By now, most households in Wembdon will have received a copy of the September Parish Paper. If yours hasn’t been delivered yet, be assured it is on its way.
As usual, there will be some spare copies available at Wembdon Village Hall, the Parish Centre, and the Cottage Inn. Or you can read it online.
The section of Blakes Road from its junction with Church Road to the corner by numbers 3 and 12 will be closed on Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th September while Jurassic Fibre carry out remedial work.
Jurassic Fibre have put out advance warning signs which imply that Church Road will also be closed, from Crossfield Close to Blakes Road. Although the temporary traffic order for the closure permits this, it is our understanding that Church Road will not actually be closed.
For any further information about this closure please contact Jurassic Fibre on 01392 345600, quoting reference: ttro091234SE.
We have just heard that there will be temporary traffic lights on Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd September on Wembdon Rise, outside number 32. This will allow contractors to carry out work on a tree. The footway on one side of the road will also be closed.
At an awards ceremony last Friday, Somerset Playing Fields Association announced the results of its annual competition for the best playing fields in Somerset. Wembdon was honoured by the award of second prize in the Large Fields section.
Pictured with Mark Phillips (left), the Parish Council’s representative on the Village Hall and Playing Fields Trust, are Dan Bingham (centre), who maintains the playing fields for the Trust, and Steve Bull, who looks after the remainder of the field for the Parish Council.
Mark was presented with a certificate and a cheque for £50 for the Parish Council by Chris Davies CBE, Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset.
The full results for the Large Fields section were:
1st: Trull Parish Council – King George V Field, Church Road
2nd: Wembdon Parish Council – Homberg Way Playing Field
3rd=: Wiveliscombe – War Memorial Recreation Ground, West Road
3rd=: Lympsham Parish Council – Lympsham Village Green and Cricket Field
The section of Blakes Road from its junction with Church Road to the corner by numbers 3 and 12 will be closed on Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th September while Jurassic Fibre carry out remedial work.
Jurassic Fibre have put out advance warning signs which imply that Church Road will also be closed, from Crossfield Close to Blakes Road. Although the temporary traffic order for the closure permits this, it is our understanding that Church Road will not actually be closed.
This work has been postponed from 13th and 14th September.
For any further information about this closure please contact Jurassic Fibre on 01392 345600, quoting reference: ttro091234SE.
We have been told that there will be temporary traffic lights on Sandford Hill on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th September. The work will take place at the junction with the Sandford Farm approach track, and will be to allow Wessex Water to replace a stop tap.
With no prior notice, National Grid have set up temporary traffic lights this morning on Western Way, close to the pedestrian entrance to Chilton Trinity School. According to the information on the one.network website, the work is expected to last until next Monday.
We have been told that there will be temporary traffic lights from Monday 18th to Wednesday 20th September on Wembdon Rise, outside number 26. This will allow Wessex Water to install a water meter. The footway on one side of the road will also be closed.
There will be a temporary 20mph speed limit on Quantok Road (A39) to the west of the Whitegates Roundabout while the two access junctions to the new West Bridgwater housing developments are constructed. The Temporary Traffic Order applies from 10th September 2023 until 31st October 2024 but we have been told that the speed restriction will only be in place when required.
The work is expected to start on Sunday 11th September.
The extent of the speed restriction can be seen on the plan.
Long-awaited repairs will be carried out to the safety surfacing in the children’s playground tomorrow, Thursday 17th August. The playground will be closed and out of use for the duration of the work. Wembdon Parish Council apologises for the lack of notice, but the date was not confirmed by our contractor until today. Obviously we would have preferred the work to have been carried out in term time, but we have had no say in the timing.
The need for the repairs was highlighted in the monthly safety reports carried out by GB Sports Ltd, and was approved at the Parish Council meeting on 12th June 2023.
