Tintinhull Village Welcome Pack

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Welcome to Tintinhull

On behalf of the Parish Council, I offer you a warm welcome to Tintinhull. We hope that the information given in this Welcome Pack will help you to settle more comfortably into your new home and the village.

Neighbours usually become your first contacts and advisors, but please feel free to telephone any of the Councillors or Clerk for information and help. As residents, we trust that you will quickly become and feel part of this community. We have tried to gather as much useful local information as possible, but would be pleased to hear any suggestions or improvements you might have about this pack.

More local information is available via our website and through its links to other local websites.

Also the website carries the most up to date version of this document.

We wish you many happy years in Tintinhull and hope that you will join with us in creating a vibrant and friendly community.

James Pullen Chairman of the Parish Council

Contents Page

History of Tintinhull 3 Parish Map 5 Your Parish Councillors 6 Parish Council Meetings 6 Village Web Site 6 Village magazine 6 Parish Plan / Village Design Statement 7 Other Village Representatives 7 St Margaret’s Parish Church 7 Other religious establishments 7 Village Hall 7 Health facilities (Doctors and Dentists) 8 Vets 9 Local shops and Garden Centres 9 Education 10 Emergency Services - Police 10 Post Office 11 Public Transport 11 Sport and Recreation 11 Library 12 Recycling and Civic Amenity Sites 12 Tintinhull Clubs and Societies 13 Where to socialise 14 Nearby Supermarkets and Large Stores 14 Local shopping options 14 Local Attractions 15 Some useful Telephone Numbers 15

2 Tintinhull Welcome Pack (Version 5) Geography, historical background and village development

Tintinhull is a popular and attractive conservation village lying in a rural part of South Somerset, adjacent to the ancient Fosse Way now partly followed by the A303. The village is approximately four miles northwest of Yeovil and three miles southwest of the one-time Roman town of Ilchester. In addition to modern roadways, ancient pathways connect Tintinhull with the Fosse Way, Ilchester and with Montacute two miles to the south. Tintinhull itself is sited on a low promontory set slightly inland from the Somerset Levels, between the River Yeo and Bearley Brook to the northwest and Wellhams Brook a tributary of the River Parrett, to the south. Roads, lanes and tracks radiate from the centre of the village and place it in a clear relationship with the cultivated higher land and the lower grazing areas. The village lies close to Ham Hill, the largest hill fort in Britain, and approximately half way between Yeovil and Martock. In addition to being once the centre of an agricultural community, Tintinhull has featured gloving as a significant local industry since the Middle Ages. In the 1870’s a glove factory was set up, but closed down in 2001 and converted to apartments. 19th century residential expansion of the village to accommodate the factory workers took advantage of accessible high ground along Queen Street with the building of a terraced row of dwellings. Subsequently further housing needs lead to the development along Montacute Road, towards Wellhams Brook, and to the creation of Thurlocks and Southcombe Way. There are several small outlying groups of houses, particularly at Bearley (roughly 3/4 mile on the north side of the A303). For a village of its size, Tintinhull has a rich variety of facilities and amenities. There is a Church of England voluntarily aided primary school with about 90 pupils on roll. The school occupies a 1980’s building and has a hard playground, plus a large adjoining grass play area. The parish church, St Margaret’s, built in the 13th Century avoided the fate of many similar parishes in Somerset so it retains substantial evidence of each of the Gothic building styles. Part of the tower was added about 100 years later and the church was then finished in the early 16th century. With a peal of 5 bells, the church is floodlit during evening hours of darkness. Churchwardens’ accounts survive unbroken for 245 years 1432-1678, and provide a flavour of village life. The village has a public house, a working men's club, a residential home for the retired, boarding kennels and cattery, riding, livery stables and a garage. There is also a village hall with its own car park. The hall is used by many organisations including a Drama Group, Pre-school and many other clubs. Other activities are catered for in the village - and in particular football clubs enjoy the use of a large sports field and pavilion. Allotments alongside the sports field are currently under-subscribed. The recreation ground in the village centre includes two excellent hard tennis courts and an open air heated swimming pool. The pool was first constructed before World War II, but has been extensively modernised to include filtration and heating. The village has its own magazine, available via subscription, first produced in 1953 and circulated to over 200 households. There is a well-supported 10km run each summer and also a strong Royal British Legion branch, which combines with the nearby village of Chilthorne Domer. The branch holds a popular annual autumn flower show. 2011 saw the launch of a highly successful Open Gardens scheme, which intends to run biennially. One of the largest organisations by membership is the Tintinhull Local History Group, which has its own web site http://www.tintinhull-localhistory.org.uk/.

