Welcome to the website of Yatton Parish Council.
LATEST NEWS
Next meeting of Yatton Parish Council, Monday 14 May, 7.30 p.m., Horsecastle Chapel, agenda here.
Next meeting of the Finance, Personnel & Administration Committee, Monday 21 May, 7.30 p.m., Horsecastle Chapel, agenda here.
Yatton Parish Council makes grants for the benefit of the community in Yatton and Claverham. Applications will be considered at a meeting of the Finance, Personnel & Administration Committee on Monday 25 June. To be considered on 25 June applications must reach the Clerk by Friday 15 June. You can download an application form here and our grant awarding policy is here. You can also see grants awarded in previous years here.
Work on Hangstones pavilion has been completed and the main hall and small meeting room are available for hire.
The Strawberry 'Lion' Walk takes place on Sunday 27 May, poster here, application form here and sponsorship form here.
North Somerset Council is collating messages for HM The Queen on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee. If you would like to send a message there are blank sheets in the Parish Council office in Yatton Library.
North Somerset Council will withdraw funding for the public conveniences in High Street, Yatton (next to Yatton News) as from 1 April 2013. Would you support the Parish Council taking them on and maintaining them out of the Parish Council's share of council tax? The cost is likely to be around £5000 per year but on occasions major maintenance may be needed. Please help us to assess demand by completing the questionnaire here.
Changes to bus services from 1 April: the 660/661 to Clevedon will be replaced by new service 66 from Congresbury to Nailsea via Yatton, Clevedon, Portishead and Tyntesfield House, timetable here. This service is supported by North Somerset Council. The extension of the 352 from Claverham Road turn to North End and back will be withdrawn as North Somerset Council has withdrawn the funding. There will be a new service 125 from Weston-super-Mare to Portishead via Congresbury, Yatton and Clevedon run as a commercial service by First Bus. The X1 from Bristol to Weston-super-Mare via Congresbury will run every 20 minutes during the day. Timetables for the X1/352/353 and 125 are available on First Bus's website.
Superfast broadband is coming to Yatton and Claverham but we need your support to show that there is demand. Register your interest here.
North Somerset Warm Families offer free energy advice to families in North Somerset with children under 18, helping to lower fuel bills and make homes feel warmer. Call us free on 0800 512 012 and quote North Somerset Warm Families, or email warmfamilies@cse.org.uk.
Free help and advice from Age UK Somerset, last Tuesday of every month, 10-12, Yeo Vale Medical Practice, Mendip Road, Yatton, or phone 0845 643 4621
Draft Minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting held on 23 April 2012 are available here.
Yatton Parish Council is now on Facebook, become a fan.
101: new non-emergency number for the police, details here.
Yatton Parish Council is on Twitter. Follow us @YattonPC
Complaints about aircraft noise can be made on a dedicated Airport phone number 01275 473799 or online.
YATTON PARISH COUNCIL
Yatton Parish Council provides services to people living in, working in and visiting Yatton and Claverham. This website aims to provide as much information as we can about the Parish Council. The Parish Council is committed to making information about the Parish Council widely available. You can see a copy of our Freedom of Information Publication Scheme here.
To find more information about Yatton Parish Council, including details of councillors and committees and minutes and agendas of meetings, click on 'Council' on the green bar at the top of any page. There is some general information here and a calendar of meetings here.
If you click on 'Local Information' on the green bar at the top of any page you will find some information about the villages, and about local clubs, organisations and activities.
If you cannot find what you are looking for please contact us and we will do our best to help. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for improving this website.
The Parish Office is in Yatton Library, High Street, Yatton BS49 4HJ. It is open to the public on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10.30 to 1.30. The Office may be open at other times but there is no access to the Parish Office on Wednesdays because the Library is closed. There is parking for people with a disability at the back of the Library, the Library has an automatic front door and there is full wheelchair access to the Library foyer.
Most meetings of the Parish Council and its committees are held at Hangstones Pavilion, Stowey Road, Yatton BS49 4HS. There is parking for people with a disability and a ramp to the front door. A few meetings are held in the Wake Worlock room, Yatton Library, which is accessible by means of a lift.
Please contact us for details of the following services, including fees:
Crispin Taylor, AILCM
Clerk to Yatton Parish Council