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St Laurence East Harptree has been awarded a £294,900 grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to restore its 15C Tower, to conserve its wall paintings, stained glass and bells and to undertake a wide range of activities locally and with a school for disadvantaged young people in South Bristol. Further details can be found here: … [Read more...] about £294,400 grant awarded to East Harptree Church by the National Lottery Heritage Fund

Harptrees History Society West Harptree Memorial Hall, Wednesday 27th October. Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm. Are you interested in the Tudor period?  Professor Ronald Hutton, who has always been a popular speaker at the society's meetings, will turn his attention to the short reigns of Edward V1 and Mary, and the even shorter one of Lady Jane Grey, who came … [Read more...] about The Mid Tudor Crisis

The LPPU is due to be considered by a Government Inspector next Spring, and adopted in Summer 2022.  You can read and comment on the LPPU until 8 October.  EHEG's response to the changes to the plan can be viewed  here … [Read more...] about Consultation – Local Plan Partial Update

Are you longing to get out and do something? The Harptrees History Society has planned a new programme of speakers for the 2021- 2022 season in the newly refurbished West Harptree hall. On Wednesday September 29th Prof Richard Coates, a linguist from the University of the West England, will give a presentation on “The Somerset Dialect”.  He admits to not … [Read more...] about Harptrees History Society

The Parish Council has been informed that work to the drainage system will be taking place on Smithams Hill from the 9th August, for approximately 3 weeks. There may be temporary closures between Wallace Lane and Pitt Farm, and no parking on that section during this time. Any diversion will be via West Harptree and Wellsway, but hopefully it will just be stop/start signs or … [Read more...] about Drainage works on Smithams Hill