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Trouble at Mill?  Ypres Rose Developments Ltd owner of the Freshford Mill development. . .

If a creditor (someone you owe money to) starts winding up proceedings by issuing you with a Statutory Demand then presents a petition in court to have your company wound up, this is called Compulsory Liquidation.

 In the High Court of Justice

Newcastle Upon Tyne District Registry No 1182 of 2010

In the Matter of YPRES ROSE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

(Company Number 5192337)

and in the Matter of the Insolvency Act 1986

A Petition to wind-up the above-named Company whose registered

office is situate at New Lodge, Drift Road, Winkfield, Windsor,

Berkshire SL4 4RR presented on 16 April 2010 by Colourwash Limited

of 18 Weir Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 8UG, claiming to be a

Creditor of the Company, will be heard at the Newcastle Upon Tyne

District Registry, The Law Courts, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 3LA, on 19 May 2010, not before 1100 hours (or as soon

thereafter as the Petition can be heard).

Any person intending to appear on the hearing of the Petition (whether

to support or oppose it) must give notice of intention to do so to the

Petitioner or its Solicitors in accordance with Rule 4.16 by 16.00 hours

on 18 May 2010.

The Petitioner’s Solicitors are Simon Daly Solicitors, 2 Brunswick

Street, Stockton on Tees TS18 1DW, telephone (01642) 604074, fax

(01642) 604084, email sdalysol@btconnect.com . (Ref snd/21737.)

11 May 2010. (1118164)

Source: The London Gazette

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A small part of a magnificent stone wall Freshford Somerset

A Freshford wall -a masterpiece

 

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School league tables 2009: Freshford CofE Primary School

What were the results of the SATs for 2009 for Freshford Primary school? what do they mean? Read more?

HGV banned new Euro sign

HGV curbs mean peace returns to Freshford

THE battle to ban HGVs from tiny lanes in Freshford is paying off at last.
Ashes Lane and even steeper Rosemary Lane have been almost free of lorries since new Euro-signs went up in April and Navteq deleted the roads as satnav "routes of choice" through the village.
The return to peace was welcomed by Alan Cunningham, of Ashes Lane, who had campaigned for years against the HGVs.
But he said the satnav makers would still need to "refine" their devices to keep lorries out of all small lanes – and HGV owners needed to ensure that satnavs in their cabs were regularly updated.

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Campaign to Protect Rural England

 

CPRE’s countryside Manifesto for the General Election calls for progress in three areas:

  • the planning system,
  • countryside protection,
  • and litter and fly-tipping.

 CPRE wants politicians to recognise that planning is the best and most democratic system we have to protect and enhance the countryside, promote urban renewal and improve people’s quality of life. It wants to see the next Government backing higher development targets for brownfield land and investing heavily in low carbon travel, including in often-neglected rural areas.

 

The CPRE has devised a simple means to lobby our parliamentary candidates by email  read more

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Freshford Somerset: an Introduction

Freshford is in 2010 a village dating back a thousand years or more.  Some of the property in the village is located in Wiltshire and some in Bath and North-East Somerset (known as BANES). This affects the choice of secondary school for parents, and splits up children who have grown up together in their primary school.

 The children should be able to continue their education together when they leave the primary school where they have grown up together.  Unfortunately, this division of Freshford between Wiltshire and Somerset (B&NES) is not the result of some recent skulduggery, yet its affects extend into the 21st Century. The ghosts continue to extend their influence into the time when people are free to use their intelligence, rather than witchcraft or be bound by land divisions created by the church, or the Normans. And guess what; it is the ghosts that rule. Why can't parents choose the nearest school to where they live? Parental Choice of School  Apart from the educational issues which are important to Freshford, the village is arguably the finest village in this part of the west country. This website includes many photographs that record the attractive nature not only of the village but also its beautiful setting. The parish website is: Freshford Village

Although, photos maybe copied I believe that it is worthwhile to  publish photos that are of a much greater resolution than would be normally seen on a website. 

Support independent used book stores  As well! Amazon can't supply everything, especially in the out of print category. And as mentioned before Amazon sell everything. I bought my bread maker from them, for example. But for out of print books then you will probably find your best option is to use the link to Biblio above. (there is no commission earned for using that link, but I believe that this web service is well worth supporting)

Freshford in the 21st Century

WHAT CAN WE DO?

Increase the NI stamp - it's obvious

Of course there may have been some changes made by the present and past governments but my belief is that the NHS is still funded by the NI stamp.

The UK NHS is the largest employer, except for Indian Railways and the Chinese Army in the World! To fund continuing health care it is pretty obvious that the NI contribution needs to be increased or, either service has to be cut or the service has to be run better. How much bureaucracy is there? Well according to the Times Online article surprisingly not to the extent one might think. However, that was in 2004. Andrew Gilligan's recent article April 2010 in the Telegraph discusses the alarming rise in the level of bureaucracry. The present government has caused this increase in bureaucracy.

