Category: Misc Village News

Charfield Parish Council, as the Custodian Trustee of the old Village Hall Charity held Title to the land that comprises the Village Hall and Playing Fields. The old Charity has now converted to a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and as such is able to hold the Title documents itself. The Parish Council has received … Continue reading Transfer of Title Deeds – Disposal of Land

Your Parish Council was preparing for a socially distanced Remembrance, having carried out all the necessary risk assessments and booked the road closure. However, with the government finally deciding on an England-wide lockdown it is no longer feasible to hold the Civil Act of Remembrance. We now propose instead that this coming Sunday 8th November every … Continue reading Remembrance 2020

Charfield Civil Act of Remembrance 2020 It is inevitable now that the Covid19 pandemic will impact significantly on our annual Remembrance Observance. The situation changes almost daily, and there is no way to anticipate the restrictions that might be in place by November. Your Parish Council, that facilitates the Civil Act of Remembrance, has therefore … Continue reading Charfield Civil Act of Remembrance 2020

Dear All, Due to the depth and length of excavations on Wotton Road it will be necessary to operate the closure over a 24 hour period from 09/04/19 – 12/04/19 and then from 15/04/19 – 18/04/19. Unfortunately this will be necessary to ensure the safety of the travelling public for the duration of these works. … Continue reading Wotton Road Works Update

Charfield Road in Tortworth, from Wotton Road to Box walk, will be closed for three days from 17th June 2019 to allow access for underground chamber repair works.

A major closure of our main road. The Wotton Road will be closed to through traffic for repairs to the highway from 8th April to 18th April 2019 between approx 7.30 am to 4.30 pm Diversions are extensive, and although access to residents will generally be maintained there is an absolute blockage closure on 12th … Continue reading Road Closure – Wotton Road

Churchend Lane will be closed from 12th June 2019 for up to two days, to allow for Bristol Water to carry out works.

As usual Charfield Parish will be paying their respects and commemorating Remembrance Day on Sunday 11th November 2018.  The Civil Act of Remembrance will take the customary format – assembling in the Memorial Hall car park in readiness for the Procession to set off at 10.45am to walk to the War Memorial.  A copy of … Continue reading Remembrance Day – 11th November 2018

Update from the DEFRA proposing to extinguish OCH8 following the recent legal debates about diversion and bridge or tunnel orders. This would appear to be a loss of the PROW, a well loved and cherished footpath, and mainly due to a complaint from a resident of a neighbouring parish. Nevertheless, the final paragraph suggests improving … Continue reading PROW OCH 8 Update