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17 May 2018 Annual Meeting
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Sports Clubs
A selection of some Backwell sports clubs: Tennis Bowls Adult Football and Junior Swimming / squash Judo Previously Backwell has had its own golf course, but there are several high quality golfing facilities in the local area.
Community Connect
Community Connect is a service run by Curo (in partnership with WERN) covering the whole of North Somerset. The service has Community Agents and Community Development Workers working actively with people throughout the area to link them with information and support. The purpose of the service is to support people to stay connected, supported and active in their communities so that they can remain living independently at home for as long as possible. The service is different to Care Connect, the local authority call centre for information on Health & Social Care. With Community Connect there is the opportunity for someone to have face to face contact with a representative (via a home visit to tease out issues that may be of concern to people in a more informal way]. Community Connect improves awareness of services, providing support and advice to help people access the services they need. This may [...]
Cultural Activities
Just a few selected examples: Our village theatre and Film Club: Backwell Playhouse Backwell Bridge Club Backwell Probus Club Nailsea Concert Orchestra Historical Society Fagus Gardening
Defibrillator
An automatic external defibrillator (AED) has been installed outside Backwell Medical Centre. The AED is available for use 24 hours a day / 7 days a week. In case of emergency please dial 999, and you will be given an access code which will enable you to gain access to the AED.
Walking leaflets
A collection of Backwell Walks, including the ‘Backwell Round’, have been published by the Parish Council and are available from the links below. We thank the volunteers who did this work and hope you enjoy! Round Backwell Walks and Map Walk 1 Walk 2 Walk 3 Walk 4 Walk 5 Walk 6 Grove Farm Public Path Map
Neighbourhood Plan
Backwell was one of the first villages to develop our neighbourhood plan and have it examined and approved. It can be viewed Adopted Neighbourhood Plan 2015. You can view the Examiners Report October 2014. The referendum results are available. In February 2019, we reviewed the delivery of the Neighbourhood Plan, and the report showed that the agreed developments are being implemented at the expected rate.
Schools
We are very proud to have three excellent schools here all of whom have recently been awarded ‘OUTSTANDING’ by OFSTED. This has been achieved by not only the hard work of the teachers, but also the pupils. The three state schools in the area are: Backwell School, Backwell Junior School and West Leigh Infants School. Backwell School Following a recent Ofsted inspection, Backwell School and its Sixth Form have been judged ‘Outstanding’. It is the first and only secondary school in North Somerset to have been awarded such a grade, which is the highest possible. Backwell School, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3BX Head Teacher: Mr Jon Nunes Telephone: Tel: 01275 463371 Fax: 01275 463077 E-mail: mailbox@backwellschool.net Web: www.backwellschool.net Backwell C of E Junior School Backwell Church of England Junior School is located 6 miles south of Bristol. We are a voluntary controlled junior school with nearly 240 pupils aged 7 to 11. [...]