Community Resiliance

Nominations Open for Somerset’s Community Resilience Award Do you know someone who has helped their community be prepared for emergencies? A new award has been launched to celebrate people or groups that have made their communities more resilient. The winner will be announced at the 2022 Somerset Community Resilience Day…

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Spreading Hope – Walk for a Life

Spreading hope on World Suicide Prevention Day In preparation for this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day on 10th September, Somerset County Council’s Public Health team are asking members of the public to share quotes, lyrics or poems that have helped them to get through difficult times in their lives. Contributions…

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Customer Panel

Help shape the future of council services in Somerset People in Somerset are encouraged to join a new Customer Panel and help shape the future of council services. From April 2023, Somerset’s five councils will be replaced by the new unitary Somerset Council which will deliver all council services to…

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Quantock Wildlife Survey

Zoe Hicks, Project Officer Friends of Quantock zoe.hicks@friendsofquantock.com The Biggest Ever Quantock Wildlife Survey ‘Quantocks Wildlife Watch’ Members of the public are being asked to take part in the biggest wildlife survey ever seen in the Quantocks. Friends of Quantock, in conjunction with the Quantock Hills AONB and the Quantock…

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Home Library Service

100 reasons to make the most of Somerset’s Home Library Service From Hogwarts to Westeros, reading has the ability to transport us to completely different places from within the comfort of our own homes – something that is even more valuable for people who find themselves housebound. Somerset’s Home Library…

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