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Parish Council

There are 205 properties throughout the whole of the parish, with the Primary School, St Mary the Virgin,

Church of England Church and Post Office and General Store situated in the centre of the

village.

There is a very active Parish Council with 7 members, mostly from the farming community.

Each councillor takes on a special responsibility in representing the PC -- i.e. Highways, School,

Village Hall, Footpaths, Area West District of the South Somerset and District Council (SSDS) and

Somerset Association of Local Councils (S.A.L.C.).

Meetings are held in the Village Hall at 8pm on the first Thursday of each month with the exceptions

of August and December when there is no meeting.

The Annual Parish Meeting is held half an hour before the May Parish Council Meeting.

All meetings are open to the public and they are often in attendance and warmly welcomed, with time allowed for public questions.

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   Members:-   Frank Aplin        Chairman  (acting)

                            Linus Surguy        Vice Chairman

                            David Mears      Clerk

                            Gill Bromley

                            Keith Every

                            Linda Doble

                            Alan Rose

                            Jo Salter

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Village of the Year 2008

We’ve done it!    We’ve just heard that Buckland St Mary has been chosen as Village of the Year for Somerset in the Calor 2008 competition.

Thanks go to the farmers, gardeners and other businesses who allowed time in their busy day to meet and talk to the the judges.   The drivers of their cars; Rosemary Ward-Smith for playing the harmonium at Birchwood; the friends who set up the Village Hall, loaned tablecloths and crockery; the loan of the digital projector and to Chris Watkis for operating it – showing the Buckland 2002 Video, the ‘silent’ version; the beautiful place names for each organisation and Judge.

Thanks to all the groups and business who represented the Village with speakers and those organisations who set up display boards illustrating their activities within the community.   Thanks to the helpers who provided and served tea and made delicious cakes, and to Pam Martin for her beautiful flower arrangements.   And last but by no means least to Hilary Cumming and Gill Horner who undertook the arduous task of organising and bringing the whole thing together.

Everyone sacrificed their time, gave of their talents and showed their willingness to prove , once again, to the outside world that Buckland is a thriving community.

But that’s not the end – we now go forward to the National Competition which includes the whole of the UK.

Well Done Buckland!

Presentation in Glastonbury

The Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, Lady Gass presented the Somerset Village of the Year award to Gill Horner, Jo Salter and Hilary Cumming at a ceremony in Glastonbury Town hall on Thursday 25^th September. The competition is organised annually by the Somerset Campaign to Protect Rural England, assisted by the County Council and sponsored by Calor Gas.

Buckland was overall winner in the four categories - Community, People, Communications and Environment.

A ballot of all the people actively involved in the village entry was taken to select an additional five members to represent Buckland at the presentation. Buckland St Mary now has the added honour of representing the county in the Calor Village of the Year for England competition. This will give the village the opportunity of gaining recognition at national level, as well as a share of a prize fund totalling more than £40,000.

Presentation to Gill Horner,

retiring Parish Clerk after 12 ½Years in office.

Left to right: Linda Doble, Keith Every (Vice Chairman), Linus Surguy, Gill Horner (retiring Clerk), Jo Salter (Chairman), David Lamb, Frank Aplin, Gill Bromley.

At the Annual General meeting of the Buckland St Mary Parish Council, the retiring Clerk, Mrs Gill Horner, was honoured with a presentation by David Lamb in recognition of 12½ years in office during which time she has worked unstintingly for the benefit of the Council and the local community. Her expertise will be sorely missed.