BRACKNELL TOWN COUNCIL Bracknell Matters AUGUST 2015 In this issue... Exciting improvements to our parks – see pages 4 & 12

Fun for all the family see page 11 New pavilion at Great Hollands see page 4

Bracknell in Bloom and Bracknell Your Gardens – see pages 10 & 13

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A Bracknell Neighbourhood Plan will be able to influence development in the town and will help ensure that the right infrastructure is put in place for the future, within the framework of the Bracknell Forest produced Local Plan and policies. It could really help protect and develop facilities we value. We would welcome your thoughts on the emerging Neighbourhood Plan, in particular where: • additional and Bracknell Town Mayor, Cllr Mark Phillips, and Bracknell Town Mayoress, Catherine Phillips, with Julie Pizzey and Jackie Bailey from Home-Start, raising funds for the different types of charity at the Teddy Bears’ Picnic. housing should be provided • green spaces need particular investment TOWN Mayor • better bus or cycle routes are needed Each May at the Annual Bracknell Town Meeting, the • neighbourhood Town Council elects a Mayor. The Town Mayor represents the town at various events throughout the centres need year and raises money for charity. This year’s Town Mayor ’ S NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN improvement is Cllr Mark Phillips. Cllr Ash Merry is the Deputy Town • car parking spaces Mayor. are insufficient During his Mayoral year, Cllr Phillips aims to raise funds • storage space in for Home-Start in Bracknell Forest. This organisation offers free, confidential support, friendship and practical help to houses is lacking/ parents in the area. Home-Start train volunteers to support garages too small families that are finding it difficult to cope with issues such • more allotments are as post-natal depression, their own or their child’s illness or required disability, isolation or multiple births. Please do this by Carefully selected volunteers, who have parenting experience themselves, are assigned to families that need emailing, phoning or support. Volunteers regularly visit the families they are writing to us – contact supporting at home, offering emotional and practical support details on the cover of through difficult times for as long as it is helpful or needed. this magazine. Thank This friendly parent-to-parent support is a simple yet effective you.

way of enabling families to get back on track. BRACKNELL If you would like to make a donation to the Town Mayor’s charity, please bring cash or a cheque to Bracknell Town Council’s office, the address is on the front cover of this magazine. New Website Cheques should be made payable to “Mayor’s Fund”. If you would like to invite the Town COMING SOON In October we will be launching a new look website. Mayor to an engagement you are It will be easier to use and link better to our organising, please ring Bracknell existing Facebook and Twitter accounts. The Town Council on 01344 420079 for new website is being developed by Creotec, a further information. Please note, you local website design and internet services should submit your request at least provider. The website address is not going to two weeks before your event as the change and will remain as Town Mayor may not be able to accept www.bracknelltowncouncil.gov.uk. late requests. PAGE 4 BRACKNELL MATTERS New Splash Pad and Tennis Court improvements at Jocks Lane Park Construction of the new splash pad was completed in June. It features water jets, two shallow splash areas, and water recycling. Colourful seating and patio umbrellas have been placed around the splash area, making it a great place to bring small children on a warm day. Work has now started on refurbishing the Jocks Lane tennis courts. This involves installing new floodlights, re-surfacing the courts and introducing a payment/ token system. This work should be complete by the Autumn.

GREAT HOLLANDS PAVILION – Your IDEAS Su&ggestions PLEASE!

The Pavilion at Great Hollands Recreation Ground, South Road, is no longer adequate so the Town Council is looking to replace it. The Council has commissioned a feasibility study to suggest options for the new design. It is planned that the new pavilion will have modern facilities including a function room and an improved café. A consultation is now going to take place over the next few weeks. We will be speaking to residents, clubs and societies that currently use, or could potentially use the pavilion about what they think of the building ideas. They will also be able to comment on the suggestions for the layout of the surrounding recreational spaces. Once the consultation responses are analysed, we will then decide on the actual specification for the new building, before planning approval is obtained and eventually construction of the new building starts. BRACKNELL MATTERS PAGE 5

