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Welcome to Ashill Parish Council

Welcome to the Ashill Parish Council website. We hope you find this a useful tool for seeing what is going on in the Parish as well as a window into what your Parish Council is doing for you. There are links to useful sites, such as Somerset County Council Highways, for reporting pot-holes etc, and National Highways, to see the latest status of the A358 dualling scheme for example, as well as contact information for your council, financial reports and meeting minutes. We try to keep the site updated with local news bulletins too. Feel free to feed back comments and suggestions using the "Contacts" link.

Announcements:

Following a number of residents raising concerns over cars travelling at inappropriate speeds on certain roads in the parish, notably Windmill Hill, the parish council engaged with Somerset Council (Traffic Management). Unfortunately, it is  not possible to get the speed limit reduced on these roads and indeed, on "national speed limit" roads, there are few options. This led us to consider "village gateways" as both attractive features for the parish and effective speed mitigation options (apparently, they achieve a 19% reduction in incidents when implemented, as a national average figure). We have costed and planned for 4 such gateways and will be debating and ultimately, voting on final implementation of these at the parish council meeting in January. If you  have an opinion, or would just like to know more, please do attend.

And some useful links:

- Please see the new "Welcome" page for a handy summary of what's going on in the parish. Print off a copy and give to a new neighbour or just use a reminder of what's available here.

- Please follow the new menu item "Village Hall" to take you to the Village Hall Website and see the amazing facilities on offer

05 January 2026
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Latest Parish News

Temporary Road Closure: ttro585846W(TD) - Stewley Road, Hatch Beauchamp

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January 2026
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Temporary Road Closure: ttro585846W(TD) - Stewley Road, Hatch Beauchamp

Please follow the link to view the above road closure; https://one.network/?tm=GB147005843 and the link for the Notice 2: https://api-gb.one.network/downloads/tm/1111/03-notice-2_147005843_4042837_166efe0ec2.pdf

The order becomes effective on 21st January 2026 and will remain in force for eighteen months.

The works are expected to commence on 27th January 2026 and last for 8 hours (08:00 - 16:00) to enable National Grid to replace a pole.

The contractor has indicated that access for Emergency Services through the site is permitted on this occasion.

For any further information about this closure please contact National Grid on 0800 678 3105, quoting reference: ttro585846W(TD).

Please note that should you require to view a closure which is more than two weeks ahead, please visit https://one.network/?tm=GB147005843

Important information – forthcoming notice of road closure on Copse Lane & Park Barn Lane – Rapps – July 2025

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August 2025
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The following letter has been received by the Parish Council from Wessex Internet.

This letter is to inform you that Wessex Internet is currently in the process of building a network to bring full fibre broadband. To do this we need to carry out essential work on Copse Lane & Park Barn Lane to install fibre optic cable.

Work will commence on Monday 28th Julyuntil Friday 8th August 2025 for 12 days; the road will be closed 24 hours of the day for the duration of the permit. If safe to do so, the road will be open outside of working hours but due to open excavations this may not be possible.

Please see map overleaf for details of the road closure, including the diversion route.

The road closure is in place to ensure the safety of the workforce as well as residents. Should access be required, there may be a slight interruption as we move equipment or lay down specialist boards for vehicles

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