Campaigns and voluntary work
Tesco plans for Cheddar
For those interested in commenting on or responding to recently announced plans for the development of Bowden’s Park (Cheddar FC) by Tesco, here are some useful links:
Original press article with space for comment (Cheddar Valley Gazette – story now deleted)
Subsequent Cheddar Valley Gazette article
Tescopoly.org Alliance – concerned with negative impacts of supermarket power
Tesco Bridgwater (Sedgemoor Splash site) – ongoing discussions about new store plans
Tesco plc – community support programmes
The Big Society
The Big Society Network is an organisation being set up by frustrated citizens for frustrated citizens, to help everyone achieve change in their local area. Find out more at the Big Society web site.
Some initiatives associated with the Big Society theme are:
Twixtmas – use the 5 days between Christmas and New Year to change your world for the better.
Help From Home – Micro-volunteering tasks which can be done from home, even in your pyjamas.
Just for the love of it - the freeshare / “freeconomy” alternative community – share skills, services and knowledge for free with others in your area.
Local action:
Sedgemoor District Council petitions
Somerset County Council petitions
Friends of Cheddar is a community group supporting and promoting events and initiatives in the local area, based around Cheddar Library. Find them on Facebook, volunteer to become involved in local projects and use their wall to post your community messages.
Village SOS is a lottery funded scheme to help rural communties with local projects – visit the Cheddar page for more information
Cheddar Scouts, Cubs & BeaversIf you are interested in helping to run Scouts, Cubs or Beavers in Cheddar we are always looking for volunteers, either to act as assistants or to become fully warranted leaders. It’s great fun and you will meet lots of interesting new people. For more information contact the people listed or come along to the meetings at the times and places shown here. |
Blood donor sessionsThese take place regularly at Church House, Church Street, Cheddar. If you are interested in giving blood or can encourage anyone you know to give blood it would be appreciated. Appointments are essential. To book an appointment call 08457 711 711 or |
Cheddar in Bloom |
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| Cheddar in Bloom is always looking for volunteers to help maintain the planters that are located around the village. It would mean keeping an eye on them and watering/dead heading as required. If you wanted to get involved and do some more adventurous planting, that would be wonderful. We have some volunteers and are looking for more so that the tasks do not get too onerous. If you can help and would like to see Cheddar in bloom, please call 01934 744095. | |
Children In Cheddar – Improve Cheddar’s Hannah More Park
Our aim is to improve the tired and uninspiring children’s play area with new equipment full of energy and imagination.
Somerset Waste Partnership manages recycling and waste services on behalf of Mendip, Sedgemoor, South Somerset and West Somerset District Councils, Taunton Deane Borough Council and Somerset County Council.
Recycle For All It’s Worth is the new Somerset Waste Partnership campaign to cut costs, boost recycling and be greener. The campaign aims to help Somerset residents save millions of pounds, conserve energy, save valuable materials and prevent pollution by recycling more and throwing out less rubbish.
Click here for the latest from Recycle For All It’s Worth and the chance to become a Recycling Champion.
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers make a vital contribution to all aspects of community
life, but not only that, volunteering can also bring many benefits
for volunteers themselves such as Improving your CV, your skills
and self-confidence, meeting new and interesting people, it even
improves yours your health and general well being.
Volunteers can do almost anything! From helping an elderly neighbour with their shopping, to providing legal advice for
a local charity, assisting wardens on a nature reserve to working in a local shop. There are many organisations in Cheddar and the surrounding area that need your help.
For a full list of vacancies please contact Sedgemoor Volunteer Centre.
Somerset Libraries campaign links
Somerset Unison (information pdf)
Save Somerset’s Libraries Petition and consultation
Friends of Cheddar (Facebook page)
Save Somerset Libraries (Facebook page)
Our MP Tessa Munt (new website) (Twitter)
Voices For The Library (Twitter)
