DOCSLIB.ORG

Our Community July 2014 Issue

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Our Community July 2014 Issue Abbeyfield Bristol Society Our Community Enhancing the quality of life July 2014 for older people Issue 227 Supported housing for independent older people in Redland Road, Westbury Road and Easter Compton Contact us now to find out all about what we offer! Abbeyfield – somewhere to look forward to….. 0117 973 6997 I e-­‐mail@abbeyfield-­‐bristol.co.uk I www.abbeyfield-­‐bristol.co.uk Abbeyfield Bristol Society, 29 Alma Vale Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2HL The free magazine delivered to every home in Pilning, Severn Beach and Easter Compton Editorial Rebecca’s Sewing WIND UP Room I have been watching that Then there are windmills, generating Seamstress all your fascinating series on BBC2 free electricity. Why can’t the Met http://www.inviewmag.co.uk ‘The Watermen’. They are a jolly Office, or the Air Ministry, who spend The Community Magazine sewing needs bunch of working men, and ladies, their time watching what the wind prints 2,200 copies which are who reminded me of the ‘working is doing say “Oy, that’s our wind!” distributed to 5,500 readers 01454 633905 or men’s camaraderie’ that I have I’m getting the feeling that nothing 07855 745849 missed in retirement. Much of the will come ‘for free’. There used to Editor programme focused on the muckiest be garage signs saying “FREE AIR” Roy Edwardes 01454 632670 33 Cross Hands Road, jobs imaginable, undertaken by but now you have to put money 21 Chessell Avenue, Pilning, Bristol BS35 4JB men with a huge sense of North in the slot, so wind is not free! Pilning BS35 4LP Country humour. [email protected] rebeccadunsford@ This train of thought eventually brings However, one particular incident me down to earth with the thought Typesetter and Designer hotmail.co.uk stuck in my mind. A huge drain at that when I pay £36 a year for Gayle Smith www.rebeccassewing the sewage treatment works had someone to cart away my garden [email protected] become completely clogged with waste in my green bin what do they room.wordpress.com fat. It was a horrible mess. But along do with it? They turn it into money! Business Advertising and Accounts came a chap with a huge tanker It’s a mugs game, and I am the mug. Debbie Biggs 01454 632200 who said “I will clear that for free, My green bin waste will have to be 3 Redwick Gardens and call me anytime you get a sold to the council, say at £1.45 per [email protected] blockage” He sucked up all the load, which works out at £36 per fat, and everyone was happy. year –well I never. Webmaster But as his tanker left I heard someone Mike Pruett say “Might be free this time, mate, [email protected] next time we’ll sell it to you” Printing Where do we go from here? The man who cleared the fat processed it into diesel fuel. So someone’s waste was recycled for profit. How Roy about the waste wood that gets Delivery Organiser recycled into ‘biofuel’ in our own PS Thanks to everyone who is Bob Benjamin 01454 632609 village? Does it come for free, supporting the Bristol NW Foodbank and if so, why should it? If we built via Emmaus Church and Pilning Hardcopy Collector Severn Beach a barrage across the Severn and Church. Keep it up. (May, In View) Frances Barr MBE, 54 Beach Road used the tides to make electricity The editor reserves the right to edit as he would Her Majesty, who owns the thinks necessary. No anonymous articles are shoreline say “Oy, that’s my tide, Cover picture, taken at Bristol printed. Reproduction of any material in this gim’me the money!” Harbour Festival by Roy Edwardes publication is illegal and may not be used without the authors consent. 2 3 Comment FUN DOGGY DAY & COMPANION DOG SHOW When the schools break up later Combined this By the Church 1970s huge Calendar passenger planes month tourism will peak as thousands began to make international travel in aid of South Glos stray dogs St Peter’s, Pilning. Anglican / Methodist th of families set off in search of sunshine, possible for people of various income Sunday 17 August 2014 at Avon Riding Centre for the relaxation and new experiences. Traffic groups Minister and Rev now Ann Australia Parker 01454 can 632329 be Disabled, Kings Weston Rd, HENBURY, BRISTOL BS10 7QT will back up for miles on the motorways reachedChurchwarden in 24 hours Mr J. Edwa ratherrdes than01454 after632646 The DOG SHOW is UNDER COVER. Open 10.00AM, Dog show