BPCCRA Newsletters

Winter has arrived; the first frosts, heavy rain and storm force winds together with the odd bright and sunny day. The Council’s small work force fights a largely losing battle to clear pine needles and unblock drains. It does help when members highlight a particular problem area. There is a section on the BCP website to report problems and our ward councillors are always prepared to help if … Read More

By now most of our members should have received their winter edition of “Pines & Chines”. What a great issue our hard working and Creative editor has put together! If you haven’t got your copy yet, especially if you joined BPCCRA after November 2024, please email your name and address to our editor Annabel ed.pinesandchines@icloud.com  We will make sure we get a copy to you. Without totally repeating … Read More

URGENT NOTICE: The second Wednesday in October is this week; the 8th, so; next BPCCRA open meeting is this Wednesday 8th October Time: 7-30pm Place: Committee room, St Aldhelm’s Church Hall. Apologies for the short notice but I hope to see many of you there. Amongst the topics on the agenda are BCP Council’s recently published proposals for a Poole Town Council; the need to find a new … Read More

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