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Urgent / emergency Road Closure: SCC – Bath Road, Bawdrip

Please be aware that we have received a notification of a TTRN (urgent / emergency) road closure at Bath Road, Bawdrip will commence on 10th October 2022 and is expected to last until 15th October 2022. The contractor Somerset Highways has indicated that access for Emergency Services through the site is permitted on this occasion. For any further information about this closure please contact Somerset Highways on 0300 123 2224, quoting reference: ttro099907SE. Please visit one.network https://one.network/?tm=131127892 where you will see the map of the affected area (in red), together with the...

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An opportunity for Parent Carers to help shape the future of SEND in Somerset

Somerset County Council, NHS Somerset and Somerset Parent Carer Forum are inviting families as well as school leads, education, and health professionals to join a webinar this October to help shape the future of Special Educational Needs and/or Disability (SEND) in Somerset. The partnership is currently in the process of developing a Somerset SEND strategy for the next three years. This will outline the focus areas and action points that will inform us to develop our services. The partnership has identified five ‘working themes’, each has been informed by feedback from...

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Temporary Road Closure: Westonzoyland Rd, Bridgwater

Please follow the link to view the above road closure; https://one.network/?tm=129247397 and the link for the Notice 2: https://api-gb.one.network/downloads/tm/1111/03-notice-2_129247397_3483563_b45d5052f5.pdf The order becomes effective on 11th October 2022 and will remain in force for eighteen months. The works are expected to commence on 22nd October 2022 and last for 1 night (21:30 – 05:30) to enable Network Rail to carry out a bridge survey The contractor has indicated that access for Emergency Services through the site is permitted  on this occasion. For any further...

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Temporary Road Closure: WPD – Load Lane, Westonzoyland

Please follow the link to view the above road closure; https://one.network/?tm=129599218 and the link for the Notice 2: https://api-gb.one.network/downloads/tm/1111/03-notice-2_129599218_3481807_bedc9f80f3.pdf The order becomes effective on 4th October 2022 and will remain in force for eighteen months. The works are expected to commence on 10th October 2022 and last for 8 days to enable Western Power Distribution to carry out service alteration works. The contractor has indicated that access for Emergency Services through the site is not permitted on this occasion. For any further information...

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Vacancies for Independent Remuneration Panel Members

Click here to view the IRP Job Advert Click here to view the introduction of New Independent Remuneration Panel Member

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Nominations Open for Somerset’s Community Resilience Award

Do you know someone who has helped their community be prepared for emergencies? A new award has been launched to celebrate people or groups that have made their communities more resilient. The winner will be announced at the 2022 Somerset Community Resilience Day on October 13, at West Monkton Village Hall. Nominations are invited from Somerset residents, for groups or individuals that have made a difference in helping their community: for example, local flood groups, parish or town councillors who can be counted on to think ahead, or someone who has helped to make sure vulnerable people can...

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Police Beat Surgery – Join your Neighbourhood Policing Team for a coffee

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Temporary Road Closure: BCL -Liney Road, Westonzoyland

Please follow the link to view the above road closure; https://one.network/?tm=129156196 and the link for the Notice 2: https://api-gb.one.network/downloads/tm/1111/03-notice-2_129156196_3470776_45ede47fef.pdf The order becomes effective on 30th August 2022 and will remain in force for eighteen months. The works are expected to commence on 5th September 2022 and last for 12 days to enable BCL Groundworks to carry out installation of road gullies, kerbs and drainage connection across highway.. The contractor has indicated that access for Emergency Services through the site is not permitted on...

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Important information for unpaid carers

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Somerset Rivers Authority Annual Report 2021-22

Click here to view the Somerset Rivers Authority Annual Report for 2021-22

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Westonzoyland Parish Council invite you to Make Your Point

If you would like your Parish Council to address what you see as a village problem or good idea, then contact us and ask to have a subject on the next agenda. You will be able to see your item discussed by the Parish Council And you can even talk on the subject yourself at the meeting You can Write to us: Alan Hurford, Clerk 28 Somerville Way Bridgwater TA6 5SA Email us: alanhurf762@gmail.com REMEMBER Your Parish Council is here to serve you and Westonzoyland Village Copies of recent agendas and minutes maybe viewed...

