Author: Lesley Webb

Blue Bags Collections starting soon… but not quite yet. See link for more details:

Recycle More Messenger No4 Sedgemoor and West Somerset 17.2.22

SWT Council Business Online Training Sessions

Benefice Newsletter 18th February 2022

Timberscombe School Friday News 18.02.22

SWT Covid Updates (including where to grad a jab and long covid)

Temporary Road Closure: Timberscombe To Couple Cross
Timberscombe To Couple Cross – from Slade Lane, northwards for a distance of 965
metres. This Order will enable BT Openreach to carry out poling works.

The works are expected to commence on 25th February 2022 and last for 6 hours (09:30 – 15:30) to enable BT Openreach to carry out poling works.

The contractor has indicated that access for Emergency Services through the site is permitted on this occasion.

For any further information about this closure please contact Sunbelt Rentals on 0370 050 0792, quoting reference: ttro479187.

With a spring in our step …. The Regal is really excited for you to see what you can look forward to seeing and experiencing in March.

The Lost Daughter (Cert 15) on 1^st March.  The film sees Olivia Coleman as Leda, a middle-aged university professor on a working holiday in Greece, whose relaxation is disrupted by the arrival of a rowdy American family who bring back painful memories of her troubled past.

THE ZOOTS bring the sounds of the sixties to the Regal on 4^th March.  With legendary numbers by The Beatles, The Stones, The Monkees, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, The Searchers, The Four Seasons, Elvis and dozens more of your favourite artists.

On the 6^{th of} March we have a matinee showing of the animated film Sing 2 (Cert U) with a spectacular soundtrack.  A film for all the family to enjoy.

To coincide with International Women’s Day on 8^th March, Exhibition on Screen brings Frida Kahlo back to the cinema. Discover her art and uncover the truth behind her own turbulent life.

The hilarious comedy The 39 Steps is screened on 17th March. Dozens of characters are played by a cast of just four talented actors.

On the 22^{nd of} March the Regal is delighted to bring The Royal Opera Anniversary Screening of Rigoletto.  Originally performed in September 2021.

 Great Expectations arrives at the Regal on 24^th March.  The critically acclaimed Pantaloons proudly present an affectionately anarchic adaptation of Charles Dickens’ captivating coming-of-age chronicle.

Somerset Opera perform Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe on Friday 25^th March.  Iolanthe was Gilbert and Sullivan’s fourth major collaboration and, like most of their operas, it’s a not-so-subtle dig at some pillar of the British establishment or one of our national characteristics.

We are also delighted to welcome back the PELLÉAS ENSEMBLE on Thursday 31^st of March. Please note: This performance will take place at the Methodist Church in Minehead.

 What a wonderful way to finish March.

Tickets for all events may be booked in advance online at https://regaltheatre.co.uk/whatson  or from the Box Office (Tel 01643 706430) between 9.30am and 12.00pm Monday – Saturday; or by telephone only from 1.30pm to 4pm. 

PS – The Regal Theatre is run entirely by volunteers – why not join us??

SWT Council Business Bulletins

Benefice Newsletter 11th Feb 2022

SWT Council Business Online Training Sessions

Somerset Covid-19 Updates

Calls for voters to register in time for May elections
Voters in SWT are being reminded to make sure they are registered to vote and able to take part in local elections for the new unitary council for Somerset, and town and parish councils, on Thursday 5 May. It’s quick and easy to register to vote, but after the deadline of 14 April, it will be too late.
To register to vote, visit register-to-vote before midnight on Thursday, 14 April or contact elections@somersetwestandtaunton.gov.uk.

Recycle More: two weeks to go for Sedgemoor and West Somerset
Around 35,000 Bright Blue Bags have been delivered across Sedgemoor and West Somerset ahead of the launch of Recycle More at the end of the month. A similar number will be delivered next week so don’t worry if you live in the area and haven’t had yours yet. They should be left somewhere obvious – usually in an empty recycling box.
The new recycling container is a key component of the SWP expanded service which adds the following to weekly collections: plastic pots, tubs and trays; food and drink cartons, small household electrical items and batteries.
Please don’t use your bag until your first new Recycle More collection day – this is made clear in the collection day calendar in your “Recycle More is coming” leaflet.
Around two thirds of households will have a new collection day so make sure you check.
Please also resist the urge to stockpile new materials for your first Recycle More collection. It’s important not to overwhelm the crews as they get used to different routes and extra items.
Around 12,000 homes will get an extra, one-off Saturday collection – of rubbish only – on 26 February or 5 March. This is to make sure they don’t go more than three weeks between rubbish collections. If this applies to you it is made clear on the front of your leaflet and on the calendar itself. Please check.
Recycle More is the biggest step forward in recycling in the county for more than a decade. It is already working well in the rest of the county, collecting hundreds of extra tonnes of recycling each week and seeing a big drop in the waste in people’s rubbish bins.