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Parish News Archive - 2019

A36 Bath to Beckington resurfacing and maintenance work

A36 Bath to Beckington resurfacing and maintenance work

Highways England plans, builds, operates and maintains England's motorways and major...

Parish Council News for November 2019

New Parish Lengthsman:

The Parish Council has taken its first look at what budget it will need for 2020/21 and therefore what the precept will...

Parish Council News for October 2019

Looking forward to Spring:

The Parish Council has purchased may hundreds of spring bulbs that are to be planted at some of the entrances coming...

Parish Council News for September 2019

Vacancy for a Parish Seward:

The Parish Council is looking to appoint a Parish Seward. The position is self-employed and will be around a day's...

Parish Council News for August 2019

While no formal Parish Council meeting takes place in August, this didn't mean the Members of the Parish Council didn't have a meeting, but instead...

Parish Council News for June 2019

Community Grants Money:

Beckington Parish Council is delighted to confirm that it has just awarded the Network magazine a community grant of...

Public Consultation Event - 22 Frome Road

When: 5th June 2019 - 3:30pm to 7:30pm

Where: Clifford Suite, Beckington Memorial Hall

Who: Murray Planning Associates

About: Developing...

Parish Council News for May 2019

New Parish Council takes shape:

Beckington Parish Council held its Annual Meeting on May 14th this was the first meeting of the new Council...

New District Councillor Elected

Beckington and Selwood now have a new District Councillor, former Beckington Parish Councillor Shannon Brooke has been elected to serve the ward....

Parish Council News for April 2019

Fly Tipping

The dumping of waste (fly tipping) and dropping of litter is illegal and both are punishable by a fine. Mendip District Council...

Parish Council News for March 2019

Annual Parish Meeting:

The Annual Parish Meeting took place on the 12th of March, this was acclaimed to have been a success as unlike the year...

Parish Council News for February 2019

The way local government is changing means County and District Councils are losing direct funding from central government and so they are making...

January Press Release

Grants to Local Organisations:

At its January meeting the Parish Council was pleased to once again be able to support the Memorial Hall committee...

Parish Council News for November 2019

New Parish Lengthsman:

The Parish Council has taken its first look at what budget it will need for 2020/21 and therefore what the precept will need to be for the Parish. Nearly all the Council's costs have flatlined, however the Council have resolved to appoint a Parish Lengthsman.

The position of the Lengthsman dates back to the Middle Ages when Parish Councils employed men to maintain an area or length of road. But it began to fall into decline after the late 1880s when road maintenance became the responsibility of County Councils (this is still the case today).

The new Beckington Lengthsman will be employed to serve the whole of the Parish, not just one stretch of road and their remint will go well beyond just sweeping the highways. They will cut, trim, slash, sweep, scrub, wipe, buff, drain and move all manner of things. Helping to keep footpaths open, hedges cut back, ditches kept clear, bus shelters kept clean.

Residents can contact the Parish Clerk with suggestion of jobs that need doing. It should be noted that work will only be carried out on publicly owned land or on public footpaths.

The employment of a Lengthsman will add about £11 per year to the tax bill of a band D property. Member felt that difference in having this resource available to the Parish was worth the small increase.

Safe Cycling Initiative:

The Parish Council has been exploring the possibility of putting on a safe cycle training event for adult cyclists. This would look at the best ways a cyclist can keep themselves safe when using the highways to get about. Any resident interested in attending this free event should contact the Clerk. No times or dates yet but would be useful to know if there is any interest.

Grit Bins:

Somerset County Council have announced they will fill up any empty grit bins this Winter. What they won't be doing is driving around looking for empty ones. Empty grit bins can be reported to: countyroads-mendip@somerset.gov.uk as with so many things now, the onus is being put on to residents to report rather than things happing automatically.

Parish News Archive - 2019

A36 Bath to Beckington resurfacing and maintenance work

A36 Bath to Beckington resurfacing and maintenance work

Highways England plans, builds, operates and maintains England's motorways and major...

Parish Council News for November 2019

New Parish Lengthsman:

The Parish Council has taken its first look at what budget it will need for 2020/21 and therefore what the precept will...

Parish Council News for October 2019

Looking forward to Spring:

The Parish Council has purchased may hundreds of spring bulbs that are to be planted at some of the entrances coming...

Parish Council News for September 2019

Vacancy for a Parish Seward:

The Parish Council is looking to appoint a Parish Seward. The position is self-employed and will be around a day's...

Parish Council News for August 2019

While no formal Parish Council meeting takes place in August, this didn't mean the Members of the Parish Council didn't have a meeting, but instead...

Parish Council News for June 2019

Community Grants Money:

Beckington Parish Council is delighted to confirm that it has just awarded the Network magazine a community grant of...

Public Consultation Event - 22 Frome Road

When: 5th June 2019 - 3:30pm to 7:30pm

Where: Clifford Suite, Beckington Memorial Hall

Who: Murray Planning Associates

About: Developing...

Parish Council News for May 2019

New Parish Council takes shape:

Beckington Parish Council held its Annual Meeting on May 14th this was the first meeting of the new Council...

New District Councillor Elected

Beckington and Selwood now have a new District Councillor, former Beckington Parish Councillor Shannon Brooke has been elected to serve the ward....

Parish Council News for April 2019

Fly Tipping

The dumping of waste (fly tipping) and dropping of litter is illegal and both are punishable by a fine. Mendip District Council...

Parish Council News for March 2019

Annual Parish Meeting:

The Annual Parish Meeting took place on the 12th of March, this was acclaimed to have been a success as unlike the year...

Parish Council News for February 2019

The way local government is changing means County and District Councils are losing direct funding from central government and so they are making...

January Press Release

Grants to Local Organisations:

At its January meeting the Parish Council was pleased to once again be able to support the Memorial Hall committee...