Newsletter April 2022

Well at last Spring is here, and as we shake off the winter blues, our thoughts turn to the national spring clean, which this year runs from 25th March to the 10th of April. The Parish Council is wholeheartedly supporting the event, and are asking residents to clean/tidy/litter pick in the area around their houses, to help keep Evercreech the kind of community we are all proud to live in.

The skateboard park project is still ongoing, we have had some good news on our grant applications. No decision on type of park has been finalised, but there is a working party looking at it, and we are always looking for fresh ideas, so if you are keen to help progress the project, please get in touch with the clerk.

Speeding in the village continues to be a worry. The speedwatch group is continuing to try to keep us safe on the entrance to the village on Prestleigh Road. However, Southwood is problematic with the industrial estate expanding, traffic increasing, and there being no speed limit past the residential properties. This highways issue is the responsibility of the county council, and we are talking to them about what can be done. In fact, we are so concerned we have put monies aside to implement any works agreed with the county council as soon as possible.

And finally, the term of this Parish Council comes to an end with elections for a new council on May 5th. If you are community minded, please consider standing for council, nomination forms are available on Mendip DC’s website, and must be delivered there in person by April 5th.

Best wishes to you all

Rob Reed

Evercreech Parish Council