It is situated within the unitary authority of North Somerset, 9 miles (14km) southwest of Bristol, and has a population of 902 (2011Census).

 

 

We are pleased to provide a link to the current edition of the magazine. We would remind readers of the magazine that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the text belong solely to the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cleeve Parish Council, its Councillors, or employees.

 

Christmas Recycling and Waste Collection 2024

 Collection date changes

Recycling & waste collections over the festive period will change as crews are not working Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day. Please note that collections will take place on Sunday 29 December to help with the catch up.

 

All collections will return to normal from Monday 6 January. Collection dates can be checked here: www.n-somerset.gov.uk/calendars and I have attached a pdf of the collection dates poster for you. We’d be very grateful if you could print and include on notice boards, upload onto your webpages and publicise across your area wherever you can think of.

 

No wrapping paper in recycling

No wrapping paper of any kind can be put out for recycling this year. Wrapping paper is difficult to recycle because there are so many varieties and most are mixed with unrecyclable items such as foil, glitter, ribbon, and tape. Instead please put wrapping paper in the black non-recyclable waste bin. There are lots of eco-friendly alternatives to wrapping paper including brown paper which can be decorated with stamps - this can be recycled with cardboard if the tape is removed.

 

Recycling

We have already begun to see a rise in cardboard tonnages. To help crews manage this, we ask residents to ensure all cardboard has the tape removed and is presented flattened and folded to the size of a recycling box. We also ask residents to store what they can and put out a little each week if they have excess. This helps crews complete their rounds and collect from each property.

 

Additional crews will be helping with collections over the festive period to manage the increase in recycling. Last year we saw a 30% increase compared to an average week of collections. Some collections of individual materials such as cardboard or glass may be done using different vehicles and at different times.

 

Food Waste

Christmas is also a period of high food waste. Advice on reducing food waste and some fantastic Christmas recipes can be found at: www.lovefoodhatewaste.com A reminder that food waste for recycling should be wrapped or bagged. Any plastic bag will do, residents do not need to purchase special compostable liners any longer.   

 

Real Christmas Trees

After the festive season residents there will be lots of opportunities for residents to recycle or repurpose their real Christmas tree. Those with a garden waste subscription can place their tree out, minus pot and decorations on their January collection date next to their garden waste bin. Look out for more information coming soon for charity organised collections and drop offs. Last year £31,240 was made for local charities through the tree-cycling schemes.

 

 

 

West of England Local Energy Advice Vouchers 

 

Discounted home energy surveys in North Somerset 

 

A home energy survey is a great first step to make your home more sustainable, helping you to save energy and money in the long term.

If you live in North Somerset, you can get an exclusive £250 discount on a home survey. With a survey, you can better understand the upgrades you could make to improve the energy efficiency of your home, sometimes called ‘retrofit.’

To be eligible for £250 off a home survey, you must:

· Live in North Somerset.

· Own your home.

· Be able to book and complete your survey by 31 December 2024.

www.cse.org.uk/discounted-home-energy-surveys-in-north-somerset/ and follow the instructions to book.

 

"Marmalade at Christmas!" 

 We are delighted to share that Marmalade Trust is open to new referrals for the Marmalade Christmas Cheer 2024 project.

 

We will be offering Christmas Day lunch time meal events, in local pubs and restaurants, for those who are able to self-mobilise and are keen to socialise with others on Christmas Day. We will also be offering a festive doorstep social visit for those whose physical or mental health mean they are unable to attend an event, but would still like to share some conversation with a friendly volunteer on Christmas Day.

Christmas Cheer 2024 - eligibility

We can accept people who:

· Would otherwise be alone on Christmas Day (no family, friends or neighbours to see on Christmas Day) and feeling lonely most or all the time.

· Live in Bristol, South Gloucestershire or North Somerset.

· Live on their own, in their own home, rented or owned, (i.e. not nursing home or sheltered housing where meals are provided in the company of others).

· For meal events - able to self mobilise (this can include wheelchair users who can self-transfer), get in & out of transport and be happy seated at a table with other members and volunteers and look after their own personal care.

· For doorstep visits - able to come to their door, receive a gift and have a chat. (N.B. Our volunteers are not able to enter properties).

· Be comfortable making and remembering the arrangements with the volunteers.

· Are not experiencing a mental health crisis or drug/alcohol abuse.

We also are unable to take forward referrals which do not also include the referrers’ contact details. This information is vital for us in situations where we cannot get hold of someone or if we are unable to take them forward for the option selected. Alternatively people can self refer by calling us.

Here is the weblink in case you would like more information: Christmas Cheer 2024 | Marmalade Trust

 

 POLICE UPDATE

 Some advice from our local PCSO Nick Gough:
As the evenings start to pull in I would like to remind everyone about target hardening premises and outbuildings. Darkness is the criminals friend so think about installing additional lighting, video doorbells or CCTV as well as utilising timer switches to turn table lamps on and off to make it look like someone is home. You can get lots of crime prevention advice from our dedicated crime prevention website at: https://www.aspolicestaysafe.co.uk
 
Please be aware of the Neighbourhood Policing Team Page at: https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/your-area/backwell-and-wrington which has photos of all the officers, events, priorities, crime figures and a contact form.

