2025 NPC Wrapped

The parish has seen another busy year with lots of achievements.

The Russell Field Children's Play Area was refurbished with funding from Mrs Yeoman, the National Lottery Community Fund, Heidelberg Whatley Quarry and the NPC.

This event was celebrated by many at the official ribbon cutting attended by the sponsors and public and achieved great local press as well. 

We launched the Sensory Garden Experience

within the Old Quarry Gardens thanks to a grant from Somerset Association of Local Councils (SALC) that includes an incredibly popular Fairy Trail & Treasure Hunt. 

The Council also provides the management of all the trees, hedges and grass maintenance throughout the village. Whenever possible, left over cuttings, logs and wood chips are made available to all our residents.  

Summer was bustling with health and wellness as SALC also provided our trial outdoor fitness sessions that were in high demand from 2024's Community Survey. The Bootcamps were a glowing success and also received prominent local press. A few fitness session Flash Camps have also been run this autumn and will resume again next spring and summer.   

Autumn has welcomed Warm Space back for the colder months and runs through next March. 

There's also a lot to look forward to for 2026. We seek a leader for the Community Speed Watch programme, please volunteer if you are interested. We are also working on a Community Emergency Plan for things like electricity outages, flooding and resilience. Several new grants are being explored for Community Health & Wellness that could include tai chi classes in the OQGs as well as grants for improving local foot paths in and around the village. The Council has an ongoing collaboration with Somerset Highways to repair the Combe footbridge with a small working group making good progress on getting it fixed. The BMX pump track will undergo a revamp and we are looking into improving security at the Old Quarry Gardens. Lastly, several residents have voiced concerns over the amount of rubbish in the village, as well as bins being left out long after pick up has passed. A gentle reminder to keep your bins off the street and out of sight where possible. 

There is a lot of community news we continue to share through our social channels, the website and of course, NunneyVoice. Please ensure to sign up online at nunneyparishcouncil.com/nunneyvoice as we run more frequent newsletters there. Please also continue to send in your thoughts, ideas and feedback.