Thank you to everyone who encouraged me to jump out of a plane two miles up (or 10,000 feet) for a tandem skydive in Oxfordshire last Saturday morning! I had moments when I thought this was possibly a very silly thing to do, but in the event so many of you were generous and gave me verbal and financial incentives to go ahead, that I did. It was glorious and fun and perfectly exhilarating and I would have gone straight back up for another jump if I could have. I think it’s what’s known as an adrenaline rush! The object was to raise money for St Petrock’s Church and for the Somerset Churches Trust which supports county churches and chapels to keep their buildings in good order for the community. To date, over £3000 has been raised which is an amazing achievement and thanks to all of you. I’m keeping the site open as there are still generous donors out there who are making contributions https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/MarionJeffrey

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Benefice Newsletter 10th September

Timberscombe School Friday News 10.09.21

Somerset Covid Update

This week we have seen our case numbers in Somerset remain steady but, with schools returning and the resultant increase in testing, we are expecting case numbers to rise.

We are very keen to get across the message about how vital it is for secondary school/college aged children, households of all ages of school children and staff in schools to participate in asymptomatic lateral flow testing. This will enable us to identify children and staff who are infectious and therefore help to stop the spread of the virus. And we would also like to continue the gentle push to everybody towards retaining responsible social behaviour such as limiting close contact with other people outside your household (especially in enclosed spaces), wearing a face covering in enclosed spaces and where you are unable to maintain social distancing, limiting contact with anyone who is clinically extremely vulnerable and to not attend any crowded areas or events if you are displaying any symptoms.

Garden waste collections will restart on the usual collection day in the fortnight that begins Monday 13 September. From 13 September, you can also order garden sack collections and buy garden waste subscriptions via My Waste Services at somersetwaste.gov.uk. Eight weeks have been added to all subscriptions. Check pick-ups via My Collection Day at somersetwaste.gov.uk

All recycle sites will be switching to their winter hours  from Friday 1 October to Thursday 31 March.

Weekends stay 9am-4pm but weekdays, when open, change to 9am-5pm .