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THE FARMBOROUGH FLYER Issue No 152: October 2018
WELCOME TO THE NEW-LOOK FARMBOROUGH FLYER
Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows fall behind you.
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Notes from the editor::
Hello everyone .
There are several soup lunches on offer this month and next, so it must be Au-tumn! Enjoy—they are all in aid of good causes.
I have decided that the Word of the Month often happens to me, especially when I am compiling this magazine! I hope I am not alone!
Thanks to Trudi Gilbank for the list of the correct person(s) to contact regarding Council or Parish Council issues. Hold on to that breakdown for future reference.
The Parish Council needs your views on whether or not they should raise the pre-cept by a very small amount annually for each resident to fund the Sweeper, or not. Please make your views known. See inside.
There is MUCH going on on Saturday 13th October. There is also Bingo at 2.30 p.m. in the Memorial Hall on that day. Make your choice of which event to attend!
The Goodwill Club has several interesting music evenings and an outing on the 16th October. Have a look at their piece inside.
I would like to thank the various new ad-vertisers we have in the magazine this month. The revenue helps to keep the Flyer going and I hope that our reach will bring in new people to use your services.
Our reach varies each month. I order 700 copies to cover one to each home in Farm-borough as well as the extra copies we place in a few businesses. These extra numbers are not constant as it depends on the overprint that the printer provides us with. Last month we had a large overprint and so were able to place copies for peo-ple to pick up and take home in many
Timsbury and High Littleton businesses as well as those in Farmborough
Again, I remind everybody to please think a month ahead if you wish to place an advertisement or inform me of an event. The deadline for submissions is the 15th of the month preceding publication. The Fly-ers are delivered before or on the 1st of the month.
Would you know what to do in the case of somebody having a heart attack? We have our own Public Access Defibrillator at the school. See how to use it inside.. and may-be save a life.
And remember, if you need a lift to a Doc-tor’s surgery or hospital, Farmborough Good Neighbours are there for you. Con-tact Mal Allen 420277, Christina Creese 750826 or Patience Barnes 470032.
Stay warm and out of the wind!
Sandra Byrne P.S. Next month, November, the Contact List will be printed again. Please advise me of any changes by 15th October. Thanks.
Thoughts from the Rectory
I was stuck in that traffic! The minutes were ticking away, I was due at a meeting and by now it should have already begun. Ah well, I pulled out the Psalms and the book opened at Psalm 70. It really made me chuckle.
Hasten, O God, to save me; O Lord come quickly to help me.
Let me tell you, there was a real lack of hastening through those Marksbury traffic lights. It took 50 minutes to get to my des-tination at Newton. Throughout the day I encountered many stories of 'how long it took to get to.......'. Everyone had sugges-tions, as well, as to how the problem could be sorted out. Mine is to have a personal police escort but that is in the realms of fantasy!
My experiences that day got me thinking about the times when we do call upon God. Looking back on my wait in the traffic, actually there was an answer. Help came in the laughter. My grip on the steering wheel relaxed and I settled down to read, with the music from Classic FM playing in the background. Mind you, there are those times when, in the chal-lenges we face, we wonder about the seeming silence of God. Life is full of peaks and troughs, as we know, and God doesn't always appear to be there. Often it's when we look back – and it can be some considerable time later- that we see we were given the strength and the help to keep going, come what may. There was an answer.
As I write, we're approaching Harvest in our Churches. This can be a good time to call out to God; to call out in thanksgiving for the good things we have and enjoy.
Take it steady on the roads and, in the words of another Psalm,
Give thanks to the Lord, for God is good God's love endures forever.
With love & blessing
Jan Knott
All Saint’s Church - October Calendar
Sunday 7th HARVEST FESTIVAL 11.00am Benefice Friends and Family Service with Baptism and a bring & share lunch 6.00pm Celebration Communion Service
Sunday 14th 11.00am Baptism in the Friends & Family Communion Malachy Stanley Kelly-Mann
Thurs 18th 2.30pm Circle of Friends
Sunday 21st 8.00am Holy Communion( BCP) 11.00am Matins (BCP)
Sunday 28th 11.00am Service of the Word 6.30pm Holy Communion (BCP)
Wed 31st 3.00pm Messy Church 4.30pm Worship followed by tea—All welcome
Every Tuesday at Farmborough Church - TEA from 2.30pm. All welcome.
