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Parish Councillors and Clerk
 Who we are, how to contact us and our special contact subjects.
John Blain
John Blain
Highlands, 12 Knightcott Road
BS8 3SB   Tel: 372387

Contact Person for:
Associations/Public Lighting
Civic Society liaison





 		 Audrey Telling
Audrey Telling
April Cottage, 60 Church Road
BS8 4QU   Tel: 373935
Contact Person for:
Planning Applications
Playing Field / Village Green / Village"Tree"area
Public Footpaths/Rights of Way
Mains Drainage
 		 Simon Talbot-Ponsonby
Simon Talbot-Ponsonby
West Barn, Home Farm Road.
BS8 3QF   Tel: 375250
Contact Person for:
Cycle Paths / Footpath
Network Extensions / Roads /
Traffic / Verges / Bus Shelters /
Quarry / Abbots Pool
Recycling / Rubbish
Gill
Gill Coleman
Rutherglen, Manor Road
BS8 3RP   Tel: 372016
Contact Person for:
Village Hall / Skittles Alley
Website / Communications


 		 David Parkinson
David Parkinson - Chairman
Fishponds Cottage, Manor Road
BS8 3RT   Tel: 375861

PC Representation
Public Relations



 

 
John Bridges
John Bridge - Clerk
22 Dennyview Rd.,
BS8 3RB. Tel. 373726

Secretarial
Insurance
Police Liason

parishclerk@abbotsleigh.org.uk


Latest Planning Applications

May planning applications

Click HERE to vist North Somerset Council's listing of all planning applications in Abbots Leigh

Parish Notes



Village Email List

The Parish Council would like create a village email list, for occasional communication and consultation about council business (waste collection and the like.) We know that not everyone is an email user, and will not make this our only mode of communication - but it is a fast and effective way of getting news out if we need it.

If you are willing for your email address to be included, please would you fill out the form below and submit it.

We will not share your email address with other subscribers, and you can remove your address at any time.

Gill Coleman - gill@gonetwork.co.uk

After submission click "Done" above to normalise this page.



Weve lost the Pub, can we afford to lose the Village Market too?

The Village Market was established in 2006. Its aims were twofold: to give villagers the chance to buy local foods direct from the producers and with volunteers providing refreshments, to be a place to relax with a newspaper, meet new people or catch up on village news over a cuppa. The Village Market has played a significant part in helping to build the strong community that makes Abbots Leigh such a special place to live. This monthly social event in the village diary remains popular with regular customers and the team of committed volunteers. It attracts customers from neighbouring villages too. However, support over the past few months has dwindled. Producers have remarked that the market is becoming less viable. Without renewed support, there is a strong chance that we could lose the Market too.

Village Market in its Hay Day
Village Market in its Hay Day

Tell us what you think.

Do you value the Village Market?
If you are a regular customer, tell us what you like and what could be improved. If you have stopped coming, what are your reasons and what would entice you back? If youve never been to the market, did you know that you can buy Herberts bread fresh from the bakers, honey from local beekeeper Dave Maslen, farm produce from Gatcombe Farm in Long Ashton and our own Leigh Court Farm, and a delicious range of homemade jams, chutneys and pastries? If you like meeting people, why not drop in for coffee and croissants and a browse of the weekend newspapers.

Do you have ideas for promoting the market?

We would welcome your comments (email them to Pip ANess at pip.aness@talbot-ponsonby.org, or phone Pip on 07816 152507 or John Blain on 01275 372387), but above all, we would welcome your custom.

The Village Market is held on the second Saturday of every month at the village hall.

Forthcoming markets are post-General Election on May 8th and then June 12th. Put these dates in your diary now.

Please continue to support your Village Market.

Vouchers for Schools & Scouts/Brownies

The response to our appeal has been nothing short of magnificent. Thank you to all those who have contributed vouchers. More are still welcome! Contact Pip A'Ness on 01275 375250 and we will collect, or drop them in/ post them to West Barns, Home Farm, Home Farm Road, Abbots Leigh BS8 3QF.


