Non-recyclable landfill waste collected weekly in black bin bags provided by householders (as at present).
Paper, glass and cans collected fortnightly in kerbside recycling boxes (as at present)
Garden waste collected weekly in green wheeled bins or brown paper sacks from those households who have paid for the service.
Food waste collected weekly in food waste containers (for those residents who have received them) - you can also put food waste in the garden waste wheely bins if you have paid for the garden waste service
Please do not use grey wheely bins, beige bin bags for
landfill items or blue sacks for card/cardboard at this stage if you have already received them.
Eventually (midsummer 2008) the fully redesigned service will consist of:
A weekly collection of food waste for composting using new 10-litre food waste containers - you will also be able to put food waste in the garden waste wheely bins if you have paid for the garden waste service.
Garden waste collected weekly in green wheeled bins or brown paper sacks from those households who have paid for the service
A fortnightly collection of card and cardboard for recycling in new reusable blue sacks
The continuation of the current fortnightly collection of paper, glass, cans/tins and empty aerosol cans for recycling in kerbside boxes
The collection of non-recyclable waste fortnightly in new grey wheeled bins or in Council-supplied beige bin bags
Climate Change:- Local Initiatives Panel to be Formed 29/03/08
A panel is to be formed to consider ways of reducing our carbon footprint here in Sevenhampton Parish. If you feel we
should be doing something • If you have any ideas -
big or small nothing ruled out. •
If you have any skills - even just a good head on your shoulders. •
If you just want to give your views. • If you are
half good at almost anything else Please offer a little of
your time. Let Ann vanRossem have your name (01242
820718)
Sevenhampton Village Sign 29/03/08
Sevenhampton
Parish Council is investigating the provision of sign(s) to
let wayfarers know when they are in Sevenhampton.
Notice Board for the Quarry 29/03/08
A new notice board is to be placed by the entrance to ‘Old Stones’ for the Quarry end of Brockhampton.
Wind Turbine Gets Go-Ahead 1/02/08
CDC Planning Committee Rejects Local Concerns The proposed wind turbine at Nash Barn, Sevenhampton (click here if you don't know where that is), has been approved by Cotswold District Council’s planning committee.
The
30th January hearing was addressed by Di Brown of Sevenhampton Parish
Council and Leslie Agius on behalf of other local objectors, also James
Candler in support. However, following a recommendation to
approve the application from the planning officer, the committee voted
in its favour by nine votes to five.
Sevenhampton parish council opposed the scheme on
account of a vote of 15 votes in support to 18 against the scheme taken
at a public meeting on 5th December 2007.
The 3 bladed turbine
will be mounted on a 9m. (30ft) mast with a rotor diameter of 5.5m.
(18ft) and must be painted in an off-white colour.
Reasons given
by objectors who wrote to the planners included the impact on local
amenities by virtue of noise and desecration of landscape; interference
with TV and radio reception; the impact on wildlife; the amount of
electricity produced would not justify the impact on the
environment and that it would set a precedent for similar schemes in
the valley and Cotswolds.
Supporters of the scheme argued that
it was a necessary step in order to ensure affordable and reliable
supply of power; that it was a small scale turbine which will be
readily assimilated into its agricultural setting; the noise from the
A40 on a still summer’s night is greater than that from the
turbine; that the applicant, who already preserves a sizeable chunk of
the AONB for the indirect enjoyment of the village and visitors, wishes
to reduce the crippling electricity bills inherent with running a farm
with this small scale turbine.
A previous application for a
similar turbine on a 15m mast on the same site had been withdrawn.
The plans for the turbine may be viewed on Cotswold District Council's website by clicking here.
Parish Precept to Drop 29/11/07
After
a review of current spending the Sevenhampton Parish Council has
decided to lower the parish precept next year by £250 to
£5,000 (about £30.30 for a property on band E).
The
Council is also to review its 'Way Forward' statement which is about
possible improvements or projects within the parish. A sum
of £1,000 a year is put aside in the 'Way Forward Fund' for such
projects.
Village Agent Holds Local Surgeries 5/5/07
The
Village Agents project is a pilot scheme to provide older people in
Gloucestershire’s rural communities with easier access to
information and services. It is being run by Gloucestershire
County Council and Gloucestershire Rural Communities Council. The
Agents
Bridge the gap between the local
community and statutory and voluntary organisations able to offer help
or support.
Provide
high quality information, promote access to a wide range of services,
carry out a series of practical checks and identify unmet needs within
their community.
Have access to extensive
relevant training, resources and support from GRCC and the County
Council’s help desk.
Be
paid a small ‘retainer’ to work ten hours per week
in the
community. They hold surgeries in the village hall or other suitable
places and carry out home visits where appropriate.
Form
part of a network of local contact points within Gloucestershire.
Are
recruited locally, trained and supported to provide face-to face
information and support, which enables individuals to make informed
choices about their future needs.
Come along to
talk to your local Village Agent Nick Bailey on
Thursday mornings from 10 to Noon in the Reading
Room, Rhodes Memorial Hall, Brockhampton.
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