Parish Council’s Newsletter Covering the parish wards of Barrs Court, , , Orchard, and Wraxall NEWSLETTER NO. 48 ~ AUTUMN 2017 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE Welcome to the latest Oldland Parish Council Magazine! Firstly my thanks to Paul Hughes, the Parish Council Chair for the last year, for the sterling job he has done. Myself and Tony Olpin will be Chair and Vice Chair for the next year and look forward to a successful year with the Parish Council. As I am writing this the rain is lashing down so it’s a fairly typical British Summer!However that does remind us that soon the evenings will be getting darker (sorry!) and this is a good time to ensure you are ready for the winter with the challenges that brings. So make sure your car and house lights are all working as they should and as the nights draw in ensure that you are visible to other road users, plus don’t forget,that for over fifty fives,the Fire & Rescue Service will check your property for safety and fit smoke alarms if needed (free of charge). This is a good time of year to ensure you are ready for the darker nights and colder days. At this time of year we are also reminded of the massive sacrifices made by our armed forces with the launch of the annual Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. This will begin on the 27 October 2017 with an event at the Garden of Remembrance on Payne Green. All will be welcome and we look forward to seeing as many as possible. This will start the poppy collection in ASDA and many thanks to ASDA for hosting this and thanks to all the volunteer collectors. But don’t forget, more volunteers are always needed – contact Cllr G Downing if you would like to volunteer for an hour or so. I was delighted to be able to visit Barrs Court School recently. On a lovely day I was treated to an impressive display of team sports followed by a very pleasant discussion with the school captains, having been a governor at the School for a number of years in the past, it was great to see how well they are doing and to have the chance to chat to them. Recently, as many of you will be aware, we had a water failure (or outage as its now called) when the pumping station at Willsbridge had a catastrophic failure. This left much of our Parish with no water for most of the day and evening. However the majority of homes were reconnected by the early evening thanks to some fantastic work by Water (and the tree surgeons who were also needed to remove some trees in order to gain access).Bristol Water did a great job and Rob Ellis from Bristol Water has suggested elderly or vulnerable customers may want to register so that in the future they can be responded to more quickly. The number to call is 0345 6003600. This would seem to be a good idea so I encourage you to call and register particularly if you have elderly relatives or are a carer for a vulnerable person. There have been recent meetings of the Community Engagement Forums (formerly known as the Safer & Stronger Groups). This is a great way to engage with councillors (both District and Parish), Fire and Police representative and other members of the public. The CEF is open to all and is a great way to know what is going on and to bring issues to the people who can solve them. They are held four times a year and try to move around the area although it can be difficult to find venues. Details of future meetings are elsewhere in this newsletter. Finally, we are very honoured to have received an offer from Mr & Mrs Sims to fund a memorial bench in memory of their late son Dr Mark Sims. This is a fantastic gesture and one that we are delighted to accept. The bench is in Payne Green and should provide a welcome resting place for parishioners. Kind Regards Ron Hardie

The Parish Clerk is Victoria Hicks (28 Brunel Close, , Bristol, BS30 5BB) and can be contacted at all reasonable times: Telephone: 0117 961 5021

Email [email protected]

The Parish Council website is oldlandparishcouncil.co.uk IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN E-MAIL COPY OR LARGE PRINT VERSION OF THIS NEWSLETTER,CONTACT THE CLERK. This newsletter is designed and printed by Rainbow Press [email protected] HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR PARISH? Please identify exactly where this spot is to win a £10 cash prize. Please send your name, contact telephone number and postcode along with your guess to the Clerk by 1 October 2017. The winning entry will be drawn from the correct entries received by the closing date. Answer to the last competition: Hinton Green BMX Park.

