The works are aimed at improving the road safety for local community. A society spokesman said: “Planning permission was gained prior to the pandemic, which was when the work started and is now being completed except for the fencing. Officers are currently investigating the matter.”īosses at North Somerset Agricultural Society said permissions to carry out the work were in place. “The parish council acted on concerns raised by residents.” North Somerset Council confirmed its enforcement officers were investigating the matter.Ī council spokesman said: “I can confirm that our planning enforcement team has received a complaint regarding works taking place at Bathing Pond Fields in Wraxall. READ MORE: Villagers call for action to stop HGVs crashing into their homes We have since received a response from the North Somerset Council enforcement team. “The parish council wrote questioning whether planning had been obtained to carry out the work undertaken. Wraxall and Failand Parish Council chairman Councillor Ian Parsons said: “Wraxall and Failand Parish Council contacted North Somerset Council following concerns from residents that the work carried out seemed aggressive on the openness of the countryside. Locals contacted the parish council after becoming concerned at the expanse of the work to create the new entrance way, raising questions as to whether the society had permission to carry out the changes. The entrance is normally used as an exit route from the showground with the main entrance off Station Road. Work has now been carried out to create a bigger entrance off Bristol Road in Wraxall. Traffic on routes to the showground is generally always busy on show days, but organisers said last year’s gridlock was due to a ‘number of factors’ including road accidents in the surrounding area.įollowing the traffic chaos, society bosses said its traffic management plan for the event would be reviewed. The Expanse series Cibola Burn (The Expanse series 4) Nemesis Games (The Expanse series 5) Babylons Ashes (The Expanse series 6) Persepolis Rising (The. The show, which celebrated its 162nd year in 2022, normally attracts around 20,000 people but it is believed last year saw a surge in visitors keen to attend the event after its two year pandemic enforced break. Local residents were also left stuck in jams heading to the showground, with some claiming it took over an hour just to travel a few miles. Many had pre-booked their tickets, costing £19 an adult and £47 for a family and were forced to apply to the society for refunds. Some visitors to the show abandoned their trip after becoming stuck for hours on the A370 and A38. READ MORE: Developer reveals plans for 400 homes on town's green belt fringes The sheer numbers of people attending the event - which returned in 2022 after a two year covid hiatus - left local roads at a standstill. Last year local roads were left gridlocked as thousands of people headed to the annual show, organised by the North Somerset Agricultural Society. Gates will also be installed to keep the site secure. The work has involved removing a large area of hedgerow and installing new surfacing. Wraxall and Failand Parish Council contacted North Somerset Council after being approached by local residents concerned about the level of work carried out to create a new entrance to the showground on the B3130 in Wraxall. But the show has already come back to life once, and the producers sound hopeful that it has another resurrection up its sleeve.Council enforcement officers have launched an investigation following concerns about 'aggressive' work to create a new entrance to the North Somerset showground. Last we checked, Amazon had cancelled the show after ordering an upcoming sixth season, which will still leave a few books unadapted. The Expanse also got turned into a TV show on SyFy, although it jumped over to Amazon a few seasons in. Abraham has adapted several of Martin’s novels into comic book form, while Franck served as his personal assistant for awhile. After a decade of waiting, I’d be happy just with the next novel, and then we can see where we are.īoth Abraham and Franck have worked with Martin before. It’s not clear if the bet was to see whether Corey could finish The Expanse before Martin got out the long-awaited next A Song of Ice and Fire book, The Winds of Winter, or before he completed the series entirely.     The entire Expanse series was written while fans waited for a new Song of Ice and Fire book The last book in that series, A Dance with Dragons, came out the same year that The Expansebegan, so it’s safe to say that Corey is a bit quicker with the pen. Martin, of course, is the author of the Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels, adapted by HBO as the tremendously successful TV series Game of Thrones. Also this means I win my bet with that we'd beat him to the finish, which I think means we get all of his treasures.
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