Colin James

Minutes of a Meeting of the Parish Council, held on Thursday 5th March 2015 At Northolme Community Centre, Northolme Road, Belmont Hereford. Minutes - 5.3.2015.pdf

Minutes of a Meeting of the Parish Council,held on Thursday 5th February 2015 At Belmont Community Centre, Eastholme Avenue, Belmont Minutes - 5.2.2015.pdf

Minutes of a Meeting of the Parish Council, held on Thursday 8th November 2014 at Northolme Community Centre, Northolme Road, Belmont Hereford. minutes 8.1.2015.pdf

Minutes of a Meeting of the Parish Council, held on Thursday 4th December 2014 at Belmont Community Centre, Eastholme Avenue, Hereford. Signed Minutes.Pdf

Hmm, I am all for promoting cycling but until we have alternative river crossings, I think reducing the A49 to one lane would not be good, hence this topic (which I want to get back too) on the use of Trams along the GWW, this would take a substantial amount of local traffic off these contested roads, maybe then we can look at implementing cycle lanes but right now I cannot see how this would work efficiently for all the road users. We need another river crossing!

This is a small extract from Free Radio on the 9am news this morning Listen Here and here is another from the news at 10am Listen Here

Yes, have a look back through this whole debate Jon, you will see all of the photographs that I took.

All the wards are changing. Cllr. Edwards has moved from Belmont to Newton Farm in the last few years...

This is Cllr. Phil Edwards campaign leaflet. So what exactly is an unsubstantiated website? He wouldn't be referring to HV would he? Maybe he is having a pop at CVP's website... I love the opening statement, I nearly choked on my coffee. A LIAR AND DID NOT KEEP TO HIS WORD! There is another insert but there are far too many photographs of himself for my liking, so I will leave that one out.

Morning Bob and thank you for clarifying your position, which I totally understand. I for one am sorry to see you standing down but I wish your wife Maureen the very best of luck in her campaign. I hope to see her as a new Councillor and member here soon! I will also look forward to your future contributions here on HV.

Nice one bobby47, Phil Edwards has told me lies and is certainly not a man of his word from my experience! He offered a letter of support for our traffic lights out campaign from the Mayors office when he was Mayor and when I asked for it, guess what... This is the man that want's to have tree's all the way down the centre of the Belmont Road, and in my opinion could not careless where the people who live in the houses on the left side (approaching the city after the iron bridge) park their cars! He also claims in his campaign leaflet to have "Gained new street surfacing and repairs in Newton Farm" - I think you might find that that was down to CVP! But hey, I could be wrong. I have attached part of CVP's news letter from last December, see the bottom left section and you will see who was actually responsible, the Councillor who has been the backbone of Newton Farm for over 12 years. There is also a lovely section where Glenda has thanked the constiuents of Belmont and Hunderton and still offered to give advice and support after the ward changes, which speaks volumes. Phil Edwards has recently moved to Newton Farm from Belmont and goes up against a fellow Independent, nice so now they could loose 2 candidates... Part of CVP December Newsletter - Read the bottom left section on road surfaces/repairs

Oh good so the prat is not standing again then?

Great idea and welcome to HV mate

I have questioned that myself, but I am sure those were the numbers, maybe John Harrington may know?

Just completed an interview on the phone for Free Radio. The story about the trams is in the diary for breakfast news bulletins on Monday morning, so you'll hear the clips at 6, 7 and 8am if someone can record it that would be great!

Hi Amanda, This is the quick letter I drafted this morning, but I can always add to it... I am hoping some some of the people who have already submitted some really positive comments on our Facebook Page and the comments from our members on HV will also echo those comments with replies to the HT the week following the publication of my letter.

Like you have already stated Amanda, what a total waste of public money!

Crown Court! What the hell is going on here? They are seeking a more harsh sentence then, if convicted?

Thank you Denise that really good, I will take extracts from various sources but this is a s really good start for sure.

I have had a sensible reply from Clive this morning regarding this letter that I wrote yesterday: This was Clive's reply: So anyone want to write a letter for me and post it on here and I will email it later today? I will try and put something together later but got a hectic day today, hence my request

I was subjected to these bully boy tactics some years ago and I complained to professional standards in Worcester, which is what I would urge you to do, outlining the timeline of events. I received a formal apology in my case but your circumstances are slightly different.

I have written to Clive Joyce the editor of the HT tonight to see if they would run an article. I have given him both links for here and our Facebook page and also given permission for the paper to use any of my photographs in an article, so let us see if they run with a story. Especially after we advertised with them this week.

