Agenda item

Notes from the meetings held on 3^rd March, 2017 and 28^th April 2017, with feedback from the Ward Alliance Chair.

Recent committed projects include CAB outreach; the Friends of Carlton Park Bowling Club; development of the Working Fund and the booklet promoting the work of the Ward Alliance.  Other updates include:  Father Brian Bell (Monk Bretton Church) is a new Ward Alliance Member; Barnsley FC ‘Doorstep Activities’ started in March; the First Aid course has taken place at Silverdale (which identified the  importance of having defibrillators in the community; 170 adults and 21 children participated in Carpet Bowls (Carlton) and Jenni Jarvis, BMBC Digital Champion attended a Ward Alliance meeting to give an outline of the scheme.

The Christmas event  is planned for 1^st December, Carlton Park Gala is to take place on 5^th August and on 21^st June local primary school children and volunteers will be planting summer bedding plants and tidying up the War Memorial in preparation for the Barnsley in Bloom competition.  The Monk Bretton S106 Group are currently looking at options, which include resurfacing the car park at Carlton Park and roundabout improvements.  A recent Principal town presentation highlighted possible plans to increase footfall at Lundwood shopping centre and CISWO are looking at options for improvements in the park. 

RESOLVED that the notes of the Monk Bretton Ward Alliance meetings held on 3^rd March and 28^th April 2017, and the verbal update, be received.