The editor would like to apolo-gise for including Marksbury and Stanton Prior Churches’ events in last month’s All Saint’s Church Calendar.
See the November Flyer for details regard-ing ordering Wreaths for Door or Graves. And please make a note now—the Christ-mas Bazaar will be on December 1st when you can get your trees and more.
The 74th Annual Farmborough Flower Show took place on Sat 1st September .
Yet again, what a rainbow of colours was to be seen everywhere! In spite of the very unusual weather conditions earlier in the year, exhibitors managed to produce beau-tiful flowers, vegetables and fruit including a gigantic pumpkin and surely the longest green bean ever! Very appetising quiches, cakes, loaves of bread, preserves, etc... were admired, as well as great flower ar-rangements, photographs, paintings, draw-ings, and crafts plus the many items made by children.
This year, the Hall had the addition of a lovely banner created by some of the chil-dren from Farmborough School adding to the brightness of the Hall. As well as our usual exhibitors we had many new people taking part, so the Committee hopes that the newcomers have enjoyed the experi-ence. A variety of raffle prizes were on offer - including two large hampers, various vouchers (free meals, meat, MOT, etc..).
For the 'Guess the Weight of the Cake' competition we were treated to the most amaz-ing cake (yes, this is the cake), which was baked by the very tal-ented Barbara Gammon. Martina, well done for guess-ing the correct weight. Well done also to
Finlay who chose the correct name of Riley for the large, cuddly bear.
So, a very big thank you to all the exhibi-tors, the army of helpers both on Friday and Saturday, the Judges, the many visi-tors, bakers, sponsors, and the Flower Show Committee (Ann, Barbara, Dawn, Phil and Ray). And, finally, thank you to Martin Carter, Parish Council Chairman, for presenting the cups, trophies and awards.
Be Wright—Flower Show Secretary
A very big thank you must also go to Be for her hard work. Editor
The Winners:
Matthew Knight won eight trophies for his magnificent fruit and vegetables
Alan Studley won two National Dahlia So-ciety Certificates for his lovely dahlias
Jackie Langley won 3 prizes in the photog-raphy section: the £25 special prize, the Ferenberge trophy and the Special Certifi-cate for Best Photo
Margaret Small won two trophies. She and Margaret Wyatt shared the Rose Bowl for Floral Art (highest points) and Margaret Small also won Best Exhibit for Floral Art
Ieuan Badman-Oak was the winner of two trophies in the children’s section of Arts, Crafts, Cookery and Vegetables (He is 8!)
James Wyatt won the trophy in Arts and Crafts in the 12-16 year-olds’ category
and the other notable winners of the many prizes on offer were: Mike Sheppard, Sha-ron Iles, Recep Kara, Stella Hatten, Ruth Wiltshire, Anne Stone, Harvey Gooden, the Wyatt Family and the Fray Family.
CONGRATULATIONS ALL! And thank you again for your wonderful entries. On to next year!
Farmborough Women’s CAMEO
CAMEO meets at 7:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the
month at Farmborough Memorial Hall.
We had a great turn out to the September
evening meeting with Bini.
Binixa (Bini) Ludlow grew up in Bradford, West Yorkshire. She learnt traditional Gujarati cooking from her mother and aunties at the tender age of eight (to pre-pare her for married life!) and then took over the running of the family kitchen aged thirteen. Bini’s passion for traditional Indi-an cooking stemmed from being surround-ed by experienced home cooks at the heart of Bradford’s diverse culture and being surrounded by an array of Indian shops full of unusual, exotic ingredients.
Bini is a fully qualified secondary DT teacher and she taught creative cooking techniques and introduced young people to the colourful role of spices in cooking in schools in the UK. She also taught in schools in the Gujarat and Kerala districts of India when she made a trip back in 2005 to enhance her knowledge of local cus-toms, traditions and food culture.
So, it was a natural step for her to set up a cookery school on her return to the UK. Bini set up Sweet Cumin in 2011. Her busi-ness has gone from strength to strength with Bini offering a broad range of half and full day cookery classes to suit all abilities in her Somerset home in Radstock, right on our doorstep! She also has appeared sever-al times on TV and radio.
