URA Committee meeting

Tonight the URA held their monthly committee meeting which i attended as chair.
Jen from positive futures gave a presentation of what they were doing on ivybridge which was very interesting. I was very surprised at the number of Ivybridge youths involved in activities organised by them. To help them continue their work she asked that together with bridgelink and themselves we apply for another chunk of the Rainbow money, as some of their funding is about to end. Ron is meeting up with her to sort something out along these lines.
Although George and myself were not in favour, the committee decided to give the Bridgelink
£100 towards the Halloween Party, firework display, childrens xmas party and the senior citizens christmas lunch. The reason given was it was done in previous years. A decision to give a further £25 towards these events was deferred until the next meeting, after our treasurer Mary has had time to check our bank balance. I was under the impression that the Rugby Ground funded the senior citizens lunch, but was told only part of it.
Two Hounslow Homes officers invited to the meeting did not turn up. One stated that he could not make it and the other did not reply.
Arrangements were made for me to meet up with Fiona King tomorrow for a meeting at the Rugby Ground relating to traffic issues on rugby days. I will expand on this after the meeting.

It was decided that our next Open Meeting will be held on Tuesday 16th December at 7pm at the bridgelink. All residents of Ivybridge are welcome to attend.