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PLEASE! PAGE 6 BRACKNELL MATTERS COMMUNITY GRANTS The Town Council has two community grant schemes designed to assist local organisations involved in delivering valued services to the Bracknell community. ANNUAL GRANTS Bracknell organisations can apply for a grant under this scheme to cover capital or revenue costs and is the usual way to apply for a Town Council Community Grant. In the application, organisations must clearly identify what the grant will be used for and must be able to demonstrate sound financial management. To apply for an Annual Grant, an Annual Grant Application Form must be completed and submitted no later than 1st October each year. The Council then considers all the applications that have Play Area at Jocks Lane Park been received. Organisations which are successful are presented with their cheques at the Annual Town Meeting the following May. SMALL GRANTS Small Grants are available throughout the year and are designed to provide immediate financial assistance to local organisations with an emergency and exceptional funding need. To apply for a Small Grant, a Small Grant Application Form needs to be completed and submitted for consideration. For more information about either of these community grant schemes or to download an application form, please visit our website or give us a ring (contact details on the front cover of this magazine). North Lake, South Hill Park GARDEN Green Flag Waste Sacks Doing a bit of gardening and don’t have a brown bin for the garden AWARDS waste? Two parks managed by Bracknell Town Environmental Services Committee Bracknell Forest Council’s Council have been rated as some of the said: “It’s wonderful that Jocks Lane biodegradable garden waste sacks very best in the UK by being awarded a Park and South Hill Park have retained can be bought from Bracknell Town prestigious Green Flag Award. their Green Flags. Both parks have a Council’s office on the first floor of Brooke House (see the front cover The Green Flag Award scheme is the huge impact on the local community of this magazine for the full benchmark national standard for parks and visitors from further afield, who address). Sacks cost 50p each and a and green spaces in the UK. A Green find them great places to relax and maximum of ten sacks can be Flag flying overhead is a sign to visitors enjoy the extensive recreational purchased at a time. that the recreational area boasts the facilities.” highest possible standards, is Cllr Harrison added: “I would like to Bracknell Forest Council only collects beautifully maintained and has thank all the staff and groups that garden waste if it is in one of these excellent facilities. Jocks Lane Park and have worked so hard to ensure these sacks or in a brown bin. For more South Hill Park were among a record- parks are of the highest quality. Taking information about Bracknell Forest breaking 1,582 recreational areas part in the Green Flag Award scheme Council’s garden waste collection receiving the national award handed helps us raise standards even further.” service, please visit their website: http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk, out by Keep Britain Tidy. South Hill Park is managed in or phone Bracknell Forest Council Councillor Clive Harrison, Chairman of partnership between Bracknell Forest Customer Services on 01344 352000. the Bracknell Town Council’s Council and Bracknell Town Council. BRACKNELL MATTERS PAGE 7

