Consultation – Somerset Council
Press Release from Somerset County CouncilPublic invited to help shape local democracy in Somerset, as consultation launched A public consultation on the development of Local Community Networks (LCNs) has been launched. People are encouraged to have their say on plans to develop LCNs across the county, to support decision-making at its most local level.You’ll find […]
Quantocks Wildlife Watch
Logging your sightings is as simple as photographing any living thing you see on or around the Quantocks; plants, animals, insects, fungi, lichen etc and using iNaturalist to identify and share. iNaturalist automatically geolocates the image and will report it to the Quantock Wildlife Watch project, but if you would like to receive project updates and […]
Footpaths: Cricketer, Budley and Inwood Farms
As many of you have noticed, warning signs have been put around the farms to tell walkers when they are leaving public footpaths. As reported at the Annual Parish Meeting and elsewhere since, including the Quantock Messenger (July edition), there have been a number of incidents recently where people have strayed off the public footpaths […]
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY 11 JULY
The conduct of Parish Council meetings are governed by the Parish Council’s Standing Orders (reviewed and re-adopted on 16 May 2022). These are available from the Clerk (by e-mail on request) or on the Council’s website by clicking the document name above. Parish Council meetings are open for the public to attend but are not […]
Parish Council Accounts and Audit 2022/2023 updated
Annual Governance Statement and Accounting Statement (unaudited)Notice of public rights and audit – please note the dates have changed slightlyLocal Authority Accounts: a Summary of your Rights The Local Audit & Accountability Act 2014 and the Accounts & Audit Regulations 2015 set out the responsibilities of all local councils in respect of their accounting and […]
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY 13 JUNE
Members of the public are asked to respect the fact that this is a meeting of the Council to conduct Council business. They are not permitted to enter into the debate of agenda items unless invited by the Chairman. In this case, he will temporarily adjourn the meeting to allow that person (only) to speak. […]
Mobile Boost Scheme
Are you a business or household struggling with poor indoor mobile coverage? Connecting Devon and Somerset may be able to help. The Mobile Boost Scheme offers vouchers towards technology to upgrade indoor 4G coverage in “not-spot” areas. Businesses and households can apply for a voucher of up to £1200 towards the cost of one of a […]
Footpaths and Countryside Safety
Our surroundings have acres and acres of lush green fields, pastureland and hills and we are lucky to have so many Public Rights of Way from which to enjoy it. The words “public footpath” means exactly that – public, however, if you do find yourself wandering off the designated footpath you could find yourself in […]