THE online community newspaper for Nailsea people, their family and their friends

November 2025

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Property people

North Somerset Council’s revised draft Regulation 19 Local Plan is out for consultation. The plan highlights Backwell along with Nailsea as a strategic area for growth with almost 4,000 more homes. Read more on our property page HERE

What's On 2025

Winter is here, the night after Halloween and November arrives with December just around the corner. Read all about it on our What's On page

Gallery 2025

Two more farmers' markets in Nailsea High Street, then the fabulous Eat:Festival and all the Christmas events to come. We have weeks of wonderful photo opportunities. This little lad featured on our What's On page and the photo was shared by his grandmother. View other gallery photos here HERE

PETITION ONE

CALL FOR DOUBLE YELLOW LINES

Nailsea resident Ian Ridge began this petition to enforce double yellow lines on Mizzymead Road. He said: "For those of us living along this road it has become a dangerous and congested nightmare, especially during school hours. I've witnessed firsthand the hazards caused by the lack of proper parking regulations. Cars line both sides of Mizzymead Road, creating a chaotic and perilous situation that endangers children exiting the school and causes significant traffic issues." Go to https://www.change.org/p/enforce-double-yellow-lines-on-mizzymead-road-in-nailsea?source_location=search

PETITION TWO

FREE PARKING FOR AN HOUR

Nailsea resident Sienna Braithwaite is also concerned about parking along Mizzymead Road but feels if Crown Glass Shopping Centre introduced one hour free this would help solve the problem. She said: "I live near Mizzymead and my road is getting dangerous to drive down and to cross the road due to people trying to avoid parking charges. Some people are only going to collect a prescription, for example and I don’t think you should pay for that." To sign her petition go to https://www.change.org/p/allow-first-30-minutes-of-crown-glass-car-parking-to-be-free?source_location=search

BY-ELECTION FOR LONG ASHTON

It will be a test of public opinion with five parties vying for a seat in a by-election on Thursday, November 13. Ther vacancy was caused by Green councillor Stuart McQuillan stepping down as he is moving out of the area. Candidates from the Conservatives, Greens, Labour, Liberal Democrats and Reform UK are all contesting the seat.

AREAS OF DEPRIVATION

Jaywick, a coastal village in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, is the most deprived village in England and Wales. It was the most deprived 10 years ago. North Somerset was ranked 111 out of 296 local authorities with six per cent of its neighbourhoods rated 'highly deprived' and they are all in Weston-super-Mare. The figure across England is 10 per cent.

ARREST
Police have arrested a 45-year-old man in Nailsea this month on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class B drugs (cannabis). He was released under investigation.

A West End musical star and former Nailsea School student will be on stage for The Royal Variety Performance which returns to the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday, November 19.

Hope Kenna will be part of the cast of Just One Day which will be performing in a sequence introduced by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure.

The annual performance, organised by and in aid of the Royal Variety Charity, is attended by senior members of the Royal Family.

More here https://www.royalvarietycharity.org/news/detail/royal-variety-2025-line-up-announcementRoyal Variety Line-Up Announcement

Also appearing will be Jessie J, BGT winner Harry Moulding and musical extravaganzas from the casts of Les Misérables and Paddington.

The Royal Variety Performance welcomes a new host each year with comedian, actor and presenter Jason Manford taking the reins for a spectacular 2025 evening with opera star Katherine Jenkins leading the National Anthem.

National treasure Stephen Fry will also make a guest appearance, hot off the stage from the West End production of The Importance of Being Earnest and being booted of Celebrity Traitors!.

The show will also be broadcast on ITV1, with a date and time to be announced.

It has also been announced that Just For One Day has had its run at the Shaftesbury Theatre extended until Saturday, February 7, and then fingers crossed the fabulous show will go on tour.

Just For One Day is a;; about the 1985 Live Aid concert, featuring hit songs from artists like Queen, David Bowie, and U2.

It tells the story of the event that united the world through music to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.

To book tickets go to https://www.shaftesburytheatre.com/events/just-for-one-day-live-aid-musical/.

Meanwhile, our other former Nailsea School student celebs have been keeping busy.

Super model and inspiration speaker Mollie Pearce has been home and away ‘on tour’ with Vamps musician boyfriend Connor Ball‌.

Busy promoting branded clothing lines and campaigning for better loo facilities for people who use Stoma bags we were hoping our own ‘action girl’ would pop up on Celebrity Traitors Uncloaked programme but they is still time for that.

We know the foodie and music festival fan is watching the show!

Amber, our award-winning school cook is on maternity leave, but continues to promote healthy eating for youth and experimenting with new chocolate recipes at home.

She also tried her hand tasting some nutritious plant-based food at a chefs festival and signed her new baby up at her local library where she discovered some great child-friendly food books.

