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,
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
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
Please click on the link below to read and complete a consultation on parking in Somerset: https://somersetcouncil.citizenspace.com/parking/copy-of-consultation
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
Today, the Burnham-on-Sea & Highbridge Town Council Estates Team were joined by the Growing Group in maintaining the flower beds in Burnham. Starting by weeding the flower beds and planters outside both B+M and May’s
Community groups in Somerset can apply for grants of £5,000 to £10,000 to support innovative waste reduction and reuse projects Funding is available for innovative community projects in Somerset which are tackling waste. The second
Somerset Council invites public feedback on 20-year plan to create a greener, better-connected transport network in Somerset. Somerset Council has published a new Local Transport Plan for the county which aims to create a fairer,
Somerset Council is implementing changes for reporting to the highways service. Fix My Street will no longer be an access point for reporting issues. Instead, the preferred method is to use Somerset Council’s on line
Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA) has published its annual report for 2024-25. You can read the whole report online at SRA Annual Report 2024-25 – Somerset Rivers Authority
Our role The Environment Agency is the independent environmental regulator for the nuclear industry in England. We make sure that nuclear power stations and radioactive waste disposal sites meet our high standards of environmental protection
Along with our collections contractor SUEZ recycling and recovery UK, we’re reminding everyone about the importance of properly recycling vapes. We’ve noticed more vapes being thrown in bins or mixed with other recyclables, which can
Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Town Council are pleased to announce the launch of its Hanging Basket Sponsorship Program, providing local businesses, organisations and residents with a unique opportunity to contribute to the beautification of our town.
On Tuesday 20th May, Burnham and Highbridge Town Council Estates Team, assisted by the Growing Group volunteers, successfully completed the planting of the flower beds at Marine Cove. The carefully selected mix of sustainable plants
Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Town Council are pleased to announce the launch of its Hanging Basket Sponsorship Program, providing local businesses, organisations and residents with a unique opportunity to contribute to the beautification of our town.
Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Town Council hosted their annual spring clean event last Friday 4th April. It was great to see people caring about their community enough to volunteer to give up their time to litter
The long Easter weekend on 18 to 21 April means your recycling and rubbish collections will be a day later. There won’t be collections on Friday 18 April or Monday 21 April. If you usually
Pringles has changed the packing for its iconic tube, and we can now collect them for recycling rather than condemning them to the rubbish bin. The old metal bases have been replaced with paper, making
Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Town Council is supporting the Great British Spring Clean 2025 on Friday 4th April between 2pm and 3:30pm. We are looking for volunteers and if you would like to take part, please
SWEP (Severe Weather Emergency Protocol) is currently active across Somerset due to the cold weather and will be in place until Monday (17.03.25) when it will be reviewed. Suitable accommodation may be available for rough sleepers
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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