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Are you interested in Westonzoyland?

What is important about it for you? Footpaths? Traffic, roads, Speeding? Housing and Homes? Events? Local Facilities? The Community? Recreation Children’s Play Cemeteries Planning applications / enforcement Something more? Your parish council is involved in all the above and more…we meet every 6 weeks and are looking for new people to join us – If you have an interest in Westonzoyland then why not become a parish councillor. To find out more please contact: Clerk: Alan Hurford 28 Somerville Way Bridgwater TA6 5SA Email:...

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100 reasons to make the most of Somerset’s Home Library Service

100 reasons to make the most of Somerset’s Home Library Service

From Hogwarts to Westeros, reading has the ability to transport us to completely different places from within the comfort of our own homes – something that is even more valuable for people who find themselves housebound. Somerset’s Home Library Service (HLS) is run by Somerset County Council with the support of amazing volunteers. It enables people like Claire Harbour from Frome, who recently celebrated her 100th birthday, to continue enjoying books for free even though she can no longer visit her local library in person. In a new short video with former BBC correspondent Clinton Rogers,...

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Temporary Road Closure: SCC – Bath Road, Cossington, Chilton Polden and Bawdrip

UPDATE: 03/10/2022 Date Change – Temporary Road Closure: Bath Road and Chilton Polden Hill, Cossington, Chilton Polden, Bawdrip Please be aware that we have received notification of a date change to a temporary road closure at Bath Road and Chilton Polden Hill, Cossington, Chilton Polden, Bawdrip for approximately 2030 metres. The new date for the works to commence is 10th October 2022 and is expected to last until 18th October 2022 between the hours of 19:00 – 06:30 (excluding the weekend). These works are for SCC Small Improvement Schemes to carry out High friction surfacing,...

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Temporary Road Closure: Wessex Water – Liney Road, Westonzoyland

Please follow the link to view the above road closure; https://one.network/?tm=128886184 and the link for the Notice 2: https://api-gb.one.network/downloads/tm/1111/03-notice-2_128886184_3462658_5d71f4d51d.pdf The order becomes effective on 09th August 2022 and will remain in force for eighteen months. The works are expected to commence on 15th August 2022 and last for 5 days to enable Wessex Water to carry out new connection works. The contractor has indicated that access for Emergency Services through the site is not permitted on this occasion. For any further information about this closure...

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Somerset County Council launches Think Travel

Somerset County Council have launched a new online travel planner which is particularly useful for those using public transport and/or residents without easy access to a car. The website also carries information on demand responsive and community transport and has a community board for car sharing. Click here to view/download the poster And you can visit the site here Think Travel :...

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Healthy Weston Phase 2 is a programme of continuous improvement supporting Weston General Hospital to thrive at the heart of the community and deliver the care local people need most often. We are getting in touch as an eight-week public engagement period about the proposal for change and improvements of hospital services at Weston General Hospital will begin on Monday, 20 June, and run until Sunday 14 August and we want to hear from you to help shape our plans. The proposal has been developed by senior doctors, nurses, health and care staff with input from a public and patient reference...

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Notice of Poll & Situation of Polling Stations

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Notice of Election

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Temporary Road Closure: BT – Liney Road, Westonzoyland

Please follow the link to view the above road closure; https://one.network/?tm=127710694 and the link for the Notice 2: https://api-gb.one.network/downloads/tm/1111/03-notice-2_127710694_3433540_3e9e4fb804.pdf The order becomes effective on 17th May 2022 and will remain in force for eighteen months. The works are expected to commence on 21st May 2022 and last for 7 days to enable BT Openreach to carry out the laying of ducting, core drilling and replacement of carriageway cover works. The contractor has indicated that access for Emergency Services through the site is not permitted on this...

