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THE BATCH April 2020

The newsletter for Dunkerton, Tunley & Withyditch

ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT https://dunkertonwebsite.org.uk

Have a look at the new website and “Follow” the site for latest news!

Please send copy to batchcopy@gmail.com

Ultra fast High speed fibre broadband is now available free in both the Tunley Recreation Centre and Dunkerton Parish Hall courtesy of Truespeed. Enjoy Speeds of 200Mbps with unlimited data. Thank You to Truespeed!!!!!!!

Events • Future Parish Council meetings may be cancelled subject to the

situation at the time regarding Coronavirus.

• All Church services suspended until further notice

• Dunkerton Parish Hall closed until further notice

• TRC closed until further notice

• Dunkerton Fair cancelled

We are living through unprecedented times and I am sure that we are all following Government Advice, which changes daily! The support of the whole community by the community is paramount currently, especially for those who are most vulnerable.

A message on the CORONA VIRUS - from David Orme Chairman Dunkerton & Tunley Parish Council.

If you are self-isolating individually or as a household and need help during your confinement, or know anyone that does, please let me know and we will see what we can do. It’s likely that most people have friends, family and neighbours who are aware of what’s going on and will already have been in touch, but if you don’t have such help to hand and feel cut off we’ll try to get you through. A big shout out is due to the TRC here – the committee is doing a letter box drop in Tunley offering such help. That’s great to know. We will look to what needs to be done in the same vein for Dunkerton and Withyditch residents. A Dunkerton – Coronavirus WhatsApp Group has been set up. It is open to all and is providing advice and mutual support and to raise awareness. In the last day or so (as I type), the Government has put shielding precautions in place for those in particularly vulnerable groups, asking them to stay at home for a fairly long time. Do you know of those around you who are going to be affected by this restriction? Do you know if their family and friends have already been in touch with them about this? Can you make contact with them and be prepared to help if necessary? Here in the parish, living in relatively small, relatively close-knit rural communities we tend to be more aware of these sorts of issues than many would be who live in impersonal urban areas. But we shouldn’t let anyone fall through the net and suffer real problems by our assuming everything is OK. If you’re in doubt about the vulnerability of any of our residents who are (or may be) 70+ and aren’t confident about getting involved with them directly then email me their details in confidence and we can make the necessary discreet enquiries about their situation. No personal details will be passed

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on or retained for any reason other than to ensure the continuing support to and welfare of our vulnerable residents.…………………………………………contact : daveorme56@gmail.com

Parish news is posted as it happens on-line.

Do look for it and “Follow” the websites if you can:

• The Parish website https://dunkertonwebsite.org.uk/

• The Parish Council’s Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/ParishCouncilNews/

• Tunley Talks Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1179494665551696/

• To join the Dunkerton Coronavirus Whats App Group, email maxocrofts@gmail.com or call or

text to 07831 370353

• All Saints Church https://www.facebook.com/groups/AllSaintsDunkerton/

Support from local businesses:

• Shaunak’s Pharmacy in Peasedown St John –

01761 432235.

They will deliver meds and pharmacy related products to your door if self-isolating or socially distancing. They do not however take card payments over the phone so it would have to be cash on delivery.

• Tunley Farm Butchers:

www.tunleyfarmerbutchers.co.uk/shop/458155

4752

• King William Veg box – see more details

under TUNLEY

• Newton St Loe Farm shop - During these

difficult times we have temporarily suspended

our online ordering service. Instead we have

introduced a local delivery service initially for

the over 70's and the vulnerable. Email

orders@newtonfarmfoods.co.uk or call us on

01225 873707 ext.3 leave a message if no

answer and we will get back to you.

• http://www.thoughtfulbakery.co.uk/- We are now offering a number of additional provisions for collection in store such as eggs, milk, flour and fresh fruit and veg boxes. We have just launched a home delivery service to those that cannot come to us. You

can order online Please call the bakery on 01225 471747, place an order with one of our team and come and collect..

Free Educational Resources With schools closed this week, except for key

workers, and for the foreseeable future.

