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An update from the Rooksbridge 'Tidy Village' group.

The Rooksbridge 'Tidy Village' group, are residents who give of their time to attempt to present to visitors and travellers, a neat and nurtured look to our community.  Hopefully this will encourage a feeling of pride in our surroundings.

Tubs of bright flowers have been placed around the village.

Money has been raised to help provide new signs at either end of the village. And also to give extra mowings of the grass verges on the main road.

Also plants recovered from the garden of the now demolished 'Rose Cottage' have been used to brighten the verge alongside the new stretch of pavement now in place opposite the village shop and Pub.

A small area around the old village pump has been given a make-over with plantings and sculptures to draw attention to this small part of our heritage.

December. Not much to report re 'Tidy Village' at this time of year. We have a large bag of daffodils to plant, courtesy of Sedgemoor District Council. We will probably plant alongside the A38 adjacent to the new stretch of pavement.
Geraniums are about to be removed from the tubs and replaced with winter pansies. Thanks to the Braddick family for tending the Mendip Road tubs. Lights for Life are looking into getting a shorter cut of the grass verges along the main road. Hopefully, we will have another litter picking day in the spring.

 
 Sheila Bellingham

From January 2009  Molly Richards from East Brent has kindly volunteered to become the new Editor of our superb...

East Brent and Rooksbridge "Community News" Magazine

Contains comprehensive mixture of articles and gossip? plus listings of all the local village events and news etc.


Molly's contact details are:

Tel: 07913 277860

email: editor@ebnews.org

 

Molly can arrange for you to receive the Magazine or it can be ordered or bought at Rooksbridge Post Office.

If you have access to  Email:    editor@ebnews.org   please feel free to use it to send Molly your information for the magazine. 


And while you're at it why not also send a copy for free inclusion on the Rooksbridge Website? 
Just Click here!

 

 



 


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Great News!!!

Rooksbridge Post Office

Is now a Vehicle Licensing Office!!
On your way to the airport?
Stop here for your holiday currency!

As well as being able to supply Euro's over the counter, we are also  introducing Dollars and Travellers Cheques

We are delighted to provide this additional service.

Please renew your car tax with us and also ask about
the many travel and banking services available at your local Post Office.

Your postmistress Sandy Lawrence.

Tel: 01934 750221

 

Check here for opening times etc


 
   

Latest Village News etc.
 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carols in the Barn 
 

Watch this space for date and details of this years event

Although we always say “Never again!”

Our annual Carol evening held close to Christmas at Ashlawn Farm Rooksbridge continues to be ever more successful
 

To see some images of this successful event,   Click here..

  

CAROLS IN THE BARN

 The original concept, over 12 years ago, was to try and show our then young children and some of their friends, the real reason for celebrating  Christmas  underneath the tinsel and turkey.  The idea was to set the scene in our of our stables along with a couple of calves and our old Welsh Mountain pony, Davy, and sing a few carols. We never dreamt in would develop into the much larger event it soon became! 

We long since abandoned the idea of penning a few animals in the corner as they would probably be terrified and the RSPCA would be making enquiries! 

Each year we have more “first timers”   

We are extremely grateful to Peter and Liz Scott of Moorland Farm Shop in Axbridge who, this year,  kindly donated the sausages and burgers, as this helped increase the profit. 

As usual all our helpers were invaluable and we couldn’t manage without them. Many thanks you were all brilliant.   

Here’s to next year when the target has to be the magic £1,000! 

Rosemary Gilling

 
Many thanks.

If anyone would like to take part either musically or help with preparations and the refreshments, please do let us know, all help and contributions are welcome.

 There is no entrance fee but during the evening a collection will be made for CLIC Sargent.  Some of you may know that CLIC (Cancer & Leukaemia in Childhood Trust) merged with the Malcolm Sargent Fund in 2005

Rosemary Gilling.

 r.gilling@btconnect.com  Tel: 01934 750580


'Safari Supper'

Contact Anne or Rosemary

r.gilling@btconnect.com

 


 The 'Harvest Home'  takes place at East Brent annually in August.
Check out Richard Griffins 'Harvest Home' website for all the detail and history etc.
 


Free Small Ad's

For Rooksbridge residents and businesses

Premier Christmas Trees

and festive goods

The Orchard Barns

Bristol Road

Rooksbidge.


For Sale

 

 

 



Job Vacancy  Full time General Assistant needed. Good working conditions and rates of pay. Must be reasonably fit. Possibly suit School-leaver.  Some overtime or shift work available dependant on age.

Apply: Logholme. Mendip Industrial Estate. Mendip Road Rooksbridge. Tel: 01934 750443


 

FOR SALE or Free

Free Wood

 Lengths of window frames, cills, fascias suitable for woodburners.

 Help yourself – during office hours 

Kingfisher Windows

         Unit 8, Mill Batch Farm

               01278 760616

 

 

 


 

 

Free Rooksbridge Millennium Calendars
A few remaining Year 2000 Rooksbridge Millennium Calendars are available, free on request for anyone interested in Rooksbridge's past.
The Calendar contains some superb Photo's of Rooksbridge and historical notes from the 1800's -1900's.

If you would like a free copy please contact Dave Walden
email: dave.waldon@btinternet.com
(If postage is needed, the costs of postage  would be appreciated).


This year all household collections continue on the usual days except: 



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