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Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) Somerset

The new Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) Somerset: Our County – ‘COVID in Somerset communities’- is now published at http://www.somersetintelligence.org.uk/jsna/ The focus of this JSNA has been the impact of COVID-19 on our areas of deprivation, with additional qualitative work reporting from participant groups and interviews in Bridgwater. We anticipate the evidence produced in this JSNA will prove beneficial to the recovery of the whole county; it demonstrates our community strength and assets alongside the challenges we face, as a result of the...

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Local Heritage List Project

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Temporary Road Closure: ttro480351 – WW – Monmouth Road, Westonzoyland

Please follow the link to view the above road closure; https://one.network/?tm=125276913 and the link for the Notice 2: https://api-gb.one.network/downloads/tm/1111/03-notice-2_125276913_3405539_08e3ae87f9.pdf The order becomes effective on 1st March 2022 and will remain in force for eighteen months. The works are expected to commence on 7th March 2022 and last for 5 days to enable Wessex Water to carry out new connection works. The contractor has indicated that access for Emergency Services through the site is not permitted on this occasion. For any further information about this closure...

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New Somerset Council update – 1 February 2022

Thank you for your continued interest in the New Somerset Council. We have made a lot of progress since our last email. Work to prepare for the biggest local elections Somerset has seen for a long time is well underway. These crucial elections are for the councillors at county level who will oversee the transition to a new unitary council, which they will then lead to deliver all the promises and ambitions of the unitary business case. The city, town and parish councillors elected have a vital role too, ushering in a new era of community empowerment. They will be pioneers, drawing on an array...

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Temporary Road Closure: A39 Road Closure

Please find below details of a road closure for urgent highway works on the A39 Puriton Hill, commencing Monday 10 January 2022: Somerset County Council will be undertaking urgent works to remove trees suffering from Ash Dieback next week on the A39 Puriton Hill – from the Bath Road junction (Silverfish) to the Ashcott Pipers Inn A361 Junction. The road will be closed to all traffic between the hours of 09:15 and 15:30 weekdays from 10th Jan to 14th Jan 5 days. The Diversion route will be signed. (There are currently 3 illumined advance warning signs at the M5, Silverfish junction and...

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News about Music on the Levels concert 30 January 2022

We are still planning to go ahead with our next free concert featuring fiddle and guitar duo Mitchell and Vincent on Sunday 30 January 2022, 3.00 pm in St Mary’s Church, Main Road, Westonzoyland, TA7 0EP. Unless things change , of course. We are putting additional Covid-safety measures in place, including the wearing of face-coverings and restriction on number- more details below, after further information about the performers. West Country-based David Mitchell and Graham Vincent are in great demand throughout the UK and abroad, playing a lively mix of traditional tunes, arranged by them...

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NHS Engagement Bulletin – 09 December 2021

Somerset Engagement and Advisory Group The Somerset Engagement and Advisory Group met this week to hear more about Fit For My Future. The Fit For My Future programme paused during the pandemic and has been going reasonably slowly since. With the work picking up, we need to think about where we go next. The group was asked the following questions. Is the strategy still right? Have we learnt anything in covid that we need to consider in a future strategy? We also wanted to ask, are we missing anything? The pharmacy team also came along to ask for input on the role of pharmacies in providing...

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Somerset BSIP and Next Steps

The final document is now available publicly in PDF format using the following link to SCC’s main internet pages: https://www.somerset.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/transport-strategy (the BSIP document can be found under the National Bus Strategy Section). The direct link to the BSIP is ​pdf icon...

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Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service: Community Risk Management Plan

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Public Announcement from Heart of the South West Trading Standard on Avian Influenza

Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service have advised us that as of 5pm on the 3 November 2021 an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone was declared across Great Britain. This means that all bird keepers in Great Britain (whether they have pet birds, commercial flocks or just a few birds in a backyard are required by law to take a range of bio-security precautions: Schedule 1 – Minimum biosecurity measures applying to all keepers Keep domestic ducks and geese separate from other poultry. Ensure the areas where birds are kept are unattractive to wild birds, for example by netting...

