Following the announcement by Yellow Buses of the withdrawal of the 4d and 27 services from Merley and Bearwood on 3rd November, I have been working with Annette Brooke MP and we have now finalised arrangements for two public meetings as below. All residents of Merley and Bearwood are invited to attend. We have picked […]

The new Co-op store in Bearwood opened its doors in November after taking over from Somerfield. This is great news for Bearwood as it has secured the jobs of the current staff and Co-op have already recruited many more staff from the local area. The new manager, Darren, and his team have met with Cllr […]

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 excellent work to improve the facilities at Bearwood Community Centre continues apace. Poole Council has agreed to provide some financial support to enable the Community Centre to secure a £25,000 grant from SITA Trust to fund the refurbishment of the toilet and washroom facilities throughout the premises. Cllr Daphne Long commented “The residents involved […]

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 […]

Now that the fortnightly green waste bin collection has stopped for the winter, Bearwood residents will still be able to dispose of their Garden Waste at the collection site at St Barnabas Church on King John Avenue between 1pm and 4pm on these dates: Saturday 15 December, Saturday 12 January, Saturday 26 January, Saturday 9 […]

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 […]