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This is an archive showing posts assigned to tag: Announcements.
By Nige
on October 9, 2023
at 4:00 pm
Type: Post
Category: Handover
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | FirstPort | Vale of White Horse District Council
This is the critical one, which effectively asks whether residents (1) want to take control themselves, or (2) are happy to stick with FirstPort.
By Nige
on October 9, 2023
at 4:58 am
Type: News
Category: Residents
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | Vale of White Horse District Council
We are now moving into a new phase of the handover process and to reflect that shift in focus, we have created a new section of this site about the residents Taking Control.
By Nige
on October 7, 2023
at 5:22 pm
Type: News
Category: Maintenance
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | East Midlands Landscaping | Vale of White Horse District Council
The focus of this meeting was strictly the balancing ponds, but we managed to slip one or two additional items on to the agenda as we walked around the development.
By Nige
on October 4, 2023
at 7:15 pm
Type: Post
Category: Handover
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | Vale of White Horse District Council
After the shocking news uncovered this week about the District Council breaking their commitment to residents, The Dovecote Residents' Association (TDRA) Elected Committee met to develop a plan to respond to the unexpected events earlier in the week.
By Nige
on October 2, 2023
at 4:42 pm
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | East Midlands Landscaping | Vale of White Horse District Council
Quick update on the outcome of the enforcement meeting held on Mon 2nd Oct 2023. We were advised about this meeting on Thu 21st Sep, but it's fair to say it wasn't entirely clear how this meeting fitted into the overall plan for handover.
By Nige
on September 24, 2023
at 3:53 pm
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | East Midlands Landscaping | Vale of White Horse District Council
Looks like things are starting to happen again with handover. Vale of White Horse District Council (VWHDC) has made noises that they are ready to restart work. TDRA has been chasing for the past 18 months for some sort of plan from VWHDC as to how things can move forward.
By Nige
on September 18, 2023
at 1:15 pm
Type: News
Category: Maintenance
Tags: Announcements | Trees
We were walking past one of the very large trees at the front of The Dovecote, and noticed some low hanging branches. This tree is planted at the edge of one of our neighbours’ properties, but significantly overhangs into the development. These low hanging branches are now becoming an obstacle to residents using the path, […]
By Nige
on August 14, 2023
at 3:54 pm
Type: Post
Category: Maintenance
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | Management Company | Management Plan
Recently the RA has been in contact with Bloor Homes, requesting they undertake some urgent maintenance actions on the Public Open Space (POS). This post provides an update on progress.
By Nige
on June 24, 2023
at 2:48 pm
Type: News
Category: Maintenance
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | Management Plan
We have prepared a summary of who is responsible for maintenance prior to full handover. You can read all about Who is Responsible for Maintenance Pre-Handover? in our blog post.
By Nige
on May 1, 2023
at 3:07 pm
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Announcements | Thames Water
We haven't heard much about the adoption of the sewers and pumping station from Bloor to Thames Water over the past couple of years.
