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An ex-PTC councillor who is more familiar with council processes and procedures than most of the current councillors. Well said Liese.

This lady also speaks for an awful lot of Portishead residents. The Portishead Residents meeting was hijacked. The residents have not been listened to, and when the opportunity presented itself to rectify the situation, the chairman imposed his hubris onto the residents of Portishead and failed to permit previously successful annual Resident meeting events. Prior to Mr Whitfield's tenure this meeting was chaired by an independent chair and was very well received by all those who provided feedback. Well done Paul Maltby.

This gentleman speaks for an awful lot of people. The council's mismanagement adversely affects all those in Portishead who care passionately about democracy. There are fundemental problems within the council which are quite worrying.

Despicable behavior by entitled bullies.

you've got bugger all in this town, not even a pharmacy but you've got a heap of councilors, why does a town with bugger all need so many council people?

Annette - The Park looks fantastic. Can’t wait to skate it. Your hard work really has paid off - well done!

Hi Annette, im one of the skaters in the video (red shirt). Very happy to hear your positive words about the park!

You imagine taking on a lease of a failing golf course with the intention of improving it, investing hundreds of thousands of pounds so it might become successful & sustainable long term as well as employing staff to maintain it only to be told after you were given the lease that you now have to allow dog walkers & ramblers to roam across it. The potential risks of being hit by a golf ball are huge, insurance to cover potential injury would be astronomical if at all possible to get & make the whole project unviable. If I were the lease holder I would have sued Portishead council for the time & monies already wasted.

I'm afraid you're very much mistaken if you think that Ken is due an apology. I was there when the incident in question occurred. Tanya greeted Ken in a very friendly manner and asked him how he was, knowing that he'd been ill. His response was to launch straight into a tirade about Portishead Town Council, during which he made repeated accusations about Tanya and her fellow councillors. His behaviour was extremely rude, and Tanya was quite upset by the confrontation. She was also contacted by a neighbour shortly afterwards to check she was ok, as her children had also witnessed it and had told their mum that "a man was shouting at Tanya in the street". I'll be generous and say that Ken has misremembered what happened, but he is in no shape or form due an apology. In fact, I would say that you owe Tanya an apology for repeating the accusation that she has defamed him and abused his character. Alternatively, you may wish to remove your video and post. Your choice.

Christ give it a rest you tedious bore.

He’s right,that new build is totally awful completely out of keeping with the rest of that area,. I’m glad I don’t live opposite it. The greed of the previous councillors knows no bounds. I just hope the incumbents are different…

This looks just like the pavements in Uganda !!!!

The resurfacing is very poor quality and already pot-holing.

I am so glad that more people refer Portishead and Weston as Somerset! Not North Somerset or Bristol or Avon.

First rule of thumb, never patronise your audience!

Read the video blurb

It makes the perpetrators’ deceit even more frustrating and unacceptable. They were caught out good and proper. Thanks for your input in highlighting their breach of conduct.

One of the Council's own Councillors were openly discussing the move to Marina Gardens months ago. This conversation took place in one of the High St shops.

It’s all okay, we’re planting trees everywhere now 🙄

sperring what a legend

Thank you, Annette.

Thank you Annette for the work in uploading these videos. Paul

lovely video

Contrary to what Cllr Cartwright thought would be a large S106 meeting, it was very small in attendance with only approx a dozen non councillor residents in attendance.

Yes it is at Kilkenny but is often closed late at night. Not sure though if the barrier is put across these days.

Hi , is the carpark here open all year? Thanks 👍

Hi Joe. Could be your settings because I have sound. Is your computer or phone on mute?

Sorry to hear of the incident that left you injured. We always used to say if the appalling things we have seen in the past Portishead Town Council go on here in a snall town, what even worse things must go on elsewhere especially in London. Fortunately since this video, our town’s residents voted out every single Portishead Tory town and district councillor and instead voted in Portishead Independents to form a new town council with 12 Independents and 2 Liberal Democrat’s. Meetings are pleasant and people are treated with courtesy. A refreshing change. So far no lies and we have a new open, honest and transparent council. Best wishes to you and good luck.

