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Nearly £10 million is set to be spent on improving and expanding primary schools in North Somerset. The council's Executive has agreed to spend over £9.6 million on expanding and improving six primary-aged and one special school on top of an addition £2 million already committed to expand and create all-through primary schools in three other Weston schools. Ashcombe Primary School in Weston is the largest beneficiary with nearly £5 million being agreed for a new 420-place school by September 2013. The children's centre on site will also be expanded. Locking Primary School is set to expand from 45 to 60 places per year group benefiting from a £850,000 scheme and Ravenswood Special School in Nailsea is to receive £450,000 for refurbishment.

An addition £1.84 million is to be spent on providing an extra 210 places across the Portishead and Pill cluster of schools and Yatton Infant and Junior schools will get an additional 105 places. The Executive also agreed to create primary schools at Hillside and Mendip Green First Schools and at St Martin's Junior School. Hillside will increase to a 210 place primary with Mendip Green and St Martins being able to each accommodate up to 630 pupils. The new primary schools will come into effect from September this year. Cllr Jeremy Blatchford, North Somerset Council's executive member for children and young people's services said this was great news especially at a time when councils were having to cut their spending by a third.

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Dear Editor

What exciting times there are ahead of us inWeston. I was lucky enough to attend the recentWeston Showcase event at The WinterGardens, where I was able to learn about all thenew development about to take place. I alwaysthought Weston was a good place to be inbusiness, but soon, I believe, it will be hard tobeat!Certainly, at the event, there was a lot of positiveand forward thinking. We can, I’m sure, all listthings wrong with our town but, with an upbeatmessage and a united front, I am sure we canattract more business into Weston tocomplement and help grow existing business.We just need to make sure we are in a positionand ready to take advantage of it.

J Sutton, Uphill


Guild endorses Bakers DolphinOne of Weston’s most successful coach operatorsBakers Dolphin, has been awarded top marks in a recent audit by the Guild of British Coach Operators.In a stringent exanination that members of the Guild undergo every two years, the firm underwent a 44 pointcheck to ensure that it meeets the exacting standardsto remain a member of the guild.to remain a member of the guild.

As the only coach operator in the region to be a member of the guild, the company, which was foundedin Weston in 1889, is justifiably proud of its 100% passmark. As Bakers Dolphin’s MD, Max Fletcher, explains,“The Guild believes that the customer should be at the centre of everything, and we are keen to subjectourselves to their examination as they look at everythingourselves to their examination as they look at everythingwe do from that perspective.”“To receive 100% marks from their audit is a real credit to all our staff and is especially pleasing for our drivers, who are the public face of the buusiness meeting andtransporting customers every day.”

As well as coach hire and a daily service to london, Bakers Dolphin is a fully-bonded tour operatorBakers Dolphin is a fully-bonded tour operatorproviding British and continental coach holidays.The company also runs several bus routes and schooltransport franchises. They have just taken over the 121 Weston-Bristol services via Bristol Airport and arenow offering UK and Continental holidays out ofCoenwall.


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It’s “Go” for Weston’s roadimprovementsFollowing a successful bid for Government funding,North Somerset Council has released the timetable forthe biggest programme of road improvements thetown has seen in years.Travellers will have already noticed the blue barrier inplace on the roundabout at Junction 21 of the M5. Thisis part of the preparatory work to exclude wildlife fromthe area, which includes the relocation of a family ofbadgers.The main works on all the projects, known collectively

as The WestonPackage, is scheduledto commence inOctober.The scheme whichwill probably be ofmost interest is theremodelling ofJunction 21, whichwill go some way torelieving the queueswhich have blightedthe morning andevening rush hours.

This scheme will consist of:Creating three lanes around the roundaboutInstalling traffic lights on the northbound off slip

Adding a third lane on the approach to theroundabout from the southbound off slip to allowfor a dedicated filter lane towards BristolAdding traffic signals at the junction of SomersetAvenue and the slip road from St Georges, andcreating a dedicated filter lane onto thenorthbound M5.

The works on Junction 21 are set to last 12 months.

Elsewhere, work will beginon creating a dualcarriageway past Dunelm;creating a car park andbus interchange on thesouth side of Worlestation, together with

improvements to the existing car park; enlarging thebus terminus at Queensway and installing a bus lanepast the traffic lights at Morrison’s. There will also bea “bus gate” at the side of McDonalds at Worle to allowbuses to bypass the busy junction by the courts -speeding up bus travel and allowing easy access to thenew bus interchange at Worle station.

In addition to the publicly-funded Weston Package,construction is due to start on a new road across theold airfield, which will allow work to begin on new

Chamber NewsFollowing a successful campaign,with members of Weston’sChamber of Commerce lobbyingNorth Somerset Council, plans,which would have seen parking feesin Weston’s car parks increased,have been dropped. President, GailParsons, declared,”This is a victoryfor common sense. Whilst werealise the council needs to raiserevenue, this is not the way to doit. Had the increases gone ahead, itwould have put people off visitingthe town.”

