News in Cheddar

To be sure their garden waste collections continue or start from Wednesday April 1, Cheddar residents must renew - or sign up for - their 2020-21 subscription by this Friday, March 13.

Renewing on time is essential this year as the collections contractor is changing. Only those customers who have renewed by March 13 will receive the service from April.

Plans are in place to ensure the bin collections in Cheddar are not disrupted by the coronavirus.

The Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) carries out waste collections across the entire county, and is in the process of rolling out its new Recycle More scheme which will see more items collected at the kerbside for recycling.

Plans to build nine homes off the A371 on the edge of Draycott have been turned down by Sedgemoor planners.

The outline planning application by Mr Pope with some matters reserved for the building of nine dwellings off Short Lane, opposite Draycott Memorial Hall, has been refused.

CHEDDAR BRIEFING: Wednesday March 11 2020

TODAY'S CHEDDAR SUNRISE:

In his first visit to troops deployed overseas, the Minister for the Armed Forces James Heappey visited troops stationed on the Sovereign Base Area (SBA) in Cyprus.

On a three-day visit, Mr Heappey - who is MP for the Wells Constituency which includes Cheddar - met with members of the UK Armed Forces deployed on a range of different missions as well as Cypriot Defence Minister Savvas Angelides.

CHEDDAR BRIEFING: Tuesday March 10 2020

TODAY'S CHEDDAR SUNRISE:

A call-out to artists in the Cheddar area - there is a special prize available to Somerset artists at this year's Wells Art Contemporary (WAC) open art competition.

The exhibition of shortlisted works will be held at Wells Cathedral, from July 11 until August 9.

CHEDDAR BRIEFING: Monday March 9 2020

TODAY'S CHEDDAR SUNRISE:

The idea has been put forward for street food at the Axbridge Pageant in August, to give local suppliers a chance to cater for the influx of visitors.

This was an idea floated at a recent Axbridge Chamber of Commerce networking meeting: with the pageant on August 29 to 31 this year, perhaps there could be a food festival – maybe street food – set up in the town over the weekend giving visitors more places to eat – and a chance of local suppliers to sell their food and drink.

Students from across the schools in the Wessex Learning Trust are in the process of completing final rehearsals before they take part in a 40th Anniversary Concert for the Cheddar Valley Music Club on Wednesday March 18, at 6.30pm.

The concert will see all the ensembles within the club (including Brass, Strings, Percussion, and Choirs) performing alongside past members in a celebration of the club's history and all that they have achieved, providing the opportunity for young people to make music.