Combe Down Residents Group

On Friday 23rd March a group of about 15 residents of Combe Road agreed to form a Residents Association at a meeting at Combe Down Primary School, called by Malcolm Bottomley. Residents in Combe Road have suffered from a lack of street cleansing (until recently) the road closure, cracking in some houses due to the work being carried out underground, parking problems and occasionally vehicles trying to get through the closed part of the road to get to North Road or into the village. The group agreed that to be able to put a collective view, for instance on the Planning Application to demolish the Old Telephone Exchange would be an advantage. Also the group agreed to organise a street party before the road is re-opened later in the year. It was also agreed to join the Bath Federation of Residents Associations, membership of which will make it easier to be consulted on local issues, and to revive the Neighbourhood Watch. I was asked to deal with two issues:

1. more permanent road closure signs - the present signs are easily blown over in the wind
2. broken white give way lines at the top of Rockhall Lane

I have made these two requests to the Council's Highways Department. Residents Associations work on two levels; social - getting to know the neighbours and to organise enjoy social events; addressing practical problems that affect the area. Good luck to the group.