Here are some of the comments the have been posted on our Facebook Page. Sophie Powell Perfect idea! Unlike · Reply · 1 · 1 hr Silvana Stoica What a brilliant idea. I love trams. Unlike · Reply · 1 · 2 hrs Nikki Davies I think this is a great idea, i live south side, but travel north side most days for school run and work, i leave a lot earlier than necessary just to miss the traffic, if i leave just 10 minutes later than usual my kids are late for school and im late for work, i would definitely use this tram idea to save time (fun for my kids too) and less money in fuel (if the cost if the tram is reasonable) also less stress being stuck in traffic! On the down side with the way herefordshire council spend the money i doubt it will happen! But great idea! Unlike · Reply · 2 · 6 hrs Joanne Powell Absolutely brilliant idea....! It is a much safer option out of school run time...! It is a haven for mugging and attacks along there...! Am sure even for parents who would rather walk their children this would be very appealing in the horrid wind and rain so children aren't left in damp clothes all day from getting soaked...! And as a driver...! Woop woop less traffic Like · Reply · 1 · Yesterday at 11:03 Jamie O'Rourke This came up the other day and I said then I think it's one of the absolute best ideas ever to come out of Hereford. And the majority of the infrastructure is already in place, so no more buying out land and paying off businesses to lay down roads ontop of roads that aren't needed Unlike · Reply · 1 · Yesterday at 13:50 Zoe Crafty Beech While it's a fab idea it will never happen large cities don't have it.. Hereford isn't large enough to warrant spending that kind of money.. With cuts to the majority of public services I do think money would be best yet spent on cycle paths so people actually felt safe to cycle ... Like · Reply · Yesterday at 05:31 Chris Johns I think its a great idea and would work well especially for people like myself who cant walk to far and like to go to places like B&M and live up newton farm Unlike · Reply · 4 · 2 April at 08:50 Dylan Wooles Anything to do with progress in this town and the council bury their heads in the sand and say its to expensive or it doesn't warrant it, those tracks have been redundant for years so any use would be good use, in doing this the council can show that their willing to address the traffic issue, instead of spending hundreds of thousands on moving council offices every 3 years Unlike · Reply · 7 · 4 April at 21:11 · Edited James Maden Walters What a superb idea! I for one would love to see the GWW bridge turned into something better than a foot/cycle bridge, after all it did used to carry large steam trains. Great to see someone with a fresh positive idea for Hereford city. Our city is going to see some major growth in housing over the next decade so badly needs something like this to free up the congestion of more cars!! Unlike · Reply · 7 · 1 April at 22:24 Cliff Hanger And linked to Holme Lacey college on the greenway. Unlike · Reply · 2 · 1 April at 21:56 Rose Tinted Rags : Recycled Textiles & Art. Brilliant idea. trams work in so many other cities across the UK and the world. The CC should have taken Mr Heijn up on his offer.x Unlike · Reply · 4 · 2 April at 18:55 Simon Thorpe They work Croydon used to be a nightmare with traffic but now with trams congestion is down and its a prosperous town centre not to mention less carbon dioxide in the air Unlike · Reply · 1 · 3 April at 19:35 Simon Thorpe Well I think we have a unanimous decision tram it is Like · Reply · 1 · 4 April at 15:13 Debbie McCauley Love this idea! Unlike · Reply · 1 · 4 April at 16:49 Mandie Drynda Great idea Unlike · Reply · 1 · 4 April at 21:33 Willow Groeber-Shaw Anything that gets the traffic moving in the centre of Hereford gets my vote. Surely using the infrastructure that is already available makes more sense than the upheaval of a bypass or relief road that will cause more misery for commuters with major roads shut like Bath Street is at the moment? As for using it just for cyclist & walkers, I think to do that would be a wasted opportunity as with a tram system you would reach so many more local people, not just a minority. Unlike · Reply · 1 · Sandra Harrison I used to live in Hereford and I been reading the comments and agree with what being said there needs to be shake up in the traffic system Unlike · Reply · 1 · 15 hrs Elaine Maxwell Great idea Unlike · Reply · 1 · 6 hrs Chris Evans Great Idea. Still need a ring round around the city to cut traffic. A49 round onto the worcester road and then to A49 leominster. Like · Reply · 6 hrs Fizz Wotsit you may as well talk to your cat. You will get more sense than you will from hereford council. They never listen to public opinion or needs and would rather spend millions on offices for themselves. I worked on their new offices in plough lane, and have seen money absolutely squandered. None of this will change until the old boy network is named, shamed and routed from office. People like your good self with an ear for the people should be in office, not career climbers doing the bare minimum to get them to their cushy retirement. Unlike · Reply · 1 · 1 hr James Maden Walters If its good enough for steam why not a tram system?? This topic on our Facebook Page had by 3.40pm today so far reached over 9300 people! With over 100 Likes and 18 shares when I took this snap shot below! This speaks volumes!

I think I will have these details so I will publish here too.

Yes this all makes complete sense Chris and if we could use some of that money for a feasibility study that would brilliant. I think trams use different rails but again that is something that could be looked at. Thank you for your input it is crucial that we have as many Councillors backing this project as possible so your positive response to this is really appreciated and not unnoticed.