March Press Release
Annual Parish Meeting:
The Annual Parish Meeting took place on the 12th of March, this was acclaimed to have been a success as unlike the year before, this year some residents came to the meeting!
A request was made by one resident that the Parish Council support the creation of a one-way street on Church Hill / Street. The Parish Council will now consult with the homeowners of the streets before resolving whether to support this change or not. Letters will go out in the next few months.
Full reports made to the Parish Meeting can be seen on the Parish Councils website under ‘Meetings'.
Report it to the council:
When thing go wrong (or even right!) it's often ‘the council' you think of reporting it to or to contact for help. Somerset has three levels of local government…
Parish councils can provide facilities like:
Allotments
Bus shelters
Play areas and play equipment
Grants to help local organisations
Consultation on neighbourhood planning
District Council
Mendip District Council is responsible for services like:
Rubbish collection
Fly tipping
Recycling
Council Tax collections
Housing
Planning applications
Elections and electoral registration
Tel: 0300 303 8588
County Council
Somerset County Council is responsible for services across the whole county like:
Education
Transport
Fire and Public safety
Social care
Libraries
Waste management
Trading standards
Tel: 0300 123 2224
