The Town Council is organising this years’ Remembrance Parade on Sunday 13th November, with the help of the Royal British Legion. As in previous years, organisations will meet at 10.30am in the car park by
The five Local Authorities within Somerset are currently working together to create and develop a new and exciting 5-year cultural strategy for the new unitary Somerset Council to adopt in April 2023. The Somerset Cultural
The Town Council held a successful community workshop to collect ideas to form the foundation for an Action Plan to support their declaration of a Climate and Ecological Emergency. Amongst those present were, the Chair
Councillors and officers at Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Town Council have been putting together a range of information with web links designed to signpost help available from the government and other sources to cope with the
The price of energy rose again on 1st October and Burnham and Highbridge Town Council are keen to work with the community to develop a network of public warm rooms across the area to help
M5 J21 – J22 northbound and southbound maintenance works Monday 31 October to Tuesday 1 November 2022 National Highways operates, maintains and improves England’s motorways and major A-roads. They will shortly be carrying out essential
More than 300 people have signed up to help shape the future of council services in Somerset. From April 2023, Somerset’s five councils will be replaced by the new unitary Somerset Council which will deliver
A consultation has been launched, the results of which will help influence what Somerset’s future landscapes will look like. Opinions are being sought from experts and non-experts alike. From people who deal with trees in
All households across Sedgemoor will have received an annual voter registration form within the past month. Although there has been a good response rate, many people have not yet confirmed their details, despite it being
All of Somerset’s 16 recycling sites will go over to their winter opening hours from Saturday 1 October. This means that on their open days, sites are open 9am to 5pm. Weekend opening remains 9am
At the last Town Council Meeting, it was agreed that a drop-in session would be arranged for residents to meet with some of your councillors to view the agenda and associated paperwork for the next
Apologies from Somerset Waste. The unplanned Bank Holiday on Monday has put additional pressure on collections. All collections have been a day later this week (standard Bank Holiday practice) with those originally scheduled for today
During the period of national mourning, Council and Committee meeting summons cannot be issued, as Section 243 of the Local Government Act 1972 excludes days of mourning from the notice period. It can now be
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
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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