of that comes from using the Broadstone shops, schools, youth club, Recreation centre, Banks, post office etc. Our children have benefited from sharing experiences with friends across this community (and continue to do so) which of course is where we live. It is counter intuitive to expect people to support and be associated with a border community that they do not and will not support; it doesn’t make sense!
Understanding that sometimes changes are going to be made, we ask that a most sensible decision is taken and no worse option than a two ward Broadstone is accepted.
Yours Sincerely
Paul and Jane Clark
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From: Evison, Alison Sent: 07 January 2014 11:16 To: Kingsley, Paul Cc: Fuller, Heather Subject: FW: Boundary changes Broadstone Dorset
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From: ANTHONY CROWTHER Sent: 31 December 2013 14:21 To: Evison, Alison Subject: Boundary changes Broadstone Dorset
I understand that the Commission are giving consideration to a proposal to remove Twin Oaks Close, amongst other roads I assume, from the Broadstone ward and include it in the Creekmoor ward. I reside in Twin Oaks and have done so for 20+ years and it is very much part of Broadstone, being some 10minutes walk from the centre whereas Creekmoor centre,such as it is, would take the better part of 30 minutes. The shops, churches, doctors,library, Neighbourhood Watch are all focal points in their own ways for the Broadstone community. Police and local politicians hold regular surgeries in the Broadstone library. I believe that the Lib-Dems and the Conservatives are each making representations to you with a view to retaining the link between Twin Oaks and Broadstone and I very much believe that this serves us far better in the community than making changes for purely numerical reasons. A.Crowther
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Comment text: I live in Creekmoor with my mum and dad and am learning dysable and dyslextic. I am 22 and worken as a building labourer and do gardens. I was born here and love to live here w th my freinds. There is lots to do and t is very safe and nice to live here in creekmoor. Me and my freinds in creekmoorwho are also disable am upset about the plian to split up creekmoor and put lots of it in broadstone where it do not belong. Please do not do t and keep creekmoor toogether wh chit wants. We are very worried about what you our doing, please leave us alone and do not let creekmoor be made small and cutup to make other people happy who do not live here. Thank you sir very much Charles DaV d
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From: Jeff Davies Sent: 20 December 2013 16:22 To: Reviews@ Subject: Poole FER
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I am a resident in Broadstone and proud to be so. But am under threat of my home becoming part of nearby Creekmore, in the proposed change in ward boundaries. Broadstone, often referred to as The Village, enjoys a strong community spirit, with many amenities on hand and recreational facilities available. If neighbours and friends are to be believed, the thought of part of their "village" being hived off, is anathema. We all wish to vote as Broadstonians and to be represented by our own Councillors.
Yours sincerely,
Jeffrey Davies Tel
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From: Kingsley, Paul Sent: 16 December 2013 13:37 To: Fuller, Heather Subject: Proposed Boundary Changes
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From: Mehdi Dehghani Sent: 13 December 2013 18:49 To: Evison, Alison Subject: Fwd: Proposed Boundary Changes
Hi there.
Please see email below which confirms our support for keeping Pinesprings in the Broadstone Ward Boundary.
We, along with majority of everyone else purchasing a home in Pinesprings, Broadstone area was first and foremost to be part of the Broadstone Ward and it's benefits and this is why we paid a lot more to purchase a home in this Ward.
We cannot comprehend why this proposal has been raised again and believe it is ludicrous.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further support with regards to this matter.
Kind Regards,
Mehdi Dehghani
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From: Mehdi Dehghani Date: 13 December 2013 12:08:13 GMT To: Subject: Proposed Boundary Changes
Dear Mike,
We live at Cowslip Road and just revived an Urgent slip about the proposed boundary changes.
However, we didn't revive the original flyer and therefore can't return the reply slip mentioned.
This is to confirm that we support the proposal to keep Pinesprings and our road within the Broadstone Ward Boundary.
I would appreciate it if you could please forward this email to Broadstone Lib Dems as our reply and support.
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Comment text: Broadstone Ward I would very much like to keep the current Broadstone ward exactly the same as it is currently. There is a natural boundary to the South and East of it, and Broastone residents are very much part of an established community with its own sense of identity and belonging . I can see no benefits to moving the boundaries, part cularly as the number of councillors are to remain the same. If it ain't broke, don't fix it! Moving the boundaries would not achieve anything other than displacing some residents into a new area of Poole that they don't want to be in - where people have chosen to live and be part of the community is important, and a conscious choice. If the boundaries are moved t would purely be for bureaucratic purposes, but the effect on residents would be very personal. It would be change for change's sake. Please do not change the Broadstone Ward boundaries!
