- I am delighted to welcome Louise Chilcott, Shapwick’s new Parish Clerk and RFO. Louise brings strong financial skills to the role and is also an experienced Parish Clerk for Chilton Polden PC. - It was great to see steady progress being made across the Village Green during last year, with an emphasis on the Play Area. Despite the drought (remember the drought?!), we finally established some grass cover and as result were able to remove the metal fencing. - During the past few months, we have successfully implemented Scribe Accounts, bespoke software for Parish and Town Councils. Scribe has already made routine reporting, invoice payment and budgeting easier and more efficient. - And finally, starting with this issue, Shapwick News will now be printed in colour. We hope that you enjoy using your village website and that it fulfils a mission of being “Everything Shapwick”. In addition to the Agendas and Minutes you will find that your PC seeks to be fully open, sharing policies, procedures, financial information and other reports and presentations from a wide range of meetings. Apart from providing individual webpages for each of Shapwick’s brilliant Community Groups, the Parish Council intends the site to provide, via the Council and Services Information menu, links to, and information about, services that Shapwick Residents may need to access routinely. Shapwick Parish Council and Community Group 2 WI NTER I S SUE | J ANUARY 2 0 2 6 GRAHAM CROUCHER CHAIR OF SHAPWICK PC And don’t forget Chilli Jam on 31 January! See p. 8! Looking forward to 2026 we are excited at the prospect of adding more play equipment and building a Pétanque Court in response to the enthusiastic community support for one. Councillors are currently researching both projects, and they will be important elements in the budget decision in January. The Pétanque project is a splendid example of how we can take a community generated idea forward on behalf of Shapwick, so please do keep the ideas coming: use the form at https://www.shapwickvillage.co.uk/contact-us/ or speak to one of the councillors to share your ideas. A small group of villagers and councillors met in early December to consider Shapwick’s preparedness for an emergency. Flooding, extended power cuts and snow were amongst the risks considered. It was decided that the group would attend an Emergency Planning Workshop which is being organised by the Avalon & Poldens LCN. Happy New Year to everyone and thank you to everyone in Shapwick and beyond who supported the Parish Council, attended our meetings, and made financial contributions to our community efforts in 2025. Shapwick’s Village website, an update: - shapwickvillage.co.uk Finding it hard because the photos a bFlack and white? Find a flourition of Shapwick News at: https://www.shapwickparishcounci l.org.uk/parish-newsletters/ Other category headings and links include: - Reporting Problems to the Relevant Authority: - “Reporting It” Environment Agency incident 24-hour hotline 0800 80 70 60 2 Somerset area interactive mapping Flood Resilience Information Part 1, useful webpage links ONE.NETWORK: interactive map that shows current and future Highways roadworks across Somerset On every website page a Contact Shapwick Parish Council link allows you to simply type in your message and a copy will be sent to the Parish Clerk and Chairperson; your contact details are optional. Please take a few minutes to explore your village website and please do let us have your comments and any suggestions for improvement. the QR code will take you there too: GRAHAM CROUCHER Some of those marvellous pennants! See pp. 1 & 4.
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