July Agenda

Winford Parish Council

Contact Us

Winford Parish Clerk Paul Roberts phone 472896 email clerk@winfordpc.co.uk

News

New Service

A parishioner has asked me if it was possible to be advised when there has been an update to this site, for example when the minutes are published.

For a trial period, possibly leading to a permanent service I will create a mail list of those people wanting notification. If you want to join please contact me here

St Andrew’s Church Chew Stoke Flower Festival 4th and 5th July

And at 7.30pm on Saturday 4th July there will be a miscellany performed by popular local choir “Mendip Voices”, during which guests can enjoy a selection of canapés and wine.

*Tickets for this event are £10 and will be available in advance from the Chew Stoke village shop, or from J Brown Tel: 332 166.

more information here

CHEW MAGNA SURGERY

Winford Parish Council sponsors a transport service to the Doctors' surgery in Chew Magna every Wednesday.

A Streets Ahead Taxis minibus picks up at:

10.35 - Potters Hill (Hillview Park Homes)

10.40 - George and Dragon

10.42 - Long Cross

10.45 Winford ( Chew Valley Estates )

The return from Chew Magna leaves at about 11.45

Passengers pay just a nominal 50p towards the operating costs.

ASHTON PARK

Ashton Park is a plan for a new city district of Bristol. It will take shape over the next 20 years and include homes, jobs, schools, libraries, parks, shops and cafes.

For more information follow this link

THE WENFRE PARISH PLAN INFORMATION HAS BEEN COMPILED: APRIL2009

Questionnaires have been collected from households in Felton, Regil and Winford and everyone in the community has had a chance to say how they would like their villages to develop in the future.

Completion of the questionnaires was voluntary and the replies are anonymous. We hope as many local people as possible will have spared a short time to give their opinions on a variety of issues which affect our community.

The information in the completed questionnaires has been compiled and will be analysed by individual Focus Groups. The results will be used to prepare an Action Plan to identify and prioritise the issues you have raised. Then, over the next few years, we will want Action Groups to implement the Action Plans

Making sure that our Parish Council and North Somerset Council know what our community wants is important, by having a Plan we have a better chance of influencing what happens on our doorstep.

Thank you for taking time to give out Action Groups a mandate to make change, and through our Plan to give direction to our Councils in their decision making.

If If you feel that you could give us some of your time, or wish to join an Action Group, or have any suggestions about topics of concern or things that you think need doing, please contact us on

472773 (Mike Teggin) or mike@teggin.co.uk

472572 (Judy Kiernan) or judykiernan@btinternet.com

Link to more information

FROM THE COUNCIL CHAMBER FEB: 2009

Welcome to 2009! I have had time to reflect a bit on how I have been managing as your District Councillor since being elected by you in May, 2007.

Firstly I do find that it's a huge advantage that I live in the very Ward that I represent. You get a feel for the relevant local issues; you know whom to approach and whom to listen to for advice; you can more readily conjure up compromises or alternative strategies because you are likely to be familiar with the setting, the context and the local circumstances.

Secondly it continues to be helpful, sitting as I do as an Independent, leaving me free to speak or vote as I like, or as our community at Dundry, Felton, Winford and Regil would want me to vote

At present I am working on the District Council on two significant Committees:

1. The Children and Young Persons Scruting Panel. We agree a relevant working programme for ourselves, dealing with Primary and Secondary schools, and looked-after young people together with their foster-parents. At present Panel members and N.S.Officers are very busy organising the best solution for the unfortunate problems at St Katherine's C of E school, Felton.

2. The Council's Audit Committee. The Committee carries responsibility for Risk Management, and the identification and prevention of possible fraud across the Directorates. Alongside two elected councillors sit a couple of independent external members - both of them highly qualified and very experienced. All four of us swing into action as we cross-examine a selection of senior Officers; we have to ensure that the right checks and balances are inplace.

I have managed to attend most monthly of Dundry and Winford Parish Councils. I act as a link, and when asked to help - I do, with advice or action.

In addition I have been able to step forward from time to time to help various individuals in all four of our villages, who have personal issues with North Somerset Council to disentangle.

Yes, I am enjoying things; yes, I am proud of our community. I do feel that by constantly ranting on about our particular concerns, I may have helped to attract additional funding to our area

Best wishes to you all for what may prove to be a difficult year ahead of us.

HUGH GREGOR

District Councillor (Winford and Dundry Ward)