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AgendaThe agenda for the October meeting of Westwood parish Council is now available on the Parish Council web pageFreshford to Avoncliff footpathThe works are now complete and are in use from Wednesday 10th August 2016. For further information see the Community page MeetingsThe approved minutes of the July meeting of Westwood Parish Council has been published on the Parish Council web page Please note the DRAFT minutes of the September 2016 meeting has also been published. How many people visit the website?I have added a link to Statcounter.com which is a service that records visitors to the web site. It can also record a lot more. Scroll down the About page for Cookies for the link StatsWebsite UpdateThe website has been updated. For some time there has been a shortage of memory due to the large size of the accumulated Minutes. For example, 2011's Minutes consist of 94 A4 pages of data. The site's Search tool has also been affected, this should be fully operational now as several years' Minutes have been removed and republished as PDF files. |
The Parish of WestwoodThe parish of Westwood lies at the western extremity of Wiltshire, a mile to the south-west of Bradford-on-Avon, and stretches about 2.5 km from west to east and 1.5 km from north to south. It occupies an angle formed by the northward-flowing River Frome and the westward-flowing Bristol Avon; these rivers form its southern and northern boundaries, respectively. It includes five smaller settlements, Lower Westwood near the centre, Upper Westwood and Avoncliff to the north, Lye Green to the north-east, and the hamlet of Iford (which straddles the county boundary with Somerset) to the south-west. Since the Second World War, new housing development has created a 'Middle Westwood' in the fields between Upper and Lower Westwood. On the south-west and west, the parish adjoins Somerset and Avon. The derivation of the place name is easy to guess, reflecting the former thick cover of woodland and its position as the 'western wood' of the Saxon royal estate of Bradford. The name has changed little over the centuries; it was 'Westwuda' in A.D. 987. Avoncliff (called 'Ancliff' in earlier times), as might be expected, stands on a limestone outcrop on a steep hillside above the Avon valley. Westwood is situated on the limestone plateau, and the clay soils were used for arable cultivation until the nineteenth century, since when pastoral farming, and particularly dairying, have predominated. To continue reading visit: Wiltshire Council Community pages and select Comprehensive View. Westwood Stores & Post OfficeA shop and Post Office is an important part of a village community ours in Westwood is under threat of closure Ray and Rita have run the store in Westwood for over 6 years and have increased the stock from a very low level to the wide range on offer today. Like everyone else they wish to retire but are finding it difficult to find successors, if this does not happen the village stores and Post Office will close. Westwood Parish Council are investigating the possibility of running it as a Community lead store A committee is being set up to investigate the practicalities. Amongst the problems facing them will be Raising money, attracting volunteers to manage and staff the shop Everybody will be affected primarily those who use the shop but also the knock on effect on property prices and community life Everybody interested in the future of the shop particularly if willing to help please contact: Parish Councillor Paul Phillips or c/o Westwood Village Stores Tynings Way Westwood BA15 2BU
Unsolicited telephone (cold) calls and mailUnsolicited (cold) calls and mailUnsolicited (cold) calls and mail are not only a nuisance, but can also lead to pressured sales and sub-standard goods being sold at premium prices. To avoid unsolicited sales calls and mail in the future you should remove your personal details from any sales lists. This can be done by: Registering with the Telephone Preference Service. This is a free service. Registration can be made on line www.tpsonline.org.uk<http://www.tpsonline.org.uk> or by telephoning 0845 070 0707. 6 Registering with the Mailing Preference Service.This is a free service. Registration can be made on line www.mpsonline.org.uk<http://www.mpsonline.org.uk> or by phone to 0845 703 4599. Electoral Registers.Electoral registers are updated each Autumn and are lists of all the names and addresses of everyone who is eligible to vote. There are two editions of the registers; a full register which is used for elections, preventing and detecting crime and checking applications for loan or credit and the edited register which is publically available for marketing and any other commercial activities. When renewal notices arrive, consider only registering for the full register by opting out of the edited register. Further information can be found on www.direct.gov.uk/en/governmentcitizensandrights<http://www.direct.gov.uk/en /governmentcitizensandrights>
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New ContentWebsite updatesPlease note that material is posted to this website within hours if not minutes of it being receivedWestwood Update October/November 2016The news from the current version of Westwood Update No 124 has been added to the website. News items are published in the appropriate categories. Please do not overlook the links to other pages on the Community web page in the left hand column. For all non emergency calls to the police phone 101.The telephone company will determine where the call is being made from and direct the caller to the local police for that area. For further information visit: Police UK This works anywhere in the UK. If you are phoning outside of Wiltshire to report to your local police call 2012 your call will be redirected by the operator to your local police.
NoticesLocal travel newsThe link below is to a Wiltshire Times webpage which has a map centred on Trowbridge but extends to Bath, Chippenham, Frome, Shepton Mallet and Warminster. There is a list of Latest Incidents. Live traffic and travel news |
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