Latest News
Cullimore Field (adj Country
Park entrance) Latest (20 Feb)
Esmond Jenkins has issued a
Press Release about his success
in getting the current Planning
Permission quashed. This does
not stop the applicant from re-
applying and the County Council
taking note of all the evidence,
however.
Earlier...
(28 Dec) Permission has been
given for an archaeological
investigation only. Soil is being
stripped and placed in the final
position for the bund.
Archaeologists now at work. There
is as yet no permission for further
activity.
Dennis Grant Latest!
The City of London Police are now
further delving into the dealings of
Dennis Grant. See News page for back story.
Cotswold Water Park Trust has now released a number of documents
brokered by the disgraced Dennis Grant. They show how the CWP
Society was to assist Watermark to gain access to all lands adjacent
to the country park for it to put holiday homes on. A payment would
go to (DG we assume) for each home built. The documents appear
to be legal and leave the current trust with problems.
The link above also shows Wiltshire are consulting about their
minerals sites including the Cotswold Community land.
Esmond Jenkins’
trial by Standards Board has finished after great support from many
locals who attended the public hearing. He was found to have
breached some minor rules, and strangely was asked to apologise
to CDCs Democratic Services Manager, Nigel Adams, although
Nigel raised no complaint. There have been at least nine reports on
the Wilts and Glos Standard website about the four day event,
where Esmond defended himself and the CDC employed a barrister
at £5000 per day, it is claimed. We invite you to read all about it in
the Standard, with much more on their website. You will have to
search on Jenkins or Standards Board as the headlines are always
changing. Private Eye also chips in. A FOI request has been made
to establish the cost of all this.
Somerford Keynes Village
Hall Goes Solar
Solar panels have been
installed on the roof of the
village hall. The project was
partially funded with a grant
of £4000 from the
Gloucestershire Trust with
landfill tax contributions
donated by Cory
Environmental, to whom the Management Committee
expresses its thanks More>
SK Bowls Club win first match of the new year against Westbury,
in the village hall on Sunday 8th Jan. The club is looking for more
members. No experience needed. Contact Des Sheen to try us out!.
Mobile Library Judicial Review
The mobile library Service is still under threat. A New
consultation opened 30 January, but does not include Mobile
libraries yet. Judy Monger has written an Open Letter to our County
Councillor. If you use the mobile library, or would like to, do write to
him and the head of Library services. You may like to copy your
letter to the Standard and the Parish council. The organisation that
went to the High Court has a website which you may wish to see.
Next Mobile Library visit is 20 March. Please try to use it!
CDC a tax the infirm
Evening and weekend car parking charges started at Brewery
carpark Cirencester on Jan 1st More>
Parish Plan
Following on from the recent Newsletter, a drop in session in the
village hall is being organised for 24th February 10-12am for you to
discuss your desires for the parish. You can contact the team on
plan@somerfordkeynes.org.uk A page has been added to this site
for Parish Plan matters.
CDC Report on Water Park Failings
The press reports on an internal report to CDC on various
failings with regard to the water park. This report does not
appear to be available for public inspection, unless you know
better, so you have only the reports in the WGS and their
website to go on. So you will have to make your own mind up.
At this moment, the inquest into the death of teenager Kajil
Devi in the waterpark lake has still not been held (will be on 18
April), and the police have decided to investigate their own
behaviour in not accepting initially separate complaints from
Cllr Jenkins and Tasha Flaherty about a potential fraud by
Dennis Grant. This was only taken up after Tasha had single
handedly confronted DG with his fraud to obtain more
evidence. City of London Police are investigating the
Gloucestershire response.
Water Park Planning Breach
Both South Cerney PC and SKPC have made their views very plain
to the CDC, who are now trying to learn from this howler, we hear. A
further strongly worded letter has been sent by three parish councils,
SK, South Cerney and Poole Keynes, to CDC . CDC has now
replied offering a meeting between CDC, the parish Councils and
Watermark. This meeting has now been held, and the first result is
that Watermark are starting to lower Lake 31. See photo story at
right (taken before this meeting).
South Cerney Education Lake put up for sale, only £850K. So
much for the locals. County sells off the family silver. Who will you
vote for next time?
