Wellow Parish Community Forum

Community Allotment meeting Tuesday 8th July 2008

Admin — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:53:44 GMT

Wellow Futures

Would you like to grow some of your own food? Haven�t got the land? Don�t know where to start?

Some of us would like to grow more. We�d also like to share polytunnel space, tips and problems, soft fruit, vegetables, asparagus beds and fruit trees. If you are interested there will be a meeting at Anne Watts� home, The Maltings, Mill Hill on Tuesday, July 8th at 7.30pm. Come and share your thoughts, air your requirements and, maybe, the earth will move for you too! Just ...

How does it work

Admin — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:41:29 GMT

This forum seeks to encourage villagers to share transport wherever possible in an effort to try and reduce the amount of car journeys we make.

So, if you are travelling somewhere, either on a regular basis or occasionally, then why not alert your fellow villagers to the fact and maybe share a lift?

All you need to do is post your travel intentions under this forum by choosing the NEWTOPIC* option then insert the date of your journey in the subject heading. Next state in the body of the ...

Proposed scheme

Admin — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:18:29 GMT

Discounted Heating Oil prices for Wellow residents

Heating oil prices have risen by nearly 100% over the last year and are likely to continue to rise in the future.

The group are exploring the possibility of establishing a Group Buying Scheme for heating oil purchases here in Wellow.

The intention is to obtain discounts on the price of heating oil by grouping together a number of oil deliveries from a single supplier. By delivering to a group of houses in one tanker delivery rather ...

Meeting Minutes 22nd May 2008

Admin — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:07:42 GMT

WELLOW FUTURES: Meeting 22 May �08

Present: Richard & Clover Holland, Alex Martin, Janet Plater, James Watts,

Charles Kerr, Neil & Mrs Butters, Alistair Hunt, Alick Bartholomew

We were happy to welcome our BA&NES councillor Neil Butters and his wife.

We shared our reactions to the steep rise in fuel prices, and agreed that these are likely to rise significantly more. The Government says they are banking on Saudi Arabia increasing its output. However, Richard pointed ...

Filing Cabinet

Admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:25:57 GMT

GOING FREE A well used but still functioning four drawer filing cabinet. Size...4ft

4ins high x1ft 7ins wide x 2ft deep. All the folder inserts are intact and undamaged.

Collect from Sue Hewlett, Brunel House, Wellow 833781.

Allotment Experiences - Tuesday 3rd June 2008

Admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:50:05 GMT

THE GROW SHEFFIELD PROJECT Stephen Watts will talk about his community

project: realising the full potential of city gardens and allotments; sharing the abundance

of unharvested fruit; creating an artistic and social environment in the urban

landscape. Wellow Village Hall: 7.30pm, Tues. 3rd June 2008

Meeting of 24th April 2008

Admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:45:28 GMT

Sustainable Wellow: Meeting 24 April�08

Present: Richard & Clover Holland, Alex Martin, Janet Plater, James Watts, Alick & Mari Bartholomew, at Janet�s Garden House

Main topics discussed:

1. Failure of e-mail communication

2. Generation of local energy

3. Growing more of our own food

4. Raising awareness in the community of the challenging times ahead

5. Group name change

1. Alick sent e-mails about this meeting to 44 people (the mailing list total ...

Eco Friendly re-useable carrier bags

Admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:49:48 GMT

Available NOW:-

Your very own Environmentally Friendly linen carrier bags with the distinctive Wellow logo (as shown at the top of this site) printed on the bag. Help save the earth's resouces and proudly advertise our community of Wellow to the wider world.

Bags are 38cm wide x 42cm deep and are produced by www.everything-environmental.co.uk They will be on sale at just �2.00 each. Why not be the first to collect yours from The Parlour Shop, Wellow when they arrive in early April?

Traffic Calming

Admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:12:52 GMT

A meeting is being held at Wellow Village Hall on Tuesday 18th March 2008 from 6pm to view the proposed scheme for traffic calming in Wellow. A presentation and discussion will be held from 7.30pm. Please come to share your thoughts and views.

Parlour Shop on-line

Admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:40:39 GMT

This posting is to introduce a new way to access your Village Shop

The Power of Community

Admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:58:49 GMT

Sustainable Wellow will show an inspiring film of Cuba's experience with Peak Oil. They were cut off from trade by the collapse of the Soviet Union and the US embargo in the early 1990's - no imports of oil, food, fertilisers, spare parts etc. Quick government action to ration food and encourage food-growing plots on vacant land started a revolution in Cuba's economy. Cuba's agriculture is now almost entirely highly productive organic. The country's infrastucture for hospitals and schools has ...