The Mayor of Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge, Cllr Lesley Millard, is holding a Civic Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving for the life of HM Queen Elizabeth II at St Andrews Church, Burnham-on-Sea on Sunday 18th September
Somerset County Council is required under the Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022 to formulate proposals for the scheme of members’ allowances to be adopted by the new Somerset Council from 1 April 2023. There are
Burnham on Sea and Highbridge Town Council have welcomed their new Town Clerk. Katherine Noble started in her new role last week and will attend her first public meeting at this evenings Planning Committee Meeting
Warning: summer collection delays. Apologies; resurgent Covid, staff shortages and hot weather’s impact on machinery and crews make unavoidable collection delays more likely in coming weeks. We will do our best to ensure rubbish and
People in Somerset are encouraged to join a new Customer Panel and help shape the future of council services. From April 2023, Somerset’s five councils will be replaced by the new unitary Somerset Council which
On Monday 1st August the Town Council held a meeting at The Old Magistrates Court on Jaycroft Road. During the meeting the Mayor of Burnham on Sea and Highbridge cllr Lesley Millard welcomed one of
Somerset Climate Action Network: Bill Butcher (Director) Bill will be giving an overview of work being done locally to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Somerset Bus Partnership They will be giving an overview of
Burnham-on-sea and Highbridge Town Council is set to declare a climate and ecological emergency. A motion to declare this will be one of main agenda items for its meeting on Monday 1st August and is
Somerset County Council appoints a new Chief Executive who will lead the new unitary Somerset Council from April 2023 A meeting of Somerset County Council has confirmed Duncan Sharkey as the new Council Chief
Schools will once again provide food vouchers to families eligible for Free School Meals to combat holiday hunger over the summer holidays. Somerset County Council is distributing approximately £1.2m from the Government’s
Somerset residents who are struggling to pay the bills could be eligible for support with the cost of food, energy, water, and other essentials over the coming months. Somerset County Council has
RNLI lifeguards will be returning to Burnham-on-Sea beach and in addition will be providing a lifeguard service on Brean beach from this Saturday (2 July) until Sunday 4 September. The charity is urging visitors to
Arts and culture across Somerset are set to benefit from the creation of a Somerset Cultural Strategy following a £30,000 grant awarded by Arts Council England. Over the next year, the aim is to produce
Recycling and rubbish collections will start an hour earlier for the rest of this week in response to rising temperatures. Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) is asking residents to make sure their waste is ready for
The Executive have agreed to the disposal of 1,518m2 of land at Crosses Penn, Burnham on Sea to the Crosses Penn Community Sports Trust by way of a 25-year conditional lease to facilitate the development
At its final Annual Council Meeting, held on May 18, the Chairman of Sedgemoor District Council was confirmed as Councillor Alan Bradford, with Councillor Mike Facey continuing as Vice-Chairman. The following councillors were named as
A new Leader and Executive have been announced at Somerset County Council’s Annual General Meeting – the first since May’s elections. Liberal Democrat Councillor Bill Revans was confirmed as Leader of the Council and announced
Sedgemoor District Council would like to let you know about a consultation the council has launched today on the Highbridge Regeneration Framework (HRF), a new plan to regenerate Highbridge town centre by identifying where investment
The 48th Burnham and Highbridge Town Council “Annual Towns Meeting” is to be held on Monday 30th May 2022 here at the Old Courthouse on Jaycroft Road. Starting at 18.30 pm , it will be
Unfortunately the telephones at the Town Council offices on Jaycroft Road are currently down due to an issue with the copper cables. It has been flagged with BT and we are hoping for this issue
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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