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Well I had a lovely surprise at a village hall event last Saturday morning. A local resident had just returned from holiday and said to me “I’ve got a present for you John, to say thank you for all you do” and she produced the Mug below, all wrapped up. Clearly the wording is a…
Here are all phases running until September 7th 2025. I have already posted the initial Phases 1 & 2 as a separate post and will post phases 3 and 4 individually a couple of weeks prior to commencement as a reminder. Phase 1 & 2 – 16th June until the 27th July Silk Mills Road…
With our area coming into a very hot 🔥 weather system this week, I thought I’d post my my article for local newsletters.At the time of writing (31/5) we are just a week on from the unexpected May heatwave, during which temperatures across Somerset widely exceeded 30°C and approached 34°C. With the midsummer months of…
Lockdown. The 23rd March 2020 will be a date long engrained in our history. This is the date Boris Johnson announced that the country would be locked down as a safeguard against the COVID-19 pandemic. During the first weeks of lockdown, it became obvious to me that as a local councillor, I very much needed…
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