Remembrance dates

Sunday, November 2

4pm Nailsea Methodist Church hold a candles of remembrance service

Sunday, November 9

10.20am on Nailsea remembrance parade sets off from Hannah More Road to Holy Trinity church
10.45am Nailsea & Backwell Rugby FC hold a act of remembrance at West End Park and invited community to join veterans and serving members of armed forces and uniformed services

Tuesday, November 11

11am Christians Together hold a remembrance service in Somerset Square

until Monday, November 17

Nailsea in Bloom remembrance poppies will be in flower beds throughout the town

The Royal British Legion poppy appeal collectors led by Nigel Turner are at:

Saturday, November 1, 10am-4pm, Waitrose and Tesco, Nailsea
Saturday evening, November 1,Nailsea & Backwell Rugby Club firework display
Friday, November 7,10am-4pm, Waitrose and Tesco, Nailsea
Saturday, November 8,10am-4pm, Waitrose and Tesco, Nailsea

More information on our Arthur E Davey & Sons sponsored BMD page HERE

Nailsea People has had a peek inside the new banking hub at the former Home Additions shop which has moved to Clevedon.

We record progress in slideshow above during the months after the workmen began making the property fit for purpose.

Like many small towns, Nailsea in North Somerset was left with only the local Post Office after the last bank, Lloyds, closed its doors for good in February this year.

The new hub at 110 High Street will offer a range of services with representatives from different banks rotating from day to day.

Cash Access UK agreed the High Street site following a successful application from councillor James Turner on behalf of Nailsea Town Council.

Cllr Turner said he was 'really pleased' the new hub will be coming and it is expected to open fingers-crossed on Thursday,or Friday, November 6-7. OPEN NOW

Banking hubs offer face-to-face services in communities that have lost their high street bank branches. Nailsea lost four banks. The hubs are owned by Cash Access UK and run by the Post Office in partnership with nine major high street banks.

They can be used for paying in and withdrawing cash, paying bills and getting change for businesses.

You can also get face-to-face meetings with your bank for more specific enquiries, though this depends on whether a representative from your bank is on that day.

The temporary banking hub set up at Scotch Horn Leisure Centre, Brockway, will now close.

Other work in progress along the High Street includes the clock - waiting for work to be signed-off STOP PRESS it is now going tick tock from Monday morning, November 3, and should keep perfect time now, says town council; Broad Street hair salon has had the diggers on site and during the farmers' market, some stalls had to be swapped around because of the boarding. And at No65 they are just waiting for its new lettering to be painted.

November opening for Nailsea banking hub

Santa Claus doing grocery shopping at the supermarket, he is pushing a full cart and check

New Christmas 2025 events page HERE

LOCATION LOCATION: Marks & Spencer is looking for places to build food stores in our area and list Nailsea among them. But if you look at the criteria we fail on many points especially easy access to major roads...Lidl have been looking for considerable longer without success

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By royal appointment

After a gap of 30 years an elderly man has finally said a big thank you in person to the Nailsea mum who saved his life many decades ago.

Back in 1996 Suzanne Osborne, now aged 56 with two grown-up children, was working as a receptionist at Unilever in Lewins Mead when security guard Graeme Lenton then in his 60s came in with some wrongly delivered post.

When he collapsed to the floor not breathing Suzanne together with colleague Pam Nicholls performed CPR until the ambulance crew arrived.

The man survived due to their efforts as thankfully they both were trained first aiders.

Suzanne said: “It was scary, he went purple.

“Pam did compressions and I did mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and then we swapped until the paramedics took over and shocked him back to life.”

The ambulance service wrote a letter at the time commending them on their actions, saying that it wasn’t often that the outcome was so positive in the circumstances.

Fast forward 30 years and Graeme, aged 93, turned up unexpectedly on Suzanne’s Trendlewood doorstep and they had a lovely catch-up.

They’d exchanged Christmas cards previously but never met as he only had her landline telephone number which was no longer connected.

A week after the meeting Suzanne and Pam both receive a letter and cheque for £1,500 which Graeme said he was going to leave it to them in his will but wanted them to enjoy the money during his lifetime.

He’d had three extra decades thanks to Suzanne and Pam and seen his children grow and grandchildren born.

After recovering at the BRI Graeme went on to set up a support group for heart attack survivors.

Suzanne and Pam jointly decided to buy a gold necklace with a heart to remind them of happy result of their action and Suzanne hopes to put some monies towards a sunshine holiday when husband Mike turns 60 next year.

Appropriately Suzanne now works for the Tyntesfield Medical Group as a receptionist at Long Ashton.

Graeme thanks lifesaver Suzanne

PRETTY PELICAN IMPROVEMENTS

North Somerset Council planners have given Pelican Business Services, of Clevedon Walk, permission to clad its Nailsea office with new panels and replace windows.They have three years to complete the works.