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
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
Snow Warden Pilot Scheme - Volunteers Needed
Bathford Parish Council is taking part in a Snow Warden Pilot scheme and need volunteers to help with clearing snow in sidestreets. The attached notice gives further details of the scheme and how it will work. If you can help please send your details to the Clerk.
Snow Wardens
19 Dec 2011
B&NES warns Computer-owners about scammers
Scammers are trying to steal people’s personal data by tricking PC-owners into giving them access to their computers, Bath & North East Somerset Council warns. The Council’s Trading Standards team has received several complaints about conmen posing as workers from software giant Microsoft who encourage people to download software to fix a non-existent problem with their home PC. The software turns out to be malicious 'spyware' which allows criminals access to their personal data. Those targeted by the scam could also be urged to buy software by giving the caller their credit card details. Bath & North East Somerset Council warns that victims could be handing over access to their computer to criminals who could steal personal and financial information. They may also be conned into parting with hundreds of pounds for potentially damaging or non-existent software. The Council has the following advice for PC-owners: If you have a virus infection or other problem on your computer, Microsoft will not send unsolicited email messages or make unsolicited phone calls to request personal or financial information. Ignore these emails and, if you receive such a call, just hang up. Always be wary of anti-virus adverts which pop up on websites, or emails offering free scans to detect viruses. It may seem you are doing the right thing but in actual fact you could be infecting your PC with malware, spyware or other nasty computer viruses. Never provide personal information to cold-callers no matter how convincing they seem. It is always better to wait and get some independent advice. If you think you have been a victim of a scam contact Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Trading Standards team via Consumer Direct on 08454 040506. Anyone with information on this or any other scam can report it to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040.
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