Here are some online resources that some parents

and carers may find useful in the coming weeks:

Please share if you come across any brilliant

resources that could be used.

Audible stories / Audible.com

Free stories for kids of all ages.

https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

Times Educational Supplement https://www.tes.com/coronavirus

Community Help

for Tunley residents

who are self-isolating.

TRC volunteers have teamed up with the

King William to offer assistance

to residents during this difficult time

Community Help

for Dunkerton residents

who are self-isolating.

There is a Whats App group which

has been set up to help stay in touch

and support all households.

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All Saints’ Church

The Parish Church of

Dunkerton & Tunley Regrettably, the instruction has been issued to keep all churches closed, so it will not be possible to go into the church for the time being. This is a very difficult time for everyone - some are going to be trapped at home with little to do, others working harder than ever before. Whatever our individual circumstances, we can all look forward to the time when we can meet up again, in church or out of it; in the meantime, keep praying and keep safe!

There is now a Facebook page for the church https://www.facebook.com/groups/AllSaintsDunkerton/ and updates will be posted both there and on https://dunkertonwebsite.org.uk/.

Charlotte de Grey, CHURCHWARDEN: cdegrey@gmail.com 07710 403483

The All Saints Parish Safeguarding representative is now Elaine Martin – 01761 479506Email – elainemartin@me.com

From The Rectory

“Praise be to the God and Father of

our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great

mercy he has given us new birth into

a living hope through the resurrection

of Jesus Christ from the dead and into

an inheritance that can never perish…”

I Peter 1.3

Dear Friends,

As I write this, we are at the beginning of an

existential crisis that is worldwide, caused

by COVID-19 – the coronavirus. We are all

affected by this situation, which is turning

normal, everyday life upside down, the long-

term effect of which cannot be predicted

with any real accuracy. The only sure thing

is that we are all in this together, and we

need to work together and help one another

through this unprecedented time. Well, I say

unprecedented, but it has occurred to me

that that might not be true.

For those of us of a certain age, we lived

through a period when the whole world was

threatened with imminent destruction. This

came to a head in October 1962 when, for

thirteen days, the world was on the brink of

all-out nuclear war as the U.S.A. and The

Soviet Union faced off in the Cuban Missile

Crisis. An American friend, who was at high

school in Pittsburgh at the time, told us that

he and his classmates spent a whole day

digging trenches on the school’s playing

field in which to shelter once the bombs

started falling. Those of us living in the UK

at that time probably weren’t doing that, but

many were very aware that we stood on the

brink of something that was out of our

control and which affected everything,

including life itself.

It was in the context of all of this, that I

received an article from someone in the

U.S.A. It’s based on an essay written by

C.S. Lewis, an Oxford don (he was the one

who wrote the Narnia stories, which include

“The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”).

Lewis was a prolific author, and, during the

1940s, 50s and 60s, wrote many books in

defence of the Christian faith. He wrote the

essay in question during a period that was

known as the “Cold War”: a time when the

world was gripped with fear and uncertainty

- a time like ours. I pray that what you read

below helps you to put our current plight in a

proper, godly perspective, and brings you

hope.

Every blessing,

Tony

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Tony and Jill The Rectory, Skinners Hill, Camerton, BA2 0PU tonyrgr@gmail.com tel. 01761 470249

The following is the transcript of the article I

received: C.S. Lewis once said that we

should read three old books for every new

one. I think we should read three C.S. Lewis

books for every new one. He never faced

the coronavirus, of course, but in the late

1940s, the world was coming to grips with

another threat: nuclear annihilation. The

bomb was only a few years old, and in the

hands of sworn national enemies. The

uncertainty of what exactly could happen,

not to mention what might happen, was

palpable. In that context, C.S. Lewis wrote

an essay entitled “On Living in an Atomic

Age.”. Whenever you hear “atomic bomb” in

this essay, think “coronavirus.”

