The Parish Council has, once again, received complaints about people failing to pick up after their dogs. A particular concern in Great House Street are residents who let their dogs out unsupervised last thing at night. The dogs then venture on to other peoples gardens.
If you have a dog please pick up after it.
When placing your new blue bag out for the recycling collection please ensure that you use the flap (initially tucked inside) and velcro tabs to seal the bag, to prevent plastics being blown into the street.
Thank you.
We’re hoping that, with your help, Timberscombe Show will be back this year, bigger and better than ever.
To this end, we would like you to design a poster that can be prominently displayed, to help promote the show. The date of the show is Saturday, 20th August, opening at 2.30pm. Refreshments will be available; there will be a raffle and an auction of produce afterwards. The show takes place at Timberscombe Village Hall. There will be a small prize for the best poster, originals of which will be displayed at the show. Please leave your posters in the Post Office by June 30th.
The knitting pattern for the class in the craft section is a knitted donkey and patterns for this are available at Timberscombe Post Office. After the show, entries will be sent to the Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth for them to sell. This pattern was originally issued as the entry for 2020 but, as that was cancelled, entries made for that occasion can be entered this year. There will also be a class for knitted toys this year so avid knitters who have already completed their donkey entries can get busy with those.
This year’s photography classes are as follows:
Photographs should be coloured unless otherwise specified and measure not more than 125 x 180mm (5 x 7ins.) including mounts, if used.
Please take note that public footpath WL25/29 , School Lane , Timberscombe is closed for 21 days from Saturday 5th March due to multiple trees and a root ball blocking the route from the School to near Beasley for a distance of approximately 1185 metres.
Dunster Benefice Newsletter 4th March 2022
Timberscombe School Friday News 04.03.22
SWT Council Business Bulletins
Somerset Covid-19 Updates including
Reporting a problem on the road
Alerting SCC to potholes or a host of other problems on the road is now easier and quicker – and you can track its progress after you’ve reported it. Gone is the need to make phone calls or send emails – thanks to a new upgraded online system with an improved interactive map, members of the public can report a problem 24/7 and the Highways team will get on the case. From potholes, blocked drains and broken manhole covers, to overgrown vegetation, damaged pavements or cycle paths, faulty traffic lights or missing markings – they can all be reported in just minutes from a smartphone, tablet or computer. The full range and how to report is available here http://www.somerset.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/report-a-problem-on-the-road
The Local Heritage List helps to protect buildings, sites and structures that local people regard
as important – from medieval cottages to unusual postboxes. Somerset residents are being invited to nominate what’s valuable in their community as part of a new project being delivered by the South West Heritage Trust.
Somerset and Exmoor National Park were chosen by the Ministry of Housing, Communities
and Local Government as one of 22 national pilots for a Local Heritage List Project. The Local
Heritage List is different from the national statutory list. It focuses on buildings, sites and
structures that local people regard as important. Local listing will stop locally significant sites
from being overlooked, and will offer some increased protections through the planning system.
Mary Andrews, Local Heritage List Project Manager, said: “Anyone can have a say in deciding
what’s valuable to their community by nominating a site. Nominations might feature rare
materials or historical connections and could be anything from a factory to a front doorstep,
a postbox to a historic landscape. Places where important events took place, or where minority identities are celebrated, are also promising candidates. The key thing is that the site matters to the life and culture of the local community.”
There are several ways to make a nomination, including through the ‘Know Your Place’ website, or by post or email. Find out more at swheritage.org.uk/local-heritage-list.
For further information please contact Hattie Induni, Community Engagement Officer:
hattie.induni@swheritage.org.uk or call on 07961674094.
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