Category Archives: News
Parish Council Documents Transferred to Warwick County Record Office
A number of historic parish council records have been transferred to the archives at Warwick County Record Office. See here for a list of the deposited records.
Questionnaire about The Avon pub
A questionnaire is being circulated about the future of The Avon pub.
For more information please contact:
- John Anderson, The Limes (Tel: 690245)
- Trevor Gill, The Thatches (Tel: 690987)
- Anna Prosser, 10 Avon Carrow (Tel: 690926)
Entry Forms Available for 2015 Avon Dassett Soap Box Derby
Entry forms and regulations are now available on the Soap Box Derby page of the Avon Dassett Community website.
Traffic Calming at Entrances to Avon Dassett
New road painting has been applied at the entrances to the village in an attempt to encourage drivers to slow down to the 30 miles per hour speed limit.
Date Announced for next year’s Soap Box Derby
The date for the next Avon Dassett Soap Box Derby is 6 June 2015.
Entry forms and details will soon be posted on the Soap Box Derby page.
Dassett Country Show Grants
At the recent AGM, the Dassett Country Show agreed the following grants to charities and community groups:
- £550 will go to BLESMA, Dogs for the Disabled and McMillan Cancer Support.
- It was agreed £500 will be used for the Seniors lunch, Children’s Christmas presents and the Carol Service.
- St Peter and St Clare churches – £150. With support from members of the church at the Show we may be able to increase this next year.
- Avon Dassett Parish Council – £500 £5,500 is required to replace windows in the Reading Rooms and it also needs decorating. The PC has insufficient funding to cover this.
- Fenny Compton Scout Group – £300 This is to help launch a Scout Group. Members of the cubs helped at the Dassett Show.
- Fenny Compton Brownies – £300 They also helped at the Show
- The Replacement of Flower Tubs in the Village – £500
Extraordinary Planning Meeting
There will be an extraordinary planning meeting on December 2nd at 8 pm in the reading room.
New Mobile Library Information
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| Titania – Alcester Mobile Library | |||||
| Route K | |||||
| The library will be available on these Fridays in 2015 | |||||
| January 16 | February 6, 27 | March 20 | |||
| April 10 | May 1, 22 | June 12 | |||
| July 3, 24 | August 14 | September 4, 25 | |||
| October 16 | November 6, 27 | December 18 | |||
| Stop No | Location | Stop Name | Arrive | Depart | Stay |
| 1 | Lighthorne Heath | Winyates Road | 10:00 | 10:15 | 15 |
| 2 | Lighthorne Heath | Marston Avenue | 10:20 | 10:35 | 15 |
| 3 | Northend | Memorial | 11:00 | 11:25 | 25 |
| 4 | Northend | The Prebend | 11:30 | 11:55 | 25 |
| 5 | Fenny Compton | Station Road | 13:45 | 14:10 | 25 |
| 6 | Fenny Compton | Grants Close | 14:15 | 14:40 | 25 |
| 7 | Avon Dassett | RC Church | 15:00 | 15:20 | 20 |
| For all enquiries or to renew books between mobile visits, please phone 01926 851031 or renew on-line at www.warwickshire.gov.uk/libraries | |||||
Avon Dassett Remembers
A poignant service was held at the War Memorial in Avon Dassett on Sunday 9th November. it was attended by serving soldiers as well as members of the local community. Father Bill presided over the short ceremony. Graeme Miller read the Roll of Honour and Peter Wallace, the poem ‘For the Fallen’ by Laurence Binyon. Wreaths were laid by members of the army camp at Kineton and by the chair of the Parish Council, Councillor David Hutt.
