Welcome
To the Parish of Bishops Lydeard and Cothelstone.
The Parish lies in the heart of the West Country, in an area of outstanding natural beauty and rich in history, nestled between the Quantock Hills and Bristol Channel to the north and Exmoor to the west.
Whether you are a resident or a visitor, we hope this site will be informative and help you to enjoy your stay.
News & Events
View the latest news items in the News Page. Upcoming events are displayed in the event agenda on the right hand side and in the Event Calendar.
Latest Announcements
AGM Agenda Online
Notice is hereby given of the Annual Meeting of Bishops Lydeard & Cothelstone Parish Council, to be held on Wednesday 8th May 2013 following the Annual Parish Meeting at 7pm, Bishops Lydeard Village Hall.…
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Notes From The April Parish Council Meeting
The main agenda item for the April meeting was planning application 06/08/0010 for development at Sandhill Park. This is for the conversion of the Mansion House and Orangery into 18 apartments, a further 8 apartments in the outbuildings, the demolition of the old hospital buildings,…
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Chairman's Report 2012
The chairman's report for the last year can be downloaded from here or from the Council Library section.…
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Poop Scoop!
Your Parish Council would like to remind all dog owners of their responsibility to bag and bin dog mess.…
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Latest News
Bishops Lydeard Pre School
By the time this is published, we’ll have finished another short but very busy half-term. We’ve again seen an increase in Numbers - in fact, there’s now a waiting list for Tuesdays and we’ve been working closely with the Local Authority to make some exciting plans for the…
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Bishops Lydeard Short Mat Bowls Club
Bishops Lydeard recently played a friendly return match against Staplegrove Short Mat Bowls Club. We arrived at their excellent village hall in good time for play to start at 7.30pm to find that everything was set out and the Staplegrove bowlers were raring to go.…
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Bishops Lydeard Netball Club
We have a big thank you to say to Fiveways – as a result of writing a few brief articles we have gained ourselves a kit sponsor – see the photo for the first phase of our Premier Financial Planning team kit – and now have ourselves a new recruit! Ok, so only one so far…
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Bishops Lydeard Over 55's - Friendly Club
On 17th April 50 of us set off on our Mystery Trip, the driver and myself being the only people who knew where we were going. Once on our way I relented and gave everyone a brochure for ‘Oakham Treasures’ near Bristol – our intended destination. Just a few people had already…
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FIVEWAYS Magazine
We have recently started selling the magazine in the Co-op in Cotford St Luke. Although not part of the Bishops Lydeard Benefice, we have a sizeable readership in the village.…
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Bishops Lydeard Flower Show 2013
Bishops Lydeard Flower show is to be held at the village hall on Saturday 13th July 2013 from 14:30 to 16:45.…
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Bishops Lydeard Flower Show 2013
Bishops Lydeard Cricket Club
The 2013 cricket season will be an extra special one for all involved with the club as we prepare to celebrate an extraordinary 125 years of cricketing history. It’s amazing to think that for so many years, cricket has been an integral part of village life – long before T20, colourful…
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Keep your dog under close control this Spring
Nothing is more evocative of spring than seeing new lambs by their mothers out in the Quantock countryside. …
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New Webber Bus from village to Musgrove Park Hospital
WebberBus will be running a new service from 29th April that will call at Musgrove Park and SCAT.…
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Bishops Lydeard 1914 - 1918
For the past twenty years I have stood at the War Memorial on Remembrance Sunday and listened while the names on that memorial are duly read out. I have always tried to imagine the lives of these men and what they went through before making the 'ultimate sacrifice'. I am also interested in…
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3rd Taunton (Bishops Lydeard) Scout Group
YES...WE STILL EXIST!…
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