Make the most of Council’s super Slinky service
People living in Somerset are being reminded they have access to a demand responsive transport service known as Slinky. Demand responsive transport is a bookable,
People living in Somerset are being reminded they have access to a demand responsive transport service known as Slinky. Demand responsive transport is a bookable,
Songs for the Season with The Princess Community Choir Wednesday 18th December 2:30pm Over 65s £6.50 (subsidised by the HPC Community Fund) Under 65s £10.50
There is not long left before the RNLI fundraiser at the start of December- a perfect way to start the festive season . Promising to
On Sunday morning the Remembrance Parade was truly impressive with many members of the community attending and participating in the parade and the Remembrance Service
The Armistice was an agreement to end the fighting of the First World War as a prelude to peace negotiations and began on the 11th
The Town Council is organising this year’s Remembrance Parade on Sunday 10th November, with the help of the Royal British Legion. As in previous years,
MAYOR’S REPORT – October 28th 2024
“I would like to begin by extending my thanks to Alasdair Elrick, who until recently, represented Burnham Central on the Town Council. Alasdair has decided to resign his position as councillor for personal reasons. We wish him well. This leaves a vacancy on the Town Council. An election will be held in due course.
At the end of September, I attended the Axbridge Blackberry Carnival. A civic event was held by the Mayor of Axbridge to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Axbridge Town Council. It was a great opportunity to meet with the Mayors of other towns in Somerset and share our experiences.
The Deputy Mayor and I visited Berrow School on 24th September to talk with the new Head Teacher and see the improvements made to the school, both inside and outside the buildings. We were impressed with the use of outside space and their plans to make this available to the community and other schools in the area.
Over the last month, I have also attended the AGMs of the following organisations: Fritzlar Twinning Association, the Sea Cadets and the Burnham-on-Sea Chamber of Trade. A report on these meetings is included in the agenda papers.
On the 8th October, I had the pleasure of attending the South West in Bloom presentations in Bath. I am pleased to report that a Silver Gilt award was made to Burnham-on-Sea. I thought this was a great achievement, given the difficulties we have encountered over the past year. It would not have been possible without the hard work of members of the Growing Group and Dave Perrett and Jo Brown of Burnham and District in Bloom. The Growing Group is very proud of this award and remains enthusiastic in its commitment to improving the towns’ flower beds.
What was interesting at the presentation was that larger towns who had been awarded Gold had a combination of large workforces employed by councils or sub-contractors engaged by councils, working with dedicated teams of volunteers. I think that we have done very well this year with our small group of volunteers and I want to publicly thank them for all that they do.
On 11th October, I met with Dan Milford, Head Teacher of King Alfred’s school. We discussed a range of topics, such as his initiative to establish community breakfasts to bring together different stakeholders in the town, and the links between school council and the Town Council and engaging young people in local issues.
On the third Thursday of every month, St Andrews Church holds an inclusive and Dementia Friendly Service, with familiar prayers and songs for those attending. I was very pleased to be invited along to their 7th anniversary of holding these services and it was a very happy event.
On 23rd October, the Banking Hub Working Group met to discuss the recent reassessment of Burnham’s provision of bank services, given that Lloyds is still planning to close its branch in November. The reassessment concluded that, as a minimum, the town should have access to a cash deposit service. Contact has been made with LINK to ask some important questions relating to the reassessment such as:
I have made contact with the Public Relations Manager at LINK and await his response.
A meeting on Friday 25th October was held with a number of local residents to discuss the issue of travellers. We discussed the possibility of creating a bund around the playing fields at Cassis Close and certain actions were agreed. Thanks to Councillor Searing for organising the meeting and agreeing to take forward these actions.”
Cllr Sharon Perry
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The Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III will take place on Saturday 6th May 2023, with an additional bank holiday on Monday 8th May 2023.
We are keen to hear from groups/organisations in Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge that are looking to celebrate the Coronation. The Town Council has £1500 available to allocate to events being organised to celebrate the Kings Coronation. The maximum grant to be allocated per event will be £500.
You must meet the following criteria for your application to be considered:
– The event will be open to all members of the public
– The event will be free of charge
– The event will take place within the Coronation weekend
– The event will take place within Burnham on Sea or Highbridge
Applications will close on Monday 6th March at midday.
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