Blues in the Pews: Weekend WorkshopsSaturday 21 – Sunday 22 MayA weekend of free workshops including: Beginning blues guitar with Martin Little Blues & Soul vocals with Fodo Higginson Blues keyboards with Ieuan Cornish Blues
Front Garden Music Festival returns! After the success of last year’s supposed one off festival, they are bringing it back for another year in 2022. The sun shone during the last year’s festival as 25
The beach wardens on Sedgemoor’s beaches return on Monday 28 and Tuesday 29th March for two days refresher training – and will be ready to welcome visitors from Thursday 7th April in good time for
There will be a forest of fluttering flags being put up from Monday, 28th March across main shopping centres of Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge to brighten up the streets in the ongoing effort to encourage
Highbridge will be filled with music next Sunday, 13th March. As part of Sedgemoor District Council’s drive to get people back into town and village centres – and funded by the Government Welcome Back Fund
Sedgemoor District Council is considering the disposal of the site of the two former tennis courts at Crosses Penn, Burnham-on-Sea which extends to approximately 1518 m2. It is proposed that the land will be transferred
Thirty native apple trees have been planted in the Diamond Jubilee Field at Apex Park, Highbridge. They were planted by Friends of Apex Park volunteer Val Morely along with Sedgemoor’s Parks Assistant Lizzie Bull. The
Somerset Art Works calls on artists to register for Somerset Art Weeks Festival, which returns for 2022 with the theme ‘Sanctuary’. With venues hosting group exhibitions, curated shows and events from SAW Members and invited
The Local Heritage List helps to protect buildings, sites and structures that local people regard as important – from medieval cottages to unusual postboxes. Somerset residents are being invited to nominate what’s valuable in their
Fingers crossed that Wednesday, August 3rd will see the return of the spectacular Apex Park Play Day and organisers are appealing for volunteers and funding to make the event bigger and better than before after
Sedgemoor District Council is asking residents to fall back in love with their bikes and take part in Wheelie Wedmore, which is taking place on Sunday, 13th February between 1100 hrs and 1500 hrs at
Seed are working with Burnham-on-Sea & Highbridge Town Council on an exciting creative project to commission a new piece of artwork for the seawall in Burnham-on-Sea. The artwork will run along a half-mile stretch between
A new grant scheme has launched which will help expand Somerset’s tourism offer as the county’s visitor economy recovers from the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Grants of between £25,000 and £40,000 are available
Sedgemoor resident Mell Turford is creating a podcast with the community to tell the story of Highbridge. Through a series of conversations, Mell is creating a series of podcast episodes that capture the history of
Join artist Selina Keedwell for the Highbridge Youth Theatre group and company. With a group for 6-11yrs and a company for 12-18yrs there is plenty of opportunity to get creative, learn new skills and make
30 participants from around Sedgemoor have signed up to take part in the performance. Leading up to the event, participants have been hard at work learning the Clash classic, taking part in online workshops run
The Lord Lieutenant of Somerset is calling on the county’s residents to come together to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and make it an event to remember. The Queen will formally start to celebrate her
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is delighted to announce the launch of its ‘Blossoming and Blooming’ Open Gardens initiative.‘Blossoming and Blooming’ is the charity’s latest fundraising initiative, which asks people to show their support by
Fancy a free evening of film exploring flood risk in Somerset and celebrating local community resilience? ‘Down by the River’ is a new documentary filmed during the summer of 2021. Commissioned by Somerset Rivers Authority
Saturday 5th February is ‘International Clash Day’ as started by KEXP, a radio station in Seattle USA. In celebration of the cultural contribution of former local resident Joe Strummer and the connection between his band’s
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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