Here to protect the rural character and environment of the Village and to promote Kewstoke as a pleasant place to live.

The Parish Council is currently looking to recruit an Assistant Parish Clerk to act as back up and assist the Current Parish Clerk with current day to day activities.

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The salaried position will be part time and is anticipated initially to be no more than 5 hours per week in total, with actual hours and salary to be agreed. There would be the possibility of increased hours following a successful probation period.

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The main duties of the Current Parish Clerk involves:-

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Preparation of documentation for Parish and sub Committee meetings  

Taking minutes at meetings

Updating Notice boards and the Parishes website

Running a small Payroll

Processing payments to suppliers (on-line banking)

Providing Councillors with regular financial information such as performance against budget, bank reconciliations and precept calculations

Preparing VAT reclaims

Liaising with External Auditors

Preparing Annual Accounts

Ensuring the Health and Safety of Staff, Councillors and Volunteers

Maintenance of Policies and procedures

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Candidates should be computer literate, familiar with basic financial practices, administrative tasks and the use of online spreadsheets. Training will be given as to the clerk’s use of spreadsheets etc.

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It is anticipated that these tasks or at least in part would be gradually transferred to the successful applicant once training had been provided. 

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If you are interested and would be available for an interview or would wish to discuss the position further please contact the Parish Clerk. Details below

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Closing date for applications 20th March 2026

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Mike Hardwick

Parish Clerk

Tel 07836 386244

Email  Clerk@kewstokeparishcouncil.gov.uk 

Given the significant changes to the recycling and waste service this year, the decision was made to delay the introduction until early next year. North Somerset Council (NSC) can now confirm that Weston-super-Mare will be the first site to benefit from the system. From Monday 2 February, you’ll need to book a slot before visiting.
From Monday 2 March, the same system will be in place for the Portishead and Backwell sites.

For residents with vehicle permits, NSC will be contacting them before the new system starts to explain how permits will work with the changes.
The booking system will be on the website and accessible via the North Somerset Council app.

For those without access to the internet, we ask residents to help to make a booking online on behalf of friends and family members. Doing it online is the quickest, easiest and cheapest way to book. Calls into the contact centre will be answered with an automated system to capture the information that we need for the booking.

More details including frequently asked questions are available on the NSC website.

Another year has slipped by, but the work the Parish Council does continues to go on quietly in the background.

Find out more: Kewstoke Parish Counil Newsletter 2025 

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We are a small, vibrant and forward-looking school. We are very proud of our children, staff and the community that we represent. Being a small village school enables us to know all of our children really well and visitors often comment on the friendly ‘Kewstoke Family’ feel to the school. There is a great team of dedicated teachers and support staff who all work to ensure that every child has an enjoyable, safe and stimulating time here at Kewstoke. Learning is our priority. We value and nurture individuality and inspire a life-long love of learning through our creative curriculum and extra-curricular opportunities.

Our school passionately believes that every child is capable of anything! We have a real belief that nothing is impossible and want our children to develop a strong growth mind-set. This means that we are continually developing our learning and teaching practice so there is no limit placed on any of our children – a true belief that each and every child at Kewstoke can do extraordinary things. It is our privilege to have the opportunity to be part of the children’s development.

With an incredible backdrop to our site of Worlebury Woods and Sand Bay, outdoor learning is an integral element of our curriculum. The children make regular visits to the beach, where they can put their problem solving and team work skills to the test. Wellies and outdoor clothes are an essential part of the uniform at Kewstoke Primary as the weather is not always on our side!

Please feel free to contact the school with any queries you may have, visits are warmly welcomed. We know once you visit, you too will fall in love with what we have to offer you and your child. If you have any further questions I would be delighted to answer them for you at your earliest convenience.


Mr Neil Champs
Interim Headteacher
Kewstoke Primary School

https://www.kewstokeprimary.co.uk/

Please note the Parish Councils email address has now changed to  clerk@kewstokeparishcouncil.gov.uk .

This is the main email contact for all future Parish Council matters. 

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Hey, I’m Dan - your MP for Weston-super-Mare, Worle and the villages.

My job is to represent you and to advocate for our community, whether tackling local issues or pushing for change nationally.
If you’ve got something you want to raise, need help with a problem, or just want to chat about what’s going on, I’m here for you.

Drop me an email, give my office a ring, or send a letter, whatever works best for you.
Let’s keep Weston moving forward, together.

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Dan Aldridge.

Email: daniel.aldridge.mp@parliament.uk

Tel: 01934 411298

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Write to me at:
The Office of Dan Aldridge
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA

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https://www.danielaldridgemp.co.uk/

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The audit of accounts for Kewstoke Parish Council for the year ended 31 March 2025 has been completed and the accounts have been published. Click HERE

You can now check for any current or future flood warnings and sign up for flood warnings to get
updates: www.gov.uk/flood
Flood warnings are issued for main river, sea and groundwater. The Flood Warning Service does not
include surface water flooding.

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Click HERE for Kewstoke flood warnings.

Sign up to the MetOffice National Severe Weather Warning Service via web or app to give you
advance notice of heavy rainfall that could lead to surface water flooding.
You can also take these actions by calling Floodline 0345 988 1188

Mike Hardwick the Parish Clerk, myself and our District Councillor Lisa Pilgrim had a long requested meeting in the car park opposite South Sands Hotel on Monday 18/11. This meeting involved the Police, North Somerset Officers representing:

Highways, Anti-social behaviour, & Parking.

This was to try and find a solution to the cars congregating in the car park, making a lot of noise, drug driving and generally hairing around the village at breakneck speed. Surprisingly the police said that they have had no real complaints made by residents to the since late spring. NSC officers were unable to offer solutions saying that there isn't sufficient of a problem here for them to allocate budget as they too had little in the way of complaints by members of the public.

They were unable to offer solutions to our suggestions of CCTV in the car park: No power available (The ticket machine is powered by solar apparently.) WIFI was offered via South Sands but line of sight and distance issues ruled this out. Locking of the gate was not possible as they don't have staff on duty at the times required in the Summer months (When the problem is at its greatest.)

Signage has gone up recently in both car parks saying how to report anti social behaviour. The contact details go directly through to the staff on duty at NSC. They say that the calls and emails are logged. As do the police who say that any calls concerning anti social behavior, cars driving recklessly etc etc are all logged and the data used to determine whether something is a continual issue or a one off. The Parish Council have requested follow up meeting in the spring of next year as the nights start to draw out.

Please, if you witness vehicle anti-social behaviour, dangerous driving around the village or excessive noise in the car parks log a call with both North Somerset Council and the Police using 101. Also log the details of the time and date that you lodged the complaint and send details to parishclerkkewstoke@gmail.com or use the Parish Council Contact page: https://www.kewstokevillage.com/contact

If we as a community are going to resolve this, we are going to have to drive it all the way (No pun intended).

Jim MacDonald

Chairman Kewstoke Parish Council

You may well have read in the Parish Newsletter, or seen that the Parish Council has installed a Defibrillator Unit in the red Telephone Box at the junction of Kewstoke Road and Crookes Lane, which is now operational.
Please see the link below to a video presentation which provides an overview on how it can be used, as well as how to perform CPR. The machine itself will issue verbal instructions when in use but an overview of this basic first aid advice in the video may help save someone's life. 

https://vimeo.com/557677120/e7524918c5