There are a few new projects on their way, details will follow as they complete: Tower restoration work for All Saints Church, Publow, scheduled for August- PPSCT grant £4,000 (whole project c£40K). Restoration work and hanging of donated 6th bell in St Mary the Virgin, Stanton Drew to create a full peal scheduled for September- a minimum of … Read more
Pensford Local History Group is working on a project to document local walks which reference many of the interesting buildings, landmarks and countryside across the Pensford and Stanton Drew area comprising part of the communities’ historical legacy. Each walk will be fully mapped and documented and be available in hardcopy and on-line format for anybody … Read more
Pensford, Publow and the Stantons Community Trust has awarded a grant of £1000 to the two Community First Responder volunteers who serve the rural villages around the Chew Valley area. Alex Easton and Kelly Griffin are those volunteer First Responders, working with the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust. They provide an invaluable service, being … Read more
The PPSCT were delighted to be able to support Shirley Edwards and Stanton Drew School pupils with a litter poster project. Andrew Hillman, Chairman of PPSCT said, “This is exactly the sort of community engagement project the trustees want to support. While the posters were relatively inexpensive, the community awareness outcome for the children is invaluable.”
Following Lydia Robinson’s move from the Pensford to take up fresh challenges in her successful architectural career, the reins for the heritage restoration project have been handed over to the remaining team, Janette Stephenson, Nick King and Meg Thomas. Many residents will have seen the progress with village post opposite the Pensford War Memorial now … Read more
On Sunday 26th November, The Carpenters Arms at Stanton Wick, was alive with optimistic members of the PPSCT 100 Club hoping for a big win at the fifth Annual Draw. The event was hosted by the Committee members, Phil Townshend, Clarke Osborne, Ken “the balls” Payne and Sue Osborne. They were joined by Andy Marriott, … Read more
The recent unveiling of the Acker Bilk memorial bench in Pensford was reported in both the Chew Valley Gazette and The Mendip Times.
Pensford finally unveiled their memorial bench to their famous son, Acker Bilk on 22nd September 2017. The bench, which was crafted out of granite and hardwood by local craftsman George Tyler, was the product of months of painstaking work and funded through donations from PPSCT, Pensford Miners Welfare, the Parish Council and Pensford Music Festival … Read more
Liz Richardson and Sue Osborne manned a “pitch” at the Stanton Drew Flower Show in July 2017. Sue said, “we like to have a presence at the very well supported Stanton Drew flower show. It gives us the opportunity to reach out to villagers to explain how the Pensford, Publow and the StantonsCommunity Trust helps … Read more
Really good to see this great article in the Mendip Times!