HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR

The Oscott Resident Groups Chairs

Maureen Byrne Oscott Elderly Residents Group
George Hough Oscott Disability Group
Nigel Quinn Oscott Residents Association
Brian Brookes Oscott Neighbourhood Police Initiative

On behalf of their groups and others in the area would like to wish every one a very Happy Christmas and New year.

If you would like any information regarding the groups in the ORG please ring 303 5502

HLB set to return to Oscott

The Oscott Residents Groups support the attempts being made by Councillor Barbara Dring to get the Oscott Housing Liaison Board Re established.
The Oscott HLB (which is made up mainly of Housing tenants but also of Owner occupiers and our Councillors Councillors, Keith Linnecor, Graham Green and Barbara Dring) was closed by the Housing department with no consultation with tenants or members of the HLB.
We hope this time for more success for the HLB which looks into issues to do with Housing and the locaL area.

More disabled drop curbs are on the way.

CHAIR OF THE ODG GEORGE HOUGH


The oscott Disability group (Chair George Hough) have been calling for some years for more disabled drop curbs to be put in at the end of some of our roads.
Now thanks to the support of Councillor Keith Linnecor the Council have agreed to start dong some of the work necessarry this coming year.
This wil not only be a great help to those residents in wheel chairs or using mobile scooters but it will also mean easier mobility on our street for mother with push chairs.

RUBBISH IS BECOMING A PROBLEM AGAIN IN OSCOTT.

Fly tipping has become a real problem in Oscott. The ORG call on the Council to do more to prevent it. Along with general litter on our streets and dog fouling it is one of the most common problems we here about. The Council should never have got rid of our Environmental Warden as part of their cuts.
We are encouraging our Oscott Councillors to battle to get the Council to reintroduce the service.

THE BATTLE FOR ROAD SAFETY ON THE ALDRIDGE ROAD GOES ON

The Oscott Residents groups are very disappointed that the Current Council Administration has refused despite a number of accidents there this year to improve road safety on the Aldridge road. We would like to thank Councillor Keith Linnecor for he's support (petitions and so on) in this matter and we will carry on with the battle.

THANKS TO OUR COUNCILLORS

The Oscott Resifdents Groups would like to thank our Local Councillors Keith Linnecor, Councillor Graham Green and Councillor Barbara Dring for all their help during the year.
WE LIKE TO THINK TOGETHER WE HAVE HELPED IMPROVE OSCOTT FOR ITS RESIDENTS.

COUNCIL REJECT BOWMAN AND CADDICK MAST

The Oscott Residents Groups were pleased to learn that the planning application to have a mast erected on land to the rear of 43 Bowman Road was rejected by the Council.
Our local Representatives including Bob Wild (ORA) did a great job helping local Councillors fight off this unwanted mast.