All posts by Sarah Richardson

Consultation on dog fouling

Consultation – Stratford-on-Avon District Council (Public Spaces Protection) (Dog Fouling) Order 2025

The Council will shortly consider making a public spaces protection order, effective across the whole district, to prohibit people from failing to pick up after their dogs.

Public spaces protection orders are designed to tackle anti-social behaviour in public places. The behaviour which the Council is looking to prohibit has been identified as detrimental to the area, persistent and unreasonable.

The Council is required to consult or notify you of any proposals to make public spaces protection orders. The Council would value your opinion in relation to this proposed order. Should you wish to take part in this consultation, please visit the Council’s website – Proposed PSPO (Dog Fouling) Consultation | Stratford-on-Avon District Council: https://www.stratford.gov.uk/environment/proposed-pspo-dog-fouling-consultation.cfm

The last date for consultation responses is 24th January 2025.

Benjamin Ellis

Senior Environmental Health Officer (Environmental Protection)

Out of hours mental health support this winter

Safe Haven Coventry and Warwickshire offers non-clinical, community-based support during the evenings—when most other options aren’t available. It’s there to help adults going through mental health struggles with crisis support, de-escalation, and a friendly face to turn to.

It’s really easy to get in touch—by phone, email, text, video calls—but the main focus is on in-person support. Whether it’s one-on-one or in group activities, the goal is to create a safe, supportive environment.

There are drop-in centres across the region including at:

Rugby

28 Cromwell Rd, Rugby CV22 5LY

Open: Wednesdays (6pm–11pm), including
Wed 18 Dec, Wed 8 Jan 

Closed: Wed 25 Dec, Wed 1 Jan

Warwick

45 Coten End, Warwick CV34 4NT

Open: Thursdays (6pm–11pm), including
Thu 12 Dec, Thu 2 Jan 

Closed: Thu 19 Dec, Thu 26 Dec

Coventry

Wellington Gardens, Windsor St, Coventry CV1 3BT

Open: every evening, including Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day (6pm–11pm)

Is it difficult to visit in-person?

If you’re 16+, there are lots of ways you can access support every evening:

Call (024) 7601 7200 to speak to one of our practitioners

Email support@cwsafehaven.org.uk
Text 07790 777039 (Coventry) or 07852 010146 (Warwickshire)

Dassett Pottery/Dassett Country Show Fundraising Success

Our amazing local Dassett Pottery received a very generous donation of £250 from the Avon Dassett Country Show.  They decided to see if we could create some extra value from it and used the money to make 60 mugs, organised some porcelain Christmas decoration making, Warwick Orchestral Winds agreed to play live music and we had a raffle.  Nothing for the event was sold for more than £5.  The event, in aid of Dementia UK, turned the £250 into £650.

At the same time they had fun mug making with their potters, teaching and learning new skills.

They would like to pass on many thanks to those who supported the event.  As there was a widespread powercut due to Storm Darragh, they charged many phones and had a great time.

They chose Dementia UK because research shows that people who do pottery have a significantly reduced likelihood of getting dementia (73% less likely!) and this fits with their aim of making pottery more accessible.

Well done, Dassett Pottery and Dassett Country Show!

Avon Dassett Christmas Gathering

The Avon Dassett Christmas Gathering will take place this year on Sunday 15 December at 6pm at St Joseph’s Church, led by the village choir. Drinks and light refreshments will be served in the courtyard of Avon Carrow from 5pm. 

All are welcome. And Santa will also be visiting the village that evening. He will be in Avon Carrow courtyard from 5.20-5.40 pm and then at the Yew Tree from 5.40 pm.

Happy Christmas from Avon Dassett!

Avon Dassett Road, Fenny Compton closed 20 November 2024

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984, SECTION 14

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF C35 AVON DASSETT ROAD, FENNY COMPTON

Warwickshire County Council has made a Temporary Traffic Order details as indicated below:

Effect of Order Avon Dassett Road closed to vehicular traffic between the junctions of Dassett Road to Grants Close.
Reason for Order Structural patching and associated works, 0930-1530hrs.
Order Effective from: 20 November 2024 for up to 18 months or until works are completed, whichever is the sooner.
Anticipated Completion Date: 20 November 2024.
Access & Diversion:  An alternative route will be signed and is available via: Bridge Street, Northend Road, Bottom Street, Dassett Road, Banbury Road, Dassett Road, Lower End, Avon Dassett Road, and vice versa.

Vehicular access & egress will be maintained where possible.

Contractor: Balfour Beatty Tel: 03452 415 302.

To report any problems with these works or for further details of our current & planned roadworks visit our website www.warwickshire.gov.uk/roadworksmap or call us 01926 412515.

S Duxbury, Assistant Director of Governance & Policy,
Shire Hall, Warwick, CV34 4RL.

1 November 2024