Boys' club threatened with funding axe unless it accepts girls

**CaptDMO** · 15th-November-2008

Quote from yohan

I really wonder, what the management will do with this club.

I myself would write a letter to all parents, whose children are members and would ask them to pay the difference (how much is that? how many members have they?) and would openly explain the reasons...

One can only hope.
For example;

For immediate release:

Citizens of Bristol,
The current Board of City Councilors have reinterpreted the goals of The Broad Plain Boys' Club.
We cannot, in good conscience, concede with the current Board of Councilors new assessment, in that it will severely cripple the demonstrably successful goals of The Boy's Club.
Nor can we operate without the funds traditionally directed by previous City Councils for the program in it's current structure.

Effective IMMEDIATELY upon a current Councils vote to withhold funds, ALL personel will be retired from their positions, and ALL young minds of Bristol, previously occupied with the schemes provided ,and supervised by adults with The Broad Plain Boy's Club, will be left to their own devices in developing their activities during the formative years approaching adulthood.
All capital assets of The Broad Plain Boys' Club will be surrendered, in situ, to Bristol City Council of The Council House on College Green for liquidation.

We sincerely regret any inconvenience.
The Broad Plain Boys' Club.

cc:

Bristol Police: Youth Gang Violence Intervention Program
Bristol Police: Vandalism Detail
Bristol Police: Domestic Violence Policy Enforcement
City of Bristol: Division of Labor Welfare
City of Bristol:Bristol City Council (listed)

Edit to add:
Bristol Police: Drug Enforcement
Bristol Single Mothers Welfare Dept.
Bristol Council on Alcoholism

**Marx** · 21st-November-2008

A response from 'Jackie Brown': 18th Nov '08

Dear Mr xxxxxx

Thank you for telling us your concerns about our services.

I am arranging for a manager to look into the issues you have raised. It will be dealt with at the first of the 3 stages of the complaints procedure – please see information enclosed.

You should receive a reply from the manager by 8 December. If you are unhappy with the response you receive, please let me know, and I will explain what can happen next.

This is the telephone number for the Local Government Ombudsman: 0845 602 1983. You may contact the Ombudsman for advice at any point if you are dissatisfied with the way we are handling your complaint.

Yours sincerely

Jackie Brown
Complaints Officer, Children and Young People's Services
Bristol City Council
P O Box 57
Room U27 Council House
College Green
BRISTOL BS99 7EB
Complaints Line: 0117 922 3707

A response from 'Anne Jewkes': 21st Nov 08

Dear Mr xxxxx

In response to your query I can confirm that the press reports are factually incorrect. A positive working relationship exists between these organisations. In 2007 the management committee decided to change the name of their organisation from "Broad Plain Boys Club" to "Broad Plain (working with young people)". The committee did this to reflect the service the club currently delivers to both boys and girls. The club is working through a programme of changing their marketing material to reflect their new name.

Section 29 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 does allow for the provision of gender specific services to be provided in limited circumstances e.g. single sex changing rooms. This would tend to be where the service is of a personal nature e.g abuse counselling for young women, sexual health advice for young men or where there is evidence that a particular group (usually women) would not be able to access the service/activity unless it was single sex.

Yours sincerely

Rose Richards (Head of Youth and Play Services)

If you are not satisfied with this response, you can take your complaint to Stage 2 of the Council's complaints procedure. If you wish to do this, please let us know, preferably in writing, by no later than 21st December 2008

**johnkimble1** · 21st-November-2008

"or where there is evidence that a particular group (usually women) would not be able to access the service/activity unless it was single sex"

usually women?

Even their starting position for everything is so fundamentally flawed. Why even use that line? - they must be living in the 1950s or something. I'd complain about that email if nothing else.

**Marx** · 21st-November-2008

When I've drawn up a reply, I'll post it up here.

**byslexic_danana** · 21st-November-2008

Quote from johnkimble1

"or where there is evidence that a particular group (usually women) would not be able to access the service/activity unless it was single sex"

usually women?

Yep, because, you know, guys are just such pigs, that it positively PAINS women to be in their company?

Quote from A brainwashed robot

Section 29 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 does allow for the provision of gender specific services to be provided in limited circumstances e.g. single sex changing rooms.

"The provision of gender specific services to be provided in limited circumstances"?

Yeah, sounds about right; limited to when the gender specific is FEMALE.....

**johnkimble1** · 21st-November-2008

People need to remember that the only way to win is to beat the feminists at their own game.

Ultimately this means being in favour of such changes and then asking why there are no domestic violence services, shelters open to men etc.

I really think the dv rulings in California will soon have the feminists running scared if we all keep up the pressure.