Author: Lesley Webb

TIMBERSCOMBE JUBILEE  

STREET PARTY FUNDRAISER 

MONDAY 2^ND MAY 

 DUCK RACE RESULTS 

Thank you to all the sponsors & everyone who purchased a duck, the event was a great success! Also a huge well done & thank you to all the helpers!

AVILL FILLY’S RACE 

Kindly sponsored by Bert Downer

1^st Place – Jess Plumridge

2^nd Place – Baz Melrose

3^rd Place – Anita Hutchings

Last in – Anna Milligan

DUNKERY QUACKERS RACE 

Kindly sponsored by Megan & Laurence

1^st Place – Jean Shortland

2^nd Place – Gordon Elford

3^rd Place – Leah Bodin

Last in – Carter

JUBILEE LION’S RACE 

Kindly sponsored by Malcolm Passmore

Despite the lack of April showers in another unusually dry April, the May flowers are popping up
everywhere all over the village and along the lanes and in the hedgerows. It’s time to celebrate No
Mow May again! The charity Plantlife calls for us all to leave our lawns unmown to allow the wild
flowers that are dormant in the soil to flourish, providing a haven for insects, birds and hedgehogs.
The Parish Council will be mowing public areas of the village sensitively and selectively, trimming
only where necessary for safety and sightlines and to create pathways through areas of longer grass.
The Plantlife website (www.plantlife.org.uk ) gives advice on lawn management for eco-conscious
gardeners. Adopting No Mow May and continuing to mow less and at different lengths and
frequencies throughout the summer will increase the number and diversity of the wild flowers you
see. When it comes to providing vital nectar and pollen for bees, butterflies and other insects, every
flower counts.  You can take part in Plantlife Every Flower Counts survey at the end of May and
again at the beginning of July: count the number of flowers in a square metre patch of lawn and the Plantlife people will tell you how much nectar the flowers are producing and how many pollinators they will feed, and give you your own Personal Nectar Score. In last year’s UK-wide survey, people reported more than 250 plant species in their lawns, including some rare ones like bee orchids.
Along with selective mowing, please hold off with the toxic sprays. Herbicides, particularly those
containing glyphosate, are environmentally disastrous. As well as killing the plants they are aimed
at, they get into the eco-system and destroy those insects, such as fireflies, whose life-cycle includes a ground-dwelling phase. And, depending on the quantity and location of the spraying, weedkillers not only poison the soil but also get into the water and add to the contamination of our waterways.
Last autumn and again this spring, members of our environmental group, Eco Timberscombe, were
out planting seeds throughout the village, so we’re keen to see what comes up. Let’s make this spring and summer the best yet for wild flowers in our village and throughout our beautiful parish!

Caitlin Collins, May 2022

National Mills Weekend Cowbridge Sawmill  OPEN DAYS Saturday/Sunday May 7th/8th  Open 11am to 4.30pm 14ft Water wheel, Rural craft displays and guided tours  throughout the weekend. Refreshments available.

Free Admission but donations always welcome.

At junction of A396 and Wootton Courtenay Road , Timberscombe

Dunster Benefice Newsletter 29th April 2022

Timberscombe School Friday News 29.04.22

Somerset Health and Wellbeing Updates

Key Messages this week

1. Make sure you are ready to vote on 5 May

With just under one week before people in Somerset go to the polls, voters are being urged to get ready for the forthcoming local elections. Voters will already have a poll card informing them where they should go to cast their vote. Voters will be allocated to a polling station based on their home address.

Information on polling stations is also available on the Electoral Commission’s website at www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/your-election-information.  For more information about the elections, please visit: https://www.somerset.gov.uk/how-the-council-works/elections/

Polling stations will be open from 7.00am to 10.00pm. Voters who have opted to vote by post must return their postal ballot pack by 10pm; they can hand it in at their polling station if they have not got time to return it by post.

People elected to represent their community at the town and parish council elections also taking place on 5 May, will serve a five-year term. 

For your information the only contested parishes/parish ward areas are:

• Brompton Regis
• Cheddon Fitzpaine (Maidenbrook Ward)
• Cutcombe
• Old Cleeve (Old Cleeve Ward)
• Porlock
• Stogursey
• Watchet
• Wellington (East Ward)
• Wellington (Rockwell Green Ward)
• Wellington (South East Ward)
• Wellington (South Ward)
• Winsford

Polling day is on Thursday 5 May and the counting of votes and declarations of the results for the town and parish council is scheduled to take place on Saturday 7 May 2022.

Please visit the SWT Elections 2022 page on the Council website for more information.

2.Online reporting of Housing Repairs

Recently the Housing Service launched an online repair tool to allow customers to report repairs to council properties.  It can be accessed here Housing repairs (somersetwestandtaunton.gov.uk). 

Please report repairs using this online tool or via the 0300 304 8000 number.  Repairs that are reported by other methods may be delayed as the correct information has not been captured.  Please help SWT to provide the best possible service to our customers by reporting repairs using the most effective method.

3.Somerset Waste Partnership Services (SWP)

Bank holiday collection changes

Don’t forget – rubbish and recycling collections take place a day later than usual next week to accommodate the bank holiday on Monday 2 May. That includes collections scheduled for Friday 6 May taking place on Saturday 7 May. Please make sure your boxes, bags and (if needed) bins are out on the right day and before 7am.

 Remember, collection days can always be checked online using the My Collection Day feature on the Somerset Waste Partnership website somersetwaste.gov.uk

4. Exmoor National Park (ENP). What is Lyme Disease and why do we need to be tick aware?

Lyme disease is an infection caused by a type of bacteria that is carried by some species of ticks. People can get the disease if bitten by an infected tick.

Ticks are most active in the spring and summer months when the weather warms up but can be found all year round. There are estimated to be around 3000 cases of Lyme disease diagnosed in England each year.

People are most likely to be exposed to ticks when spending time outdoors in green spaces.

Ticks and the potential risk of Lyme disease shouldn’t stop you from enjoying the outdoors, but there are various things you can do to avoid being bitten and to reduce the chance of being infected.

Please click here to read the full press release.