Author: Lesley Webb

There is no commitment to be available to help at any particular time. Requests for help will be sent out to people who have registered as village volunteers. At that time, you can offer your assistance, or not, depending on your own commitments.

Due to a family holiday the Post Office will be closed between Saturday 3rd August and Tuesday 13th August.

Medicines will still be delivered on Tuesday 8th August and collection times will be displayed in the Post Office window.

Thank you for your understanding and support. Sarah.

Whilst the Post Office is closed, please put any ENTRIES for the TIMBERSCOMBE SHOW through the letter box of the door to the left (as you face the PO) of the shop.

Alternatively, entries can be sent to Wendy Cook, Blackball House, Holes Square, Timberscombe. TA24 7TJ.

Any problems with show entries: phone 01643 841471

We have been contacted by Linda Brooks, our PCSO, on behalf of the Speed Enforcement Team regarding the  30mph signs in the village along the main road. Small sticker type 30 mph signs have been placed on lampposts by a member of the public. Whilst the person who did this was trying to be helpful and with good intent it actually means that the law cannot be enforced.

The Police have informed us that:

“ we can’t enforce legally if there are any signs outside the traffic regulations order. In this case, the 30 mph zone is designated by a system of street lights, and the regulations state that no other signs can be used. Anyone caught speeding will get off on this technicality”

If anybody is aware who may have put up the stickers please could you make the person aware of these regulations. Otherwise, it may be that the enforcers delay coming to the area if they cannot legally do anything.

On several occasions over the past months hall equipment has not been correctly stored.  This has resulted in some situations that are hazardous to users and have had the potential to cause personal injury.

The following are some examples of what has occurred in the last two months.

• Tables on trolley NOT secured and in danger of falling when trolley moved. Potential to injure the next person moving the trolley.
• Too many tables on the trolley. There should be seven tables stacked on the trolley.  It is difficult to put an additional table on the trolley but somebody did manage it and left a very unstable unit as a result.  Three of the brown tables should be stored against the white tables in the store cupboard.
• Two tables stacked in the cupboard in a dangerous manner, leaning against the door waiting to fall out. This was VERY dangerous and had the potential
  for serious injury.

• Chairs stacked haphazardly and liable to topple over. There should be a maximum of nine chairs in a single stack.
• Power left switched on in kitchen causing dangerous overheating of hostess trolley. This was a significant fire risk.
• Lights left on and the front door left unlocked.

Other incidents that have had an unpleasant result are not flushing toilets, blocking cupboards in store with chairs, dirty crockery put away in kitchen.

We wish to remind ALL users that it is their responsibility to ensure that the hall and its equipment is left SAFE, CLEAN, and TIDY. That all lights are turned OFF, windows SHUT and doors LOCKED and that all equipment has been correctly stored in the allocated spaces. Signs showing the correct storage positions have now been attached to the inside of the storeroom doors.

It does not take very much time to make a proper check when vacating the hall. We would ask that one member of your organisation is nominated to make a final check of the Hall before locking up.

If there is any doubt as to the correct requirements, please ASK and we will gladly show any user.

Please report any incidents to that you find to us immediately so that we can rectify them BEFORE someone is hurt/injured.

Martin Booth

Chairman

Timberscombe Village Hall

The Lion inn BBQ meat raffle will take place at 8.30 pm on Friday (26th July) in the Lion Inn. Lots of tasty prizes to be won! Tickets available from the bar at £1 each. If your not going to be here for the draw,  you must ‘nominate a mate’s to collect it for you.

Sunny regards, Theresa at The Lion Inn