Westbury Community Tree Nursery is holding an open day on Saturday 15th October from 11.00 to 3.00. All welcome. Do come and look at what the group has achieved in a few short months and learn about its plans for the future.
Refreshments are available. For further details see here
As we get older, muscle strength is reduced and some movements, such as leaning sideways or turning quickly, can cause a loss of balance. This can begin earlier than expected, from our early fifties onwards. To prevent a loss of balance and strength over time, strength-building exercise is recommended. The good news is, you don’t have to start weight lifting to build strength – hill-walking, yoga, team sports like tennis and cricket, or even just climbing the stairs can all help to build muscle strength and prevent falls and injuries later in life.
Stronger 4 Longer is a new campaign from Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership encouraging adults over 50 across Somerset to build muscle strength to protect their future health. To find out how to get started, visit the Stronger 4 Longer website.
The annual applications of Grants from the Parish Council is now open, any village organisation that would like to apply for a grant from the Parish Council, please read the Grants Policy and send the completed application form to the Parish Clerk by Monday 26th September where it will be considered at the Parish Council Meeting on Wednesday 5th October. Applications can be sent by email to clerk@westburysubmendip-pc.gov.uk
At the Parish Council meeting on 05/09/22, it was agreed that this News Post should be issued to inform the community that the current Parish ‘Emergency Plan’ is in the process of being reviewed and updated.
The current Emergency Plan can be found on a sub-page on the Parish Council webpage of the Westbury Sub Mendip village website.
Scammers can ‘spoof’ the phone number they’re calling from, so the number showing on your Caller ID may not be the number the call is being made from.
Recently a Westbury resident received two calls which appeared to be from local 01749 numbers – but they weren’t. So be careful, even if the number shown looks like it may be someone you know.
More information about the current flurry of energy rebate scams:
and a reminder…
Which? offers free email updates on scams; if you haven’t already signed up for these, here’s the link:
Watch out for emails offering rebates or grants towards fuel costs – although many are easy to spot, some scammers will go to the trouble of creating highly realistic emails and text messages.
One of a number active at the moment claims to come from Ofgem, but the email address ends in .ro which shows that it probably comes from Romania. All Ofgem emails always end @ofgem.gov.uk
The red “Claim your rebate now” button in this scam email doesn’t go to Ofgem, but to a completely different site which will doubtless ask for your personal and bank details so they can ‘send you the rebate’ – of course they won’t.
Scammers won’t just fake Ofgem emails, they might make them appear to come from a local council or a government department, so do be careful.
This webpage tells you how to avoid and report Ofgem scams:
Those campaigning to save the 126 bus route may be interested in the work being undertaken by the Wells Bus Group including plans for a mass rally on 5th September. There are also new comments to view on this issue on the website WBUG PR Summary for 8.8.2022
A number of people have posted interesting comments on the proposal to withdraw the bus service from Wells to Shepton. See them here
Many people will already know that First Bus are proposing to withdraw the 126 bus service from Wells to Weston – the only route which serves this village. If you wish to add your voice to those protesting about the loss of service, which will make life difficult for anyone without access to a car, and increase traffic on the A 371, you can sign a petition here.
Earlier today (Friday 17 June 2022) our Westbury Sub Mendip website was upgraded by the website providers, Tickbox Marketing, as funded by the Parish Council.
The upgrade was to the WordPress software with which the website is built, and it is the first such upgrade in our website’s history, so this is quite a milestone!
The jump in WordPress versions was from 4.8.19 to 6.0, so was quite a big step. In theory, the website should still look much the same, however if you do notice any changes, good or bad, I would be interested to know – please email me , Mark Smith, at:
webadmin@westburysubmendip-pc.gov.uk
You can of course also add any comments to this News Post
The WordPress upgrade will make the website more resilient, and the data on it more secure. So a big thankyou goes to Tickbox Marketing for what has been significant work for them, and also to the Parish Council for funding this upgrade and the continuing operation of the website.
P.S. It is possible that the Subscribers to News Posts are not now receiving an email notification when a new News Post is published. This is being investigated, and I will issue an update in due course.
P.P.S. Subscribers are receiving email notification of new News Posts, so any problem seems to be resolved. But do let me know if you think there are any ongoing issues with email notifications.