and queues at airport security will seem weeksMethodist at sea. Steward c/o Rev Roger Ducker 01454 631228 Marriage Administrator Olwen Murray 01454 633979 starts 11am. endless. PEDIGREE AND NOVELTY CLASSES WITH PRIZES & ROSETTES TO Travel has always been part of human 5TH PLACE (sponsored by Husse Bristol and Platinum pet care). Until relativelyDate recently Time travelService was activityLeader from the nomadicSidesman hunter- Flowers the privilege30Jun of the rich.7.30pm The Summer majority Concert FESTIVAL CHOIR Officers Lots of Fun, Refreshments and BBQ 6 Jul 10am Holy Communion (A)gatherers Rev Ann toParker those whoGill Harpertravelled forSharon Edwardes th of the population13 Jul had10am to beHoly content Communion (M)trade Rev or Ward exploration. Jones Dorothy In the 18 centuryOlive Singer Pay on day. £1/class or as many classes as you wish for £5 . with a week at the sea-side4pm Taize if they (St Helen’s) wealthy young men undertookGreen the Admission 50p for adults including programme. were lucky, a20 day Jul trip10a tom Weston Morning or Prayer GrandRev AnnTour Parker of Europe Iain to Gray broaden their Do Visit us on www.fosgs.comule.com 27 Jul 10am Morning Worship Rev Ann Parker Mark Richards Heather Rickards a working holidayCleaning picking Rota fruit or hops horizons much as gap year students For more details ring 07768 285009 evenings (Julia) or email in the countryside, like 6the Jul Larkins13 inJul 20and Jul back-packers 27 Jul travel world-wide [email protected] ‘The Darling Buds of May’.Jeanette Gill Harper Marknowadays. and Gill Ian Benning Mass tourism was fostered by Thomas Some of the most courageous travellers Cook who in 1841 capitalised Morning onand the Evening Prayerhave are been said pilgrims on Wednesdays and missionaries. at 8am and 5.30 pm development of the railways for his Driven by their religious convictions, package holiday business. EASTER COMPTONpilgrims madeMETHODIST hazardous journeys CHURCH to Spain and Jerusalem and missionaries When cars became more affordable, to hostile parts of Africa, India and I remember being perplexed when MinisterChina. Rev Anita Hart 0117 9621200 radio traffic bulletins reported tailbacks Steward Mrs M. Richards 01454 614264 at Cambridge on the main route to Jesus too journeyed extensively during Cornwall. I didn’tDate realise Tim thate theyService his ministry,Leader often in difficultSteward terrain Flowers meant a small 6village Jul on6.30 the pm A38 Holy in Communionand withRev little Anita in Hart the wayMr of Swain personal Mrs Gardener Gloucestershire20 Julnot the6.30 town pm inEvening Worshipcomfort Rev but Ajay he Singh took pleasureMr Swain in Mrs Caines East Anglia. 3 Aug 6.30 pm Holy Communionconversing Rev Anitawith Hartthe peopleMr Swain he met, Mrs Swain Church Anniversaryin the companionship of those travelling In 1959 I stood on a bridge above the thwith him, in sharing meals with friends, M1 motorwayCOFF daysEE after MORNING it was on opened. Tuesday 15 andJuly infrom the 10.30am. natural Come world. and enjoy a chat, a coffee or tea, browse the usual stalls and maybe meet new friends. There was not a car in sight! Yet now even in the middle of the night I can Wherever you go this summer, and Easter Compton Methodist Church Anniversary Display hear the constant hum of the M4 and however you travel, may you too Depicting the church history M5 if the wind is in a certainnd direction. enjoy such simple pleasures and Saturday 2 Aug 2.30pm – 5pmreturn refreshed and happy. Sunday 3rd August 3pm – 6pm Stalls and Refreshments Rev. Ann Lloyd 4 5 Western Approaches Lorries – Some are turning right onto the A403 ignoring the red light of the traffic lights. Abandoned Horses – 6 abandoned horses are in the green field behind the Power Stations Seabank 1&2. I have been told this land is owned by the Port of Bristol Authority. I have therefore emailed them of this situation. Robert C. Griffin “Alverstoke”, 9 Shaymoor Lane, Pilning, South Gloucestershire, BS35 4JR Parking - on Double Yellow lines in Severn Beach. Three motorists have been issue with Fixed Penalty Fines. 01454-864055/632624, [email protected] Police Camera Van – This was operational in Easter Compton on the 4th, 25th & 28th of April. The Easter Compton Speed/Lorry watch team backed this up on numerous News for Pilning & Severn Beach occasions this month. 