Thursday 21st March
Soup & Puds lunch in the Methodist Church Hall in aid of Children’s Hospice South West, 12.00 to 1.30.
Home made soup, bread roll, homemade pudding, custard, tea or coffee £5.
Raffle, produce stall, homemade cakes, jams etc for sale.
The Yatton and Congresbury STAR group has moved! Now at:
Where: Congars Cafe, 1 Broad Street, Congresbury
When: 3rd Monday of every month, 2pm – 4pm. Starting Monday 18th March.
For more info please contact congarscafe20@gmail.com
NEW_STAR_POSTERWhen: Sunday, 10th March, 10-12am
Where: Cobthorn Reserve, junction of Cobthorn Way & Furnace Way, Congresbury
Hedge planting – 200 whips free from the Woodland Trust. All welcome. Sorry, no dogs and children must be always under close supervision. Please bring your own refreshments, work gloves and a spade if possible although YACWAG will have a few to lend. For more info email contact@yacwag.org.uk
When: Saturday, 2nd March, 10-12am
Where: Cobthorn Reserve, junction of Cobthorn Way & Furnace Way, Congresbury
Preparation for hedge planting (next weekend) and a bit of tree/shrub planting as well. All welcome. Sorry, no dogs and children must be always under close supervision. Please bring your own refreshments, work gloves and a spade if possible although YACWAG will have a few to lend. For more info email contact@yacwag.org.uk
| Date | Tue 13 Feb 2024 |
| Application Type | Retrospective Planning Permission |
| Development | Retrospective planning application to retain area of new external customer seating sited in existing car park, along with new timber picket fencing, new timber entrance arbour, new festoon lighting and support posts, and sections of new timber fencing forming enclosures to various areas around the site, and new festoon lighting and support posts to the eastern side of the site. |
Love Congresbury is a volunteer organisation to love and support our village through community projects and events and acts as the Congresbury Village Fete Committee.
| Details | Please visit our Facebook Page. |
| Contact | Kirsty Bowles | Phone 01934 833 126 | Address St Andrew’s Church, Station Road, Congresbury, North Somerset, BS49 5DX |
Congresbury Youth Partnership’s Code Club for young people aged 8 to 16 restarts after the half-term break on Monday 26th February.
The club runs every term-time Monday from 3.30 to 6pm at Congresbury Youth Club in the Riverside Car Park. Please drop in at any time to any session to find out more, or to get one off help with coding or basic electronics projects. First session is always free, after that we charge £1.50 per week to cover electricity costs. Contact Alex@congsyp.org.uk for more details.
| Date | Fri 02 Feb 2024 |
| Application Type | Full Planning Permission |
| Development | Minor material amendment to planning permission 21/P/0470/FUH (demolition of existing garage and proposed erection of a single storey side extension) to allow for a smaller side extension with flat roof |
| Date | Wed 31 Jan 2024 |
| Application Type | Full Planning Permission |
| Development | Demolition of existing house and erection of a replacement dwellinghouse |
| Date | Tue 30 Jan 2024 |
| Application Type | Full Planning Permission |
| Development | Proposed erection of a carport/garage to the South-East of the application site. |
To mark Random Act of Kindness Week (11th to 17th February) and Congresbury’s legacy of once being crowned the kindest village in the UK, a house-builder is pledging to help the local community.
Bovis Homes, which is building homes locally at St Congar’s Place, enables staff to take two annual volunteering days and a team will be donating their time this year to serve the village.
Natasha Palmer, head of sales, said: “Congresbury was once dubbed the kindest village in the UK – after the community showed many acts of kindness – and we’d love to pledge our support to the village too.
“We will provide a team of volunteers to work in Congresbury for a day and members of the community can apply for their help, which could be anything from painting sheds, gardening, litter picking, cleaning etc.”
If you have a club, organisation, community building, school or charity that requires an extra pair of hands then you can apply for support by emailing kindcongresbury@bovishomes.co.uk before 8th March with the following information:
Natasha added: “The volunteering day will take place this spring, once the applications have been assessed and we’ve ascertained which projects we are able to help with. Congresbury is a fantastic place to live with a thriving community and we’re pleased to honour its kindest village status and celebrate Random Act of Kindness Week. We’re looking forward to rolling up our sleeves and getting involved!”
A van was broken into whilst parked on Venus Street, Congresbury, at some point between the 31st January and the 4th of February. Returning to the Ford Transit in silver, it became apparent that the suspect had drilled a hole through the side door to gain entry, where inside it does not appear anything was stolen.
Any information, CCTV images, please contact the Police on 101 quoting reference number: 5224030242 stating NHW. Or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Thank you for your support.
theft-from-vans as-van-security-general-1Thursday 22 February at 7:30 pm at the Methodist Hall, High Street, Congresbury BS49 5JA
Tickets £4 from Congresbury Community Library.
Please note that this is not the talk advertised. Unfortunately our intended speaker for February has had to postpone so we are showing a film- Concorde – first to last. It tells the story of this iconic plane from its inception to it final flight into Filton Airport
Concorde-First-to-Last-poster-1A garden shed was broken into between the 2nd and the 5th February in Bristol Road, Congresbury. The method of entry has not been disclosed, however once inside a purple tandem bicycle, lawn mower and strimmer were stolen from within.
