templecombe

WELCOME TO TEMPLECOMBE VILLAGE

AND OUR SOUTH SOMERSET AREA

Templecombe celebrated in great style our Queen's Platinum Jubilee
please see the dedicated Jubilee page for details.

PLANNED LOCAL ROAD CLOSURE
added 8^th July 2022

A371 HOLBROOK ROUNDABOUT to JACK WHITES GIBBET
(Wincanton towards Castle Cary)

Mon 25^th July to Fri 26^th August 2022.
33 DAYS

The road will be closed
All Day Every Day (24 hours)
Reason:
Drainage Works.

Works Ref: LG210YBYE4004
SCC Ref: ttro803507SS

SCC Permit Notice and Diversion

- Click to open Network Rail advice -

PHOTO ALBUM FOR THE WEBSITE

A photo album is being created of photos taken while out on local walks.

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

DEFIBRILLATOR

We now have two 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.

The defibrillator is located on the wall of the Sports and Social Club near the secure area and facing the children's play area.

The other 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 both units.

Wincanton Fire Station hold training sessions for CPR and defibrillator use. They are free and last about two hours. They advertise their sessions on their Facebook page, numbers are limited and you only have to drop them a message and they confirm if you are on a session.

Abbas & Templecombe
Circular Walk

A terrific way to explore our nearby countryside.

The full circle will take 4 to 5 hours. You can of course join or leave the route at various places.

Written & Walked by Peter Andrew 2014

Click to Open or Download booklet

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 an outstanding 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.

Abbas and Templecombe
Primary School

Head Teacher: Mr James Webb

Telephone: 01963 370481

Primary School Web Pages

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

Poor Roads

If SCC 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

United Reformed Church

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

Secretary:
Mrs Helen Coombes	01963 370818

More about Templecombe URC.

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

Recycling & Household Waste

Our local SSDC recycling centre is at Castle Cary

Additional Information

PLANNED LOCAL ROAD CLOSURE
added 30^th July 2022

WINCANTON
CHURCH STREET
and
NORTH STREET

Mon 1^st August to Wed 17^th August

Reason:
Wessex Water sewer rehabilitation works

Works Ref: PG301CQ59_S4

This is going to make getting to the centre of or through Wincanton extreemly difficult and frustrating.

The A371 north of Holbrook roundabout towards Castle Cary is also closed during this period of works

LOCAL ROAD DELAYS
updated 29^th March 2022
High Street - Templecombe
Works Ref: LG210YAYE57321

I have been advised by SCC Highways that the issue of ownership of the wall is likely to take some time to resolve. Once this is resolved there will be the requirement to assess and design, then implement repairs.

SCC Highways are aware of the disruption this is causing and are seeking to resolve the matter as soon as is reasonably practical.

Currently there are no time-scales in place and this could continue as things are for several weeks or months.

- Click to open The Summer Reading Challenge -

Presented by the reading agency.
Delivered in partnership with libraries.

To join the Gadgeteers, you need to read library books over the summer and collect stickers to complete your special Gadgeteers poster.

Wincanton Library
0300 123 2224
winlib@somerset.gov.uk

OUT AND ABOUT

THE COUNTRYSIDE CODE

Lots of common-sense information but well worth a read and a reminder.

Open or download
The Country Code

We are very fortunate to live amongst such wonderful South Somerset countryside.

With young lambs and calves soon appearing it is very important we all follow The Countryside Code when out and about.

The Countryside code has been updated for 2021. More detail will be included as it becomes available.
Please Click the images below to open a summary leaflet.

Abbas & Templecombe Parish Council
Launched Friday 12^th 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

Our local community Police Officers are:
Updated 3^rd July 2022

Neighbourhood Constable PC Tom Bidwell
PCSO 8129 Daniel Humphrey
PCSO 7467 Timothy Russell.

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.

There is also a notebook kept in Westcombe Stores where messages can be left for PCSO Daniel Humphrey.

Our local Police station is Wincanton Police Station,
Churchfields, Churchfield, Wincanton, BA9 9AG.
The office is open Monday - Friday 10-6
with a closure for lunch between 1:30 - 2:15

Local Banking (Details last amended 09.10.2020)
Lloyds Bank and NatWest Bank are providing mobile banking services in Wincanton
Both in Memorial Hall Car Park

Due to Coronavirus restrictions verifying mobile banking days and times has become difficult. Please check with your bank for current information.

Westcombe Stores (Post Office)
Mon-Fri	9	:00	to	17	:30
Saturday	9	:00	to	12	:30

Cheques can be paid in here and at other post offices. They take one additional day to clear. Cash can be withdrawn upto the the cardholders daily ATM limit.

These are Post Office opening BANKING times.
The shop is open for longer hours and 7 days a week

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.

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.

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.

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

Facebook

Our Associated Facebook Group.
TEMPLECOMBE VILLAGE.

https://www.willyweather.co.uk/sw/somerset/templecombe.html

The long awaited for
New edition of
Templecombe Memories
is now available

Packed full of local history and fascinating stories from our past.

Proceeds will be going to our village hall improvement fund.

The book is now available at
Westcombe Stores, Dike & Son
Papertrees (Wincanton).

To have a copy hand delivered foc locally the book price is £7.99

If you would like a copy posted within the UK the total price including postage is £10.75

To request a copy please contact Christine.
07581 000898 or scott_47@yahoo.co.uk

Payment may be made by Paypal

TEMPLECOMBE ART EXHIBITION

1^st and 2^nd October
You have time to sort out paints, canvases and to clean the brushes!

The charge to exhibit a painting in any media will be £1.00.
If you sell we would appreciate a donation.
The charity this year will be for the M.N.D. (Motor Neurone Disease)

You can submit 3 paintings.
If you are a potter. wood carver, or turner and would like to enter your work we would be pleased to have you with us.

Please get in touch for more details:
Peter and Frances Mattock 01963 371381
Email frances.mattock@gmail.com

Mindful Memory Cafés Registered Charity 115419
Mindful Memory Cafés support those living with memory loss or dementia.

Mindful currently provides three main groups: Our Stalbridge Café, Gillingham Café, and our Men Marching On group.

Each year, the three groups merge to attend a day trip in the summer and a Christmas lunch in the winter.

Cafés and the Men's group are free to attend, with carers welcome to join. We're here to offer support, advice, and friendship, in what can be a difficult time for both the person experiencing difficulties and their families.

Mindful is overseen by a board of trustees, each with their own responsibilities and skills. Click here to meet them.

Our cafés are supported by a fantastic team of friendly volunteers, each with their own story to tell.

Mindful relies on charitable donations, with the day trip and lunch heavily subsidized each year. If you'd like to fundraise for us, please visit our contact page and get in touch.