Healthier lifestyle?

Stop smoking, drink less alcohol and reduce weight, and of course spend more time on physical activity rather than watching TV or computer based work. 

If people were able to follow a healthier lifestyle then the demand for health care would reduce and the cost of the NI stamp could be reduced.

Road safety: the countryside

Whilst Westwood Parish Council were debating road safety in the village a young police officer was tragically dying. He had apparently left the road at the "S" bend (double bend or Z bend)along Westwood road. Whilst there was some frost and ice that evening the road in the village itself was free of ice. The S bend  is in a hollow and may have had black ice. Westwood Road should not be mistaken for Lower Westwood Road which goes through the village. Westwood road is some distance from the village.

The road safety issue that the parish council was discussing arose out of the formation of Westwood Community Road Safety Committee (WCRSC) which was formed last year to investigate residents concerns with the speed of vehicles through the village. The WCRSC have suggested 20 mph limits for both Lower and Upper Westwood Roads and soft cushion type speed control humps. The WCRSC petitioned residents and gained a lot of support for the proposals. 

As a result of the meeting Councillors decided to ask Wiltshire Council to undertake a traffic study of the village. Until minutes are approved and Westwood residents are informed via the Westwood Update I have nothing more to say about the meeting  (I am now a Westwood PC Councillor) However, I have decided to add my opinion, based on research where possible, on traffic management locally and in the UK.  I intend to do this through a series of articles on the Freshford Somerset forum. Readers are free to add their comment to what I have written, subject to registering on the forum. Geoff Edwards  Speed Limits

One million pounds for a footbridge!

I understand from an article published on www.bradfordonavon.com that the town council is prepared to spend the best part of a million pounds on a new cycle/footbridge. The bridge will cross the Avon from the Kingston Mills development to the town library. Whilst I cannot claim to represent the residents of Bradford and surrounding districts I can contribute my views and suggestions. Let's start with a numbered list.

1. I agree that the present bridge is most unfriendly to pedestrians

2. If cyclists don't like to use the bridge  it is because they don't have enough confidence to use our roads. Cyclists are entitled to their own space on our roads and drivers should respect the right of cyclists to use the roads. I do not think that we should be making planning decisions based on the fears of cyclists to use our roads. 

3. Why should the character of this wonderful town be further diminished by pressure from motor vehicles, particularly heavy good vehicles? The existing bridge's character must not be damaged by the addition of a modern bridge erected nearby. I doubt whether people will use the new bridge anyway if it means going out of their way. There are other places in Bradford on Avon that are worse, for example, there are no pavements at all when pedestrians cross over the bridge to enter the town centre. 

4. Pedestrians could be protected by two measures: adding railings to separate the road from the pavement and increasing the width (an the height) of the pavement which is little more than a footpath (about 1 metre wide). To increase the width of the pavements must mean  traffic lights as the road width will be reduced to a single track.

My view is that since we can't easily change vehicle driver's behaviour railings could be installed and the pavements raised. These measures would cost a few or possibly several thousand pounds but certainly not a million pounds! The alterations would hardly detract from the character of the bridge and would provide protection from vehicles. Possibly only the pavement needs raising -drivers are very wary of damage to their tyres.

6. However, if the existing bridge cannot be changed as suggested above then at least the pavements could be made wider and traffic lights used to control the narrowing of the road.

7. There is of course an existing footbridge over the river by St. Margarets hall that many people do use.

(this article has been added to the forum (Wiltshire) and comments will be welcome)

Geoff Edwards (Editor)

Hungerford Arms

I have heard that the Hungerford Arms has re-opened. I have not been there yet but here is a review taken from the Beer in the Evening website, I don't think they'll mind:

 "Good news - it has reopened as of July 2009. dropped by at the weekend and they were doing really well with overspill from the Pump festival. New owners seem really enthusiastic and the menu looked really good. We tried the homemade pork pie ploughmans and fair play it was all home made, even down to the chutney and it was fantastic tasting too plus great value. Its great to see pubs opening rather than closing, something all too common these days and I will be back over the next week or so to see how they have settled in. The pub has loads of parking; two lovely terraces with views over Iford valley to the manor house plus a good selection of drinks and proper homemade food."

It is nice to know that after a lovely walk along the Frome valley to Farley Castle one may now be able to buy a drink and have a nice meal again.

Geoff Edwards

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we had an ice rink near Bath or Trowbridge!

Well, we will NOT have that opportunity unless we can challenge a report by a Scottish consultant who carried out a secret survey for Wiltshire – sorry, West Wiltshire – that rejects a need for an ice rink in West Wiltshire. Did you know about this report? No? I am not surprised. I'm involved in ice skating, (National Adult skater Bronze medal 2002) and even I didn't know! Full story

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Please note that all of these photographs are copyright. You may print photos only for your own personal use.

