The popular Avon Dassett Gardening Club meets on the third Tuesday of each month (apart from December).
Their varied and informative programme for 2023-24 has just been published with lots of exciting talks and visits. For more details, and information on how to join please visit the Gardening Club webpage.
The forthcoming elections on 4 May 2023 offer an opportunity for members of the community to stand for the parish council.
If you would like to know more, Stratford District Council are running a briefing session (online) on 28 Feb.
To register and find out more please visit: https://www.walc.org.uk/elections-2023/1487-230228
The Dassett Country Show will take place on Saturday 5 August 2023 starting at 12 noon.
For updates see the webpage, Facebook: @TheDassettCountryShow and Instagram: @dassettcountryshow
A wheelie bin sticker campaign can be a great way to get your community involved in speed awareness and reduction. Communities put stickers on their wheelie bins which, when out for collection, will remind road users of the speed limit or give a message to drive carefully.
The stickers are only on display once a fortnight, which gives them more impact. It provides an element of “peer pressure” which encourages people to drive more slowly.
✅ Encourages local involvement
✅ Cheap and easy way to remind drivers of the speed limit
✅ Can be promoted through local newsletters, schools and organisations
✅ Does not unduly ‘urbanise’ rural communities
Stickers are widely available from a number of retailers including Amazon.
Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick District Councils are working jointly to create a new Local Plan for South Warwickshire.
A Local Plan sets out the planning policies that the councils will use to assess applications for development as well as identifying (allocating) sites to meet our future development needs for housing and job growth
Check out the consultation online at www.southwarwickshire.org.uk/swlp/issuesandoptions or in libraries and both Council offices.
The consultation is open until Monday 6 March 2023.
The Councils want to hear your views on how South Warwickshire develops up to
2050. The new Local Plan will affect the way we live, work, visit and play in
the area, and it’s important to have your say!
The new edition of the Compton Chronicle is available online:
The paper copies will be delivered soon.
Warwickshire Libraries are gifting Warm Bags and Toiletry Bags, while stocks last, at our Warwickshire County Council run branches to help people impacted by cost-of-living increases.
This offer is in partnership with the Warwickshire Local Welfare Scheme, funded by the Household Support Fund.
People are encouraged to come into a Warwickshire Library branch where they will find the bags in a designated area, and they can just be collected for free. The Warm Bags and Toiletry Bags will be available from Monday 30 January.
The Warm Bag contains a blanket, hat, scarf, hot water bottle, and gloves.
The toiletry bags are sub-divided into three offers:
· One toiletry bag containing female sanitary/period products.
· Hygiene products for children (containing toothpaste for 3-8 years, toothbrush for 6+ years, shampoo, and bubble bath).
· Hygiene products for adults (containing toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant, shower gel and soap).
Warwickshire Library branches are also functioning as Warm Hubs; this initiative is called
‘Warm Welcome’.
The following link contains more information on the ‘Warm Welcome’ offer:
www.costoflivingwarwickshire.co.uk/home/warm-welcome-locations
To find out more about the work Warwickshire Libraries are doing to help people with the cost-of-living increases, please find details on the subject on the following Warwickshire Libraries blog:
We also want to support our Warwickshire residents who could be experiencing some form of digital exclusion in everyday life. Digital exclusion comes in many forms and can have real-world impacts such as the ability to communicate with family members and friends, find work and develop career skills, find the best deals on everyday expenses, as well as feeling lonely and isolated from the digital world.
Visit our ’You Can Online’ website to find out more.
New rules are in place at polling stations for the May 2022 local elections – don’t get caught out!
From 4 May 2023 onwards, the Elections Act 2022 requires voters who are on the Register of Electors to show photographic identification at polling stations before they are given a ballot paper.
This is the list of items that can be used as photo ID at polling stations:-
• A passport issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory, an EEA state or a Commonwealth country
• A photo-driving licence issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or an EEA state
• A biometric immigration document
• An identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card)
• Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card)
• A Blue Badge
• A national identity card issued by an EEA state
• An Older Person’s Bus Pass
• A Disabled Person’s Bus Pass
• An Oyster 60+ Card
• A Freedom Pass
• A Scottish National Entitlement Card issued in Scotland
• A 60 and Over Welsh Concessionary Travel Card issued in Wales
• A Disabled Person’s Welsh Concessionary Travel Card issued in Wales
• A Senior SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• A Registered Blind SmartPass or Blind Person’s SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• A War Disablement SmartPass or War Disabled SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• A 60+ SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• A Half Fare SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
• An Electoral Identity Card issued in Northern Ireland
• A Voter Authority Certificate or a temporary Voter Authority Certificate
If you have one of the above documents and it has expired, it may still be accepted as long as the photograph is still a good likeness of you.
If you do not have any of these photo ID items, you will be able to apply for Voter Authority Certificate – a free photographic identification document specific for the purposes of voting.
Applications for Voter Authority Certificates will be accepted from 16th January 2023. You will be able to apply either
When you apply, you will need the following
1. A passport quality photograph;
2. Your National Insurance Number; and
3. Your date of birth
As someone who is on the electors list, if you feel that you might not have any photo ID and do not wish to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate, you can always apply for a postal vote.
If you wish to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate in time for the District and Parish Elections on 4 May 2023, the deadline is 5pm on 25 April 2023. You can apply after that date for a Certificate for future elections.
Yes. If you are an Anonymous Elector, there is a different form and you should contact the Stratford DC Elections Office for advice on 01789 260874.
Any concerns about stray or out of control dogs, please report to Stratford Dog Warden:
A designated Environmental Protection Technician is employed from Monday to Friday to deliver a professional service, promoting responsible dog ownership and enforcing existing legislation by:
The Control of Dogs Order 1992 states that ‘any dog in a public place should wear the name and address of the owner either inscribed on the collar or name plate or disc attached to it’. A telephone number is optional but advisable. Remember, this is your pet’s fastest ticket back home should they go missing. Dog ownership is a privilege that must be taken seriously.
Since 6 April 2016, all dog owners have been required to have their dogs microchipped and registered on an authorised commercial databases. Failure to comply could lead to a £500 fine. As part of this, dog owners are required to register the details of any new owner before they sell or give their dog away. Dog owners also need to keep their contact details up-to-date on the microchip database.
The amended Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 came into effect on 13 May 2014. This law applies to every single dog owner in England and Wales, regardless of the dog’s size or breed. Under Section 3, it is a criminal offence for the person in charge of the dog to allow it to be ‘dangerously out of control’ in a public place. A dog does not have to bite to be deemed dangerous in the eyes of the law. Generally, if a dog bites a person, it will be presumed to have been ‘dangerously out of control’; however, even if the dog does not bite, but gives the person grounds to feel that the dog may injure them, the law still applies.
If you have been attacked by a dog, please contact the Police. Dog-on-dog attacks are a civil matter and you may wish to seek legal advice.