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Notice of Uncontested Election

June 4, 2023 1:22 pm / Leave a comment

Election of councillors
Swainswick Parish Council
on Thursday 22 June 2023


NOTICE OF UNCONTESTED ELECTION


I, Will Godfrey, being the Returning Officer, do hereby declare that at the
election of councillors for Swainswick Parish Council, the following
candidates are duly elected councillors for the said Parish Council without
contest.


Names of candidates who have been elected:


Davies, Charles Glyn
Press, Jonathan Mark
Roberts, Ian Pennell
Shackell, Robert Leslie
Stuckes, Timothy


Date: Friday 26 May 2023


Will Godfrey
Returning Officer


Printed and published by the Returning Officer
Bath & North East Somerset Council, Guildhall, High Street, Bath, BA1 5AW

Election of Councillors

June 4, 2023 1:20 pm / Leave a comment


Swainswick Parish Council
on Thursday 22 June 2023


STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED


The candidates listed below have been nominated for election as councillors for
Swainswick Parish Council.
Name of candidate Address of candidate:


Davies, Charles Glyn Little Solsbury House, Gloucester Road, Swainswick, BA1 8BJ
Press, Jonathan Mark Under Westwood, Upper Swainswick, BA1 8BZ
Roberts, Ian Pennell Naille, Upper Swainswick, Bath, BA1 8BX
Shackell, Robert Leslie Torney’s Court Farm, Tadwick, Bath, BA1 8AQ
Stuckes, Timothy Tadwick House, Tadwick, Bath, BA1 8AH


The number of candidates to be elected is six. As the number of candidates does
not exceed the number of seats, this election is uncontested.


Date: Friday 26 May 2023


Will Godfrey
Returning Officer


Printed and published by the Returning Officer
Bath & North East Somerset Council, Guildhall, High Street, Bath, BA1 5AW

NOTICE OF ELECTION

May 10, 2023 12:34 pm / Leave a comment

Notice of Election

Swainswick Parish Council

Election of Councillors

Number of councillors to be elected: six

  1. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer (address below), between 9am and 4pm on any working day from the date of publication of this notice but no later than 4pm on Thursday 25 May 2023.
  2. Nomination papers may be obtained from the offices of the Returning Officer (address below).
  3. If the election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 22 June 2023.
  4. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by midnight on Tuesday 6 June 2023. Applications can be made online via http://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
  5. New applications to vote by post, amendments or cancellations of existing postal or proxy arrangements must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday 7 June 2023.
  6. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday 14 June 2023. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate can be made online via http://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate.
  7. New applications to vote by proxy must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday 14 June 2023.
  8. Applications to vote by emergency proxy must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Thursday 22 June 2023.

Dated: Wednesday 10 May 2023                                                                          Will Godfrey

                                                                                          Returning Officer

Electoral Registration Officer / Returning Officer
AddressGuildhall, High Street, Bath, BA1 5AW
Emailelections@bathnes.gov.uk
Telephone01225 477333

Community Well Being Hub

December 1, 2022 5:45 pm / Leave a comment

Community Wellbeing Hub

About

The Community Wellbeing Hub is a partnership between the Council, HCRG (formerly Virgin Care) and third sector organisations – many of them commissioned to provide specialist support.  The aim is for people to make just one call and then have access to a range of services.

Support offered

The Community Wellbeing Hub offers a range of services including:

  • Debt, money advice and benefits support
  • Short term financial help in a crisis
  • Housing advice
  • Access to low cost food
  • Practical support to improve your mental health
  • Finding employment
  • Advice on employment issues
  • Keeping active and healthy
  • Achieving a healthy weight for the whole family
  • Improving your cooking skills on a budget
  • Managing type 2 Diabetes
  • Stopping smoking
  • Practical and emotional support to help build confidence, independence and connection to your local community

Please give us a call 0300 247 0050 and we will be happy to help you.