Bini has now progressed to producing a variety of ready-meals and they have won many awards. These meals are being sold
at the Farmborough Community Shop. They are really worth trying and are ready in minutes. Delicious!
At our meeting Bini demonstrated (using lots of aromatic, flavoursome spices) how to make two Indian dishes, one vegetarian one and the other a chicken dish. This highlighted for us how quick and easy the dishes would be to produce at home.
Thank you, Bini, for a great evening.
Dates of next meetings:
2nd October - Hearing Dogs for the Deaf. Talk by Sue Mathison, accompanied by her hearing dog.
6 November - Arnos Vale Cemetery. A talk by Charlotte Conway.
Word of the month:
‘thinko’ - A mistake in one's thought pro-cesses; a mental lapse or failure to reason
correctly, as in: ‘The problem, I began to suspect, was not a typo but a thinko’.
Did you know…
...that Godzilla is an official citizen of Japan?
...that the Government is to ban unethical puppy and kitten farms in England?
….that Singaporeans are the fastest walk-ers on the planet?
...that Prince Charles may not become King Charles III? He may choose one of his middle names, Philip, Arthur or George.
….that, in Hong Kong, you can get married in a McDonald’s?
...that cruel electronic training collars which are used for dogs and cats are to be banned under new legislation?
SOSA is the first to offer an authentic chair dance class, completely different to func-tional exercise-based classes. You are nev-er too old to s-t-a-r-t dancing!’
Melanie offers SOSA Fitness in Farmbor-ough and SEATED SOSA in Midsomer Nor-ton, Paulton and Temple Cloud.
More information: www.movedancestretch.co.uk and on Facebook SOSA Dance Fitness with Mel
Strictly SOSA!
Fun packed, high energy but low impact, SOSA Dance Fitness is a safe and effective workout for all ages and abilities – no ex-perience or partner required. And with over 35 International dance styles, there is something for everyone! The choreogra-phy is designed to stay true to the authen-tic steps of each dance style and each rou-tine is broken down so that participants are not left struggling. The music also gets people singing as well as dancing!
Melanie Wittmaack is a fully trained SOSA Dance Fitness Instructor and can claim to be one of the first 10 in the UK to now become a SEATED SOSA Dance Fitness In-structor and says:
‘SOSA is amazing fun! I am very honoured and proud to teach SOSA Fitness. And now SEATED SOSA makes it even more inclusive by giving everybody the chance to dance.
Opening in the Timsbury YMCA in
November 2018
Includes a B&NES Library plus:
An ‘information station’ detailing local ventures and services
Internet, computers, printing and scanning
Teas, coffee and homemade cookies
St Mary’s School second-hand uniform stand
And more….. Ideas are welcome
Volunteers required. Full training given.
OPEN MORNING 10-11am Saturday 10th November
for more information, please contact Liz 01761 470295 [email protected] .
Timsbury Hub Baby Group
Liz Casson in Timsbury is busy setting up The Timsbury Hub and is keen to also open a Parents and Babies Group within the Hub on Monday mornings.
She is asking for parents who might be interested is such a service to contact her on 01761 470295 for discussion.
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01761 753189
CALLING ALL THE DOGS OF
FARMBOROUGH!
It’s time to get your
photos organised for the
2019 calendar
Photo deadline:
15 October 2018
All dogs registered will appear
All are welcome to register
*New for 2019* - prizes for the
most amusing photos
Further details on
www.ourlocaldogs.co.uk
or email [email protected]
Simon Cutler DipFA, MLIBF
Call Farmborough resident Simon on 07710332634 or email
[email protected] for advice on investments, pensions,
retirement planning, mortgages and financial protection.
As a mortgage is secured against your home it could be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments. Blackdown Financial is a trading name of W&T Ltd.
Registered in England No. 3717558 www.blackdownfinancial.co.uk
The Son-Rise Programme
The Son-Rise Program is a way of working with autistic children - any child on the spectrum. It uniquely views autism as a social relational disorder rather than be-havioural, as it is traditionally viewed.
It is based on the cornerstones of love and acceptance, prioritising creating a connec-tion with the child (the thing they struggle with) and through that connection we can help them grow and develop.