7th June 2014 Cyclists & Horse Riders – With the summer weather here it is good to see so many people taking healthy exercise riding and enjoying our pleasant area. Dear Ward Members, In the interest of your personal safety, on A & B roads only, please ride in single file. Our Litter Bins – I contacted Streetcare on 2nd May as our ward litterbins are Best regards, Robert overflowing Ref: 87957.Cleared by the 14th. I have also requested more frequent emptying of our bins on the promenade during the summer due to over use. The need for extra litterbins will be investigated and reviewed by our Parish Council in the autumn. Cream Teas SEASIDE SPECIAL A403–Cross Hands Road, Pilning – I have been requested to ask Streetcare On the lawn at Roy Cowell of Severn Beach if this corner can be made safer by adding Double Yellow lines or a Parking Bay.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Wotton Under Edge
    SELECT ROLL 82 GLOUCESTERSHIRE Indented extract made on the 10th day of May in the 23rd year of the reign of our lady Elizabeth, by the grace of God, queen of England, France & Ireland, defender of the faith, etc. Of all sums of money chargeable on anyone living within the boundary of the hundreds of Berkeley, Grumbald's Ash, Thornbury, Henbury, Pucklechurch and Barton in the county aforesaid, at the first payment of the subsidy from the laity granted by act of the parliament held at Westminster in the 23rd year of the reign of the said lady queen, ratified, assessed & taxed before us, Sir Thomas Porter & Thomas Throckmorton, esq., by virtue of the said lady queen's commission, together with others directed in that matter; whereof one part is to be handed over and delivered to Edward Trotman, gent., the head or chief collector of the hundreds aforesaid, named and appointed for the levying of the sums specified in the same extract [which are] to be paid for the work and use of the said lady queen; the other part of the aforesaid extract is to be handed over and delivered to the barons of the exchequer of the said lady queen, according to the tenor of the said act of parliament, to be kept together with the obligatory document of the said collector annexed to these presents certified under our seals abovementioned, which certain sums, together with names and surnames of anyone chargeable within the hundreds & boundaries aforesaid, with their place of abode, follows after. LAND GOODS ASSESSMENT £ s d BERKELEY HUNDRED Berkeley William BUTCHER £3 8 0 Richard BUTCHER 40s 5 4 Richard HIX 40s 5 4 Margaret HIX, infant £3 8 0 Thomas NEALE £5 8 4 William BOWER £4 6 8 Maurice TEISOME £3 5 0 Robert TOWNSEND £3 5 0 Maurice ATWOOD £3 5 0 Richard HERRINGE £3 5 0 TOTAL £3 1s 8d Arlingham Paid Jane WESTWARD £5 13 4 Richard YATE, gent.
    [Show full text]
  • Ms Kate Coggins Sent Via Email To: Request-713266
    Chief Executive & Corporate Resources Ms Kate Coggins Date: 8th January 2021 Your Ref: Our Ref: FIDP/015776-20 Sent via email to: Enquiries to: Customer Relations request-713266- Tel: (01454) 868009 [email protected] Email: [email protected] Dear Ms Coggins, RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST Thank you for your request for information received on 16th December 2020. Further to our acknowledgement of 18th December 2020, I am writing to provide the Council’s response to your enquiry. This is provided at the end of this letter. I trust that your questions have been satisfactorily answered. If you have any questions about this response, then please contact me again via [email protected] or at the address below. If you are not happy with this response you have the right to request an internal review by emailing [email protected]. Please quote the reference number above when contacting the Council again. If you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of the internal review you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF or via their website at www.ico.org.uk Yours sincerely, Chris Gillett Private Sector Housing Manager cc CECR – Freedom of Information South Gloucestershire Council, Chief Executive & Corporate Resources Department Customer Relations, PO Box 1953, Bristol, BS37 0DB www.southglos.gov.uk FOI request reference: FIDP/015776-20 Request Title: List of Licensed HMOs in Bristol area Date received: 16th December 2020 Service areas: Housing Date responded: 8th January 2021 FOI Request Questions I would be grateful if you would supply a list of addresses for current HMO licensed properties in the Bristol area including the name(s) and correspondence address(es) for the owners.
