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There will be a meeting between the PCSOs and the community at Congresbury Youth Club  building this Friday at 6pm.  Short notice, because they are very keen to show that they are taking the recent spate of complaints about anti-social behaviour by young people seriously, and to work WITH us to address them.  

The PCSOs are making the point that they can’t tackle this alone, and we as a community need to be part of the solution, so it would be great to see some people showing up with positive ideas.     Please publicise this widely to anyone who is interested in a positive co-operative approach.  We will ensure the meeting doesn’t move into the mood of blaming either the police or young people.

Alex Ballard

A home has been burgled overnight on the 30th September in Wrington Mead, Congresbury. The offender gained access by climbing over a side gate by using a bin. Once inside the grounds they then forced entry via a downstairs window by snapping the hinge. Inside the property a messy search was conducted where it was clear the offender was looking for jewellery. Once the search was completed the offender then made off via the same method of entry.

Any information please contact the Police on 101 quoting Ref number: 5221228825 stating NHW Release or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. Thank you for your support.

Villagers who regularly exercise their dogs on the King George V playing fields are being asked to stick to the byelaws which require dogs to be kept on leads at all times on any part of the playing fields.

This applies to the cricket field, the children’s play area, and the grass area between the two.

The KGV Trustees point out that there are several signs (pictured right) on the entrances to the grounds telling owners that dogs must be kept on leads and to clean up after their dogs.

“The problem of people walking dogs on the fields but off leads has been around for some time but has been getting worse, possibly exacerbated by the pandemic,” said a representative of the Trustees. 

The Trustees point out that the KGV fields were left in trust for the playing of sport and recreation and the byelaws specifically prohibit the taking of any dog onto any part of the fields unless kept on a chain.

The cricket club, which maintains the cricket ground, has asked the Trustees to take further action if matters do not improve.

A property has been damaged in Park Road, Congresbury, on Thursday between 11am and 11:30am. A rock was thrown at a window of the property causing it to smash. 

Any information please contact the police on 101 quoting Ref number: 5221221943 stating NHW Release or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

North Somerset council plans to restart garden waste collections from the end of September but only every four weeks instead of fortnightly.

“This is a pragmatic approach that enables us to offer a garden waste service to all our existing customers while still dealing with the driver shortages. We are amending the garden waste collection calendars and these will be available on our website before collections begin again,” the council said.

New calendars will be available from Friday and can be downloaded from www.n-somerset.gov.uk/calendar.

The council notes that driver shortages are still a very serious issue. “We remain in a precarious situation with our staff resources so the situation could change again.”

There will be a discount on next year’s collections to compensate residents for the disruption. “You don’t need to contact us to qualify for this offer – it will be automatically available at renewal,” the council said.

North Somerset is also setting up trial satellite sites across the area so existing customers have the option to take their garden waste to staffed drop-off points if they don’t live within easy reach of one of the three recycling centres. These will be announced to customers living in those areas as soon as they’re up and running.

North Somerset council is halting all garden waste collections between September 6th and 17th because of a national shortage of HGV drivers.

“Despite our best efforts to keep your garden waste collection service running as normally as possible over recent weeks, we have made the difficult decision today to suspend collections for at least the next two weeks,” said the council.

Recycling and black bin waste collections will continue as normal.

North Somerset notes that neighbouring councils suspended their services earlier in the summer, adding that it has been able to continue collections – with limited disruption – until now.

“We have now reached the point where the national shortage of HGV drivers means that we cannot continue to provide all services. We are working hard on doing what we can to fix the situation locally and will have a clearer picture on compensation for our customers and what we’ll do to mitigate further impacts within the next two weeks. We’re also lobbying government to resolve the national crisis.

“We are really sorry for the inconvenience this causes you and will be in touch again before your next garden waste collection is due with an update.

“Our recycling centres will be open as normal if you’re unable to store your garden waste at home. Home composting is also a good way to deal with any extra garden waste generated.”