Welcome to Priors Marston on the web

Whether you have found us by accident or design, welcome to Priors Marston and this, our little space on the web.

Clicking on the map on the right will allow you to find out more about our location and, when you click the magnifying glass, our village layout.

Clicking on any of the links at the top of the page will allow you to find out more about our village whilst the links on the left will allow you to navigate each page.

Latest News Headlines and Web Site Additions

Rubbish Collection: (August 12th) MORE

Minutes of Parish Council Meetings (August 12th)

Unfortunately none have been submitted since March so I am unable to update residents on what the PC has been up to .....

SDC has introduced new rubbish collection procedures, more details can be seen here.  Unfortunately the council does not yet have sufficient bins to deliver to our village so we have been instructed to continue using black bags and black boxes until such time as the new wheelie bins are delivered.  Accordingly;

Blue Square days are the days when black bags, green wheelie bins and black recycling boxes should be left out and

Grey Square days are the days when black bags are left out.

 

As in most things in life not all things go smoothly and the green bins were not emptied as they should have been on Friday 8th.  As a result a number of residents thought it apposite to leave these bins out over the weekend - blocking footpaths and pavements - perhaps NOT the most considerate idea.

 

I have been in contact with SDC and can confirm that any green bins left out will be emptied on Tuesday August 13th .....

 

 

 

What's Going On

A new section to the web site has been added, What's Going On, and this can be accessed using the link at the top of the screen.

Latest additions to this section include; Films showing at The Priors Hall and The Annual Steve Kyte Memorial Shield General Knowledge Quiz, being held at the Sports Club on January 25th.

Keeping Priors Marston Tidy

Our more observant residents may well have noticed that over the Christmas and New Year period that the rubbish has not been collected on the normal Mondays.

The local authority had taken the trouble to notify residents that collection would be disrupted by printing revised collection dates on the black refuse bags.  The less observant residents obviously missed this fact, hence the unsightly appearance of refuse being put out a day early.

Rubbish will be collected on Tuesday January 8th, recycling will next take place on January 15th.

A number of bin bags have been put out without being tied at the top, as a result rubbish is being blown around the village.  It would be appreciated if those responsible could perhaps rectify this - after all, litter does NOT pick itself up.

Drinkers are requested to make use of the many rubbish bins situated around the village rather than just throwing their empty bottles in the verges of our village.
I have been asked to inform you that a memorial fund will be on-line soon to collect donations for the families of the Firefighters who tragically lost their lives at the Atherstone on Stour fire.

This will be available for on-line payments shortly (click here) and we will provide a link for you to include from your website if you have one or which local people can access. If colleagues are aware of anyone thinking of establishing any other appeal fund it would be appreciated if they made them aware of the fund being set up by Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service and ask people to give to this. This will ensure continuity of approach and also how funds are distributed to the families involved.

Many Thanks
 Jeremy Lee
Manager of the Emergency Planning Unit
Emergency Planning Unit
Community Protection Directorate
Warwickshire County Council

Dave Pegg & PJ Wright - Galileo's Apology
Priors Marston's own P J Wright & Fairport Convention 's Dave Pegg
after performing at Glastonbury invite you to join them at
The Priors Hall on Friday 19th October at 8 o'clock
to take
"A Night Off with Peggy & PJ"
featuring their debut album 'Galileo's Apology'
and Special Guest Thom Kirkpatrick

Tickets £10.00  under 16's £5.00
From Pete Brown 01327 260281 Brenda Dommett 01327 261084

All Proceeds to The Priors School & Priors Sports Club
Licensed Bar
 

Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention’s bassist since 1969, Jethro Tull’s from 1979-1995) and PJ Wright (the guitar, vocals of Little Johnny England, Steve Gibbons Band 1980-99) met while recording the first Dylan Project album and quickly recognised their shared musical tastes and influences. Fairport’s Winter Tour 2006, when PJ was the opening solo turn, saw the pair coming up with an evening of eclectic roots music peppered with amusing tales and anecdotes drawn from a combined seventy seven glorious years (?) as professional musicians.


 

The Village Fete

There was torrential rain at Byfield and Hellidon and it even rained at North Farm but The Hermitage was bathed in sunshine on the afternoon of Saturday 16th June!

A very warm welcome was given to Ken and Joy Phillips, who travelled down from Yorkshire to open the Fête and they had a chance to see lots of their friends from Priors Marston and beyond. Ken was Priest in Charge of these three parishes - Priors Hardwick, Wormleighton and Priors Marston - from 1985 until 2002.  It was good to hear The Towcester Studio Band playing throughout the afternoon again and this year the children from Priors School performed a delightful Maypole dance.  The ponies looked so smart and worked hard giving lots of the youngsters a great time!

A huge ‘thank you’ goes to all the stall holders and everyone who ran a game, everyone who helped set up the stalls on Friday evening and Saturday morning and to those stalwarts who helped clear it all away afterwards!

The total sum raised is in excess of £4,000 – a wonderful sum - an increase of more than £650 on last year's record.  Thank you to everyone who supported the Fête in any way and a very special thank you to David and Jenny Holmes for once again hosting the Fête in their lovely gardens at The Hermitage.

The Fête Committee

Our Carbon Footprint

Have you ever considered the impact that your driving might have upon the environment?  Have you ever questioned the need to use the car rather than walk?

  • If you find need to drive your child to, or from, school rather than walk the short distance why not team up with a neighbour, after all, surely one car is better than two.

    • In fact - why not walk, after all, is a 500 metre walk such a strain?

      • In case of rain - use an umbrella

  • Did you know that driving within speed limits is a greener way to drive than not doing so?  Drive slower - use less fuel, drive slower - less need to brake - less wear and tear on your car, save money and help save the planet.

Have you ever wondered if there are savings that could be made in using Tesco's Home Shopping services a really good point was raised the other week by our news gatherer?

  • Do you use Tesco's online shopping service?  Do you have Tesco's deliver your weekly shop to your home?

    • If 2 or more homes within a 1 mile radius have their shopping delivered in the same journey Tesco's will reduced the delivery charge.

    • More details will follow, however if you are interested in saving money and in helping to save the planet please click here to register for Tesco Combined Delivery

Other Stuff

  • Famous, or wannabe famous residents (more)

Road Closure Details (village map), The alternative route map can be seen here

 

 

Alternative Route Map

 

 

 

 

 

News Stories

  • Road closure

    An alternative route to Southam is via the Hardwick Road, and Welsh Road, rejoining the Southam Road near to Marston Doles.  Access to and egress from properties and land adjacent to this length of road, and for pedestrians will be maintained at all times.  Warwickshire County Council regrets any inconvenience that this may cause. If you have any queries regarding these works, please contact the Engineer for these works, Mr C Barfield on: 01926-421326. (maps)

  • Priors Hall AGM

    • The Annual General Meeting for the Priors Hall will be held on Thursday 21st June at 7.30 p.m. in the main Hall.  (Don’t miss the free glass of wine served to all who come.)

  • June 16th, St Leonard's Church Fete

    • At the time of writing no further information has been submitted

  • Boogie in the Barn, June 16th, 20.00 - midnight, live entertainment from Daniel Smith Blues Band

    • At the time of writing no further information has been submitted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Famous Residents

  • Art for Art's Sake

    • No, not 10cc but a local artist whose work has been featured in several leading galleries as well as on the web, visit www.markjessett.com to find out more

    • Mark's wife, Milly, is also of the creative type and some of her work can be seen at www.loopydesign.com

 

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