The Pucklechurch community website
village news, events, clubs, community, history

Click here to sign up for monthly email updates on news and events

If you have signed up for emails and are not getting them please check the following:
(i) your spam folder
(ii) the spam settings in your profile on your service provider’s website.

Make sure that you specify pucklechurch.org as a trusted domain

Pucklechurch news banner02

News and Features September 2009

St Aldam’s Drive Play Area
Local Food & Drink Festival
Entries Due for Revel Photo Competition
Revel ~ Announcement of AGM
The Palpitating Pucklechurch Players Production
Guarding Your Garden
Cowboy Builders
Come and Find the Pucklechurch Pigs
Happy Circle Singalong with Juz Greg

[top]

St Aldam’s Drive Play Area

Following the successful gathering of information on Revel Day regarding people's attitudes to a showcase play area at St Aldam's Drive, further information was sought from Pucklechurch C of E School. The results were fed back to the Parish Council. Tina Rainy, the South Gloucestershire Council officer overseeing the project, wrote "My colleague Chris (the Children's Participation Officer) has sent me through the results of her work at Pucklechurch Primary School. It is excellent information and reflects  the general feedback we got from young people at the Revel." Over 150 young people, aged between 7 and 11, from Pucklechurch Primary School took part in the phase 1  consultation. The children were asked whether they used the open space off St Aldam's Drive now; 85% said they did not. When asked if they would use it if it became a "play  garden", 80% said yes. This emphasises the strong support forthe project, to which the Parish Council gives its wholehearted backing. However, we are also mindful of the  reservations of some of the neighbours, and there will be more consultation on the proposal in the near future. Please give any comments on the proposal to the Clerk to the  Parish Council by telephone on 937 2398 or email parish.council@pucklechurch.org.

Alan Holder. Vice Chair, Parish Council

South Gloucestershire
Local Food & Drink Festival

Taste logo

12 September to 11 October

Whether you are a serious foodie or someone who
just appreciates great local food and drink, there's plenty
at this year's festival for you to enjoy!
Some new events for this, the 5th year, include:

  • Visit to Shipton Mill
  • Tour of Thornbury Castle and vineyard
  • Butter-making demonstrations
  • "Meet the Producer" at the newly opened farm shop at Old Down Country Park
  • For further information visit the website:
    www.southgloslocalfood.org
    ring: 01454 863883 or e-mail: localfood@southglos.gov.uk

    [top]

    [top]

    Entries Due for Revel Photo CompetitionCamera

    Entries for the fifth annual Bob Stone Memorial Photography Competition are due in by September 21st. The competition is open to amateur photographers who are residents of Pucklechurch, Shortwood, Abson, Westerleigh, Hinton, Doynton, and Dyrham and any student attending Pucklechurch Primary School. Rule sheets may be downloded here... and will also be available from the school, the Pucklechurch Post Office, and Mike Walker's Newsagent.

    The Revel Committee are once again sponsoring the event and will offer cash prizes in three age groups and two categories:

    Age Groups:

  • 11 and under (entry is free)
  • 12-17 (entry is free)
  • 18 and over (£1 per entry)
  • Categories:

  • Pucklechurch Village Life – Buildings, people, scenery and events that show where and how we live
  • Open – Any other subject, such as travel, portraits, nature, pets, abstracts, or architecture
  • The exhibition and prize-giving will be held on Sunday, 11th October, in the Village Hall. This year there will be a new prize for the "best-of-the-rest" awarded to the  image chosen by visitors to the exhibition from among the photos that do not receive a prize from the judges. In addition to the competition entries, there will also be a  general photography exhibition. If you would like to display photos that would be of interest to the general public, please contact Mike Hanks at Pucklechurch Primary  School before 7th October.