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Your Town Council is responsible for over 250 acres of public recreational and leisure space and 32 children’s play areas. We manage extensive sports facilities including football and rugby pitches, two floodlit synthetic pitches, tennis courts, a cricket square and a bowls green. We run pavilions in a number of the parks providing coffee shop facilities, toilets and halls for hire. The Town Council also manages eight allotment sites, some of Bracknell’s bus shelters, Larges Lane Cemetery and provides grants to local organisations and a TV grant scheme for GREAT senior citizens and people that are permanently disabled. HOLLANDS YOUR TOWN COUNCILLORS Bowls The Town Council has 27 unpaid councillors representing 12 Wards. They are elected for a four year term. The most recent elections were in May 2015. Town Councillors ensure the services provided by Bracknell Town Council are of high Club quality, provide value for money, and are what local people wish for. Your Town Councillors are happy to be contacted to discuss any local issues or questions you may have. Great Hollands Bowls Club is a local club which has its green Bracknell Town Council meetings are held on Tuesdays at either 6:30pm or situated at the Great Hollands 7:30pm in the Council Chamber at Brooke House. Members of the public are Recreation Ground. New welcome to attend the majority of meetings. The schedule of meetings can be members, male and female, found on the Town Council’s website (the website address is on the front cover of are always welcome no matter this magazine) and is on display at Brooke House. Agendas are available on our if they are complete novices or website or on request from Brooke House. experienced bowlers. The green is open to members from April until September for Town Councillors & afternoon practice roll ups, and friendly matches are Telephone Numbers arranged with other local clubs throughout the season. Birch Hill Hanworth Coaching sessions are available to all members on Saturday Gill Birch 01344 778140 Sandra Ingham 01344 420512 mornings to assist with game Malcolm Tullett 07486 375185 Mark Phillips 01344 454678 improvement. The clubhouse is open to members from Bullbrook midday Monday to Friday and Harmans Water from 10:00 at weekends Gareth Barnard 01344 487581 Isabel Mattick 01344 420997 throughout the bowling Diane Finch 01344 429660 Ash Merry 07950 996014 season and has male and Sanjeev Prasad 07551 163166 female changing rooms, Chris Turrell 01344 420471 catering facilities as well as a licenced bar. Crown Wood Old Bracknell Social membership is also Marc Brunel-Walker 07711 421950 available, at a reduced rate, Peter Heydon 07968 297318 Clive Harrison 07785 702540 allowing social members use Iain McCracken 07919 217185 of the club facilities in a non- Paula-Elizabeth Pooler 07939 202487 bowling capacity. Out of Garth season the club holds short- Alvin Finch 01344 429660 mat sessions in the clubhouse Priestwood as well as a number of social Tina McKenzie-Boyle 01344 772255 events for members. The club Paul Bidwell 01344 412492 also has teams in a local Great Hollands North Graham Birch 01252 871485 cribbage league, has a winter rambling group and is open Peter Hill 01344 225113 Sunday lunchtimes for social Town Centre Mary Temperton 01344 426191 gatherings. If you are Denise Hamilton 01344 420079 interested and would like a Great Hollands South try, contact the club to arrange a session with one of their Jennie McCracken 01344 831080 Wildridings friendly coaches. Roger Meakes 01344 640035 Diana Henfrey 01344 426056 Great Hollands Bowls Club Jo Woodcock 01344 224591 Michael Skinner 01344 988722 Contact Details: Telephone : 01344 300105 Website : https://sites.google.com/site/greathollandsbowlsclub/home BRACKNELL MATTERS PAGE 9

ANDS We are Involve, the central support community group, we organisation for the voluntary and can help you and community sector in Bracknell advise you about Forest, supporting community what you need to do. groups and organisations to grow, Call us and ask to wls develop and thrive. We provide speak to our advice, guidance and support to the Community Project sector regarding infrastructure, Co-ordinator who will funding, training and volunteering. be happy to assist you So, what do we stand for? What are in any way she can. our aims? Already running a We have, at our core, the following: voluntary/community group? Need some • Providing support and advice to help or advice? We new and existing community have a membership of BRACKNELL groups in the borough over two hundred • Volunteering groups already on our • Funding advice database. Why not • Community cohesion join them to access Parkrun free support and • Working with businesses and guidance? If you The Bracknell Parkrun is held at Bracknell corporates to get involved in the would like to find out community Town Council’s Great Hollands Recreation more about the Ground, South Road, RG40 3EE, every • Acting as a hub of information benefits of being a Saturday at 9am. Bracknell Parkrun is a 5km and a communication channel member, please call us timed run, so it’s you against the clock. It’s • Sourcing and providing training on 01344 304404 or FREE to take part, but it’s necessary to The work we do here at Involve pop in to the office to register before your first run (you can focuses on people working fill out a form. register at www.parkrun.org.uk/bracknell). together, communication and Has your group or Naomi Aitken, event director, said: inclusion. organisation got some "Absolutely anybody can take part - you can As we move forward into 2015, we good news you want walk, run or jog the whole thing. There’s no hope to further empower charities to share or an event need to be super fit, but obviously the more and community groups, as well as to promote? Tell us you do it, the better you get at it. It is not working with our friends and about it! Involve’s about how fast you run but about how partners in the corporate sector, to newsletter goes out to much you participate, and runners are work together to promote nearly five hundred rewarded for attendance. It’s so much more volunteering and community individuals and than a 5km run, it is about bringing involvement. We are here for our groups. We can also communities together." community – we’re here for you! put information on our website and help For more information and to register visit How you can get involved you spread the word www.parkrun.org.uk/bracknell If you would like to volunteer in via social media. your local community, come and Keep a look out for talk to us. There are lots of Involve’s regular spot different opportunities available. in Bracknell News, Contact us on 01344 304404 to find where we’ll highlight out more. Alternatively, take a look all the wonderful at our website: work we do as well as www.involve.community - you may all the fantastic work well find your niche! the voluntary sector If you feel you could spare a couple does. Check out our of hours a week to visit a socially website and find us isolated person, please contact our on Facebook and Befriending and Community Twitter. If there is Choices Co-ordinators to find out anything you would like more about our Befriending highlighted in our column, please Scheme. email Pictures from Bracknell Parkrun’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/bracknellparkrun If you are looking to start a [email protected] PAGE 10 BRACKNELL MATTERS BRACKNELL in Bloom

