Working for the People and Parish of East Coker
As you will have seen, a vehicle unfortunately collided with the railings and the bridge last week at the Sawmills. Somerset Council and Highways have been notified and will be out in due course to make the necessary repairs. We will endeavour to let you know in advance when the works will be carried out.
If you have to pay Council Tax and you are on a low income, you could get Council Tax Reduction. The rules depend on whether you are of working age or you have reached the age for state pension credit. You can visit our page to claim Council Tax reduction or click on:
www.somerset.gov.uk/benefits-and-payments/council-tax-reduction
We were formed in 1986 by villagers who made voluntary donations in order to buy the field known as ‘Pin Cushion Corner’ opposite Goose Slade Farm. These volunteers became group members and some, committee members.
At the time of purchase, we procured the field to avoid this green field site being developed.
In Jan 2023, we decided to plant this field with trees into a small woodland with 750 trees and shrubs, with the help of the Woodland Trust, the East Coker Parish Council and parishioners. This was in support of the Queens Jubilee Green Canopy Scheme – A living legacy of over three million trees planted across the United Kingdom in honour of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The committee of this team is:
By your request to join the Action Group, it is clear that you appreciate the need to protect our environment and offset our carbon footprints. We feel that by planting this wood, we are helping to play a part in the progress of change.
Membership of the group will enable us to share with you the progress of our wood, and occasionally call upon you if we need help with planting, or maintenance if you can. Although most of this can be covered by the current members, as we move forward, we also need to secure future management for many years to come.
Our joining fee is only a one-off payment of £5! However, if you are able – we would greatly appreciate any contribution you would like to make to help to sustain our wood into the future. This can be a one-off donation, or a yearly donation made via a standing order to your bank, or set up on your banking app.
Here are the bank account details for your donation:
Bank: Lloyds business account
Name: East Coker Action Goup
Account: 07383646
Sort Code: 309998
So that you can be added to our contact list and updated with any new information we may have on the wood, please let Sandi know your contact details, address and any donations you will be making now or in the future.
Many thanks The East Coker Action Group
Following concerns from residents and many, many months of efforts to
complete the plan, East Coker now has a Speed Indicator Device (SID)
to remind road users to check their speed. Periodically it will be
moved to one of four locations around the village and hopefully
encourage all to consider if their speed is appropriate; it will be
set to the speed limit but this is not necessarily the safe speed.
Regardless of whether it displays a speed and appropriate message, the
unit records non-identifiable information regarding speed and time.
This data could be used to review the existing speed limits but it is
hoped that this is not required. The locations in Higher Burton, on
residential areas but positioning had to be approved by county
engineers according to roadside restrictions, as well as how the
system best works. There has obviously been a cost to establish this
system but a scheme from Somerset and Avon Constabulary allows us to
recover some of this cost as well as associated costs for
installation.