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A vacancy has arisen on the Parish Council in the parish of Alford (please see attached notice).  Are you interested in contributing, representing and making a change in your community?  Would you like to help improve the quality of life in the Parish?  The Parish council needs your experience, energy and enthusiasm!!

To stand as a councillor you must satisfy these requirements:

• You need to be over 18 years of age
• A British citizen, a qualifying Commonwealth citizen, or a citizen of any other member state of the European Union
• On the Electoral Register for the council area for which you wish to stand,
• A local government elector of the parish; or a person who during the whole of the twelve months before nomination as a candidate occupied land or other premises as owner or tenant in the parish; or has, during the same period, resided in that area or within three miles thereof; or has during the same period, had a principal or only place of work in that area

If you would like to know more please contact the Clerk, Chairman or speak to a local councillor.   Applications to be received in writing, or by email, to the Clerk at

Please find attached a poster regarding the waste collection arrangements over the two forthcoming Bank Holiday weekends, as trailed in the March and April Waste Services briefings.

To have two consecutive Bank Holiday is unusual and we are making collections on Bank Holiday Monday 1 May which is a change from the norm – and all collections will be on the usual days throughout that week.

Please find attached the latest waste briefing from Somerset Council, with news on coronation collections and advice on wasting less at coronation events, the move to the new Somerset Council website, an analysis of refuse bin contents, summer recycling site opening and how to safety recycle batteries.

The article below gives details of dates and venues where councillors and residents can find out details of the progress on  the dualling of the A 303.

A303 upgrade: Aerial images show scale of work on Sparkford to Ilchester stretch – Somerset Live

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/a303-upgrade-aerial-images-show-8250154