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Avening Parish Council
Welcome to the Avening Parish
Council website
Avening is a village dating back to the Saxon
period. Located in a wooded valley two miles north
of the town of Tetbury, in medieval times it grew
around the church and later around the mills that
were built for the wool industry.
The Norman Church of the Holy Cross,
consecrated in 1080, replaced an earlier Saxon
church, and was built at the instigation of Queen
Matilda, wife of William the Conqueror.
Much of the present character of Avening
originated in the 17th century with the development
of the cloth mills and the cottage industries
connected with them. The cloth industry was a
major factor in the growth of Avening until well into
the 19th century, giving it an industrial rather than
agricultural outlook.
Avening has a population of over 1000, making it
the largest village in the South Cotswolds. It is a
lively, active community, with a thriving primary
school and playgroup, many other groups such as
the youth club, WI and film club, a village hall,
social club, two public houses, a playing field, a
monthly magazine called The Villager and a golf
club just outside the village.
Your Parish Council
We are here to Preserve, Conserve
and Enhance the Parish of Avening.
We can’t do this alone, and
encourage everyone to join us in our
work to make Avening a great place
to live, work and play.
The public are welcome at our meetings
We meet on the third Wednesday every month
at 7.30 in the Memorial Hall. Check our Minutes
pages to see the types of things we discuss, and
also the agenda for the next meeting.
Clerk to the Parish Council
Shani Baker,
14 Green Close,
Uley, Dursley
GL11 5TH
TEL. 07415039234 (office hours only)
History pages
We have started to
build a single
repository for all of
the historic
documents and photos that have
been collected and donated to us.
This will build into a fantastic
resource for everyone to access,
and will build over time - the first
page brings together all the census
information from 1831 to 1911 - click
here to start exploring.
Information for NEW RESIDENTS
All the key information needed for
people who have recently moved to
Avening is here
Crowdfunding / Calor Grant Application for Avening Play Park
Zipwire
Our Crowdfunder Project is now live! and can be accessed during the Supporting Period
(4 June – 16 July) through the following link:
https://communityfund.calor.co.uk/avening-playing-field
The Parish Council has applied for a grant of £5,000 from the 2020 Calor Gas
Rural Community Fund to seek funding towards a new zipwire for the Play
Park. The total amount we need is £8,000. Calor is working with Crowdfunder
Ltd and will use the amount of public support received against the crowdfunder
project to determine which projects go forward as finalists. This will be done
on a points system – 1 point for a “like” or “share” and 10 points for each
pledge (but note that each user may only support a project once).
Please visit our Calor project and click on one of the buttons at the foot of the
page – either “like/share” or if you are feeling generous “pledge” to help us get
points for our grant application and raise funds for the zipwire. The more points
the better, so please also share the link to friends and relatives.
Many Thanks
Welcome to the Avening Parish
Council website
Avening is a village dating back to the Saxon period.
Located in a wooded valley two miles north of the town
of Tetbury, in medieval times it grew around the church
and later around the mills that were built for the wool
industry.
The Norman Church of the Holy Cross, consecrated in
1080, replaced an earlier Saxon church, and was built at
the instigation of Queen Matilda, wife of William the
Conqueror.
Much of the present character of Avening originated in
the 17th century with the development of the cloth mills
and the cottage industries connected with them. The
cloth industry was a major factor in the growth of
Avening until well into the 19th century, giving it an
industrial rather than agricultural outlook.
Avening has a population of over 1000, making it the
largest village in the South Cotswolds. It is a lively,
active community, with a thriving primary school and
playgroup, many other groups such as the youth club,
WI and film club, a village hall, social club, two public
houses, a playing field, a monthly magazine called The
Villager and a golf club just outside the village.
Avening
Parish Council
Avening
Parish Council
The public are welcome at our meetings
The public are welcome at our meetings
We meet on the third Wednesday every month
at 7.30 in the Memorial Hall. Check our Minutes
pages to see the types of things we discuss, and
also the agenda for the next meeting.
We meet on the third Wednesday every month
at 7.30 in the Memorial Hall. Check our Minutes
pages to see the types of things we discuss, and
also the agenda for the next meeting.
Your Parish Council
History pages
We have started to build
a single repository for all
of the historic documents
and photos that have been collected
and donated to us.
This will build into a fantastic
resource for everyone to access, and
will build over time - the first page
brings together all the census
information from 1831 to 1911 - click
here to start exploring.
Shani Baker,
14 Green Close,
Uley, Dursley
GL11 5TH
TEL. 07415039234 (office hours only)
NEW: Information for new residents
All the key information needed for people
who have recently moved to Avening is here
Crowdfunding / Calor Grant Application
for Avening Play Park Zipwire
Our Crowdfunder Project is now live! and can be accessed
during the Supporting Period (4 June – 16 July) through the
following link:
https://communityfund.calor.co.uk/avening-playing-field
The Parish Council has applied for a grant of £5,000 from
the 2020 Calor Gas Rural Community Fund to seek
funding towards a new zipwire for the Play Park. The total
amount we need is £8,000. Calor is working with
Crowdfunder Ltd and will use the amount of public support
received against the crowdfunder project to determine
which projects go forward as finalists. This will be done
on a points system – 1 point for a “like” or “share” and 10
points for each pledge (but note that each user may only
support a project once).
Please visit our Calor project and click on one of the
buttons at the foot of the page – either “like/share” or if
you are feeling generous “pledge” to help us get points for
our grant application and raise funds for the zipwire. The
more points the better, so please also share the link to
friends and relatives.
Many Thanks
