Friars Cliff Community | Friars Cliff Residents Association

Memorial Bench

The 'Lest We Forget' memorial bench (donated by FCRA) has now been installed behind the Heritage Totems and the two smaller Radome Bases - thank you to the 'installation team'.
We hope residents and visitors will 'take a seat' and enjoy the lovely views across to Hengistbury Head and the Isle of Wight.

4 Apr 25

All Saints Church fundraiser

Thanks to all who attended the coffee morning, hosted by the Beach Hut Cafe, and supported the tombola that was organised by FCRA.
It was a very successful event with £1,800 raised in total for the church and the tombola alone raising £350.

4 Apr 25

Two Riversmeet (2RM) Leisure Complex / Christchurch Civic Centre

The sale of the Civic Centre has resulted in the closure of the 2RM West car park on 13th Feb with the loss of approx 1/3 of the total car parking spaces available.
FCRA has flagged the loss of this amenity but there is little we can do about the reduction in parking.
Following this we have investigated the current pedestrian Right of Way (ROW) from Bridge St towards Stanpit Marsh, which is outside the boundaries of the Civic Centre sale.
Due to the poor state of the ROW, pedestrians and cyclists have had to traverse the car park; now that this is closed, access to the ROW is effectively blocked.
Your committee has taken up this issue and created a detailed position paper (available at the link below) and escalated the matter to senior levels of BCP drawing attention to their legal requirements under the Highways Act to maintain the ROW. This route is also an officially designated National cycle way.
The matter is now with BCP and we will provide an update when possible.

Water Pollution Update

There has been huge recent coverage in the press and social media about sewage and phosphorous/nitrogen levels in Christchurch harbour, and accusations of sewage being discharged directly onto Friars Cliff beaches.
In the December 2021 edition of Forum, FCRA wrote an article on the sewage/phosphorous/nitrogen situation as we saw it at the time.
The situation is evolving and FCRA has written a new article which provides an update.
A copy of this article is available by clicking the link below.

2025 Member subscriptions

We are now offering the option of paying your annual membership subscription by direct debit.
The current system of cash collection puts a considerable burden on our network of road reps, so if you can move to the new system we would strongly encourage you to do so. The road reps will continue to collect subscriptions in cash from those not signed up as we migrate.
We have set our annual subscription for 2025 at £5 per household; however, many households choose to pay more than that, and we are very grateful for this. We have therefore set up the system with four alternative annual subscription amounts (£5, £10, £15 & £20) so that those who choose to pay more can continue to do so.
We are using GoCardless to manage our direct debits. To set up your direct debit, choose your subscription amount and follow the appropriate link:

You will then be asked to fill in your details, and that is it! The payment selected will be collected on 1 April each year unless and until you let us know that you want to cancel or amend. We will email members each year before the collection date to give time to cancel or amend their direct debit before the next collection date.
If you are able to move to the direct debit system, it will help us enormously if you could set up your direct debit as soon as possible, and in any event by 15 March.
If you have any problems or questions, please email enquiriesFCRA@gmail.com.
Many thanks for your continuing support.

FCRA Action List

An up-to-date copy of our latest Action List is available by clicking the link below.

FCRA Members' FACEBOOK Group

If you are a Residents' Association member PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THIS GROUP using the link below
The page will be a quick way of communicating local issues, events etc - including those mentioned above

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