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A vacancy has arisen on the Parish Council in the parish of North Barrow (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 the latest waste briefing from Somerset Council, with news on coronation collections, garden waste and a new trial to collect flexible plastics.

If you don’t own a car – or you want to leave it at home and travel more sustainably, Think Travel can help you with your transport options. Whether it’s getting to the doctors, shops, travelling to work, college, or school, or just into town to meet friends or family, the new travel planner shows you what’s available. It covers public transport, community transport, the Slinky demand responsive transport service and car sharing.

If you want to take a look at the website, all you need to do is enter your journey start point and destination in the planner and Think Travel will find the available options for you.  As well as information on train and bus services, there’s also a dedicated car sharing notice board you can sign up to, where offers or requests for car sharing journeys can be posted.  The aim is to grow this facility and encourage local car sharing networks to evolve.

You can take a look at Think Travel here: https://somerset.thinktravel.info

Please find attached the February 2023 Briefing from Somerset Waste Partnership, with news on Valentine’s Day, Business recycling support, Fixy repair and reuse, the new Somerset Council and Somerset Food Waste Week.