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 PILNING & SEVERN BEACH PARISH COUNCIL
Clerk:- J C Rawlinson, Cert HE: Local Policy
77 Redwick Road, Pilning South Gloucestershire
BS35 4LU Tel & Fax no: 01454 – 632205

 

Budding Banksy's  

Pilning and Severn Beach Parish Council

 

The parish council have an area that they would like some graffiti sprayed on.  Please can you contact Nicole Bendall on 01454631003 or Carol Woodhouse on 01454 632813 if you are interested in creating a Banksy masterpiece.  (No swear words or rude images permitted).

On a recent train journey from Bristol to Severn Beach, passengers were not charged a fare due to the train being so busy.  You may be aware there has been a reduction in train journeys which has been due to the fact that South Gloucestershire Council advising the use of trains has been reduced. If fares are not being charged how can South Gloucestershire Council know how busy they are?  Not only this, but did you know that if you do not have a ticket and there is an accident you are not covered on their insurance.  I appreciate that many of us would like something for nothing, but for the reasons stated above, it is not advisable to take advantage.  Please ensure for your own safety to purchase tickets when taking any public transport journey.

Kim Hazelvine, Sports Development Manager at South Gloucestershire Council discussed sports activities for Pilning and Severn Beach at the last parish council meeting on 7th April.  Kim would like to set up coaching for rugby, football and possibly netball in the summer holidays and if it proves to be popular to continue with the coaching and other activities after this period.  If you are interested please contact Carol or Nicole on the numbers above.

As you are aware from the articles submitted to the In View there is a lot of interest from agencies such as South Gloucestershire Council, Children’s Society which the parish council are very much supporting.  Please get your kids involved, it you don’t use it, you will lose it!!

A group has now been set up for fund raising from both members of the parish council and public; however we are in desperate need of some youngsters i.e. 12-19 years old.  If you are interested please contact Nicole.  There is funding out there for young children to obtain for the play equipment.  Please support us in this. 

The councillors held a meeting on 19th April to decide on the type of play equipment and its location within Pilning playing field.  It was agreed to have all the equipment for ages 2 - 6, 6 - 12 and 12 - 19, a multi court (MUGA) and a dirt track for cycles.  The fund raising group will install the work in phases i.e. MUGA in the first instance then work through the various equipment for the age groups and dirt track.

Who are your parish councillors?  Carol Woodhouse (SB) - Chair,  Ivor Humphries (P) - Vice Chair, Jeff Rawlinson - Clerk with Doug Nethercott (SB), John Black (SB), Nick Webb (SB), Nora Chappell (P), Steven Cooper (P), Ian Humphries (SB), and myself, Nicole Bendall (P) - Councillors.  Up until April, Alan Webber was a councillor for Pilning, but has now resigned as he's off to pastures new.  We wish him luck.

Again a member of the parish council and member of the public carried out a litter pick in Pilning playing field filling 6 bin bags of rubbish.  Please can all members of the public use the bins provided or take your rubbish home with you.

Nicole Bendall, on behalf of Pilning and Severn Beach Parish Council.

 

As over 89% of those who responded to the Parish Plan Questionnaire were in favour of a Farmers' Market the Steering Group took steps to organise this and the first market will be held at the King's Arms Redwick on  Wednesday 11th June between 9.30-2pm. We hope this will be a regular monthly event. See posted Notices around the area for further details.

 

The AGM of the Steering Group will be held at the King's Arms on 25th July at 6.15pm when the position of officers will be decided and accounts can be inspected. An ordinary meeting of the Steering Group will follow

News from the Parish Plan Committee

 

After a years service as Chair, Carol Woodhouse stepped down. Ivor Humphries was proposed and supported by all present to take up the position of Chairman.  Carol was nominated and appointed as Vice Chair.

On that note an error was made in the last In View regarding members of the parish council.  Mr Dave Humphries is on the parish council for Severn Beach not Ian Humphries as stated.  Please accept our apologies.

A funding application was applied for from Old Sodbury Power Station, unfortunately we were not successful in obtaining the £5,000 grant towards the play equipment.  However this will not deter further funding being sought.  The parish council will continue to apply for other grants and sources of funding.

Despite local rumours, the field near the junction of Gipsies Plat and Church Road is not being sold for industrial development.

Enquires have been made regarding a plastics recycling bin in Pilning.  Don’t forget there is a bin in Severn Beach and in Morrison’s at Cribbs.

 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL

Contact Details

South Gloucestershire Council, Helpline

01454 868000

Highways

01454 868000

streetcare@southglos.gov.uk

Homelessness Housing Team

 

South Gloucestershire Council

Civic Centre

High Street

Kingswood

BS15 9TR

01454 868954

SITA

 

01454 333300

 

Dog Warden

01454 868000

streetcare@southglos.gov.uk

Fly Tipping, Street Cleansing, Refuse and Recycling

01454 868000

streetcare@southglos.gov.uk

Grounds Maintenance

Gardening

01454 868000

streetcare@southglos.gov.uk

Housing Benefit

01454 868002

POLICE

General Enquires

0845 4567000

Emergencies

999

Crime Stoppers

0800 555 111

Community Safety – Anti-social Behaviour Team

01454 868586

safersouthglos.gov.uk

 

 

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