Fun, creative activities for schoolCreative Year 5& through Fun Activities to school leavers, with loads to keep you entertained! For School Years Five to School Leavers • Art • Photography • Games Come and join in and• Designhave fun. • Whether Craft it’s• something Challenges you enjoy doing or trying something new there is plenty to keep you entertained. • FilmCreative• Nature& Fun Activities• Events

• Animation • Conservation • Celebrations For School Years Five to School LeaversNEW for September 2017

Digitech Studio School ➢ Design Digitech Studio School Tower Road North, TuesdaysBristol BS30 6.30pm8XQ – 8.30pm - From 12th September ➢ FilmCome and join in and have fun. Whether it’s something you Towerenjoy doingRoad North, Bristol ➢ Animation Tuesdays 6.30–8.30pm from 12th September BS30 8XQ ➢ Photographyor trying something new there is plenty to keep you entertained. Willsbridge Mill th ➢ Craft WillsbridgeThursdays Mill 6.30pm – 8.30pm - From 14 September Willsbridge Hill, Willsbridge ➢ Nature Willsbridge Hill, Willsbridge BS30 6EX BS30 6EX ➢ Environment Thursdays 6.30–8.30pm from 14th September ➢ Conservation NEW for September 2017 For details, call Steve on 07896 326737 or Emma on 07949 257876 ➢ Games Funded and supported by Oldland Parish Council, 28 Brunel Close, Bridgeyate, Bristol BS30Digitech 5BB Studio School ➢ Design For more info and register CALL; ➢ Fun Challenges Tuesdays 6.30pm – 8.30pm - From 12th September ➢ Steve on 07896326737 Events➢ Film Emma on 07949257876 Evenings ➢ Celebrations Tower Road North, Bristol ➢ Animation BS30 8XQ

Funded and supported➢ Photography by Oldland Parish Council 28 Brunel Close, Bridgeyate, Bristol, BS30 5BB Willsbridge Mill th ➢ Craft Thursdays 6.30pm – 8.30pm - From 14 September Willsbridge Hill, Willsbridge ➢ Nature BS30 6EX ➢ Environment ➢ Conservation

➢ Games ➢ Fun Challenges For more info and register CALL; Steve on 07896326737 ➢ Events Emma on 07949257876 Evenings ➢ Celebrations

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6 March 2012 COOK & SHARE OLDER MEN’S COOKING GROUP Are you male 55+ and interested in learning how to cook simple, wholesome meals in a supportive group? These early evening, monthly session are being planned to start from November and will be held at the Batch in Cadbury Heath. For further info please contact: Sandy Corke at Community Connectors 0742 207 8549 or email [email protected] www.facebook/communityconnectors or speak to Jackie Freeman at the Batch Mob: 0798 407 3968

GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE You are invited to join Oldland Parish Council for the launch of the Royal British Legion 2017 Poppy Appeal The Garden of Remembrance on Payne Green (off Craven Way, Barrs Court) FRIDAY 27 OCTOBER 2017 at 10.30am The programme will be as follows: 10.30 Crosses and religious emblems available for donations 10.50 Chairman welcome remarks 10.55 Blessings by the Branch Padre 11.00 The SILENCE Everyone welcome all local residents and organisations  Raise any concerns you have about your community  Hear about what is happening in your area  Meet with representatives from South Gloucestershire Council, Councillors, Avon & Somerset Police, Avon Fire & Rescue, Voluntary & Community Groups and your Town & Parish Councils Your voice counts in shaping your community See website below for the date of your next local meeting www.southglos.gov.uk/CEF 01454 868113 [email protected]

Hanham & Longwell Green Community Engagement Forum 7pm on 15 Nov 2017 at Longwell Green Community Centre , North Common, , Parkwall and Willsbridge Community Engagement Forum 7pm on 27 November 2017 at Oldland Common Youth & Community Centre

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ALLOTMENT PLOTS HOLLYGUEST ROAD, HANHAM, WARMLEY GOLF COURSE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN CULTIVATING AN ALLOTMENT PLOT PLEASE GIVE ME A RING AND WE CAN MEET TO DISCUSS WHICH PLOT WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR YOUR NEEDS PLOTS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE Victoria Hicks Clerk to the Council I am so pleased to introduce our new Into Work service at Merlin Housing Society! My name is Katie Coates and I am the ‘Into Work’ Officer; the purpose of my role is to help our customers to overcome any barriers to employment and give them the support they need to reach their career goals and aspirations.Once the customer goes into work, the support does not stop there. I will keep in touch to make sure they are happy with everything and support with any issues that may arise, for as long as they need. No matter what kind of help or support you need on your journey to work – I am here to help!