    [Show full text]
  • Roadworks and Traffic Interruptions Alert Tuesday 28.05.19 from Roadworks.Org
    Roadworks and traffic interruptions alert Tuesday 28.05.19 from roadworks.org Weekly email alert. Traffic restrictions and roadworks starting within the next week. Alert name: Displaying 21 roadworks Roadworks A200 Duke Street Hill, London, Southwark 02 June — 03 June Delays likely Traffic control (Stop/Go boards) Works location: Unknown Works description: 2 x Mobile apparatus - CW - TM- No encroachment on duke st hill westbound no. Stop /go boards to entrance of terminal; FW - Footways open and site marshalled. PEDS escorted by site marshal operatives if footway is closed for short periods - working hours: 2200-0500 - 24h contact: Matt Horbacki 02033228188 Responsibility for works: Transport for London Current status: Planned work about to start Works reference: YG450408708 Abson Road, Pucklechurch, South Gloucestershire 03 June — 03 July Delays likely Road closure Works location: Abson Rd from junction with B4465 Shortwood Rd to junction with Holbrook Lane. Works description: Carriageway surface dressing works Responsibility for works: South Gloucestershire Current status: Planned work about to start Works reference: RZ11700013944 Abson Road, Wick, South Gloucestershire 03 June — 03 July Delays likely Road closure Works location: Abson Rd from junction with B4465 Shortwood Rd to junction with Holbrook Lane. Works description: Carriageway surface dressing works Responsibility for works: South Gloucestershire Current status: Planned work about to start Works reference: RZ11700013945 B4465 Shortwood Road, Pucklechurch, South Gloucestershire 03 June — 03 July Delays likely Road closure Works location: B4465 Shortwood Rd & Westerleigh Rd from Dennisworth Farm to St Aldams Nursery. Works description: Carriageway surface dressing works Responsibility for works: South Gloucestershire Current status: Planned work about to start Works reference: RZ11700013964 B4465 Westerleigh Road, Pucklechurch, South Gloucestershire 30 May — 31 May Delays likely Traffic control (two-way signals) Works location: Approx 45 m of RHS of 121.
    [Show full text]
  • Thornbury Radio
    Thornbury Radio 1 Station Name Guidance Notes What is the proposed station name? This is the name you expect to use to identify the station on air. Thornbury Radio 2. Community to be served Guidance Notes Define the community or communities you are proposing It is a legislative requirement that a service is intended to serve. Drawing from various sources of data (e.g. from primarily to serve one or more communities (whether or the Office of Population, Census and Survey) and in relation not it also serves other members of the public) and we need to your proposed coverage area, please determine the size to understand who comprises that community or of the population concerned and the make-up of the communities. The target community will also be specified in population as a whole, along with any relevant socio- the licence, if this application is successful. economic information that would support your application. The legislation defines a ‘community’ as: people who live or (Please tell us the sources of the information you provide.) work or undergo education or training in a particular area Answer in fewer than 300 words: or locality, or people who have one or more interests or characteristics in common. We wish to extend our current internet radio service to FM to serve the historic market town of Thornbury and District. Thornbury is a proud town that manages to maintain a strong local identity despite retail pressure from the city of Bristol only 10 miles away, and a large regional shopping centre (Cribbs Causeway) even nearer.