“We think a great deal too much of the

atomic bomb,” Lewis begins. To those who

wonder how it’s possible to go on in the face

of such a threat, Lewis recalls that theirs

was not the first generation to live under a

threatening shadow. In fact, if we’re honest,

we all live under a sentence of death, and

for some of us, that death could even be

“unpleasant.”

The important question, says Lewis, is not

whether or how we will die but if in the

meantime we will be doing “sensible” and

“human” things like “praying, working,

reading, listening to music, bathing the

children?”

Lewis asks his readers to consider the

important but unsettling truth that “Nature

does not, in the long run, favour life.” It’s an

ominous observation that points to an

essential worldview truth: “If Nature is all

that exists—in other words, if there is no

God and no life of some quite different sort

somewhere outside of Nature—then all

stories “will end in the same way: in a

universe from which all life is banished

without the hope of return.”

So, how do we respond to this unsettling

truth? It led Lewis to this conclusion: “We

must simply accept that we are spirits, free

and rational beings, at present inhabiting an

irrational universe, and must draw the

conclusion that we are not derived from it.”

In other words, we must reject naturalism

and embrace “a much earlier view:” biblical

theism. It’s the only grounds on which we

can avoid the despair brought on by the

knowing that we are under a “sentence of

death,” whatever form that death takes.

Lewis’ words are just as relevant today as

they were seventy years ago. For people

who believe there is a God, doing the

“sensible” and “human” things is possible

because we have hope. For those who don’t

have that hope, no amount of toilet paper or

cans of food stacked in the garage can

make anyone truly safe, much less solve the

ultimate question of meaning that haunts us

all.

Today as yesterday, the world is still in

God’s hands. Nothing has changed.

Whatever the next chapter of this

coronavirus story might be, the same

questions remain to us: Will we trust God?

And then, will we love our neighbours? And

finally, how then shall we live today in the

light of eternity?

TUNLEY RECREATION

CENTRE

Proudly sponsored by the King William pub

& restaurant at the heart of Tunley

village life.

Visit our website www.tunleyrec.org.uk Follow us on Facebook

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For more information please contact:- Jane Bale – Secretary 07879 824703

secretary@tunleyrec.org.uk Judith Morris – Hall Bookings

01761 471288 bookings@tunleyrec.org.uk

Coronavirus Precautions.

In the interests of the health and wellbeing of

our local community, and in line with government

advice the management trustees of the TRC

have taken the decision to close the recreation

centre with effect from 22nd March until

further notice. Local residents are welcome to

continue walking in the TRC grounds and

children are welcome to use the play area

equipment at their parents own risk.

Future Events at the TRC.

We will be using this enforced break to plan a

series of new events at the TRC starting as

soon as it is safe to reopen. We look forward to

welcoming all our supporters and regular users

back to the TRC post coronavirus. In the

meantime keep well everyone.

Coronavirus Help. If you live in Tunley and are self-isolating, can

Tunley Recreation Centre volunteers help you.

Our volunteers are happy to help with light

shopping & collecting medication.

Please contact the TRC Secretary:

secretary@tunleyrec.org.uk

0787 9824703.

Additional volunteers welcome, again please

contact the Secretary.

Coronavirus is contagious. Please take every

precaution to ensure you are spreading only

kindness. Avoid physical contact (2 m distance).

Wash your hands regularly. Items of shopping

and medication will be left by our volunteers on

your doorstep.

Tunley Village Spring Clean.

TRC volunteers gathered together on Sunday

morning 15th March and braved the wet

weather. We collected some 14 bags of rubbish

as we picked litter throughout the village. The

many messages from local residents thanking

our volunteers for their efforts have been very

much appreciated.

Veg Box

Deliveries courtesy of the King William

Pub Tunley. Tom Watson from

the King William

has organised a

daily supply of

fresh veg boxes,

available to all in

the parish. The

boxes are all mixed

seasonal fruit and

veg, see photo

below for example,

and can be ordered

up till 9 pm for next day collection from the

King William by contacting Tom by email on:-

tom@kingwilliaminn.co.uk

Week supply per box:

2x people - £12

Family of 4 - £16

With milk and butter - £19

Bonfire In the forlorn hope that we might soon see

some dry weather we hope we will be able to

burn up the remains of last year’s bonfire.