Here at Merlin, we start with our customers and work backwards; the service is entirely voluntary and tailored to each person – whether they need help to identify what kind of job is right for them, to write a CV or cover letter, want to improve their interview skills or need support accessing training opportunities or voluntary roles – there will be something I can help with in order to support them to achieve their goals. It is not a ‘quick fix’ solution and I am passionate about empowering each and every service user to gain the skills and confidence to search, apply and interview successfully for a job they really want, both now and in the long term.

I can also engage with employers to organise interviews or request feedback from existing applications as well as assisting with the costs of travel to interviews and interview/work clothing wherever necessary. In the past I have worked closely with a wide variety of employers to organise placements and working interviews to help my customers to gain experience in different roles. I am currently engaging with several local employers in order to offer the same opportunities throughout local areas.

My background is in helping individuals with disabilities and issues with both their physical and mental health to return to or begin work. Over the last 12 months I have supported 5/6 people per month into paid employment. If you have any kind of disability or health condition there is additional support in place through our partnerships with other organisations; including supported work placements, guaranteed interviews and weekly in work support for both you and your employer.

I can meet with customers at their local job centres, or any other location that they prefer, and we can even just do phone or email appointments. I am confident that by working together we can achieve your goals! If you are a Merlin tenant and feel that you would like to start moving towards paid work, please feel free to give me a call or email to discuss this further.

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These accounts have been audited by the Auditor appointed by the Audit TheseTheseThese accounts accounts accounts have have have been been been audited audited audited by by by the the the Auditor Auditor Auditor appointed appointed appointed by by by the the the Audit Audit Audit Commission. Further details are available on request. Commission.Commission.Commission. Further Further Further details details details are are are available available available on on on request. request. request. m om ws fro stre ws OLDLANDfr str ePARISH COUNCIL ro ng ro OLDLANDMembers of PARISH Oldlandng Parish COUNCIL Council OLDLAND PARISH COUNCIL g th g Your Councillorare details as follows:th are listed below: Your Councillor details are listed below: n n o We have had t o BARRSBARRSWe COURT COURThave hadWARD WARD t ORCHARD ORCHARD WARD WARD BARRS COURT WARD ORCHARD WARD ti o ti o a numCllr Grahamber o fDowning succe s 932sf u7025l action Cllr Paul Hughes 01454 864034Cllr Graham Downing 932 7025 Cllr Paul Hughes 01454 864034 a a number of successful action s a VACANT Cllr sPaul Hughes* 01454 864034 v v CllrCllr SamGraham Balch Downing 0754 014 5366 Cllr Sam Balch 0754 014 5366 i days in the past couple of months, t i days in the past couple of months, WILLSBRIDGEt WARD WILLSBRIDGE WARD r CADBURY HEATH WARD WILLSBRIDGEr WARD CADBURY HEATH WARD T e T CADBURY HEATH WARD e Cllr Erica Williams* 01454 844042 aand the support from the local residents aand the Cllrsu pMartinport Farmer from t he 935 lo 3429cal residenCllrtCllrs Erica Erica Williams Williams** 01454 0786 844042 018Cllr 1215 Martin Farmer 935 3429 A n A Cllr Helen Farmer n

