Author: Lesley Webb

Timberscombe Village Show 2023

This year the village show will be held on Saturday 19th August in the village hall as usual.

2023 Knitting Pattern

This year’s knitting pattern is a sausage dog draught excluder. It will be a great way to use up all your odds and ends of yarn. The whole project, knitted as per the pattern, takes approximately 220g of yarn but you can make the sausage dog shorter or longer, in whatever yarn you have, and in whatever colours you like. Marion will leave a bag of odds and ends of yarn in the post office to help if you are short of colours, please just help yourself.

There is link to the pattern below but if you have trouble with accessing the pattern please contact Marion on 841318 and she will help.

https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-gb/p/sausage-dog-draught-excluder-in-deramores-studio-downloadable-pdf

2023 Photographic Classes

There will be 5 classes for photographers this year;

1. Beach scene
2. Exmoor sunrise or sunset
3. Gates (black and white)
4. My pet
5. Fruit and/or vegetables

As many of us have mobile phones with cameras there is really no excuse not to enter these classes, so make the most of spring and early summer – happy snapping!

There are of course many other categories from baking to painting, craftwork, flower arranging and growing fruit, flowers and veg. More details will follow in due course.

We hope as many villagers as possible will enter this a fun event for all ages and all interests.

If you would like to be involved with helping to run the Show, please contact Kate (841745) or Marion (841318), we are always in need of volunteers! Thank you.

If you have friends who are not on-line or do not receive the village e-news letter, please do pass this information on. We will also publish it in the Dunkery Tidings.

The Village Show Committee

Friday 31st March

5pm to 7pm

at The Old Dairy

Tel 07815693627 to book.

 Please order early.

We also do battered sausage.

I hope to put people’s minds at rest regarding the village defibrillator, as there has been some confusion with residents.

The defibrillator WILL word at any range away from the box. However, in the unfortunate event of needing the defibrillator , if a phone call is made outside 400m from the phone box to the ambulance call centre the ambulance service are unable to locate the defib on their system. They can not, therefore , provide the code to open the defib cabinet.

Due to this complication, we will be putting the security number to access the defibrillator cabinet inside the phone box.

If you have any concerns , please come and see me in the Post Office.

Sarah Campbell

Police warning  The HMRC Scam

Benefice Newsletter 24th March 2023

1. Temporary Road Closure: ttro854585WS – Doverhay and Dunster Steep New Steep, Porlock  

Please follow the link to view the above road closure; https://one.network/?tm=133443761 and the link for the Notice 2:https://api-gb.one.network/downloads/tm/1111/03-notice-2_133443761_3553098_b1781b03b2.pdf           
The order becomes effective on N2 date and will remain in force for eighteen months.

The works are expected to commence on 18th April 2023 and last for 2 evenings (18:00 – 22:00) to enable Wessex Water to carry out sewer repairs and renovation works. Evening closure 18:00 -22:00 to locate and raise chambers. HGVs to be stacked on Dunster Junction A39..

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 please contact Wessex Water on 0345 600 4 600, quoting reference: ttro854585WS 

2. Taunton Town Council election: Apply now to vote by post

Residents in the Taunton area who will not be able to vote in person in the election for the new Taunton Town Council on 4 May should apply now for a postal vote.

If you know that you will not be able to get to the polling station on polling day, you can vote by post. You can apply for a postal vote because you’re away on holiday or because your work schedule means you can’t get to polling station. You can also choose to vote by post simply because it would be more convenient for you.

You can download an application form via the Electoral Commission’s Apply to vote by post webpage – the deadline for applications is 5pm on 18 April.

3. UK Government – New Emergency Alerts system

A new Emergency Alerts system to safeguard and protect lives across the UK has been launched this week. It will transform the UK’s warning and informing capability, providing a means to get urgent messages quickly to nearly 90% of mobile phones users in a defined area when there is risk to life, providing clear instructions on how best to respond.

On Sunday 23 April 2023, there will be a national test of the UK Emergency Alerts service. The government does not need to know your phone number of location to send you an alert.

Please click here to read the full press release.

4. New Somerset Council – Accessing council services

In person

On 1 April Somerset Council will be delivering two face-to-face models across Somerset. These are called Customer Service Points and Customer Access Points. Please click here to find out more information on the website.

Online

All the existing council websites, along with the Waste Partnership and Travel Somerset websites will be removed when Somerset Council is launched. They will be replaced by a single new website based on the new Somerset Council brand. The new website will have the same address as the old county council site www.somerset.gov.uk.

Please click here to find out more information about the digital switch over.

5. Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership (SASP) – Get That Spring Back in your step with Get Outside in Somerset

On the 20 March, the UK officially welcomed Spring! As we welcome the spring you may find yourself wanting to find new ways to Get Outside in Somerset. The days are getting longer, warmer and plants begin to bloom with local wildlife making more of an appearance too. For many of us, the change in weather and season can bring us may positive feelings, but you may also be looking for a good place to start.

Please click here to check out how to get the Spring Back in Your Step.