Septic tank registration
We have now learned that the Environment Agency and DEFRA are
reviewing septic tank registration, and thus it is not yet a
requirement for all septic tanks and package sewage treatment
plants to be registered with the Environment Agency. But You can
do it on line. If you have a newish plant that already has a permit,
you need do nothing. If your plant is jointly owned, or owned by
Fosseway, you only need to ensure that a permit exists.
Footpath Diversion
Lower Mill Estate are seeking permission to divert a footpath in
the Swillbrook area. More>
Country Park footpaths. County Cllr Parsons has perhaps been
reported erroneously elsewhere on his attempts to facilitate the
paths we claim in the Keynes Country Park. He explained further at
February’s parish council meeting and has asked the county PROW
officer to contact the Parish Council.
Water Park Trust Membership now open.
© Somerford Keynes Parish Council and Contributors 2011-2
This website is provided by
Somerford Keynes Parish
Council and is for the whole
parish to use. The content is
thus not necessarily the
views of the Parish Council,
who take no responsibility
for views expressed by
contributors.
Use the link below to ask us
for your item, event or note
to be added. We are looking
for more photos. Send them
to the link below as reduced
sizes if possible.
If you cannot find what you
want, perhaps we don’t
know about it. Send your
comments to us here.
Page last updated 20 February 2012 Update 159
Latest updates to this site
22 Feb Church and Diary updated
20 Feb Cullimore Field Press Release
20 Feb Diary feature added
20 Feb Ride & Stride date announced
19 Feb Waterpark changes- see below left.
12 Feb Newt Notes, why not?
11 Feb Teenager inquest date added
11 Feb Strange actions in Keynes Park
11 Feb free Art Show and Coffee morning
11 Feb Cokes Pit volunteers wanted
10 Feb snowy pictures, see below
9 Feb Solar panel pics
8 Feb Feb PC Minutes added
7 Feb City of London Fraud Squad brought in
7 Feb Various new documents published
6 Feb Parish Plan Newsletter added
3 Feb PC meeting agenda added
2 Feb Library consultation-this page
1 Feb Delivery youngster/oldster wanted
31 Jan PC Newsletter added
31 Jan changes made to D Grant and Parsons
stories.
28 Jan Parsons and PRW deals? See left
28 Jan Jenkins Trial, above
28 Jan PC January minutes published
28 Jan Church services, mobile police updated
28 Jan Vicar retires
28 Jan more on Mobile Library, see left
11 Jan PC letter re Planning Breach to CDC
11 Jan Esmond, reached Daily Telegraph, left
If you have not looked for a month or more you will
find other changes too. Try us weekly! Why not make
us your Home Page?
Fly Tipping
If you see anyone dumping anything, take a note
of the vehicle number and inform the
Environment Agency Hotline 0800 80 70 60 as
soon as possible.
Vicar Retires
Michael Sanders retires this February after forty
years in the ministry. More>
This website is now 2 years old. We relaunched in this
format on 17th February 2011. How have we done?
What is going on at Lake 31? Lake at record high.
Overflow blocked with
clay
Barbecue sites under
water
consultation opened 30 January, but does not include Mobile
libraries yet. Judy Monger has written an Open Letter to our County
Councillor. If you use the mobile library, or would like to, do write to
him and the head of Library services. You may like to copy your
letter to the Standard and the Parish council. The organisation that
went to the High Court has a website which you may wish to see.
Next Mobile Library visit is 20 March. Please try to use it!
CDC a tax the infirm
Evening and weekend car parking charges started at Brewery
carpark Cirencester on Jan 1st More>
Parish Plan
Following on from the recent Newsletter, a drop in session in the
village hall is being organised for 24th February 10-12am for you to
discuss your desires for the parish. You can contact the team on
plan@somerfordkeynes.org.uk A page has been added to this site
for Parish Plan matters.
CDC Report on Water Park Failings
The press reports on an internal report to CDC on various
failings with regard to the water park. This report does not
appear to be available for public inspection, unless you know
better, so you have only the reports in the WGS and their
website to go on. So you will have to make your own mind up.
