Weston-super-Mare Town Council

25/08/2026

Does Worle need a Community Library? We want to hear from you! 📚

What would a Community Library in Worle mean to you and your family? Would you use it and what would make you want to visit?

As part of our Devolution Community Conversation, we want to understand whether there is a need for a Community Library in Worle and, importantly, what local people would want from it. 💬

We’d love to know:

📖 Would you use a Community Library in Worle?
📅 How often do you think you would visit?
👨‍👩‍👧 What services or activities would you like it to provide?
🤝 Could it provide other services or opportunities that would benefit the local community?
💡 What would make a Community Library in Worle useful and welcoming to you?

These are just some of the types of questions we are asking in our survey, which you can complete here! -> 📚 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/worlecommunitylibrary

Come along and join the conversation:

📅 Tuesday 1 September 2026
📍 Worle Community Centre, Lawrence Road, Worle, Weston-super-Mare, BS22 6TU

Choose from two sessions:
🕑 2:00pm–3:00pm
🕕 6:00pm–7:00pm

📩 RSVP by 30 August:
[email protected]

Whether you’d use a library every week, occasionally, or you’re not sure you’d use one at all, we still want to hear from you. Every response will help us build a clearer picture of what local people want and need.

🔎 Find out more about Weston’s local devolution programme:
https://wsm-tc.gov.uk/your-council/devolution-homepage/

23/08/2026

Where are the green spaces we’re talking about? 🌳

You may have seen us asking for your memories, experiences and ideas about three green spaces in Worle and Milton – but you might be wondering exactly where they are! 📍

Take a look at the images to find the locations of:

🌿 Village Green (The Rows), Worle – BS22 6EG
🌹 Milton Rose Garden, Milton Road – BS22 8EQ
🌱 Verbena Way, Summer Lane, Mead Vale – BS22 6RZ

Do you know these spaces? Perhaps you walk through them regularly, remember how they were used in the past, or have ideas about how they could be used in the future?

We want to hear from you. 💬
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/devogreenspaces

Join us at our first Devolution Community Conversation to share your memories, experiences, concerns and ideas:

📅 Tuesday 1 September 2026
📍 Worle Community Centre, Lawrence Road, Worle, Weston-super-Mare, BS22 6TU

🕑 2:00pm–3:00pm
🕕 6:00pm–7:00pm

📩 RSVP by 30 August: [email protected]

Whether you have fond memories of these spaces, use them today, have concerns about them, or simply have an idea for their future, your local knowledge matters. 💚

🔎 Find out more about Weston’s local devolution programme:
https://wsm-tc.gov.uk/your-council/devolution-homepage/

22/08/2026

Today is the day! One of the UK's wackiest seaside festivals is back!

After making headlines in 2025, the Weston-super-Mare Seagull Festival returns TODAY for an afternoon of outrageous fun, laughter and spectacular seagull impersonations.

Whether you're a seasoned squawker, a dramatic wing-flapper or simply brave enough to give it a go, Visit Weston-super-Mare would to see you take part!

🏆 Competition Categories
🐣 Under 12s
🪶 Over 12s (yes, adults and grandparents too!)
Expect plenty of laughs, enthusiastic crowds and a competition that's just as entertaining to watch as it is to enter.

📍 Weston Museum
🕛 12pm–2pm. Registration for contestants from 11.15am
🎟️ FREE to enter and FREE to watch

Could you become the 2026 Weston Seagull Festival Champion?

👉 Find out more here: https://fb.me/e/6rAwnOX9d



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21/08/2026

📣 Don’t forget to RSVP!

Our first Devolution Community Conversation is coming up, and we’d love for residents of Worle, Milton, Mead Vale and the surrounding community to join us. 🌳📚

This is your opportunity to share your memories, experiences, concerns and ideas and help us explore how local green spaces and services could best serve the community in the future.

