WELCOME TO TEMPLECOMBE VILLAGE


AND OUR SOUTH SOMERSET AREA
Welcome to our village website for local NEWS and INFORMATION.
please take a look around our pages which are frequently updated.

Westcombe Stores
POST OFFICE
(Updated 14th April)

The Post Office inside the shop will now be open from
Saturday 15thApril


The new shop owner has completed training and is now a certified Post Master.
The Post Office will open
Mon to Fri 8:30am to 5:30pm
Saturday 8:30am to 12:30pm
Sunday Closed
The shop will open
Mon to Sat 7:00am to 9:00pm
Sunday 7:00am to 5:00pm

PARISH COUNCIL

Recent Documents Available here
to read or download


Next Meeting 12th September 2023
Agenda - Monthly Council Meeting


Draft Minutes
Monthly Meeting 08.08.23
Annual Parish Council Meeting 10.05.22
Annual Parish Meeting 12.04.22


Meeting Minutes
Monthly Meeting 11.07.23
Monthly Meeting 13.06.23
Monthly Meeting 09.05.23
Monthly Meeting 11.04.23
Monthly Meeting 14.03.23
Monthly Meeting 14.02.23
Monthly Meeting 10.01.23

Discover South Somerset

Discovering rural England at its best couldn't be easier thanks to South Somerset District Council's free visitors guide.

The free 76 page A5 guide is full of places to visit, many free, from local countryside sites to attractions and includes some of the great range of food and drink companies in the area. There is also a handy map, calendar of local events and list of produce markets.

Visitor Guide 2020
Visitor Map


Templecombe
Village Hall

School Lane Templecombe

Rates of Hire:
The hire of the hall is split into sessions. Morning,afternoon and evening.
The current rate is £20.00 per session (£25.00 to include heating).

The hall does have a starter rate of £12.00 (£15.00 to include heating) for organisiations/groups that only want the hall for one hour.

The use of the kitchen is included except there is an additional charge of £10.00 for the use of the cookers.

To book the hall please contact the booking secretary:
Tina Chapman 01963 370527 email: chap.mans@hotmail.co.uk

SOMERSET COUNCIL

WASTE COLLECTIONS CALENDAR 2023





Collections Calendar - Print or download
Search your own collections calendar

United Reformed Church

High Street, Templecombe.
Services: Every Sunday 11:00am unless otherwise stated.

Secretary:
Mrs Helen Coombes 01963 370818
More about Templecombe URC.
Community Council for Somerset

CCS works to support community groups, organisations and individuals in Somerset. There is a fantastic and dedicated team of local professional advisers. CSS takes pride in offering independent and impartial advice. A wide variety of services are covered.
Visit the website and see all the work and projects

Recycling & Household Waste


Our local Somerset Council recycling centre is at Castle Cary

Additional Information
Abbas and Templecombe
Primary School



Head Teacher: Mr James Webb

Telephone: 01963 370481
Primary School Web Pages

PLANNED FOOTWAY IMPROVEMENT
WESTCOMBE
(15th September 2023)

Somerset County Council has secured funding to enable essential maintenance works to reconstruct the footways at Westcombe, Templecombe. The works are currently programmed between 18th and 21st Dec 2023.

Considering this years proposed works and in preparedness we would respectfully request that any vegetation/hedges are cut back which emanate from properties where it has encroached onto and over the public highway, footway.

Please open the letter addressed to residents below for more detials.
Letter to Residents
Works Map

Abbas Combe & Templecombe
Walks Booklet 2023
Available from 5th July 2023


A terrific way to explore and discover our nearby countryside.


The booklet is availalable free of charge at Jasmine & Bay (our local cafe), Westcombe Stores, the Social Club and the station waiting room while stocks last.


Written & Walked by Sandra Pearson 2023
Click to Open or Download booklet

NEW DEFIBRILLATOR
FOR TEMPLECOMBE
20th June 2023

On the side of the ticket office/waiting room
at the station car park
Station Road, BA8 0JJ
This new defibrillator has kindly been provided by South Western Railway and is is now fully operational and connected to the ambulance service network.



We now have three defibrillators freely accessible to everyone 24 hours a day.

One has been privately and very kindly donated to our village in loving memory of Jessie Benjafield. and is located on the wall of the Sports and Social Club near the secure area and facing the children's play area.


The third has been provided thoughtfully by Thales and is located on the main gate to their business premises in Throop Road (SatNav BA8 0DH).

Easy to follow instructions are with all three units.
PHOTO ALBUM FOR THE WEBSITE


A photo album has been created of photos taken while out on local walks an dat local events.

More walks will be added as frequently as possible.

Photo Album Walks


SPEED ENFORCEMENT


Avon and Somerset Police

An informative leaflet about how speeding regulations are enforced in our area

Please drive safely and carefully along our often busy and congested roads.


Your Questions Answered

Saint Mary Parish Church


The Blessed Virgin Mary
Templecombe


Rector:
Revd Kevin Rogers 01963 363832
revkrogers@gmail.com
Chruch Wardens:
Mr Julian Kiddle 01963 371395
Mrs Gemma Shave-Smythies 01963 371555
Click here for more about St. Mary's
St. Mary's on Facebook

Sticky Fingers Pre-School

We are a charity preschool run by a Committee. We are always looking for people to join and support with fundraising & help in the running of the preschool to maintain success and keep it a Good OFSTED rated setting.
Sticky Fingers Website.



