Lively Community Association AGM

The Jericho Community Association held its AGM at St. Barnabas School on April 19. This included a presentation on the proposed redevelopment of the Radcliffe Infirmary site. On the whole, people seemed very impressed by an attractive looking, university-based development. This will also provide the site for a new Jericho Health Centre with much better facilities. Councillor Jean Fooks was present with a Council officer to answer questions on the new recycling scheme. Residents had a series of worries, including a resurgence of rats as a result of the fortnightly collection, the flimsiness of the purple bags and what to do about people who park their wheelie-bins permanently on the pavement. Liza Picard floored the council officer by asking which receptacle aerosols were supposed to go in. Answer: “Er .. , we don’t know”. Other matters discussed were the policing of Jericho, with a presentation by our community beat officer PC Steve Gibbens, and an update on the Canalside redevelopment plans. Sue Pead reported on a very successful year in running the Community Centre. The JCA president, Jan Needle, also paid a warm tribute to Father Michael – or the ‘padre’ as she calls him. George Taylor had stepped down as Chair during the year to concentrate on fundraising for the new centre, to be replaced by Vice-chair Charlotte Christie. The meeting chose next year’s officers: Chair, Charlotte Christie (Canal Street); Secretary, Jenny Mann (Victor Street). The committee members are: Phoebe Brookes (Cranham Street); Paul Cullen (Richmond Road); Paul Hornby (Walton Crescent); John Keyes (Walton Bridge Mooring); Joelle Mann (Victor Street); Pandora Maxwell (Nelson Street) Viv Peto (Great Clarendon Street); Peter Stalker (Cranham Street). Bill Wilson (Cardigan Street) was co-opted to the committee at its May meeting.