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Road closure and temporary traffic lights

A Road Closed sign

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.

Temporary traffic light

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.

This information was provided by Causeway one.network and is believed to be accurate. However, roadworks may sometimes be deferred to a later date, without explanation.

  • 24th August 2025 in News

Temporary traffic lights on Wembdon Hill from 11th August

Temporary traffic lights sign

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.

This information was provided by Causeway one.network and is believed to be accurate. However, roadworks may sometimes be deferred to a later date, without explanation.

  • 10th August 2025 in News

Wembdon Parish Paper edition 48

Cover of Wembdon Parish Paper edition 48

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.

  • 25th June 2025 in News

Parish Councillor vacancies

There are two vacancies in the office of Wembdon Parish Councillor. These vacancies have arisen following the resignations of Anne Reed and Bridget Hedaux. The official notices are available here.

To qualify as a Councillor a person must be aged 18 years or older and be a citizen of the United Kingdom, any EU Country or any Commonwealth country and also meet one or more of the following criteria:

  • Is, and thereafter continues to be, a local government elector in the parish of Wembdon or
  • During the whole of the 12 months preceding the date of appointment has occupied as owner or tenant any premises in the parish of Wembdon or
  • During the whole of the 12 months preceding the date of appointment has had a principal or only place of work in the parish of Wembdon or
  • During the whole of the 12 months preceding the date of appointment has resided either in the parish of Wembdon or within three miles of it.

There are a number of reasons why a person may not stand for this position.  These include if the person:

  • Is subject to a bankruptcy restrictions order, or an interim bankruptcy restriction order, or a debt relief restrictions order, or an interim debt restrictions order or
  • Is named on the Register of Sex Offenders.
  • Has, within five years before the date of appointment, or since being appointed, been convicted of an offence in the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man which has imposed a sentence of imprisonment of three months or more (whether suspended or not) without the option of a fine.

Any person who is qualified to stand as a Councillor, and is interested in applying for one of these volunteer positions, is asked to email the Parish Clerk at clerk@wembdonparish.gov.uk. An application form is available HERE.

  • 18th April 2025 in News

Closure of Greenacre – 14th April – a reminder

A Road Closed sign

From 9am on Monday 14th to 6am on Tuesday 15th April Greenacre will be closed, beyond number 20, to non-residents. Wessex Water will be carrying out essential repair work which will require them to dig in the pavement, but they need to close the road in order to allow access for their vehicles. They have assured one of our Parish Councillors that residents’ vehicles will be allowed access past the work site. A pedestrian route will also be kept open.

For further information about the works being carried out please contact Wessex Water on telephone number 0345 600 4600 quoting reference number ttro028966N.

  • 13th April 2025 in News