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Grants of up to £500 are available to support work to enable more people in Somerset to access their Covid-19 vaccination

The local vaccination programme has been a considerable success, with over 90% of adults in Somerset having received both jabs. However, some people have been slower to take up the offer of vaccination. According to statistics from Somerset County Council, young people aged between 16 and 18 years and people from minority ethnic groups are less likely to access their vaccination. There are also geographical areas where uptake has been lower. Some older and vulnerable people are also struggling to access their booster vaccinations. Do you have ideas about how you might encourage or...

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Somerset Libraries – New Mobile Library Service

The free service is provided by Somerset County Council and is available to anyone who loves reading but is unable to access the library due to long term illness, mobility issues or caring responsibilities. Reading can really lift mood and spirits and a visit from a volunteer can help ease loneliness. The way in which the service works is: When an individual contacts us we will arrange for a volunteer to visit you. They will ask you what you like to read and the best times to visit you, usually on a fortnightly or monthly basis. The volunteer will choose books based on your preferences and...

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Somerset Water Forum 2021

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Bus Back Better update

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Coronavirus update from Somerset County Council – 08/09

All our help and information is now available in a single place on the SCC website https://www.somerset.gov.uk/latest-coronavirus-updates/ This page is refreshed through the day so please check in regularly to keep across developments and news. Public Health dashboard: Detailed Public Health information dashboards are available on our website www.somerset.gov.uk/coronavirus just scroll down to ‘Covid-19 dashboard’. These are updated daily. Top stories today: Back to school – carefully Schools, colleges, and early years settings will be opening their doors again next week to welcome back...

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Somerset Rivers Authority Annual Report 2020-21

The SRA’s Annual Report for 2020-21 has just been published. It concentrates on the SRA’s many achievements over the past 12 months and also covers progress on some bigger themes and projects since the devastating floods of 2013-14. Hundreds of places across Somerset have benefitted from extra flood protection and resilience works funded by the SRA. In 2020-21, the SRA spent £3.344 million on actions designed to protect people, properties, businesses and roads, while enhancing local environments, in accordance with the objectives of Somerset’s 20 Year Flood Action Plan. Everyone in...

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Coronavirus update from Somerset County Council – 16/08

All our help and information is now available in a single place on the SCC website https://www.somerset.gov.uk/latest-coronavirus-updates/ This page is refreshed through the day so please check in regularly to keep across developments and news. Public Health dashboard: Detailed Public Health information dashboards are available on our website www.somerset.gov.uk/coronavirus just scroll down to ‘Covid-19 dashboard’. These are updated daily. Top stories today: Self-isolation to end for double jabbed close contacts from Monday 16 August From Monday 16 August people who are double jabbed or...

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Coronavirus update from Somerset County Council – 09/08

All our help and information is now available in a single place on the SCC website https://www.somerset.gov.uk/latest-coronavirus-updates/ This page is refreshed through the day so please check in regularly to keep across developments and news. Public Health dashboard: Detailed Public Health information dashboards are available on our website www.somerset.gov.uk/coronavirus just scroll down to ‘Covid-19 dashboard’. These are updated daily. Top stories today: Advice on vaccinating children and young people The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised this week...

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HPC Permit variation consultation

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Bridgwater Without Neighbourhood Plan – Application for Designation

As the first stage in preparing a Neighbourhood Plan, Bridgwater Without Parish Council have applied to Sedgemoor District Council to have the parish of Bridgwater Without designated as a Neighbourhood Area. The application can be viewed online at: https://www.sedgemoor.gov.uk/5151 In accordance with The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, representations on this application may be made for a six week period between 3rd August and 14th September 2021: by email to: ldf@sedgemoor.gov.uk by post to: Planning Policy, Inward Investment and Growth, Sedgemoor District Council,...

