1st Anne Stamford £25
2nd Dave Moon £15
3rd Kathy Blomfield-Richards £10

Note from the Bell ringers

Wednesday 11th May there will be a group of ringers from the Dunster Branch of bell ringers ringing in our tower from 10am until 11.30am. It is called an improvers practice and they go to a different tower each week.

Somerset Waste Update 2022 05 MAY

Drop in Vaccination TODAY

Police Appeal Detectives leading the search for missing 15-year-old girl Madison are appealing for anyone with information about her whereabouts to contact police urgently. Madison, known as Maddie, has not been seen or heard from since Tuesday (26 April). She left her foster parents’ address in the Southmead area of Bristol saying she was going to the shops but never returned. Detective Inspector Stuart Toms said: “It’s been 11 days now since anyone has heard from Maddie and we’re increasingly concerned for her safety. “Maddie is known to use social media to meet new people who provide her with money and a place to stay. “She’s a vulnerable teenage girl who is at risk of being exploited and we urgently need the public’s help to locate her and make sure she’s ok. “Maddie – if you see this please let someone know you’re safe and well. Your family, foster parents and friends are worried about you.” DI Toms added: “This is our third public appeal for information. Our previous appeals have not generated a great deal and so we’re asking people to share this appeal far and wide so we can reach as many people as possible. “Maddie is very active on social media but she changes her accounts frequently. As well as appealing to anyone who might see Maddie to contact us, we’re also keen to hear from anyone who sees her online to get in touch.” Madison is white, about 5ft tall and of average build with shoulder length brown hair. Anyone who sees her is asked to call 999 and provide the call handler with the reference 5222098703. Anyone with information about where Maddie might be or who sees her online should call 101 quoting the same reference. If you can help, please complete our online appeals form. Attachments: madison-web-744×374.jpg

It is that time of year again when St Petrock’s Church in Timberscombe has an opportunity to win £1000 in a free to enter competition.

There will be a random draw on 30 May when 250 charities will be lucky winners, and then the process repeats for another draw in September and another in December.

The more nominations St Petrock’s receives, the greater the chance of winning so we rely on your support to increase our chances of winning a valuable £1000. Then please spread the word to anyone else you feel would be willing to support us. You may only nominate one charity in each round. We have won this competition twice in the past few years and the money has been extremely helpful with our ongoing development of St Petrock’s and ability to help and support our community. The PCC is currently completing the hearing loop in the church and our next urgent project is the replacement and extension of the tarmacked pathways which will enable disabled and wheeled access to the churchyard. We hope to be able to tackle this project in 2022 but prices have increased considerably.

All we would ask you to kindly do is click on this link https://movementforgood.com/#nominateACharity and to do it today!

To enter, simply tick the registration exempt box and in the box which will then appear below, fill in the charity name as ‘ST PETROCK’S TIMBERSCOMBE PCC’ and charity type as ‘COMMUNITY’.

Thank you very much for your help.

Marion Jeffrey

Benefice Newsletter 6th May 2022

Somerset Health and Wellbeing Updates

SWT Hardship Fund
SWT has provided a Hardship Fund of £50,000 for use as a means–tested benefit of up to £200.00, available for application by eligible low-income households residing in the SWT area.
During 2022/23, Taunton Citizens Advice and West Somerset Advice will use the fund to provide financial assistance to low-income households who are unable to pay for essentials due to lack of sufficient means (and have exhausted recourse to other support such as Local Assistance Scheme (LAS), Surviving Winter fund, foodbanks and any other scheme for which they may be eligible).
If you know someone who may be eligible for this financial help, please ask them to contact Taunton Citizens Advice or West Somerset Advice.

Celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with SWT
A party to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is being held in Taunton’s Vivary Park on Sunday 5 June. SWT is putting on the free event in the award-winning park fittingly referred to
as the town’s Jewel in the Crown. he Big Jubilee Lunch will run from 11am to 4.30pm with everyone invited to bring their own picnic, rugs, chairs and flags.
The event will be officially opened at midday by the Mayor of Taunton, Cllr Sue Lees, with outside broadcast support from Tone FM. There will be entertainment to suit all ages with theatre performances, games and activities.
Please click here to read the full press release.

Somerset Waste Partnership Services (SWP)
Due to the Bank Holiday Monday, all collections are a day later this week, with Friday pick-ups on Saturday 7 May.
For the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, changes start with the extra bank holiday on Thursday 2 June, whose collections move to Saturday 4 June, and Friday 3 June’s pick-ups move to Monday 6 June, so waste collections all that week are a day later, including Friday’s on Saturday 11 June.

New Council for Somerset
Election Results
The results of the Somerset County Council elections are as follows:
 Liberal Democrat: 61
 Conservative: 36
 Green Party: 5
 Labour: 5
 Independent: 3

SCC Highway Maintenance Update

Here is an IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT for users of the A39 between Porlock and Minehead on the hill at Venniford (the narrow section between the Wootton Courtenay junctions):
From Monday 16 May, the A39 will be closed at this point from 09.30am to 3.00pm.
This is to enable drainage and preparation works for the forthcoming (evening) resurfacing works towards the summer.
 16 – 20 May inclusive – Road closed from 09.30 to 3.00pm.
 Outside of the closure hours temporary traffic lights will be in use.
 School transport will be unaffected.
 Emergency vehicles will be escorted through the site.
 HGV transport (under 17 tonnes) delivering to Porlock etc within closure times
will need to use A39 Porlock Hill diversion if appropriate.

All vehicles over 17 tonnes or over 9.5m length accessing Porlock area are to
continue to holding areas – access will be granted between 1.00pm -1.30pm
(HGVs only)

West Somerset Food Cupboard (WSFC)
Launch of pantry scheme
The Minehead Area Local Pantry is opening on Tuesday 10 May. This is a membership scheme enabling local people to access fresh, chilled and non-perishable supermarket surplus food and other produce at very low cost.
Many people have contributed their time, skills, funds and resources (including locks, lino, tech-support and love!) to get this off the ground, and the WSFC is extremely grateful.
The provision of emergency free food for those in crisis will continue as it has for the past 15 years at the WSFC and, in additional to its normal provision, is currently helping support some Ukrainian refugees as they arrive here in our community.

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