Tuesday, 06 April 2010
Goodbye Bath Freecycle – Hello Bath Freegle !
One of Bath’s most popular online social networks has been re-named.
Bath Freecycle, launched in February 2005 as a social group on Yahoo, has attracted over 11,000 members in the local area and has developed a strong reputation as the best place to give away unwanted goods.
Originally, the Freecycle movement began as a grassroots initiative in Texas in 2003. It’s now grown from one small group into a global network of thousands of Yahoo groups all over the world, but has been most successful in English-speaking countries.
Run entirely by volunteers, at local level Freecycle is facilitated by list co-ordinators, or “moderators”.
Over the last 5 years, the Bath group has grown from a handful of members who mostly knew one another through the popular LETS scheme, to its mass membership, with people giving away anything for free: from television sets to building materials, from furniture to Hi-Fi systems, bicycles, kitchen utensils, baby equipment and even the occasional car.
Monday, 05 April 2010
Councillors Campaign for Action On the Brickfields
Councillor Lynda Hedges and Councillor Sharon Ball have called for action on the play area called the Brickfields.
Councillor Hedges met with the council a representative for parks and talked about the whole site.
Lynda explained that motor bikes were using the play area and making the site a mud bath and unsafe for children, she also stated that security on the site was poor as the youngsters could lift the motor bikes over the gate.
There is also a spring that leaves deep puddles. The officer explained the the dirt humps were placed there for children to use their BMX bikes, However the Council representative said he would try to move them somewhere else and sort out the drainage.
Councillor Hedges said " the Brickfields has long been neglected, and needed a facelift, I have asked for goal posts and picnic benches, and for the litter bins to be emptied on a regular basis.
I would like to thank the lady who empties the waste bins, and the resident who met me on the Brickfields, Lynda added I have asked the Council if we can have a few fruit trees planted and maybe some raspberry by the wire fencing so that people could pick their own when the time is right".
The Council have responded saying that the funding was limited and they would do could with the resources available.
Councillor Hedges met with the council a representative for parks and talked about the whole site.
Lynda explained that motor bikes were using the play area and making the site a mud bath and unsafe for children, she also stated that security on the site was poor as the youngsters could lift the motor bikes over the gate.
There is also a spring that leaves deep puddles. The officer explained the the dirt humps were placed there for children to use their BMX bikes, However the Council representative said he would try to move them somewhere else and sort out the drainage.
Councillor Hedges said " the Brickfields has long been neglected, and needed a facelift, I have asked for goal posts and picnic benches, and for the litter bins to be emptied on a regular basis.
I would like to thank the lady who empties the waste bins, and the resident who met me on the Brickfields, Lynda added I have asked the Council if we can have a few fruit trees planted and maybe some raspberry by the wire fencing so that people could pick their own when the time is right".
The Council have responded saying that the funding was limited and they would do could with the resources available.
