Getting people out of their cars

We want to see an increase in the provision of subsidised buses and improved safe routes for cycling and walking, the completion of the Strawberry Line and at the same time, encouragement for more local sporting activities and facilities.

Connecting villages and towns to each other with safe routes to walk and cycle is essential for community cohesion. One of the best examples locally is the footpath along Cross Lane connecting Axbridge with Cross, which must be completed.

Walking and cycling to school used to be commonplace; now it's the exception rather than the rule, but it helps reduce congestion and gives children and parents time to think and exercise, so we want schools to encourage more safe walking and cycling.

The reality for many people in the Cheddar Valley is that having a car is essential but to make the transition to electric cars easier, we want to see an increase in the number of car charging points in the area.

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Improving traffic flow and traffic congestion

We want a common-sense approach to traffic management, which has got worse and worse in recent years. We would like to see the Magic Roundabout remodelled, the Cheddar Recycling Centre relocated to a nearby location, a potential one-way system in Axbridge and an average speed camera on the Axbridge bypass.

Getting people out of their cars

We want to see an increase in the provision of subsidised buses and improved safe routes for cycling and walking, the completion of the Strawberry Line and at the same time, encouragement for more local sporting activities and facilities. Connecting villages and towns to each other with safe routes

News

The Strawberry Line will be completed

Cheddar Valley candidates Graham Godwin-Pearson and Jeff Savage have welcomed the news that a Conservative administration in the new Somerset Council will complete the Strawberry Line. The commitment appeared in the Party's manifesto for Somerset, launched earlier today. Graham and Jeff made plain

A footpath between Axbridge and Cross

One of the most important ways in which we can support both community cohesion and Somerset's Net Zero ambitions is to ensure that our towns and villages are connected with accessible footpaths for pedestrians, cyclists and wheelchair users. Cllr Graham Godwin-Pearson and Jeff Savage are delig

Conservatives - investing in the Strawberry Line (Budget announcement)

The Conservative administration in Sedgemoor has earmarked money in the council budget to investigate the extension of the Strawberry Line in Cheddar. £50,000 has been ring-fenced for a feasibility study into improving the cycle and walkway in the village, and was announced by Conservative leader C

Sorting out the morning traffic queues at Weare Academy

With the help of parents, Wessex Learning Trust Parish Councillors and the local County Councillor, Bob Filmer, Sedgemoor District Cllr Graham Godwin-Pearson has led a traffic survey at Weare Academy to try to understand the reasons for the build-up of traffic queues at morning drop-off at the schoo

Axbridge to Cross path update

The Axbridge to Cross Path campaign has been long-fought and councillors are working with local campaigners to find a solution. It was nice to see the campaign group at Axbridge Farmers' Market today in the Square.

'Caution Horses' signs in Weare and Badgworth

The South West is the most dangerous region of the UK for horses and riders on the road. Your District Councillors are working with the County Council to have 'Caution Horses' signs in prominent places around Weare and Badgworth, to highlight to motorists that there may be horses on the roads.