Belmont Hill Litter Pick
Belmont Hill is closed on Saturday 5 October from 8:30 - 12:45 for a cycling event. A community litter pick of the verge has been organised.
Neighbourhood Plan Referendum
96% have voted in favour of the plan
Apple Day
Sunday 29 September at Failand Village Hall.
Local Plan 2040 on hold
The new North Somerset Local Plan has been put on hold due to the change of government.
Community Cafe
Thursday 24 October 2.30 - 4pm at Failand Village Hall .
Low Water Pressure
Water Mains Flushing in the Failand area has now completed.
Failand Fete
Failand Fete took place on 21 July at Failand Village Hall
Village Hall Bar
The Village Hall bar is open one evening a month for local residents to get together.
Local Plan 2039
The New Local Plan final draft confirms no proposed development in the fields around Failand.
Durnford Quarry
Mud on Clarken Coombe from the quarry is an ongoing problem for the village.
Full Fibre
Openreach Full Fibre with speeds up to 900Mbps is now available from any ISP in parts of Failand.
Traffic
Failand is suffering from a ridiculous amount of ratrun traffic.
Noel Edmonds
Noel Edmonds dropped into Honey & Ginger in September!
Broadband in Failand
Availability of broadband in the village.
Mobile
Failand is a mobile blackspot.
Hedges
Hedges are being replaced by ugly walls and fences.
Bats
A Failand resident has recorded this distribution of bat species.
Green Belt
Failand is currently 'washed over' by the Green Belt and has no settlement boundary.
Landscape
The Landscape Strategy for Failand is to "conserve the wooded, rural character of the area".
Housing Demand
Demand for new homes is entirely from uncontrolled mass net immigration.Garden Destruction
We are seeing many front gardens paved or tarmacked over.
Smoke
It is an offence to cause nuisance with smoke.Parish Council
The Parish Council meets on the second Thursday of each month.
Failand Shop
Failand Shop was given a complete makeover in 2020 and is now a Farmshop/Deli with outdoor eating area.
Population
The population of the Failand triangle area is about 700.
FTTC
Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) is the standard "Fibre" broadband package available from BT and other ISPs.
Gigaclear
Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) is available via Gigaclear providing speeds up to 900Mbps independent of location.