Can Future Bright help you achieve your career goals?

August 4, 2022 11:03 am / Leave a comment

I work or the Future Bright project (delivered locally by Bath & North East Somerset Council) I am reaching out to parish council in light of the cost of living crisis to see if we are able to offer support to residents around their employment and career opportunities. I am aware that some of you have previously advertised our project on your websites, our eligibility has changed so we’d be really grateful if you could update the information that you have posted.

What can Future Bright offer?

As a reminder Future Bright offers FREE one-to-one coaching support to residents in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire  who are currently in work and either earning below the Real Living Wage (£9.90 per hour), or receiving in-work benefits.  The project is tailored to the individuals wants and needs and aims to provide positive outcomes that lead to improvements in income, working hours, education, skills, attitude and/or wellbeing.

How can you tell residents?

We have produced a simple toolkit that you can use to spread the message to residents. It contains content for a newsletter and a couple social media posts. Graphics for the social media posts are embedded in the toolkit but we have also attached them separately in case there are any issues with quality.

What else can Future Bright do to support you?

We are really keen to encourage local residents to access Future Bright as we have seen how the positive changes that individuals make in relation to their work can impact throughout their life and wellbeing. If we can support in any other way; providing hard copies of leaflets, digital leaflets or attending events, please do let us know.

As always you can find more information about Future Bright here: www.futurebright.org.uk

If you would like to discuss this further, or require any other information, then please don’t hesitate to contact us on:  

WERN VILLAGE AGENTS

July 1, 2022 11:27 am / Leave a comment

WERN VILLAGE AGENT – SWAINSWICK

Mary-Jane King is the newly appointed Village Agent for Swainswick, she is available now to support anyone living in Swainswick Parish. Linking people in rural areas with advice and support services for independent living, health and wellbeing. Tel: 07385 231558 Email: maryjane@wern.org.uk For further information please go to https://www.wern.org.uk/banes-village-agents

Minutes of Swainswick PC meeting held 13th Sept 2021

October 4, 2021 3:08 pm / Leave a comment

Present:

Cllrs Ian Roberts, Jonathan Miles, Rob Shackell, Maggie Holling, Glyn Davies, Tim Stuckes.

Clerk: Charlie Williams.

SWAINSWICK PARISH COUNCIL

Meeting of Swainswick Parish Council

to be held in Naille

on Monday 13th Sept 2021 at 7.30pm

(Virtual attendance link below)

  1. Apologies
    1. Maggie Holling
    2. Glyn Davies
    3. Jonathan Miles
  2. Present
    1. Ian Roberts
    2. Rob Shackell
    3. Tim Stuckes
    4. Clerk: Charlie Williams
  3. Jon Press nominated by Ian Roberts. Seconded by Rob Schackell. Elected unanimously.

  4. Minutes of the meeting held 21st June 2021.
    1. Minutes have been approved.
  1. Matters Arising from above Minutes.
    1. None
  1. Road safety
    1. Swainswick Primary School — to follow up but have not heard from the school. Generally supportive of issues raised by school, once they have liased with parents and governors.
  1. Proposal for a bike / shared-use lane on Gloucester Road— proposal has been submitted, not heard back yet.
    1. CW to chase— what is the status of the application, and can the hedge be further cleared back now school is again in session
  1. Quiet lane signage
    1. First sign is installed and possible to do more if other locations identified
    1. Jon Press (JP) to identify a second location
  1. Request for double yellows on Gloucester/Ferndale
    1. CW: Ask BANES to review lines in existence currently
    1. Double white lines in the middle do not have much effect in terms of safety
    1. Adding doubles on the west side of the road (where there aren’t houses) would be easier
  1. Planning

New

  1. Charmy Down Barns site
    1. Have discussed and will consider Batheaston PCs comments. Will comment appropriately as an opportunity arises.

