Simon Minas-Bound

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[Simon Minas-Bound @SimonBound]

Group Leader - Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council @BasingstokeGov

Local Government Association Leadership Academy Facilitator, Coach & Member Peer @LGAcomms

Find out about the LGA Leadership Academy here👇

https://t.co/DY8QN3V6Na

[Simon Minas-Bound @SimonBound]

That tradition of care continues here in Rooksdown today, with staff at Parklands Hospital supporting people living with PTSD. Wars and conflicts continue around the world, and their effects can last a lifetime. As we remember those who lost their lives, we also think of those still living with the effects of conflict and the people who help them recover.

[Simon Minas-Bound @SimonBound]

On Remembrance Sunday, it was a privilege to lay a wreath at Basingstoke War Memorial on behalf of Sherborne St John & Rooksdown.

On #ArmisticeDay, we remember those who served, those who never came home and the staff who cared for the wounded at Park Prewett and Rooksdown House.

[Simon Minas-Bound @SimonBound]

🚲 Free police bike marking and a drop-in surgery with your borough councillors.

📅 Sat 21 Nov, 12 noon–3pm
📍 Rooksdown Community Centre, RG24 9XA

No booking needed. Bring your bike and its frame number for marking, or just pop in to chat with your councillors.

[Simon Minas-Bound @SimonBound]

A pleasure to deliver Module 3 alongside Bryony. Congratulations to everyone on Programme 233! 👏

Your energy, honesty and willingness to challenge yourselves made it a rewarding few days. Wishing you every success as you put that learning to work for your communities.

[Grace Collins MBE @Gracie3110]

Congratulations to the cohort of @LGAcomms Leadership Academy Prog 233, who successfully completed the prog this week and are now officially Leadership Academy Graduates! 👏A big thank you to Bryony & @SimonBound for their excellent delivery of Module 3, & to Gillian Ford as well

[Simon Minas-Bound @SimonBound]

Behind every name on a war memorial is a life, a family and a story.

On Remembrance Sunday, we come together as a nation to honour all those who gave their lives in the service of our country, remember our veterans and pay tribute to those serving today.

A privilege to place wreaths at the memorials in Rooksdown, Sherborne St John, Monk Sherborne and Basingstoke town centre.

#LestWeForget

[Simon Minas-Bound @SimonBound]

🎃 Thank you to everyone who came along to our Halloween Pit Stop at Rooksdown Community Centre!

Lovely to see so many families enjoying the evening.

A big thank you to our volunteers for making it happen! 👻🍬

[LGA Conservatives @LGACons]

📰LGA Conservatives petition against the National Scheme of Delegation, and signed by 1,547 Conservative Councillors, referenced in @thetimes today. Read below 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
https://t.co/bwGaZZyGyx

[Simon Minas-Bound @SimonBound]

☕ A new café/restaurant is proposed for the empty unit next to the Wallingford Road Co-op, Merton Rise!

A welcome opportunity to bring it into use and create somewhere for neighbours to meet.

💬 Have your say: search 26/02134/FUL on BDBC’s planning portal.

[Simon Minas-Bound @SimonBound]

🎃 Out trick or treating this Saturday?

Make the Pop-up Halloween Pit Stop part of your spooky adventure! 👻

Bring the family to Rooksdown Community Centre on Saturday 31st October and come and say BOO! We’d love to see your costumes. 🕷️🦇

Tag your trick-or-treating crew and help spread the word! 🧡

[Simon Minas-Bound @SimonBound]

☀️ STOKES LANE SOLAR FARM UPDATE

Revised plans for the proposed 216-acre Monk Sherborne solar farm have been submitted.

📄 New documents expected next week, with further consultation likely.

🌾 Farmland, wildlife, countryside and heritage must be protected.

I’ll keep residents updated.

[Conservative Councillors' Association @CCACllrs]

Over 500 Conservative councillors have signed our open letter calling on Green councillors to stand up for British Jewish residents.

The Green Party has declared “Zionism to be racism”. Zack Polanski didn’t stay to vote against it. And yesterday, he told Laura Kuenssberg he wouldn’t overturn it: “I don’t think this is actually controversial.”

We’re asking Green councillors to disavow the motion, challenge antisemitism and reassure Jewish residents they’ll be represented without prejudice.

Silence is a choice.

[Grace Collins MBE @Gracie3110]

A huge thank you to all the cllrs & delivery teams involved in this weekend’s @LGAcomms Political Leadership Progs. It was fantastic to see cllrs from over 60 local auths, representing all political parties, coming together to learn, share experiences & build strong networks

[Simon Minas-Bound @SimonBound]

🌈 Today is Rainbow Laces Day 🙌

Sport is for everyone. Proud to support the mission to ensure the LGBTQ+ community feels safe, welcome, and included.

Read more here: https://t.co/cbTzB1RFsY…

[Countryside Alliance @CAupdates]

An unprecedented range of government policies over the past two years have left rural people feeling under attack.

If political leaders want to speak for all parts of the country, they have to hear the countryside too.

Now is the time for a rural reset: https://t.co/PtkrFtloJ6

[Simon Minas-Bound @SimonBound]

Conservative councillors at Basingstoke & Deane have joined councillors across the country calling on the Prime Minister to scrap the National Scheme of Delegation.

Our villages and communities deserve a voice when significant development is proposed.

🏘️ Planning should be done WITH communities, not TO them.

[Simon Minas-Bound @SimonBound]

Popley Café is open every Thursday during term time, 10am–12pm at St Gabriel’s, Tewkesbury Close.

It’s a relaxed and friendly place where anyone can drop in, enjoy a free cuppa, have a chat and connect with others. No booking needed — just come along and stay as long as you like.

Please share with anyone locally who might enjoy it. ☕️😊

[Simon Minas-Bound @SimonBound]

Bark in the Park - nearly ready

Open between 12 and 4pm today

#Rooksdown #Basingstoke

[Simon Minas-Bound @SimonBound]

TODAY in Sherborne St John! 🛍️🍰🥖

The Sherborne St John Village Market is on today from 12 noon–3pm at the Village Hall.

Pop along and support local food suppliers, crafts and small businesses — and enjoy a few treats while you’re there!

📍 Sherborne St John Village Hall
⏰ 12pm–3pm TODAY

A great local initiative, so please come along and support it if you can. See you there!

[Simon Minas-Bound @SimonBound]

Great evening at Sherborne St John Social Club with @JayGaneshUK , hearing about the fantastic work of the committee and their plans for the future.

Great community spirit and lots of hard work paying dividends.

Thanks for the warm welcome — and the cold bitter shandy! 😂🍺

#SherborneStJohn #Basingstoke

[Simon Minas-Bound @SimonBound]

🚨 PLEASE HELP – STOLEN SCHOOL MINIBUS

Saxon Wood Special School had one of its minibuses stolen from the school grounds in the early hours of Saturday 20 September.

🟢 Bright green
🚐 Reg: EX16 NDE

Did you see anything, or could your CCTV/doorbell have captured it?

Please share and help get the word out.