The home of the Son-Rise Program is in America where it was created in 1983. It has since helped thousands of autistic chil-dren live fulfilling and meaningful lives, across the world. For more information please visit: www.autismtreatment.org
Does this interest you? You can become involved. Volunteer to help a local family with their autistic son. They will train you. Please contact [email protected]
You are invited to a
Soup Lunch at:
Marksbury Village Hall BA2 9HP on:
Saturday 13th October 12 noon - 2 p.m
Adults: £7.50 Under 12s: £2.50 includes a selection of homemade soups,
bread and a variety of desserts
Tickets and further information from Lesley Kettner 07790403275
01761 470710
Talent and Trading Scheme – Forthcom-ing Event in Aid of Cancer Research UK
Friday November 16th – 12h00 for 12h30 –
The Memorial Hall - Soup Lunch
Lunch includes dessert and tea/coffee.
Tickets are £8.00. Please call Ros on 01761 479414 to book your place and so support this very worthwhile charity.
We would like to say a big THANK YOU to the very kind person who has paid for the hire of the Hall on this day, but who wishes to remain anonymous.
Ros Hulcoop
Farmborough Community Shop
Your community shop has been open for three months and what a fantastic three months it has been! Once again, we would like to thank everyone who supported the project over its six years from conception to arrival, plus all our volunteers, mem-bers, and customers who have made it a resounding success and have transformed it into a daily hub for local people.
As a permanent reminder and thank you to everyone who contributed to the opening of the shop, on Saturday 15 September, Adam and Tom from PTM Design installed our ‘Wall of Fame’ in the coffee shop area. Created by local designer, Sam Ross of
Picablue Design, this wall proudly displays the names of all the local (and not-so-local), groups, organisations, clubs, and businesses who generously helped us by donating money, time, and/or services for free. We wouldn’t be here without them, so many thanks to all!
Community Shop Management Committee
Adam and Tom from PTM Design and the ‘Wall of Fame’
Photo: Sam Ross
Farmborough Craft and Gift Fayre
On Saturday October 20th Farmborough Memorial Hall will be the venue for the 6th annual Craft & Gift Fayre. 10.30am to 4pm. Entrance £1. Children under 16 - free.
Funds go to maintaining our lovely Farm-borugh Village Hall.
As usual we will have a variety of crafts for sale - suitable for most tastes and purses. Many people come and shop early for Christmas and, as our stall holders are aware of this, they provide suitable gifts.
All profits from the cake stall will again be going to “Forever Friends” at the RUH. Thank you to those who have already offered to make cakes but we can always do with more! Please contact Anita on 01761 471585.
Refreshments will be available all day. Try a cooked breakfast in the morning and then tea and cake in the afternoon!
See you there! Anita Etherden
Do you know….
...where some of that lovely fresh fruit and vegetable produce you have been buying in the Farmborough Shop comes from? It is grown and donated to the shop by our lovely community gardeners. Proceeds from its sale go to the Shop funds. Thank you, gardeners! More please!
Girlguiding is the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK,
with over half a million members.
Thanks to the dedication and support of 100,000 amazing volunteers, we are active in every part of the UK, giving girls and young women a space where they can be themselves, have fun, build brilliant friend-ships, gain valuable life skills and make a positive difference to their lives and their communities.
We build girls’ confidence and raise their aspirations. We give them the chance to discover their full potential and encourage them to be a powerful force for good. We give them a space to have fun.
We run Rainbows (5–7 years) (4-7 Ulster), Brownies (7–10 years), Guides (10–14 years) and Senior Section (14–25 years).
Registered Charity No 306016. www.girlguiding.org.uk
Girls and young women from Timsbury Ranger Unit had the time of their lives over the August Bank Holiday weekend at the UK’s biggest girl-only music festival.
‘Wellies and Wristbands’, organised by Girlguiding, took place at Foxlease in the idyllic New Forest countryside, and was attended by over 4500 girls and young women, aged from 10-25, from Guides and the Senior Section.
They were able to adventure during the day with activities including kayaking, zip wire and climbing and, as the sun set, they danced at the main stage to bands playing some of their favourite hits.
Alongside their friends and their dedicated Girlguiding volunteers, they had the chance to experience the fun and friend-
ships festivals can offer in a safe, girl-only environment.