Bracknell looked blooming beautiful judges were impressed that the whole when regional Royal Horticultural community is involved in Bracknell in Society Britain in Bloom judges visited Bloom and they commented on how the town in July. friendly and welcoming everyone was. They really enjoyed their day in Judges from Thames and Chilterns in Bracknell.” Bloom were first given a short Allan added: “Many of the hanging presentation at Bracknell and Sandy Lane Primary School pupils with baskets on the route had been made Wokingham College. The presentation Judge Ben Stanesby covered the year-round work and by Bracknell residents at workshops activities done under the Bracknell in held in the Spring. The judges Bloom umbrella. The judges were told commented on how individual and about the improvements that had distinctive these baskets are. They been done by Bracknell in Bloom at made a nice change to the uniform Harmans Water and Wildridings nursery bought baskets seen in the shopping squares, and were very majority of towns in the region. They impressed with the new planting also felt making your own baskets was schemes and that the majority of the very cost effective, and a wonderful work had been done by local way of getting the public involved volunteers. with Bracknell in Bloom.” The judges were then taken on a three The Bracknell in Bloom committee is hour tour of the town to see hoping the Thames and Chilterns in Bracknell’s horticultural highlights. The Bloom judges will award this year’s judges’ first visited the Wick Hill entry with a gold medal. This will The Judges meeting Ringmead Women’s Institute flowerbed next to better the silver gilt medal Bracknell allotment holders John and Sue Odell the Station Road roundabout in the won last year. The results will be town centre. The cupcake shaped announced at the Thames and flowerbed had been specially planted Chilterns awards ceremony in to celebrate this year’s centenary of the September. Women’s Institute. The judges then The Bracknell in Bloom committee is a visited the grounds of sheltered partnership of organisations housing complex Edmonds Court, off including:- Bracknell Town Council, Sandy Lane; were treated to a tour of Bracknell Forest Homes, Bracknell the gardening projects being done by Forest Council, Bracknell Horticultural Sandy Lane Primary School pupils; and Association, Bracknell Regeneration then enjoyed an ice cream at Jocks Partnership, and The Bracknell Forest Lane Recreation Ground, eaten while Society. Local residents and businesses looking at the hanging baskets made are also represented on the by Bracknell residents. committee. At 4th Bracknell Cubs and Beavers The judges then visited the 4th Bracknell Cubs and Beavers garden at their Scout hut in Priestwood, and were then taken to see Arlington Square Business Park, Wildridings shopping square and Wroxham Community Garden in Great Hollands. The judges then visited Bracknell Town Council’s largest allotment site at Ringmead in Great Hollands, the churchyard at St Michael and St Mary Magdalene church, Easthampstead, and the boardwalk in South Hill Park. They were then taken to Birch Hill and saw the cedar tree stump carving on the corner of Birch Hill Road and Lydney, the communal gardens at Liscombe House, and Jameston Street Garden. The tour finished at South Hill Park, where the judges met over fifty Bracknell in Bloom supporters and sponsors for lunch. After judging, Allan Moffat, Chair of the Bracknell in Bloom committee and Recreational and Facilities Manager at The judges with Bracknell in Bloom supporters in the Italian Garden at South Hill Bracknell Town Council said: “The Park. Judging day pictures by Jeff Lawrence, Bracknell Camera Club BRACKNELL MATTERS PAGE 11

