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Welcome to our Neroche Villages

Parish Council Boundary Map

(Parish Boundary Map)

The Neroche Parish Villages of Bickenhall, Curland, Orchard Portman, Thurlbear and Staple Fitzpaine lie in rural Somerset, between the Blackdown Hills and Taunton. The area is administered by Neroche Parish Council, which give the website its name. There is no parish named Neroche.

This website includes the official website of Neroche Parish Council, the local government council for the civic parishes of Bickenhall, Curland, Orchard Portman with Thurlbear, and Staple Fitzpaine. Information about the council, meetings, planning applications and other matters are available from the main menu.

Our villages and hamlets lie in beautiful countryside with quiet lanes, public footpaths, bridleways and forests. Part of the area is within the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, as is Mount Fancy Farm Reserve, a butterfly conservation reserve, and Neroche Woodlanders, a social enterprise based at Young Wood.

Use the website to find out more about our community and for News, Events, Groups and other activities. There a link to Neroche Hall, our village hall. Our local businesses are listed on the businesses pages.

Acknowledgements: The Neroche Communication Action Group is a voluntary body working to maintain good communication within our parish. It produces the website, the Neroche Villages Newsletter and the Email Alert. These activities are funded from many sources. The website’s contribution comes from donations, business advertising, and payment for maintaining the Neroche Parish Council website. We thank our supporters.


Next Meeting

16 April 2024

Annual Parish Meeting

Neroche Village Hall Tuesday 7:30 pm View Details

Upcoming Events

For a full listing of upcoming Events, please refer to the Events page

29 March 2024

Pop-Up Cafe at St Peters Church

Womenter's Instituteaple Fitzpaine 10:00 - 12:00 29/03/2024 View Details
04 April 2024

Thursday Lunch Club

Neroche Hall, Bickenhall 12:30 - 04/04/2024 View Details
09 April 2024

Mount Fancy Butterfly Reserve

Mount Fancy Reserve 09:30 - 15:00 09/04/2024 View Details
10 April 2024

Women's Institute

Neroche Hall 19:30 - 21:30 10/04/2024 View Details

Latest Parish News

Thurlbear Woods Closure

Thurlbear Woods

15

March 2024
Thurlbear Woods Closure

Forestry England will be beginning tree thinning operations in Thurlbear Woods, starting on 15th March 2024 and continuing for 6-8 weeks. Part of the woods will be closed during this period, as indicated by the yellow shaded area on the map. A higher resolution version of the map is available in Additional Documents below.

For further details, please see: https://www.forestryengland.co.uk/forest-planning/blackdown-hills-forest-plan


Recycling and Collection Day Changes

25

January 2024
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Parish Information Sheet: Changes to recycling and collection days in 2024

Covering message sent to our Parish Council Clerk

Please find attached some important information from Waste Services regarding changes to recycling and collection days, which will be phased in next year.

Full details are outlined in the briefing, which I have been asked to circulate.

You will note I have also attached a poster and list of towns and villages affected by the changes.

Thank you, as always, for helping us reach into our communities to spread the word.

Ally Laing

Communications Lead – Members and Stakeholders

Somerset Council

+447989 078188

ally.laing@somerset.gov.uk

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