Recycling and Rubbish

The whole of Abbots Leigh and Leigh Woods now have collections on Wednesdays. Everyone should have received an additional recycling box for their extra recycling materials, food waste containers, and either a wheeled bin or plastic sacks for their non-recycling rubbish at the end of June ready for the new and improved collection services to begin from mid-July.

An information pack should have been delivered with the new containers, which includes a detailed booklet about how to use the new services, a collections calendar for the new services, and clearly states when the new collections start for that particular household. Please note that any materials presented for collection in the new containers before the start date will not be collected. Additional new recycling materials, such as plastics and cartons, also wont be collected until the new recycling service starts. Recycling and food waste collections will take place every week and general rubbish and green waste collections will be alternate weeks

Please note that any queries or issues about the deliveries must be logged with North Somerset Streets and Open Spaces contact centre on 01934 888 802 or email streetsandopenspaces@n-somerset.gov.uk"

For any further details about the council's new recycling and waste services please visit http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/revolution.

Until the new calendar starts the dates for July will follow this pattern:

July
Collections		 Green Waste Recycling Green Waste Recycling
All of
Parish		 Wed 7th Wed 14th Wed 21st Wed 28th



Attend A Parish Council Meeting

The Parish Council welcomes residents at council meetings (2nd Monday of each month) . You may listen. If you wish to address the meeting, you should contact Clerk to the Parish Council (above), in advance.

The Next Meeting is on Monday 12th July at 7.30pm, John Butler Room in Abbots Leigh Village Hall


POLICE
Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111
Police (Nailsea): 0845 456 7000

Our Local Beat Officer PC Trevor Byford, new colleague Jock Cameron & 2 Community Support Officers Laura Wheeler & new colleague Penelope Gatenby can be contacted on local non urgent matters on 01934 638349. They cover Abbots Leigh, Leigh Woods & Long Ashton.

LOCAL POLICING PLEDGE

Our beat officer, PC Trevor Byford, would like all to know of the Policing Pledge: The police service will support law abiding citizens and pursue criminals relentlessly to keep you & your neighbourhood safe. Our promise to you:
  • We will always treat you fairly.
  • We will make sure you know how to contact, and work with, your Safer Stronger Neighbourhood (SSN) teams.
  • These teams will be visibly working for you 80 per cent of their time.
  • The SSN teams will get back to you within 24 hours. If necessary we will provide a more detailed response ASAP.
  • We will aim to answer 999 calls within 10 seconds, & will get to emergencies as soon as we safely can. We aim to reach you within 15 min. in towns & cities (20 min. in rural areas).
  • In other cases, if you need us, we'll aim to be there within an hour for neighbourhood priorities (you can see what they are on our website). If it's better for you we'll make an appointment within 48 hours, or give advice, answer questions, or put you in touch with someone who can help.
  • We want to meet with people in your neighbourhood at least once a month in formal PACT (Partners & Communities Together) meetings, which are advertised, or you can invite us to your own group's meetings. We will come to groups like mother & toddlers, pensioners, football clubs or even the local supermarket.
  • We will provide updates every month on local issues either at meetings or on our website.
  • If you've been a victim of crime and you'd like us to visit, we will. We'll agree how often you want information on how the case is progressing it could be as much as every month.
  • If you are not happy with our service, we'll work with you to resolve things.
We want to do our best for you. If we fail to meet our Pledge we will always explain why it has not been possible to deliver the standards to which we aspire and you deserve. Further details, and other info on local policing are on the N. Somerset pages of Avon & Somerset police website: http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/LocalPages/DistrictDetails.aspx?DistrictID=6

Meet the Police

The community police hold a local surgery on the second Wednesday of every month, between 2 and 4pm outside St Marys Leigh Woods to discuss local matters in Leigh Woods and Abbots Leigh. If you have any concerns or need advice please go and discuss it with them. Next surgery is Wednesday 14th July.


Meet Your District Councillor

Carl Francis-Pester holds a monthly surgery in the John Butler Room in the Village Hall, Abbots Leigh between 10.30 and 12.00 noon, usually on the last Saturday of each month. His next visit is on Saturday 31st July. He welcomes local opinions - so call in and see him.

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