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THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL DETAILED AS COST CENTRES % OF TOTAL NET Narrative NET COST £ EXPENDITURE We look forward to We Parishlo Councilo generalk administrationforward to 5,500 3.5 Financial ManagementOldland Parish Council6,217 3.9Oldland Parish Council Consultations and group representations 8,116 5.1 seeing you soon! seeCouncilin meetingsg and ycommitteeo uwork soon! 24,700 15.5 Allotments Meeting Dates for 201510,800 6.8 Meeting Dates for 2015 Streetcare contracts 18,727 11.8 Highways/PROWCouncil meetings are held at Longwell Green Community1,200 Centre atCouncil 0.8 meetings are held at Longwell Green Community Centre at Opens Spaces/Street7pm and Furniture are ordinarily held on the third Tuesday6,055 of the Month. 7pm3.8 and are ordinarily held on the third Tuesday of the Month. The Parish Clerk is Victoria Hicks TheEvents Parish Clerk is Victoria Hicks 3,205 2.0 Newsletter and website 7,540 4.7 (28 Brunel Close, Bridgeyate, Bristol, BS30 5BB) (28 BrunelPlanning Close, Applications Bridgeyate, Bristol, BS30 5BB) 1,200 0.8 and can be contacted at all reasonable times: and canCommunity be contacted Activities (Youth at Activities, all reasonable20 Cadbury January Heath Nature times: - 17 Play, February 53,590 33.6 20 January - 17 February OPEN, Joint Parishes projects etc) Cadbury Heath Hall 6,200 3.9 Telephone: 0117 961 5021 Telephone:Almshouses 170117 March 961 (to follow 5021 the Annual Meeting)6,050 3.8 17 March (to follow the Annual Meeting) TOTAL 21 April 159,100 100.0 21 April Please note new Email Please note new Email Oldland Parish Council19 is Maypleased to(to be ablefollow to report the that 72p Annual of every pound General the Council Meeting)spends is spent directly on providing 19 May (to follow the Annual General Meeting) [email protected] services to [email protected] Council’s parishioners. For a small administrative body required to comply with relatively onerous and time consuming statutory duties, and16 being June too small - to21 be ableJuly to benefit - 15 from September economies of scale, the Council’s administrative 16 June - 21 July - 15 September The Parish Council website overheadsThe are surprisingly Parish20 Council low October at 28p websitein the pound.- 17 It Novembershould also be noted - that 15 more December than half of the Council’s administrative 20 October - 17 November - 15 December http://communities.southglos.gov.uk/sites/oldlandparish http://communities.southglos.gov.uk/sites/oldlandparishoverheads consist of committee work (15.5p in the pound). It is therefore particularly apposite that the Council should at this time be considering what is the most efficient committee structure to adopt in our current circumstances. Now that the Council has, in IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN E-MAIL COPY OR LARGE PRINT IF YOU WOULDtheAll interests LIKE Council of efficiency, AN E-MAILmeetings given much greaterCOPY (and delegated committee OR authority LARGE to itsmeetings) committees, PRINT this are pattern open of working to theis likely public to continue.All Council meetings (and committee meetings) are open to the public VERSION OF THIS NEWSLETTER,CONTACT THE CLERK. VERSION OF THIS NEWSLETTER,CONTACTand there is a time set aside THE for CLERK parishioners. to speak. and there is a time set aside for parishioners to speak. It should also be noted that in 2016/17 only 80% of income was funded by the precept paid by council taxpayers. 20% of This newsletter is designed and printed by Thisincome newsletter was derived isfrom designed other sources. andIn addition printed it should by be noted that 22% of expenditure in 2016/17 was financed not Rainbow Press. by income,RainbowPlease but by drawing see on the the Council’sPresswebsite reserves. or. contactThe analysis theinto cost Clerk centres for has beenfurther prepared details. on the basis of the netPlease see the website or contact the Clerk for further details. [email protected] [email protected] to the Council of the activity where the activity generates some external income or funding for example allotment rents and grants received for community/youth activities. This will enable the Parish Council to take a view as to the true cost of individual activities such as providing allotments and should be a useful tool in helping the Council in its consideration of appropriate levels of charges to be set. s from s s from st ow tren ow ren OLDLAND PARISH COUNCIL gr g gr OLDLAND PARISHg COUNCIL n th n Your Councillor detailsth are listed below: Your Councillor details are listed below: o We have had t o BARRSWe COURT have hadWARD t ORCHARD WARD BARRS COURT WARD ORCHARD WARD ti o ti o a numCllr Grahamber o fDowning succe s 932sf u7025l action Cllr Paul Hughes 01454 864034Cllr Graham Downing 932 7025 Cllr Paul Hughes 01454 864034 a a number of successful action s a s v v Cllr Sam Balch 0754 014 5366 Cllr Sam Balch 0754 014 5366 i days in the past couple of months, t i days in the past couple of months, WILLSBRIDGEt WARD WILLSBRIDGE WARD r CADBURY HEATH WARD r CADBURY HEATH WARD T e T e Cllr Erica Williams* 01454 844042 aand the support from the local residents aand the Cllrsu pMartinport Farmer from t he 935 lo 3429cal residenCllrts Erica Williams* 01454 844042Cllr Martin Farmer 935 3429 A n A n