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https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk//node/print/informed-representation/2724 12/12/2013 Fuller, Heather
From: Kingsley, Paul Sent: 16 December 2013 13:38 To: Fuller, Heather
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From: fiona Sent: 13 December 2013 19:35 To: Evison, Alison Cc: Subject:
Dear Alison, I would like to express my deep concern over the proposed boundry changes for Broadstone. We lived in Creekmoor before and moved specifically to be in Broadstone. Over the years our family has been very involved in activities in Broadstone with brownies , guides, the Broadstone parade, residents association to name but a few. My children are involved in the schools too. We have a strong identity with Broadstone and do not wish to change this. If we wanted to live in creekmoor we would have stayed there. We very much support the Broadstone shops and Bank there too. We can walk into town from here. There is a natural separation from Creekmoor. we feel no association to Creekmoor and are proud to be associated with Broadstone. There is a natural separation from Creekmoor with the heathland and trailway. This happened about 12 years ago and it had a huge effect on the local community causing a great deal of upset and stress. As with last time we have been given no great information or choice or much time to do anything about it. Be assured that no resident around here wants these changes and we feel we need a chance to be heard. People chose to live here for the local community and to be part of Broadstone. We have made our choices please don't take them away. Sincerely Fiona Dodd
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From: Evison, Alison Sent: 09 January 2014 14:10 To: Kingsley, Paul Cc: Fuller, Heather Subject: FW: Broadstone Boundary Changes
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From: Angela Duffy Sent: 08 January 2014 21:49 To: Evison, Alison Subject: Broadstone Boundary Changes
Dear Ms Evison
I am sorry for the delay in writing and hope you will still consider our view.
We are writing with regard to the proposed boundary changes to the Broadstone boundary. We do not believe that for any reason we should be considered part of Creekmoor. Our postal address is Broadstone, and we consider ourselves part of Broadstone because we attend the following in this ward:
‐ One of our daughter’s schools ‐ Guides for one daughter ‐ Brownies for the other daughter ‐ GP’s surgery ‐ Library ‐ Taekwon-do classes ‐ Christmas parade ‐ Pharmacy ‐ Other shops and businesses
We therefore wish to remain part of Broadstone.
With regards
Paul and Angela Duffy
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From: Kingsley, Paul Sent: 12 December 2013 14:14 To: Fuller, Heather Subject: FW: Boundary changes - Poole
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From: Evison, Alison Sent: 11 December 2013 15:22 To: Kingsley, Paul Subject: FW: Boundary changes - Poole
From: Neil Duncan-Jordan Sent: 11 December 2013 13:44 To: Evison, Alison Subject: Boundary changes - Poole
Dear Ms Evison
I am writing with regard to the review which is currently taking place by the Boundary Commission. I live in Northbrook Road and was quite surprised to find out that I am currently in the Creekmoor Ward. This seems rather strange as in all other respects my house is clearly part of Broadstone. My children have attended both Broadstone First and Middle Schools, I shop on the Broadstone High Street, see my GP in a local practice, use the Broadstone library and take part in community events such as the recent Broadstone Christmas Parade. I would therefore appreciate it if you would consider altering the boundaries to include my particular street in the Broadstone Ward for future electoral purposes.
Yours sincerely
Neil Duncan‐Jordan
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From: Kingsley, Paul Sent: 18 December 2013 10:44 To: Fuller, Heather Subject: FW: Proposed Boundary Changes - Broadstone
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From: Evison, Alison Sent: 18 December 2013 10:16 To: Kingsley, Paul Subject: Fw: Proposed Boundary Changes - Broadstone Sensitivity: Confidential
From: Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 09:59 AM To: Evison, Alison Cc: 'Kate Dupont' Subject: Proposed Boundary Changes - Broadstone
Review Officer (Poole), Local Government boundary Commission for England, Layden House, 76-78 Turmill Street, London, EC1M 5LG
Dear Sir/Madam, Attn Alison Evison re Proposed Boundary Changes – Broadstone / Creekmoor, Poole Dorset
I am aware of the proposals – once again - by the Boundaries Commission for England to change some of the ward boundaries for local elections in Poole. The proposal implies my road will fall under the Creekmoor Ward rather than the Broadstone Ward which it currently does and has done so since we paid a premium on our house prices given it was within the Broadstone Ward when we purchased it in 1997.
As longstanding BROADSTONE residents affected by these proposals my Wife, Daughter and me (we) want to register our strongest objections to these proposals.
A review was undertaken in 2002. Commonsense prevailed and the Implementation Manager – The Electoral Commission confirmed 6th Sept 2002 Quote: “…..the Electoral Commission have decided to accept the recommendations of the Boundary Commission for England, with one modification. This concerns retaining all of the Pinesprings area in Broadstone Ward. ….It is hoped that the Electoral Change Order implementing the new warding arrangements will be signed by the beginning of November”. This was done.