Any information, CCTV images, please contact the Police on 101 quoting reference number: 5224030950 stating NHW. Or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Thank you for your support.
Please see this previous post for advice on how to secure your sheds / garages.
A shed was broken into overnight on the 3rd February in Wood Hill, Congresbury. The suspect levered off the lock securing the shed door, where inside several chainsaws were stolen together with a hedge trimmer.
Any information, CCTV images, please contact the Police on 101 quoting reference number: 5224030117 stating NHW. Or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Thank you for your support.
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Villagers gathered on Saturday 27th Jan and paraded from the Riverside Car Park to the Millennium Orchard led by Green Man Brian Kemplay, accordionist Dave Byatt and members of Congresbury Singers singing traditional wassailing songs. There they walked three times round a chosen tree, Wassail King and Queen, Sam and Ellie, hung toast soaked in apple juice on the branches to encourage the birds that feed on pests, and the remaining participants enthusiastically banged on their saucepan lids and rang bells to ward off any evil spirits that might spoil our crop. The Millennium Orchard Volunteers and Congresbury Youth Partnership invited everyone back to Congresbury Youth Club for homemade apple cake, and hot mulled apple juice.
Anyone who would like to help maintain the orchard and share its produce, please contact Thomas.Daw@congresbury-pc.gov.uk
The Police has informed us that recently a resident in Somerset took a phone call from a man pretending to be a Detective Constable who falsely claimed their debit card was being used by someone else. He said they would hear a bleep and then should dial 999 – in reality the fraudster would hold open the phone line and would not be connected to police but instead would still be talking again with the fraudster or one of their accomplices.
Fortunately, they realised it was a scam and told the fraudster they would hang up and go to a local police station to report it – which we are grateful they did.
However, we are aware of other incidents recently in which people have received similar calls including from fraudsters claiming to work for the ‘Fraud Department’.
Earlier this month another Somerset resident was encouraged to check the legitimacy of an officer by calling 999 – again the phone line was held open, so they remained on the call with the fraudster and did not come through to our control room like they thought.
The victim was encouraged to withdraw thousands of pounds in cash from the bank to supposedly assist with a criminal investigation and was later asked to hand it to a courier who would take the bank notes away for analysis, after giving a pre-agreed password.
The courier attended the residents address in an estate car promising the money back within a few days, but when that date passed it became clear it had been a scam and reported what had happened.
What you should know:
“No police officer will ever ask you to hand over money, sensitive banking information or valuables to help with any criminal investigation.”
That is the message we want people to share with friends and family following several reports recently of fraudsters pretending to be police officers phoning potential victims.
Attachments:
| Date | Mon 08 Jan 2024 |
| Application Type | Removal of condition 2 of planning permission 99/0102 |
| Development | Removal of condition 2 of planning permission 99/0102 (retention of alterations and extensions to ex-shooting lodge) |
The police has informed us that a van was broken into overnight on the 24th whilst parked on a driveway in Southlands Way, Congresbury. The suspect forced entry via the side door of the VW Caddy, where inside power tools were stolen from within.
Any information, CCTV images, please contact the Police on 101 quoting reference number: 5224021253 stating NHW. Or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Thank you for your support.
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The police has informed us that a home was burgled in Cobthorn Way, Congresbury, between 1:22am and 1:45am on the 26th. The suspect gained access to the rear garden where they then used a snapper tool to remove a lock from the back door. Inside car keys were stolen from the kitchen before the owner’s vehicle was taken. The car was later recovered.
Any information, CCTV images, please contact the Police on 101 quoting reference number: 5224021843 stating NHW. Or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Thank you for your support.
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| Date | Tue 09 Jan 2024 |
| Application Type | Tree works |
| Development | Leylandii (T1) – Crown reduction by up 2mtrs to side only over neighbours boundary |
Congresbury Youth Partnership’s Code Club for young people aged 8 to 16 starts the new term on Monday 8th Jan, and has spaces for a few new members. The club runs every term-time Monday from 3.30 to 6pm at Congresbury Youth Club in the Riverside Car Park. Please drop in at any time to any session to find out more, or to get one off help with coding or basic electronics projects. First session is always free, after that we charge £1.50 per week to cover electricity costs. Contact Alex@congsyp.org.uk for more details.
| Date | Thu 21 Dec 2023 |
| Application Type | Full planning permission |
| Development | Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey extension in place. |
| Date | Mon 18 Dec 2023 |
| Application Type | Full planning permission |
| Development | Proposed erection of boundary fencing/gates for each unit and 2no. Canopy porches to the East elevation of Unit 1, and South-West elevation of Unit 2. Fenestration alterations including the removal and installation of doors and windows. |
Mendip Morris will be dancing for your entertainment from 1pm on Boxing Day at The Plough. Grab your drink of choice and enjoy some tradition.
| Date | Tue 05 Dec 2023 |
| Application Type | Full planning permission |
| Development | Proposed demolition of existing front porch and erection of a single storey front extension in place. |