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Representation and Government

South Gloucestershire Council
Main switchboard: 01454 868686
www.southglos.gov.uk

Steve Webb MP
Representing us in Parliament is Steve Webb, MP (Lib Dem).

Poole Court, Poole Court Drive, Yate, BS37 5PP
Tel: 01454 322100

www.stevewebb.org.uk
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Yate Town Council
Poole Court, Poole Court Drive, Yate, South Gloucestershire BS37 5PP
Tel: 01454 866506
www.yatetowncouncil.gov.uk
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Avon Fire and Rescue - Yate Fire Station
Yate Fire Station operates a four watch system with wholetime firefighters on duty at the station 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The station is also covered by firefighters on the Retained Duty System who attend emergency incidents and carry out community fire safety activities, in support of their wholetime colleagues.

Yate Fire Station (03), Station Road, Yate, Bristol BS37 4AL

www.avonfire.gov.uk/Avon/Your+loc...

Dodington Parish Council
www.dodingtonpc.org.uk

Sodbury & District Twinning Association
We promote and foster friendship and understanding between the people of Sodbury and District and those of Cesson and District in France.
We encourage visits by individuals and groups to and from linked towns and the development of personal contacts. By doing so we aim to broaden mutual understanding of the cultural, recreational, educational and commercial activities of the linked towns.
For more information, please click below or call Jeff Flynn, Treasurer on 01454 322639.
www.mysodbury.co.uk/sodbury/local...

Have a say in local health and social care.
The LINk will be a network of local people, organisations and groups that want to make health and social care services better.
The LINk’s membership is small at the moment and urgently needs people from the local community who feel strongly about local health and social care services.
For more information, please click below.
www.linksouthglos.org.uk
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South Gloucestershire Councillors
The South Gloucestershire Council website features a list and gallery of your councillors.
council.southglos.gov.uk/mgMember...

South Gloucestershire Faith Forum
The South Gloucestershire Faith Forum has been established to:
  • Promote harmonious relations between people of different faiths in the local authority area of South Gloucestershire.
  • Involve faith groups in the civic life of South Gloucestershire, giving them a representative voice.
  • Improve the quality of life for local people by working together on agreed projects, demonstrating partnership between different faiths.
  • Encourage dialogue and provide an opportunity for faith organisations to network with each other and relevant bodies.
www.southglosfaithforum.org.uk
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South Gloucestershire Voluntary Sector Forum
The Voluntary Sector Forum is one network that every voluntary, community or social enterprise group or organization in South Gloucestershire can join regardless of community, interest or location.
It will meet regularly to share information about key issues that concern us all and work together to develop a constructive response.
It will strengthen the links between voluntary sector representatives and the groups they represent, provide a focus for consultations with statutory bodies, facilitate the two-way flow of information between the voluntary sector and the statutory sector, and provide an opportunity for voluntary sector organisations to meet, discuss, share expertise and decide on how to progress on key issues.
For more information, contact Gillian Graham on 01454 865205.

Yate and District Twinning Association
Yate is twinned with Bad Salzdetfurth in Germany, and there are at least three visits each year between the towns. The Association organises social events in and around Yate, some of which are fund-raising.
For more information, please contact Ruth Boulton, Chairman, on 01454 314776 or Alan Spiller, Secretary, by e-mail below.
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Yate Community Plan
www.youryate.co.uk

Yate Community Plan Implementation Group
The group's purpose is to ensure the implementation of the Yate Community Plan by working to review, develop, support and publicise outcomes from new and existing action groups.

For more information, please contact Karen Whitaker on 01454 868127 or by email below.

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Your local Safer Stronger Community Group needs you!
South Gloucestershire's 20 Safer Stronger Community Groups are all about working together to improve your local community. The groups also enable you to have your say about the services that your community receives.
These groups have been set up as part of the Neighbourhood Policing Model and South Gloucestershire Council's Community Engagement initiative. Their members include people who live and work in the area and representatives from the local police, Avon Fire & Rescue, Primary Care Trust, South Gloucestershire Council, the Town & Parish Council and other local organisations. The aim is to:
  • work together to ensure that local communities are safe and pleasant places to live, work and play
  • give local people a greater voice and influence over local decisions and the priorities of the service providers
  • fund and support a number of initiatives that help the local community, such as shop-radio schemes, CCTV, Community Speedwatch, young people's and older people's projects, and community engagement projects
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Related events

Monday 29th November 2010
Yate Safer Stronger Community Group meeting
7pm, St Nicholas Church

All members of the public are welcome to attend.


Thursday 2nd December 2010
Yate Safer Stronger Communities Group meeting
7pm, St Nicholas Church, Chargrove, Yate BS37 4LG

These meetings offer the chance to have your say on the key issues affecting your neighbourhood. At the end of each meeting attendees vote for the issue they feel is of the greatest importance and the top three are then actioned by the most relevant local authority.

For more information, please contact Sarah Milne on 01454 864634 or by email below.
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Tuesday 11th January 2011
Yate Stronger and Safer Community Group
9.30am–4pm, Yate

A free one day course is open to anyone who is living or working with members of the public within South Gloucestershire.

Contents will include:

A definition and background statistics in relation to hate crime and hate incidents.
Identifying hate crime/incidents.
Responding to people experiencing hate crime/hate incidents.
Information on current hate crime/incidents initiatives in South Gloucestershire. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Training will be delivered by members of the South Gloucestershire Partnership Against Hate Crime (PAHC).

Please email below or call 01454 868751 to secure a place.
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