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Notices
News, reviews, event reports, Small Ad's etc.
Rooksbridge, East Brent
Local
residents, organisations and business users can advertise on this website
free!
contact me here.
See also:
Groups and Clubs
Rooksbridge Crossing appeal and petition
A charity is in the process of being set up in memory of Gordon
Ireland who was knocked down and killed on the A38 in Rooksbridge back in
January. The main intention of this charity is to raise funds towards, or
perhaps totally for, the introduction of a pelican crossing in the heart of the
village.
WANTED
– 10 CYCLISTS
On Friday July 4th
we (Paul Ireland and Chris Crook from the Chantry) are delivering a
petition to the Highways Department at County Hall in Taunton (hopefully you
will have seen and signed it).
Sign it here
We are looking for 10 more local residents to
join Paul and I, in cycling down the A38, starting from the Rooksbridge post
office around 12.30pm. I intend to have the Cheddar Gazette along to see us on
our way and then also have a local paper down in Taunton for when we deliver the
petition to County Hall. This should give us some helpful publicity to this
cause and most notably, will be 6 months to the day that Gordon (from the Chantry in Rooksbridge) was so tragically killed. It is absolutely vital that
we get this campaign off the ground for the safety of our residents, the
children of the village and of course in respectful memory of one of our
residents, who is so sadly missed by his wife Pat and her family and friends.
Please contact Chris Crook on
chrcr38@aol.com or phone 07966 551074 for more information and to reserve
your place in the
Rooksbridge cycle team!
Our
village needs your support, please come along and support this very worthy cause
and have some ‘good exercise’ in the process!
New editor for the parish
magazine wanted!
After several years, David and Jana
Archer are looking for someone to take over editing and producing our superb
parish magazine.
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.
The new editor will be supplied
with a laptop computer and the software etc. to produce the magazine.
And out of pocket expenses will be covered. Also David and Jana will provide
initial training and guidance.
If you are interested in our village community and would like to help, please
contact David or Jana as below.
The editor David Archer
and his team can be contacted at:
Cootehorn Farm
Rooksbridge Road
Rooksbridge
Or Tel: 01934 750202
David and his team 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: archerfarm@madasafish.com
please feel free to use it to send David 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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Dine at the
Wellington Arms.
From Friday the 18th Jan 2008, our kitchen will at last be fully
functional!
Rachel and Gary welcome you to enjoy a good country pub meal at the
Wellington Arms.
Food will be available Mon - Sat 12pm - 2pm lunchtimes
Mon - Sat 5pm - 9pm evenings
Sundays 12pm - 3pm lunchtime
Booking in advance would be advisable.
Parties and families welcome.
Part time jobs available.
2 part time Cook/Kitchen Staff vacancies
and 1 vacancy for a weekend cleaner.
Anyone interested please contact Rachel on 01934 751005.
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Beware!
There have been a number of break-ins and thefts recently in
our patch!
Unattended commercial premises, older vehicles
without alarm systems and Power Tools, seem to have been the main targets, on and near the A 38
from Rooksbridge to Weare.
One address was entered via a 1st floor window, using an old
ladder that had been left lying about.
Older vehicles are targeted by these villains because they are
easier to enter. Some have been found burnt out.
Unattended premises over the Bank Holidays appear to be
popular targets?
The driver of a small white van has recently been seen acting
a bit suspiciously in the Chantry area. Mainly between 7 and 8 am?
Please be vigilant and report any suspicious activity to 'Crimestoppers'
(And lock that ladder away)!!
Grant for Rooksbridge Gypsies.
Sedgemoor District Council is pleased to learn that its bid to the
Department of Communities and Local Government for monies from the Gypsy and
Traveller Site Grant has been successful. Sedgemoor District Council has been
awarded £213,138 towards the refurbishment of The Paddocks at Rooksbridge.
Councillor Duncan McGinty, Leader of Sedgemoor District Council said "This
award supports this Councils' decision to resolve the challenging long-term
situation at Rooksbridge. By meeting the criteria for this grant, Sedgemoor had
demonstrated that it is meeting its obligations under the Housing Act 2004.
In awarding the grant, Communities Minister, Iain Wright said "It is
important that councils ensure there are enough authorised sites for the Gypsy
and Traveller communities. A good supply of legal sites can break the vicious
cycle of evictions that is costly in terms of both local tensions and taxpayers'
cash."
Background information (from August 2007)
A community solution to an 18 year-old issue of the unauthorised Gypsy site
at the Paddocks, Rooksbridge has been forged between Sedgemoor District Council,
residents of Rooksbridge and the gypsy families concerned.
A report that went to a full Council meeting of Sedgemoor District Council on
Wednesday, August 29th 2007, explained that the Council has, for many years,
been seeking to acquire and clear land by a compulsory purchase order at The
Paddocks, Rooksbridge that was at one time occupied by up to eighteen families
of Gypsies and Travellers without planning permission. The site was also untidy
and an eye-sore from the motorway and for the nearby residents.
The compromise solution provides a permanent site for the two remaining families
and a large area of open space is provided for the 164 residents of
Rooksbridge. The designating of this area will be included in the number of
sites, dictated by national Government, for Gypsies and Travellers in Sedgemoor.
The Council agreed to allocate £600,000 of capital funding for the completion of
these works, the compensation payable to previous owners and the management of
the construction project.
The open space work portion of the capital sum approved is approximately a
quarter of the construction costs.
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
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Newspaper delivery person wanted.
Urgently needed, Somebody to deliver
newspapers on a round that starts at Rooksbridge Post Office.
Minimum age 13.
Start time 7 a.m. Mon -
Fri.
8 a.m. Sat.
(Takes about 30-mins).
If you are interested or know someone that might be interested, please
call in at the Post Office or ring: 750221.
It would be possible for two people to share on an alternate week basis.
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