The next meeting of the Parish Council will be on Monday 11th November in the Village Hall commencing at 7.30pm.
Future proposed meeting dates are:
24th February, 12th May, August 11th & November 10th 2025
A message from your Local Avon & Somerset Severn Vale & Pilning Beat Team. reported to the Annual Parish Council meeting on 12th June 2024.
Fortunately there is very little for Rockhampton and surrounding areas.
We did have one report of an elderly person having signed up to a telecom contract that they did not want or need. Fortunately, we contacted Trading Standards at South Gloucestershire Council, and they sorted it all out. It turned out not to be a scam as such, but the company should certainly not have signed the person up for a business account which would have cost them thousands of pounds.
The message here is to be aware of who is at your front door. There were recently reports of Nottingham knockers in the area and one in particular was being very forceful with his selling tactics. Fortunately, police were called and caught up with the male and moved him out of the area after giving him strong words of advice.
If any member of public is concerned about someone in the area acting suspiciously, please call 101.
Doorbell cameras are always a good idea and often prevent people from knocking on your door if they are up to no good. The footage is valuable to police wen investigating crime.
If anyone would like to speak to the Beat Team, please either email us or call 101. Paula.perry@avonandsomerset.police.uk or Will.price@avonandsomerset.police.uk
If there are any organised groups and they would like police to visit, please let us know. We are always happy to meet the local community and discuss issues they may have. We may be able to get an input from Trading Standards around rogue trader.
South Gloucestershire Council – Report It
If you have a concern or spot a problem, report it so that South Gloucestershire Council can look into it and take action.
For some online reporting you will have the option to set up or log in to your South Gloucestershire Council account. This means you will be kept informed with updates.
You can report the following issues
Missed waste or recycling collection Pothole or damaged surface Fly tipping Change of address Planning breach
Street issues
South Gloucestershire Council not deal with problems on private (unadopted) roads. If you are unsure whether it is a private or public road you can check the FindMyStreet website.
- Abandoned vehicle Damaged barrier Damaged bollard Damaged bridge, subway or retaining roadway wall
- Dog fouling Drain blocked or damaged Drain blocked or damaged Graffiti Grit bin empty
- Hedge overgrown or high Leaves blocking footpath, cycleway or road gutter Litter Manhole cover missing, damaged or loose
- Pothole or damaged surface Street light not working or damaged
Waste and recycling
Open spaces
- Broken glass – call us to report it on 01454 868000
- Public right of way problem
- Tree problem in a public place if it is damaged, dead, leaning or is overgrown and needs cutting
VILLAGE QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS
Of the above possible initiatives listed above, providing there is the support from the community the following will be taken forward:
Coffee Mornings, Maintenance Crew and Village Activities.
If any village organisation has an event that it would like to place on this home page please send your information to: rockhamptonpc@gmail.com
STREETSAFE
StreetSafe is a service that allows you to report safety concerns in public places without giving us your name (anonymously). This includes issues like poorly lit streets, abandoned buildings, or vandalism, as well as instances where you feel unsafe due to someone following or verbally abusing you.
Please note: StreetSafe is not for reporting crimes or emergencies. If you witness a crime or emergency, please call the police on 101 or report a crime online. If you’re unsure whether something is a crime or not, read our advice.
Examples of situations that should be reported to StreetSafe include a poorly lit alleyway that makes you feel unsafe or a park with broken equipment that poses a safety hazard.
More information can be found at the link below and the app can be loaded from either the App or Playstore.
https://www.police.uk/pu/notices/streetsafe/street-safe/
Know Your Place
Know Your Place is an interactive digital collection of historic maps which offers a unique insight into the history of the places where we live, work, and visit in South Gloucestershire. It provides the opportunity to explore our neighbourhoods and how they have changed, through using old maps, historic images, and other heritage data. Know Your Place has a Community Layer, which members of the public can add any heritage related information to. This could be about something someone has an interest in or has fond memories of. Contributions can be made in a variety of ways, such as sharing memories of people and places, mapping dug-up discoveries from back gardens, or recording a local architectural detail or building that has personal meaning. This information can be provided in different forms, such as photographs, personal memories, or documents. Anyone is welcome to add to the Community Layer and the information added will be available for everyone to discover. The Community Layer allows people to engage with local heritage, and the more that is added to it, the richer and more diverse our knowledge of local heritage will become. Link
Mobile Post Office Service in Rockhampton
The Parish Council understand that the Post Office are considering removing the weekly service to the Village due to low usage. If you want this service to continue that please consider using it if you are not already. The Van calls opposite the Village Hall every Friday between 9.30am and 10.30am. To see all the services that the service offers click here
Emergency numbers for Electrical and Gas emergencies
In 2016 the UK launched a nationwide emergency number for Electrical Emergencies, but many are still unaware of whom to call in the event of an electrical emergency or power cut.
The national number 105 is used for:
- Reporting Power Cuts & Requesting Information During Power Cuts
- Dangerous Low-lying Cables
- Reporting Broken Cables
- Electrical Emergencies Involving Water
- Smelling Gas (at home or in public spaces)
- Carbon Monoxide monitor alerts you to a leak
- Open Fire spotted in a public gas line
- ****This number is to be used regardless of if you have a connection to the mains or if you use a tank***
The old Telephone Box
The old telephone box is now in the ownership of the Parish Council and during the ‘lockdown’ has been used as a public library for anyone who wishes to either leave any books or take away to read. Over the coming months this will be fitted out with some shelving to hold the books. Thanks goes to Cllr. Mike Goode for undertaking this task.
The role of Parish Council
Parish Councils are the lowest tier of Government in England. The Parish Council is as the title implies responsible for the area enclosed by the parish boundary which can include various communities. Parish Councils are an essential part of the structure of local democracy and have a vital role in acting on behalf of the communities they represent.
About us
Rockhampton Parish Council meets four times a year and host an Annual Parish Assembly meeting once a year.
What we do
- The Parish Council gives views on behalf of the community on proposal that affect the parish, e.g. planning applications
- Parish Council provide input to consultations at local and national level
- Work in partnership with other bodies to achieve benefits for the Parish
- Contact relevant authorities when problems arise or work that needs to be undertaken
- Help other tiers of Government keep in touch with their local communities
Rockhampton Parish Newsletters
Please click here to read issue 2 Newsletter (Autumn 2020)
Please click here to read issue 1 Newsletter (June 2019)