Volunteers from McDonalds helped, they are pictured with the Mayor of the Borough of Bracknell Forest, Cllr Mrs Denise Hamliton, Bracknell Town Mayor, Cllr Mark Phillips, and Bracknell Town Mayoress Mrs Catherine Phillips Teddy Bears’ Picnic Hundreds of young residents attended Phillips, and Bracknell Forest Mayor the annual Teddy Bear’s Picnic at Jocks Cllr Mrs Denise Hamilton attended, Lane Park in June. The event was and had a lovely time meeting local organised by Bracknell Town Council youngsters. Children were able to with help from Prospect Estate Agents enjoy a wide range of activities who advertised the event, gave a cash including bouncy castles, fairground prize and also printed the programme. rides, magic shows, arts and crafts, Volunteers from Mill Park McDonalds and had the chance to meet lots of helped at the picnic. The Pre School farm animals. The event also Learning Alliance who had previously allowed young children to have a managed the event collated the prizes go at the different activities that and also manned the stall for the are available throughout the Tombola and Raffle. Bracknell Town borough and for the local clubs to Council will be donating the proceeds promote themselves. This included from the raffle to support HAPCA Baby Ballet, Bracknell Trampoline (help a pre-school child appeal). The Club, Little Kickers, Mad Academy, raffle and tombola prizes were The Creation Station, and many donated by the stalls that attended as more. The event also offered well as many local businesses. information on waste recycling as Both the Town Mayor Cllr Mark well as free car seat checks from the helped make the day such a great Bracknell Forest Road Safety team. success, whether by running the stalls Town Mayor Cllr Mark Phillips said: or participating in the many activities “Many thanks to everyone who provided for our younger residents.” PAGE 12 BRACKNELL MATTERS Play AreaREFURBISHMENTS Over the last year, Bracknell Town Council has refurbished more than a third of its 32 play areas, and has undertaken other equipment improvements across the town. Volunteers have also helped paint play equipment at many of our sites. In Wildridings, at Mill Park an outside music mixing deck was installed earlier this year. This amplifies music played from mobile phones. Our grounds team also designed and built some attractive seating, in the play area near the café. The seating was constructed from tree trunks recycled from South Hill Park. At Ennerdale a new “accessible for all” roundabout has been installed along with improvements made to the path. At Threshfield new tactile play equipment has been installed, for all ages and abilities. In Great Hollands, at the Home Farm play area, the equipment installations that were started last year are now complete. New play equipment has Mill Park’s music mixing deck also been installed at Ullswater. At Great Hollands Recreation Ground a fitness trail of outdoor gym equipment has been constructed. At Ringmead Allotments the car park has been resurfaced and a new height barrier has been installed. In Garth at Braybrooke Recreation Ground a replacement aerial swinger is now installed and the play area has been re-surfaced. In Harmans Water at Calfridus Way a new path, shrubs and picnic tables have been added. At Harmans Water Playing Field new climbing equipment and a roundabout have been installed as well as surfacing improvements to the play area. In Birch Hill and Hanworth, four play The new seating at Mill Park, constructed from tree trunks recycled from South areas have benefitted from Hill Park improvements. At Quintilis, a new “buddy swing” has been installed and a floral fence has been planted. The path there has also been upgraded and a new bin and seat installed. At Dryden Woods, new skateboard ramps have been installed. Birch Hill Recreation Ground has had new play equipment, a new basketball court and goals installed, together with new football and hockey goals and a secure storage area. Finally, at Hedgehog Parknew equipment has been installed as well as surfacing improvements to the play area. The Town Council has been grateful to councillors who have funded many of the equipment installations from their shares of Bracknell Forest Council’s Two new pieces of outdoor gym equipment on the fitness trail at Great Hollands Member’s Initiative Fund. Recreation Ground BRACKNELL MATTERS PAGE 13 S BRACKNELL Your Gardens Bracknell Your Gardens is Bracknell’s annual public gardening competition. It celebrates the glorious gardening achievements of local people, as well as encouraging new or non-gardeners to “‘have a go”. The competition is organised by Bracknell Forest Homes and Bracknell Horticultural Association and is one of the community activities run under the Bracknell in Bloom umbrella. This year’s Bracknell Your Gardens competition has been a huge success, with 51 front garden entrants, double the number that entered last year! Seven streets have entered the street category, a substantial increase on the two that entered last year. Entry to all the competition categories, apart from the tallest sunflower, has now closed, and judging has begun. You have until the end of August to enter the tallest sunflower competition, when measuring will begin. If you would like to enter, please contact Wendy or Margaret (see contact details below). Competitions results will be announced at the Bracknell Your Gardens Gala Evening, on Wednesday 28 October, at Bracknell and Wokingham College. All competition entrants will be invited, and everyone that entered their garden will receive a medal certificate from the Judges. The Bracknell Your Gardens competition is supported by Bracknell in Bloom, but only runs thanks to the volunteers that help out with judging, Some of organising the Gala evening, sourcing this year’s prizes, and many more tasks. A lot of Bracknell these volunteers work full-time, so Your Bracknell Your Gardens is always Gardens looking for new volunteers to help. If entrants you are interested in getting involved, please contact Wendy or Margaret (contact details below).