The views by Annette Brooke MP, who wrote to you on the 4th May 2002, remain valid and endorsed. As she stated, “The Pinesprings development was made within the requirements of the BROADSTONE Plan in the mid 1 1980’s. I would add that as part of that Plan and as part of the BROADSTONE COMMUNITY these proposal should not now be made in an attempt to resolve any imbalance which may have since resulted due to any mismanagement of developments within the Poole ward generally!”.
Our objections are based on: The Castleman Trailway remains a natural divide between the Broadstone and Creekmoor areas and there haven’t been any changes to the routing of the trailway since 2002; Given that the property developments in the area surrounding the Castleman Trailway and areas directly affected by these proposals have been static, what changes to the demographics have made this review an issue once again?; The residents are not raising concerns that there is a need to even up the resident to councillor ratio and are not therefore driving this proposed change; Can the Council define what benefits these changes will actually bring - besides having a change in councillors representing us?; The impact faced by changes in cost of Insurance for our Property and Cars etc; Is the Council prepared to issue a guarantee that there will be NO effect on: 1. School catchment areas i.e. will remain within the Broadstone / Corfe Hill Schools boundaries? 2. Postcodes? 3. Postal address? 4. House prices - if so will they under-write any percentage short-fall in house-prices resulting from these proposals?
Our original reasons given in 2002 for remaining within the current Boundary are still valid and, given the time spent as part of the BROASTONE COMMUNITY within THE BROADSTONE WARD since then have become even more embedded.
Typically our reasons are: Children AND NOW Grand children attending schools in the Broadstone area; Supporting the shops in the area; Conducting Business Meeting in the various Hotels / Restaurants; Banking; Doctor Surgery based in Broadstone; Subscribing to the Broadstone Community Magazine; Plus, since the Boundaries were settled in 2002 Poole Leisure Services Dept spent a considerable amount of money upgrading and re-landscaping the area of land that sits between the back of Pinesprings Estate and Upton Heath. This social space is enjoyed e.g. through dog walking and in doing so, meeting up with many fellow Broadstone residents doing the same.
There are also a number of other issues which we are concerned about regarding these proposals. In particular, the formal communication re the plans & due process for expecting us to accept them has not been made and the time-scales suggested are very tight.
We have only received communications from the Lib Dems & Conservative Councillors re plans, ideas and proposals and the deadline of 7th January (particularly given the Christmas period) does not give a reasonable amount of time for the residents affected to gather their thoughts and formalise their written reactions. So we would like to know the following:
What has / should have been communicated formally to us by the Council; What date was the Local Government Commission for England report published?; Where / when were we to view any documents published by the Local Government Commission for England? - Are there any?; Why hasn’t the local Council specifically written to us! Has there been anything in the local paper?
We are sure all of the residents affected by these proposals will share similar views and will rally to fight these proposals successfully, for the very sound and logical reasons we have stated here.
In light of that, we trust you will take all of their (and our) views fully on board and be kind enough to respond to us personally regarding the objections and issues we have raised.
The only acceptable conclusion for us is to ensure we remain within the current boundaries.
Thank you.
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From: Evison, Alison Sent: 07 January 2014 11:15 To: Kingsley, Paul Cc: Fuller, Heather Subject: FW: Broadstone - proposed boundary changes
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From: Paul Edwards Sent: 02 January 2014 14:20 To: Evison, Alison Cc: Subject: Broadstone - proposed boundary changes
My wife and I are residents of Sorrel Gardens and have been very concerned over the recently proposed boundary changes. We have lived in Broadstone for over 14 years and consider ourselves part of this community. Both of our children attend Broadstone schools and they utilise the various community amenities and afterschool clubs. Furthermore as a family we also actively socialise in Broadstone, supporting local retailers, restaurants and making use of local leisure facilities.
We are strongly opposed to the recent proposals to move part of the current community of Broadstone into the Creekmoor ward as we believe this would constitute the first steps in dividing our community. We would be prepared to support the proposals to create a Broadstone (East) and a Broadstone (West) ward as we believe this will enable the community identity of “Broadstone” to be maintained.
Yours sincerely Mr & Mrs. P.Edwards
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From: Kingsley, Paul Sent: 16 December 2013 13:44 To: Fuller, Heather Subject: Pinesprings Drive Residents Against
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‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐ From: Tim Eggert Sent: 14 December 2013 20:02 To: Evison, Alison Cc: Anna Rees Subject: Pinesprings Drive Residents Against
Dear Alison,
As a resident of Kingcup Close of Pinesprings Drive it has been brought to my attention by the residents of Pinesprings that a boundary change is being proposed.
