| Activity | For further information |
| 3inabar | A group of local musicians committed to live music who meet occasionally in the Ring O'Bells for informal folk-oriented performances. If you are interested in joining in or just want to be informed of future sessions please contact 3inabar@googlemail.com |
| Accommodation | Click here for information and useful links. |
| Bellringers | Practice on Tuesday evenings. Captain: Jill Wilkinson (01761 470773). |
| Bridleways &
Byways |
Contact
the Wansdyke
Bridleway & Byways
Association for advice and information (Aylet Anderson on
01761 470339). |
| Buses | Click here for timetable. |
| Car
Parking |
Spaces
available behind the Village Hall for
£4 per
month. Contact Myrna Ostgaard on 01761 479058 or by email. |
| Christmas Cards & Postcards | Click here for more information. |
| Café | The Saturday Café is run
by Priston
Church members in the Village Hall for the community and for visitors
to the village. Do please come and enjoy a cup of real coffee, bacon roll and/or cake and enjoy chatting with others. 10.30am-noon. |
| Councillor (B&NES) | Victor Clarke
(Conservative) Address: Stanton Gate, Bromley Road, Stanton Drew, Bristol, BS39 4DF. Telephone(s): 078 5577 6598 Email: vj.clarke@btopenworld.com |
| Cricket Club | Fixtures Secretary: Owain Jones
(01761 472908) See web-page. |
| Cycling | Local cycling club is Somer Valley
Cycling. Contact Peter or Tom Brookes (01761 470589) or visit www.somervalley.org.uk. |
| The Filling Station | Café-style worship continues in the lovely setting of Priston Mill. There will be contemporary worship and bible teaching as we enjoy coffee/tea and muffins together. All welcome. |
| Footpaths | For a map of footpaths within Priston Parish click here. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer click here. |
| Garden
Waste
Collection |
Garden Waste is collected on
alternate Tuesdays (Tuesday Week B) 2010: 08-Jun, 22-Jun, 06-Jul, 20-Jul, 03-Aug, 17-Aug, 31-Aug, 14-Sep, 28-Sep, 12-Oct, 26-Oct, 09-Nov, 23-Nov, 07-Dec, 21-Dec |
| Last Friday Club | Drinks/lunch in the Ring O'Bells pub on the last Friday of each month for people working from home in Priston or surrounding villages. Please contact Phil Callan. by email, or at Long Barn, Priston. 01761 471866. |
| The Link | Local magazine
serving Priston, Inglesbatch and
Nailwell . Priston Editors: Aylet Anderson (01761 470339) and Sue Jones (01761 472908). |
| Marksbury and District Playgroup | Quality
pre-school education in a caring environment. 9.15 am
–
12.15 pm Monday – Friday. For further details,
please
contact Joanne Groves on 1761 479449 or visit www.marksburyplaygroup.org.uk. |
| Marquee | Priston has a marquee available for
hiring to
the residents of Priston and the
immediate surrounding villages. Size: 10x4 metres. Rates are as follows: Priston: £30, Immediate Surrounding Villages: £50. Any other requests will be subject to negotiation and dependent on availability of a rigging team. Further information from: Doug Pattison on 01761 470609. |
| Mendip Folk Club | Mendip Folk Club presents musical occasions in Priston Village Hall. See the Calendar for current events, or call Vince or Heather Ash on 01761 300551 |
| Mobile Library | Comes to Priston at 10.05-10.25 am
alternate
Tuesdays. click here for details or contact Keynsham Library (01225 394191). |
| Mother & Toddler Group | Meets
every Tuesday 2.30-4.00 pm in the Village Hall. Contact Louise Callan (01761 472701) |
| Neighbourhood Watch | Local
Coordinator: Gail Pattison
(01761 470609) for Radstock Police phone 845 456 7000 (for non-emergency calls) for Crimestoppers phone 800 555111 |
| Oil-buying | Bulk oil-buying via Boilerjuice.com - PAGE members have already SAVED money and also saved many tanker journeys into the village, contact Peter Brookes on 470589 or via email if you are interested in joining. |
| PA
for hire |
PA for hire for use
in the Village Hall or for private parties. A 500 watt system of mini mixing desk/pre amp; power amp and speakers (All Carlsbro). This can play music off an ipod, lap top or other suitable input devices. Plenty loud enough for the village hall. A microphone can be mixed into the music if needed. £20 per hire. Text Owain 07871 572969 or email. |
| Parish Church of England Educational Charity | Contact Bill Drake-Brockman (01761 470594) |
| Parish Church of St. Luke and St. Andrew, Priston | Click here
for more info. |
| Parish Council | Contact the
Clerk: Christine Hunt
(01761 471580) for details. Click here for Minutes of Parish Council Meetings. For details of the Council and its activities see the Council's Publication Scheme |
| Post Box | On the village
green. Collections Mon-Fri 12pm, Sat 12pm.. |
| Priston Action Group for the Environment (PAGE) | Global
Warming? Carbon
Footprints? Sustainability? Does our children’s future really depend on us changing our lightbulbs? Isn't there something more we can do? And if so what? Are these some of the questions you have been asking? Or do you have some of the answers? Or perhaps, like us, you are concerned but confused. see here for more. |
| Priston Jubilee Morris | Click here
for details. |
| Refuse
Collections |
Normally every
Tuesday. See also under Garden Waste Collections. |
| Ring
& Ride Bus Service |
The scheme is intended for elderly and disabled individuals who find it difficult to access public transport. Click here or call 418097 for details. |
| Ring O'Bells Public House | See Pub web-site |
| Rozzie's Rodents |  Holiday time care for your furry freinds in my home.(weekends a possibility too).Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, Rats, Hamsters, Mice and Gerbils. No pet too small. £10 per week, per cage. please ring 01761 472702 for more information. |
| Schools | For recent
OFSTED reports of local schools click here. Click on the links for local primary schools:Farmborough, Marksbury. Click on the links for local secondary schools: Wellsway School. |
| Village Hall | See dedicated web page. See also PA for hire. |
| Waste
& Recycling Centres |
Click here
for details. |