Criminals are turning to more sophisticated ways to take your money, whether through online offers, emails or telephone calls. Can you outsmart them?
Test your own ability on Take 5 – follow this link – Are you scam-savvy? – Take Five (takefive-stopfraud.org.uk)
Criminals are still using the cost of living crisis to scam the public
– do not become a victim –
Action Fraud are repeating their warning about cost of living scams in the lead up to Christmas
So once again we are encouraging members of the public to be extra vigilant against fraud, especially in sharing your personal and financial details with people you do not know. Do not let the fraudsters cash in on the cost of living crisis,
and please make sure you share this message with any friends and family who may be more vulnerable.
Common scams that are still circulating right now include:
• Energy Bill Rebates
• Cost of Living Payments
• Fuel Vouchers, Phone Bill discounts and Supermarket offers
• Fake Investment opportunities
Also beware of Non-Delivery and Non-Payment Scams.
• Non–Delivery Scam means a buyer pays in advance for goods or services online but those items are never received
• Non-Payment Scam means the seller sends goods sold via an online sales site but the seller never gets paid
Remember that criminals are expert at gaining your confidence and impersonating Government Agencies, Utility companies, Businesses and the Police.
As stated before, If it looks too good to be true it probably is.
Always be aware, and do not let Fraudsters and Scammers ruin your Christmas.
Enjoyable Carols Around The Christmas Tree on Wednesday 21st December, it was nice to see a good number of residents plus our local Safer Neighbourhood Team from Bromsgrove Police joined in with the festive singing.
The following planning application is available to view and comment on. Please use this
link to take you to the home page of Public Access
http://publicaccess.bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk/online-applications/ which is the tool for
viewing applications and making comment electronically.
• Click on the link above
• Type in the application number and click, this will take you to the summary page of Public
Access.
• When at the summary page
• To view the documents you will need to click on the tab, then
the .
• To make a comment click on the tab,
• Fill out your details and make your comment and press submit, this will go straight to the
relevant planning officer and be immediately viewable in the comments tab.
• If you have provided an email you can request a confirmation email.
| APPLICATION REFERENCE : | 22/01546/FUL |
| APPLICATION TYPE: | Full Application |
| DATE ACCEPTED: | 03.12.2022 |
| LOCATION: | Croppings Green Wood Stables, Warbage Lane Dodford Bromsgrove Worcestershire DY9 0AN |
| PROPOSAL: | Barn conversion to single dwellinghouse and ancillary operations |
| APPLICANTS NAME: | |
| PARISH COUNCIL: | Belbroughton Parish |
| WARD: | Belbroughton And Romsley Ward |
| CASE OFFICER: | Charlotte Wood |
| TELEPHONE: | 01527 64252 Ext 3412 |
| Charlotte.Wood@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk |
The following planning applications are available to view and comment on. Please use this
link to take you to the home page of Public Access
http://publicaccess.bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk/online-applications/ which is the tool for
viewing applications and making comment electronically.
• Click on the link above
• Type in the application number and click, this will take you to the summary page of Public
Access.
• When at the summary page
• To view the documents you will need to click on the tab, then
the .
• To make a comment click on the tab,
• Fill out your details and make your comment and press submit, this will go straight to the
relevant planning officer and be immediately viewable in the comments tab.
• If you have provided an email you can request a confirmation email.
| APPLICATION REFERENCE : | 22/01509/CPL |
| APPLICATION TYPE: | Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev |
| DATE ACCEPTED: | 25.11.2022 |
| LOCATION: | Cherry Trees, Third Road Wildmoor Bromsgrove Worcestershire B61 0BT |
| PROPOSAL: | Single storey rear extension and garage and garden room outbuildings |
| APPLICANTS NAME: | |
| PARISH COUNCIL: | Belbroughton Parish |
| WARD: | Belbroughton And Romsley Ward |
| CASE OFFICER: | Fiona Flower |
| TELEPHONE: | 01527 587 004 Ext 3098 |
| fiona.flower@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk |
| APPLICATION REFERENCE : | 22/01521/HHPRIO |
| APPLICATION TYPE: | Householder Prior Notification |
| DATE ACCEPTED: | 29.11.2022 |
| LOCATION: | Cherry Trees, Third Road Wildmoor Bromsgrove Worcestershire B61 0BT |
| PROPOSAL: | Additional storey to be added. Maximum height of dwelling to be 8.2 metres. Facing brickwork and windows to match existing. Proposed windows to principle elevation to line through with existing first floor windows and match in height width and style. |
| APPLICANTS NAME: | |
| PARISH COUNCIL: | Belbroughton Parish |
| WARD: | Belbroughton And Romsley Ward |
| CASE OFFICER: | Charlotte Wood |
| TELEPHONE: | 01527 64252 Ext 3412 |
| Charlotte.Wood@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk |
Avian Influenza confirmed near Bromsgrove: all livestock/bird keepers please read
3km Protection Zone includes part of Fairfield
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was confirmed on 26 November 2022 at a premises near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. A 3km Protection Zone and 10km Surveillance Zone were put in place around the premises. Affected birds on the infected premises will be humanely culled.