Please help our volunteers by NOT putting any

more garden waste on the pile.

Thank you.

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DUNKERTON

PARISH HALL

Bookings Secretary: Please make enquiries about bookings to:

Email: Richardhopkins1@talktalk.net Or Contact tel no: 07775 870051

Use of Dunkerton Parish

Hall

In current circumstances and until further notice Dunkerton Parish Hall will now be Closed. The free WiFi in the Parish Hall can probably be accessed from outside if someone needs it and is taking their permitted daily exercise. The Password is D73ENMTPYFWQ

DUNKERTON FAIR 2020 IT IS WITH HUGE REGRET THAT THE

FAIR HAS BEEN CANCELLED THIS YEAR

FOR OBVIOUS REASONS

SATURDAY 20TH JUNE

LITTER CLEAR UP IN DUNKERTON It has been suggested that anybody who would like

to volunteer could do a litter pick around the

village! This could be when you are walking out in

the village and fields to take a bag and gloves and

pick up litter. OR to meet, keeping 2metres (6 feet

apart), on Friday April 3rd at 11.00, on the bridge.

Dunkerton WI

Since our last meeting in February, Dunkerton WI has been active in several fields. Following the defeat in the County Federation skittles league, a social skittles evening was held at Peasedown Cricket Club which led to some fiercely contested bowling. The craft group has been busy knitting jumpers for children in a village in Thailand, which is supported by a local resident who will be taking them with him next time he visits. It is good to know that this project is being done for a specific purpose. Business matters were discussed including arrangements for future events and not content with just singing Jerusalem, a rendition of Happy Birthday was sung to the three people celebrating their birthdays this month. Our speaker was Frances Keneally from Children's Hospice South West, in particular the work being done at Charlton Farm at Wraxall which was opened in 2007. The first children's hospice was opened in Devon in 1995 and a third in Cornwall in 2012. Frances gave an illustrated talk on the facilities offered and the people who are able to benefit and explained about the amount of charitable work that is undertaken to fund this valuable facility. All meetings are sadly cancelled until further notice but members are communicating with each other encouragingly by email in the interim.

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Withyditch Baptist Chapel Centre

The Chapel maintains a regular First Sunday

Service each month at 3pm

Tea/Coffee and cake refreshments after.

The Chapel has full heating facility and the

Schoolroom with toilet and kitchen facilities

are available for functions.

Contact: 01761 470507

DUNKERTON &

TUNLEY PARISH

COUNCIL

Report of the Parish Council Meeting 25 February HIGHWAYS AND PROW

Drainage problems at Manor House Bend on the B3115

Clerk to report to BANES Council via Fix My Street.

Fosseway Bridleway BA7/17 Grass Verge Clearance Request This work has yet to be completed. We will hasten a response from BANES highways department. RURAL TRANSPORT GROUP UPDATE A letter will be drafted to our MP to request that money earmarked by the Government for the West of England Combined Authority WECA is released to improve local supported bus services –

possibly for a trial of on demand bus services (something like Uber). FINANCE The balance of funds is £11,688.42 and without Community Infrastructure Levy reserves is £10,688.42. GRANTS It was agreed to submit a request for a contribution from the BANES Ward Councillor’s Initiative to the continuing repair and renovation of the cricket pavilion. PLANNING BANES Council’s Planning Decisions REF 19/04930/FUL The Old Stables Manor Farm The Hollow Dunkerton Extension and alterations to incorporate an existing redundant farm building, including a link between the two buildings APPROVED REF 19/04913/FUL Hillcrest, Bath Road, Tunley, Erection of 2 sheds in garden. APPROVED Parish Council’s Responses to Planning Applications REF 20/00331/FUL Highacres Bath Road Tunley Erection of single storey rear extension, first floor extension to existing single storey annexe following demolition of existing conservatory and boot room. General alterations to existing building (Resubmission). The parish council unanimously supported this revised application with its relatively minor amendments. This approval is subject to the single storey extension’s roof top balustrade retaining a full height frosted glass finish to the west elevation of the glazed balustrade. This is in order to maintain the privacy of the adjacent property over its patio and rear garden. REF 19/04865/FUL Lower Tunley Farm Stoneage Lane Tunley Erection of new farm building. The parish council unanimously voted to support this application in the light of comments made by a planning inspector in his appeal decision regarding a previous barn on the farm. The planning inspector indicated that the preferred location of a barn should be adjacent to the existing farm

