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Visit the library in your own home

Somerset Council are reminding residents of the benefits of their Home Library Service.

Winter can be a lonely time for people who find themselves housebound. But they can venture into a whole new world of reading thanks to the Home Library Service (HLS).

The free service is run by the Council with the support of a team of willing volunteers. It delivers books to people who are unable to get to their local library, such as those who are housebound, living in long term care, carers, or people who are vulnerable due to long term conditions or disabilities. The service is open to people of all ages.

Somerset’ Home Library Service offers a wide range of services alongside its extensive collection fiction and non-fiction books in different formats including: regular print, large print and audio books.

It also has an extensive collection of digital resources available to borrow including: e-books , e audio, e-magazine and e-newspapers. There’s a loan offer for iPads to support residents in accessing online resources including the library app Borrowbox.

Customers are matched up with a volunteer – fully trained and DBS checked – who will visit regularly at a suitable time. The volunteer will spend time understanding the customer’s reading preferences so that they can select the right books. They choose and order these books and deliver them at a convenient time.

To find out more about this service or volunteering opportunities  please contact Home Library Service manager Lauren Davis –email lauren.davis@somerset.gov.uk or phone 07814079831.

For more information, visit: Home Library Service (somerset.gov.uk).

Road Closure – Hinkley Point Road

Temporary Road Closure: Hinkley Point Road, Clayland Corner, Road to Hinkley Point, Withycombe Hill, Combwich Road, Rodway and Brymore Way, Stockland Bristol, Stogursey, Cannington & Otterhampton

Please follow the link to view the above road closure; https://one.network/?tm=141253667 and the link for the Notice 2:https://api-gb.one.network/downloads/tm/1111/03-notice-2_141253667_3842312_231d1caa23.pdf

The works are expected to commence on 10th February 2025 and last for 9 nights (19:00 – 06:00) to enable Kiely Bros to carry out pre-surface dressing patching on behalf of Somerset Highways

The contractor has indicated that access for Emergency Services through the site is permitted on this occasion.

For any further information about this closure please contact Kiely Bros on 0121 772 3800, quoting reference: ttro811066N.

Temporary Road Closure – Castle Street, Stogursey

The road closure order becomes effective on 31st January 2025 and will remain in force for eighteen months.

The works are expected to commence on 3rd February 2025 and last for 5 days to enable Wessex Water to replace communication pipe relay. 

The contractor has indicated that access for Emergency Services through the site is not permitted on this occasion.

For any further information about this closure please contact Wessex Water on 0345 600 4600, quoting reference: ttro328324W(WS)

 

Road Closure – Kilton Road, Kilve and Holford

Please be aware that we have received a notification of a TTRN (urgent) road closure at Kilton Road, Kilve and Holford which commencedon 19th December 2024 – 19th December 2024 (09:30 – 23:59) for a total of 15 hours.

This will enable Openreach to access overhead structure. Closure will be in force between the hours of 09:30 – 23:59.

The contractor has indicated that access for Emergency Services through the site  is not permitted on this occasion.

For any further information about this closure please contact Sunbelt Rentals on 0370 050 0792, quoting reference: ttro494299W(WS) 

Please visit one.network  https://one.network/?tm=141559409 where you will see the map of the affected area (in red), together with the supplied diversion route (in blue).

Please note: this diversion route could be subject to change on review.

Stringston Road Closure 19th to 22nd November

Please be aware that we have received a notification of a urgent road closure at Barnsworthy Farm Road, Stringston which will commence on 19th November 2024 – 22nd November 2024 (00:00 – 23:59) for a total of 4 days.

This will enable Wessex Water to repair or replace valve. 

The contractor has indicated that access for Emergency Services through the site  is not permitted on this occasion.

For any further information about this closure please contact Wessex Water on  0345 600 4600, quoting reference: ttro470313W(WS) 

Please visit one.network  https://one.network/?tm=141140700 where you will see the map of the affected area (in red), together with the supplied diversion route (in blue).

Please note: this diversion route could be subject to change on review.

Abnormal Load Movement – Hinckley Point Road – 19 November 24

Please see below planned date for the transportation of equipment from Combwich Wharf along the C182 to the Hinkley Point C construction site.

We will be moving equipment on Tuesday 19th November between 10:00 and 11:00am.

Due to the size and shape of this equipment, this delivery will be managed via an escorted ‘rolling roadblock.’

If you wish to find out further details please email: edfenergy@hpcenquiries.com or call us on 0333 009 7070.

Further abnormal load movements to HPC on 10th and 17th November 2024

There are further planned dates for the transportation of equipment from Combwich Wharf along the C182 to the Hinkley Point C construction site.

They will be moving equipment over the course of two days, at the following dates and times:

–   Sunday, 10 November between 09:00 – 10:00 and 11:00 – 12:00

–   Sunday, 17 November between 08:30 – 09:00 and 11:00 – 13:00

Due to the size and shape of this equipment, these deliveries will be managed via an escorted ‘rolling roadblock.’

If you wish to find out further details please email: edfenergy@hpcenquiries.com or call  on 0333 009 7070.