Anyone interested in joining the adven-ture, as a young girl or an adult member, can register their interest at https://go.girlguiding.org.uk/join-us/join-as-member/
Road Resurfacing in Farmborough
You all will have received through your letterbox the flyer from B&NES regarding the microasphalt carriageway resurfacing works. As a reminder, these are the roads in Farmborough that will be affected and the dates that B&NES hope to do the works:
As you will know, the work is weather de-pendent so dates may be changed. If any questions/concerns, please contact Coun-cil Connect on 01225 394041.
Vehicles will have to be relocated during the works. Advisory notices are already up on the roads and ‘No Parking’ cones will be placed on the road the day before the works are to be carried out.
The surfacing material hardens in about 30 minutes so there should not be too much disruption. Traffic management personnel will be on site to advise you when and where it is safe to drive.
Buses will be re-routed, so contact First 0345 646 0707 or Travelline 0871 200 2233 to see how your bus will be affected.
Bellifants/Bridge Gardens
17/10/2018
The Mead 17/10 - 18/10/2018
Tilley Close 18/10/2018
Manor Gardens 18/10/2018
The Street 19/10 - 20/10/2018
The Goodwill Club
Our September outing to Windsor, which included a river trip, was a most enjoyable day out; the views of Windsor from the river were superb. A lovely relaxing day.
On October 11th Cliff Clark will entertain us with songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Do not miss this! Remember those days?
On 16th October our outing will be to the Brent House Carvery (recommended!); afterwards we journey on to Burnham-on- Sea. Everyone is welcome. Please call Bryn on 01761 471350 to reserve your seat.
On October 25th music from the 60s - 80s again will be provided by Classic F J
Bonus ball winners for August were Margaret Stapleford and June Kendal
All meetings start at 2.30 pm in the Memo-rial Hall on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. New members are welcomed. Should you be interested in joining, please call Pat for details on 01761 470491 Pat Tiley—Secretary
Crowds in London celebrate the armistice at the end
of the first world war. 1918. Photograph: Alamy
Armistice Day - 11th November 2018
100 years on from the end of WW1, this year’s Armistice Day will be notable as many celebrations and remembrance ser-vices across the UK and Europe mark the centenary of the end of the Great War.
In the early morning of 11 November 2018, more than 3,000 bell towers across Eng-land, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will ring out with the sound of “half-muffled” bells, like a slow march, in sol-emn memory of those who lost their lives in the Great War.
Then, at midday, bell ringers at each tower across the UK will remove the muffles from the clappers and at about 12.30 they will ring open. “The national mood swings then to gratitude and thanks”, says the Central Council of Bell Ringers President.
In Farmborough, David Judd has organised a
display of WW1 materi-al in the Memorial Hall to remember those of
our community who did not return.
More details in the November Flyer.
Anniversaries come and go, but not the need for remembrance.
Source: Guardian Online
Craft Fayre in Camerton
On Saturday 13th October, there is to be a craft fair in Camerton Hall in aid of the Chil-dren’s Hospice South West.
Doors will be open from 10.00am to 1.00pm. There will be varied stalls selling crafty goods with homemade cakes and refreshments available. Entrance fee is 50p for adults; children are free.
High Littleton Scouts
High Littleton Scout Group are having a jumble sale on Saturday 13th October, in the Conygre Hall, Timsbury.
Doors open at 9.30am. Entrance fee is 40p. Stalls will include bric-a-brac. Refresh-ments are available.
Farmborough Sweeper Scheme
Following on from the August article by our Clerk, the Parish Council intends to make a firm decision one way or another regarding the future funding of the Farm-borough Sweeper in November and opin-ions of residents are needed now, please.
This scheme is currently funded by B&NES Council and we know this is the last year they plan to fund it. We need to decide now because in January 2019 we have to set our Precept (this is the amount we re-quest as part of the local Council Tax). We must submit our request before the end of January to enable B&NES to set the whole Council Tax in February. In 2018 we re-quested a Precept of £17,500 and we re-ceived around £3700 on top of that from B&NES to fund the Sweeper.
If nothing else changes and we wish to keep our Sweeper and pay for it ourselves then we need to add that £3700 to the Precept request (not counting any other additions that may be necessary). This would mean around a 22% increase in the Precept next year to £21,200.
