Due to a burst water main, we have been unable to collect any waste from 15 properties on Church Street, Timberscombe.
Wessex Water has advised us that the road will be closed for two days to make the necessary repairs.
We would be very grateful if you could pass on the information that we will return on Friday 28 June to complete the collections.
Many thanks
Nick Cater
Senior Communications Officer
Somerset Waste Partnership
A high profile celebration event commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Act that enabled the creation of National Parks in the UK will be taking place on 17th July. Representatives of the UK National Parks family will be joined by special guests, including Lord Gardiner of Kimble (National Parks Minister) and Niall Hobhouse (grandson of Arthur Hobhouse, who drafted the Act), plus some very special VIPs (to be announced) who will be joining us to celebrate all that National Parks offer to the nation.
We do hope that you can attend. Advanced booking is essential. Tickets are limited and allocated on a first come, first served basis, via www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/bigpicnic. Should you have any problems with the booking please email us at bigpicnic@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk or call us on 01398 323665.
We look forward to welcoming you to Exmoor on behalf of the National Park family, the Exmoor Society and Exmoor Hill Farming Network. Click on this link Big Picnic for further details, or via our website.
Kind regards
Sarah Bryan,
Chief Executive
Exmoor National Park (on behalf of the UK National Park family)
Timberscombe Pre School would like to invite you to our first…
Wellness Day with Tai Chi & Yoga Day Sunday 23rd June at Holworthy Farm at Wimbleball Lake. In natural beautiful surroundings activities will be in or outdoors by the lake (weather permitting). £30 Bring a friend free! Lunch included. Book now limited places. Venetia tel: 07973 953 012
St Petrock’s Church PCC has won a £1,000 Movement for Good award thanks to nominations from the public.
The PCC was nominated to win a £1,000 boost as part of specialist insurer Ecclesiastical’s Movement for Good awards, which is giving £1million to charities this summer.
The money will help reach a target figure of £46,000 to provide an accessible toilet and servery in the church which will be available every day of the year to those who come to worship as well as all those who live locally or visit our community for holiday and heritage purposes on Exmoor. Fundraising has been active since June 2017 and a total of £26,000 has now been reached.
Members of the public were invited to nominate causes close to their hearts, with 500 gifts of £1,000 available for donation. St Petrock’s PCC was one more than 7,000 charities which were nominated by an amazing 98,000 members of the public to be in for a chance to win a financial boost.
The PCC is acutely aware that it is important to install an accessible toilet, bring in a water supply, provide baby changing facilities, and a small servery which will enable the continued growth of a wide variety of community activities.
John Gratton, Churchwarden, said that ‘we are now a step closer to providing modern amenities in a sympathetic and well-planned essential improvement in our church which will benefit our village and all who visit it, for whatever reason, in the future. As a capital improvement project, this is a big ask for a small village and we are all very grateful for the support which Ecclesiastical has provided and the boost it has given to our fundraising activity. On behalf of the PCC, I thank everyone who kindly voted for us to win this award.’
Mark Hews, group chief executive at Ecclesiastical, said: “As a company whose purpose is to contribute to the greater good of society, charitable giving is at the heart of our business. We know that £1,000 can make a huge difference to the incredible work that charities do and we’re looking forward to seeing how this financial boost will change lives for the better.”
