Scarecrow Competition Map – Scarecrows being displayed 4th June -11th June 2023
Ilminster Town Council Scarecrow Competition Map – Scarecrows being displayed 4th June -11th June 2023 We have had a brilliant 15 entries this year. Ilminster Town Council are very excited to see all your creations, please see map below so you can follow the trail and discover them yourselves. Click here to download the map: Scarecrow Map 2023 Paper copies of the map will be available from the Town Council office at the Old Magistrates Court (between 11am and 2pm), the Arts Centre and the library from Monday 5th June. The winners will be announced at IMEX on Sunday 11th June 2023 ...
Read MoreTemporary Road Closure: ttro295305SS – Station Road Ilminster and Horton 9 days from 22nd June 2023 18:00-07:00
Temporary Road Closure: ttro295305SS – Station Road Ilminster and Horton Please follow the link to view the above road closure; https://one.network/?tm=133901978 and the link for the Notice 2:https://api-gb.one.network/downloads/tm/1111/03-notice-2_133901978_3568023_f37c98ee35.pdf The order becomes effective on 15th June 2023 and will remain in force for eighteen months. The works are expected to commence on 22nd June 2023 and last for 9 nights (18:00 – 07:00hrs) to enable Milestone Infrastructure to carry out resurfacing work.. The contractor has indicated that access...
Read MoreSomerset libraries need volunteers this summer
Somerset libraries need volunteers this summer Somerset Council libraries are looking for volunteers to help support this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, ‘Ready, Set, Read!’. The challenge, which runs across all Somerset libraries, aims to encourage children to read six books during the summer holidays, while also engaging in a host of fun events and activities, online or at their local library. In 2022, a total of 6595 children participated in the challenge and now Somerset libraries are looking for volunteers, aged 14 and over, to help this year’s challenge...
Read MoreRoad Closure Station Rd Ilminster on the 22/06/2023 – 30/06/2023 at night from 18:00 – 07:00. (It will be open in the day and weekends)
We are planning to re-surface Station Rd Ilminster on the 22/06/2023 – 30/06/2023 at night from 18:00 – 07:00. (It will be open in the day and weekends. There will be an element of Prep works which will be done under signals from the 12/06/2023 – 21/06/2023 Day time working. Nights have been chosen for because of the A303 and the number of businesses along that section. Works near the residential end will take place in the early part of the evening and they will move up the other end as the nights go on. Click here to view the...
Read MoreSomerset Council – Waste and recycling collections spring forward for bank holiday
Waste and recycling collections spring forward for bank holiday Somerset Council is reminding residents that with the late spring bank holiday around the corner there will be a change to household waste collection days. Crews will be collecting all waste a day later during week beginning Monday 29 May. This includes recycling, refuse and garden collections. If your recycling and/or refuse is usually collected on a Monday, then it will be collected on a Tuesday, if your usual day is a Tuesday it will be collected on a Wednesday and so on. That includes...
Read MoreThe Chair’s Awards for Service to the Community 2023
The Chair of Somerset Council, Mike Best, is holding their annual award ceremony for Service to the Community on Friday 6th October 2023. Do you know someone in Ilminster who goes above and beyond providing a service to our community? If so, please complete Chairman’s Awards Nomination Form 2023 and return it to: town.council@ilminster.gov.uk or to Ilminster Town Council, Old Magistrates Court, East Street, Ilminster TA19 0AJ by Friday 9th June 2023. Hard copies are available from the council office 11am-2pm Monday to Friday. Ilminster Town Council are collecting the nominations for...
Read MoreIlminster Town Council Annual Scarecrow Competition 4-11th June 2023
ILMINSTER TOWN COUNCIL ANNUAL SCARECROW COMPETITION 2023 Design & make your own Scarecrow!! THEME this year is “THE BEST OF BRITISH” Display your Scarecrow outside your house from 4th to 11th June 2023. (Judging will commence through the week) Winners will be announced at IMEX (Ilminster Midsummer Experience) on Sunday 11th June 2023 Entry forms: to be received to Ilminster Town Council by Thursday 1st June 2023 at 2pm. Any queries please call 01460 52149 or email town.council@ilminster.gov.uk ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE FROM: Download : click here: Scarecrow...
Read MoreAnnual Report 2022-2023
The Annual Community Assembly took place on Tuesday 18th April 2023 at The Meeting House, Arts Centre, East Street. The Town Crier opened the meeting before the Mayor and Chairs of Committees provided reports on what they have been involved with over the past year and also produced an Annual report 2023. This was followed by local organisations who shared information about what they did in the past year. It was a worthwhile event and it is hoped more residents will come along to the Annual Community Assembly in May...
Read MoreSomerset Council – waste collections on Bank Holiday Monday 1 May
Attention Somerset: waste collections on Bank Holiday Monday 1 May! In a change from usual Bank Holiday arrangements, please remember that waste collections will take place on Bank Holiday Monday, 1 May. If your recycling and/or refuse is usually collected on a Monday, that will be the case on Monday 1 May. Collections will be on normal scheduled days for the rest of that week. This is believed to be the first time Somerset’s crews have collected on a Bank Holiday in a special arrangement to accommodate the extra Bank Holiday for the coronation of King Charles...
Read MoreA303 Closure Today – A358 – A30 Devonshire House
Please see below a message from National Highways, As you may be aware, the A303 is currently closed in both directions this morning between the A358 and the A30 Devonshire House Junction due to a power cable that’s fallen into the road. Safety is our top priority and we will continue working with the relevant external partners to ensure the road is reopened as soon as is safely possible.
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