The April meeting of the Chamberwill include a presentation on a

privately-funded scheme to createa barrage across the Severn. DrRoger Falconer, from theconsortium Corlan Hafren, willoutline the plans. Also speaking willbe Dr Andrew Tyler, of Bristol-based Marine Current Turbines,who will explain the alternativetechnologies they offer to createpower from the sea. There will bediscussion from a wildlifeconservation group. The free event,which is open to non-members, isat The Royal Hotel on Wednesday18 April from 7pm.Call 07775 928772 or email:[email protected] tobook a place

May’s meeting will be a members’-only networking event at the newly-re-launched Imperial Hotel.Members will have the opportunityto share their news and meet withnew contacts. The event takes placeon Wednesday 16 May at 7pm,and light refreshments will beavailable.

Call 07775 928772 or email:[email protected] tobook a place.

Membership to the Chamber startsat just £20 per year and moredetails can be found on the website: westonchamber.co.uk

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commercial premises and homes. Included in the plansis a new 80 room hotel and restaurant, and a new basefor the North Somerset Enterprise Agency which willinclude affordable office space for start-up businesses.

President of Weston Chamber of Commerce, GailParsons said, “We are very pleased that these worksare finally going ahead. The current state of our roadshas been seen as a barrier to visitors and employmentopportunities. The combination of theseimprovements and the planned development of theairfield will serve to make Weston a good place to befor new and existing businesses.”

In other transport news, local MP’s are calling for thelocal rail franchise, which is due for renewal in 2013,to include a requirement to provide a minimum half-hourly service to Bristol, and a commitment to re-openthe rail line from Portishead to Bristol

More information can be found on the council’s website: www.n-somerset.gov.uk/transport

Help sought for major newevent in WestonOrganisers of the first National Remote Control andModel Jamboree are seeking the support of localclubs and and societies to help plan the programme.Planned for the 1 - 4 November 2012, Weston ArtsSocial Enterprise (WASE) hopes the event will attractpeople from across the country and help boost tourismin the town in what is, traditionally, a quiet time.

WASE Director, Terry Gilbert, said, “The whole reasonwhy WASE exists is to raise the profile of the townthrough events such as this, with the aim of putting“Heads on Beds” and supporting local businessthrough the leaner months of the year. We know thatremote control vehicles and models is big business andthere is an annual event at Shepton Mallet toshowcase these hobbies, but we want to put more ofan emphasis on competition at our event.”

“The committee is also keen to get the associations,schools and colleges involved by building models thatcan compete in the events. However, as we don’t knowmuch about modelling and remote control vehicles,we need to get the enthusiasts involved in helping usmake the event as exciting as possible.”

As well as static displays and trade stands, plannedevents include:

Land speed trialsWater speed trialsMotor racingAerial slalom racingMini-enduroRobot Wars

For more information, or to get involved, email:[email protected] or call 01934 418118

Business ImprovementDistrict in place.

Town centre businesses have voted to put in place aBusiness Improvement District (BID). In doing so, theyhave followed more than a hundred other towns acrossthe country. Businesses in the BID pay an extra levy ontheir business rates which goes towards schemes thatenhance the area, including extra street cleaning,wardens and events to attract more visitors. These arein addition to services provided by the council. The levywill see in excess of £250,000 extra per year puttowards making the town more inviting for at least thenext 5 years.

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A further 320 parking spaces and a bus interchange willbe created at Worle station.

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Worle High Street 1955

These images are reproduced by permission of the Francis Frith Collection. www.francisfrith.comCopies of the photos can be bought onlined from the Francis Frith website,which also sells local history books and gift products.

Step back in time

Worle Village 1896This is the oldestpart of the village, with some properties dating back to the medieval times. The shop with the thatched roof, here belonging to Mr Rollins. a dyer and cleaner, used to be a bakery, it was converted into cottages in 1931,when the thatch was replaced with tiles.The three-storey building in the centre used to be the Valiant Soldier Inn and was was built about 1670.was built about 1670.

Worle High Street 1955

Worle at this time retained a village feel, even down to its gas lamps,seen on the telegraph pole. On the right are the laundry and the malthouse.In the distance is the New Inn, an old coaching house inn, now renamedthe Woodspring. By the 1970’s worle’s population grew rapidly due to thenew housing.The High Street was redeveloped with the new shops and facilities.The High Street was redeveloped with the new shops and facilities.

Worle the village 1896

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Is this the end for cheapDVD’s and CD’sAs of this April, you will not be able to buy your DVD’s and CD;sVAT free from companies registered in the channel Islands. Retailers in the Channel Islandshave been exploiting a loophole in the law. in which goes back to 1983; when any item under £15.00 imported from outside the EUwas not liable for VAT.Companies set up in the Channel Islands to take advantage of the situation, Last yea situation, Last year. George Osborne had this law changedand said it would be scrapped as of this april.A good place to still look for your music would be the supermarkets;as many of them sell the latest dvd’s and cd’s at the lower price;some, discounted up to 20%.This is a large part of business in the Channel Islands, This matteris being challanged in the courts.

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