The Residents Association Committee is still following up the security problem with the Council concerning the Pavilion on Parker’s Piece. Youths have been caught climbing on the roof which is in danger of being vandalised again. After all the money and hard work which was carried out last year, it would be such a shame to see this all ruined. If residents see anyone damaging the Pavilion, we would ask you to ring the Police at St. Mary’s Wharf immediately.
Tel: 0845 1233333.

A bring and buy sale will be held on Saturday, 7th October at 2pm at Mansfield St Methodist Church. There will also be a raffle, refreshments, a baby clothes and toy stall as well as lots of other bargains to be had! For more info, or if you’re interested in having a stall, contact Sara on Derby 366788…….

Mini Music Makers, a music and movement workshop for 0-4 year olds and their parents/carers, has now started on Wednesdays, 9:30 – 10:30 am in Mansfield St Methodist Church Hall, off City Road, Chester Green and 2 – 3pm, St Matthew’s Fellowship Room, Darley Abbey Drive, Darley Abbey. For more details, click on the picture below for a full size look at their poster!

Zero, the graffiti ‘Tagger’ that was responsible for much of the graffiti in the area, has been found guiltly and has, apparantly, been ordered to pay around £1400 in compensation! Turns out he was actually from Chester Green (St. Pauls Road to be exact!) You can read more about it here.

After some consultation with the council, they have finally decided to repaint the bollards around the green. Hooray! They will be using chemical paint stripper first (when the weather is dry and a bit warmer than it has been) soon to start the ball rolling!

As some of you may already be aware (if you attended the open air consultation a couple of months or so ago), the path in front of the houses on Chester Green Road (on the edge of the green) is a designated cycle path. The council are converting it to dual path, either side of the lamp posts – cyclists one side, and pedestrians the other to increase safety (this was the majority view of local residents). However, the good news is that we have convinced the council to replace the lamp posts with more victorian looking ones (and painted black) and they are making a cast of the bollards and placing some between the posts to section off the two paths. This should then make it easier to get other new bollards made (to the old design) as a cast will already be available!

As reported in the evening telegraph here, regulars from the Coach and Horses dressed up and lost hair for charity. So far they have collected £1500….well done!

They are also planning a sponsored bike ride to Skegness (or thereabouts) soon, so if you want to get involved, pop in and talk to Jeff or Kate.

The Graffiti has now gone from the front, just the sides in the car park to go….hooray!

“Are you concernedabout anti-social behaviour, graffiti, crime, parking or speeding issues? This is an opportunity for the community to work with the local neighbourhood policing team to address these issues.”

The meeting is to be held at St Pauls Church Hall, Chester Green (for the 1st time, I think), so do come along if you are interested in any of the matters mentioned above (or any others!), or if you just want to meet our new(ish) local bobby!

Just a quick note to let everyone know that a new parent/carer and baby group has started in Chester Green. It is called Chester Green Chums and meet every Monday, from 10am till noon at Mansfield Street Methodist Church Hall. Click on the picture below for a full size look at their poster!