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Westwood Parish Council Website: Home |
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Westwood Parish Council Website: Home |
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The Parish of WestwoodThe parish of Westwood lies at the western extremity of Wiltshire, a mile
to the south-west of Bradford-on-Avon, and stretches about 2.5 km from
west to east and 1.5 km from north to south. It occupies an angle formed
by the northward-flowing River Frome and the westward-flowing Bristol
Avon; these rivers form its southern and northern boundaries,
respectively. It includes five smaller settlements, Lower Westwood near
the centre, Upper Westwood and Avoncliff to the north, Lye Green to the
north-east, and the hamlet of Iford (which straddles the county boundary
with Somerset) to the south-west. Since the Second World War, new housing
development has created a ‘Middle Westwood’ in the fields between Upper
and Lower Westwood. On the south-west and west, the parish adjoins
Somerset and Avon. Sustainability of Westwood village shop and post officeYou are invited to a meeting at the Westwood Social Club on Friday 20th April - 7pm to discuss the future of your village store and how best this important facility might be sustained - see Ray at the shop for further details Important information from the Neighbourhood Watch networkInformation has been received from the Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network Lower Westwood traffic videosThe two videos below were made before the introduction of the 20 mph trial speed limit. The top video is driving through the village heading west towards Freshford, Limpley Stoke and the A36 to Bath and Bristol.
Video below is of driving east along Lower Westwood road
I have made an Excel based calculator that can be used to check a vehicle's road speed. The speed is calculated from a video and requires a distance to work. The video provides the necessary time data. I made the recordings and can state that my average speed driving west was 20 mph. My average speed driving east was 24 mph. The distance from coming into the village and leaving (Elms Cross rd crossroads) is one mile according to MS Autoroute - I thought it was less than a mile so will double check. Note that with these averages under the present mph speed limit I would be breaking the law somewhere en-route. I will add a link to the Excel calculator file and will add some more specific speeds to this article later. Geoff Edwards (Councillor)
Upper Westwood traffic videosThe two videos below were made before the introduction of the 20 mph trial speed limit. The top video is driving through the village heading east towards Bradford on Avon.
The video below is driving west along Upper Westwood towards Staples Hill, Freshford Limpley Stoke and the A36.
Link to Excel speed calculator file to add Westwood village shop and post office Will we use it or lose it?Many villages have lost their village shop and post office, so we are very lucky that ours has survived. In 2006, when the Government announced it would stop funding the Post Office Card Account after 2010, the Western Daily Press launched a major campaign to save thousands of branches. Their message was "Don't Sound the Last Post". There was a petition in our own branch, as a result of which we contributed over 200 signatures. Sadly, there is now a real danger that we could lose our post office after all. If all many of us do is to use the postal facilities and buy our papers there, it certainly will not survive. So PLEASE use the shop more. Rita and Ray do a great job, working very long hours. Have you checked out the money saving offers, many of which are as good as, or even better than, those in supermarkets? I have - I now buy all my wine there! Seriously, please join me and try to spend more in the shop than you do now. I would hate to lose it - would you? If so, please rally round and give your support. Deanna Humphries Editor's note: a village that has a shop and post office adds several thousand pounds to the value of its homes. Westwood village store & Post office: a message from Ray and Rita ParsonsWe would like to welcome all and any newcomers to support your Westwood store. Over the last eighteen months Rita and I have worked very hard to resurrect your village shop and Post Office. We have been trying every sales building idea, Starting with customer service, top selling lines along with Costcutter local special offers. So good so far, but now we need eXta support, as we would like to offer an even better service to the community. The cost of an extension of 500 sq feet, the fitting out, moving the Post Office, and introducing an in-store Bakery is substantial but we feel that it is necessary. We need to raise our turnover to meet the cost of our vision by an extra, £200 per day. Would you please support this appeal? Many thanks Ray and Rita Parsons Thieves about in Westwood lock it or lose it!Our Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) report that there have been two thefts from unlocked cars recently and two mountain bikes stolen. A BMW car was also stolen from Upper Westwood. Apart from the car theft, the other thefts could have been avoided by residents who should always double check that they have locked their cars and secured their bicycles. Hear or see anything suspicious? Phone the policeIt is too late to report suspicious activity tomorrow, report it as soon as you suspect that there is a someone up to no good. Phone 999 and make your suspicions known to the police immediately.
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