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FCRA Chilli Night : 16 July â€‹

  • Our next chilli night will be at the Beach Hut Cafe on 16 July @ 6pm

  • ​A plate of chilli (meat or veggie) plus ice-cream or tea/coffee for £12.50, payable on the night

  • Bring your own drinks

  • To book please email sara.luder@talk21.com stating how many meat and veggie meals you want

​14 June 25

FCRA Open Meeting : 5 June

  • Thanks to all who attended our last meeting - another successful event with approximatey 80 attendees

  • Charles gave an interesting update on the work he has been doing on the state of our beaches - see full details in the latest edition of Forum

  • Sara and Steve covered BCP's survey about parish boundaries and discussed some of the pros and cons of Friars Cliff remaining in Christchurch Town Council or moving to Highcliffe and Walkford Parish Council

  • The survey closes on 22 June and it's important that you 'have your say'

  • Follow the 'Community Governance Review' link below to complete the survey​

​13 June 25

Memorial Bench â€‹

  • Our 'Lest We Forget' memorial bench now has some company

  • Christchurch Town Council has supplied a planter which was arranged by Mayor Viv Charrett

  • We hope residents and visitors will 'take a seat' and enjoy the lovely views across to Hengistbury Head and the Isle of Wight.

​13 June 25

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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.

FCRA Member Subscriptions

  • We now use GoCardless to manage our direct debits.  

  • The annual subscription for 2025 has been set at £5 per household; however, many households choose to pay more and we are very grateful for this.  The system is therefore set up to offer four annual subscription amounts (£5, £10, £15 & £20) so that those who wish to contribute more can continue to do so.

  • To set up your direct debit, choose your subscription amount and follow the appropriate link:​​​​​​​​​​

​1 May 25

  • You will then be asked to fill in your details, and that's all there is to it! 

  • The amount selected will be collected on 1 April each year until you let us know 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.

  • Our Road Reps will continue to collect subscriptions in cash from those not signed up as we migrate.

  • If you have any problems or questions, please email enquiriesFCRA@gmail.com.

FCRA Action List â€‹

  • 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

2025 FCRA Open Meetings

  • Dates : Thursday, 4 September   ||   Thursday, 4 December 

  • Start time : 7.30 pm

  • Venue : Highcliffe Sailing Club, Mudeford Quay, Christchurch BH23 4AB

  • Format : Quarterly meeting for Friars Cliff residents to hear about local issues & events

                    : Usually includes a guest speaker who will discuss a specific topic​

                    : Further details will be provided above, closer to the meeting date

​1 May 25

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