Updated 27 March 2025: Can you help with safety to enable our village’s children and young people to parade on Remembrance Sunday? Or know someone who could (please share!). 1st Saltford Scouts – who arrange Saltford’s Remembrance Sunday commemorations each year – are in need of a volunteer who would be willing to give some …
Month: February 2025
B&NES Council Licensing Policy consultation: SPC raises concerns about B&NES Council’s approach to public awareness and participation in the Licensing process
B&NES Council, the Licencing Authority, is currently consulting on Licencing Policy. The end date to respond has been extended until 5pm on 28 February. Information and how to respond can be found on B&NES Council’s ‘Revision of the Statement of Licensing Policy – public consultation’ page.
At its February meeting, SPC resolved its response to B&NES …
SPC responds to New Premises Licence Application at Snake Meadows, Bath Road – Saturdays 10:30-23:00 -License for Performance of Live Music (Outdoors), Recorded Music (Outdoors) and Sale of Alcohol as ‘expected to be no more than 2,000 people per event.’
Update: March 2025
Following the submission of SPC’s objection comment, SPC was informed by B&NES Council’s licensing team that a Licensing Sub-Committee hearing would take place in early March at the Guildhall to discuss the Licence. Cllr Phil Harding attended to represent SPC.
At an amicable meeting, Cllr Harding primarily raised SPC’s safety concerns for the public …
“Wholly unreflective of local feeling” – SPC responds to Leader of B&NES Council’s letter & petition proposing ‘peak time bus lanes’ on A4
Update: March 2025
At SPC’s March 2025 meeting (under Item 6 ‘Clerk’s Announcements’) the response received to SPC from Cllr Kevin Guy to SPC’s open letter ‘BathNES Liberal Democrat letter and petition to Saltford residents (A4 Bus lanes)’ was summarised.
Cllr Kevin Guy had stated in his email to SPC that WECA was the transport authority responsible …