ST CUTHBERT (OUT) 17th June PARISH COUNCIL 2021 Serving the villages around Wells

NORTH WARD EAST WARD (incl. Hole & Easton) (incl. The Horringtons & Maesbury)

Parish Councillors Parish Councillors

Cllr Paul Cannon… 674913 Cllr Ian Humphreys…675100 Cllr Martin Cooke…675115 Cllr Pablo Foster…677443 Cllr Diana Newington….07492 331119 Cllr Jenny Baker Cllr Marcel Hayden (Chair)…677738 Cllr Mark Lunnon…670023

Wookey Hole Village Website South Village

Easton Village Community West Horrington Village

WEST WARD SOUTH WARD (including Coxley, Polsham & Burcott) (including & Dulcote)

Parish Councillors Parish Councillors

Cllr Jane Walker…679530 Cllr Tony Hathway..07872 362676

Cllr Jim Reeves…671383 Cllr Ed South Danson…07790 Horrington Village027167

Cllr Ted Mallinson…07522 902044 [email protected] Gill Pettitt Cllr Margaret Mitchell… 679533

Coxley Village Life Dinder & Dulcote Villages

PARISH, DISTRICT & COUNTY NEWS Updates from County Hall, 4th June & 15th June (SCC) Weekly Newsletter, 14th June (Wells Coronavirus Network) Military low flying in the UK - essential facts (MoD) New Community Fund: small projects to £2,000 & large projects up to £30,000 (MDC)

Parish Council Covid-19 compliance regulations for parish meeting venues (Coxley & Dinder) Public attendance at council meetings, June 2021 JUNE Council Meetings (St Cuthbert Out PC) Your Parish Council - Who does what? Meet the team(s)... Parish Guides - easy guides to common neighbourhood issues

NATIONWIDE Accelerated vaccination programme (PM’s Office, 14th June) Locations currently deploying surge-testing (DHSC, updated 15th June) Changes to wedding arrangements from 21st June (various) Red, amber and green travel list (DoT, updated 8th June) Request a Covid-19 Vaccination Status letter for travelling abroad (NHS) Getting your Covid-19 vaccination status letter for travel (YouTube BSL/NHS) 2023 Electoral Boundary Review: Initial boundary proposals for Wells & (Boundary Commission)

EU TRANSITION 2021 EU, EEA and Swiss nationals need to apply to the Scheme to stay in the UK after June 30 2021.  Settlement Scheme - apply for settled status (For EU residents to continue to live & work after 30 June 2021) & advice clip from HM Government)  European Union Settlement Scheme - information for employers (Diversity Voice- YouTube) LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION One : Proposals One Somerset: Ready for Change (15th June)

'Stronger Somerset': proposals Stronger Somerset: Letter to Secretary of State (11th June) Ministry of Housing,Communities & Local Government decision due July 2021 LOOKING AFTER YOURSELVES Professionals working in child social care - help shape ideas with this survey (Independent Review for HM Govt) Heat Watch alert system (healthcare professionals) Met Office Care home workers require 2 jabs from October (Announcement, DHSC 16th June) OPT OUT of health record data sharing for research & planning (NHS)

YOUNG PEOPLE, EDUCATION & TRAINING Simple fun activities at home for newborns to 5 year olds (Hungry Little Minds) Summer School opportunities - schools to notify parents of provision by end of June (DforE, 10 June) BUSINESS & EMPLOYMENT Eviction protection extended for businesses in need - March 2022 (MHCLG/DBEIS 16th June) Growth Hub Business Support (Heart of the West, 9th June) Retail Recovery programme: free digital skills workshops (Mendip:19-21st July) OUR COMMUNITY & SOCIAL ENTERPRISE Impact of pandemic on animal welfare (House of Commons Library, March 2021) The Great Get Together 2021 - small or large, bring people together (18-20 June, the Jo Cox Foundation) CCS Thatch Bulletin, Spring Issue 2021 (Community Council for Somerset)

FARMING & RURAL NEWS Australian Animal Welfare standards & guidelines (Australian Agencies, Dec 2020) RURAL CRIME HOTLINE 0800 783 0137

KEEPING SAFE Keep safe during Euro2020 (A&S Police) Catalytic Converter theft - why so common? (‘WhatCar? Article) Emergency Alerts service launching Summer 2021 - HM Government phone alerts for localised threats to life (HM Govt)

PHONE SCAMS: If you receive a call you believe to be fraudulent, hang up. If you are suspicious about an email you have received, forward it to [email protected]. Suspicious text messages should be forwarded to the number 7726, which is free of charge (ActionFraud)

ENVIRONMENT

Re-wilding & Conservation: 7 ways the 2 combine (Rewilding Britain) Facts about bats & Covid-19 (Bat Conservation Group) New! Climate & Ecological Emergency Fund: eligibility & details here (MDC)

OUT & ABOUT

'Ride & Ramble' leaflet (East Somerset Railway)

THE SPARE CORNER

Images: Punch Magazine, Vol 18 & GoogleEarth 2018 (High Street, Wells)

The 'evil effect and operation' of the Window Tax (Parliament) Window tax receipt for No 1 Gordon Court, 1755 (National Archives) TRANSPORT NEWS

JUNE 2021

ROAD WORKS: Old Wells Road / Tin Bridge, 16-24th June ROADWORKS: Glastonbury Road, Wells 22-24th June ROAD CLOSURE: Stoppers Lane, Coxley 15th-16th June POSTPONED ROADWORKS: Long Street, 17-18th June ROAD CLOSURE: Glencot Road, 14th-18th June ROAD CLOSURE: Wells Road, Wookey 21st June-1st July ROADWORKS: Veal Lane, E Horrington end, 24th June ROAD CLOSURE: Milton Lane, Wookey Hole 28-30th June ROAD WORKS: Easton Hill, Easton 29-30th June ROADWORKS: Penleigh Road, 29th June-1st July

JULY 2021

ROAD CLOSURE: Marchants Hill, (A37) 12-25th July ROAD CLOSURE: Haymoor Lane, Coxley 12-16th July ------"BUS BACK BETTER"

HM Government’s new national bus strategy (DoT, 15th March)

SLOWWAYS - Footpath and walking fans!