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complex on the east side of Stoneage Lane and designed using more acceptable materials. Therefore the parish council now accept the proposed location of the new farm building. In addition with the changes made to the materials used and the relocation of the intended screening further away from the building to increase its effectiveness this revised application now complies with policies GB1, CP8, D2, D5 and D6 of the core strategy and placemaking plan. REF 20/00468/VAR Swans Way Fosseway Dunkerton Variation of condition 2 (plans list) of application 19/03937/FUL (Erection of first floor extension and reinstatement of front bay window stone mullions and hipped slate roof.) The parish council voted unanimously to support this relatively straightforward variation of condition 2 as it doesn’t affect in any way the application’s conformity to the core strategy and placemaking plan policies.

CLIMATE CHANGE The parish council would see if anyone who feels passionate about climate change would volunteer to lead on this issue in the parish, with a view to advising the parish council how best to respond to the various items of correspondence and invitations it is receiving on this matter from B&NES. DATE OF NEXT MEETING Next scheduled full parish council meeting 16 April Dunkerton Parish Hall. Clerk:

Kathryn MANCHEE, 3, Lark Close, Midsomer

Norton, BA3 4PX.

Telephone: 01761 411305

e mail: clerk.dunkerton@googlemail.com

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/ParishCouncilNews/

District Councillors for Bathavon West Ward

covering the Parishes of Dunkerton, Camerton,

Combe Hay, Englishcombe, Newton St Loe,

Priston:

Neil Butters 07762 245105

cllrneilbutters@aol.com and Matt McCabe 07711

047267 mattmccabe.1@outlook.com

Statement from the Parish Council on

Website Accessibility: Revised February

2020

Update to the Original Statement Subsequent to the original statement (repeated below), the parish council has received information from the trade body for local council clerks about a deal that they have negotiated with a preferred supplier for an implementation package for local councils. The implementation of the changes required to meet the new accessibility regulations under this deal would be at least £840. This would use up more than 10% of the current precept and would put the parish council into deficit at year end. It would also require an additional 8% increase in the precept in the year 2020-2021 above that already agreed to cover this cost.

Councillor Responsibilities Address Email

address

Tele:

No.

David Orme

Chairman

Lead Cllr for

Placemaking &

Flood

Prevention

D&TPC Rep

The Batch &

Manders

Orchard

Rose

Cottage,

Dunkerton,

BA2 8BH

daveorme56

@gmail.com

01761

438721

Nick Patch

Vice

Chairman

Lead Cllr for

Highways &

Parish

Maintenance.

The

Maples,

Stoneage

Lane,

Tunley

BA2 0DS

npatch16@b

tinternet.co

m

01761

470800

Martin

Robinson

Lead Cllr for

Finance,

Planning and

Council

Archive.

D&TPC Rep

Tunley

Recreation

Centre.

3 Sarabeth

Drive,

Tunley,

BA2 0EA

martinrobins

on811@btint

ernet.com

01761

471134

Di Prescott Lead Cllr for

Rights of Way

and Fly Tipping

15

Sarabeth

Drive,

Tunley

BA2 0EA

diana@sarab

eth.co.uk

01761

472763

Adrian

Ashley

Lower

Tunley

Farm,

Stoneage

Lane,

Tunley,

BA2

0DS

lowertunleyf

arm@btconn

ect.com

01761

471797

Nigel

Mannings

D&TPC Rep

Dunkerton

Parish Hall

5

Brooklands

Dunkerton,

BA2 8BH

n.mannings

@sky.com

01761

432902

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The original statement has been well publicised on

the parish council website, in the Batch and on

Facebook and to date the parish council has not

received any objection to it. Therefore, in light of

the expected cost and the response received from

parishioners the parish council will take no further

action in light of these regulations because they

are considered a disproportionate burden on the

parish council.

