Elizabeth Pines’ Foundation Education Trust

Applications are invited from further and higher education students for financial assistance towards the cost of books and/or other materials necessary for their studies.

Applicants must be resident in the Parish of Publow with Pensford.

Written application, giving details of the course, and what the grant is for, should be submitted to:

Andrew Hillman,
Clerk to the Trustees,
Birchwood House,
Pensford,
BS39 4NG

by 31st October, 2023

Buying oil together, to pay lower prices.

If you rely on oil for your heating and hot water, then you may have considered joining a syndicate buying group…but did you know you have your own, local, well-established group, buying throughout BANES, North Somerset, South Gloucester and Bristol?

The West of England Rural Network is a local charity promoting rural sustainability. Already well recognised in the community as the organisation from which the Village Agents operate, they have additionally, over the last 10 years, been successfully operating a syndicate oil buying scheme, aimed at reducing rural fuel poverty. By placing a single, large order once a month and negotiating with multiple national suppliers to get the best price, members may on average pay 6 pence per litre less than the average high street oil price.

Thanks to a grant awarded by Quartet Community Foundation, annual membership (*normally £20/year for domestic users) is free for domestic heating oil users aged 70 and over. The scheme is open to all residents, community buildings (£30/year) and businesses (£100/year) within Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Bristol.

If you’re interested in joining or learning more about the Community Oil Buying Scheme, give Kaz a call, on Tel: 01275 333701, email: karen@wern.org.uk or visit WERN’s website http://www.wern.org.uk/community-oil-buying-scheme/

Publow with Pensford Parish Council
Marquee Hire Policy

1. The Marquee is available free of charge to public events held within the parish that are not for profit or for a good cause (all charities are considered good causes, others at the council’s discretion). If an event qualifies as public is at the council’s discretion but open entry or unrestricted ticketed entry events would generally be considered public.
2. The marquee is not available for business hire.
3. The marquee is not available for private hire.
4. Insurance is the responsibility of the user who undertakes to return the marquee dry and in good condition. Any costs due to damage during hire to be borne by the hirer.

(Accepted Minute 42.5b September 2023)

Cycling is an important mode of sustainable transport – it can improve health and well-being, and at the same time help reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality. Being able to park bikes safely and conveniently plays a vital role in whether people have the choice to cycle. Installing cycle hangars on residential roads, which can provide secure and easy to use storage for up to six bikes, could lead to an increase in the number of journeys made by bicycle.

Funding has been secured from central Government’s Active Travel Fund to install 80 new cycle hangars across the region (approximately 20 in BANES).

Working in partnership with your local council and councillors, West of England Combined Authority is launching a four-week public consultation to invite people to tell them where they would like to have a cycle hangar.

Find out more here

The consultation will between Monday 2 October and Sunday 29 October 2023 at https://cyclehangarswest.co.uk/

If you have any questions, please contact bike_hangars@bathnes.gov.uk

A robbery was carried out at the petrol station in Main Road, Temple Cloud and an investigation to identify those responsible is ongoing.

Police were called  shortly before 9 pm on Monday 18 September.

Two men were reported to have entered the store carrying weapons and made off with a quantity of cash in a grey Post Office bag. A third man was stood outside the shop at the time. The trio then ran off on foot in the direction of Paulmont Rise,  Neither staff or the one customer in the store at the time were injured.

CCTV enquiries have been conducted and show three men the police wish to talk to in connection with this incident.

Anyone who can help the police with this investigation is asked to call 101 and quote reference number 5223227804. Alternatively, please call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

More information here. 

The Bright Green Homes initiative spans across Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset local authority areas.

This fund has helped hundreds of local households reduce their energy bills and carbon emissions through a range of low-carbon technologies including insulation, heat pumps and solar panels.

The project is due to be completed by March 2025, however funding is limited and demand is high.

Households must meet the following eligibility criteria:
• Use Electric, Oil, LPG or Solid Fuel heating
• Energy Performance Certificate rating of G, F, E or D,
• Live within the council areas of Bristol City Council, Bath and North East Somerset or North Somerset
• Annual household income of £31,000 or lower.

Residents must complete the registration questionnaire via the Bristol City Leap website here.

A member of the team will be in touch to discuss next steps

The Parish Council has received notification of the following Planning Application relevant to our Parish:

• Reference: 23/03587/ADCOU
• Address of Proposal: Unregistered Farm Buildings Adjacent To Sandhills, Birchwood Lane, Publow
• Proposal: Prior approval request for change of use from agricultural building to 2 dwellings (Use Class C3) and associated operational development.
• Expiry Date for Consultation: 26/10/2023

To view full details, or comment individually on this application, please visit the Bath and North East Somerset Council, Planning Portal.