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Extraordinary Town Council Meeting
There will be an extraordinary meeting of the Town Council on Monday 16th March at 6.30pm in the Council Chamber. Details of the agenda will be published in due course.

Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Mayor visits Octopus Childrens Daycare to see benefits of grant awarded
Octopus Children’s Daycare welcomed a visit from the Mayor on Wednesday 25th February, after recently securing a grant from Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Town Council. The grant was used to purchase new i-pads for the centre.

Somerset Health & Wellbeing Survey
The Somerset Health & Wellbeing survey is now live and will run until Monday 27th April. Anyone who is a resident in Somerset and aged 18+ is welcome to take part. The survey covers a range

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

Burnham and Highbridge Community Clothing Opens at Apex Park Office
Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Town Council are delighted to announce that Burnham and Highbridge Community Clothing, a volunteer-run service, will officially open its doors on Wednesday 4th March at the Apex Park Office. This marks a

Pride of Somerset Youth Awards 2026
UCS College Group are currently in the process of organising the Pride of Somerset Youth Awards 2026 where they celebrate the incredible achievements of young people in Somerset. They are currently promoting the Nominations, which

Extraordinary Planning Committee Meeting
There will be an extraordinary meeting of our Planning Committee to be held next Monday, 2nd March at 6.00pm in the Council Chamber. Details of the agenda will be published in due course.

Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Town Council is looking for Volunteers!
Are you interested in meeting new people? And in feeling like you can help to make a difference? If you have some time spare and would like to become involved then look no further….. we

Somerset businesses – don’t miss out! ⏳
The Somerset Start Up & Grow programme is closing to new applications at the end of February. If you’re an established SME (fewer than 250 employees) operating in Somerset, this is your chance to access fully-funded, expert one-to-one