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For anyone who has not heard (or found out the hard way):

Due to building work, the P&R buses are being diverted but there is no signage at the hospital to say that you are waiting in vain for a bus!

Silk Mills to MPH is okay.

MPH to Silk Mills: either walk to the TA Centre to catch the bus there, OR, catch a Gateway bus, go into town, catch a Silk Mills bus back.

Town to MPH: either walk from the cemetery stop OR stay on the bus, go to Silk Mills and come back to the hospital.

We hope this helps others avoid the confusion that prevailed there today!

Jean & Patrick

The main road will be fully reopened from 17th April 🙂

 WW will be continuing to remove the site compound and reinstate the area until the start of May. 

A £1 million project to improve the water supply to areas at the edge of Exmoor has been wrapped up on schedule.

The second 16-week phase of the scheme on the outskirts of Timberscombe was completed this week, concluding an enhancement that first started back in January of last year.

An opening eight-month section of work, replacing pipes within the village itself, was finished last autumn, with the final phase getting under way in January.

Wessex Water teams replaced mains within the Clouds Steep and A396 Dunster to Timberscombe route – to the north of the village, with the work taking place at night to reduce the impact on one of the main A roads through Exmoor.

In total, nearly two and a half kilometres of mains have now been replaced in and around Timberscombe since the beginning of last year.

Design engineer Egidijus Mockevicius said: “We’re delighted to have completed this project around Timberscombe on time.

“It was essential to replace mains that had suffered from a significant number of bursts in the last few years, causing inconvenience and disruption to customers in the area.

“The new plastic pipes will ensure improved water quality and a more reliable source for them for years to come.

“We worked closely with our customers in the village and the parish council and thank them for their patience and co-operation, particularly around the consultation over – and implementation of – night-time working for this second phase, which helped to reduce disruption.

“The road is now fully reopened and we’ll be continuing to remove our site compound and reinstate the area until the start of May.’’

You are most welcome to join us in an Easter Meditation on Wednesday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday of this week, Holy Week, at St Petrock’s Church. Starting at 9.30am each morning, the Meditation will last for approximately 20 minutes and will be followed by a light breakfast offering. If you have not previously experienced a gentle reflective Meditation, this is a wonderful opportunity to be guided by Rev Nicola Butt.

Our Easter Sunday Communion service will be at the usual time of 11.00am with Rev Nicola. Come and participate in one of the principal festivals of the Christian Church, commemorating the Resurrection.