 

 

 District Councillor

Our District Councillor, Cllr Thomas Daw, is contactable on 07961 029656 and by email at thomas.daw@n-somerset.gov.uk  

Bristol Airport Noise Mitigation Scheme

 Bristol Airport have issued new guidelines for their Noise Mitigation Scheme Grants - follow this link:-

 

https://www.bristolairport.co.uk/media/hwspfjk1/guidance-2024-noise-mitigation-scheme.pdf

 

 

 

Traffic Strategy for Cleeve

 

30 mph limit through Cleeve

On Monday 8 January 2024 Councillors met with Hannah Young, NSC Executive Lead for Highways and Transport. Following that meeting we are delighted to confirm that NSC have committed to put in place a 30-mph limit for the “centre of the village”. Further work will be necessary to confirm the start and end points and hopefully achieve a longer stretch which was sought following the Traffic Survey in 2022.

This is separate to current amendments as part of the Bus Service Improvement Plan.

 

Updates will be provided as they become available. 

 

 Disturbed by noise from Bristol Airport?

                       Here is how to Complain.

 

 

PLEASE NOTE REVISED PROCESS 

From the data over the last few years, the majority of residents use the online portal for reporting noise complaints, with a small minority of residents using the telephone recording line.    After discussions, and to continue being inclusive and providing residents an alternative way of reporting noise complaints for those not wishing to use the internet. From Monday 7^thAugust 2023 the telephone line will be removed, and a postal process will be introduced.  

 

The two ways of logging noise complaints will be:

 

• Click on the link via the website and record the complaint using the online noise complaint portal (this remains the same).

 

• Or write to: Bristol Airport, Noise Complaints, Lulsgate House, Bristol, BS48 3DW.   Residents will need to provide the same information including name, address, date, time of incident, and relevant information as per the previous noise reporting telephone line. 

All complaints are responded to and recorded, with statistics being publicly reported to the Airport Consultative Committee and within Bristol Airport’s, Annual Monitoring Report.

 

For more information on aircraft noise frequently asked questions, flight paths to and from the airport,  and other noise related information please visit Noise management policies at Bristol Airport

 

Can't afford to buy a sim card or mobile data?

You can now access them for free thanks to a new scheme available through North Somerset Libraries. 

The UK National Databank provides free sims and mobile data (as well as talk minutes and texts) to people in need through the Good Things Foundation’s network of local community partners, including North Somerset libraries. It’s like a food bank but for internet connectivity data.

The scheme offers a vital connection for anyone cut off from the basic daily activities most people take for granted such as contacting loved ones, accessing job interviews, finding essential health or other information online, and digitised public services.

Anyone over 18 from a low-income household who qualifies in at least one of the following ways can obtain data vouchers from their local library:

1 Has no access or insufficient access to the internet at home, and/or

2 Has no or insufficient access to the internet when away from home, and/or

3 Can’t afford their existing monthly contract or top-up.

If you need a SIM card or mobile data voucher, contact your local library to make an appointment to collect it.

 www.n-somerset.gov.uk/libraries

libraries@n-somerset.gov.uk

01934 426 834.

Read the story in full https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/news/free-sim-cards-mobile-data-north-somerset-libraries

#DigitalInclusion #NationalDataban

Air Quality Monitoring

 After a full year of monitoring by both ourselves and North Somerset Council the results have been considered and NSC advise that the results across the sites show that concentrations of NO2 recorded are below the annual air quality objective of 40ug/m3 and there fore no further action is necessary. We will review in 3/5 years or sooner of any conditions change. We do, however, now have a base for future review.

  Fraud and Scams

 There is a huge increase in frauds and scams and there is a useful guide recommended by     Avon & Somerset Police which is available here

 

Taking exercise in the countryside

Cleeve Parish Council is pleased that residents from neighbouring communities want to share the beautiful countryside for their exercise in uncertain times. We have been using some of our income contributed to by local residents through council tax to gradually replace stiles with pedestrian gates so all abilities can use our parish paths.

In our parish, many residents work in towns but there are a sizeable number of businesses based in the village. Almost all the undeveloped land is used for farming including stables and forestry and is used to provide an income for the owners.

Although there is a network of footpaths and bridleways most of the land surrounding them is privately owned. Most GPS maps on mobile phones do not differentiate between public and private paths or bridleways so if in doubt ie: it is not marked as a public right of way, please check before using it.

Not only that but farmyards, stable yards, and forestry sites are potentially dangerous, damage to crops including grass or to animals such as sheep worrying are distressing for the owners whose income is directly affected.

While we all appreciate how being in the countryside improves well-being we should also remember to protect the environment both plants and animals including birds.

If we all follow the Countryside Code we can all enjoy our exercise.

Countryside Code can be found HERE

Dog fouling

Once again dog fouling seems to have become an issue. Please, if you are walking your dog, pick up after them and dispose of their waste in the correct way. We have lots of dog bins around the village which are all emptied weekly.

There have been reports of dog waste being thrown in hedges along the footpath by the Millennium Garden.

To report an incident of dog fouling please use the following link.

https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/my-services/parking-travel-roads/street-cleaning/keeping-streets-clean/

Thank you to those of you who continue to keep Cleeve a clean village.

Hedgerows

Please could all landowners ensure they are taking responsibility for their hedgerows.

If your hedges overhang a footpath, pavement, or highway, we would like to ask that they be cut back to allow safe use of the highways and walkways.

Please also ensure any waste is cleared away.