The Pensford, Publow and The Stantons Community Trust, usually referred to as The PPSCT, has had a busy year supporting community projects. The latest project has seen a collaboration between Pensford School Eco Team, School Council, Friends of Pensford PTA , Chelwood Community Fund providing a grant of £3437 together with a grant of £2000 … 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
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
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
Do you ever notice the unobtrusive black posts with white fingers calmly directing traffic, not only to our cities and towns, but also to local villages through a network of rural lanes? Many of these heritage signposts are in need of repair or restoration and some have been replaced with plastic fingers. Lydia Robinson, an … Read more
The Pensford Memorial Hall Committee have been working tirelessly to maintain and improve their facilities. The community has been enjoying some highly successful and popular tribute acts from Dolly Parton, Brotherhood of Man, Neil Diamond and most recently Tom Jones, helping to raise valuable funds to such an extent that the Hall Trustees now satisfy … Read more