We’ll be talking about:

🌿 Village Green (The Rows), Worle
🌹 Milton Rose Garden, Milton Road
🌱 Verbena Way, Summer Lane, Mead Vale
📚 The need for a Community Library within Worle

📅 Tuesday 1 September 2026
📍 Worle Community Centre, Lawrence Road, Worle, Weston-super-Mare, BS22 6TU

Choose from two sessions:
🕑 2:00pm–3:00pm
🕕 6:00pm–7:00pm

📩 Make sure to RSVP by 30 August:
[email protected]

💬 Can’t make it on the day, or prefer to share your thoughts another way? You can still have your say through our surveys:

🌳 Green Spaces Survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/devogreenspaces

📚 Worle Community Library Survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/worlecommunitylibrary

Your local knowledge can help us understand what matters most to the community and help shape the future of these spaces and services. 💚

🔎 Find out more about Weston’s local devolution programme:
https://wsm-tc.gov.uk/your-council/devolution-homepage/

20/08/2026

🏛️ Heritage Open Days – Discover Local History! 🌿

England’s largest festival of history and culture;
every September thousands of volunteers across England organise events to celebrate our fantastic history and culture. It's your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – all of which are FREE to explore.

Weston-super-Mare Town Council have organised two events for its 2026 return! Step inside the past this September and explore two fascinating local heritage sites:

💼 32 Waterloo Street
Discover the history and stories behind the scenes of the former Weston Mercury offices, now home to Weston-super-Mare Town Council.

📅 Friday 18th September 10am - 12pm
🎟️ Free, no booking required
📍 32 Waterloo Street, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1LN

🌳 Milton Road Cemetery Talk in Milton Road Chapel
Join us for a special talk presented by Weston Museum's Community & Heritage Officer, Jane Hill. The talk will take place within the chapel.

📅 Saturday 19th September 10:30am-11:30am
🎟️ Free, booking required ->
https://www.ticketsource.com/westonmuseum/t-kdyvmyd
📍Milton Road Cemetery, Weston-super-Mare BS23 2TN

Come along, have a look around and discover another side of our local heritage.

20/08/2026

📣 New swings installed at Jubilee Park - Enjoy Don't Destroy

We’re pleased to have been able to install new swings at Jubilee Park this week, with the exception of the vandal-resistant basket swing, which we are still waiting to arrive.

Thank you to everyone who has been patient while we have waited for the new equipment to come into stock. We know how frustrating it can be when play equipment is unavailable and we’re working hard to keep our play areas safe, enjoyable and well maintained.

Unfortunately, antisocial behaviour and vandalism remain a significant challenge at Jubilee Park. Replacing damaged equipment takes time and comes at a cost. Keeping up with the speed at which some items are being damaged is a real challenge.

But we won’t stop. We’ll continue to invest in our parks and work to provide spaces that our communities can enjoy.

As part of our Enjoy Don’t Destroy campaign, we’re asking everyone to help us look after our parks. If you see damage, vandalism or anything that needs attention, please report it to us. The parks that are best maintained are often those where the local community lets us know about problems quickly.

Thank you for your patience, support and for helping us look after Jubilee Park.

👉 To find our more information on our Play and Sports Strategy see here: https://wsm-tc.gov.uk/your-council/play-and-sports-strategy/

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19/08/2026

What does devolution mean for our community and why do we need your help? 🌳

As part of the local devolution programme, Weston-super-Mare Town Council is exploring the future of local spaces and services that could come under more local control.

But decisions about community spaces shouldn’t happen without the communities who know and use them. That’s where you come in. 💬

We want to hear your memories, experiences, thoughts and ideas to help us understand what matters to local people and how these spaces and services could best serve the community in the future.

Our first Devolution Community Conversation will focus on:

🌿 Village Green (The Rows), Worle
🌹 Milton Rose Garden, Milton Road
🌱 Verbena Way, Summer Lane, Mead Vale
📚 The need for a Community Library within Worle

📅 Tuesday 1 September 2026
📍 Worle Community Centre, Lawrence Road, Worle, Weston-super-Mare, BS22 6TU

We’ll be running two sessions:
🕑 2:00pm–3:00pm
🕕 6:00pm–7:00pm

📩 Please RSVP by 30 August: [email protected]

Can’t attend, or would prefer to share your views privately? You can still have your say through our surveys:

🌳 Green Spaces Survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/devogreenspaces

📚 Worle Community Library Survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/worlecommunitylibrary

Every memory, experience and idea helps us build a better picture of what these places mean to the people who use them – and what you would like to see for their future.

