A Village on the Blackdown Hills
Welcome to Hemyock Thursday, November 21 2024 @ 04:59 am UTC
Hemyock is the largest village on the Blackdown Hills, which is now designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The parish has an area of about 2350 hectares, and lies on the NW of the Blackdown Hills.
The village boasts a wide variety of clubs and activities to suit all ages and requirements - from bowls and tennis to WI and religious meetings.
If you're new to the village click HERE
For history of the village click HERE
For more photos click HERE
The Annual Parish Meeting will take on Wednesday, 15 May 2024 in the Parish Hall with a start time of 6.30pm. There will be food and drink and an opportunity to meet Parish Councillors and representatives from local organisations. The meeting itself will start at 7.30pm. All welcome.
The MDDC Flood Guide is an A5 leaflet for communities that are at risk of flooding. The idea is that it can give residents a clear, easy to understand guide that informs them of: · How to check if you are at risk of flooding · How to prepare for flooding/mitigate flooding · What to […]
Susan McGeever – Email: hemyockpc@gmail.com Tel: 07545 832781 or 07887 984849
Wow Hemyock does it again! Our judge Natasha Bradshaw was simply blown away by the wonderful displays all around the parish. What an amazing display of lit-up houses and gardens. There are so many beautiful looking homes at this time of year, it is very difficult to judge the top few. From a very long […]
Connecting the Culm are setting up and testing an early flood warning system for small rural communities. Hemyock Parish Council agreed to set up a Flood Group at the last Parish Council meeting. The group will be a number of councillors and any other members of the Community that would be interested and willing to […]
The next Parish Council meeting will take place on 3 January 2024. The agenda is on the website.
The agenda for the next Parish Council meeting on 11 October 2023 has been published.
The date for the September Parish Council has changed from 6 September to 13 September 2023. The agenda can be found under Meetings.
Knowing that there are a lot of community groups and organisations that are often looking for funding, the Council has subscribed to a Funding Database called GRIN. We get a monthly update which is posted on the PC website Grant Database – Hemyock Parish Council Do take a look it is packed full of information, […]
Rain, sleet and snow on Thursday. Cold and breezy.
Cloudier than Wednesday with outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow, mainly over the Moors, clearing southwards. Feeling cold still and breezy, especially along the coasts. Maximum temperature 7 °C.
Drier through the evening with showery rain, sleet and snow clearing southwards. A few showers overnight with clear spells. Breezy with a patchy frost and icy stretches. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
A chilly start with some showers, but for most staying dry with sunny spells. Feeling cold with lighter winds for a time. Maximum temperature 8 °C.
Wet and windy on Saturday with heavy and persistent rain sweeping across the region. Drier overall on Sunday but often cloudy with further rain on Monday. Turning milder.
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Sourced from the Met Office