You do not have to be attached to the preschool, so if you're willing to give some of your time to Stickys, and if you feel you can bring some value such as fundraising ideas, or business knowledge to our committe team, please send us a message and get in touch.

email: stickyfingersps@hotmail.co.uk
Telephone: 07742 895967
Community
Accessible
Transport

To find out more or to book a ride:

Tel: 01963 33864
CAT Website

Recreation Ground

Managed by the Parish Council, the area boasts two full-size football pitches (Sports Club/Community Association) and tennis courts which are available at low rates to hire.

Please contact the council clerk for details:
clerk@abbasandtemplecombepc.org.uk

Please help keep the Recreation Ground
litter and graffiti free
Delays and Diversions

With so many travel disruptions and tempporary road closures appearing accross the couny. If your journey is time critcal, you can check out your planned route here.

Check Current and Planned Situations.

Village Profile & Statistics

SSDC have made available summary information, from the 2011 census, about our village and other towns & villages in the region.

Abbas & Templecombe Profile Statistics
Cucklington Profile Statistics
Henstridge Profile Statistics
Horsington Profile Statistics
Wincanton Profile Statistics

Look here for a full list of towns and villages where
summary census statistics have been made available.

PLANNED LOCAL ROAD WORKS
(Friday 22nd September 2023)
HIGH STREET (A357)
TEMPLECOMBE
Appears to be near SID

Traffic control
(multi-way signals)
Sunday 24th September

OPENREACH
Utility Asset Works

Permit Ref: BC420WCWDNJ7H0B2

PLANNED LOCAL ROAD CLOSURE
(Sunday 17th September 2023)
YENSTON HILL (A357)

ROAD CLOSED
Milestone Infrastructure to carry out local drainage work.

Thu 19th 9:30am to Fri 20th 2:30pm October
Works Ref: ttro519965s

Somerset Council Notice
Somerset Council Diversion


DISRUPTED RAIL SERVICES
Engineering Works

Sunday 17th September
The lines between Templecombe and Crewkerne will be closed all day due to maintenance work.

Buses will run between Templecombe and Crewkerne.


Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th September
The lines between Templecombe and Axminster will be closed all weekend due to maintenance work.

Buses will run between Templecombe and Axminster.

SWR and partners at Network Rail are always working hard to maintain and improve the rail network. They try to keep disruption to a minimum by carrying out engineering works at the weekend or over holiday periods where we can, but this isn’t always possible.

SWR September Summary

2021 CENSUS RESULTS

Summary statistics are beginning to become available from the 2021 census. More stats at local parish level are expected early next year (2023)

The available figures show a 6.1% population increase in our village over the previous ten years

2021 2011 2001
United Kingdom 59,597,300 56,075,912 58,789,194
Abbas & Templecombe 1656 1560 1462

Source local document

£2 Fare Cap - First Bus, Somerset
Extended to 31st October 2023

From 1st January 2023 as part of the UK Government initiative and Help for Households, there will be a maximum price of £2.00 for a single journey on the bus, and £4.00 for a return.

In Somerset, all routes are included in the scheme.

Both Adult & Child single fares will be capped at £2.00, and returns £4.00.

From 1 November 2023, the bus fare cap will change to £2.50 for single tickets. This cap will last until 30 November 2024.
GOV - Bus Fare Cap


Abbas & Templecombe Parish Council

Launched Friday 12th February 2021, this exciting and informative website is now live.
Please do check it out.

The Council meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the village hall.

email: clerk@abbasandtemplecombepc.org.uk

Abbas & Templecombe Parish Council

ARCHIVED
PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTERS

All quarterly publications
September 2003 to June 2018



Open the full list of Newsletters to read or download.


Archived Newsletters


Local Community Policing
Updated 7th June 2023


Our local community Police Officers are:

  • Neighbourhood Constable PC Tom Bidwell
  • PCSO 9733 Mya Greenfield
It is recommended that if a local resident has a question or query they log on to the website local area page: Avon & Somerset Police - Rural East

To report directly to the police please use 101 in a non-emergency situation or 999 in an emergency.

If reports are made via 101 then the call is logged and units can be dispatched if available. Names of the callers are not given to any offenders.

Our local Police station is Wincanton Police Station,
14 Market Place, Wincanton, BA9 9LH.
The office is open Monday - Friday 10-6
with a closure for lunch between 1:30 - 2:15
Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance


This service receives no direct funding from the Government or the National Lottery and relies on the generosity of the public for support.

Read about our local Air Ambulance.



BUS TIMETABLE
No 58 Through Templecombe

From 31st october 2022

Mon - Fri

Saturday
From Monday 3rd September
the 18:30 from Yeovil Bus Station to Wincanton
will now depart 18:45

Timetable - Monday to Friday
Timetable - Saturday

South Somerset - What's on


Visit the website

Tempus Fugit

At Templecombe railway station. Tempus Fugit (Time Flies), is both a sculpture and sundial. The bronze statue is of a railwayman consulting the British Rail timetable, some of the pages of which have blown away and landed on the grass.

The statue forms the gnomon (part of a sundial that casts a shadow) of the sundial; the pages on the ground mark the hours.
Poor Roads

If Somerset Council Highways are not aware of a problem we can't expect them to fix it.

There is a very easy to use form on their website for letting them know about a Problem On The Highway. This includes pavements

The form allows for all sorts of damage to be reported including road markings, hedges, drains, graffiti and all the usual issues which can cause concern.

Click here to report any damage

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