You may have noticed that the bus shelters in the care of the Parish Council are currently getting a clean and a fresh lick of paint. The glass shelter by the post office is also due to receive a timber bench, which will make waiting for the buses a little more comfortable.

It’s a sad thing but fresh paint can be a lure for the spray can vandal, so please do look out and report if you find any inappropriate embellishments – or embellishers; to the police in the first instance and then the clerk.

At the November 2008 Full Council Meeting, Charfield Parish Council formally adopted the Model Publication Scheme, prepared by the Information Commissioner’s Office. The Scheme defines how the Parish will make available the information it holds, and commits the Council to make that information available as a normal part of its operation.

You can read the Model Publication Scheme by clicking the link

Model Publication Scheme
or the link on the “What the Parish Council does” page. It will also be referred to in the Parish FAQ’s.

The details of how we apply the Scheme are laid out in the

Charfield Parish Council Publication Scheme Nov 2008

The official response of Charfield Parish Council to the Application (PT07/0573/F) for the Extension of the Wickwar Quarry is now available by clicking the link below.

cemex-extension-objection-nov-082008

Latest News just received below……. 12th December…….

“…..apologies but I have just received an amendment to the dates for the scheme in Charfield. A decision was made yesterday to move this scheme back to the next financial year. What this means is that the scheme will not happen until April at the earliest but I’m afraid I cannot be any more specific at this time.

 Sorry to keep moving this scheme back but the financing on the scheme forced the move.

 I have informed highways of the delay and hopefully you can publicise this as appropriate.

 I will contact you again as soon as I am given some definite dates but this seems unlikely to happen before the new year….”

 Regards,

Dan Bown Wessex Water Engineer

 

Original post follows:

The Parish Council has just received the Notice of Intent regarding the upcoming planned works by Wessex Water. The Council was also addressed at the Council Meeting on 11th November by Mr Brown and Mr Clarke of Wessex Water and was able to express its concerns about elements of the work. Updates will be posted here as we have them, but here is the Notice and the documents included with it.

Dear Sir/Madam

I enclose, for your information, a copy of the notice and plan relating to the above order which this Council intends to make.

Should you have any queries, or require any further information please contact the Traffic Engineer dealing with this matter who is Sue Crabtree, telephone 01454 863640.

Please note that this Notice supersedes the one forwarded on 10 November 2008 that related solely to Little Bristol Lane.

Dean Shepherd
Senior Legal Officer
Legal and Democratic Services
South Gloucestershire Council
Council Offices, Castle Street
Thornbury BS35 1HF
Tel: 01454 863040
Fax: 01454 865979

The documents are in .pdf format and most people will already have a reader which will display them. If you don’t have one you can get it from Adobe

Notice of Intent

Little Bristol Lane Road Closure Diversion

Wotton Road Closure Diversion

HGV Traffic Diversion avoiding Low Bridges

The Parish is being consulted on the proposed burial ground, initially by mailshot, and then by Parish Meeting. This is in order that the Parish Council produce a facility which best fits the needs of the residents who will use it.

The mailshot is available here: mailshot

The Parish Meeting is on Wednesday 19th November 2008, at 19:30 in the Memorial Hall.

Charfield Parish Council wishes to invite applications for grants from village or voluntary organisations whose activities benefit the community of Charfield. The grant must be for a specific purpose or items, and the latest financial accounts must accompany the application.

The Council very much looks forward to seeing as many applications as possible before the deadline of November 30th. All grants will be discussed at the annual budget meeting early December and successful organisations will be notified in writing that a grant will be payable in May 2008.

Contact the Clerk for more details

A while back the Council was advised of essential sewer works to be carried out by Wessex Water using ‘trenchless technology’ – that is, burrowing under the ground without disturbing the surface.

Unfortunately it has been determined that the ground make-up makes it unfeasible to use the burrowing equipment, and the work is now being planned using trenches and road closures.

Plans are still being finalised between Wessex Water and South Glos Highways, but the current plans are these:

17th November – Establish compound area in Village Hall car park

24th November – Work on private properties in Charfield (no road work)

8th December – Road closure on Little Bristol Lane. Finishes 16/1/09)

19th January 2009 – Proposed closure of Wotton Road. Finishes 13/2/09.

The closure of Wotton Road is proposed between 46 Wotton Road (by the traffic bollards) and the car park entrance to the Memorial Hall. This includes the only access to the houses in Newtown. In speaking with Dan Brown, Design Engineer for Wessex Water, we’ve established that access to Newtown will be available from one side or another during most of the works, although for about half a day access will be impossible (while the trenching goes on directly in the entrance to the lane).

Through traffic that normally uses the Wotton Road to reach the motorway from Wotton and Kingswood and vice versa will be re-routed via signposted diversions.

Mr Brown has agree to come and address the Council at the next Meeting, on Tuesday 11th November. Parish Council Meetings are open to the public. In the meantime if you have any questions or concerns please contact Wessex Water directly.