    [Show full text]
  • NOTICE of ELECTION Election of Parish Councillors
    NOTICE OF ELECTION South Gloucestershire Council Election of Parish Councillors for the Parishes listed below Number of Parish Councillors to Number of Parish Councillors to Parishes Parishes be elected be elected Acton Turville Five Marshfield Nine Almondsbury, Almondsbury Four Oldbury-on-Severn Seven Almondsbury, Compton Two Oldland, Cadbury Heath Seven Almondsbury, Cribbs Causeway Seven Oldland, Longwell Green Seven Alveston Eleven Oldland, Mount Hill One Aust Seven Olveston Nine Badminton Seven Patchway, Callicroft Nine Bitton, North Common Six Patchway, Coniston Six Bitton, Oldland Common Four Pilning & Severn Beach, Pilning Four Bitton, South Four Pilning & Severn Beach, Severn Six Beach Bradley Stoke, North Six Pucklechurch Nine Bradley Stoke, South Seven Rangeworthy Five Bradley Stoke, Stoke Brook Two Rockhampton Five Charfield Nine Siston, Common Three Cold Ashton Five Siston, Rural One Cromhall Seven Siston, Warmley Five Dodington, North East Four Sodbury, North East Five Dodington, North West Eight Sodbury, Old Sodbury Five Dodington, South Three Sodbury, South West Five Downend & Bromley Heath, Downend Ten Stoke Gifford, Central Nine Downend & Bromley Heath, Staple Hill Two Stoke Gifford, University Three Doynton Five Stoke Lodge and the Common Nine Dyrham & Hinton Five Thornbury, Central Three Emersons Green, Badminton Three Thornbury, East Three Emersons Green, Blackhorse Three Thornbury, North East Four Emersons Green, Emersons Green Seven Thornbury, North West Three Emersons Green, Pomphrey Three Thornbury, South Three
    [Show full text]
  • GLOUCESTERSHIRE Extracted from the Database of the Milestone Society
    Entries in red - require a photograph GLOUCESTERSHIRE Extracted from the database of the Milestone Society National ID Grid Reference Road No. Parish Location Position GL_AVBF05 SP 102 149 UC road (was A40) HAMPNETT West Northleach / Fosse intersection on the verge against wall GL_AVBF08 SP 1457 1409 A40 FARMINGTON New Barn Farm by the road GL_AVBF11 SP 2055 1207 A40 BARRINGTON Barrington turn by the road GL_AVGL01 SP 02971 19802 A436 ANDOVERSFORD E of Andoversford by Whittington turn (assume GL_SWCM07) GL_AVGL02 SP 007 187 A436 DOWDESWELL Kilkenny by the road GL_BAFY07 ST 6731 7100 A4175 OLDLAND West Street, Oldland Common on the verge almost opposite St Annes Drive GL_BAFY07SL ST 6732 7128 A4175 OLDLAND Oldland Common jct High St/West Street on top of wall, left hand side GL_BAFY07SR ST 6733 7127 A4175 OLDLAND Oldland Common jct High St/West Street on top of wall, right hand side GL_BAFY08 ST 6790 7237 A4175 OLDLAND Bath Road, N Common; 50m S Southway Drive on wide verge GL_BAFY09 ST 6815 7384 UC road SISTON Siston Lane, Webbs Heath just South Mangotsfield turn on verge GL_BAFY10 ST 6690 7460 UC road SISTON Carsons Road; 90m N jcn Siston Hill on the verge GL_BAFY11 ST 6643 7593 UC road KINGSWOOD Rodway Hill jct Morley Avenue against wall GL_BAGL15 ST 79334 86674 A46 HAWKESBURY N of A433 jct by the road GL_BAGL18 ST 81277 90989 A46 BOXWELL WITH LEIGHTERTON near Leighterton on grass bank above road GL_BAGL18a ST 80406 89691 A46 DIDMARTON Saddlewood Manor turn by the road GL_BAGL19 ST 823 922 A46 BOXWELL WITH LEIGHTERTON N of Boxwell turn by the road GL_BAGL20 ST 8285 9371 A46 BOXWELL WITH LEIGHTERTON by Lasborough turn on grass verge GL_BAGL23 ST 845 974 A46 HORSLEY Tiltups End by the road GL_BAGL25 ST 8481 9996 A46 NAILSWORTH Whitecroft by former garage (maybe uprooted) GL_BAGL26a SO 848 026 UC road RODBOROUGH Rodborough Manor by the road Registered Charity No 1105688 1 Entries in red - require a photograph GLOUCESTERSHIRE Extracted from the database of the Milestone Society National ID Grid Reference Road No.
    [Show full text]
  • Meeting Point Volume 44, Number 8, May 2020
    Meeting Point Volume 44, Number 8, May 2020 The community magazine for the villages of Olveston, Tockington, Old Down, Lower Hazel, Awkley, Ingst, Aust, Elberton and Littleton upon Severn Courtlands If you read the small print at the bottom of this Olveston Bristol BS35 4DU page, you will see that Meeting Point was founded Tel: 01454 610081 in 1976. This month is the first, in all those 44 meetingpointeditor@ years, that the magazine has not been delivered to gmail.com every home in the area by our delivery volunteers. The reasons why we have decided to be online only for the time being are now all too familiar to our readers. Rest assured - we will return to a print Ashlea copy just as soon as we can. Haw Lane Olveston This month s content is quite unusual; there are no Bristol BS35 4EG articles advertising upcoming events - in fact there Tel 01454 612850 is no diary page, and we have no details of church meetingpointmagazine@ services, just contact details for each church. gmail.com However, the magazine is full of a variety of articles: we learn how a team of volunteers quickly mobilised to support the homebound and elderly in the area during lockdown; there are two articles Tel: 01454 620388 about how VE and VJ Days were celebrated meetingpointadvertising@ locally; we can find out how to access weekly gmail.com services from St. Mary s via YouTube and there is plenty more . This cover is by John Hodges Meeting Point Founded in 1976 by the Anglican and Methodist churches in Olveston, near Bristol.
