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From Monday 22nd to Friday 26th September, contractors for Somerset Council will be carrying out patching works in preparation for surface dressing in Church Road, Blakes Road, and Blakes Lane. The Temporary Traffic Restriction Order states that the three roads will be closed between 7am and 7pm daily. A signed diversion route will be in place, but vehicular access has to be maintained for residents.

Note that this closure will also affect residents of Greenacre, Shepherd’s Close, Crossacre, The Pippins, Crossview Rise, and Crossfield Close.

For further information about the works being carried out please contact Kiely Bros on 0121 772 3800, quoting reference: ttro632214N.

Wembdon Parish Council would like to say a big thank you to everyone who entered the competition this year and hope that you all will enter again next year. All the photographs were excellent and captured the amazing natural beauty and biodiversity of the Parklands.

We would also like to thank our local independent Judge, Martyn Bell of Bridgwater Camera Club. Each photograph was judged on its individual merit, and we are pleased to announce the winners. Congratulations to you all.

The most northerly section of Perry Green Road, west of Perry Wood Farm Approach for about 300m, will be closed from 8am on Tuesday August 26th. Network Plus will be carrying out overhead electricity works on behalf of National Grid Distribution. The closure will be in force for 24hrs per day until 29th September.

The official notice and the Temporary Traffic Restriction Order are available as pdf documents. For information about the works being carried out please contact National Grid on telephone number 01823 348673 quoting reference number ttro383516N.

Wessex Water have yet again announced that there will be three-way temporary traffic lights on Wembdon Hill outside The Cottage Inn from 26th to 27th August. They will be repairing a sewer.

Wessex Water will also have multi-way temporary traffic lights at the junction of Western Way and Chilton Street from 26th to 27th August, while they create a permanent repair to a service pipe.

There will be three-way temporary traffic lights on Wembdon Hill outside The Cottage Inn from 11th to 13th August. Wessex Water will be repairing a sewer.

There will be temporary traffic lights on Wembdon Hill near number 100, and on Sandford Hill, from 28th July to 8th August. Openreach will be carrying out work, but we have no further information..

There will be three-way temporary traffic lights on Wembdon Hill outside The Cottage Inn from 21st to 23rd July. Wessex Water will be repairing a sewer.

Children and adults living in Wembdon are invited to take part in our Explore Nature Contest.

The competition runs from 1st July to 16th August.

You can read the full details here, or in the latest edition of the Parish Paper.

The latest edition of our Parish Paper has now been published, and our Parish Councillors and volunteers have been out delivering them.

If you think you should have a copy, and haven’t received it by 1st July, please contact our clerk with your name, address and phone number, and she will sort it out for you.

As usual, there will be some spare copies available at Wembdon Village Hall, the Parish Centre, the Cottage Inn and Greenway Garage. Or you can read it online.

There will be temporary traffic lights on Wembdon Rise from 9th June while the collapsed wall outside number 30 is being rebuilt. The work is expected to last until 20th June.

Wessex Water will have temporary traffic lights on Wembdon Hill, near number 104, from Wednesday 28th to Thursday 30th May. They will be repairing a stop tap.