You can check if you are under restriction by using APHA’s interactive map which can be found here.
Details of the measures that apply in these zones can be found in the declaration here.
The NFU can provide their members with guidance on what to do if you are in a Disease Control Zone which includes information on disease control measures and licensing. This information is available here and please do get in touch if you need any guidance or support.
Please be aware, if you have any poultry on your farm, even just a few chickens in the garden (this makes you a poultry keeper) and if any part of your CPH falls within one of the Disease Control Zones then restrictions will also apply to the movement of ANY of your livestock (including cattle, horses etc). A general licence is now available on the government website which can be used to transport livestock as long as certain conditions are met, including ensuring there has been no contact between livestock and poultry or captive birds for 21 days prior to movement.
If parts of a single holding (with one CPH) are in different zones, then the whole of the site is considered to be in the zone with the highest level of restriction. If you have more than one holding and they have separate CPH’s, any holding with a single CPH where the entire holding is outside of the zone will not be subject to the additional restrictions that apply within the zones.
Licensing:
If your premises is in one of the Disease Control Zones, a movement licence will be required for certain activities. Specific licences can be obtained from the APHA by using their online licensing portal.
Please ensure you give the APHA as much notice as possible as it can take time to issue licences. Complex and high-risk movements will require extra time to assess and process.
There are general licences available for certain movements, more information on these can be found on the government website.
General information and guidance:
On Saturday 5th May 2023, King Charles will be crowned in full splendour in a ceremony that has remained essentially the same over a thousand years, and last seen in the United Kingdom in 1953.
For some people this ceremony may be the only coronation that they will ever see.
As a community, how do we mark the accession and coronation of King Charles III?
Do you have any suggestions for initiatives that can celebrate the life of the late Queen and the good health of our King?
How should we celebrate the coronation? With a single event of a weekend full of events? What would you attend?
Or, dare we ask, not bother?
The coronation may be 5 months away, but planning must start today. Please email your suggestions to admin@fvca.org.uk
The next Community Association Committee Meeting is on Wednesday 23rd November 2022 at 7.30pm in the Barton Room at the Village Hall.
Below the agenda, which appears long, but most are one/two-line updates.
Item 5: A step-by-step guide to setting up a charity can be found at https://www.gov.uk/set-up-a-charity At this stage, we are considering whether to register a charity, and if it is agreed further work will be required, which will need to be approved by the FVCA committee before putting to the Community. If it is agreed by the FVCA committee and approved by the Charity Commission that we become a Registered Charity, any application to become a Registered Charity and change to the constitution would require a motion at an AGM or EGM, and if approved, committee members would become charity trustees; our next AGM should be in March 2023. Should it be decided that we do register as a charity – and should we be accepted by the Charity Commission – in addition to being able to apply for more grants, we would also be able to claim gift aid.
AGENDA
1. Apologies
2. Approval of minutes of previous meeting
3. Chair’s Report
4. Finance/Treasurer’s Report
5. Consider registering as a charity
6. Highways Update
7. Postbox Update
8. Wildmoor Quarry Expansion
9. Pepper Wood Extension
10. Activities/Initiatives: Update & Future Plans
a. Newsletters
b. Neighbourhood Watch
c. Keep Fairfield Tidy
d. Dining Group
e. Social Saturdays
f. Foodie Fairfield
g. Festive Fairfield
i. Village Christmas Tree
ii. Village Advent Calendar
iii. Santa’s Grotto (3rd December)
iv. Carols Around The Christmas Tree (21st December)
v. NYE Party (31st December)
h. Fairfield Walkers
i. Social Wednesdays
j. Harvest Festival
k. Remembrance Sunday
l. Pancake Race 2023 (18th February)
m. Picnic 2023 (9th July)
n. Summer Fete 2023 (19th August)
o. Recording History
p. Coronation of King Charles (6th May & B/Hol 8th May)
q. Fairfield Flicks
r. Brewery Events
s. Inn in the Hall (The Forfeld Inn)
11. Proposed Expenditure:
a. Purchase of Lindr Machine
b. Purchase of Publicity Materials
c. Book Speakers/Activities for Social Wednesdays
12. Growing the Committee
13. Any other business
14. Date of Next Meeting
Residents gathered on Remembrance Sunday (13th November) for a short service at the village war memorial.
Wreaths were laid by Bromsgrove Police (our local Safer Neighbourhood Team), Fairfield Village Community Association, Fairfield First School & Fairfield Womens Institute.
The collection raised £82.10 for the Royal British Legion.
Following the service, residents enjoyed refreshments & cake inside the village hall.
Thanks to everyone who supported our Halloween brewery event and/or screening of BEETLEJUICE on Saturday 29th October
Our grateful thanks to Woodcote Brewery and Banners.
