Public meetings of the Ardsley Residents Association are held at the Oaks W.M.C Ardsley on the second Monday of the months of February, April, June, August, October and December. Topics to be discussed are published in the Barnsley Chronicle on the Friday preceding the meeting. Everyone, including non-members are welcome.
Due to unforseen circumstances our meeting day has now changed to MONDAY
Meeting dates for 2012
2nd April
11th June
13th August
8th October
10th December
7 p.m. at Oaks W.M.C Ardsley
Committee Meeting Dates 2012
26th March, 28th May, 30th July, 24th September, 26th November
Comming Up
We are hoping to complete the Tranquil Garden Project in 2012
Application for funding has been made for new play equipment in the park
All barrel sites will be planted for summer and winter 2012
A Music in the Park event is in the planning stages for 2012 to celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee
Council house tenants survey to be completed
MEETING 13 th FEBRUARY
Ardsley Residents Association (TARA) welcomed representatives from Kendray TARA to their meeting on Monday 13th. Guest speakers, Julie Wilson, Marie Hoyle, Dr S Krishnasamy and Mike Austin gave an interesting explanation of how 28 doctors practices have joined together to form Barnsley People's First Consortium LLP and the advantages that the consortium will bring to patients when seeking medical help.
Plans are in hand for Diamond Jubilee celebrations to be held in Ardsley Park in the summer, this will include music, tree planting, raffle and refreshments.
The National Probation Service are still working in Ardsley Park, the Tranquil Garden paths are been cleared of weeds etc, the newly repaired fence is to be painted this week.
The meeting decided to send a letter for publication in the Barnsley Chronicle registering their objections to the proposed travellers site at Sandygate Lane Ardsley. (see below)
The meeting was informed that somebody to keep the barrel planters watered at Scarfield Close/Alexandra Terrace is still required, please contact the secretary on 07760 355709 if you can help.
The next meeting is 2nd April 2012 at Oaks WMC 7pm
Letter sent to the Barnsley Chronicle for publication
Proposed Travellers Site
Ardsley Residents Association (TARA) were as surprised as everybody else at the announcement by the council to spend £800,000 on a travellers site (Sandygate Lane) when this site had been declared unsuitable by all concerned over three years ago. At a meeting of the association on Monday an overwhelming vote of disapproval for the proposal was made by residents. As others have said the site is next door to our Primary Academy, local businesses and an unsuitable road leading to Stairfoot roundabout. Cllr Clowery is asking for the council to arrange a fully constituted council public meeting, with local councillors and officers in attendance to answer questions from the public. The meeting gave it's full support to this idea. Representatives from Kendray TARA who were also at the meeting pledged their support of opposition to the proposal.
The Secretary Ardsley Residents Association
Published 17/02/2012-Letters Page
Berneslai Homes AGM
6 members of the associations committee attended Berneslai Homes Annual General Meeting on 19th January at The Digital Media Centre
BT Cabinet to be moved
Gary Handley, Senior Network Operations Officer of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Highways and Engineering Network Resilience & Asset Management, has arranged for the BT Cabinet recently installed at Doncaster Road/Eskdale Road to be moved towards the wall out of the sight line, for motorists enterting Doncaster Road from Eskdale Road.
ARDSLEY CHURCH RESCUES
CAROLS IN THE PARK
The Reverend David Fry came to the rescue of Carols in the Park event as it was due to be cancelled for the second year due to the adverse weather conditions. The Church provided shelter for The Barnsley Youth Jazz Orchestra and Oakhill Voices to entertain The Mayor of Barnsley Councillor Karen Dyson together with Consort Councillor Martin Dyson and a full church, with carols and music. The Vicar commented "a precedent has been set as it is the first time that Jingle Bells and Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer has been sung in church".
The Mayor of Barnsley Councillor Karen Dyson
Carols in the Park
Dinner Social Evening December 2011
The associations third annual dinner/social evening was held at Ardsley House Hotel on 2nd December. Thanks to Ardsley House Hotel staff for an excellent dinner and service.
Dinner Social Evening December 2011
See our Christmas Newsletter 2011 page
TREE PLANTING EVENT
We have received 105 tree saplings
free of charge from
The Woodland Trust
We will be planting them on
WEDNESDAY 16th November 2011
at 9.30am
Please come and join us
The tree planting event went well and all trees were planted sucessfully by volunteers:
Cllr. F Clowery, M Frost, D Johnson, R Marsden,
J Fellows, C Jacklin.
Tree Planting November 2011
NEW BEDS IN TRANQUIL GARDEN PLANTED
SEE OUR ARDSLEY PARK PAGE
Silver Gilt Award for Ardsley in Bloom
Ardsley improved on their Silver award 2009 by gaining a Yorkshire Rose Silver Gilt Award (Spring Medal Position-Silver Gilt, Summer Medal Position-Silver Gilt) at the Yorkshire in Bloom Awards Ceremony at The Pavilions Harrogate on 20th September 2011. Ardsley was one of four Silver Gilt winners out of 13 entrants in their group. Barnsley in Bloom also received a Silver Gilt Award.
The judges commented that “Ardsley is an attractive Urban Community that has a pleasant and thriving atmosphere. A wide dual carriageway that runs through the heart of the community could have fragmented it but instead the residents have turned it into a feature with daffodils that we saw in the spring and the barrel plantings in the summer. It is lovely to see the enthusiasm & commitment that the community has for improving their local area and how so many residents, businesses and agencies are working together to make Ardsley Bloom”
YIB Awards Ceremony 2011
ARDSLEY IN BLOOM
Yorkshire in Bloom judges Melvyn Riley and Angela Prime visited Ardsley for the Summer judging on Tuesday 12th July 2011
The Summer Visit
In Bloom Summer Judging
ARDSLEY IN BLOOM
SPRING JUDGING-30th March 2011
Yorkshire in Bloom judges Melvyn Riley and Angela Prime carried out the spring judging on Wednesday 30th March 2011 Accompanied by Terry Fellows (Chairman ARA) and Mike Frost (Secretary) John Ramsden provided the transport
Ardsley in Bloom Spring Judging
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
On the 29th July 2010 Ardsley Residents Association achieved their original aim. The Mayor Councillor Margaret Sheard and Consort Tom Sheard officially opened Pacers Field. It has taken six years and a lot of work in the planning, funding and practically completing the require work.
The field, previously called Scarfield, is council owned and a horse called Pacer grazed the field in the 1970s also around this time allotments were gardened at the Cumberland Drive/Scar Lane end of the field, unfortunately they fell into neglect.
However the field has been used for recreational purposes for many years by residents. In 2004 the council planned a residential development for the field, Ardsley Residents Association was formed and objected, after a time the field was declared a green space. Discussions were held with all concerned as to the field’s future, firstly it was decided that the field would be known as Pacers Field after the horse that grazed there; a project plan was proposed and accepted to develop the field for residents and visitors to enjoy the flora and fauna of the area.
The Probation Service, Community Service, Unpaid Work Unit agreed to carry out the work with support from Ardsley Residents Association and work started October 2009. Funding and support for the project has come from residents, local organisations/business,BMBC, Jo Birch Parks Officer, Howard Gaskin Neighbourhood Pride Area Manager, Stairfoot Ward Community Support Fund and a reduced rate for road plainings from Graham Bateson Smithies Depot., The project has transformed and improved the area. Thanks to all the people and organisations involved.
SEE PACERS FIELD PAGE FOR VIDEO AND SLIDE SHOWS