Welcome to the official website for Holcombe Parish Council

Next Parish Council Meeting - 5th December 2023 at 7.30pm

The next Parish Council meeting will take place on Tuesday 5th December 2023
starting at 7.30pm at Holcombe Village Hall.

The Agenda will be issued 3 clear working days ahead of the meeting day. Please do come and join us!

Download document (pdf)

Holcombe Christmas Lights Switch on

Sunday 3rd December at 5pm prompt.

Meet at the Lychgate at the entrance to the playing field on the main cross roads. Come and enjoy some festive spirit, sing some carols and see the Christmas tree lights illuminated.

The Playing Field Committee look forward to welcoming you.

26th November 2023

Somerset Rivers Authority

Have your say on Somerset Rivers Authority’s proposed new strategy and Flood Action Plan for 2024-2034

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Flood Action Plan for 2024

26th November 2023

Do you offer activities or support for people over the age of 60 in Somerset?

Please let us know what you do and what support you need by completing this survey to help Somerset Community Foundation.

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Link to the survey

1st November 2023

Holcombe Book Swap

The Lychgate is now the site of a village book swap cabinet. Come and check it out.

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26th October 2023

Holcombe Playing Field Orchard

You may recall that we planted 54 dwarf fruit trees on the playing field in February 2022 to commemorate the late Queen Elizabeth's platinum jubilee as part of the Queen's Green Canopy initiative.

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16th October 2023

Jubilee Garden Renovation Work is Complete!

The renovation of the garden started in the Spring and this week saw the final finishing touches completed with the top soil added to the beds.

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5th October 2023

Parish Clean Up Day - 16th September

A team of volunteers gave up a couple of hours to help give Holcombe a spruce up.

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17th September 2023

Floral Gateways

The planters at the entrance to the village have been rejuvenated!

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Creating Places for People

Somerset Council is asking residents and businesses in Somerset to help shape the future of their county and have their say on how best to create places that put people at the heart of their design.

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To complete the survey

Useful Contacts for Health & Wellbeing

The Mendip Health and Wellbeing Board meets quarterly with member organisations, including the District Council. Its aim is to improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities in Mendip, through partnership working. Its bulletins are designed to give regular updates from these Board meetings, signpost links and to provide information to communities. Help is out there – when you know where to look. We hope you find this bulletin useful.

Health and Wellbeing Bulletin (pdf)

Somerset Village Agents

Offering free and confidential practical support to local people and community groups.

Making the link between individuals and services (pdf)

Holcombe Parish Emergency Plan

The Parish Council has put together an emergency plan so that we are prepared to support the parishioners with any unexpected incident. You might like to see the video which was shown at the Somerset Prepared Virtual Event recently.

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Holcombe Parish Council Emergency Plan (pdf)

Somerset Virtual Event Video