From: GDight@somerset.gov.uk

Highways Winter Update 8.30am 23 Jan 2013

Rain preceding the snow yesterday afternoon meant we could not pretreat the network and had to wait for the snow to start to fall. Any salt put down in advance would have just washed off the highway. The timing could not have been worse as the heavy snow arrived at rush hour as people were trying to get home and as they got into difficulty it hampered the gritters…

Please find attached to this message the latest edition of the Police Newsletter for your information. 

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We would be grateful if you could forward the document to your members.Paper copies of this document can be supplied if necessary - please contact Lindsey at the office to order them.  However, for those who…

Jonathan Cox has been doing some research into who lived on Pen Ridge. Read his initial Research here.

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Visits to the Force Service Centre will continue this year - dates available so far are: 5, 19 March, 2 and 11 April, 7 and 21 May 2013.  They will all be evening visits from 6pm at Police Headquarters, Portishead and will give an opportunity to see the work of the staff who take general calls, those who take urgent calls and those who despatch staff to incidents.  Please book…

I am getting in touch to ask for your assistance in bringing Green Routine 2013 to the attention of your parish council and parishioners as they can play a key role in the big Somerset campaign of 2013 that is taking action on waste.

Green Routine 2013 is a year-long campaign to help people in your area minimise waste, save money and have fun developing positive…

South Somerset Community Accessible Transport (aka the CAT Bus)

The scheme operates a door-to-door service for people who live in villages without public transport, or who live in towns but are unable to use normal bus services. We are based in Wincanton (in the Balsam Centre) and respond to individual member’s requests. All minibuses are fully accessible for those with mobility…

There have been two recent incidents in Hadspen and Castle  Cary where sheds/garages/outbuildings have been broken into. The thieves are  working at night and are using a jemmy and bolt cutters to force doors and cut  padlocks. It would appear that they are looking for  power and garden tools and  other portable items that they can then sell on for cash. Please review your shed/garage security, especially if you are in a remote location, and ensure good quality padlocks and hasps are fitted.…

Many thanks to those who organised and supported the Coffee Morning today and to Jess and Clive Simpson-Gee for hosting it. All together we raised a much needed £355 for the Church.

Bruce Bower,…

As you know, the PCC uses the money left by Jill Melville to support local charities and has recently started to support two on a regular basis.

The first is the Growing Space in Wincanton.  The Growing Space uses an innovative approach through horticulture to help a wide range of people in our area who are experiencing a range of challenges and problems. Nick Truman the manager said:-

“This gift is a real life saver for us and ensures we can continue not only to look after our…

On Friday 9^th November, we had our third bell ringing outing.  We visited three different churches (South Cadbury, Maperton and Horsington) which while they were all 6 bell ground floor rings, were all rather different bells to ring.  Moving to a strange tower can be difficult but we achieved good standard of ringing in all three towers; including one where the bells were half muffled in preparation for Remembrance Sunday.  Half muffling sounds very good but the demands on the…

The December issue has just been delivered.

Read about the newly installed Barn Owl Box at Moldram's Ground

Want to know more about Ash Dieback disease. Read what Somerset Wildlife Trust has to say.

Find out about health walks here.

For those of you who enjoyed "Ferney" a fiction based in Pen Selwood, the sequel is coming out later this month. The author James Long continues the story in "The Lives She Left Behind".