A Village on the Blackdown Hills
Welcome to Hemyock Wednesday, October 16 2024 @ 06:31 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, […]
Cloudy with heavy rain at first, turning showery later.
Heavy rain spreads slowly north-eastwards through the morning, with drier spells to follow for a time, but remaining rather cloudy. Further showers spill northwards from the south coast through this afternoon, with light winds resulting in heavy and prolonged downpours. Maximum temperature 19 °C.
Scattered showers, heavy at times, linger this evening, before clearing east overnight. Still cloudy with widespread mist and fog forming in rural parts, though some clear skies developing by dawn. Minimum temperature 13 °C.
Generally more settled with a mixture of sunny spells in the east and scattered light showers in the west. Winds remaining light, and feeling warm in any sunshine. Maximum temperature 17 °C.
Becoming cloudy and breezy on Friday, with heavy rain spreading eastwards overnight. Rain clearing on Saturday with light winds and further sunny spells, although turning wet once more on Sunday.
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Sourced from the Met Office