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Somerford Keynes village charity

Following their meeting on July 17th, the trustees of the Somerford Keynes Village Charities, are reminding Parishioners of its’ existence to help those who may be struggling to meet an immediate financial need or pressure.

The requests may be for a wide range of purposes and with ‘Back to School’ fast approaching, this could include paying for text books or uniform. Other examples might be an unexpected household bill or the replacement of an essential but unaffordable household item.

Enquiries and applications for financial support at this time, for, or on behalf of residents of Somerford Keynes or Shorncote should be made to Mrs Clare Baker by email or telephone in the strictest confidence. Clare may be reached at [email protected] or on 07870 851353.

More details about the charity, its’ aims and privacy notice may be found on the village website under ‘Notices’.

Somerford Keynes Village Charity

Ahead of their next meeting on 17th July 2025, the trustees of the Somerford Keynes Village Charity are inviting applications for financial assistance for anyone currently struggling to meet an urgent need. 

Financial requests may be for a wide range of purposes which could include

• supporting an individual’s educational needs by paying for textbooks or school uniform

• the repair or replacement of essential but unaffordable household items

• heating costs and/or general household bills

• urgent health or dentistry costs

• exceptional transport costs, such as for hospital visits

Enquiries for, or on behalf of residents in Somerford Keynes or Shorncote, should be made to the Reverend David Austin, and will be handled in the strictest confidence. 

More information on how to do this, the charity’s purpose, process and privacy notice can be found under Notices.  

NDP document

Neighbourhood Development Plan – Time to vote

THE FINAL STEP

The journey to formal approval for the Somerford Keynes and Shorncote Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) is almost complete. The final step is for the community to vote in the upcoming referendum. So it’s time to update you on how we finally got to this point and what you need to do.

The NDP is the only way in which local community views can directly inform new planning policies. Is that important? It would certainly appear so, because the NDP is playing an important part in a planning application on which local opinion is being expressed very strongly.

THE STORY SO FAR

The last NDP News reported that the NDP had been submitted to Cotswold District Council, our local planning authority, whose endorsement is needed for it to progress. A further public consultation followed and the NDP was sent to an Independent Examiner for comment. This consultation period ended on 24 January 2020 and that’s the last you may have heard of the NDP.

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