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Temporary traffic lights on Church Road 21st to 23rd March

Temporary traffic lights sign

Jurassic Fibre will be working in Church Road between Crossfield Close and the Church. They will be using temporary traffic lights. Work will start on Tuesday 21st March and will last for up to 3 days.

For further information, or if you have questions or concerns, you can contact Jurassic Fibre on 01392 345600, quoting works reference C9001BWD36WP12488.

Great British Spring Clean – further information

Showing pride in our places: Wembdon Parish Council supports residents pledging to pick one bag of litter for charity’s Great British Spring Clean campaign.

Poster for the Great British Spring Clean. One bag - big difference. Join the Great British Spring Clean 17th March to 2nd April 2023. Pledge to picl up a bag at keepbritaintidy.org

During the Great British Spring Clean 2023 we are encouraging residents and businesses in Wembdon to pledge to do their bit to clear up the litter that blights the country.

This year’s mass campaign, from 17 March to 2 April, brings together individuals, community organisations, businesses and councils to make a difference to the environment on our doorstep – and the charity is keen to stress that litter picking can be accessible to everybody.

Wembdon Parish Council is calling on residents to show pride in their area by pledging on Keep Britain Tidy’s website to pick a bag or more of litter, helping make a huge difference to the environment.

We would like you to email a photo of your group of volunteers with their bags of rubbish, the name of your group, and permission for us to publicise the photo, to clerk@wembdon.org. Written parental permission is required for any photos which include under-16s. Certificates will be sent to the volunteer groups. If you would like to receive a certificate then please include your address and contact number, which will not be published.

Temporary traffic lights on Wembdon Rise 13th to 17th March – a reminder

Temporary traffic light

On Monday 13th March Jurassic Fibre plan to set up three-way temporary traffic lights at the junction of Wembdon Rise and Inwood Road, and to work towards Homberg Way. As work progresses, they will move the traffic control along Wembdon Rise and use two-way temporary lights. They state that the traffic lights will be manually controlled at peak times in order to minimise the disruption.

For further information, or if you have questions or concerns, you can contact Jurassic Fibre on 01392 345600, quoting works reference C9001BW-D35WP8780A.

Road works on Quantock Road

Somerset County Council have announced that road works will start on the A39 Quantock Road between the cemetery and Skimmerton Lane on Sunday 5th March.

The purpose of the work is the construction of the new 4-way signal-controlled junction providing access to the new housing developments either side of Quantock Road. There will also be a junction with a new secondary access to the Cokerhurst Farm development on the Wembdon side of the road.

It has been stated that if temporary traffic lights or road closures are required, they will only take place at night. The work is expected to continue until 1st June.

Wembdon Hill will not be closed in March

Road closure notice crossed out

The roadside signs announcing the closure of Wembdon Hill from 13th to 15th March were placed there in error by Jurassic Fibre and have now been removed thanks to intervention by your Parish Council.

We are pleased to inform you that at present there are no plans to close Wembdon Hill.

Temporary traffic lights on Wembdon Rise 13th to 17th March

Temporary traffic light

Jurassic Fibre have now given us revised dates for their work on Wembdon Rise. On Monday 13th March they plan to set up three-way temporary traffic lights at the junction with Inwood Road, and to work towards Homberg Way. As work progresses, they will move the traffic control along Wembdon Rise and use two-way temporary lights. They state that the traffic lights will be manually controlled at peak times in order to minimise the disruption.

They have told us “We will arrange for our community engagement ambassadors to letter drop and speak with residents at least 10 days before works start to sufficiently notify them of the planned works.”

For further information, or if you have questions or concerns, you can contact Jurassic Fibre on 01392 345600, quoting works reference C9001BW-D35WP8780A.

Closure of Wembdon Post Office

The Parish Council has received an email from Post Office Limited which states:

We’re writing to update you about the temporary closure of the above Post Office.

For further information please visit our Consultation Hub via the link below:

Consultation Hub – Wembdon TA6 7PX

Wembdon Parish Council is very sad to learn that the Post Office in Wembdon is unlikely to be reopened. 

If you have any comments, please make them to the National Consultation Team via the link below;

comments@postoffice.co.uk  quoting reference Wembdon TA6  319549

The closing date for the consultation is March 29th.

Evening closures of Monmouth Street and Broadway now from 9th March

Road closed sign

Somerset County Council will be closing Monmouth Street and Broadway, from the Cross Rifles Roundabout to the junction with Salmon Parade, and St Johns Street from Monmouth Street to Polden Street. The closures be between 18:30 and 23:00 daily. The closures are to enable traffic light refurbishment and resurfacing.

Although the preparation work for the refurbishment of the traffic lights started on 9th February, as previously announced, the overnight closures did not.

The closures are now planned to start on 9th March and continue until 5th May.

The online map shows the extent of the closure, and the official closure notice is also online. The diversion route is shown on the online map, but is difficult to unravel! The route will probably be signposted.

For further information, contact Somerset County Council on 0300 123 2224, quoting reference ttro906185SE.

Temporary traffic lights in Inwood Road 2nd to 6th March

Temporary traffic light

Contractors for Jurassic Fibre will be working at the junction of Inwood Road and Grasmere from 2nd to 6th March. They will be using three-way temporary traffic lights, which will be manually controlled at peak times in order to minimise the disruption. Jurassic Fibre will be mailing letters to residents at the immediately affected properties in order to explain the works.

For further information, or if you have questions or concerns, you can contact Jurassic Fibre on 01392 345600, quoting works reference C9001BWD36AOVWP12007-A.

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