Middlesbrough Council, Clairville Ward
Councillor Bob Kerr


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30/6/2008 -  Japanese visitors 
Last Fri., we had a visit from some Japanese academics who were looking at different models of...

20/6/2008 -  The art scene. 
I recently visited CCAD - the Art College -- to see their annual show of students` work. It was...

10/6/2008 -  Post Office 
Belle Vue post office is threatened with closure . We lost Eastbourne Rd. PO after a fight. If...

3/6/2008 -  Climate Change 
Today, I got two phone calls from residents asking me to visit them to look at flooding in their...

19/5/2008 -  Lifeline 
Thursday last, I went to visit Lifeline a charity based in the T Hall that gives help to addicts --...

15/5/2008 -  Respect Week 
Yesterday, I saw a DVD made by young people from G Hill. It showed them with local police, Fire...

28/4/2008 -  Highfield Rd  
I went to look at the back gardens of houses on Highfield, last week. Residents had asked me to...

21/4/2008 -  New citizens 
Tonight, there will be a very pleasant event in the Council Chamber.  Approx. thirty...

3/4/2008 -  Drugs 
The other day, during an Exec. meeting, the Mayor said that he thought that alcohol was doing more...

25/3/2008 -  Easter 
 Don`t know about you, but.....
we spent Easter close to the fire . Two hours of grimness at...

18/3/2008 -  Recognising good citizens 
The other day, I was discussing how to thank people who give up time to contribute to the life of...

13/3/2008 -  Minister`s visit 
Andy Burnham, Minister for Culture, was in the town recently. He was very impressed by what we`ve...

3/3/2008 -  CPA 
Excellent Council

20/2/2008 -  Lansdown Rd Park 
Charlie and I organised a meeting with Police, Wardens, CCTV rep., residents and ourselves...

12/2/2008 -  Emergency Planning 
We had a presentation from the Emergency Planning Officer last week.  He covered all the...

31/1/2008 -  Lansdowne Road Park 
I`ve just submitted a request from LARA members for the little park to be made an Alcohol Free...

Last Wed., we had a meeting of the Man. Group. About 20 people representing residents, the Council,...

22/1/2008 -  Play areas 
Like bus stops and pubs, play areas are wanted by people but " not outside my house". That`s...

Wed 23rd Jan.  12 pm -- an important meeting  to begin to shape our vision of the future...

9/1/2008 -  A sample of activities 
To give a flavour of the range of activities in the T Hall , I`ll mention three. First , the next...

3/1/2008 -  Happy New Year 
I`d just got used to writing 07 and we`re on to 08....Is it just me or do these years 01, 02 etc...

20/12/2007 -  Doorstep Green - Lansdowne Rd. 
Last Wed. I organised a meeting with residents, Parks, Wardens and Mary McDermott ,the...

14/12/2007 -  Cloughie statue 
Marton Grove School received one of the maquettes made by the sculptor of the Albert Park tribute...

29/11/2007 -  Clairville Comm. Council 
There was an excellent meeting on Tues.  at which a wide range of topics was discussed. Erimus...

28/11/2007 -  Marton Grove School Activities 
The School won a prize this week in the Environment City Community awards, held at Teesside Uni.,...

20/11/2007 -  Apologies 
I`m sorry I haven`t written anything for ages -- a combination of time pressure and" manana ..."...

13/8/2007 -  Fun day 
What a lovely day on Friday last at the Steelworks ground - it was so good to see so many...

31/7/2007 -  Apologies 
Sorry I haven't written anything lately, the new job needed a lot of time to adjust to. It involves...

27/6/2007 -  Ward news 
At the last meeting of the Community Council, we had a presentation from the local beat bobbies and...

15/6/2007 -  Clairville news 
Tuesday 19th June, 7pm: There will be a meeting of Clairville Community Council. Please come along...

11/5/2007 -  The way ahead 
After all the hubbub and movement of the campaign, Charlie and I are sitting down to plan our next...

9/5/2007 -  Election 
Oooff, that's it! After 3 weeks pounding the pavements, knocking on doors, leafleting, canvassing,...

1/5/2007 -  Trolleys 
As Executive Member for the Environment, I have told officers to pursue supermarkets that do not...

20/4/2007 -  Diversity in Middlesbrough 
There was a lovely event last night in the Council chamber - Middlesbrough Council of Faiths...

17/4/2007 -  You can't please everyone 
While canvassing over the weekend in that part of Grove Hill where the Erimus houses have been...

12/4/2007 -  Clairville news 
The Community Council will be held on the 24th April at the Resource Centre in Bishopton...

4/4/2007 -  Centre Square 
The new square was looking good today in the Spring sunshine - people sitting on the grass, on the...

27/3/2007 -  Palladium Shops 
Good news about the Palladium Shops - the last tenant has moved out, and as you can see, the...

23/3/2007 -  Play Strategy 
I've just returned from the Hemlington Recreation Centre where we formally launched the play...

We've just had the regular monthly meeting of the Group and the was some good news - the Police...

8/3/2007 -  Spring Splash 
Hello again - I'm back on my feet after 2 weeks of a very nasty virus. I'm still not 100%, but...

14/2/2007 -  Community Council 
There was a good attendance at the Community Council last week. We had volunteers to serve on the...

5/2/2007 -  Litter Picking 
Last week, I went litter picking with children from Marton Grove School in the area around the...

25/1/2007 -  Street Surgeries 
That's it! We finished the round of the 2800 houses in the ward last weekend. We leafleted the area...

17/1/2007 -  Allotments 
This morning I endorsed a new allotments strategy, which reviewed existing provision and proposes...

9/1/2007 -  Community Council 
The Community Council will be relaunched on Tuesday 6th February. We will be meeting at Marton...

18/12/2006 -  Christmas 
Yes, it's that time of the year again, with all its charms and chores, Christmas cards from people...

In both these areas there is some progress - there is only one tenant left in both areas and then,...

5/12/2006 -  The Gateway project 
You may have seen something in the media about the Mayor's decision that Middlesbrough Council...

Last week, we had the first of a series of school visits to the Town Hall by primary children....

14/11/2006 -  Boro bulbs 
That's better - a win, although not the most exciting of games, cheered me up and got me thinking...

6/11/2006 -  Street Surgery 
Another weekend, another Boro defeat, ho hum.
In my ongoing programme of street surgeries, I get...

31/10/2006 -  Clairville blooms 
I have just had talks with the 3 primary schools in the ward - St Joseph's, St Edward's and Marton...