Welcome to the Bathford Parish Council Website
This site is intended to provide easy access to information about the activities of the council in their representation of the people of Bathford, Warleigh and Shockerwick.
Bathford Parish Council meet on the third Monday of the month in the Parish Council office beneath the Village Community Co-Operative Shop on the High Street. Meetings usually start at 7.30 pm. All Bathford residents are welcome to attend, and are encouraged to bring up any matters of particular interest or concern during the first five minutes of the meeting.
Minutes of Council meetings can be seen on this website, on the Council noticeboards in the village and in the shop. The notice boards are next to the Dovers Lane postbox near the shop and on the corner between 36 and 37 Meadow Park.
The clerk to the council is Ruth Holding and we can be contacted by email, post or telephone and details can be found on our Contact Us page. To reduce spam there are no email addresses on this website so please use the contact page to make the initial approach but please remember to leave your postal or email address or a telephone number to enable us to reply.
Latest News
New Village Shop Website
The shop has now setup its own dedicated website and can be found at http://www.bathfordshop.net
11-5-2012
Climate Change Services in the Cotswolds AONB
Are you a farmer or rural business within the Cotswolds AONB? If so advice and support is available from the Cotswolds Conservation Board which could help develop resource management and efficiency savings for your business and reduce the harmful impact of emissions on the environment. For more information contact james.lloyd@cotswoldsaonb.org.uk, or info@cotswoldsaonb.org.uk, or call 01451 862033.
Feb 2012
Recycle your drinks cartons for the first time
Foods and drinks Tetra Pak cartons can now be recycled with cardboard in the blue bag for the first time ever as part of B&NES weekly kerbside recycling collection service. In the past, cartons have been difficult to recycle as they are made from a mixture of 70-90% paperboard, aluminium foil and plastic but with improving technologies they can now be recycled. All sorts of products can be made from recycled drinks cartons including envelopes, plasterboard liner, paper carrier bags, broom handles, roof tiles and even garden furniture.Empty, wash and squash your cartons and put them with your cardboard in your blue bag - by squashing your cartons, you can fit in 3 times as many cartons in your recycling container, saving on space both in your container and the collection vehicle. One way to squash them is to stamp on them. Remember to flatten, fold or cut all cardboard so that it fits into your blue bag.
27 Jan 12
Domestic Heating Oil - new scheme to cut heating oil bills
The Rural Community Council is introducing a domestic heating oil bulk buying scheme to help residents who are without mains gas. Average savings are estimated to be around £40. The membership of the scheme is £20 per year for domestic households, £30 per year for community buildings, churches and halls, and £100 per year for businesses. As the average saving for each domestic order is around £40 you will easily get your money back on your first order. And you can place as many or as few orders as you need, with a minimum order of 500 litres. If you would like further details including a membership application form, then please contact the Clerk.
27 Jan 12
Dates for Parish Council Meetings in 2012
The schedule of dates for Parish Council Meetings in 2012 has been agreed and can be found here.
Council Meeting Diary
Bathford Link - can they help you?
Bathford Link can provide transport to appointments and other services to residents in the parish. More details about the help available from Bathford Link can be found in the attached document.
Bathford Link Poster
3 Apr 10
Broadlands Orchardshare Community Orchard
Broadlands OrchardShare is a thriving community orchard in Bathford parish. It is run by volunteers, who are working to conserve and maintain the orchard to supply locally grown apples to the Bath area. More information about coming events and contact details can be found on Broadlands Orchardshare Community Orchard
Website updates link added at the bottom of the page to show new features and changes made
to this website
Bathford Neighbourhood Watch
is coordinated by Maureen Millbank assisted by Stan Cherry.
The neighbourhood watch is a very important part of the network that keeps Bathford a safe and pleasant place to live.
More details can be found on Bathford Neighbourhood Watch
Use the contact us link at the bottom of every webpage and an email
will be sent directly to them whereby they can contact all the local watch members.
Complaints under the Code of Conduct
The responsibility for considering complaints that a council member may have breached the Code of Conduct is moving to B&NES’ Standards Committee. Anyone wanting to complain about the conduct of a member of Bathford Parish Council or B&NES Council must submit their complaint to the Standards Committee instead of the Standards Board for England. The address for submitting complaints is “c/o The Monitoring Officer, 3rd Floor, Riverside, Keynsham, BS31 1LA. Further information about the new local assessment system is available on the Standards Board’s website www.standardsboard.gov.uk
4 June 2008
The Bathford Bulletin
Please submit articles and submissions or offers of help for the next issue of the Bathford Bulletin either through the new Bathford Bulletin website, in the box in the shop/Post office or they can also be contacted through our contact us link at the bottom of the page.
11th Dec 2007
