We are delighted to confirm that Town Councillors supported, on a 10 to 1 (abstention) basis the resolution laid by Dom and Alex to place Biodiversity at the heart of management of Town Council green spaces. The resolution, which was amended in the meeting by IB Councillor Tom Lomax to include banning council use […]
Letting nature take its course. Many of you will have noticed, over the last 10 weeks, that the natural world seemed to resurge in Bradford, and elsewhere. Trees, grassland and plants supporting species back into areas of the town which suddenly had a chance to thrive. Unfortunately that turned out to be transient in many […]
IB Councillors have today successfully led plans to purchase Becky Addy Wood on behalf of the town. The move, funded jointly with Friends of Becky Addy Wood and the Preservation Trust, with promises of further support from the local Area Board, provides protection for the area, which has been a popular alternative route to Avoncliff […]
Without being rhetorical, we are in unprecedented times. Not since the Second World War – and never in peace time – has a government needed to take such swingeing measures to address a national emergency. The closure of social businesses like pubs and restaurants, government stepping in to ensure wages can be paid, the closure […]
IB Councillors have backed a small increase in the Town Council precept this year, in preparation for taking on a swathe of new places, spaces and services from Wiltshire Council in mid-2020, as well as supporting actions around the Climate Emergency and Youth Services. In a statement to the Town Council, Dom said: “Members are […]
Councillor Alex Kay, author of the Town Council’s Climate Emergency declaration, hosted a Green Homes event on Jan 23rd, welcoming guest speakers from a renewable energy and environmental design companies to St. Margaret’s Hall as part of a Town Council event. The event, which was attended by around 75 residents, explored ways that houses can […]
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Councillor Simon McNeill-Ritchie chats with Paige Balas about her community work in the town, her involvement with Ideal Bradford and her candidacy in the upcoming by-election on June 6th.
Council Leader Dom Newton joins Veronica Bark to catch up about a wide variety of topics: a recap of what’s been happening over the summer, new youth services, solar panels on St Margaret’s Hall, becoming a plastic-free town, taking on playing fields from Wiltshire Council, Women’s 100, commemorating the end of WWI, a massive owl, […]
A recent article in the Wiltshire Times has reignited the debate about Bradford on Avon’s traffic. We thought we’d set the record straight with what Ideal Bradford has been doing as part of the Town Council and to answer the many questions about the proposed one-way traffic system. The Town Council has also formally responded […]