News

Faster Broadband – Update

Last summer, the Parish Council began talks with Cotswold Wireless, a company which offers wireless broadband in local villages. This is not as fast as BT Infinity (which we can’t get at the moment), but is an improvement on existing broadband speeds.
Cotswold Wireless has been waiting for a minimum number of people to sign up, so it can install the equipment and get things working. We now have almost enough households for the initial launch, so if you want to take advantage of the service, act soon! You can find out more on the Cotswold Wireless website . There are four levels of service available, and you choose the one you want, and prices vary depending on the amount of data you consume.

Small Print

This is not a final commitment, and CW will check that you can receive service first before confirming with you that you wish to go ahead. However, CW bases its investment decisions on the numbers pre-ordering, so please only do so if you genuinely plan to take advantage of the service (subject to availability). See the “What you need to know” section on the order form for more details. If you need more information about the service, please contact CW direct (details on the web site)
 Although the Parish Council has helped to facilitate the service, this is a contract between you and Cotswold Wireless. Crudwell Parish Council is not specifically endorsing the service; we’re only trying enable a better service to the community, based on the feedback from the Parish Survey.

Community Speedwatch training

The next training session for community speed watch volunteers will be on February 28th 2015.
For more information or to ask for a volunteer form, please email communityspeedwatch@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk

Hankerton Bridge

Please see the following message from Wiltshire Council:
Dear All,
As you are aware we have been preparing a scheme to strengthen Hankerton Bridge on the north route out of the village. We are currently progressing a bridge deck replacement scheme with site works programmed to commence 2nd March 2015. Our Term Contractor Balfour Beatty Living Places will be carrying out the bridge strengthening works and maintaining the temporary diversion route.
The bridge works will be carried out under a full road closure and we anticipate the work to take 6-8 weeks to complete. During the road closure a signed diversion route will be maintained for all vehicles and a temporary footbridge will be installed on site to provide pedestrian and cyclist access. Advance notice will be given by letter to all Hankerton addresses during February 2015 and Advance Signs will be positioned on the bridge at least 2 weeks before the works commence.
During the works progress reports will be prepared and issued weekly, I am working with Wiltshire Council website team to have these posted on our website and linked via the Malmesbury Community Matters website.
May I take this opportunity to apologise for any inconvenience these works will cause and thank you in advance for your patience.

Malmesbury Primary Care Centre to Open Earlier

From 5th May patients will be able to ring in to the Primary Care Centre from 8.00 am Monday to Friday.  The decision to extend the telephone opening time in the morning was made in response to patient feedback; many felt that this earlier time would be more convenient to patients and parents, who may well be travelling to work or getting ready for school. Opening up the lines at this time also brings the telephone access more in line with door opening times.
The surgery will continue to offer additional ‘early morning’ appointments two days a week (as shown below) and a weekly Saturday morning surgery.  These “Extended Hours” times are for non-emergency booked appointments only.
Emergency problems in normal hours (8.00-18.30) will be assessed and either telephoned, visited or booked into the morning “Duty Nurse” or twice daily “Duty Doctor” surgeries which run Monday to Friday. Outside of these normal weekday hours, the excellent “Medvivo” Out Of Hours Service based in Chippenham will deal with any emergency problems.
Malmesbury Primary Care Centre Opening Hours

DAY
Telephone
Open 
Notes

Mon
8.00 am- 6.30pm
8.00am- 7.00pm

Tue
8.00 am- 6.30pm
8.00am- 7.00pm

Wed
8.00 am- 6.30pm
7.30.am- 7.00pm
7.30-8.00= Extended Hours

Thr
8.00 am- 6.30pm
7.30am- 7.00pm
7.30-8.00= Extended Hours

Fri
8.00 am- 6.30pm
8.00am- 7.00pm
 

Sat

8.30am-12.00pm
All = Extended Hours

Booking Ahead:
Patients are reminded that 60% of all GP appointments are available up to six weeks in advance, and so are advised to book early if they need to book a routine or review appointment. The remaining 40% are made available on the day of the appointment, to allow for patients wanting to see a GP of their choice more urgently.
Booking On line
Appointments can also be made by booking “on-line”. Please ask at reception or view our website www.malmesburypcc.nhs.uk for details on how to register for the service.
Cancelling
We are seeing an increase in patients not attending for their appointments. If you cannot attend then please inform the surgery so that we can then offer the appointment to someone else and it is not wasted.

Crudwell Village Clean Up

“We’re getting together to give Crudwell and surrounding villages a clean sweep and make it a place we can all feel good about. All you have to do is dress down, show up, and bring your enthusiasm. Let’s get our hands dirty to clean up our area!”

Saturday the 11th April 2015
10am start, meeting at Crudwell Village Hall car park
(If you can help until lunch time that will be great)

Parish Clerk Vacancy

A vacancy has arisen for a Parish Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer.
This is a part time appointment with flexible hours, working primarily from home for approximately 28 hours per month, with payment in line with the relevant National Salary Agreement. Starting salary will be from £8.61 – £12.31 per hour depending on experience and qualifications. Office expenses will also be covered.
The duties include: general administration, minute taking, Council correspondence, filing and financial control, and preparing for and attending approximately 12 – 14 meetings per year (normally on a Thursday evening).
We are looking for someone with experience in all aspects of finance and budget control, good communication and organisational skills, team skills, an enthusiasm for community life and for dealing with the public, with a good level of computer competence, and able to work on confidential matters. You should be willing to undertake training in aspects of local administration if you are not already qualified. Previous local government experience would be helpful.
Please send a brief letter of application and your CV to Jonathan Furlonger at chairman@crudwell-pc.gov.uk or telephone 01666 577298.

If You Go Down To The Hall Today . .

. . . . . you’ll see that the Village Hall noticeboard is back in position. We looked at it last year, and noticed quite a lot of damage and flaking varnish. Replacements are expensive – up to £600 – so we took it down just after Christmas for a full refurbishment. Unfortunately, when it went back to the workshop, we discovered several pieces of rotten wood, which had to be replaced.

Many thanks from all of us to Jeremy Retford, who repaired the damage and revarnished the noticeboard. Thanks also to Jeremy’s neighbour, Mike Smith, for cutting and shaping several replacement wooden sections.
The board is now back in position, and we hope it will give good service through many more Crudwell winters!

Crudwell Pre-School ‘Outstanding’

Crudwell Pre-School has just been given an Outstanding rating following its latest Ofsted inspection. The Pre-School was given the top mark following a review on December 17th 2014, after previously receiving a rating of good.
Manager Cathy Harris is delighted with the result, and praises her team for their extremely close working relationship.

Tree Planting Scheme

Crudwell Parish Council received a generous gift of trees from the company Simons Group, who were responsible for developing the new Waitrose store in Malmesbury. The tree planting initiative was set up by Simons Group to offset the carbon monoxide omissions produced by the different types of machinery used during the construction of the new Waitrose store. Simons Group wanted to give something back to the local community for the disruption caused to the people of Malmebsury and the surrounding areas during the building process.

The Parish Council consulted Parishioners, and a number of planting schemes were suggested. A team from the Simons Group led by Dr Rosi Fieldson came to the village, and with help from local resident Terri Murphy the team planted a number of trees on the Post Office Green. A small number of trees were also planted in The Butts to replace the ones which had to be removed due to a fungal disease.