Environment and Climate

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

Growing Group tidying planter outside B&M in Burnham

Burnham-on-Sea flower beds given a makeover

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

Changes to reporting highways issues

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

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Please recycle your vapes responsibly

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

Sponsorship of Hanging Baskets

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.

Sponsorship of Hanging Baskets

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.

photo showing bags of rubbish collected during the Great British Spring Clean 2025

Great British Spring Clean 2025

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

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Easter Collections

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 Recycling

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

SWEP is currently active across Somerset

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 Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Scheme

As you are likely to already be aware, the Environment Agency (EA) are working with Somerset Council to deliver one of the biggest flood defences in England – the Bridgwater Tidal Barrier (BTB) Scheme. The

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More time to recycle at the recycling site

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

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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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