admin Community Trust 100 Club has raised £97,000 and continues through 2020! The Pensford Publow and the Stantons Community Trust 100 Club 8th Annual Christmas Draw was not thwarted by COVID restrictions! As Clarke Osborne, one of the four organisers said, “ we may not literally meet, party, drink and be merry but we can get together out … Read more
The latest project to receive support from The Community Trust was literally on the drawing board in 2019 . Since 2014 Stanton Drew Parish Council has aspired to remedy two names missing from the WW1 inscriptions of commemoration on the village War Memorial. Consultation on this also made the councillors aware of a desire within the local … Read more
The Pensford Publow and the Stantons Community Trust charity, known locally as The Community Trust, has finally held its 7th Annual General Meeting. Originally planned for April 2020 and following multiple deferments, it became increasingly obvious that group meetings limited to 6 were here to stay under COVID restrictions, despite some optimism that maybe there could … Read more
The Robert Bailey archiving project is under way with careful guidance of the Pensford Local History Group. Robert Bailey sadly died in July 2019. Known to many of us, he was indeed a well- loved and admired local character who had worked in the Pensford Mine as a stint measurer until November 1958 when the … Read more
The Community Trust is keen to see the sports flourishing within the communities. One of the successes has been Stanton Drew Cricket Club who have gone from strength to strength since considerable investment into their clubhouse to which The Community Trust contributed several years ago. Ambition at the Club did not stop there – and a … Read more
The Community Trust was happy to help supported the installation of a defibrillator at The Carpenters Arms in Stanton Wick. During normal times, Chelwood Bridge Rotary Club use the Carpenters Arms for their weekly dinner meetings. Bob Wright Rotary Club member together with Simon Pledge, Manager of The Carpenters Arms, initiated a consortium to raise … Read more
6th June 2020 – saw the first “Zoom” 100 club draw. It was a fun, successful evening. If you would like to see the balls being drawn, please click here: 7th June 2020
Music has received the attention of The Community Trust with a grant of £1400 awarded to Stanton Drew Handbell Team to purchase 3 new Whitechapel bells. Mary Payne, our local celebratory garden expert, also turns her hand to music and organises the team music. She explained that, “ the Stanton Drew Handbell Group has been going … Read more
The beautiful village of Stanton Drew is mostly off the main route of most residents in the Chew Valley, but if you are driving along the B3130 between Chew Magna and Belluton you will surely notice the beautifully refurbished finger post near to the iconic ‘Round House’. Stanton Drew Parish Council decided it was high … Read more
The Pensford Publow and the Stantons Community Trust is delighted to have been able to cover the full cost of the work to make the walkway round the top of the tower safe and to improve and make safe the access to the roof. Andrew Hillman, Chair of the Community Trust said: “This is exactly … Read more