Timberscombe School Easter Newsletter April 2021
St Petrock’s Church in Easter Week
The church will re-open tomorrow and be available during the daytime as a spiritual place for private prayer and reflection in this holiest of weeks in the Christian calendar. You are very welcome to enter the church and churchyard but please continue to be observant of the social distancing rules and the requirement to wear a face covering on entering the church.
The Easter Sunday service of Common Worship with Holy Communion on 4th April will be at 11am. All are most welcome. Unfortunately we cannot yet offer refreshments after the service but this will resume when we are permitted to do so. Please remember to bring and wear a face covering.
From tomorrow Stations of the Cross will be positioned in the churchyard and in the church for Good Friday and Holy Saturday for those who may wish to engage in the centuries old traditional Christian devotion of walking and praying while following in the footsteps of Christ.
Thank you.
St Petrock’s PCC
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Police warning
Buying & Selling Online
We are seeing an increase in burglaries from garages and sheds where the offenders are clearly seeking out motorcycles, specifically dirt bikes such as KTM & Yamaha. It appears that a number of these bikes have been listed for sale on social media platforms, where a potential buyer arranges to view the vehicle but then doesn’t turn up. Not surprisingly, a day or so later the Garage / Shed is broken into and an attempt is made to steal the bike or it is stolen.
If you are considering selling your vehicle – or any expensive item – follow the guidance provided on the website. Do not automatically assume it is safe to pass over your address details and or photos of your vehicle outside of your garage, especially if it shows your street name and garage number. If you do so and the purchaser doesn’t turn up, be aware and pay close attention to the item you are selling and the security of the location it is stored.
Sadly, this may not just affect you. If your garage is broken into, your neighbour is likely to be targeted and may also sustain damage to their garage in the process.
Remember, whenever you place an advert you are also advertising what you have to steal. Read the guidance provided by the website carefully, and ask yourself if you really need to provide your address or do you meet somewhere public nearby? Always meet any prospective buyers in a well-lit, public area.
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Somerset Waste Update
Every household in Somerset will have Easter waste collection day changes but recycle sites will stay open.
With no pick-ups on Good Friday 2 April, these will take place a day later on Saturday 3 April.
No collections on Easter Monday 5 April mean that all the week’s kerbside services will be one day later, including Friday pick-ups on Saturday 10 April.
All of Somerset’s 16 recycling sites switch to their summer timetables from Thursday 1 April – but for essential journeys only to start with.
They will continue to start at 9am but close an hour later, at 6pm.
Year-round Saturday and Sunday hours remain 9am-4pm at all 16 sites.
In line with government guidance, Somerset Waste Partnership is still advising residents to only make trips if they really have to, for example because waste at home is causing some kind of risk.
On-site safety precautions continue including social distancing, no staff assistance with unloading, gloves must be worn.
Members of the public are asked to consider wearing a mask.
