KEMPSEY VILLAGE NEWS
First Brookend Dog Show
The first “Brookend Dog Show” was held in Kempsey on Sunday afternoon 22nd August with fine weather, a good crowd and over 50 dogs entering various classes and raising funds for the Teme Valley Kennel Club and Midlands Air Ambulance. It is proposed that this becomes an annual event following this success.
Winner of the Small dog category – “Puzzle” with Becky
Winner of the Large dog category – “Rocky” with Sharon
Winner of the Medium Dog Category – “Toby” with Kevin
Winner of the Dog with Child Category – “Diamond” with Alice
(see picture below)
Also on display were various owl’s from the Owl Walk at Clifton-on-Teme (07707 139 157) which have all been rescued and being rehabilitated, hopefully for release back into the wild.
“Merlin” a Kestrel with Roger
“Mimi” a Bengal eagle owl with Simon
And “Monty” a large European Eagle Owl in full flight
(see pictures below)
Click on an image to enlarge and see the slide show.
Kempsey Post Office
Who would like to run the post office?
We have the site, the building and the money for a sub post office at the Community Centre in Kempsey, but we do not have the people to run it.
A sub post master (male or female) and an assistant are needed. The position might suit a couple who could provide back-up to one another.
The task is initially for limited hours, totalling up to 20 hours per week between 9.30am and 4.30pm, Mondays to Fridays, but with scope to increase the hours as and when the business justifies it.
Remuneration is by basic payment by the Post Office supplemented by bonuses for the sale of Post Office financial products. All the costs of maintaining the post office building and its equipment are being met by the Parish Council.
If you are interested in contributing to the well being of Kempsey by filling a much needed gap in the vital services of the village and the surrounding area, please contact Kempsey Parish Council for further information at The Parish Office, The Community Centre, Main Road, Kempsey, WR6 3LQ or by email to: kempseyparishcouncil@btinternet.com or by contact through the Hub
Issued by Kemspey Parish Council
July 5th 2010
Worcestershire County Council Budget for 2010-2011
The diagram below which shows how the County Council budget is made up for the year 2010-2011 is a useful pictorial guide to the salient figures – it appeared in the Spring edition of Word on Worcestershire.
Please click on the image to enlarge.
Play Trail for Kempsey
The Kempsey Parish Plan Working Party has been awarded £55,000 Playbuilder funding to create a natural play area at The Limes and a grant of just over £23,000 to install several pieces of play equipment for teenagers on the playing field at Plovers Rise.
The plans at Plovers Rise also include a revamp to the existing play equipment and the installation of some new 'imaginative' play pieces for the under 5's.
A lot of work still needs to be done and the project will be much more likely to succeed if interested parents, parishioners and young people join the working party. If you would like to help and become involved please contact Claire Campbell, telephone 821805 or Pam Gerrard, telephone 820955.
Click here to download the Sketch Proposals for The Limes.
Notes of KPPWP meeting June 17th 2010.
Notes of KPPWP meeting July 28th 2010
Update on Kempsey Flood Defences
On Wednesday 20th January 2010 the Regional Flood Defence Committee approved funding for Kempsey’s flood defences. Work on the bund is aimed to start later this year.
Thank you to everyone who signed petitions, donated money or attended one of our many events. Your support really helped to boost the profile of Kempsey’s case and to achieve this great result. We hope to soon be declaring Kempsey a flood-free zone!
Future Development in Kempsey
For those who would like to study the background an explanatory document is available by clicking here.
Planning Aid
Advice and guidance and some financial help may be available to community groups and organisations through Planning Aid. There is no charge for advice from Planning Aid which is part of the Royal Town Planning Institute, a registered charity. Click here to view their brochure and to find out more.
New Gas Safe Register - an important change.
Please look carefully at the notice below and check whenever anybody comes to do work on gas appliances in your home.
Amendments to the General Permitted Development Order from MHDC
From October 1st changes to the amount and type of permitted development that may be undertaken without the need for planning permission have been implemented. The details are set out in a Briefing Note. Please note in particular that there are important changes with regard to hard surfaces and more restrictive conditions apply to development in Conservation areas.
Distraction burglaries and bogus callers
Many of you will be aware that in a large proportion of bogus caller/distraction burglary type offences, the offenders often claim to be from "the Water Board". Firstly, there are no longer any "Water Boards" and haven't been any since 1989 (so anyone using the phrase "Water Board" should be viewed with suspicion).
The purpose of this message is to make you aware of a telephone number that can be used in the area covered by Severn Trent - 0800 783 4444 -this number can be used by the public to check the identity of any "water company" doorstep caller. Please share this information, especially with the more elderly or vulnerable people who often get targeted by bogus callers, and encourage them to use this service if called by such a person.
A leaflet giving advice on this subject. It gives valuable advice on do’s and don’ts and useful contact numbers. Download here