Previous Applications

Application Reference: 21/03334/FUL
Address: The Ferns, Deadmill Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8DE

            — No objections

Application Reference: 21/02177/FUL
Address: Manor Farm Buildings, Manor Lane, Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Proposal: Change of use of one building from B8 storage to B1 business use (retrospective) and external alterations to buildings. (Resubmission)

Application Reference: 21/02178/LBA
Address: Manor Farm Buildings, Manor Lane, Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Proposal: Repairs and alterations to curtilage listed former farm buildings (Class B8) (part retrospective) (Resubmission).

  • Some documents have been added to the application.
  • A traffic report has been filed but is not visible on the application currently. IR has chased this.
  • There has also been an ecology survey to do with bat habitat. Significant numbers of bats live in the area.
  • Open question of whether Sam’s Kitchen building can be converted to the proposed use from its current one.

Application Reference: 20/03009/FUL
Address: Ashcombe House, Tadwick Lane, Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8AL
Proposal: Conversion of long barn into two holiday cottages.
Updated: 2 New Document(s) Added

            — No notes

Other Planning Matters

None.

  1. Swainswick PC
    1. Jon Press – nominated to join PC
  1. Any Other Business
    1. Maintenance contract for the village green
      1. Recommendation to not renew current maintenance contract
      1. Required works can be done by locals
  1. Historical records – to Guildhall records office
    1. Approved transfer to records office
  2. Historical PC laptop – to donate/sell?
    1. Approved plan to donate to someone who can use it
  3. CW touring plans next year
    1. To discuss as dates firm up.

The meeting was closed at 20:27.

  1. Dates of next meetings:

8 November 2021

14 Feb 2022

11 April 2022

13 June 2022 – AGM 19:00

Note – Virtual Meeting link:

https://zoom.us/j/8806080521?pwd=YkZ4bnU2bDZQNStSUVVpN2VzYUJQQT09

Parish Council Meeting – Agenda for 13th Septemnber 2021

September 6, 2021 3:09 pm / Leave a comment

Naille, Upper Swainswick, Bath BA1 8AQ

This will be a meeting held in person, with the option to attend remotely using Zoom. A link to the meeting will be at the end of the Agenda.

SWAINSWICK PARISH COUNCIL

Notice of a Meeting of Swainswick Parish Council

to be held in Naille

on Monday 13th Sept 2021 at 7.30pm

(Virtual attendance link below)

DRAFT AGENDA    

  1. Apologies

  2. Minutes of the meeting held 21st June 2021.
  1. Matters Arising from above Minutes.
  1. Road safety
    1. Swainswick Primary School
  1. Proposal for a bike / shared-use lane on Gloucester Road
  1. Quiet lane signage
  1. Request for double yellows on Gloucester/Ferndale
  1. Planning

New

  1. Charmy Down Barns site

Previous Applications

Application Reference: 21/03334/FUL
Address: The Ferns, Deadmill Lane, Lower Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8DE

Application Reference: 21/02177/FUL
Address: Manor Farm Buildings, Manor Lane, Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Proposal: Change of use of one building from B8 storage to B1 business use (retrospective) and external alterations to buildings. (Resubmission)

Application Reference: 21/02178/LBA
Address: Manor Farm Buildings, Manor Lane, Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset,
Proposal: Repairs and alterations to curtilage listed former farm buildings (Class B8) (part retrospective) (Resubmission).

Application Reference: 20/03009/FUL
Address: Ashcombe House, Tadwick Lane, Swainswick, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA1 8AL
Proposal: Conversion of long barn into two holiday cottages.
Updated: 2 New Document(s) Added

Other Planning Matters

None.

  1. Swainswick PC
    1. Jon Press – nominated to join PC
  1. Any Other Business
    1. Maintenance contract for the village green
    2. Historical records – to Guildhall records office
    3. Historical PC laptop – to donate/sell?
  1. Dates of next meetings:

TBD

Note – Virtual Meeting link:

https://zoom.us/j/8806080521?pwd=YkZ4bnU2bDZQNStSUVVpN2VzYUJQQT09

Annual Audit 2020-2021

June 25, 2021 9:45 am / Leave a comment

The Parish Council met on the 21st June 2021 and the audit process has been approved and is now complete. The relevant authorised documentation can be downloaded in PDF format here.

