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West Monkton
Welcome to the official site for the parish of West Monkton and it's surrounding villages. We hope you will find everything you need to know about the parish here - if there's something else that's needed email us: info@westmonkton.net
Next meeting of the Parish Council is 8th February 2012, 7.30pm at the Village Hall.
Next full meeting of the Parish Council will be on 8th February 2012. Public Question time is at 8.00pm.
Agenda can be found in the agendas section of this website.
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Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre
Box office, betwen 10.00am and 5.00pm 01823 414141, see Business Listings for more information.
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MH revelopment, request for street names
Dear Residents
The first building will begin soon on the area to the east of the A38 running from Bathpool/Milton Hill junction round to Brittons Ash.
You are invited to suggest names for roads in the site. Since part of the Parish’s history will be lost, you may wish to put forward old field names or activities related to particular areas, or even names of people that have shaped the history of the Parish (must be deceased).
Please send the names to any Councillor (contact details listed on the web site) or the Clerk by phone, email or letter.
Tricia Cavill
Hill Farm
West Monkton
Taunton TA2 8LP
01823 412 663
cavill_hillfarm@yahoo.com
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The Parish Council has determined the budget and therefore the Precept for the year ahead. The programme of repairs and improvements to seats, noticeboards and other street furniture will continue. The services of a Parish Lengthsman has been budgeted for, in view of increasing cuts to highways services provided by TDBC and SCC. The Parish Council has Powers of Well Being so projects falling into this category can be considered.
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NEW NOTICEBOARD
Residents of St Quintins will have seen the new Parish Noticeboard by the play area. Please use this board to advertise your local events, services etc. Only items relevant to the Parish are acceptable, but the board is open so you have ready access to use it.
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YOUR COUNCIL FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS
There was an uncontested election and one member was co-opted at the recent Annual Meeting of the Parish Council:
Cllr H Ellis Chairman
89 Greenway
Monkton Heathfield TA2 8NH
01823 412 485
Cllr D McGubbin Vice Chairman
129 Farriers Green
Monkton Heathfield TA2 8PP
01823 413 322
Cllr G Day Press Officer
The Forge
West Monkton TA2 8QU
01823 412 261
Cllr R Tully Village Hall Chairman
The Stores
15 School Road
Monkton Heathfield TA2 8PB
01823 412 317
Cllr B Gage Footpath's Officer
Springfield
Red Hill
West Monkton TA2 8QX
01823 412 663 (Clerk)
Cllr M Besley Highways Officer
Prockters Farm
Monkton Heathfield TA2 8QN
01823 412 269
Cllr S Haskins Allotments Officer
51 Greenway
Monkton Heathfield TA2 8NF
01823 412 663 (Clerk)
Cllr N Cavill District Councillor (TDBC)
Hill Farm
West Monkton TA2 8LP
01823 412 663
Cllr J Rainford
Oak House
Monkton Heights
West Monkton TA2 8LU
01823 412 663 (Clerk)
This is the list of Councillors for the next four years; please disregard the 'Councillors' listed in the menu on the left hand side of the home page, the page will be updated shortly.
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The Allotments tenants and waiting list for 2011 can be found under Parish Council Minutes from the menu on the left of this page.
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Business Listings - A list of businesses operating in the Parish. If you work in the Parish and would like to add your business to the list please contact Tricia Cavill on 412 663. The annual subscription is £10.00. The subscription clearly is not set at a commercial rate, the fee is levied to help cover costs of operating the site; but primarily the business listing is a showcase for businesses in the Parish.
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The Parish Council is looking at ways to reduce speeding in the Parish.
One of the ideas will be to introduce a mobile speed indicator device (SID). The SID will be installed on three occasions during 2011 for a certain period of time, to achieve reduction in speed and to collect valuable data to determine how successful the device has been in causing drivers to comply with the speed limit through the village.
A team to train in the use of the Speed Gun is proposed, but there aren't enough volunteers yet. If you have expressed concern about speeding in the Parish in the past why not get in touch with PCSO Suzanne Murray or any Councillor?
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PHONE BOX
The Phone Box is now operational as a mini-book swap centre. Please bring books and exchange books and enjoy this facility installed by the Parish Council for parishioners. Those of you wondering about the recent light failure in the box will be relieved to know that the Parish Concil has had the lighting system repaired and it should be good for a fair time now.
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The Parish Council has the Power of WellBeing, having satisfied the various criteria required by government. If anyone has a scheme or an idea to improve the social, economic or environmental well-being of the Parish, please contact a Parish Councillor or the Clerk.
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If you are interested in putting together a group of people to make a Parish Plan, please contact the Community Council for Somerset or Tricia Cavill can pass on information.
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The hall booking officer:- Mrs Lyn Batt, 73 Heathfield Drive, Monkton Heathfield. Contact Lyn for your booking requirements 412 089.
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The TDBC Litter Hotline is available for residents of Taunton Deane. The number is 01823356356, and the service costs nothing. If you see dumped litter, please phone the number and be in a position to give the location of the litter, you do not have to give your own personal details.
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Interested in Bell Ringing?
Ring Pearl on 412804, Colin on 412090 or Paul on 443757- or go to http://www.learntoring.bath-wells.org.uk/index.php. The Group welcomes new ringers particularly during this recruitment week, although at West Monkton we have been recruiting regularly for years.
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NEXT MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL IS 11th January 2102. Agenda is posted on the 'Next Meeting' agenda page of this web site. Minutes of previous meetings can be found on this web-site (see Parish Council Minutes) or Village Hall internal noticeboard, or on application from The Stores in School Road.
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About the Parish
West Monkton is a widespread parish, stretching from the Quantocks in the North, to the M5 motorway on the edge of Taunton Deane to the South, and as far as Tone Way to a point on the western side of the Creech Castle Hotel in the west.
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