CREATING A NETWORK OF WALKING ROUTES THAT CONNECTS ALL OF GREAT BRITAIN’S TOWNS AND CITIES.

HELPLINES & SUPPORT UNIVERSAL CREDIT- HELP TO CLAIM: 0800 144 8444 Includes a dedicated service for those made redundant. Offer help or request help: Corona Helpers

Somerset Coronavirus Support Helpline 0300 790 6275 7 days per week 8am – 6pm Council Coronavirus Helpline: 0300 790 6275 Citizens Advice Mendip 03 444 889 623

Mindline Somerset: 01823 276892 (24hr, 7 days a week)

[email protected] for free funding database.

Talking Cafes now available on Facebook livestreaming.

Weekly-Wednesdays, 11am. @talkingcafesomerset Every Mind Matters: self-care videos from celebrity parents & role models AgeUK - advice about Coronavirus

Wellbeing & Mental Health: looking after yourselves & others (Health Connections Mendip, June 2020) Confidential sector support & helpline 03000 111999 Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution 0808 291 9490

‘WE HEAR Cancer & all life threatening illnesses- counselling charity YOU’ Tel:01373 455255 [email protected]. Bereavement Support: Marie Curie Helpline 0800 3047 412 Monday-Saturday, 9am-5pm

RNIB Helpline 0303 123 9999 Hearing Aid batteries through the post: 01225 825602 (RUH, Bath)

16th June CORONAVIRUS CASES IN SOMERSET 20,652 (MENDIP – 3,517) 2021 (Public Health /GOV.UK)

LOCAL & COMMUNITY NOTICES

PLAY AREAS ARE NO-DOG AREAS

Read more about why dogs are not permitted in play areas here Thank you for your support.

(Images: The Dogs Trust) **PLEASE PICK UP AND DISPOSE OF DOG POOP PROPERLY**

PLANNING COMMENTS: PARTICIPATION IS EASY… Any resident can comment on a planning application within Mendip District – to oppose, to support or to remain neutral.

It’s very simple to register and the Planning Portal is easy to use – you don’t need to be an expert! As residents in the Parish, we really encourage you to register so you can make your point of view known. REGISTER FOR MAKING COMMENTS ON A PLANNING APPLICATION HERE

WOOKEY SCRAMBLING Knowle Hill, Yarley RACE DAYS (ALL SUNDAYS UNLESS STATED) 9th May 20th June 4th July 4th September (Saturday) 19th September 26th September ------VEG PATCH CHALLENGE

Grow a little extra for the Wells Food Bank! Contact [email protected] ------

St Andrews Ward Priory Health park

closure put back to 2022: petition to save the ward is still open 2,392 signatures VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT

When restrictions lift, why not volunteer for the Community SpeedWatch programme?

A Community SpeedWatch can be set up in any village, small town, or urban area, governed by either a 20, 30 or 40 miles per hour speed limit.

A team of local residents who are willing to volunteer a small amount of time each week are trained and issued with speed detection equipment to monitor speeds.

Vehicles observed speeding will be sent a warning letter along with advice to help change their driving behaviour.

Further action will be taken by the police against persistent and high end speed offenders as well as targeting individual locations.

Contact [email protected] Your email will be forwarded to the local Main Lead Contact for Community SpeedWatch.

ST JOHNS CHURCH, GLASTONBURY TO WELLS CATHEDRAL SATURDAY 19TH JUNE 1PM To register to walk: [email protected] - - - In aid of St Margarets Hospice - - - ======CATHEDRALS CYCLE ROUTE --Relay cycle connecting Cathedrals across the country--

So far: Lincoln-Southwell-Derby-Leicester-Peterborough- Ely – Norwich – Edmundsbury- Chelmsford-St Albans – St Pauls - Southwark – Rochester – Canterbury…. Arrives Wells, Sunday 27th June Departs for Bristol, Mon 28th June The whole route (CyclingUK)

(Image: Sean Cutler)

======BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT Bereavement Support Champions have supporting bereaved people across Somerset for years. Here one Champion shares some reflections and lessons he’s learnt along the way: Grieving There are usually good and bad days, most people find the good days gradually outnumber the bad days, aided sometimes with a little help on the way. Silence is golden You don’t have to keep talking and maybe struggling for things to say. Silence really is golden and gives us a chance to really hear what is being said and particularly the way that it is said. Listening Really listening allows a ‘coming together’ even on the phone. The mind can move away from brain thinking and into another dimension where true empathy comes into its own and the magic of healing is facilitated. Your presence is a gift Don’t pretend you are a doctor and can give advice to make any physical problems disappear. The person doesn’t expect this and any healing that is required can take place by virtue of your very presence. Plan for the end During our lives we all share two common events, our birth and our death. Births are planned for and celebrated; deaths should be no different. ------If you or someone you know, is affected by grief or bereavement, and would like to talk to someone, please call the Somerset Bereavement Support Service call 0800 3047 412 (Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm)