The Parish Council were delighted that so many residents took part in the village consultation.  The results will be discussed at the next Parish Council meeting on Monday 13^th December when we will agree the next step for implementing the most popular project.

Following the count, the projects have been placed in order of popularity:

ANPR Cameras

Youth Club on Wheels

Changes to the Village Green

Maintenance of Church Rooms

Improved Footpath

Outdoor Fitness Equipment

Additional Car Parking

This was an extremely useful exercise for the Parish Council which has helped us to understand residents’ priorities in the Parish.  Members of public are always welcome to attend Parish Council meetings which take place in the Village Hall at 7pm on the 2^nd Monday of the Month.  A public participation session takes part at the start of each meeting and residents can register to speak for a maximum of three minutes by emailing clerk@publow-with-pensford-pc.gov.uk

 

Parish Consultation

Saturday 13th November – 2 – 5 pm Pensford Village Hall

We have £9000 CIL money for an infrastructure project within the Parish. Parish residents are being asked to give their views.

The money could go towards:

• • Installation of ANPR Cameras
  • Outdoor fitness equipment / Table tennis table
  • Additional Car parking for the village Hall
  • Changes to the Village Green and road layout
  • Funding for Youth Club on Wheels
  • Development of a safe footpath to school

A link to details of the following will appear here when available:

• Maintenance of the Church Rooms

Voting will take place in person on the day. Anyone who is unable to attend the Village Hall on Saturday, can email the Clerk@publow-with-pensford-pc.gov.uk with their name, address and their preferred project.

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A reminder that the Publow with Parish Council website offers a free email alerts service. This delivers copies of all Parish Council announcements, minutes, agendas, Parish Magazines and other local news items direct to your in-box. You do not need to be resident in the Parish to sign-up for this service.

Alerts are sent only when new items are posted to the website and then only once in any day (except in emergency).

Signing-up is an easy way to keep in touch with Parish news and beats making a visit to one of the Parish Council noticeboards.

To sign-up for alerts just fill in and submit the form on the sidebar. You will then be sent a validation link which you will need to accept personally to consent to us using your details, and to prove that your sign-up is genuine.

Paintings and Drawings by Robert Bailey

Robert Bailey was an accomplished artist in his own right and this is your chance to own a very special piece of his artwork.

On behalf of Robert’s family, members of the Pensford Local History Group (PLHG) are selling individual pieces of work from a collection of over 150 paintings and drawings.  Robert used several mediums including watercolour, acrylic, pastel and pen on paper, card and board.  A number of them are local scenes, along with some lovely rural- and still-life.  Some are mounted and a few are beautifully framed, but the majority are not.

So, the date for your diary is Saturday 4^th December 2021 between 10:00am and 12:30pm at the All Saints’ Christmas Church Market in Publow (BS39 4HP).  Our preference for payment is cash but we will have access to a card machine.

Proceeds from the sale of these artworks will go to All Saints’ Church and the PLHG.

Enquiries: pensfordhistorygroup@gmail.com

A detailed catalogue can be found here

 

The Parish Council virtual meeting due to be held on 12th April was postponed due to the period of Mourning. This meeting has now been re-scheduled and it will now take place on Monday 19th April. The agenda is posted on this website.  

Friends of Pensford Tower Group plant a rose called Absent Friends in Pensford Church Yard

Photo supplied by Pauline Parnell

The July Parish Council meeting will be on Monday 27th July. This is a change of date.   The agenda will be posted, when available. 

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Climate Emergency Working Group
Terms of Reference (Approved 9th March 2020)

In order to take forward the Parish Council’s Decision to recognise the existence of a Climate Emergency, the Working Group is asked to:

• Work with local residents, community organisations, businesses, B&NES Council, other parish councils, neighbouring authorities and organisations to establish specific local initiatives that will contribute to achieving the area wide objective of becoming carbon neutral by 2030.

• Attend meetings, forums and training days on behalf of the Parish Council to gather information and advice from partner organisations.

• Call for experts or interested community members to input into and support the working party;

• Draft an Action Plan and create targets to help deliver carbon neutrality by 2030

• Hold a parishioners’ meeting to share information and generate ideas.

• Report back to this Parish Council on September 14th

The Working Group has not been given any delegated powers, and so will need to refer back to the Parish Council for all decisions that requires any expenditure.

COMMUNITY OIL BUYING SCHEME

A shrewd time to fill up your oil tank!

If you rely on oil for your heating and hot water, then now is probably the best time to top up your tank.

Demand for oil has dropped with the recent outbreak of Coronavirus. This in turn has led to a significant drop in oil prices. Kaz Adams, from the charity West of England Rural Network, says “Whilst we would generally advise all our members to fill up their oil tanks during the summer months (the time when most oil suppliers experience a quieter period and are therefore generally more willing to negotiate a lower price) it would appear shrewd to do so NOW”. Kaz runs a community oil buying scheme, which obtains cheaper prices for its members by placing a single large order once a month and negotiating with multiple local suppliers to get the best price. Members’ prices are on average 6 pence per litre cheaper than average oil prices, and was 35.50p per litre (plus VAT) in March 2020.

The West of England Rural Network is offering free memberships (*normally £20/year for domestic users) to domestic heating oil users aged 70 and over who may be struggling to pay their fuel bills, living in the West of England. This is thanks to a grant awarded by Quartet Community Foundation from their ‘Surviving Winter’ fund. The scheme is open to all residents of Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Bristol. Local community buildings such as village halls, schools and churches can also benefit from the scheme, as well as businesses such as farms, shops and offices. If you are interested in joining the community oil buying scheme, contact Kaz Adams on Tel: 01275 333701, Email: karen@wern.org.uk or visit
http://www.wern.org.uk/community-oil-buying-scheme/

The oil buying scheme referred to is run by West of England Rural Network, a local charity promoting rural sustainability. One of its charitable aims is to reduce rural fuel poverty and the oil buying scheme helps many rural people to reduce their oil bills.