Character of the village

In the heritage heart of Tintinhull, in addition to the Village Green other open grassed areas include the recreation ground with the tennis courts, child’s play ground and the open air swimming pool. These together with a variety of established trees of differing ages, provide a conspicuous example of the virtue of preserving open space within a village. It is a characteristic that has also been reflected in the layout of the developments in the southern part of the village, much of which overlooks open countryside and the large sports ground. Historic buildings, many of the 16/17C and of architectural distinction, occupy much of the residential space around the central open area. Almost all construction here is of Hamstone, forming the core of the Tintinhull Conservation Area, which extends for several hundred yards in all directions to encompass other distinctive examples of centuries old architecture including the church, Tintinhull House (a National Trust property with a renowned garden) and Tintinhull Court (the former parsonage house, partly dating back to the 12th century). The area includes the village's public house, village hall and working men's club and reaches out almost as far as the edge of the village school's grounds. Within the Conservation Area several footpaths and lanes lead from Farm Street and Church Street to adjoining pasture land and adjacent villages.

3 Tintinhull Welcome Pack (Version 5) In the north of the Conservation Area, Queen Street runs half a mile from the village centre to meet the A303. Housing is an interesting and varied mixture of old and new, with most of the road frontage now occupied. To the south of the village green, along St Margaret's Road and Vicarage Street, as far as and including Head Street, in-filling has taken up virtually all accessible frontage up to the existing approved development boundary, with predominantly modern houses and bungalows, mostly constructed of artificial stone. Further south, in Montacute Road, Thurlocks and Southcombe Way, housing is in some respects more uniform. More use has been made here of brick or rendered facing. Besides the former glove factory, the southern part of the village includes a childrens’ playground, cricket and football field and Multi Use Games Area (MUGA), adjoined by an area of public allotments.

Demographics

The following data are extracted from the ONS 2001 census records (1991 in parentheses). 2011 census data will be available after July 2012. The village is recorded as having 408 (360) dwellings. Of these 66% (54%) were owner occupied. The remainder were rented, 20% (25%) forming part of Housing Association properties. There were 970 (1,000) inhabitants, 20% being children under the age of 16 and 18% (20%) of pensionable age.

A more detailed version of the above is included with the Tintinhull Community Plan a copy of which is enclosed with this Welcome Pack

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Map of Tintinhull Village and Parish Boundary (Blue Line)

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Your Parish Councillors

Name Portfolio

James Pullen Chairman, Sport Fields & Allotments (Chairman) Toby Banks Recreation Ground & Swimming Pool Representative Simon Cox Vice Chairman, Youth Club Representative & Village Website Peter Cushion Recreation Ground & Swimming Pool Representative Stephen Rights Of Way, Tree Warden Readwin David Trott Youth Club Reprehensive & Sports Fields Geoff Stone Highways Alex Perham Philip Horsington Highways

E mail contact Parish Councillors can be contacted by e mail via a link on the web site http://www.tintinhull.net/parishcouncil/councillors

The Parish Clerk - Heather Bryant Northay House, Northay, Chard, Somerset, TA20 3DN Tel: 01460 234770 Email: [email protected]

Parish Council Meetings

Council Meetings are held on the third Monday of the month at 7:30 pm in the Blue Room of the Village Hall. Notice of the meeting is posted on the village notice boards a week in advance and members of the public are welcome to attend.

The Parish Annual Assembly takes place on the third Monday in April. At this meeting the Chairman presents the annual report together with the Parish accounts. Everyone is welcome to attend and there will be an opportunity to ask questions.