     

    Revel AGM
    Notice of Meeting

    Wednesday, 23rd September
    7.30 for 8.00pm
    in the Village Hall meeting room

    All village organisations and
    individuals are invited to attend

  • Chairman's & Treasurer's Reports,
  • Presentation of the Bob Stone Memorial Award,
  • Donations to Local Groups
  • Election of Officers (Revel Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary,
  • Beer Festival Chair and Secretary)
  •  

    The Palpitating Pucklechurch Players
    in Association with Josef Weinberger

    present

    Secondary Cause of Death

    by Peter Gordon

    20th and 21st November 2009
    Pucklechurch Community Centre
    Doors open 7:30 pm
    Performance Starts 8:00pm

    Tickets £6.50 & £5
    Available from Elaine on 937 3105

     

    [top]

    [top]

    [top]

    Guarding Your Garden

    Hello to all the readers of the Pucklechurch News.garden02

    As a recent convert to the pleasures of gardening and dipping my toe into the world of smallholding, I thought I would offer some advice concerning the safety of your stock  and gardening equipment. My attention was drawn recently to an article on the BBC News where 50+ pigs had been stolen from a field in the Home Counties and other instances  where small amounts of stock and produce were being stolen from allotments and gardens. The inference was that the credit crunch is encouraging a certain sector of society  to help themselves to other people's property. What can we do to prevent this? If you have livestock, you should by law have a registration document, passport, flock number  or other ID for every animal. Please make sure you know where it is, as a) you can't move the animal without it, and b) if it does get stolen, I can circulate the  information to the various authorities. If you have garden machinery or equipment that you use on the land, is it marked with your post code? Do you have the engine/serial number written or recorded anywhere? Have you got a photograph of it in case it goes missing? If the answer is no, then please get in touch. We can mark your equipment,  record it and also take digital photos. We also offer advice in the safekeeping of your property and ways to prevent it from being stolen. I would also say that if you spot  any suspicious activity or persons around places where you have livestock or produce growing, please report it. By working together we can ensure that what's yours stays  that way and you enjoy the fruits of your labours.

    PC 3517 Chris Skelton
    Beat Manager Boyd Valley
    0117 945 4193
    07919 628315

    [top]

    Cowboy Builders

    Are you unhappy with your builder?

  • Do you think the work he's done is not up to standard?
  • Do you suspect you may have been ripped off?
  • Have you received a quote which appears too good to be true?
  • Is your builder very hard to contact and rarely turns up?
  • Is there someone you'd like us to investigate?
  • If the answer to any of these questions is yes, we'd like to speak to you. Even if it happened a few years ago, we're interested.

    Ricochet produce Cowboy Builders for Channel Five, fronted by Melinda Messenger and Dominic Littlewood.

    Please contact us on: 01273 224 800 or email: consumeraffairs@ricochet.co.uk.

    For consumer advice on this or any other consumer matter, please contact Consumer Direct on 08454 04 05 06.

     

    [top]

    Come and Find the Pucklechurch Pigs

    We have been designing and painting our own unique pigs: Can you find Jelly Bean, Jiggy, Piggles, Astropig, Blossom and many more?

    We will be open on
    Wednesday, 2 September, and
    Saturday, 5 September
    10.30am until 2.30pm

    Come and join us - find all the pigs, vote for your favourite, paint your own piggy item, and enjoy a cream tea!

    The pigs will be available to purchase. Reserve yours on the open days, ready for collection the following week. Paint-your-own-pig items start at £7 Cream tea £2.50

    Fired Up Ceramics
    Unit 1 Beaufort Trade Park
    Pucklechurch Trading Estate
    0117 937 4367
    Brandon Trust: Registered Charity Number: 80157

    More information here...

    Happy Circle
    Presents

    Singalong with Juz Greg
    with music from
    Elvis, the Beach Boys, Jim Reeves,
    the Wurzels, Val Doonigan, and more!

    Tuesday, October 27th, 2-3.30pm

    Community Centre
    All Welcome – £1 per person

    Come along and see what happens
    at Happy Circle. Bring a friend!

     

    [top]

    [top]

    [Pucklechurch Community Website] [News] [Past Issues] [Features Dec09] [Community Dec09] [Letters Dec09] [Calendar] [Community] [Local Interest] [Directory] [Links] [Planning Applications] [Parish Council] [Site Index] [Contact] [Test]