So how much is this in reality.....? The con-tribution to the Farmborough Precept paid by a Band B property, for this year, was around £29 (for the whole year). To fund our own Sweeper, a Band B property would find their contribution rise to around £35 (+22% for the whole year). That is an extra £6. Similarly for a Band D property, the amount paid would rise from around £37 to £44, an extra £7.
Only after the B&NES budget meeting in February will we find out for definite whether they will fund the sweeper scheme or not, but it is highly unlikely as it’s not in their budget forecast. If, by some miracle, the Council does choose to fund
our Sweeper and we have already asked for the extra £3700, then we can always use it to fund other work needed in the village or to adjust the following year's Precept request to account for it.
None of this changes the fact that the re-sponsibility to maintain the cleanliness of our roads and pavements does, and al-ways will remain with B&NES. B&NES will do this by sending the road sweeper truck around every 7 or 8 weeks and nothing else. If you have any litter issues, or fly tipping, etc., this must be first reported to Council Connect. It is always B&NES’ re-sponsibility to deal with street cleanliness under the Environmental Protection laws.
We have had little feedback since the last article so, if you have any opinions one way or another, please do let us know your thoughts or come along to the PC Meeting on 13th November when we will make our decision. Martin Carter
Did you know…
...that the number of priests under the age of 32 who are being ordained has risen? They are mostly women.
...that teenage self-harm is on the rise? 1:4 girls aged 14 and 1:10 boys self-harm.
All Saints hosted the Big Sing on Sunday 9 September, with 50 or so people singing a selection of hymns chosen by them. Everybody who chose hymns had at least one of their choice included. Old fa-vourites – ‘Praise My Soul’ and ‘Thine Be the Glory’ - sat alongside newer music such as ‘Dear Lord and Father’. Breakfast was served before the service with coffee after. Feedback was very positive and hymns not chosen will be included in fu-ture services. Nicky Stone
Farmborough’s Defibrillator (PAD)
Defibrillators are very easy to use. The machine gives clear spoken instructions. You don't need training to use one.
• If you come across someone who is not breathing or breathing erratically, the most important thing is to call 999 and start CPR to keep the blood flowing around the body. After a cardiac arrest, every minute without CPR and defibrilla-tion reduces someone's chance of survival by 10 per cent.
If you're on your own, don't interrupt the CPR to go and get a defibrillator. If it's possible, send someone else to find one.
When you call 999, the operator can tell you if there's a pub-
lic access defibrillator [PAD} nearby [ours is on
the school wall facing Brookside Drive] and will give you a code to open the box and remove the defibrillator. Get some-
one to fetch it and bring it to you while you
continue CPR .
Once the defibrillator is open and in position, all you have to do is follow the spoken instructions. Many defibrillators will also have diagrams or a screen to help you. The defibrillator detects the heart's rhythm. It won't deliver a shock unless one is needed.
• Often you’ll need to press the shock button although some fully automatic de-fibrillators will deliver the shock them-selves. You should resume CPR as soon as instructed by the defibrillator. And contin-ue following instructions until an ambu-lance arrives. Source: British Heart Foundation
The Ongoing Dog Poo Problem
There are still complaints coming in of dog mess being left in the fields and on the Rec. By courtesy, again, of Rupert Fawcett in Off the Leash ©, here’s how to do it! Please pick up your dog’s poo and bin it!
Soup and Dessert
[In aid of All Saint’s Church]
Tickets £5.00
Venue: 1 Church Lane
Farmborough
Saturday 13th October. 12.30 pm
All welcome.
Sunday Lunch Carvery
[in aid of All Saint’s Church]
Sunday November 4th
12.30 pm for 12.45 pm
Venue: The Memorial Hall, Farmborough
Tickets £8.50 adults; £4.00 children
Raffle Soft drinks available BYO alcohol
For tickets to both events, contact
Sally Davis 01761 472356
Bins, rubbish and recycling – for any que-ries concerning rubbish and recycling, fly tipping, graffiti, abandoned vehicles, dog fouling etc. please contact the Waste Ser-vices team at B&NES council on [email protected] 01225 394041
Flooding – you can report any blocked highway gullies and drains and ordinary watercourse flooding to the B&NES Council Flood Team. Please contact them on [email protected] or the Parish Clerk , who is also the Local Flood Rep.
