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Pensford Local History Group (PLHG) “Open Day”

Date: Saturday 22^nd October 2022

Time: 2:00pm to 5:00pm

Venue: Pensford Memorial Hall, Publow Lane, Pensford, BS39 4HW

Cost: £2.50 admission

The PLHG has an exciting afternoon planned where you can come along and see what projects the PLHG has been busy working on over the last few years (some are now completed whilst others are still ongoing).  Come along and chat with the people involved.

The main attraction will be the “Robert Bailey Collection” where we will have several hundred images for people to browse through as well as a number of slideshows which will start at 2:15pm and run every 30 minutes throughout the afternoon.  We will also have a stand available displaying the remaining Paintings and Drawings by the late Robert Bailey.

In addition, come and see what’s in the pipeline with the current “Places of Worship” project and what it’s all about.  We will also have a stand where you can buy a copy of the “We Remember It Well” flood book for £5.00 and, if you haven’t yet seen or picked up a copy of one of the three Walk Booklets launched in 2018, come and pick one up (donations gratefully accepted) as they are full of interesting information.  We will also have an exhibition on “100 Years of Pensford Schools”.

And if all of this makes you thirsty and hungry, there will be a wonderful selection of refreshments available, in partnership with All Saints’ Church.

The latest Catalogue for the Paintings and Drawings by the late Robert Bailey can be downloaded from here

The Walk Booklets can be downloaded from here

BS39 4HW, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, England, United Kingdom

BS39 4HW, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Pensford Local History Group is tentatively resuming their talks programme, and have arranged three talks during the autumn. The timetable  appears below

If you missed the public meeting in Pensford, here is a further chance to find out more.

POKE is representing our local communities to fight the proposed supersize industrial scale food digester plant between Pensford and Keynsham. If approved, this plant would have potential to blight our local roads and quality of life.

Although the local council unanimously refused the original planning application, it is now necessary to fight an appeal lodged by the developer.  This appeal will be determined by a government inspector (not by our local council).

This is an important meeting for anyone with concerns about this development.  If you want to help preserve your local environment and quality of life, please do attend:

Date:  Thursday (28th July)

Venue: Whitchurch United Reformed Church, 24 Bristol Road, Whitchurch Village, Bristol, BS14 0PQ,

Time: 7pm

Everyone welcome.

BS14 0PQ, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Find our more on the Protect Our Keynsham Environment website here

Protect Our Keynsham Environment (POKE) has been granted ‘Rule 6 status’.  and is now considered to be a main party at the public inquiry and can cross-examine other parties.

Read more in “The Week In” here

POKE need to raise more funds to cover the cost of employing experts to represent our local community against  this industrial scale scheme which has the potential to blight our local roads and quality of life.

Find our more on the Protect Our Keynsham Environment website here

THE MINERS COFFEE SHOP here in Pensford has very kindly agreed to display and sell some of the framed artworks by the late Robert Bailey.  A small selection at a time will be on display to view and / or purchase and these will be rotated on a regular basis.  Donations of frames from a few local people have enabled us to frame an additional 31 artworks and we hope that they are much more appealing and will generate even more money for donation to both All Saints’ Church and the Pensford Local History Group (PLHG).  So please, pop in to The Miners for a drink and / or a snack and have a look at what’s available.

And also, to let everyone know, the PLHG will have another stall at the Church Market at All Saints’ Church in Publow (BS39 4HP) on Saturday 1^st October 2022 from 10:00am to 11:30am.  We look forward to seeing you there.

An updated Catalogue can be found here 

Enquiries: pensfordhistorygroup@gmail.com

Bath & North East Somerset councillors voted unanimously to refuse permission for a supersized anaerobic digester plant, north east of Pensford as you head to Keynsham.  But the developer is appealing the decision, hoping a Planning Inspector will overrule the council’s decision. 

If the developer succeeds, Pensford will face around 13,000 extra HGV trips through the village every year – meaning more noise, traffic and pollution!

A renewed campaign to counter the developer is now needed.  This is being led by Protect Our Keynsham Environment (POKE) – the group behind the highly successful campaign to oppose this development at the earlier planning stage.  POKE have already got off to a flying start, calling for money to fight the appeal at a 3-week public planning inquiry starting in October 2022.

POKE is holding a residents meeting on Tuesday, 12th July at Pensford Memorial Hall from 7pm to 8pm. 

Find out what POKE have done so far, what they intend to do to fight the appeal and what you can do to help protect Pensford.  You can ask questions of your local councillor and others. 

Publow with Pensford Parish Council are kindly supporting the meeting and everyone is welcome.

Publow with Whitchurch councillor Paul May, said: “I urge members of the local community to attend this meeting on 12th July and I thank POKE for setting it up.  If we are successfully to fight this appeal, we must come together as a community and present a united front.”

POKE spokesperson Kerry Morgan added: “If the development were to go ahead, there will be around 28,500 extra two-way HGV movements every year – meaning more noise, traffic and pollution!  The battle is not yet won and I encourage everyone to do what they can before it is too late.”

 
Pensford Local History Group (PLHG)

Extraordinary Meeting on Tuesday 14th June 2022 at 7:00pm at Pensford Memorial Hall (BS39 4HW)

The Pensford Local History Group (PLHG) is holding a second Extraordinary Meeting to discuss ideas and options for the next steps to ensure the PLHG’s continued success. This meeting, which is free to attend, will be held as detailed above. Since our first Extraordinary Meeting in February 2020, the world turned upside down and nothing further was decided. Please put the date in your diary, and we encourage you to speak with people (family, friends and neighbours) about it. We are confident there is a group of people willing and able to take over the baton and we look forward to seeing you in June.

Hilary Cox (Chair) 

BS39 4HW, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Chris James and Phil Wallhead, who have been volunteer coordinators of our Neighbourhood Watch group, have decided to stand down.  We are all very grateful for the work they have done for our group over many years.

We extend a warm welcome to the new coordinator, Dom Lowe, who will now be taking responsibility for all areas covered by the group.

You can read more details about how to contact and join our Neighbourhood Watch group on our dedicated webpage here.