    [Show full text]
  • Bristol & Bath Car Services German Car Specialist
    The Week in East Bristol & North East Somerset FREE Issue no 388 10th September 2015 Read by over 30,000 people every week In this week’s issue ...... page 9 Referendum for B&NES Mayor . Election petition successful page 22 Brislington library reprieved . But opening hours to be cut page 24 New schools open this term . New primary and studio schools ANext Tuesday's better public consultation exhibitionfuture very sensibly for Keynsham? brings together a number of issues concerning the future development of Keynsham over the next 15 years. The 'placemaking' operation which fleshes out the aims and ambitions of the Core Strategy and the Draft Transport Plan are key among these, but air quality management and the euphemistically named 'conservation area' strategy will all get an airing on 15th September at the Key Centre. One document you probably won't see there is called 'The Heart of Keynsham' but it is well worth getting your hands on a copy before you visit the exhibition or respond to the council consultation. Bath Hill East in 2 The Week • Thursday 3rd September 2015 e forIt has notKeynsham? been produced by B&NES officials or expensively recruited consultants, it has been written by local people who have witnessed the changes of the last two decades and considered the potential challenges for the future from the inside looking out. Author Terry Edwards lives in Mayfields and over the last 18 months has consulted with local residents and organisations, as well as wearing out a considerable amount of shoe leather walking around the Keynsham town centre and periphery to see Station Road if a better future could be imagined with just a little more courage and foresight.
    [Show full text]
  • Archdeaconry of Bristol) Which Is Part of the Diocese of Bristol
    Bristol Archives Handlist of parish registers, non-conformist registers and bishop’s transcripts Website www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-archives Online catalogue archives.bristol.gov.uk Email enquiries [email protected] Updated 15 November 2016 1 Parish registers, non-conformist registers and bishop’s transcripts in Bristol Archives This handlist is a guide to the baptism, marriage and burial registers and bishop’s transcripts held at Bristol Archives. Please note that the list does not provide the contents of the records. Also, although it includes covering dates, the registers may not cover every year and there may be gaps in entries. In particular, there are large gaps in many of the bishop’s transcripts. Church of England records Parish registers We hold registers and records of parishes in the City and Deanery of Bristol (later the Archdeaconry of Bristol) which is part of the Diocese of Bristol. These cover: The city of Bristol Some parishes in southern Gloucestershire, north and east of Bristol A few parishes in north Somerset Some registers date from 1538, when parish registers were first introduced. Bishop’s transcripts We hold bishop’s transcripts for the areas listed above, as well as several Wiltshire parishes. We also hold microfiche copies of bishop’s transcripts for a few parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Bishop’s transcripts are a useful substitute when original registers have not survived. In particular, records of the following churches were destroyed or damaged in the Blitz during the Second World War: St Peter, St Mary le Port, St Paul Bedminster and Temple.
    [Show full text]
  • Pucklechurch REVEL Photography Competition Enter by 1St September 2005
    Pucklechurch REVEL Photography Competition Enter by 1st September 2005 A new Revel-sponsored event will take place this year: the Bob Stone Memorial Photography Competition. There will be two categories and three age groups, each of which will be judged separately for first, second, and third place. Entry is free! The categories: ? Pucklechurch Village Life – Photos of buildings, people, scenery and events (like Revel!) that show where and how we live ? Open – Any other subject, including travel, portraits, nature, pets, abstracts, and architecture The age groups: ? 11 and under ? 12-17 ? 18 and over Who may enter? ? Amateur photographers only. ? Residents of Pucklechurch, Shortwood, Abson, Westerleigh, Hinton, Doynton, and Dyrham or any student attending Pucklechurch Primary School (regardless of where they live). ? Members of the Revel Committee are eligible because the judges will be neutral third parties. What do I submit? ? Entrants can submit a maximum of two photos per category. ? All entries must be submitted as small prints (no larger than 4x6" or 5x5") and may be colour or black and white. ? Photographs may be printed from film or digital sources and may be cropped from the original image. Images may be digitally altered for special effects, but please include "digitally manipulated" on the back of the print. ? Photographs may be old or recent, but they must be the photographer's own work. ? Include the following on the back of the print: category, age group, your name, address, phone number and/or email address. To protect the print, use a soft felt-tip pen or write the information on a large label and stick the label to the back of the print.
