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Councils, MP etc
Blackford is part of the Blackford & Compton Pauncefoot (B & CP) Parish Meeting - we have no Parish Council and meet twice a year in April & October. We therefore have limited powers - but it is still a useful forum.
Chairman: Graeme Dixon
Clerk: Tim Adams
B & CP is in the Blackmore Vale ward and Area East of South Somerset District Council which has main offices in Yeovil and local planning etc at Wincanton 01963 435000. Blackmore Vale has 2 ward district councilors (currently William Wallace & Tim Inglefield).
Blackmore Vale also has 1 County Councillor on Somerset County Council (currently William Wallace).
Blackmore Vale is part of the Somerton & Frome Constituency for Westminster. (current MP is David Heath).
Blackmore Vale is part of the South West constituency for Europe & we have 6 MEPs - you can contact any of them.
South West Members of the European Parliament
Giles Chichester (Conservative)
Julie Girling (Conservative)
Ashley Fox (Conservative)
Trevor Colman (UKIP)
William Dartmouth, the Earl of Dartmouth (UKIP)
Graham Watson, (Liberal Democrat) |
Services
Phone Box
We have a traditional red phone box in the centre of the village. Following a successful campaign in 2004 the phonebox was retained after BT proposed removing it. It remained under threat of removal if usage was not increased and BT again proposed to have it removed in 2008 but a successful application was made to English Heritage to have the box listed. It was listed Grade II in July 2008. The phone box is believed to be of a type known as the ‘K6’ or ‘Jubilee’ kiosk and was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George the Fifth in 1935. Constructed in cast iron, it is the best known traditional kiosk.
Other Services
We have no pub or shop. There is a daily milk delivery and also newspapers are delivered.
See also Reading Room (village hall) and church pages.
See also Transport page for Rail and Bus services etc
Waste. Collection day is Friday (except in weeks with bank holidays when it is typically collected on Saturday. Check at SSDC.)
Refuse:
Collection on Fridays - fortnightly. You can check your dates/cycle on the SSDC website
Garden:
Garden waste collections - No collection in our area.
Food/Recycling:
Food and Recycling collections - Friday - Weekly
Bank Holiday weeks:
Collections are typically made a day late i.e. on Saturday - but please check at SSDC or:
http://www.somersetwaste.gov.uk/pages/Bank%20Holiday%20page.asp
Broadband was made available from July 2004. Blackford is on the North Cadbury Exchange. Because of the distance from the exchange typical speeds are currently between 500kb and 1.5mb.
Local shops include: Charlton Horethorne, North Cadbury and Sparkford. Post Office Outreach mobile van service - see details on the site under Post Office. Larger shops, including Morrisons & Lidl, are at Wincanton. Other centres include Castle Cary (good mixture for a small town and includes 'traditional shops'), Sherborne (larger shops and includes Somerfields and Sainsburys), Gillingham (Waitrose), Yeovil (wide selection of High Street and out of town shopping facilities).
Doctors include: Queen Camel, Castle Cary, Wincanton and Sherborne.
Dentists include Wincanton, Sherborne (NHS), & Gillingham.
24 hour A&E is at Yeovil. Limited hospital services are available at Wincanton & Sherborne. See separate page regarding Yeovil Health Centre walk-in service.
There is a Police presence in Wincanton (not 24 hour), Sherborne (not 24 hour) and Yeovil (24 hour).
There is a Wincanton Fire Service as well as Sherborne and Yeovil.
Registrar Services: The Register Office in Churchfield, Wincanton (for the registration of births, deaths & notices of marriage) opened again from 1st February 2009. This office operates an appointment service only and an appointment can be made by telephoning the Wincanton office on 01963 435008 during opening hours, or alternatively by telephoning the Yeovil Office on 01935 411230 between 9am-5pm Monday to Friday stating that you require an appointment for the Wincanton Office. The opening hours are: Monday CLOSED; Tuesday 10am-2pm; Wednesday CLOSED; Thursday CLOSED; Friday 11am-4pm.
Tree Surgeons include Dave Braybon (Yarlington) 01963 440660 and Chris Lee (Marston Magna) 01935 850756
Chimney Sweeps can also be found in the village/church magazine 'Excalibur' and include Ken Bryant 01749 814942.
Pubs: Some suggestions include Holton, Yarlington, South Cadbury, North Cadbury, Charlton Horethorne. Further afield include Corton Denham, Shepton Montague & Sandford Orcas.
Local services can also be found in the village/church magazine 'Excalibur'. |
Contact Numbers
SSDC Yeovil 01935 462462
SSDC Wincanton 01963 435000
website: www.southsomerset.gov.uk
SCC Taunton
Community Services for Adults & Older People 0845 345 9133 Children/Young People/Learning 0845 345 9122
Environment & Community Protection 0845 345 9188
Library Service 0845 345 9177
Roads & Transport 0845 345 9155
Somerset Culture & Heritage 0845 345 9144
General Enquiries Service 0845 345 9166
website www.somerset.gov.uk
Useful Information
1. Call box on the crossroads. Telephone number: 01963 440369
2. Reading Room Ordinance Survey Grid is: ST 657 261
Hospitals
1. Verrington, Wincanton: Tel. 01963 32006
Open 7am – 10pm. Minor injuries only
2. Yeatman, Sherborne: Tel. 01935 813991
Open 7.30am – 8.30pm. Minor injuries only
3. Yeovil District: Tel. 01935 475122
A&E
4. Yeovil Health Centre: 01935 709 269
8am to 8pm GP service, open to registered and unregistered patients with or without an appointment, 365 days per year.
Others
1. South Somerset District Council
Wincanton: Tel. 01963 435 000
Yeovil: Tel. 01935 462 462
2. Somerset County Council: Tel. 0845 345 9166
3. Southern Electric: Emergencies Tel. 0845 770 8090
4. Wessex Water: Tel. 0845 600 4600
5. Rector: Revd Tristram Rae Smith, Tel. 01963 440585
6. Excalibur: office@camelotparishes.org.uk |
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