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PARK and CHARMINSTER COMMUNITY FORUM is a non political
organisation which voices the concerns of the local community,
and presents them to the appropriate authority - Borough
Council, Police, Health Authority and so on.
We also use the collective professional skills
of our members to advise others how to address issues that
affect their daily lives.
Our public meetings deal with topics of interest
or concern to the community. If there is something you would
like raised we can normally get hold of the experts.
Judging by the attendance at the last Forum
meeting, community spirit is alive and well in this part
of the town.
Got a problem? Need some communal help? Tell
us what you want.
Do come along to the next forum meeting and
let us know your concerns and ideas of what you would like
us to do together.
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POST OFFICE HAS CLOSED
The Post Office has closed its branch at the
Charminster Road Co-op. The shutters went down at midday
on 29 October. The counters have been replaced by shelves
of food.
The decision flies in the face of strongly
expressed local feeling at public meetings and a well supported
petition.
For more details, see the News
page on the Winton Forum site.
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Local History
Trace the way that Queens Park and Charminster
have developed from heathland to the area we know today.
Read about some of the nearly forgotten things
that were familiar to locals a century ago.
Learn about the famous people that lived
around here and the way the area was transformed by war.
It's all there in our growing local
history section.
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Forging New Links and Promoting Community
Spirit
The Queens Park and Charminster Community
Forum is a platform enabling residents to have a greater
say in shaping our community.
We welcome new ideas and opinions or alternatively
if you are concerned about a local issue affecting you,
there are always people available to offer advice and share
information.
Collectively (aided by the appropriate agencies
and professionals), improvements have included:
- Traffic lines painted at dangerous cross roads.
- Improved links with the Police.
- Bikes for our P.C.S.O.’s.
Removal of Graffiti.
- Closure of an illegal Car Wash.
- Advising residents on Planning issues resulting in several
inappropriate developments being prevented.
The Forum would like to build on our successes
linking with other Forums, pooling information, experience,
goodwill, and improving our area.
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