There was overwhelming support from your local councillors at the last Area Meeting for there to be a 20mph. zone around Merley First School. A large part of Harrier Drive, Oakley Straight and Sopwith Crescent will have parking restrictions within this zone, and there will be zone warning signs installed. These signs will be large […]

A new programme to provide Children’s Centre services for young children and their families across Poole has started in Bearwood. At Bearwood Primary & Nursery School “Lets Play Together” groups are now provided each week and new speech and language therapy sessions are also on offer. On 9th January the Children’s Centre team will be […]

The new Mobile Library Van is starting a new stop at Hull Road. The timetable is now: 11.00-11.45am   Hull Road 12.00-12.45pm   Bearwood Community Centre 2.10 – 3.00pm    Dukes Drive 3.15 – 4.00pm    Barons Road The next dates are every other Wednesday – 19 December, 2 January, 16 January, 30 January, 13 February, 27 February, 5 […]

An appeal for volunteers has been made by Merley First School, who need more volunteers to keep their walk to school programme running. Annette Brooke MP, Liberal Democrat Childrens Spokesperson, joined the school during the International Walk to School week in October last year, which aims to encourage community safety and reduce congestion and carbon […]

Councillors Peter Maiden, Daphne Long and David Brown reported in the last Focus about parking problems around Harrier Drive. The area suffers from a lack of available spaces at school pick-up and drop off time. Local residents have complained that their drives are being obstructed and cars are parking in dangerous places when dropping off […]

Local Councillors David Brown, Daphne Long and Peter Maiden are pleased to report the brand new mobile Library bus is now in service and visiting Merley and Bearwood regularly. In Bearwood, a new stop has been introduced at Bearwood Community Centre from 12pm to 12.45pm. This is followed by Dukes Drive at 2 – 3pm and […]