Baildon Parish Council

I can confirm that a total of 12 new litter bins have been installed in the Baildon area in the last few weeks, the costs of these have been sourced from various funding agreements within Bradford Council and Baildon Parish Council,here is a list of all the new bins that have been installed.

Otley Rd j/w Lower Holme

Otley Rd,Charlestown opp Fish and Chip shop

Otley Rd opp St James Church

Otley Rd entrance to Denso Marston Nature Reserve

Lonk House  Lane j/w Hollin Head, Tong Park

Moorland gate at side of the Golf Club

Brantcliffe Drive j/w Springfield Rd

Hope Lane j/w Green Lane

Salisbury Ave at top of the Bank

Glen Rd,Shipley Glen opp Braken Hall Centre

Glen Rd, Shipley Glen 

Glen Rd, Shipley Glen opp track to Eldwick.

More bins are to follow once we evaluate the success of these 12 bins.

Keith

 The first phase of litter bin installation is now in progress, with 6 bins being installed today these are as follows;

 Entrance to Denso Marston Nature Reserve, Otley Rd.

 Entrance to Baildon Moor near Golf Club

 Brantcliffe Drive j/w Springfield Rd

 Hope Lane j/w Green Lane

 Salisbury Avenue

 Otley Rd j/w Lower Holme

It is hoped that 3 bins allocated to Shipley Glen will be installed later this week and that will complete this initial phase. Once that we are happy with phase 1 then we will move onto the next phase, although we have several locations in mind we are always open to suggestions and the final decission has to be ratified by the Parish Council.

So People Of Baildon the Bins Are There For You To Use,

Keith

I have submitted an expression of interest to the Playbuilder Funding Scheme for funding to improve play facilities within the Baildon Area. I have identified two site that are in need of substantial refurbishment and may benefit from this funding. Southcliffe Way Play Area and Tong Park Playground are the two sites identified, the aim of the funding is to provide challenging, exiting play facilities for all children of abilities and disabilities. This is at a very early stage and there is no guarantee that we will be successful, the scheme is very heavily over subscribed, infact 56 applications of interest have been received. Bradford has to deliver a minimum of 22 projects, 11 to be completed by March 2010 and 11 by March 2011. There is a long way and a lot of hard work to go, but if we are determined I'm sure that we will be able to put a good case forward. I hope to arrange a consultation meeting with residents and children of the area in order that your views can considered. I will post details as to when and where this meeting will take place soon. The closing date for the stage 2 applications is the 15th May 2009 so we don't have a lot of time.

Keith 

I have now completed an audit of all litter bins currently situated within the Baildon area these do not include bins situated inside Roberts Park as these are under review as part of the redevelopment project. We currently have 77 litter bins throughout the area most are emptied twice a week depending on usage. We currently have funding for additional bins to try and combat the dog fouling problem and will be sited subject to a site survey at locations where we hope they will be most effective. Funding from the Shipley Area Community Clean up Campaign has been secured to provide three extra bins on Shipley Glen spread out so as to cover as much of the Glen as possible. I will constantly monitor the effectiveness of these bins and if necessary additional bins may be placed at a later date. Once all the new bins are in place The Parish Council is funding stickers that will be placed on each and every bin indicating that dog waste can be deposited here. This will be a first for the Bradford Area and if successful could be rolled out over the whole district.

Keith