    [Show full text]
  • Traffic & Transportation Section 1.3 Public Transport
    Community Plan Pucklechurch Shortwood Parkfield Lyde Green Traffic & Transportation Section 1.3 Public Transport DRAFT until adopted by Parish Council Agenda • Where are we today? – Existing Bus Service – Commuting in Pucklechurch – Financial Situation • Where do we want to be? – Community Plan Results – Public Meetings • How do we get there? –Priorities – Options Pucklechurch Community Plan Existing Pucklechurch Services 689 Yate - Pucklechurch - Bristol 948 Pucklechurch – Sir Bernard Lovell School 989 Puckelchurch - Mangotsfield School 29/620 Stroud – Yate/Yate – Pucklechurch -Bath Tetbury Yate Stroud P Pucklechurch F 689 I S 620 S H Wick H Bristol Bath Pucklechurch Community Plan Route 689 & 620 Pucklechurch Community Plan Method of Travel to Work* - Resident Population Bus (66) (140) Works mainly at or from home (140) Underground, metro, light rail or tram (92) Train Bus, minibus or coach (66) Taxi or minicab Driving a car or van (1033) Passenger in a car or van (92) Driving a car or van (1033) Motorcycle, scooter or moped (32) Bicycle (27) On foot (84) Other *2001 Census Ref: UV39 • On average residents of the Parish commute 35,085 Km (21,928 miles) per day** Equivalent to once round the world. • 175,580 Km (110,000 miles) a week • over 7 million km (4.4 million miles) a year • Enough to go to the moon and back 18 times! **2001 Census Ref: UV35 Pucklechurch Community Plan Current Financial Situation • Level of use of the buses in Pucklechurch is not commercially viable • Financial situation following the bank failures means councils
    [Show full text]
  • The Forest of Avon Plan a Tree and Woodland Strategy for the West of England the FOREST of AVON PLAN Acknowledgements
    The Forest of Avon Plan A Tree and Woodland Strategy for the West of England THE FOREST OF AVON PLAN Acknowledgements We would like to thank Avon Wildlife Trust, Bath Trust, Bath and North East Somerset Council, and North East Somerset Council, Bristol City Bristol Avon Catchment Partnership, Bristol Council, Bristol Water, the Forest of Avon Trust, Avon Rivers Trust, Bristol City Council, Bristol North Somerset Council, South Gloucestershire Tree Forum, Bristol Water, Cotswolds AONB, Council, Wessex Water, West of England Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Combined Authority, and the Woodland Trust for Mendip Hills AONB, National Trust, National their support in resourcing this Strategy. Farmers Union, Natural England, North We would also like to thank the following Somerset Council, South Gloucestershire organisations for their input to and comments Council, Wessex Water, West of England on this Strategy, without whose expertise this Combined Authority and Woodland Trust. would not have been possible: Avon Wildlife While the Information in this document is considered to be correct at the date of publication, changes in circumstances after the time of publication may impact on the accuracy of the Information. 2 A TREE AND WOODLAND STRATEGY FOR THE WEST OF ENGLAND Woods and trees are vital for a healthy, happy society. They lock up carbon to fight climate change; improve our health, wellbeing and education; reduce pollution and flooding, and support people, wildlife and livestock in adapting to climate change in towns and countryside. 3 3 THE FOREST OF AVON PLAN Executive Summary A strong and improving evidence base for the Trees and woodlands are natural environment is developing, including a crucial part of the West the West of England Nature Recovery Network (NRN) and woodland opportunity mapping, and of England’s environment the West of England Joint Green Infrastructure and provide an array of Strategy (JGIS) provides a prospectus for increasing investment in green infrastructure services to our society and within the region.
    [Show full text]