Welcome to Hemyock, Anonymous Tuesday, July 08 2025 @ 08:52 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
Under section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972, notice is hereby given that a casual vacancy now exists for a Councillor in the parish of Hemyock following the resignation of Penny Lawrence. The full Notice of Vacancy can be viewed here.
Updated details for the VE 80 Day celebrations can be found here
This year the Annual Parish Meeting will take place on 14 May 2025 at Longmead Pavilion. All local groups are encouraged to attend the meeting and submit a report. There will be talk of achieving Net Zero. Food available from 6.30pm. The Parish Council look forward to seeing you.
Managing water for nature and people Thursday 3 April 2025, 7–9pm Cullompton Community Centre We welcome you to join us at our seventh annual Connecting the Culm forum From a changing climate to growing communities, the future presents us with many challenges. We’ll explore what this means for the River Culm with a range of […]
The programme of events can be download here.
Somerset Sight, a not-for-profit charity, which supports and advise blind and partially sighted people have a Mobile Advisory Service vehicle which is now visiting the following Devon towns – Axminster, Cullompton, Honiton and Tiverton. Honiton Thurs 3rd Apr Lace Walk Car Park 10.30am – 3.30pm Cullompton Tue 8th Apr Tesco 10.30am – 3.30pm No appointment […]
Devon’s cancer screening programmes: Screening can help find cancers early, and improve chances of survival Early diagnosis of cancer can mean less treatment Screening may help prevent cancer from developing by finding cell changes Getting screened is a personal choice and you should consult your GP with any queries. The links below provide up to […]
Mobile ‘not spots’ may leave people vulnerable when landlines are switched off Mid Devon’s resilience officer is looking to understand where local communities have “not spots” before phones go fully digital and if community support may be needed. If you know of any areas in the parish where lack of mobile phone coverage could cause […]
Due to the resignation of Corinne Matthews, a Notice of Vacancy is being published on the website, social media and noticeboards. You can read the Notice of Vacancy here.
If you are interested in trialling the system to receive alerts about potential surface water flooding in Hemyock, please see the link below with instructions on how to join the WhatsApp channel: Hemyock Joining WhatsApp Channel.pdf If you are joining the WhatsApp channel, please could you also fill in the following short questionnaire so we […]
Mostly dry and turning increasingly warm this week.
A fine day with plenty of lengthy spells of sunshine, though cloudier at times in the west with sunnier intervals. Feeling pleasantly warm in gentle winds. Maximum temperature 23 °C.
Remaining settled this evening with late sunshine. Turning cloudier overnight with low cloud along the coasts and some drizzle, but most places dry. Winds staying light. Minimum temperature 12 °C.
Early cloud gradually breaking to leave sunnier spells into the afternoon, though low cloud may linger along the coasts. Feeling very warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 27 °C.
High pressure dominating with plenty of strong sunshine by day and clear skies overnight. Becoming very warm through the period with some uncomfortable nights for sleeping.
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Sourced from the Met Office