Safety Alert from Yatton Schools

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Dec 052013

05 Dec 2013
Yatton C of E Junior School

Dear Parents,

I am writing to communicate that there have been two incidents in the last two days of a man in silver van trying to gain the attention of two year 6 girls in the village. Last Monday PCSO Kate Turner did an assembly in both schools about Stranger Danger. I am pleased to say that both girls used this advice and kept themselves safe, I have repeated it to the Junior School today. I would like you to know that the police are fully informed. I would advise that parents remain vigilant when on the school run and if your child comes to school independently make sure that they walk in a groups and get home when you expect them. Staff will also be vigilant at the beginning and end of the school day and I have asked our PCSO when available to be around too. Working together will help maintain the safety of all our children. Thank you.

Jo Keeble
Headteacher

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Old Kennites Annual Christmas Reunion

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Dec 042013

The Old Kennites Annual Reunion went off, as usual, exactly as planned. Everyone seemed to have a lovely time, even those singing the right carol to the wrong tune. It was great fun!

Road Improvements B3133 Kenn and Yatton

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Dec 032013

Yatton and Kenn roadworks

As part of North Somerset Council’s commitment to invest in roads Yatton and Kenn will see £750,000 worth of improvements along the B3133.

Planned road closures

Details of planned road closures related to the improvements will be published here as soon as the programme is finalised.

Because of the nature of the engineering work, and the impact of weather on the work, these may change so please check this page regularly for the most up-to-date details.

Details of the scheme

The resurfacing scheme covers Yatton High Street from the mini-roundabout with Wemberham Lane to Henley Lane and a section of North End Road from the recreation field to Ham Lane, covering the junction with Lampley Road near the Bridge Inn pub.

There will be improvements to footpaths, drainage, kerbing and signage, as well as new parking arrangements along the High Street.

Yatton Parish Council has funded a new zebra crossing which is being built near Barberry Farm Road.

For more information download our Yatton High Street roadworks map one (jpg) and our Yatton High Street roadworks map two (jpg).

Construction will start in mid-January and will involve reducing the road down to one lane in some sections. Resurfacing will have to be done using overnight road closures as it is not safe to keep the road open while laying the hot asphalt. Details of closures will be publicised on this page. Work is due to be finished by Easter.

We are committed to investing in roads and this work is part of a programme of improvements across the district.

The B3133 is a vital link and residents have asked for the road to be resurfaced because of its poor condition.

Resurfacing is the most cost-effective way of managing roads because it extends the life of the road, rather than short-term reactive patching and pothole filling.

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December 2013

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Dec 012013

It‘s all change at the Kenn W.I.

At the Annual General Meeting in November, Marion Hulance was elected President and Irene Stowell retired from the Secretaryship. Irene has been Secretary for so long that it has come as a nasty shock to us all to realise just what she has done for us all over the years and her post is proving very hard to fill. We are all very grateful to her and hope that she will be able to enjoy meetings without any of the responsibilities. Marion presented her with a gift. We wish Marion well as she embarks on the next year.

At the November meeting we enjoyed a return visit from Alan Mildren who showed us a film about the Liberty ship John Wayne Eagen. This ship was one of the thousands made in America to a British design and which helped to keep Britain fed and supplied with other goods during the Se- cond World War. She was torpedoed (fortunately with no loss of life) and is now lying just off the Cornish coast and has an amazing variety of sea creatures living on and around her. Incidentally there are two of these ships on the mud banks at Kingston Seymour which were used as target practice by the RAF.

November also saw the annual Christmas Flower Arranging evening. This year the demonstrator was Jackie Parkin who did some amazing arrangements for us and kept us all amused and enthralled with stories of her travels all over the world – many of them taken alone.

The December meeting will be an informal social evening with an American Supper and the exchange of Christmas Cards and greetings. Santa will have left his sack with a present for us all.