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Help bring Ultrafast Broadband speeds to Leigh on Mendip and Tadhill

TrueSpeed is building a brand new full fibre broadband network across Somerset’s rural communities guaranteeing minimum 200Mb/s speeds with every connection. To invest in Leigh on Mendip (including Tadhill) they need 30% of properties to commit to taking the service once available. The first 30% will receive a free installation (normally £120). To find out how you can help future proof internet connections in Leigh on Mendip and Tadhill please contact the TrueSpeed Community Engagement Manager, Andy Moore 07548 239261, amoore@truespeed.com or visit www.truespeed.com.

Event:
Saturday 30th June 10:00am. TrueSpeed presentation and Q&A session. Leigh Memorial Hall.

TEACHER VACANCY

The school has a vacancy for a part time (two days a week) teacher on a fixed term contract (until 31 August 2019 in the first instance) in a Main Scale post.

Full details are available in this PDF.

Closing date for applications is noon on 20 June 2018.

DOG FOULING

There has been a recent dramatic increase in dog fouling of the pavements, footpaths and other public spaces. This is Anti-Social Behaviour and gives all dog walkers a bad name.

PLEASE remove dog poo immediately. If you don’t want to take it home, there are two dog waste bins on the Rec Field and one next to the Memorial Hall.

Please look out for the culprits and remind them of their lapses. It’s probably just a small number of thoughtless people making life difficult for everyone else.

17Jan2018 Parish Council

AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

The Parish Council is pursuing an opportunity for two additional Affordable Houses (for Social/Affordable Rent) in the village. Funding is available but only for three years, after that the funds will be made available to adjacent parishes. However we need to achieve three things:-
1.    to demonstrate there is a need.
2.    to identify sites (either new build or sale of existing)
3.    for a Housing Association to agree to manage them (“take them on”)

To demonstrate the need, anyone who has a local connection and has a housing need should register with the Homefinder Somerset Choice Based Lettings (CBL) scheme. Further details and a link to the scheme are here.

You are not committing to anything by registering but you will be allowing Mendip District Council to asses the potential need and hopefully agree to increasing the Affordable Housing stock in our village.

Criteria to register on the Homefinder Somerset Choice Based Lettings (CBL) scheme can be found in the Homefinder Somerset Common Lettings Policy.

18Sep 2017 Parish Council

BE A VILLAGE RANGER

Volunteers have already made a difference.

How can you help?

VILLAGE AGENT

John Lapwood is our Village Agent. He offers free and confidential practial support to local people and community groups. More information here.

VILLAGE FOOTPATHS

The Parish Council is looking for volunteers to help look after our footpaths, primarily any minor pruning if necessary and reporting any significant access issues to the Parish Path Liaison Officer (Parish Councillor David Sparkes), who can then liaise with Somerset Rights of Way. To identify a footpath and stile which you may like to "adopt" click here. We've had a good response so far but there are still some left! See the current list here. Note that it is the responsibility of the landowner to maintain Rights of Way.

FIX MY STREET
A handy website for reporting problems to both Somerset and Mendip Councils (fly tipping, street lights, pavement, pot holes etc). See what has already been reported. The site automatically sends a report to the relevant authority. Don't just talk about it - report it at fixmystreet . You can still report directly to the Councils (details are on the "Village Services" page).

LEIGH ON MENDIP FACEBOOK GROUP
Anyone can join, just click on this link to Facebook