Author: Lesley Webb

If you wish to know more about this role please contact me at timberscombepcclerk@gmail.com

VACANCY FOR A COUNCILLOR

Due to the resignation of Mrs Helen Moore there is a vacancy for a Parish Councillor.

Unless ten electors within the Parish give notice within 14 working days* from the notice date requesting that an election be held, the vacancy will be filled by co-option.

The requests can be made by writing to the Chief Executive, Electoral Services, Somerset Council, County Hall, The Crescent, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4DY.

They can also be made via email: Elections@somerset.gov.uk

The requests do not have to arrive at the same time.

* These are full working days which do not include weekends or bank holidays.

Mrs L Webb                                                   24^th March 2026

Parish Clerk

If you get a call that seems off, stop, hang up, and dial 159. It’s a safe and direct way to connect with your bank when you’re most at risk of being scammed. It’s simple, easy to remember, and can’t be faked so 159 will never call you.

The attached has some useful information and a link to the Stop Scams UK website.

Attachments:

• call-159.pdf

If you are intending to come to the quiz night on Saturday please buy your tickets from the Post Office by 5pm on Wednesday so that we can purchase the correct amount of food.

Magna are advertising a 2 bedroom first floor flat at Wheddon Cross. The monthly rent is £514.29 and there is £18.52 in service charges. In accordance with the s106 Agreement, preference is to be given to those with a valid local connection to the parish and after that to one of the adjacent parishes – Exford, Exton, Luccombe. Luxborough, Timberscombe, Winsford or Wootton Courtenay.

For more information look on the homefinders website.

The Parish Council would like to say a big thank you to Andy and Lynne Cooper who donated these gates for the school football pitch and fitted them last week.
We now need some earth to build up the bank at the sides of the gate. If you have any soil you are able to donate please contact me at :

timberscombepcclerk@gmail.com

Lesley Webb