Please take note that public footpath WL25/29 , School Lane , Timberscombe is closed for 21 days from Saturday 5^th 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

• Schools, Workplace and Care settings
• Vaccinations Updates and Centres
• Testing Update
• Covid Catch-up Film
• Resources and further information

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.

Local Heritage List – FAQ

With the terrible events unfolding and worsening in Ukraine, we appeal to all who can to contribute to the Disasters Emergency Committee. We will be making a special collection at the 11am service this Sunday 6^th March in St Petrock’s Church. If not attending the service, donations can be made between 10.30 and 11.00 and again from 12.00 to 12.30 on that day.

The Government will match pound for pound up to £20 million money donated by the public to this urgent appeal to help people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine by providing emergency humanitarian aid to civilians. All the money goes to help them. Please support this appeal if you possibly can.

More information can be found and ways to donate online https://www.dec.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal

Thank you.

John Gratton (841490) and Marion Jeffrey (841500)

Jumble Sale

12th March 2pm

Timberscombe Village Hall

Good quality Clothes, Bedding, Books, CD’s, Games and Bric-a-Brac.
Entrance 50p to include tea /coffee and biscuits.

Jumble can be taken to the Hall – 5.30 -7 pm Friday, 9.30-11am Saturday.

Any offers of help on the day will be very gratefully received.