02/09/2025:

A quick request today for volunteers to assist with a traffic survey please.

The survey is planned to take place on Monday 15th September at the junction of the High Street and Claverham Road. We are looking for volunteers who can do a 2 hour shift at any of the following times:

05.00-07.00
07.00-09.00
09.00-11.00
11.00-13.00
13.00-15.00
15.00-17.00
17.00-19.00

If you are able to help, please could you reply to claverhamfuture@gmail.com indicating which time slots you could do so that we can compile a roster. If you are able to do more than one time please could you indicate this so that we can allocate across any gaps, but we will not ask you to do more than one shift unless you indicate you are willing to do so. We are looking for 3 people per slot and full instructions and equipment will be provided. Traffic is likely to be a very big part of our response so it is vital that we get this survey done.

I know some people have already volunteered to help with the count at Jasmine Lane/Brockley Way which will take place on the same day, so thank you very much to all those volunteers.

Kind regards
Jane Taylor
Secretary

01/09/2025:

Following our first committee meeting last week I thought I would update everybody.

Our purpose was agreed as “To gather and circulate facts/evidence for residents to use in compiling comments to any planning application for Land North of High Street, Claverham and any other major developments.”

As mentioned previously we have a tight timetable to work to with the planning application expected mid-October and only 6+ weeks after that to get responses back to North Somerset Council (NSC). We need to be able to submit as many comments as we can.

To this end the following actions were agreed:

1. To increase membership of Claverham Future by shout-outs on social media and encouraging people to share details with friends, neighbours and colleagues. We currently have over 280 subscribers but, given the population of Claverham, are sure that this can be increased.

2. To fundraise to support our campaign. Funds are needed to finance our communication channels and to organise the information gathering, surveys etc. A communication regarding fundraising will be sent out shortly.

3. To identify additional volunteers and local expertise by sending out a survey to all current and future subscribers to Claverham Future.

4. To set up sub-committees to gather information on the following and to allocate committee members to champion each sub-committee:

• Traffic/Transport/Parking/Access – vehicles (including emergency/construction), cyclists, pedestrians, equestrians. Traffic surveys are already being planned and requests for volunteers will be circulated.
• Environment including biodiversity, protected wildlife, areas of SSSI etc
• Utilities – water, sewerage, etc
• Drainage/Flooding
• Public services/infrastructure eg schools, medical facilities, public transport, employment
• Agriculture – at present the land is designated grade 1 Best and Most Versatile Agricultural Land but this is still to be confirmed by soil testing
• Heritage – listed buildings etc
• Planning regulations and sustainability criteria– knowledge of/experience with

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all once again for your tremendous response and to remind you that if you have any suggestions/concerns etc please email the committee on claverhamfuture@gmail.com.

Jane Dare
Chairperson Claverham Future

23/08/2025:

A village meeting was held on 18 August 2025 at the village hall and follow-up comments and information can be found in the Claverham Future Facebook Group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/297243043816296 or go to Facebook and search for “Claverham Future”

MESSAGE FROM CLAVERHAM FUTURE - 23/08/2025
Wow! What a turn-out at the Claverham Residents Meeting on Monday. It is great to see such support for the future of our village. Over the coming weeks we need to gather information and facts to feed into our responses to the anticipated planning application from Latimer/Clarion.

At the meeting I agreed to chair the volunteer group we know as Claverham Future (CF). I am joined by:
Howard Davies Deputy Chair
Tony Comport Treasurer
Jane Taylor Secretary

With leading lights
Rebecca Randall
Neil Mulllins
Rebecca Garey
Elizabeth Withers
Sal Pearson
Richard Sibley

This group cannot do the work alone and will rely on all campaigners to gather information. We may ask you to work with an expert in a specialist area to gather particular facts, feed this back to CF who will then circulate this out for you to feed into your planning responses. CF as a body does not submit planning responses as emphasised at the meeting it is for all residents of the village to submit responses. And as a point of note:
• It is imperative these responses are fact and not emotion based.
• Every member of your household should submit responses.
We have a tight timetable to work to. The planning application is expected mid-October and we will have 6+ weeks after that to get responses back to North Somerset Council (NSC). So, we must start to gather the information now.

I am meeting with the CF group above on 27th August and after that we will put out a further newsletter identifying Committee member roles, areas you can pursue and/or particular calls for assistance. In the meantime, if you have any ideas on fact finding please pursue these but please do feed back your findings. For instance, I know of one local resident who has already crafted a maildrop for the Jasmine Lane area to conduct a traffic survey. Our aim will be to connect this survey with other areas of the village.

Finally, it would be remiss of me not to thank Dave Hayler who conducted the meeting on Monday together with Nigel Cooper who with others have done such sterling work with CF in the past and will continue to support CF going forward. We must carry on the campaign they started and challenge planning applications that have a detrimental impact on our village.

Jane Dare
Chairperson Claverham Future