Original Statement

From September of next year new Government Data

Service rules come into force seeking to ensure that

people with disabilities can fully access online public

services. All public bodies, regardless of size and

services offered, will have to comply with the new

“Website Accessibility Regulations” unless it can be

demonstrated that implementing the new regulations

represents a disproportionate burden on the public

body in question.

Dunkerton & Tunley Parish Council has considered how

it should respond to the introduction of the new rules.

While the parish council understands and fully

supports the intention behind them, we believe that

complying with these new regulations would be a

disproportionate burden on the parish council. The

parish council is therefore not planning to amend the

current parish website or Facebook page.

We plan to take no action for the following reasons:

- The parish council doesn’t provide any online services. - The parish website was developed with some external help using voluntary community-based expertise funded by grants. All updates to the site are done in-house. It uses a popular tool called Wordpress: we have not created some strange, awkward thing only used in this parish. We should not expect to find accessibility issues that have not previously been resolved over many years of widespread use of the Wordpress tool. - Government advice is that smaller public bodies should complete a “Basic Accessibility Check”. That sounds helpful. However, here is an example of such a “Basic” requirement, copied from the www.gov.uk website (and note this is just one part, within one stage, of a 7 stage “Basic” check):

“The way a [website] page looks is controlled by

something called a ‘stylesheet’. It defines things like

the way a page is laid out and any font colours. Your content should still be usable even if stylesheets are

disabled, or are not loading properly……you’ll need to

check your sample pages are still usable when stylesheets are disabled. Test this by copying a URL

from your website and pasting it into the WAVE tool.

Once you’ve done that, select ‘no styles’ from the panel on the left-hand side of the tool. This should give you a

much more basic view of the page.” The parish council’s conclusion is that neither the Clerk nor any of the Councillors has the technical expertise to implement such guidance with any degree of confidence. Even less does any one of us have the spare time to complete all 7 stages of the “Basic” check for every page of the website. - Therefore the parish council would have to employ an external supplier to undertake this work. As we don’t have any budget for such work we would, next year, have to increase the precept (ie the local element of your Council Tax bill) above and beyond the normal yearly inflation increase to fund it. This is assuming that we could find a supplier willing to help; we have already been told that some local councils have been ditched by their website provider in light of these new regulations! As we raised the precept this year to fund additional work associated with the protection of rural bus services, we do not believe we should now ask for yet more funding to pay for consultancy work of unproven real value to parishioners. - The parish council is happy to provide the

information posted on the parish website in an

alternative format at a reasonable cost to any

parishioner who suffers difficulty accessing it

through the website.

All that being said, if anyone, either on their part or on behalf of any parishioner who may suffer accessibility issues, believes we should be doing more they should in the first instance contact the clerk or the chairman (contact details below) to register their concern. Additionally, if we have a resident specialist in the parish prepared to carry out the “Basic Accessibility Check” for us on a voluntary basis then please contact us. We would be very pleased to hear from you. In this as in many other matters, the parish council is working with the Avon Local Councils Association (ALCA) to seek the advice and guidance of the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) about how Government regulations are best implemented. This ensures consistency of approach across the region and the country. In this particular instance, we are expecting further detailed advice, hopefully before the end of the year. If that advice when it arrives

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materially affects the potential burden on the parish council, either for better or worse, we will review and update this statement. David Orme, Chairman Dunkerton & Tunley Parish Council Kathryn Manchee, Clerk to the Council

We stand stronger when we support each other

A statement from Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens:

"Understandably, local people are concerned about what the coming weeks and months will hold in terms of how we live our everyday lives.

"I want to reassure you that my office and Avon and Somerset Police are doing everything we can to work with partners in health agencies and local authorities to keep you safe and ensure you can access essential services you need during this unprecedented global health emergency.

