Pauline Tunnicliffe takes up post as Bromley's first children's champion (From News Shopper)
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Pauline Tunnicliffe takes up post as Bromley's first children's champion
3:05pm Sunday 23rd September 2012 in Bromley By Robert Fisk
Councillor Pauline Tunnicliffe is Bromley Council's children's champion
TACKLING cyber bullying and highlighting youngsters’ achievements are just two of the jobs for Bromley’s first children’s champion.
In the role Councillor Pauline Tunnicliffe plans to work with council teams, outside agencies and young people to ensure the borough lives up to its promise to allow all children to reach their full potential.
The Orpington councillor who has previously been the mayor and developed anti-domestic violence initiatives at the council is looking forward to her new role.
She said: “I have always taken a keen interest in the achievements of our children in Bromley and I am looking forward to working closely with many different groups both across the council and externally to further enhance the opportunities for our young people into the future.”
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plasticfantastic
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10:21am Mon 24 Sep 12
Guess who ;) AGAIN !
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10:57am Mon 24 Sep 12
Must of been a bad hair day, well we all have them from time to time.
Invicta58
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2:04pm Mon 24 Sep 12
Personally I'd like you to rethink your priorities as a Orpington Councillor and work closely with many different groups both across the council and externally to fix the shambles otherwise know as Orpington High Street.
Are you any good with a shovel?
plasticfantastic
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3:17pm Mon 24 Sep 12
rant complex where the Walnuts is? What more do you want?
goldenbroomboy
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4:14pm Mon 24 Sep 12
plasticfantastic wrote:The point that Invicta58, & myself are making is that an Orpington councillor should concern herself with Orpington issues.
I thought Orpington High Street had a lot of money spent on it a couple of years ago, and aren't their plans for a future leisure centre/cinema/restau rant complex where the Walnuts is? What more do you want?
Guess who ;) AGAIN !
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9:00pm Mon 24 Sep 12
The 64000 dollar question...who is blowing whom ?
How on earth did we all survive before all this bollix.
plasticfantastic
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9:14pm Mon 24 Sep 12
goldenbroomboy wrote:You gotta make a living, even when mugs like us are paying for it.
plasticfantastic wrote:The point that Invicta58, & myself are making is that an Orpington councillor should concern herself with Orpington issues.
I thought Orpington High Street had a lot of money spent on it a couple of years ago, and aren't their plans for a future leisure centre/cinema/restau rant complex where the Walnuts is? What more do you want?
Ian Sider
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9:40am Tue 25 Sep 12
Guess who ;) AGAIN ! wrote:not quite $64k but apparently seh gets nearly 11k for being a councillor and another 3.5k for being a "Executive Support Assistant to the Portfolio Holder for Education" - must be this new 'job'
I'm certain these clowns invent these jobs. They all sit around and "brain storm" ( thats the in term ) to come up with another boondoggle to keep their wallets ( or purses ) fat at our expense.
The 64000 dollar question...who is blowing whom ?
How on earth did we all survive before all this bollix.
Guess who ;) AGAIN !
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10:51am Tue 25 Sep 12
How ever did we manage before all this cr@p.
Invicta58
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11:10am Tue 25 Sep 12
plasticfantastic wrote:What I want is quite simple – for Councillors to address the needs of their residents. Orpington High Street – which is in Pauline Tunicliffe’s ward – is a complete shambles. I could write a book on the state of the recent “improvements” but in summary to call it an absolute fiasco is being far too kind.
I thought Orpington High Street had a lot of money spent on it a couple of years ago, and aren't their plans for a future leisure centre/cinema/restau rant complex where the Walnuts is? What more do you want?
Bromley will never admit that the whole scheme went too far in satisfying the cravings of the anti-car lobby so it is unlikely we shall ever see any major works to make it fit for purpose again. That U-turn would be too embarrassing although they do have previous form with making it pedestrianised then in less than a year changing it back.
Not only was the whole High Street concept flawed but the quality of the work is substandard – and that is what Pauline should be concentrating on. Every raised section has failed and is falling apart. The zebra crossing stripes have worn off everywhere and if anyone were hit by a car they could discover that technically it wasn’t a zebra crossing because it was improperly marked. The half-hearted repairs attempted so far have lasted even less than the main scheme. Bromley are washing their hands of Orpington and are now looking at the same madness for Beckenham.
I want Pauline to fix Orpington and not get sidetracked into Cyber Bullying which is a national problem and completely outside the remit of local Councils.
Surely schools and parents are better placed to highlight children’s achievements? Is this really a job that the Council needs to do for us? Who did it ten years ago?
Councils need to stop expanding their role by trying to manage every aspect of people’s lives at great cost to taxpayers. Fix the roads first and if there is any money left then look at the window dressing.
Gipsyrose-lee
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5:01pm Tue 25 Sep 12
goldenbroomboy says...
3:49pm Sun 23 Sep 12