Late Summer Shindig!
Late Summer Shindig
Abberley Parish Council would like to send a huge thank you to all those who participated in the Late Summer Shindig.
The brilliant band of George Buchanan, fantastic food from The Crunchy Pig and delicious drink from Magic Bars and, last but certainly not least, Paddy Levack, complete with bagpipes, contributed to making it a foot tapping evening – even reluctant dancers were having a go by the end!!
A special thanks must go to Jim Gibson for heading up the whole thing and being a fabulous compere on the night and to Lisa Walker and Sarah Crabbe who were indefatigable in their enthusiasm for making sure the show stayed on the road.
Various clubs and groups active in Abberley produced some wonderful displays advertising what they do; by all accounts there is much in which to get involved.
The biggest thanks go, of course, to YOU – who came, who saw and who danced.
Catherine Knight
Chair – Abberley Parish Council
Apply for a Community Grant up to £20,000 funded by European Social Fund
Apply for a Community Grant up to £20,000 funded by the European Social Fund
Worcestershire County Council are currently delivering a Social Fund that enables small businesses or charities support inactive individual’s back into further education or employment.
You must be a small business with 49 employees or less or a charitable organisation.
There are specific priority groups that ESF are wanting to target:
Participants over 50
Participants with a Disability
Participants with Ethnic Minorites
Participants who are Women
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SCHEME PLEASE CONTACT HOLLY ON 01905 843737 OR EMAIL KU.VOG.ERIHSRETSECROW@1STTIPH
CLICK HERE FOR Grants ESF POSTER
Malvern Hills District Council Annual Residents Survey- to be completed by 6th October 2019.
Malvern Hills District Council is currently undertaking its annual Residents’ Survey, which gives people an opportunity to tell us what really matters to them and what they think of local services, including asking what they think our priority actions should be moving forwards. In previous years the survey has been carried out on our behalf by Worcestershire County Council, but for the first time in 2019 MHDC are delivering it in house. This gives us more control over what is included and how the survey is managed.
There is just under a week to go until the survey closes (Sunday 6th October).
MHDC are keen to receive as many responses as possible, particularly from residents under the age of 50 who are also currently under-represented in responses.
Click the link to the online survey https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/MHDResidentSurvey2019/
The survey takes around 15 minutes to complete, although it offers the option to save and continue responses later so that residents don’t have to complete all in one go”.
Abberley Parish Clean-Up, Saturday 12th October 2019- 10am to 1pm.
Abberley Parish Clean-Up Saturday 12th October 10am to 1pm Start at the village green Abberley Parish Council are organising a village tidy-up.
Help us to give your village an autumn clean!
• Meet at the village green at 10am to collect equipment • Rubbish to be deposited at Village Hall Car Park where it will be collected. • All equipment must be returned on completion to the village hall area or to a member of the council team.
All welcome but children must be accompanied by a responsible adult
We will provide the equipment (high vis jacket and gloves, rubbish bags etc) Please tell us if you’re helping by 4th October.
Council can only support litter picking in 30 mile/hour zones – areas outside this are at your own risk.
Cathie Eberlin 07739 455827
ku.gro.hsirap.yelrebba@nilrebe.eihtac
Catherine Knight
ku.gro.hsirapyelrebba@thgink.enirehtac
Neighbourhood Development Plan Update Report September.
Abberley Neighbourhood Plan Progress Report.
Councillors Knight and Andrew met with David Clarke of MHDC to brief him on progress to date, share with him the three documents created so far and talk about next steps. This meeting flagged up the current piece of work by MHDC on village categorisation, progress by MHDC on the review of additional sites put forward in the call for sites and the need to identify green spaces within the NP. David Clarke was given copies of all three documents created to date and shared the draft design guidance with the planning officers dealing with the two SWDP sites on Abberley Common.
The final signed off version of the Housing Design Guidance was received from Aecom last week and is now on the PC web site.
Part of the display space at the 21st Sept village Ceilidh event was used to make residents aware of work done to date and next steps.
David Nicholson will be writing the first draft of the actual NP plan in October 2019.
The NP working group will be meeting on 27th November.
All Minutes from the Neighbourhood Plan Working Group are available on the Parish Council Website at
CLICK HERE for Abberley NDP Working Group Meeting Minutes
All documents produced for the Neighbourhood Plan to date are available on the Parish Council website at
CLICK HERE for Abberley Neighbourhood Plan Policies and Documents
A hard copy can be obtained from the Parish Clerk, 1a Church Walk, Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire. DY13 0AL.
Abberley NDP Housing Design Guidelines
Please click on link below to access the Abberley Housing Design Guidelines.
ABBERLEY PARISH NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN HOUSING DESIGN GUIDELINES
Malvern Hills and Wychavon Neighbourhood Watch Together event on Wednesday 25th Sept 5 to 8pm at Leigh and Bransford Memorial Hall.
Malvern Hills and Wychavon Neighbourhood Watch Together event on Wednesday 25 September 5-8pm Leigh and Bransford Memorial Hall Sherridge Road, Leigh Sinton, Malvern WR13 5DE.
This drop-in market place event is an opportunity for Parish Councils and residents from across Malvern Hills and Wychavon to find out how to go about creating a successful Neighbourhood Watch scheme for their community. The event will also enable current and aspiring members of Neighbourhood Watch schemes to discover services available to them within their community, that they can then signpost their scheme members to when required.
To help with attendance figures, please tell us you’re coming by visiting the link below.
West Mercia Police Launch their “On the Beat” Newsletter- South Worcestershire.
West Mercia have launched their ‘On the Beat – South Worcestershire’ newsletter and are looking to distribute to parish councils. It will be a quarterly newsletter and this is the first edition.
If you have any queries regarding this newsletter or policing in your area please contact your local Policing Team, contact details are available here – On The Beat Newsletter.
Notice of Closure of Footpaths RK-832 Rock and AY-567, Abberley, Emergency Measures.
PUBLIC NOTICE
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(2) (as amended)
WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Notice of closure of Footpaths RK-832, Rock and AY-567, Abberley, Worcestershire (“the highway”) as an Emergency Measure.
It appears to Worcestershire County Council that because of the likelihood of danger to the public as a result of a collapsed bridge and ditch crossing, therefore there is an urgent need to close the highway immediately in the following terms:-
1. The effect of the Notice is that no person shall proceed along Footpaths RK-832, Rock and AY-567, Abberley for their entire lengths.
2. This provision shall continue in force for a maximum of 21 days (unless further provision is made for its continuance). It is anticipated that it will remain in force for 21 days.
3. Alternative route: – via C2071 Netherton Lane and vice versa.
Nothing in this Notice shall prevent at any time access for pedestrians to any premises situated on or adjacent to the highway, or to any other premises accessible for pedestrians from and only from the highway.
SIMON MALLINSON
Head of Legal and Democratic Services
Dated: 25 July 2019