"As we continue to receive daily updates, advice and instructions from central government regarding how to slow the spread of Covid19 and lessen the impact, I will continue to work closely with Chief Constable Andy Marsh to ensure Avon and Somerset Police has everything they need to provide critical policing services and support our communities.

"My priority as PCC will be to make sure that victims of crime are still at the forefront of everything the police do and it is crucial that the most vulnerable still have some level of access to vital services from the police and partners despite the unusual measures taken as a result of this pandemic.

"I am assured by the Chief Constable and his Chief Officer Group that Avon and Somerset Police is in a strong position to support the response to the virus and I urge you all to follow advice from the NHS, Public Health England and central government to do your bit to lessen the impact of this pandemic.

"During times of increased demand and possible reduced numbers of officers and staff due to illness remember there are alternative ways to report crime or incidents. If you want to, you can report a crime online as well as calling 101 for non-emergency matters. Please, only ring 999 in an emergency.

"I cannot stress enough how important our dedicated ‘frontline’ officers, staff and volunteers are. This includes our handy people, mechanics, IT staff and other support functions who help our officers do their jobs but who often go unrecognised.

"We are all committed to being open with our communities, working in partnership and having courage during these unsettling times and I know officers, staff, teams and volunteers will continue to go above and beyond for our communities.

"Finally, remember to have compassion and look out for one another, especially those who are more vulnerable. We stand stronger when we support each other. We face this challenge together. Stay safe.

"Remember, I am your voice in policing so if you have concerns about policing matters

in your area and you would like to get in contact with me, visit: https://www.avonandsomerset-pcc.gov.uk/Contact/Contact-Us.aspx"

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Tunley Athletic

Football Club

Tunley Athletic Football Club The Recreation Ground, Tunley, Bath BA2 0EB

Contacts Craig Doughty - Chairman 07595 631513 Yvonne Dix - Secretary 07889 310041 Pete Fear & Bryan Moore - Life Members & Tunley Residents Team details - Somerset County Football League - Division Three Manager – Duncan Fear 07921 176839

Kick Off times in March, April & May 3pm - evening games as stated

As of 16 March the Somerset Football Association has suspended all football in Somerset with immediate effect due to coronavirus COVID-19. Therefore, all games are suspended until further notice. . League Results 22 Feb Home Banwell Cancelled waterlogged pitch 29 Feb Away Cutters Friday Cancelled waterlogged pitch 14 Mar Away Combe St Nicholas Cancelled re coronavirus For training details please contact Duncan Fear on the above mobile number. If you are interested in joining Tunley Athletic in any capacity please contact anyone of the above for more information. Please come and support your local village club when games start again.

#One touch of nature A brand-new album of beautiful and evocative songs inspired by the natural world, composed or arranged by Jane Harris, Dunkerton resident. Jane Harris Voice, violin, recorder, low whistle Ed Bersey | Clara Atkins | Tim Walker | Eleanor

Harris | Julia Williams Voice Jennifer Crook Harp | Giles Coker Tenor guitar

For more information:

https://www.songways.co.uk/product/one-

touch-of-nature/

Album cover image by Joshua Harris.

£12 - Free local delivery

To order, please email jane@songways.co.uk or

call 07894 205255

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Trade Directory

PRW Group Ltd – Electrical, Fire

& Security Systems Installation & Maintenance Contractors Tel: 01761 419909 or visit

www.prwgroup.co.uk

Bryan G Bishop : Funeral

Directors and Monumental

Masons 01761 412046

www.bryangbishop.co.uk

Darren Wilkins Electrical

Contractors Ltd, Electrical Contractor 01761 415310

info@dwilkinselectrical.co.uk

Seasoned firewood for sale Loads or bags available. Phone Rich

Tel.01761 434678 or 07971 670037

D Hurle Plastering

Service Competitive rates. Reliable

and friendly. No job too small. Free

quotes. Tel: 07849 717702

Barnstore Bath:

24 hour Self Storage with a variety of sizes

North Hill Farm, Tunley, Bath BA20EE

Email: Bath@barn-store.co.uk

Tel: 01225 962493

Anne Whittock FMAAT Small business accounts, Tax Returns,

VAT Returns, Book Keeping and Payroll. Free initial consultation.

