Meeting Minutes October 2025
- Steve Mewes
- Oct 24
- 3 min read
Apologies received from – Emily, Anthony, Kate and Sarah
1. Welcome from Chair
2. Update on Activities and Outstanding Actions
Feedback form for Solar St Mary’s closed SM. Feedback all still mainly positive. No further update on the project, still awaiting reply from Historic England for visit.
Leaflets at churches. Date/venue of meeting will be incorrect as of Jan. Will update leaflet with stickers? Action: VBH offered to do this.
Action for SM – is tech for cash possible. Steve discovered Fixy Van is still operating.
Swift Tower – GC has researched of initiatives – ‘Swift Cities’ such as Edinburgh, Oxford and Lancaster. Lots of villages and parish councils declared ‘Swift Villages’. The birds nest almost exclusively in buildings built before 1919. Plan is to create iconic tower, with community involvement and co-design with children/schools involved. Mens Shed to be approached to ask for help with build. We will need funding. Site location remains an issue - need open space, clear line of sight, no traffic. An electronic caller may be needed to encourage. Cameras? Target May?
Repair Café – went well. Was a bit quiet, weather was bad. Raised £160.
3. Finance report
Gail provided a financial report below.
Closing balance £2536.50.
Key headlines – monies in from Repair Café, donations from Sunlit and Somerset Stoves. Outgoings included annual insurance and hire of Village Hall for Repair Café.
Action SM – stop extra grass cutting at WW - speak to Will/PC
Solar Update:
Emily was able to email in a report:
1 of the 4 installs booked in since last meeting is complete. Donation of £50 for this has been received – many thanks. Enquiries coming in so we can expect the numbers to continue increasing slowly.
4. Upcoming events:
Freecycle Sun 12 October 10-12. Weather looking good.
Big Tidy Up 26 October – Venetia organising. 10am Borough Yard. Action: SM to contact Suzanne’s family as a courtesy to check still ok to use her yard.
Posters done - VBH
Worthington Woods Work Party – Sunday 16th November 10am-12pm to tackle brambles
Terry’s Wood Work Party – Sunday 23rd November 10am (the following Sunday 30th as a back-up date if weather is poor). Please come and help clear the brambles.
5. AOB
New Venue and dates from January – More central location to attract more attendees. The George happy to accommodate 2nd Weds of every month from Jan.
WRAF grant successful. Awaiting news at ceremony at Bluebird. Applied for £750 for water butts for Wedmore in Bloom.
Environmental and biodiversity sub-committee with PC - GC attended. Rowan tree for cemetery. GC suggested a bioblitz. Swift Tower suggested. Dave Kirley will attend Nov GW meeting.
Sat 01 November Dave Kirley wants to do survey at WW, Terrys Wood and Cemetery. SM, VBH & GC to attend
29th November – St Mary’s Church Xmas Fair –probably not this time.
St Mary’s Church has just been awarded Bronze Eco Church Award. – Richard says thank you to GW. They will be going for Silver next.
Lisa – Green Careers Week 03-07 Nov. Millfield, careers team – lunch with green rep with local speakers. Would anyone be interested in speaking and meeting the students?
Vanessa – eel group to be applying for charity status.
Next meeting Thursday November 13th 7:30pm
Summary report 1 September – 1 October 2025
Allocations
` Butterfly Corridor £72.40
Unallocated £2464.10
Grand Total £2536.50