Bracknell Your Gardens Contact Details: Wendy, Bracknell Forest Homes: 01344 382933 (daytime) Margaret, Bracknell Horticultural Association: 01344 425881 (evening) Email: [email protected] PAGE 14 BRACKNELL MATTERS

CARING for the Environment

Bracknell Town Council see environmental issues as an important part of delivering high quality recreational facilities for residents. The Town Council employs two Environment Wardens (Mike and Danny) who not only deal with ABOVE: Play Day littering and dog fouling but also run Summer of Fun at education sessions for community Great Hollands groups such as the Scouts, Guides and Recreation Ground schools. They are keen to promote responsible fishing and have introduced “Introduction to Fishing” RIGHT: The OBJ events for people of all ages and a Morris Dancers at ‘next step’ fishing day for young the Woodland Day people aged 10 – 16 years. Not only in February. Picture are the skills required for fishing by Jeff Lawrence, taught, but the importance and Bracknell Camera benefits of looking after our Club environment are promoted. A community family fishing club is now being formed at Jean’s Pond in Braybrooke Recreation Ground, Garth. The club will promote the benefits of caring for our environment as well as teaching responsible fishing. This Council of the Week includes the pond becoming accessible for people with a range of disabilities, In April, Bracknell Town Council was day learning about woodland crafts with the goal of being awarded an selected to be the National Association including willow weaving and wood Approved Fisheries Award by the of Local Councils (NALC) “Council of carving. Visitors also had the chance to British Disabled Angling Association. the Week”. Other recent winners get up close to countryside British The project also includes plans for an include Shrewsbury, Folkestone, birds and bats as well as doing some environment education area with Sevenoaks and Wokingham Town Morris dancing. Children also always information about the various species Councils. look forward to the “Summer of Fun” of trees, plants, birds and fish that can Bracknell Town Council was chosen to activity days run throughout the be found there. be “Council of the Week” because of school holidays. Bracknell Town the excellent recreational facilities it Council works in partnership with If you see Mike or Danny at any of our Bracknell Forest Council, Bracknell parks please say hello. If you would to provides, many of which have been mentioned in this newsletter. The Forest Homes, and the other Bracknell know more about the fishing club or Forest Parish and Town Councils to put the services they can provide feel free collaborative work Bracknell Town Council does with other Bracknell on these days, held at a selection of to contact them on 07714 481535 or Bracknell parks. In June, Bracknell email: organisations on local initiatives and projects was also highlighted as a Town Council also supported the environment.warden@bracknelltown Bracknell Forest Lions in running the council.gov.uk. great benefit to Bracknell. The NALC was impressed that everyone is first Bracknell Show for nearly 30 years working to a shared goal of making at Wildridings Playing Field. The Show Bracknell a great place to live, and one was very popular, and it is planned to of the best rated places in the country. become a regular annual event. The NALC commented on the large Bracknell Town Council was also number of community events Bracknell selected to be “Council of the Week” Town Council runs and supports because it provides well regarded throughout the year. In February, services to neighbouring Town and Bracknell Town Council ran a successful Parish Councils, and local schools. The woodland activity day, with an aim of skills of the grounds maintenance encouraging everyone to get outside team in grass cutting, play equipment Pictures from some of the fishing and enjoy Bracknell’s beautiful assembly and surfacing were noted as events held at our parks woodland. Families had a fun packed being much in demand. BRACKNELL MATTERS PAGE 15

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