Fortunately those councillors who chose to deceive and mislead lost their seats in the last election. New council now. New openness and transparency. Refreshing and good for Portishead.

We don't like what you say, so we're going to call the police on you and have you removed from the premises. How fair, how democratic, how tactful. -What a bunch of children!

Isn't she protesting her innocence a bit too much. Got something to hide?

What is that guy on? She dealt with his question as we would. Throw it back at him.

You tell them girl! Well done. Glad to see the Portishead Resistence is still strong.

Poor guy will have to fall asleep somewhere other than council meetings now 😂

Thank you Annette, it needed someone like you to say it.

Tanya, was that in a Town Council meeting and if so, do you know the date or approximate date and I will look up the video.

I'm pretty sure I heard Peter Mitchell say in this video that the town vision is "progressing". Interesting, bearing in mind he's confirmed to others that no more work on a town vision will be done, as they have taken the money that was set aside for it, to allow the precept to be reduced.

That’s what I was thinking Tanya. You could almost hear Pasley regretting what he said as soon as those words came from his mouth.

Such a shame that Geoff made such a derogatory comment about people who want the same as him - an independent town council. I'm not at all comfortable with his comments suggesting that, although he hasn't, others may have "behaved badly, been libellous/slanderous" etc.

So if Cllr Pasley is right that the developer contacted NSC "some time ago" that would suggest it was before the council randomly agreed to change Old Mill Road to mixed use, and redesignate as the town centre. Hmm, call me cynical but...

BORING

Like the picture

It was later confirmed that councillors do not have to uphold the same standards as residents. That speaks volumes.

Good for you. The problem is, we (people that care) are tired, we're pessimistic (with good reason), we're defeated, and we're spread too far and too thin. If we could join together we could find like minds, warm approval, useful facts, and access to resources. We'd then begin to see the theory of democracy emerge into practice - because there are far more of us than there are of them. I will subscribe to you channel. If you'd like to join me in finding ways for us all to act collectively, then please subscribe to my channel too (it's brand new and currently mostly empty). We can use it as the place to organise collective action.

@stiffybristol - do I sense a bit of tongue in your cheek backlash against those who saved the land for Portishead from inert landfill? With any luck there will eventually be a skatepark at Kilkenny fields or Lake Grounds.

Are you putting yourself forward Stu? If not, isn’t it better for Portishead Town Council to take over land completely to safeguard the land for the future as Ann Townsend suggests?

Look forward to hearing rest. Terrible attitude of the Chairman.

What Mr. Cross is suggesting is unfair. That it's up to the lessee to maintain the land as an open space and not a golf course at the lessee's expense, even though the lease agreement was for a golf course. Mr Stiff also is living up to his name and at present is failing to compromise on the future of the land. What he was doing at the end of last summer was maintaining the land to a very nice standard. Many dog walkers appreciated the stroll on the cut fairways. Not like this summer. I've barely seen anyone trudging through the long grass. Great for wildlife I'm sure, butterflies and bugs. It's only fair that if it is preferred as an unkept meadow then Mr Stiff should have the lease forfeited, the same as if it should be maintained to some degree but not as much as what was intended when the lease was agreed. I still think there may be some middle ground where we can enjoy the land as a golf course as it has been for over a hundred years albeit a pitch and putt as it has been in the last few decades with respected rights of ways. A trust perhaps? It worked with the pool and this would be a doddle in comparison.

He had three apologies to make. One to Mr Mock for previous inappropriate disclosures of personal information, one to the public for not telling the truth and one to the public and Mr Mock for his use of inappropriate language. Takes a big person to apologise which Mr Burden is sadly not.

Shame on Mr. Burden for not apologising to the public at the meeting.