NewsWhen are the council's minutes available to read?Please note that minutes of parish council meetings need to be approved before they can be published. Approval takes place at the following month's PC meeting. April 2013 are the latest available. The minutes for May will be approved at the June meeting For all non emergency calls to the police phone 101.The telephone company will determine where the call is being made from and direct the caller to the local police for that area. For further information visit: Police UK This works anywhere in the UK. If you are phoning outside of Wiltshire to report to your local police call 2012 your call will be redirected by the operator to your local police.
I have been asked how does one use the RSS feed service. You'll need an RSS Aggregator program.I use Sharpreader, its free to download from: Sharpreader there are others. I have produced a video screencast to show how to "subscribe" to the Westwood Parish Council website. One of the benefits of having an RSS feed for Internet users is that it is no longer necessary to have to visit a website to get updated information. You can download the video screencast screencast the file is an executable program that has a player incorporated and has been checked for safety. If you have any problems you can contact me via the website's Contact page. Geoff Edwards Update: please note that users who have subscribed some time ago should note that there are now over 50 categories of news and they should drag the RSS icon button into their RSS Feed program to ensure that they obtain the complete range of updated news. 17th April 2012 Content Management Powered by CuteNews
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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. The derivation of the place name is easy to guess, reflecting the former thick cover of woodland and its position as the 'western wood' of the Saxon royal estate of Bradford. The name has changed little over the centuries; it was 'Westwuda' in A.D. 987. Avoncliff (called 'Ancliff' in earlier times), as might be expected, stands on a limestone outcrop on a steep hillside above the Avon valley. Westwood is situated on the limestone plateau, and the clay soils were used for arable cultivation until the nineteenth century, since when pastoral farming, and particularly dairying, have predominated. To continue reading visit: Wiltshire County website: Community pages.
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 Wednesday April 03, 2013 |
New ContentWebsite updatesPlease note that material is posted to this website within hours if not minutes of it being receivedFacebook: Upper & Lower WestwoodThere is a link to the newly formed Facebook group located on the Community web page. The group provides an informal means to both communicate with the parish council and discuss what's going on and what could go on. Neigbourhood Policing TeamEveryone is being encourag for further information go to the Community page NoticesBridleway at Staples Hill (Path WW0020)This bridleway is well used by horseriders and walkers and, from time to time, this Right of Way is obstructed by parked cars where it emerges on to Staples Hill from the Westwood direction. Please take care when parking NOT to obstruct this path. Local travel newsThe link below is to a Wiltshire Times webpage which has a map centred on Trowbridge but extends to Bath, Chippenham, Frome, Shepton Mallet and Warminster. There is a list of Latest Incidents. Live traffic and travel newsCommentIf you would like to comment on any aspect of the website please feel free to use the Contact form. My name is Geoff Edwards I am the web designer and an Internet publisher. The contact form can also be used to send a message to the Parish Council via the Clerk to the council Mr. Roger Coleman. |