B&NES have published an excellent appraisal of Freshford and the neighbouring hamlet of Sharpstone. Appraisal An Adobe PDF reader is required to view the document - obtain one here Download  Warning: 33mb+ download, only use broadband.

Delivery Route Map to Freshford

 
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The Inn at Freshford is closed on Sunday evening!

I noticed this Sunday 11th July 2010, and the 18th and 25th  that the Inn is closed. I have no idea why The Inn should be closed on a Sunday evening in July, yes Midsummer! Poor weather? No a heat wave.  However, the Irish music that used to attract customers and musicians from all over the world, we once had Australian and New Zealand musicians in a record breaking attendance of 13 musicians!  has decamped to the Fox And Badger in Wellow. It would be a shame if this wonderful pub had to close. There is nothing wrong with the excellent range of beer or the local cider, so what's the problem? Maybe it has just become a licensed restaurant rather than a village pub. But why? If the Inn stops serving food at 9:00pm then why not still continue to serve liquid refreshment? Maybe today's licensees can't tolerate the hours? Shame!

Westwood wins a 20 mph trial

Westwood Parish Council voted 5:3 to accept a trial speed limit (5th July). The Offer from Wiltshire Council (WC) will include full consultation with the villlage.  The highways department of WC hope that a 20 mph speed limit will solve most of the villager's concerns over road safety. But other measures will be considered.

Diesel UK £1.20 a litre. Diesel USA $3 a gallon! Rip-off UK!

I filled up my car yesterday. It cost me nearly £85!  Using the current exchange for the GB pound and the US dollar ($1.8 =£1) we are paying £5.45 a gallon in US dollars this would be equivalent to $10!

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ClickOrlando.com Spam website?

What is the worst spam website? In my opinion ClickOrlando. This website sends me email several times a day, day after *****day. There is a link to unsubscribe but I never subscribed to this news site anyway. To unsubscribe they want all sorts of information that I have no intention of supplying, especially since I have not subscribed to this service.  I have no interest in Florida or in its news service. Why should I? I live in England. Fortunately, Outlook traps the email and puts it in my Junk Email folder. The reason that this "service" exists is to bring in revenue from advertisers. As a matter of policy, I do not buy goods or services from any unsolicited email I receive. Apparently, others do, that's why we have spam.

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Windows 7 Ultimate gives you everything Home Premium and Professional offers – plus added security features and the flexibility to work in multiple languages. Create a home network and share all of your favourite photos, videos and music. You can even watch TV programs for free, whenever and wherever you want."

 I think that Microsoft has slipped up here. Surely one can't view TV without a license in the UK?

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 Freshford Roads: Photos & Videos

Photographs and video films of the roads and road junctions in and linking Freshford village to the A36 trunk road to Bristol and Bath and east to Warminster for the A350 linking the M4 to Poole and the channel ferries have been created by Geoff Edwards a local resident.. The A36 also provides a route to Southampton via Salisbury and the  A303 London to the West country. The road junctions which can be accessed via an interactive map of the village can be viewed here: Photographic Survey of Every Road Junction in Freshford to the A36

The video films of the roads can also be viewed here: Video Survey of Road Systems in Freshford

Horse Traffic in Rosemary Lane Freshford Somerset

Links:

www.freshfordvillage.co.uk  The official website containing Parish Council Minutes and regularly updated news
www.freshford.com A website that provides historical information about Freshford and surrounding villages and towns
www.freshfordmill.co.uk A campaign website to deter building dwellings on the Freshford Mill land
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshford

Freshford Co Kilkenny Why not visit the other Freshford?

Freshford Aerial Map (courtesy of Google)

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Freshford Village Forum

Traditionally, democratic decisions are made after consultation with residents by means of meetings and questionnaires. The Internet now provides a means for residents and others to discuss ideas and comment on proposals in the comfort of their own homes and at a time that suites them. Freshfordvillage website provides a forum for residents to contribute news and comments.

Introduction to Internet Forums

An Internet forum is a web application for holding discussions and posting user generated content. Internet forums are also commonly referred to as web forums, message boards, discussion boards, (electronic) discussion groups, discussion forums, bulletin boards, fora (the Latin plural) or simply forums. The terms "forum" and "board" may refer to the entire community or to a specific sub-forum dealing with a distinct topic. Messages within these sub-forums are then displayed either in chronological order or as threaded discussions.

Such forums perform a function similar to that of Usenet newsgroups and the dial-up bulletin board systems that were numerous in the 1980s and 1990s. [1] Early web-based forums such as UBB.classic date back as far as 1996. A sense of virtual community often develops around forums that have regular users. Technology, computer games and/or video games, fashion, religion, and politics are popular areas for forum themes, but there are forums for a huge number of different topics. Internet slang and image macros popular across the internet are abundant and most widely used in internet forums.

Note. The first two paragraphs above are copied from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum

The Freshford Forum allows residents to contribute news and ideas as well as comment on that news, ideas, and comments.

Go to the Freshford Village Forum


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