Ilminster Town Council

Ilminster Town Council Ilminster Town Council comprises 15 Councillors who represent the community. Meetings start at 7.30pm and usually last no more than 2 hours.

The Town Council carries out a number of functions including:
- looking after open spaces such as the recreation ground, Britten’s Field the canal and Herne Hill,
- providing and maintaining play facilities
- maintaining street furniture
- responding to planning applications on a consultative basis
- managing the cemetery including interment procedures and recording of burials

In addition, the T

own Council also acts as an important channel or platform for local people’s views or concerns including those outside of the Town Council’s responsibility that can be passed onto the relevant local authority such as the District or County Council. Town Council meetings are currently held every month in the Minster Rooms, Ilminster. In addition to Town Council meetings there are regular committee meetings for Resources, Planning, Highways & Transport and the Open Spaces Committee. Council and Committee meetings are usually held on Tuesday evenings and the public are welcome to attend. Before the formal start of each meeting members of the public have the opportunity to ask questions or raise issues relevant to the work of the Council or Committee. The overall time available for this session is restricted to 15 minutes unless the Chair decides otherwise. Individual speakers are restricted to 3 minutes and are asked not to repeat points that have been made previously. It is helpful if potential contributors can make themselves known to the Town Clerk before the meeting so that the session can be programmed effectively. The name of any speaker will be recorded, together with a broad outline of the point(s) they raise.

Dates available for use of the Market House
01/09/2026

Dates available for use of the Market House

28/08/2026

A reminder that the Council Offices will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday. Have a lovely bank holiday weekend 😊

Alongside the The Funky Flying Bazaar, we will have Natural Milk Soaps also attending. Please check out her page to see ...
27/08/2026

Alongside the The Funky Flying Bazaar, we will have Natural Milk Soaps also attending. Please check out her page to see the amazing, all natural, hand made soaps that she creates from Goats milk.

The lovely ladies from The Funky Flying Bazaar will be back in the Market House again tomorrow 💕
27/08/2026

The lovely ladies from The Funky Flying Bazaar will be back in the Market House again tomorrow 💕

A reminder that Thursday is Market Day!!
26/08/2026

A reminder that Thursday is Market Day!!

Please see revised collection days for the August bank holiday
26/08/2026

Please see revised collection days for the August bank holiday

26/08/2026

For this week's Wildlife Wednesday, we have these videos of Chalkhill Blue Butterflies.

Male Chalkhill Blues have shiny, pale silvery-blue upper wings. They have a line of grey spots near the edge of their back wings. The very edge of their wings has a thin brown and white checkerboard pattern.
Females have dark brown upper wings. They have orange spots near the edges and also the same checkerboard pattern.

The ring will be on display at the Ilminster Arts Centre between 10am and 3pm today.
20/08/2026

The ring will be on display at the Ilminster Arts Centre between 10am and 3pm today.

✨ A remarkable Roman treasure is coming to Ilminster for a day ✨

This August, the extraordinary Ilminster Roman Ring will be on display at Ilminster Arts Centre for a special day of discovery.

Get up close to this fascinating Somerset treasure, enjoy family-friendly activities, and uncover the story behind one of the South West’s most remarkable archaeological finds!

FREE entry, just drop in.

📅 Thursday 20 August | 10.00 am – 3.00 pm
📍 Ilminster Arts Centre

With thanks to Arts Council England, Art Fund, The Headley Trust, Wolfson Foundation alongside the Friends of The Museum of Somerset, Ilminster Town Council, Taunton U3A and Ilminster Education Foundation.

Image credit: Ilminster Roman Gold Finger Ring © South West Heritage Trust

19/08/2026

✨ A remarkable Roman treasure is coming to Ilminster for a day ✨

This August, the extraordinary Ilminster Roman Ring will be on display at Ilminster Arts Centre for a special day of discovery.

Get up close to this fascinating Somerset treasure, enjoy family-friendly activities, and uncover the story behind one of the South West’s most remarkable archaeological finds!

FREE entry, just drop in.

📅 Thursday 20 August | 10.00 am – 3.00 pm
📍 Ilminster Arts Centre

With thanks to Arts Council England, Art Fund, The Headley Trust, Wolfson Foundation alongside the Friends of The Museum of Somerset, Ilminster Town Council, Taunton U3A and Ilminster Education Foundation.

Image credit: Ilminster Roman Gold Finger Ring © South West Heritage Trust

19/08/2026

Our Wildlife Wednesday video for this week is a Great Green Bush Cricket who is happily enjoying the warmer weather that we've had.
How to Identify a Great Green Bush Cricket
Large body size for a bush cricket, with adults reaching 3.2-4.2 cm and females extending further with a long ovipositor
Bright grass-green coloration overall, with a brown stripe running along the top of the thorax and head
Long, thread-like antennae extending well beyond the body length
Females bear a long, slightly curved, blade-like ovipositor at the rear of the abdomen
Wings are long and extend past the abdomen at rest
Distinguished from smaller green bush crickets by its considerably larger size and the loud, sustained nature of its call.

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Old Magistrates Court, East Street
Ilminster
TA19OAJ

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