BPCCRA Newsletters

Firstly, congratulations to one of our fellow associations, the Canford Cliffs Land Society, on reaching its 100th birthday. The role of  Residents’ Associations in their various forms remain vital; the pressures from developers on our area are relentless and the behaviour and performance of our local Council needs constant monitoring. Last month I highlighted the fact that we seemed to be unsuccessful in winning CILs  (Community Infrastructure Levy) … Read More

BRANKSOME PARK AND CANFORD CLIFFS RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION AUGUST 2025 NEWSLETTER Starting with some good news: BCP Council’s proposal to “solve” the problem of illegal  car parking  near the beach by, amongst other things, charging residents and their guests to park in their own roads, is at least for now, dead in the water. Instead, the Council has obtained permission from the Government to trial much higher fines and … Read More

Typically, summer was seen as the “silly season” for news; sightings of the Loch Ness monster and the affairs of celebs no one had ever heard of. Here we have the ill-considered proposals and activities of BCP Council. High on the list this month is a proposal to solve car parking problems near the beach by, amongst other things, charging residents and their guests to park in their … Read More

The year flies by, its summer; but the issues the Association faces don’t go away. Planning proposals that if passed, will further degrade our area continue to role in (just read John H’s May report!). We battle to get the modest amounts of BCP’s “Improvements Money” spent on key items that really will improve our area such as the road safety issues that Vicki is persistently pointing out … Read More

Following our well attended AGM, I am pleased to list the associations officers for 2025/ 2026. They are: Chairman: Peter Schroeder Vice-chairman and secretary: Andrea Charman Treasurer: Stanley Peters Planning Officer: John Harkness Membership Secretary: Pamela Carvell Pines & Chines editor: Annabel  Stemp Pines & Chines Advertising manager: John Gunton Special Projects: Vicky Moss In addition, we have again co-opted Roy Pointer to continue leading our various interactions … Read More