Permission to use photograph kindly given by Copyright holder David Hansford

 
Welcome to the Three Rivers Partnership website.

This website has lots of information about Three Rivers, its activities and the ways that you can be involved. You can print off a membership form, retrieve information on what is going on and more.

We hope that you will find it easy to find the information that you want and give feedback and suggestions on anything here. For information on how to navigate this website click on How to use this site at the top or bottom of the page.

 
The 2007 AGM minutes are available here. Click on the links below to download them. To read this document you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader which is free to download.

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Tuesday 24th June 2008
Gillingham Primary School
7pm

Nominations for Trustees have closed
There were three vacancies on the Board and there were three nominations received. This means that the following people have been elected unopposed to serve on the Board of The Three Rivers Partnership:

• Clive Drake
• Cllr Mrs Janet Robson
• Elaine Stewart

More information on these new trustees is available here

The very last event to be staged at the Gillingham Leisure Centre will be an exhibition about the new community leisure centre which is planned to replace it.

The Three Rivers Partnership, with North Dorset District Council and Gillingham Town Council will be staging an exhibition of plans and proposals about the new community centre on Friday 28 March (6.00-9.00pm), Saturday 29 March (9.00am-7.00pm) and Sunday 30 March (10.00am-3.00pm).

It is intended that the new centre will act as a hub for the wider community, serving all ages and the varied requirements of everyone from Shaftesbury to Mere, as well as the ever increasing population of Gillingham itself.

Sport and leisure facilities will be high on the agenda. At last year’s Expo, when the Three Rivers Partnership consulted local people on what they wanted in the new centre, a 25 metre swimming pool was top of the list.

However, there will also be purpose built meeting rooms for clubs and societies to use. Local businesses will be encouraged to make use of the centre as well, so that it can play its part in the economic generation of the area.

Many local organisations, sports clubs and other groups have already pledged their support for the new community centre and the exhibition will pay tribute to those who have been actively involved in the process to date.

North Dorset District Council has a long term commitment to support the project with £4 million capital. So too has Gillingham Town Council with £250,000. The organisers are keen to encourage others to declare their interest in the proposals and they hope that many organisations and individuals will do so when they visit the three day exhibition.

The big question is: when will the centre be built? The organisers are keen to press on as quickly as possible and they stress that the greater the commitment they get from the community then the sooner the builders can start work.

So come to the exhibition, find out what the plans are and pledge your support for your community centre. The exhibition will not only show what the centre might look like but also how it will be operated and financed.

Notice:
The June Gillingham Walkers Saturday afternoon walk

Date: 7th June 2008
Start: 2pm from the Buffalo Inn

The walk will be about 4 miles.

Everyone welcome.

For more information contact the coordinator, Sheila Messer on 01747 821269 or see the main Gillingham Walkers section.

Below are the two pages from the Three Rivers Newsletter Spring 2008. Click on each page to view the full size image.

If you would prefer to download them to your computer there is a pdf file at the end of this post. You will need a pdf reader to access it. If you do not already have one installed on your computer you can download Adobe Acrobat Reader which is free.

 

The Friends and Neighbours campaign (FAN) aims to celebrate and promote what makes good neighbours. Good neighbourhoods are created by good neighbours and are safer, happier and healthier places for everyone.

Shaftesbury Area Community Partnership and The Three Rivers Partnership (Gillingham area) are proud to be involved in FAN. This campaign is a great example of community partnership working – bringing together partners from across diverse sectors with common goals, for the benefit of those that live and work here.

The two Partnerships, along with Dorset Primary Care Trusts Integrated Care Team, are coordinating FAN as they believe that community partnerships exist to improve the quality of life of all people, particularly the vulnerable, both in the towns and villages that make up our community here in the Blackmore Vale

More FAN information and how you can help