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Backdated from previous BA website An incredible line-up has been booked for this unique 2 day Jazz / Blues event in Bloomsbury. Generations Jazz Festival, March 12th-13th 2005 The Generations Jazz festival is unique in that it is an International Standard music festival for young people, by young people. This sums up what the Festival … Continue reading London Generations Jazz Festival

Backdated from previous BA website Bloomsbury Association initial response. Click title for details...... ST GILES COURT1-13 ST GILES HIGH STREET, LONDON WC2H 8LB APPLICATION FOR REDEVELOPMENT FOR MIXED USE Application for planning permission: 2005/0259/PThe Bloomsbury Association are cautiously supportive of this application and wish to make the following comments. 1. At first sight, one might … Continue reading St Giles Court Redevelopment

Backdated from previous BA website JM is to be interviewed with Councillor SV on BBC Radio London 94.9fm. next Wednesday, 21 Jan at 1.15pm The topic is St Giles, history, and whats happening about the Community Planning Day. In addition we have a meeting with Brian Coleman at City Hall on Tuesday 20th Jan.  Brian … Continue reading BA to be interviewed on BBC Radio London

Backdated from previous BA website This event was a tremendous success with all the major stakeholders making an input. Please see; http://www.camdennet.org.uk/groups/stgiles for a report and important updates on community participation in this important development. The Community Planning Day at St Giles was a tremendous success withthe afternoon session lasting some 4.5 hours. The main … Continue reading St Giles Community Planning Day

Backdated from previous BA website Proposals for a tough package of anti-drugs measures, including new powers for police to order ultrasounds or x-rays of dealers who swallow their drugs to conceal the evidence, were set out recently as the Home Office published the Drugs Bill. Click title for more Jan 2005 Drugs E-bulletinwww.drugs.gov.ukWelcome to the … Continue reading Tough new measures against drugs

Backdated from previous BA website Camden Executive rejected the recent Call-in and will now proceed to submit a planning application to their own Planning Committee to convert the subway toilets at Tottenham Court Road tube station into a needle exchange. We intend to make an objection. We will update when we know the application has … Continue reading Dedicated Fixed Site Needle Exchange – The Saga Continues

Backdated from previous BA website We are NOT against supplying drug misusers with clean needles to help prevent the spread of HIV and Hepatitis B and C. However, this must be part of a 'mixed-economy' of preventative measures and of a holistic and workable drug treatment programme. A dedicated fixed site needle exchange will entrench … Continue reading Clarification of our opposition to dedicated fixed site needle exchange provision in London’s West End

Backdated from previous BA website In Nov 2004 we published the following document in response to the publication of the Health Impact Assessment by Camden DAT & Camden Primary Care Trust, (PCT). This HIA was carried out to try and access the impact of a new dedicated fixed site needle exchange on all stakeholders. This … Continue reading Drugs: Street Markets, Hostels, Acquisitive Crime, Treatment, Needle Exchanges, Enforcement – Opinion

Backdated from previous BA website The Bloomsbury Association Executive Committee unanimously oppose Camden Council's proposal to convert the toilets in the St Giles Circus underpass into a dedicated fixed site needle exchange. We will support any move to prevent this from happening as we feel it will cause irreparable damage to the West End Community. … Continue reading Opposition to Camden Council decision to open a New Dedicated Needle Exchange at St Giles Circus, Tottenham Court Road.

Backdated from previous BA website The establishment of Safer Neighbourhoods teams marks a new era in policing. This means dedicated Ward policing (community policing ?). For the first time the Met is able to dedicate its officers to providing local solutions to local problems. Good Thinking!!!!!! The police say; The public have told us they … Continue reading What is ‘Safer Neighbourhoods’ policing strategy?