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See below a list of news items submitted to this site. If you have any Weston or Gayton related news to share please send an email to the Web Master, who will be happy to add it to the list below. If the news item you are looking for is not listed below, try the archive tab above.
Post Office Service to Open in Village Hall - 1st March 2012(Posted By Bill Perrett on 2nd February 2012)Post Office Limited has confirmed that the new part-time Post Office service will open in Weston Village Hall from 1st March 2012. The new facility will be open on two afternoons a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays as a temporary measure pending the re-establishment of a full-time Post Office service in the village. The new facility is the result of lobbying by the Community Shop Group and our Borough and County Councillors and is only possible because of the support of the Weston Village Hall Committee and Weston with Gayton Parish Council. |
Weston Village Hall Survey - 10th December 2011(Posted By Bill Perrett on 18th December 2011)The Weston Village Hall Committee, in conjunction with the Parish Council, is trying to establish the needs of the parishioners of Weston now and in the future. At the moment we have a number of activities at the Village Hall: - Table Tennis - Badminton - Indoor Bowls - Keep Fit (Zumba) - Creative Embroidery - Pre School Clubs - Brownies and Guides - Coffee Morning (Mondays) - Local Produce Market (Fridays). Residents are asked to complete and return the small questionnaire that is included in the December issue of the Compass magazine. Alternatively it can be completed on line. The survey is now closed, the closing date was 10th December. |
Public Consultation Post Office Service Re-opening - 1st December 2011(Posted By Bill Perrett on 3rd January 2012)As a result of representations made by the Community Shop Group, Post Office Limited has advised that, in order to restore Post Office services in Weston, they are proposing to introduce a temporary Hosted Outreach service which will operate from Weston Village Hall. The Hosted service will be provided by the sub-postmaster from a nearby Post Office on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 13.00 to 16.00. Post Office Limited is inviting views on the following: - Do you have any comments about the proposed days of service? - Do you have any comments regarding the proposed opening hours? - Do you have any comments about access and facilities at the new location? -Are there any local issues specific to Weston you would like us to consider? If you wish to comment, please write to Julian Cartlidge via the National Consultation Team, Post Office Limited, PO Box 1138, ST ALBANS AL1 9UN or email consultation@postoffice.co.uk by 20th December 2011. We hope residents will write supporting the proposals as an interim measure pending the establishment of a community shop and post office. |
Weston Community Shop Group Update - 31st August 2011(Posted By Bill Perrett on 6th January 2012)We continue to work with the Parish Council and the Weston Village Hall Committee to develop plans and raise funds for an extension to the village hall that could host a community shop and post office. In the meantime we are exploring ways to restore post office services to Weston until the planned shop and post office is opened. For more on this see the Weston Community Shop Group Website at www.westoncommunityshop.org.uk |
Weston Community Shop Group Seeks Accountant - 16th August 2011(Posted By Bill Perrett on 19th August 2011)The WCSG is looking for an accountant to become a member of the Group to help us set up a community company to manage a community shop and post office in Weston. Anyone who is interested is invited to contact the Chairman, Bill Perrett on 01889 271977. |
Weston Community Shop Survey Results - 14th June 2011(Posted By Bill Perrett on 14th June 2011)We displayed summary charts at the Village Fete showing the results of the recent survey. You can view the charts on the WCSG website. |
Parish Council Elections 2011 - 5th May 2011(Posted By David Kirby on 13th May 2011)Local elections and the referendum on Electoral Reform will be held on 5th May 2011. This year, the Borough Council and Referrendum votes will be combined on a single ballot paper. As a result, the Parish Council elections (if required) will be carried out on a separate ballot paper. As always, the Parish Council election will be triggered by the receipt of more nominations then there are seats available on the council. The Parish Nomination Papers will be available for collection/post on Tuesday 8 March 2011 from the Elections office. If you are interested in becomming a Parish Councillor please visit the link below or SBC Web-site for useful information, or contact the Parish Council Clerk. |
Weston Community Shop Survey - 29th April 2011(Posted By David Kirby on 18th June 2011)The response to our recent community survey was very good with 444 completed questionnaires received to date. The responses indicate a high level of support for a community shop and post office. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being very important, 60% of respondents rated a post office as 4 or 5 and 65% rated a community shop as 4 or 5. The high quality of responses will allow us to undertake further analysis to identify the products and services a community shop should provide. 40 respondents indicated they would be willing to help in running the shop. The Group believes we will require at least this number to open a community shop for the hours that the survey indicates is required. Thank you to everyone who completed the questionnaire and to the volunteers who delivered and collected them. |
Saracens Head Angling Group - Now on this web-site - 26th February 2011(Posted By David Kirby on 18th June 2011)The Saracen's Head Angling group is now on this web-site. Saracens Head Angling Group (S.H.A.G.) was formed in 1988 by several members of Bill Tagg's Fly Dressing Class who had been meeting on a regular basis in the Saracens Head since 1972. Since then the club has expanded its membership to almost 100 members, (this includes 13 juniors), some of our members come from Stafford and Potteries areas. A number of members meet in the Saracens Head on Monday evenings at approx 9-00pm, except bank holidays. For further information contact Gordon Harrison on 271145. |
Weston Open Gardens - Saturday & Sunday - 3rd July 2010(Posted By David Kirby on 22nd August 2010)What a lovely weekend we had for the second year running. There were 12 gardens open throughout the village, with a wide variety of size and style. So many visitors from outside the village, from as far afield as Nottingham, Shropshire, & the Potteries came and made very nice comments about the gardens on display. Next year promises to be as equally spectacular with several gardeners already committed. We would like to say a huge "Thank You" to all those people who opened their garden or helped with refreshments or in any other way to raise just short of £2000 for church funds. |
Best Kept Village 2010 - Judging Starts on - 1st May 2010(Posted By David Kirby on 22nd August 2010)Weston is once again entering the 2010 BKV competition and on behalf of Weston Parish Council, I would like to ask all Villagers to participate in achieving success. If you feel you can organise a working party from your own road or tackle one of the many areas such as the War Memorial, Pathways, General areas, Village Hall etc this would be of great use. The more people involved, the more work can be done. If anyone is interested please contact Colin Critchlow or Jackie Hodgson. You may have something you would particularly like to do, please let us know. By working together we can bring the BKV back to Weston |
Job Advert - Parish Clerk - 15th January 2010(Posted By David Kirby on 25th January 2010)Weston with Gayton Parish Council are seeking to employ a Parish Clerk to provide effective and professional clerical and financial administration on behalf of the Parish Council. The closing date for applications is Friday 15th January. See attached advert for more details. File: Clerk_Advert.pdf |