Allotments – the Parish Council owns and manages the allotments at Hobbs Wall. Please contact the Parish Clerk with any queries regarding the allotments. There is currently a waiting list for allotments.
Sweeping – the PC currently employs a village sweeper who keeps the roads and pavements clear of litter. Please contact the Parish Clerk with any queries.
The Memorial Hall – is owned by the PC and run on our behalf by a management committee. Please contact Sally Davis, Chair of the Hall Committee with any que-ries on 01761 472356.
The Recreation Ground and Pavilion – is owned by the PC and managed on our be-half by the Sports & Social Committee. Please contact Phil Gray with any queries on 07473383090.
Play Area – situated behind the Church on Glebe Land is rented by the PC and is main-tained by the PC for the use of residents with small children. It is inspected annually. Please contact the Parish Clerk with any queries or concerns.
Trudi Gilbank Clerk to Farmborough Parish Council
[email protected] 01761 472390.
Parish Council or B&NES Council?
Planning – all new planning applications are received by the PC and discussed at monthly meetings. Comments are provid-ed by the PC who can decide to support or object to an application. Applications are available to see on the B&NES planning website. Planning applications to be dis-cussed are on the PC agendas, which are displayed monthly on the parish notice-boards and on the PC website www.farmboroughparishcouncil.org.uk . Parishioners are always welcome to attend the monthly PC meetings to discuss any planning (or other issues) that may be of interest to them. However, the final deci-sion with regards to any planning applica-tion is made by B&NES Council. You can contact the Planning Team on [email protected] or on 01225 394041 (Council Connect)
Enforcement – once a planning application has been granted, any concerns with re-gards to the subsequent development should be referred to the B&NES Enforce-ment Team. It is always helpful, from the PC point of view, to copy us in so we are aware of local concerns. You can contact the Enforcement Team at [email protected] or on 01225 394041 (Council Connect)
Streets and Highway Maintenance – for queries regarding highway improvements, traffic management, damage or obstruc-tions to roads and pavements, gritting etc., please contact the Traffic Management Team on [email protected] 01225 394041
Footpaths/Public Rights of Way – for any queries please contact the B&NES Public Rights of Way Team on 01225 477532 or via [email protected]
Date 2018
OCTOBER EVENTS Where Time
02/10 CAMEO Talk by Sue Mathieson Hearing Dogs for the Deaf
Farmborough Memorial Hall 19h30
07/10 Harvest Festival Farmborough All Saint’s Church 11h00
08/10 Floral Art Demo. By Margaret Heal entitled ‘Autumnal’
Farmborough Memorial Hall 19h30
11/10 WERN Music Session Compton Dando Village Hall 14h00
13/10 Camerton Craft Fayre Camerton Village Hall 10h00
13/10 Soup Lunch 1 Church Lane, Farmborough 12h30
13/10 High Littleton Scouts Jumble Sale
Conygre Hall, Timsbury 10h00—13h00
13/10 Soup Lunch Marksbury Village Hall 12h00
15/10 Bath Spa Brass Band Open Evening
Elim Pentecost Church, Charlotte St., Bath BA1 2ND
18h30—21h45
16/10 Goodwill Club Outing to Brent House Carvery
Start from Farmborough Memo-
rial Hall
TBC
20/10 Craft and Gift Fayre Farmborough Memorial Hall 10h30
20/10 Horseworld Open Day Staunton Lane, Whitchurch, Bristol BS14 0QL
10h30 - 16h00
29/10 Floral Art Open meeting with National Demonstrator Lorena Dyer entitled ‘Christmas Wish’
**Conygre Hall Timsbury (note different venue)
19h30
Date 2018
NOVEMBER EVENTS Where Time
04/11 Sunday Lunch Carvery Farmborough Memorial Hall 12h30
06/11 CAMEO Arnos Vale Cemetery Talk by Charlotte Conway
Farmborough Memorial Hall 19h30
10/11 Timsbury Hub Open Morning YMCA, Timsbury 10h00-11h00
11/11 WW1 Display (Armistice Day) Farmborough Memorial Hall 10h00-16h00