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Minutes of Swainswick PC meeting held 21st June 2021

June 25, 2021 9:34 am / Leave a comment

Present:

Cllrs Ian Roberts, Jonathan Miles, Rob Shackell, Maggie Holling, Glyn Davies, Tim Stuckes.

Clerk: Charlie Williams.

Guest: Grant Swarbrooke, Headteacher, Swainswick Primary School.

  1. Apologies
    1. None

  2. Minutes of the meeting held 12th April 2021.
    1. Approved
  1. Election of Chair.
    1. Ian Roberts elected chair with no dissent.

  2. Matters Arising from above Minutes.
    1. None
  1. Road safety
    1. Swainswick Primary School
      1. Mr Swarbrooke presented a variety of possible approaches to making the school drop-off zone safer.
      1. There is a consensus from parents, staff and students that something should be done re: traffic
      1. Ideas included:
        1. Timed pedestrian zone outside school (dropoff and pickup). Essentially a no-stopping zone
        1. The current trial of this is working well, would like to make permament.
        1. Currently done with tape, proposal to make it paint + signs
        1. Make the temporary barrier outside the school permanent
          1. Construction fencing currently
        1. Sourcing movable signs for dropoff/pickup
        1. Possibly also speed humps around the dropoff pedestrianisation box
          1. Can take advice on specifics from road experts
          1. Possibly also speed humps further along Innox Lane
        1. Could designate Innox Lane as a quiet lane
        1. Signage warning drivers it is a school zone
      1. PC expressed support of these plans.
      1. PC suggests the potential to use cobblestones to delineate pedestrian/no parking areas from the rest of the road.
  1. Proposal for a bike / shared-use lane on Gloucester Road
    1. CW summarised as raised by Cllr Sarah Warren in response to constituent inquiry
      1. Possibly could be funded under the next Liveable Neighbourhoods
      1. School route makes funding more likely
      1. Needs to be in proposal before 5th August
    1. PC discussion centred around the existing path being allegedly quite wide already, but seriously overgrown
      1. To be investigated (CW + others?)
      1. Possibly could be made good without repaving
      1. This would be a large one-time job
      1. Essential that this is then followed up with annual maintenance to prevent the overgrowth from recurring
      1. Just doing small maintenance each year does not solve the problem
    1. CW Action point: Verify the width of the path is sufficient the entire route from Bailbrook Lane to Innox Lane
    1. CW Action point: Feed back to Cllr Warren re: findings and PC support
  1. Quiet lane signage
    1. An example sign was shown to those present and met with approval.
  1. Audit paperwork
    1. Approved
  1. Finalising accounts
    1. Included in 6 above. CW to present finance update at future meetings.
  1. Planning

21/02197/FUL – Little Pear Tree Cottage

PC has no comment on the current application

21/02177/FUL – Manor Farm Buildings

21/02178/LBA – Manor Farm Buildings

PC has already expressed objections to these applications

Other Planning Matters

None.

  1. Swainswick PC
    1. Jon Press – nominated to join PC
      1. As he is absent he will be invited to the next meeting, at which his nomination can be voted on.
      1. Must verify that there are no restrictions on maximum numbers of councillors.
      1. CW – action point, chat to Richard Clist about the rules
  1. Any Other Business
    1. Maintenance contract for the village green
      1. PC to review current maintenance contract next time it is up for renewal.
      1. IR action point – further conversations with Edward about possibilities
  1. Dates of next meetings:

(All to start at 19:30 except AGM)

13 September 2021

8 November 2021

14 Feb 2022

11 April 2022

13 June 2022 – AGM 19:00

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