Zoe Simmonds is asking for help finding her cat which went missing while she was staying with friends in Lodge Hill. Zoe does not live in the village so definitely needs our help in finding the cat. She has put posters up and asks if we could all keep an eye out.

The cat is a small tabby with white paws.

Zoe is not on email but her phone is 07927 971936.

Stoke Road   Westbury-sub-Mendip   WELLS    BA5 1HD

Tel: 01749 870296        

During January – Rachel Recommends:

Miss Dibs! We have some gorgeous products for you to try this month – made right here in Westbury!  I’m really excited! Miss Dibs specialises in ‘all things savoury’ and it was a real delight testing the samples we had at the end of last year. The Greek influence is obvious – and the Tiropita Pie is divine – feta and mint – I can’t wait to try this again.

Miss Dibs is a fledgling enterprise, set up by Vanessa Di Bitondo who has recreated some of her grandmother’s traditional recipes. There is an Italian influence too - the quality and presentation is beautiful – and there are two soups in the Miss Dibs range which are just perfect for these cold winter days. These dishes leave you wanting more. I so want to say more, but I’m running out of space!

So - why not come in and ask for the Spanakopita Pie – I look forward to testing your pronunciation!!

Our opening hours throughout January are:

Monday-Friday 7.30am-6.30pm

Saturday 8am-1pm

Sunday 8am-1pm

With warmest wishes for a very Happy New Year to you all!

Rachel

Catherine Mowat runs a monthly singing session in Wells and thought it might interest Westbury residents. She writes...

We learn and sing a variety of different songs in lovely harmony from round the World, all taught by ear, and unaccompanied. We also play with our voices, creating our own music in the moment. Everyone is welcome, whatever their musical experience!

First Saturday each month, from Jan 7th 2012 onwards, 10am - 1pm in the Seager Hall, Union Street, central Wells. £10.

The dates for 2012 (all on a Saturday) are: 7 Jan, 4 Feb, 3 Mar, 12 April (to avoid Easter), 5 May, 2 June, 1 July, 5 Aug, 2 Sep, 6 Oct, 3 Nov, 1 Dec.

For further information contact Catherine Mowat on 01458 250655 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Leaflets including registration forms are in the Village Stores

If you have a Senior's Bus Pass, you are eligible.

Click for further information.

Free Door to Door Mendip Community Bus

This year's picnic for residents in The Square celebrated two years of The Book Exchange.

St Lawrence's Primary School's would love the whole village to join them for "Hunger Lunch" (a basic meal of bread, cheese and delicious homemade soup) to raise awareness of world hunger.

Alongside lunch will be displays, games, a raffle, stalls and a quiz, which the children have worked hard to put together. Come and share what they have learned about the people of Uganda, raise some money and have lots of fun!

Enter the raffle to win a lunch kindly donated by our local pub The Westbury Inn .

See St Lwarence's poster or go straight to the website for Send a Cow.

Along with a mini art gallery in the North Yorkshire town of Settle, and lifesaving defibrillators in various locations throughout the country, our Book Exchange is featured in the latest BT promotion for the conversion of old red telephone boxes.

Read the brochure...

Police were called after reports a man had been shot in the village just after 2230 BST on Sunday. He died after they arrived. Officers discovered a second body in a nearby churchyard shortly afterwards, and a shotgun was recovered.

Police sealed off St Lawrence Church and neighbouring property Westbury House.

The force spokesman said "At 10.39pm on Sunday a call was received by police from someone reporting that a man had been shot at a house in the village. Police attended the scene but the man died shortly after the incident."

There will be no further information posted on this site. For further information you are advised to visit the BBC News website or other news websites. If you have any information,you are urged to call 0845 456 7000

The Parish Council Chairman presents a report on the Parish Council year to the annual Parish Meeting.

May 2011

Standing Orders

Westbury Sub Mendip Parish Council business is conducted according to Standing Orders which govern the conduct of meetings and the way we manage other Council activities.

Standing Orders are based on a nationally agreed template which is then tailored as appropriate for each local council.

Standing Orders

Financial Regulations

The Council's Financial Regulations govern all aspects of managing income and expenditure.

Financial Regulations

Audit and Financial Statements for the current (2011/12) financial year will be published here in due course.

Previous years are available on the following page...

Mendip District Council

Somerset County Council

Avon and Somerset Police

           2012 Mobile Police Station Dates and Locations

Mendip Hills AONB

The Mendip Society

The Agenda for the next Parish Council Meeting, and the minutes of the last Parish Council Meeting are available here shortly before the next meeting.

Agenda for the meeting on 22/02/12

 - to be published -

Draft Minutes for the last meeting: 

25 January 2012 Minutes

Agendas and Minutes of previous Parish Council Meetings are available on the following page...

A Publication Scheme is maintained giving details of the information held by the Parish Council and available on request, subject to a small charge for copying/printing, or freely available on this website.

Publication Scheme

Parish Meetings are held at least once in each year, between 1st March and 1st June, and at other times as needed.

Parish Meetings are chaired by the Parish Council Chairman, and by tradition the annual Parish Meeting is used for presenting annual reports, and is an opportunity to invite an external speaker to address a topic of local interest.  

Residents who are on the electoral role may vote at Parish Meetings. Parish Meeting votes are not binding on the Parish Council or other tiers of local government, but they may be used to inform decision making by these authorities. 

Minutes of Parish Meetings from 1949 onwards are on the following page...