Cheddar Parish Council wins playing fields award

On 18th September, Cheddar Parish Council’s Sharpham Road playing fields received the award for Playing Field of the Year from Somerset Playing Fields Association, a registered charity whose aims are to help and support communities in the traditional county of Somerset and also north Dorset, to provide good quality outdoor recreation facilities. It was the first … Read more…

Graffiti at Sharpham Road Cemetery car park

The parish council received reports over the weekend that parts of the cemetery car park had been vandalised with graffiti sprayed over a number of the boulders marking the car park boundary and the new cycle gate. Representatives from Cheddar Parish Council went to the site on Monday 4th September to ascertain the damage and … Read more…

Draycott Road Play Area

  Draycott Road Play Area, Cheddar   The play area in Draycott Road, Cheddar is set for a £19,000 make-over. Draycott Road has a small park which requires renovation. Works will commence on 23rd May 2017, resulting in the play area being closed for approximately 3 weeks, subject to favourable weather conditions. A new triple … Read more…

Cheddar parish councillors visit Batts Combe Quarry

Cheddar parish councillors spent an interesting and informative few hours at Batts Combe Quarry yesterday.  The Chairman, Peter Colton  thanked the quarry for its warm welcome and for giving up some time to show the group round and tell them so much about the operation of the quarry.