At this moment, the inquest into the death of teenager Kajil
Devi in the waterpark lake has still not been held (will be on 18
April), and the police have decided to investigate their own
behaviour in not accepting initially separate complaints from
Cllr Jenkins and Tasha Flaherty about a potential fraud by
Dennis Grant. This was only taken up after Tasha had single
handedly confronted DG with his fraud to obtain more
evidence. City of London Police are investigating the
Gloucestershire response.
Water Park Planning Breach
Both South Cerney PC and SKPC have made their views very plain
to the CDC, who are now trying to learn from this howler, we hear. A
further strongly worded letter has been sent by three parish councils,
SK, South Cerney and Poole Keynes, to CDC . CDC has now
replied offering a meeting between CDC, the parish Councils and
Watermark. This meeting has now been held, and the first result is
that Watermark are starting to lower Lake 31. See photo story at
right (taken before this meeting).
South Cerney Education Lake put up for sale, only £850K. So
much for the locals. County sells off the family silver. Who will you
vote for next time?
Septic tank registration
We have now learned that the Environment Agency and DEFRA are
reviewing septic tank registration, and thus it is not yet a
requirement for all septic tanks and package sewage treatment
plants to be registered with the Environment Agency. But You can
do it on line. If you have a newish plant that already has a permit,
you need do nothing. If your plant is jointly owned, or owned by
Fosseway, you only need to ensure that a permit exists.
Footpath Diversion
Lower Mill Estate are seeking permission to divert a footpath in
the Swillbrook area. More>
Country Park footpaths. County Cllr Parsons has perhaps been
reported erroneously elsewhere on his attempts to facilitate the
paths we claim in the Keynes Country Park. He explained further at
February’s parish council meeting and has asked the county PROW
officer to contact the Parish Council.
Water Park Trust Membership now open.
© Somerford Keynes Parish Council and Contributors 2011-2
This website is provided by
Somerford Keynes Parish
Council and is for the whole
parish to use. The content is
thus not necessarily the
views of the Parish Council,
who take no responsibility
for views expressed by
contributors.
Use the link below to ask us
for your item, event or note
to be added. We are looking
for more photos. Send them
to the link below as reduced
sizes if possible.
If you cannot find what you
want, perhaps we don’t
know about it. Send your
comments to us here.
Page last updated 20 February 2012 Update 159
Latest updates to this site
22 Feb Church and Diary updated
20 Feb Cullimore Field Press Release
20 Feb Diary feature added
20 Feb Ride & Stride date announced
19 Feb Waterpark changes- see below left.
12 Feb Newt Notes, why not?
11 Feb Teenager inquest date added
11 Feb Strange actions in Keynes Park
11 Feb free Art Show and Coffee morning
11 Feb Cokes Pit volunteers wanted
10 Feb snowy pictures, see below
9 Feb Solar panel pics
8 Feb Feb PC Minutes added
7 Feb City of London Fraud Squad brought in
7 Feb Various new documents published
6 Feb Parish Plan Newsletter added
3 Feb PC meeting agenda added
2 Feb Library consultation-this page
1 Feb Delivery youngster/oldster wanted
31 Jan PC Newsletter added
31 Jan changes made to D Grant and Parsons
stories.
28 Jan Parsons and PRW deals? See left
28 Jan Jenkins Trial, above
28 Jan PC January minutes published
28 Jan Church services, mobile police updated
28 Jan Vicar retires
28 Jan more on Mobile Library, see left
11 Jan PC letter re Planning Breach to CDC
11 Jan Esmond, reached Daily Telegraph, left
If you have not looked for a month or more you will
find other changes too. Try us weekly! Why not make
us your Home Page?
Fly Tipping
If you see anyone dumping anything, take a note
of the vehicle number and inform the
Environment Agency Hotline 0800 80 70 60 as
soon as possible.
Vicar Retires
Michael Sanders retires this February after forty
years in the ministry. More>
This website is now 2 years old. We relaunched in this
format on 17th February 2011. How have we done?
What is going on at Lake 31? Lake at record high.
Overflow blocked with
clay
Barbecue sites under
water