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M LONGWELL GREEN WARD Cllr Kaye Barrett 0794 432 3132LONGWELL GREEN WARD Cllr Kaye Barrett 0794 432 3132 ! you would be interested in coming along ! you would be interested in coming along Cllr Stuart Jay 329 7904 Cllr Stuart Jay 329 7904 tto one of our events, you don’t need any tto one ofCllr o uJohnr e Calwayvents,* y 01454ou d864033on’t need any Cllr John Calway* 01454 864033 Cllr Cyril Haddy 949 8064 Cllr Tony Olpin* 01454 864085Cllr Cyril Haddy 949 8064 Cllr Tony Olpin* 01454 864085 previous experience, please go to our previouCllrs ex Martinperi Withersence , p l329ea 5764se go to ourCllr Christine Price* 01454 864034Cllr Martin Withers 329 5764 Cllr Christine Price* 01454 864034 facebook page fa*cTheseebo Parishok p Councillorsage are also South Gloucs Councillors *These Parish Councillors are also South Gloucs Councillors https://www.facebook.com/BarrsCourtMoathttps://www.facebook.com/BarrsCourtMoat https://www.facebook.com/BarrsCourtMoathttps://www.facebook.com/BarrsCourtMoat We look forward to We looOldlandk forwa Parishrd to Council Oldland Parish Council seeing you soon! seeingMeeting you so Dateson! for 2015 Meeting Dates for 2015 Council meetings are held at Longwell Green Community Centre atCouncil meetings are held at Longwell Green Community Centre at 7pm and are ordinarily held on the third Tuesday of the Month. 7pm and are ordinarily held on the third Tuesday of the Month. The Parish Clerk is Victoria Hicks The Parish Clerk is Victoria Hicks (28 Brunel Close, Bridgeyate, Bristol, BS30 5BB) (28 Brunel Close, Bridgeyate, Bristol, BS30 5BB) and can be contacted at all reasonable times: and can be contacted at all reasonable20 January times: - 17 February 20 January - 17 February Telephone: 0117 961 5021 Telephone: 170117 March 961 (to follow 5021 the Annual Meeting) 17 March (to follow the Annual Meeting) 21 April 21 April Please note new Email Please note new Email 19 May (to follow the Annual General Meeting) 19 May (to follow the Annual General Meeting) [email protected] [email protected] 16 June - 21 July - 15 September 16 June - 21 July - 15 September The Parish Council website The Parish20 Council October website - 17 November - 15 December 20 October - 17 November - 15 December http://communities.southglos.gov.uk/sites/oldlandparish http://communities.southglos.gov.uk/sites/oldlandparish IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN E-MAIL COPY OR LARGE PRINT IF YOU WOULDAll LIKE Council AN E-MAILmeetings COPY (and committee OR LARGE meetings) PRINT are open to the publicAll Council meetings (and committee meetings) are open to the public VERSION OF THIS NEWSLETTER,CONTACT THE CLERK. VERSION OF THIS NEWSLETTER,CONTACTand there is a time set aside THE for CLERK parishioners. to speak. and there is a time set aside for parishioners to speak. This newsletter is designed and printed by This newsletter is designed and printed by Rainbow Press. RainbowPlease see the Presswebsite or. contact the Clerk for further details. Please see the website or contact the Clerk for further details. [email protected] [email protected] Foster Care means being there.

Could you care for us? Could you care for children in your home? We particularly need foster carers for young people aged 11 to 18 years and long term carers prepared to see children through to independence. It may be challenging, at times it may be frustrating, but it will also be very rewarding. We also need carers for siblings. If you have room and feel you could offer a sibling family a home, it could help prevent them being separated from each other. If you feel you have the time, patience and commitment to foster then you could be who we are looking for. You will be given ongoing training, development and support.

We need foster carers of all ages and from all walks of life. If you are interested in finding out more please contact Emma on 01454 866423 or visit www.fostersouthglos.org.uk