We had a very successful dog friendly walk on Saturday 5th April - a good length (1.5 hours) and a good route; here are the happy walkers back at the church. 

It was a cold but sunny day when a large group from the village had a Walk and Talk around Moldram's Ground given by Rachael Whaites, the Countryside Ranger.  We learned about the endangered species seen there - dormice, barn owls, greater crested newts and slow worms.

We left with a much greater understanding of the nature on our own doorstep.…

A vacancy has occurred on the Parish Council. Please see the public notice here.

On Tuesday (tomorrow) from 10 am, Rachael Whaites and her team from SSDC will be doing some work at Moldram's Ground and would appreciate some help from us. The plan is to clear some brash down by the lower pond and also to level up the approach to the bird hide. …

Uncle Tom's Cabin in Wincanton is reopening soon as a traditional cider house.

You'll find Easter and other bank holiday changed days at Bank Holiday changes

You'll find the agenda here and previous minutes here.

Public welcome.

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

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Be wary of phone callers targeting the elderly and enquiring if the householder suffers from arthritis. They will offer to visit you and demonstrate something that can help with the pain. A local female resident received such a call recently from a very plausible female caller which was then followed up by a male caller asking if the lady was on her own.

Please decline any visits…

A message from Neighbourhood Watch - please note there has been a rise in theft of fuel from fuel tanks on properties in the rural community in parts of Somerset.  It is evident that some fuel tanks have not been secured.  Please remind those with fuel tanks to check their security and to report all suspicious activity/vehicles to the police on 101.

Other NW information is under the NW section of the Services tab.

For those who love statistics, the analysis of census data at parish level is now available.

Here are some graphs.  For those who prefer the official numbers see…

Free insulation as Warm Streets returns  

All installations need to be completed by the end of March 2013, so spread the word quickly if you know somebody who would benefit.

Somerset residents have the opportunity to improve their home for free, thanks to the re-launch of the Warm Streets scheme. Residents aged over 60 or in receipt of benefits can potentially get both cavity wall and loft insulation installed for free (subject…

Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:26:25

From: SLloyd1@somerset.gov.uk



We are having to close the above mentioned footpath so that works can be carries out on the culvert and for the removal of a boardwalk as this causes a danger to the public.  I have attached a copy of the notice which will appear on site…

Local District Plan available for viewing online and at Yeovil.

Dear Sir/Madam  

Submission of the South Somerset Local Plan 2006-2028

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…