Sadly, on the 31st of October I attended the funeral of our much loved and respected Town Councillor Terry Luker. St Mary’s Church was absolutely crammed with approximately 300 mourners many of whom went onto the service at Westerleigh Crematorium followed by food and drinks at the Star Inn. Our thoughts and prayers are with Jen and his family.
Once again, we had an excellent Remembrance Sunday Parade. It was wonderful to see so many young people amongst those turning out on a wet Sunday morning both to march and to join in with the Act of Remembrance, to remember the service and sacrifice of all those from Britain and its allies that defended our freedoms and protected our way of life.
Thank you to everyone who helped plan the event, the Royal British Legion for carrying out the parade, Lesley Hewish and Churches Together, the Police, volunteers, and everyone who supported the Act of Remembrance this year. A special thanks to Jeff Walshe who recorded the ceremony at the War Memorial and has given his permission for us to use his photograph.
Just a quick reminder of Wotton’s Christmas Under The Edge event which is on Saturday 2nd December. Gideon York from the Cotswold Book Shop has taken the job of leading the event this year. If you would like a stall or to volunteer to help at this year’s event, please email christmasundertheedge.com. We look forward to seeing you there.
The Council budget process is underway with completed budgets signed off at the end of January 2024. If you have ideas or suggestions on what you feel the Council’s priorities and ambitions should be for 2024, please send them to your local councillors or the Town Clerk so that they can be considered and discussed at council.
Councillor Teresa Creese is working with volunteers from the community on improving the Symn Lane Play Area. Have you shared your ideas with her? Do you want to get involved? I know Teresa would love your help, please get in touch tcreese@wotton-under-edge.com
Young people are being asked for their thoughts and ideas on support and activities in Wotton Under Edge. The deadline for the survey is December 11th, 2023, we look forward to hearing their views.
Huge congratulations to Wotton Community Sports Foundation who have just been honoured with the King’s Award for Voluntary Service, well done everyone.
We now have two vacancies for Town Councillors. If you are interested and would like to get involved and help influence your town, please contact the Town Clerk who will explain how to apply Clerk@wotton-under-edge.com Tel: 01453 843210.
Town Mayor Cllr Martin Tucker