Author: Lesley Webb

There will be surface dressing taking place on the road through Wootton Courtenay on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th August, starting at the A39 junction and reaching all the way to Cowbridge Sawmill. The road will be closed as a result.

OSC Breakfast

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Reminder- Seeing your GP or going to hospital? Masks must be worn
Everyone accessing or visiting healthcare settings must continue to wear a face
covering and follow social distancing rules. Although COVID-19 restrictions have
ended in many settings in England, Public Health England’s infection prevention
control guidelines and hospital visiting guidance remain in place for all staff and
visitors.
That means NHS visitor guidance remains unchanged across all health services
including hospitals, GP practices, dental practices, optometrists and pharmacies to
ensure patients and staff are protected.

All COVID-19 Restrictions in England now lifted

For information about Covid 19 vaccinations, travel, regulations and statistics go to gov.uk

• SWT Council Business and Tourism Bulletin 06.07.21
• Benefice Newsletter 6th August 2021
• Please click here   Rural crime | Crimestoppers (crimestoppers-uk.org) to read more about how Crimestoppers is raising awareness of crime that happens in our rural communities, how to protect our families and properties and how we can help people speak up, stop crime and stay safe whilst remaining 100% anonymous. 
• There are currently problems with waste collection. Use this link to Report Uncollected Waste

The Lieutenancy Website has details and an update on HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, this note is about preparations for the associated Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) Project.

The Lord Lieutenant has already written about this to many people and organisations in the county and there is clearly a lot of enthusiasm for the idea.

Some key messages are:

• Although the aim is to plant as many trees as possible, the focus is on quality rather than quantity, so there is an emphasis on ensuring best practice in planting and conservation;
• There is also a particular – though not exclusive – focus on urban areas and disadvantaged communities, which have clearly suffered the most through the current pandemic;
• An important aim is to get communities to come together and do something really positive after a very challenging time for everyone.

The project is now in the planning stage for the first planting season, which starts on 1 October, 2021 (the second will start in October 2022).  From that date, an interactive map will be opened up on the QGC website (See below), and anyone, from individuals through to large organisations, who wishes to be a part of the canopy will be able to register, ‘pin’ their tree or trees on the map, and upload a photograph. Templates for QGC plaques with suggested wording and recommended suppliers will be available on the website from September, ready for when the tree planting season begins.

Please spread the word to the best of your ability, especially to smaller organisations, companies and gathering places such as shopping centres and industrial sites and so on, which might well benefit from having a tree or trees planted around them. As this is an environmental initiative, the QGC office have asked people not to rely on paper but to use electronic means of disseminating information instead.  As well as on the QGC website itself: The Queen’s Green Canopy (queensgreencanopy.org)

News and updates may be found at the following social media sites:

Instagram: @queensgreencanopy

Twitter: @qgcanopy

Facebook: @queensgreencanopy

LinkedIn: @queensgreencanopy

 Of particular interest to schools and communities may be the following link to the page of the website that offers Free Trees for Schools and Communities – Woodland Trust