🔎 Find out more about Weston’s local devolution programme:
https://wsm-tc.gov.uk/your-council/devolution-homepage/

Help us shape what comes next. Have your say. 💚

18/08/2026

Avon Fire & Rescue Service are dealing with a fire at an industrial estate on the outskirts of Weston-super-Mare.

The A371 remains closed from The Runway to Banwell Road as crews continue to bring the grass fire near Locking under control.

Diversions are in place and they are asking people to minimise travel in the area where possible and plan ahead.

Thank you to Avon Fire & Rescue Service

Update 5:45pm

Firefighters have now left the scene and the local roads have reopened.

Thank you for your patience while we dealt with this incident.

You may see firefighters attending the scene this evening and into the night, this is to check for any hotspots or reignition to ensure the fire is contained.

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Update: 2:20pm

We're reducing our presence at the scene but some fire crews will remain at the incident throughout today and into this evening to dampen down and ensure the site remains safe.

The A371 will remain closed for much of the rest of today between the Asda Petrol Station on Elm Tree Road and Locking Farm Industrial Estate.

The section of the A371 between Banwell Road and Apprentice Way is now open and operating as normal.

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Update 12:00pm
Firefighters are still on the scene dampening down any remaining hotspots. We have started to scale back our resources significantly, and we will still remain a presence until the scene is completely safe.

The A371 is still closed and is expected to remain closed for the next couple of hours. So please use alternative routes.
Local residents should continue to keep windows and doors closed, and please avoid the area if possible.

Thank you to local residents and everyone for your patience and support while the incident is still ongoing.
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Update 10:00am

We still have a large presence of fire crews on the scene.

They are currently identifying and addressing hotspots and continuing to dampen down the area.

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Update: 06:40am

The A371 remains closed from The Runway to Banwell Road as crews continue to bring the grass fire near Locking under control.

Diversions are in place, and we are asking people to minimise travel in the area where possible and plan ahead.

Firefighters will remain on scene for some time as they identify and deal with hotspots and continue damping down.

Smoke is still affecting the area. Local residents should continue to keep windows and doors closed to prevent smoke from entering homes or businesses.

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Update: 05:40am

Crews continue to tackle the large grass fire near Locking Farm Industrial Estate, Weston-super-Mare.

The A371 is now closed from The Runway to Banwell Road and is expected to remain closed for the foreseeable future, including during morning rush hour.

Please plan ahead, allow extra time for your journey and avoid the area where possible.

Local residents should continue to keep windows and doors closed to prevent smoke from entering homes or businesses.

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We're currently responding to a large grass fire near Locking Farm Industrial Estate, Weston-super-Mare.

Local residents should keep windows and doors closed to stop smoke from getting into their homes or businesses.

Please avoid the area to allow emergency services to respond safely.

We will provide further updates as more information becomes available.

17/08/2026

🛝 Planning the future of play in Weston-super-Mare - Your feedback is helping shape the future of play across our town!

👉 Find out more here: https://wsm-tc.gov.uk/your-council/play-and-sports-strategy/

Over the past few months, many residents have contacted us to tell us about play equipment they would like to see repaired, improved or replaced. Others have shared ideas about where new facilities could be provided or how existing play spaces could be made even better. Thank you!

We genuinely appreciate everyone who takes the time to report issues, share ideas or tell us about their local play area. That local knowledge is incredibly valuable and helps us understand what matters most to our communities 😊

As your Town Council continues to take on responsibility for more community assets through our Devolution Programme and our play portfolio increases, we want to make sure that future investment in play is planned in the best possible way!

Rather than making decisions one play area at a time, we are developing a comprehensive Play and Sports Strategy that will help guide investment over the coming years. The strategy will look at the needs of communities across Weston-super-Mare, assess existing facilities, identify gaps in provision and prioritise where future investment can make the greatest difference. It will also consider future funding opportunities and develop long-term action plans for key sites.

Working alongside independent specialists, Sports and Play Consulting, we are reviewing play areas and free-access sports facilities across the town. This work includes site assessments, mapping existing provision, engaging with stakeholders and developing recommendations that will ensure every pound invested delivers the greatest possible benefit for residents.

This strategy isn’t simply about replacing equipment. It’s about creating a long-term plan that ensures future investment is based on community need.

If you have ideas or thoughts on this, let us know in the comments and watch out for updates on our website 😊