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Classes held in the Village Hall by Emma Charlton at Butcombe Village Hall.

https://www.emmacharltonpilates.co.uk/yin-yoga.html

Pilates on Mondays at 6pm

Pure Stretch classes on Wednesdays at 6pm.

More details can be found at https://www.emmacharltonpilates.co.uk

Emma is also keen to start up Parent Antenatal classes in the future and would be Spinning Babies Parent Education Workshops – details can be found here https://www.hypnobirthingbristol.com/spinning-babies

Recycling Centre booking update:

We’re getting in touch to let you know that from today, Monday 2 February, the new Recycling Centre Booking System is live for Weston‑super‑Mare Recycling Centre.

After a monitoring period at Weston-super-Mare, the council will look to extend the system to the Portishead and Backwell sites from Monday 2 March.

This change has been introduced to make visiting our recycling centres quicker, safer and more efficient, and to help us reduce queues, manage site safety, and ensure the centres are used appropriately.

Key information to share with your communities

How residents can book:

www.n-somerset.gov.uk/recyclingcentres

From the North Somerset Council app

Residents can book:

up to two weeks in advance, or
as little as 10 minutes before a slot, if available

They will receive a confirmation email, and reminders before their visit.

Support for residents without internet access

Residents can:

ask someone else (friend, neighbour, family member) to make a booking for them
computers are available in the libraries and a visit can be booked here. Library staff are willing to help with this if required.
Phone calls to the council will go through to an automated system which takes around 5-6 minutes per call. If residents struggle with this, they will be transferred to a member of the contact centre. It is quicker and easier to book online.

Butcombe Mobile Library

Alternate Wednesdays

Location: The Batch Crossroads

Time: 12:20-12:35pm

Bristol Airport Expansion Plan

This site is frequently updated through the Facebook feed visible on the site (so no need to have a personal fb page) with as much factual evidence of the proposed expansion that can be found. All recent plans, evidence and media report scan be found on the below link. http://www.stopbristolairportexpansion.org/

It’s worth looking at the ‘Updates’ and ‘Take Action’ pages fairly regularly as things are changing rapidly as momentum against expansion builds across North Somerset at a rate of knots.

http://www.stopbristolairportexpansion.org/updates/

http://www.stopbristolairportexpansion.org/take-action/

Flyers and posters are also available to download from the ‘Take Action’ page.’

Recycling Centre updates

Given the significant changes to the recycling and waste service this year, the decision was made to delay the introduction until early next year. We can now confirm that Weston-super-Mare will be the first site to benefit from the system. From Monday 2 February, you’ll need to book a slot before visiting.

From Monday 2 March, the same system will be in place for the Portishead and Backwell sites.

For residents with vehicle permits, we will be contacting them before the new system starts to explain how permits will work with the changes.

The booking system will be on the website and accessible via the North Somerset Council app.

For those without access to the internet, we ask residents to help to make a booking online on behalf of friends and family members. Doing it online is the quickest, easiest and cheapest way to book. Calls into the contact centre will be answered with an automated system to capture the information that we need for the booking.

Please share this wherever possible to make residents aware of this change.

More details including frequently asked questions are available on the website.

Book to visit a recycling centre | North Somerset Council

Disease Resistant Elm Trees

If you are looking to replace Elm trees due to Dutch Elm disease, details of where you can source disease resistant tress are below:

An Italian clone FL493, is now sold by Frank P Matthews, https://www.frankpmatthews.com) under the reg. cv. name 'Wingham', in recognition of the village in Kent where it was extensively trialled by Dr David Herling,

www.ResistantElms.co.uk They are also selling a Dutch variety ‘Lutece’.

Peter Shallcross (email: peterjshallcross@gmail.com) - supply Adamuz, Fiorente, Lutece, Wingham and Ulmus laevis trees

Hilliers Nursery who are selling New Horizon. https://www.hillier.co.uk/trees/products/listings/ulmus-new-horizon/

Off site parking

Bristol Airport has set up a contact site where any issues of off site parking or issues associated with Taxi's can be reported. This will allow all reported issues to be properly investigated. Please send your concerns to them directly at: communitycarparking@bristolairport.com

Save Felton Common

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Save Felton Common News – November 2026

Planning Decision Day Wed Dec 16^th??

It is now suspected that following expected reports from NSC officers a decision will be made by NSC Planning & Regulatory Committee at their scheduled meeting at Weston Town Hall at Wed 16/12 at14.30. SFC plan to talk at the meeting and we would ask as many people as possible to attend the meeting or lobby outside. Please put the date in your diary and we will send information when we know more.

The Committee has 13 members who may listen to objections particularly if they come from their constituents. So, if you know people who live in the following local government wards, please ask them to lobby their councillors- WSM, WSM Uphill, WSM Hillside, WSM Milton, WSM Worle, Wick St Lawrence & St Georges, Portishead North, Portishead South, Nailsea Youngwood, Banwell & Winscombe, Clevedon Yeo, Congresbury & Puxton, Long Ashton.

Even if the committee grant The Airport’s Application there may be a compulsory purchase process and many other legal hurdles for The Airport to get its way and this could take many years!

Please think about coming to the planning meeting and lobby anyone you think can influence the decision. To show your support car window stickers are still available in Winford Community Shop together with new signs at £4 cash each.

If you have not already done so, please send your email address to savefeltoncommon@gmail.com so that we can add you to our mailing list and keep you informed of any further developments.

Simon Martin on behalf of Save Felton Common. savefeltoncommon.org