Winton Forum is a focus point for community
action
We meet regularly and take up a range of issues
with the Council and other authorities on behalf of our
members. See here for more details.
Our public meetings deal with topics of interest
or concern to the community. If there is something you would
like raised, we can normally get in the experts.
Tell us what you
want.
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Changing face of Winton - the Forum takes
action.
 We
have set up a special committee to respond to the growing
concern about the number of homes in Winton which are being
converted into flats or Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs).
In some streets as many as half the properties
have switched from family homes to HMOs. A major cause is
the influx of students who now comprise about a quarter
of Winton's population.
If this concerns or directly affects you,
and you feel the need to do something about it, take a look
at our new Student Issues page.
There is also a review of the Forum's activity to date.
STOP PRESS - HMO application blocked
after resident takes action...... get
the details.
STOP PRESS - Winton Forum gives the
Council the facts. ...see
HERE.
STOP PRESS - Public meeting called
over Bournemouth Core Strategy: 7.00 pm on Friday 30 July
at Richmond Park Bowls Club, Winton Rec.
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 June
26th was another sun-soaked day of fun, music and laughter
for Winton. Thousands of people enjoyed the Carnival Parade
and an afternoon of entertainment at the Winton Rec.
We have comprehensive photo and video coverage
as usual - are you are in any of the pictures? Visit the
Carnival web site.
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Government announces action over Winton
student housing problems.
The government is to give councils more power
to deal with the kind of housing problems that raise concerns
in Winton. The Winton Forum played a role in the campaign
that has prompted this result. Read
more here.
If you need to contact the University about
student behaviour or other issues, telephone (01202) 524111
or email community@bournemouth.ac.uk.
The telephone contact is the general number for the University
who say it will be answered 24 hours a day.
During office hours, you will be connected
to the section most relevant to your call.
Night Time
Out of hours, security staff will connect
you to an answer phone.
If you are contacting the University about
student behaviour, the matter will be investigated and followed
up with both students and complainant.
You should also call the Council Emergency
Service on 451145.
Extra option
During the day you could also try ringing the University
student letting agency on 01202 961671.
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Ice Cream Mania
They queued all the way down the road.
They forgot the war.
One boy had to be rushed to hospital.
Yes - it was nearly a hundred years ago and
ice cream had arrived in Winton.
Read how they got
the hots for ices.
All that and much much more of Winton
across the ages. Our history is just
a click away.
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All the other Wintons!
They are everywhere in the English speaking
world. Take a look.
There is a Winton in just about every kind
of setting you can imagine from deserts to frozen forests.
If you happen to know of another Winton, let
us know.
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Winton on the web - still growing in
popularity
This website is continuing to attract increasing
numbers of visitors. Over the course of 2008 we recorded
a total of 1,351,960 hits - more than twice the previous
year's total. Latest figures from our server show that in
2009 the numbers went up again - edging close to one and
a half million hits a year.
Check
the figures in detail.
The site has around 200 pages with news, history
and message board among the most popular.
For the technically minded, our statistics
show that 90% of visitors were using a PC while only 8%
used a Mac. Most popular browser is Internet Explorer (66%)
followed by Firefox (21%), and Safari (7%). Just starting
to show in the figures is Blackberry with 0.5%.
The most popular search engine is Google -
and the most common search phrases that find us are Winton,
Winton Forum, Winton history and Benny Hill !!!
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Bournemouth 2026
 Winton
community Forum is a member of Bournemouth 2026 - a partnership
that brings together hundreds of people from voluntary,
community and faith organisations, private companies and
public services working together to improve the lives of
people who live, work and visit the town.
By cooperating with each other, organisations
can pool resources and expertise to achieve the goals which
are part of the twenty year vision for Bournemouth's future
that was formulated in 2006.
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 We
have teamed up with the Queens Park and Charminster Community
Forum to provide a special section dedicated solely to Queens
Park and Charminster.
You'll find facts, figures, addresses, local
history and lots more - making this the most comprehensive
local website in the area. Click
here to visit the Queens Park and Charminster section of
the site.
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New service to combat anti-social noise
The Council has launched a new service to
deal with noisy parties on Friday and Saturday nights. For
the details, click here.
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Search the site
 Want
to look up something about Winton but can't be bothered
to browse the menus? Saw something somewhere, but can't
remember where? We now have an easy answer for you - we've
installed a search engine. Just
click here to search the site. There is now a "site
search" button at the bottom of the menu bar on the
left of every page.
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