FALFIELD - Pale brown or fallow open land'. Old English fecal + field.
Taken from
A Dictionary of Place-Names Oxford University Press, © A.D. Mills 1998.
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Please come in and browse around – I hope that parishioners and visitors will find
the pages of the updated website useful and interesting and would welcome your feedback
and comments on the website, and any suggestions for how it could be improved. And
of course if you spot any inaccuracies or typos, please do draw them to my attention.
There is much practical information and links to activities and events taking place
in and around the village. You will find details on the website about the work of
the Parish Council including Minutes provided by the Parish Clerk and you will also
find information of the general history of the village.
Village institutions, clubs
and social groups are beginning to be represented on the website’s pages and I would
like to include everyone. So, if you are involved with a local group and would like
a presence on the website, please let me know. Similarly, if you would like to publicise
an up-coming event or occasion, do get in touch.
You will also find various information on the history of the village
This website is in the process of ongoing development and l would be extremely grateful
for feedback from villagers on its style and content.
James Carpenter
WELCOME TO THE FALFIELD WEB SITE
FALFIELD PARISH COUNCIL - URGENT PARISH COUNCILLOR VACANCIES
The Parish Council is looking to fill 3 MEMBER VACANCIES by co-option and they meet
bi-monthly on a Tuesday evening at Falfield Village Hall. If you would be interested
in becoming a Parish Councillor and becoming involved with your community then please
come along to the next meeting on Tuesday 21st May at 7.30 pm at Falfield Village
Hall to see what happens or contact the Parish Clerk, Mrs. Dawn Bramley on 01454
261677 or email falfieldpc@googlemail.com.
FALFIELD 100 CLUB WINNERS - JANUARY TO MARCH 2013
JANUARY
190 - H. Griffiths
181 - M. Pirie
178 - L. B. Filmer
FEBRUARY
198 - Falfield WI
198 - A. Griffiths
139 - J. Whitney
MARCH
151 - A. Riddiford
196 - S. Hook
155 - P. Carpenter
NEW FACES AT FALFIELD VILLAGE HALL
Falfield Village Hall Management Committee’s new Chairman is Rob Child with Kevin
Packer as Vice-Chairman. Cath Shutt continues as Booking Clerk and Rosie Murton
as Treasurer.
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Weather Records for April 2013
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Total Rain Fall
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26.4 mm
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Lowest temperature recorded
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- 5.1oC (6th April)
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Total Rain days during month
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10 days
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Highest temperature recorded
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19.3oC (23rd April)
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Total Rainfal during 2013
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162.3 mm
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Total air frost during month
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9 days
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FALFIELD PARISH COUNCIL
The next meeting of the Parish Council will take place in the Village Hall on Tuesday
21st May which will be preceded by the Annual Parish Meeting which will start at
7.30 pm Details of the agendas for these meetings can be accessed by clicking on
the links below.
Annual Parish Council Meeting Agenda Parish Council Meeting Agenda
This year the 100 Club has raised a profit of £500, which will be a valuable source
of income for the Village Hall, as it still has a number of refurbishment projects
to complete.
If you have not yet renewed your subscription for this year, or if you would like
to join the 100 Club, please contact Rosie Murton on 01454 260615 or email rosiemurton@uwclub.net.
As soon as possible.
Numbers cost £15 each and the current prize money each month is £21, £15 and £11
The Gables Hotel continue to sponsor the Village web site for another year.
Once again The Gables Hotel are covering the costs for the Village web site to operate
for another 12 months. This will be the 5th year that they have supported the village
web site.
Click on the links below for more details on up and coming events at The Gables Hotel
during 2013
Our thanks must also go to Link-2 for providing a simple and effective low budget
hosting package.
At the meeting on the 19th March 2013 the Orchard View development was discussed
with the result that some of the residents of Orchard View enquired if would be possible
for the area around the newly developed parking bays to become a wild flower area.
There were also concerns about the replacement of the trees that were felled for
this scheme, so a request was received for a new tree to be planted on the green
in conjunction with the Tree Planting scheme also that a ‘Tree Preservation Order’
be obtained for this area. A concern was also highlighted at the size of the local
road sign on the green. Enquiries will be made to see if a smaller sign could be
installed which would also give clearer instruction to the route of the M5. The Parish
Council is going to pursue these requests to see what can be achieved and give reports
at forthcoming meetings as and when South Gloucestershire Council have responded.
Commuter Parking along Sundayshill Lane has become a major issue especially since
the Orchard View development started and the grass verges now being completely destroyed.
The Parish Council raised this issue at the last Thornbury & Alveston Safer Stronger
Group meeting sending photographs to clarify the issue and are waiting to hear what
they can do to rectify this issue.
The Parish Council would like to thank everyone who helped at the Big Spring Clean
and donated wool/baby clothes for HMP Eastwood Park.
Draft minutes of this meeting are now available to view.
The next meeting of the Parish Council will take place in the Village Hall on Tuesday
21st May which will be preceded by the Annual Parish Meeting which will start at
7.30 pm Details of the agendas for these meetings can be accessed by clicking on
the links below.
Annual Parish Council Meeting Agenda Parish Council Meeting Agenda
