One of the Parish Council’s functions is to act as a sounding board for members of the public who have concerns about any aspect of life in the village, but it is often quicker to report a problem directly to the body that can act on it.

This update potentially affects all residents of Stoke St Gregory and surrounding villages: both those currently out of reach of BT’s fibre cabinets and those who have fibre but might welcome an upgrade to much higher speeds.

After a long wait, the History page of this website is now up and running.

On Saturday morning thirty willing souls dropped everything in order to start picking up litter around the village. It was a very successful exercise with over 20 full bin bags of rubbish collected. All parts of the village were covered; a very pleasing outcome...

Tractor movements – why and what can be done? This document is intended to promote discussion in Stoke St Gregory and North Curry about an issue about which many residents are concerned, namely the volume and intensity of traffic associated with local dairy farms....

We would like to thank everybody who completed and returned a community shop/pub survey. The results are now in, and very positive. For the full details and some guidance as to what happens next, please go to this page (and ignore the red link below).

Somerset County Council is running a public consultation ahead of making changes (and cuts) to the library service. No major changes to Langport or Taunton Libraries are planned, but it is still worth letting them know that the library is important to you.

After several delays due to inclement weather, the community orchard has now been planted. My thanks to allotment holders who helped stake in sixteen trees made up of three varieties of apple and one of pear. Fruit harvested from these trees will be available for all...

The biggest issue that has faced the village for a long time is the potential closure of both pubs and the shop. The PC is running a survey to gauge support for a plan to set up a community shop and/or pub. It is important that as many people as possible complete this survey. Please read on to understand the background to this.
Please note: Graham’s email address is unfortunately wrong on the printed form: it should read moc.liamgnull@deelgmaiharg

It is widely known that the owners of the Rose & crown have applied for a change of use. Taunton Deane Planning Committee was due to rule on this at their meeting on 28Feb. In the event they decided to postpone a decision for six months. Please read on for the implications of this on the community shop/pub survey which should be going out this weekend.