Andy Grant (Friends of Nightingale Valley), Lynda Harris (Brislington Conservation & History Society), Barbara Lewis (Conservative Council candidate), Roy Marsh (Conservative Party), Steve Pearce (resident NHW), Angela Piccini (resident), Gill Luxford (Wicklea Shadow Management), Maurice King (Wicklea Shadow Management), Peter Begly (local councillor), Steve Thorne (resident), Ralph Jarvis (resident), Inspector Colin Salmon, Theresa Driscoll (Treasurer), David Waters (Chair), Barry Scrace (BCC)

Apologies: John Plumpton

Angela Piccini

Agreed

None

5.1.1 Steve Pearce reported that BCP working group continues to meet and is pleased with progress to date.
5.1.2 The group welcomed Rosie Tomlinson (Bristol Enterprise College). Her experience in the Melksham 2000 project is particularly relevant.
5.1.3 Lynda Harris has prepared a draft Mission Statement, for discussion at meeting on 9 February.
5.1.4 Steve Pearce is now Chair of the working group.
5.1.5 Sustainable City Team is providing a graphic designer and other resources and is currently putting into writing the exact limits of resources the working group can call upon.
5.1.6 All members of the working group are now keeping records of time spent on the project, to provide a paper trail for BCC.
5.1.7 Maurice King reported that BCP should register with VOSCUR to ensure that Brislington is on the voluntary urban regeneration agenda. MK has sent a letter to Barbara Jancke to point out that BCP was not invited to the 11 November 2005 conference on Local Area Agreements.
5.1.8 Action: Angela Piccini to sign up to VOSCUR on behalf of BCP.

5.2 Respect
5.2.1 Project anticipates running through September 2006.
5.2.2 Gill Luxford reported her concern that equipment is still being held at Wicklea and is a potential security issue.

5.3.1 Barry Scrace reported that legal negotiations are ongoing between YMCA and BCC. It is in the interests of BCC to expedite this, without prejudicing YMCA’s takeover of the site. BS expressed his concerns that BCP is worried about ongoing use and he assured the meeting that it is in YMCA’s best interest to respect the existing patterns of community use.
5.3.2 BS is happy for BCP Chair to be copied in to the contractual communications between BCC and YMCA.
5.3.3 BS expects contractual negotiations to be resolved by the end of the financial year.

5.4 Nightingale Valley
5.4.1 Andy Grant reported that the height bar appears to have solved the flytipping problem at the allotments.
5.4.2 AG currently preparing report to BTCV on use of their grant.
5.4.3 BTCV has added edging and pathing to the new pond.

No report

Theresa Driscoll reported

7.1 Play area at Langton Court nearly completed. Full report to be presented at next meeting.
7.2 Peter Begly expressed concerns about proposals to cancel bus route 558. Agreed that BCP would write letter to BCC Cabinet. Action: AP.