Environment and Climate

Great British Spring Clean 2026 Friday 20th March

Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Town Council is supporting the Great British Spring Clean 2026 on Friday 20th March between 10am-12pm. We are seeking enthusiastic volunteers to join our organised litter picks across the towns.  If you

Growing Group

See our Growing Group hard at work keeping our beds looking colourful and tidy.If you wish to join in, our sessions take place on the second Monday of the month at 10am – see our

Summer hours begin soon

Recycling Sites will move to their summer opening hours from Wednesday 1 April. All sites will remain open from 9am to 4pm on weekends. Midweek, sites will be open from 9am to 6pm. Opening days

Easter bank holiday collections

The long Easter weekend on 3 to 6 April means your recycling and rubbish collections will be a day later. There won’t be collections on Friday 3 April or Monday 6 April. If you usually

Somerset New Communal Recycling

Somerset Council is improving recycling collections for around 13,000 households living in flats and other communal buildings. The new service will start from the end of March and will allow residents to recycle more materials

Burnham & Highbridge Green Team Newsletter

Burnham and Highbridge Green Team CIO is pleased to announce the publication of its inaugural newsletter, accessible via the link below. Our primary objective is to promote collective action against climate change, supporting Burnham and

Successful Community Litter Pick Brings Residents Together

Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Town Council would like to thank everyone who took part in the successful community litter pick held on Friday 30th January. The event brought together local residents, Councillors and Town Council staff,

Reporting Flooding

Message from the Environment Agency with regard to recent/upcoming wet weather: Please remind your communities to report flooding to us as soon as they can if their home or business has flooded. We understand it

Food Waste Recycling in Somerset

Thank you to everyone, Somerset residents are among the best for recycling in the country, but there’s still more we can do. Did you know that food waste makes up over 20% of the average

Check ahead for your Christmas collections

Collections will once again change during the Christmas and New Year period. Please take note to make sure you don’t miss your collection. If your collection day is usually a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday then

Where’s Fixy?

This autumn, Fixy will be on the road and heading to events across Somerset. Fixy accepts items including laptops, tablets, mobile phones and smart phones, smart watches, digital cameras, game consoles and accessories, hard drives,

Burnham in Cloth, Paper & Stitch

Tuesday 30th September – Saturday 4th October (10am-3pm daily) Deputy Mayor, Councillor Paul Wynn, opened the Burnham in Cloth, Paper & Stitch exhibition on Tuesday 30th September. Hosted by the Princess Theatre and Arts Centre

Refurbishment of Apex Park Public Conveniences

Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Town Council are pleased to announce that the public conveniences at Apex Park, Highbridge, are set to undergo a much-needed refurbishment starting the week commencing 6th October 2025, with works expected to

Recycling Site Winter Opening Hours

Recycling Site opening hours change from Wednesday 1 October If you are planning to visit your local recycling site, please remember that from Wednesday, 1 October our 16 recycling sites will be changing to their

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Grant Application Kings Coronation Form

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. 

Your organisation and contact details

What happens next....
Applications will be considered at the Finance and Resources Committee Meeting on Monday 13th March 2023. You will be notified after this date whether your application has been successful.
Burnham & Highbridge Town Council takes your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information for the purposes of contacting you about this grant. The Council’s privacy notice can be found here.

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