| A reminder that work starts on Monday 9th February to repair a section of the A396, Cutcombe Hill, between Timberscombe and Wheddon Cross. The road will be closed at night between 7.00pm and 7:00am for approximately 3 weeks, from 9th – 27th February. Each day, the road will reopen between 7:00am to 7.00pm, with two-way traffic signals in place to manage traffic safely. If works finish earlier than expected, the road will be fully reopened. Temporary traffic signals are currently in operation at the site, and these will remain in place outside working times to protect the site and for public safety. The work schedule should also avoid disruption to the Snowdrop Valley event held between 24th January and 22nd February. |
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Useful travel links
Travel Somerset – for live travel alerts, roadworks information & winter weather updates
· Report an incident or collision on the road: www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/roads
· JourneyCam Report: www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/Opsnap
· JourneyCam Data: Proactive publications | Avon and Somerset Police
· Report a community speed concern: Raise a community speed concern | Avon and Somerset Police
· Report a cloned vehicle: Report vehicle cloning | Avon and Somerset Police
· Raise Your Ride: Raise Your Ride
· Older driver forum: Older Drivers Forum | Keeping older drivers on the road safely, for longer
· Raise Your Drive: Raise Your Drive workshop – Police Referred Course
· All roads’ reports: Report | Avon and Somerset Police
· Parking Buddies: Signs 2 Schools – School Signs, Parking Buddies, Road Safety,
· Speed Enforcement Info: Speed camera information | Avon and Somerset Police
· Government Road Safety Strategy 2026: Road safety strategy – GOV.UK
· PACTS 2021 Roads Report: PACTS Report: What kills most on the roads? – PACTS
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Decarbonise your property
To help your community to decarbonise, support energy efficiency improvements and help to reduce fuel costs, I wanted to let you know about Thermly (https://www.thermly.co.uk): they are a green energy technology company operating to help rapidly increase the uptake of clean energy technologies for homeowners and they have just launched their new service in Somerset. See details in the attached pdf.
As highlighted in the latest edition of Somerset Council’s Somerset Environmental and Ecological Newsletter* (SEEN) there is more support, grants and loans available to support householders retrofit their homes by decarbonising with upgraded heating and clean energy technologies to help make their homes warmer and more energy efficient. For further info about Retrofit and a local directory see Retrofit Somerset.
(*If you have community and/or council actions on climate & environmental activities or projects please send them in to climateemergency@somerset.gov.uk for potential inclusion in an edition of SEEN).
Thermly have developed a unique website that enables an interested householder to answer a few brief questions about the viability of their home for these green technologies and obtain a no obligation estimate from 3 local, pre-vetted and Microgeneration Certificate Scheme (MCS) certified installers for heat pumps, solar PV and/or batteries from carefully chosen, trusted and local installers. They also support the uptake of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme for householders – £7,500 grant towards installing a heat pump.
If the homeowner would like to proceed, they can choose which installer they prefer and have an in-person survey undertaken free of charge which will provide them with a detailed quotation – if they approve, the homeowner can progress with the installation, all managed through the Thermly platform.
If you were interested in Thermly, please feel free to contact Clephane via email atclephane@thermly.co.uk. He would be more than happy to arrange a meeting to talk you through the attached presentation and/or any questions you may have.
In addition Somerset Council’s Climate and Natural Environment Team are going to set up regular meeting with each council’s climate/environment officer (if you have one) or a representative of the council/community engaging with action on the climate and ecological emergency. Please pass this invitation on to your officer or cllr or let us know their contact info for us to invite them to these meetings.
Many thanks for your help,
Best eco well wishes,
Cara Naden
Climate & Natural Environment
Somerset Council
01935 462615
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New email system
Since Monday 2nd Feb we’ve moved over to a new email system.
I would like to thank Bill Hodgson for his help in achieving this.
If you need professional help with a website please check out Bill’s website at https://billhodgson.com/
We hope that everybody has been successfully transferred.
If you have been getting the daily emails since Monday then you can ignore the following.
If you haven’t had the Timberscombe emails since Monday please Click HERE to rejoin the list.
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