You will be aware that Creekmoor is separated from Pinesprings Drive not only by the road, natural terrain, woods, the creek and a deep valley but also by the Castleman trail way.
I bought this property in Kingcup close because it is in Broadstone. It took an inordinate amount of time to find this house in Broadstone and we are very happy here. Pinesprings drive ise within th boundary of Broadstone and should not be amalgamated with Creekmoor ward as this will split a very close community.
We are avid supporters of our local community, shops, banks, post office and local businesses in Broadstone. We are registered with the local Broadstone Dentists and Doctors surgery. Wet ea out in Broadstone and use the facilities at the leisure centre. My daughter attends Parkstone Grammar school for girls and attends Karate at the Broadstone Church. The church is integral to our future together in marriage. My fiancé runs her business in Broadstone. We watched and supported Broadstone under 8's against Bere Regis this morning.
We hope that you can see that we are a very active and very happy residents being part of the Broadstone community, living in Pinesprings drive Kingcup Close.
We urge you not to change any boundaries of Pinesprings Drive in amalgamating with the Creekmoor ward. We would be very interested to hear why this is even a consideration.
Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to your responses.
Yours Sincerely
Tim Eggert & Anna Rees
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From: EVANS Darren Sent: 06 January 2014 10:36 To: Reviews@ Subject: FW: RE: Objection to the proposal to move parts of Broadstone into the Creekmoor ward
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Darren Evans
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I am out of the office until Tuesday 7 January and will respond to your email on my return.
If you need a response before then, please email [email protected]
Please note the office will be closed from 24 December and will reopen on Monday 30 December.
Regards,
Alison Evison
From: EVANS Darren Sent: 06 January 2014 10:15 To: '[email protected]' Cc: ; EVANS Darren Subject: RE: Objection to the proposal to move parts of Broadstone into the Creekmoor ward Importance: High
Dear Alison,
As a resident of the Pinesprings area of Broadstone, I would like to register my very strong objection to the Boundaries Commission’s proposal to move parts of Broadstone into the Creekmoor ward.
The Pinesprings area is separated from the Creekmoor area by a physical barrier, namely the tree screen and cycle path that runs alongside Pinesprings (Castlemain Trailway) so I can see no logical justification for changing this and to represent the two areas as one. Just as importantly (possibly more importantly) the Pinesprings area is seamlessly connected to the rest of Brodastone and the houses have boarders with each other from Pinesprings, into West Way, Corf Way, Clarendon Road etc. etc. (i.e. there is no physical barrier / physical separation) and therefore it is very difficult to see a natural separation point. Put another way, I cannot distinguish where Pinesprings ends and other areas in the Broadstone community begin. So this makes no sense to me.
1 Furthermore, I understand that there was a proposal to separate Pinesprings from the rest of the Broadstone community over ten years ago but (rightly) this was ruled out. As far as I can determine, physically nothing has changed significantly since this time and therefore I see no reason why this proposal makes any more sense on this occasion, than it did back then.
My family and I moved to the Broadstone area to be part of this closely knit and integrated community and we very much enjoy the neighbourly spirit this helps to promote, so we do not want this to be damaged or destroyed. Also, we took a decision to move to the area to allow our children to attend the high quality Broadstone school. Although I am not aware of an intention to remove access to this school at this time, we feel that this would be one of the next steps and therefore another reason why we strenuously object to this proposal.
Finally, I am not clear what the underlying reason for this proposal is. Again, the houses / developments have not changed significantly in well over a decade. There is obviously more to this than meets the eyee which I hav yet to unearth. There has been some mention of areas being ‘over‐subscribed’. But why, and what is the underlying cause of this? Is this really about altering constituency boundaries to help win political votes? Is this to do with overcrowding / over population– which should have been managed? Either way, we as the residents feel we must not have our lives and community disrupted as a result.
Regards,
Darren and Jennifer Evans,
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From: Carol Evans Sent: 04 January 2014 15:41 To: Reviews@ Subject: Boundary review for Broadstone and Creekmoor Poole.
Dear Sir,
Please can I register an objection to the Council Proposal of December 17th to the Boundary changes for Broadstone and Creekmoor, Poole Dorset.
This proposal will split two close knit communities and involves over 8,000 residents. These are neighbourhoods who have many established facilities such as shops, schools and well used and much loved community centres.
Before moving to the Town Centre, we lived in Broadstone for many years. Our children went to school there and we all enjoyed what we considered our “local facilities” regularly.
We see this as a totally political move with not a decent thought given to the local residents.
Kind regards Mr & Mrs B Evans
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