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Temporary Road Closure: Main Road, Middlezoy

Please follow the link to view the above road closure; https://one.network/?tm=122354792 and the link for the Notice The order becomes effective on 24th August 2021 and will remain in force for eighteen months. The works are expected to commence on 31st August 2021 and last for 5 days to enable Wessex Water to carry out new connection works. For any further information about this closure please contact Wessex Water on 0345 600 4600, quoting reference: ttro455777 Main Road,...

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Coronavirus update from Somerset County Council – 02/08

All our help and information is now available in a single place on the SCC website https://www.somerset.gov.uk/latest-coronavirus-updates/ This page is refreshed through the day so please check in regularly to keep across developments and news. Public Health dashboard: Detailed Public Health information dashboards are available on our website www.somerset.gov.uk/coronavirus just scroll down to ‘Covid-19 dashboard’. These are updated daily. Top stories today: Large vaccination site at the Bath and West Showground to move to Haynes Motor Museum At the end of this week, more changes will be...

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Somerset Bus Back Better

Click here to view a PDF of the Bus Back Better Somerset Presentation Click here to view/download the Feedback Form

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Coronavirus update from Somerset County Council – 24/07

All our help and information is now available in a single place on the SCC website: https://www.somerset.gov.uk/coronavirus/covid-19-latest-advice/ This page is refreshed through the day so please check in regularly to keep across developments and news. Public health dashboard: Detailed Public Health information dashboards are available on our website https://www.somerset.gov.uk/covid-19-dashboard/ These are updated daily. Top stories today: Self-isolation rules for fully vaccinated critical workers The Government has announced that, in exceptional circumstances – where there would...

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Coronavirus update from Somerset County Council – 20/07

All our help and information is now available in a single place on the SCC website https://www.somerset.gov.uk/latest-coronavirus-updates/ This page is refreshed through the day so please check in regularly to keep across developments and news. Public Health dashboard: Detailed Public Health information dashboards are available on our website https://www.somerset.gov.uk/covid-19-dashboard/ These are updated daily. Top stories today: How to stay safe now restrictions have eased Almost all legal coronavirus restrictions ended today. From now, guidance is emphasising personal judgement and...

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Coronavirus update from Somerset County Council – 19/07

All our help and information is now available in a single place on the SCC website https://www.somerset.gov.uk/latest-coronavirus-updates/ This page is refreshed through the day so please check in regularly to keep across developments and news. Public Health dashboard: Detailed Public Health information dashboards are available on our website https://www.somerset.gov.uk/covid-19-dashboard/ These are updated daily. Top stories today: Think twice, do the right thing, and don’t let your guard down From Monday, most legal restrictions relating to Covid-19 will be lifted, but the risks of...

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Coronavirus update from Somerset County Council – 15/07

All our help and information is now available in a single place on the SCC website https://www.somerset.gov.uk/latest-coronavirus-updates/ This page is refreshed through the day so please check in regularly to keep across developments and news. Public Health dashboard: Detailed Public Health information dashboards are available on our website https://www.somerset.gov.uk/covid-19-dashboard/ These are updated daily. Top stories today: Public Health leaders urge caution as restrictions lift Public Health leaders in Somerset are urging people to proceed with caution and act responsibly as the...

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Sedgemoor Health Walks Programme for July – September

Click here to view/download the Sedgemoor Health Walks Programme for July-September 2021

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Wessex Flood Warden Newsletter – Summer 2021

Click here to view the Wessex Flood Warden Newsletter for Summer 2021

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Coronavirus update from Somerset County Council – 06/07

All our help and information is now available in a single place on the SCC website https://www.somerset.gov.uk/latest-coronavirus-updates/ This page is refreshed through the day so please check in regularly to keep across developments and news. Public Health dashboard: Detailed Public Health information dashboards are available on our website www.somerset.gov.uk/coronavirus just scroll down to ‘Covid-19 dashboard’. These are updated daily. Top stories today: Legal restrictions due to end on 19 July Coronavirus restrictions are set to end in England after the Prime Minister set out how...

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