From the Village Hall Committee: Our Fair & Flower Festival will be 22 & 23 June this year - save the date! Also on the evening of Saturday 22 June we are having a Village Party in the Hall, with a live band, food and a bar. Get your dancing shoes ready! Tickets are now available. You can get them from Norton Community Shop or from Kate S on 881755. Please see this poster and we look forward to seeing you there! 🎸 In order to make the weekend as enjoyable and memorable as possible and hopefully generate much needed income for the Village Hall and Church, I am asking for practical support from any residents with artistic, creative and entertaining skills. —Sam Lewis E: samlewisforge@gmail.com T: 01935 881925 M: 07724 054624

Little Brympton Holiday Care - 7, 8 & 9 August : Skilful holiday play days at Hannah’s off-grid home and 2-acre garden on the edge of Chiselborough. For 4-7 year olds, 9.30am-3.30pm. See this poster for all information, and contact Hannah - M: 0779 445 3329

Norton & Chiselborough Plant Fair & Flower Show: I have offered to help with coordinating people from Chiselborough to make cakes, serve refreshments and help in the kitchen for the Flower Show on Saturday 17 August 2-5pm. If you would like to help, please could you let me know the following: Whether you able to make a cake? Which event(s)you are able to help with? Your contact details; email and ‘phone number. Each shift will be about 1-1:5 hours long and have 6-8 people on at each time. Many thanks in advance for your support. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch. —Helen Truman E: helenctruman@gmail.com T: 881737 M: 07592088269

Chiselborough Common: It has been decided to hold regular working parties on the common on the last Saturday of the month.  To keep interested parties in the picture we are setting up a WhatsApp Group.  If anyone would like to be included could they text me their details to 07815 569815 —Jen

Flooding: There are some useful websites to monitor local flooding - locally on the River Parrett near Chiselborough, and also across Somerset. To read about how to prepare for flooding, with potentially helpful links to other resources, see here.

Chiselborough Yellow Book is a fascinating book about the history of village and its houses. The Somerset & S Avon Vernacular building research group has available additional copies of “Somerset villages, the houses, cottages and farms of Chiselborough”. This publication is known as the “Yellow Book” due to the colour of its cover. It is over 100 pages, detailing historical information about many of the houses and cottages, with floor plans and information of previous inhabitants. Cost of £10 per copy. To aid logistics Fiona Wilson (Bridgestone House) is holding these copies. Anyone interested can contact Fiona on 07734495726, or by email or feel free to knock on the door!

Burridge Copse: A volunteer group, led by Graham Wheeler, has created a path to make Burridge Copse more accessible. Their aim was to provide improved, safe, access to the woodland for a broad range of abilities and interests within the community. On Sunday 17 December 2023 the path was opened by Roger Bulley, CPC Chairman, and the tape was cut by CPC Councillor Adrian Pipe. Read all about it, including several ways to participate in future, and enjoy the photographs here.

Pot holes: A very quick way to report these is through this website. It is very simple. Locate the area on the map, or use a postcode. Take a photo of the damage as this helps too. Fill in your details and send it in. It really works well and is quick to use. They automatically send the report to the right department and council. You can also report other things like fly tipping and blocked drains. The council often respond within a day or so. You'll know when they've inspected it, as they will mark the hole with spray paint - to save everyone reporting the same one. Happy Reporting ! —Paul

Fabulous Fingerposts: The village fingerposts have been repainted by a team of Chiselborough volunteers led by Ian Hodge. Enjoy the before and after photographs here. —Martyn, CPC Clerk

Flora and Fauna: Join the brilliant Wild about Chiselborough Facebook group!

Norton Shop & Post Office: I’m CPC Representative on the Norton CLT Board. Although shop profitability is still challenging, the CLT Board is focusing on containing costs and increasing sales. Read here about the great services offered by the shop. —Brian Wickins

Need Urgent Help? : Our village has a Volunteer Emergency Telephone System (VETS). The emergency number is 01935 350835. Save this number on your mobile & near your landline set. Call if you need emergency help, or urgent help not requiring an ambulance, such as help to get up after a fall, or to fetch medication. See here for details.

Drones: CPC advise that if you have concerns about drones over your properties or over the village, you should phone the police on 101. Also see this bulletin from our Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator here

Village news by Email: There is an independently run village email newsletter in Chiselborough, which includes a wealth of practical, social and community information. If you would like to receive this, please call Alexandra on 881476.