Evening appointments possible.

Tel: 01761 437144 Email

anne@annewhittock.co.uk www.annewhittock.co.uk

SDS Garage Doors/Pre-fab

Buildings.

Repairs/Installation/Honest Advice Midsomer Norton, BA3 2AD

Tel: 01761 419999 01761 419999

info@sdsgaragedoors.co.uk

Clare Hall Nursing Home

is set in beautiful grounds in the village

of Ston Easton and specialises in:

• Nursing care • Respite/residential care, long and short

term

For further information or to arrange a

visit, please contact: 01761 241626

admin@clarehallnursinghome.co.uk

www.clarehallnursinghome.co.uk

CP Plumbing & Heating Local 24hr Emergency Callout Service.

Gas, Oil & LPG (Gas Safe and OFTEC

Registered.) Services incl maintenance or

new installations for plumbing, heating &

bathrooms. Free estimates. Call Chris on

Tel: 01761 436797 or 07921 129168

Nicholas J Maggs: Funeral Directors, Private Rest Rooms

and Chapel of Rest - Highfields

House, Bath Road, Oakhill, Near Bath, Somerset BA3 5AF

Tel: 01749 840499 or 01761 418921 or

01749 346567

Lye Services – General. Building, groundworks, driveways,

fencing, paths, patios and landscaping.

Mini digger/driver. Free estimates.

Call Ron on 01761 471027 or 07515

476995 or Ashley on 07598 439487

Gas Boiler Services

All Gas work carried out –

Nat Gas + LPG. Gas Safe Registered.

Landlord Certificates. Electrical work.

General Plumbing + Heating. 24 hr callout.

Free estimates……. Andy A. G. Services

Tel: 01761 471246/ 07968 505646 info@agservices-bristol.co.uk

Iain Cotton: Fine hand carved lettering and

stone carving. Headstones, house

signs and gifts. See my work at

www.iaincotton.co.uk

Tel: 01761 472768 or 07791 606562.

iaincotton@icloud.com

Balance Gym A personal gym based on your lifestyle

and fitness in Timsbury.” Big or small,

fit or unfit, come and get fitter, stronger

and feel better in a quiet and private space.” Contact Sue Jackson

www.suebalancefitness.co.uk

email sue@suebalancefitness.co.uk Tel:

07776 147920 The Most Thorough Cleaning You've

Ever Seen Or It's Free!

Carpets, upholstery & rugs. Also hard floor

cleaning (inc stone, wood, vinyl, tiles &

grout etc) all with 100% money back

guarantee.Call TLC 01761 235600

info@tlcbath.co.uk www.tlcbath.co.uk

KRB SERVICES:

Car Servicing and Repairs North Hill Farm, Tunley, Bath BA2 0EE

Email: kimbarnes1967@icloud.com

Tel: 07907 227627

Artwork Creations Ltd Bespoke Picture Framer & Professional

Artist Tel: 01761 472807 or 07889 126050

www.artworkcreations.co.uk

Email:

paul.webb@artworkcreations.co.uk

Jon Janson Anti-wrinkle and skin filler treatments. Free consultations. Mobile service – evening

appointments available by arrangement. Tuesday daytime appointments at Elm Hayes

Clandown Suite. www.jansonsclinic.co.uk

01761 502505

www.facebook.com/jansonsclinic

Jo Lewis Proofreading

Professional proofreading and

general administrative services.

Email: jo@jolewisproofreading.co.uk

Tel: 07795 675439

www.jolewisproofreading.co.uk

Home based Beauty Holistic

Treatment - Thai Massage, Thai

Foot Massage, Electrolysis, Thread Vein

Removal, Gel Nails, Anti-Aging

Facials, Bamboo Massage etc

Mobile Weddding hair & make-up.

Tel Val – 01761 436764 or 07761

645580. www.valhurle.com

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