Web Site Further information about the Parish Council including Minutes of meetings can be found on the Parish Council Web site: http://www.tintinhull.net

Village Magazine

A village monthly magazine is produced and available via subscription from Mr Derek Ford (Tel: 823164). His details are also on the complementary copy provided with this Welcome Pack. The magazine will keep you informed of forthcoming events and other developments within the village. It also contains an abridged report of Parish Council Meetings.

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Parish Plan / Village Design Statement

The Tintinhull Community Plan has recently been published. It was developed from responses to a detailed questionnaire delivered to all households and through open consultation days held in the Village Hall. The Plan incorporates the Village Design Statement and has been delivered to each household and a copy is included in this Welcome Pack. This document forms the basis for the Parish Council’s decisions about the village and is also registered with South Somerset District Council (SSDC). It provides significant detail about the wishes of the parishioners and is also on the village web-site.

Other Village Representatives

South Somerset District Councillor (Note - SSDC is the Local Authority which includes Tintinhull)

Mrs Jo Roundell Greene (Lib-Dem – St Michaels) Address: Fern House, Seaborough Road, Henley, Crewkerne, Somerset. TA18 8PJ Tel: 01460 77434 e-mail [email protected]

County Councillor

Mr John Bailey (Lib-Dem – Martock) Address: Manor Farmhouse Norton Sub Hamdon, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6SG Tel: 881227 e-mail [email protected]

Member of Parliament

Mr Marcus Fysh (Conservative - Yeovil) House of Commons, Westminster Local Address: 21 – 22 High Street, Yeovil, BA20 1RF Tel: 423284 e-mail: [email protected]

Parish Church – St Margaret’s

St Margaret of Antioch, Church Lane, Tintinhull Priest in Charge: Rev Peter Down. The Rectory, Vicarage Street, Tintinhull, Yeovil, BA22 8PY Tel: 829058 Website http://fourcrosses.weebly.com/, which contains details of services etc. Church Wardens: John Gower Tel: 823521 and Pat Whitlock Tel: 822492

Other Spiritual Organisations

St Margaret’s is the only Christian place of worship in the village, but numerous Anglican, Roman Catholic and Free Churches are located in Yeovil. Other religious and spiritual groups are similarly catered for in the surrounding areas. Details can be found under Places of Worship in Yellow Pages or at http://www.yell.com/s/places+of+worship-yeovil.html.

Village Hall

Tintinhull Village Hall is currently closed whilst a new hall is being built. Work Commences January 2017 with completions later in 2017.

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Health

General Practitioners

Yeovil

Abbey Manor Medical Practice, Abbey Manor Park, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3TL Tel: 433434

Hendford Lodge Medical Centre, South Wing, 74 Hendford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1UJ Tel: 470200

Oaklands Surgery, Birchfield Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5RL Tel: 473068

Penn Hill Surgery, St. Nicholas Close, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1SB Tel: 470800

Preston Grove Medical Centre, Preston Grove, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2BQ Tel: 474353

Ryalls Park Medical Centre, Marsh Lane, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3BA Tel: 434000

Martock

Church Street Doctors' Surgery, Church Street, Martock, Somerset, Tel: 822541 www.martocksurgery.co.uk

Dentists (Some are NHS and others Private or a mix of both, please check)

Yeovil

Associated Dental Practices (ADP), 10 Sherborne Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4HA Tel: 848684

Broadway House Dental Surgery, 7A Union Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1PQ Tel: 475838

Family Dental Practice, Rowan House, 163 High Street, Street, Somerset, BA16 0ND Tel: 01458 445115

Penn Hill Dental Practice, 1 Penn Hill, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1SF Tel: 474509

Froud Dentist, 30 Hendford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1TG Tel: 433337

Princes Street Dental Practice, 45 Princes Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1EG Tel: 475962

Moore Dentist Surgery, 13 Rosebery Avenue, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 5LL Tel: 477999

Trinity House Dental Practice, 17 Peter Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1PN Tel: 415605

8 Tintinhull Welcome Pack (Version 5) Yeovil Dental Access Centre (NHS Dentist), Summerlands Hospital, Preston Road, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 2BX Tel: 413716

Yeovil Orthodontics, Becket House, Hendford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1TW Tel: 434440

Martock

Martock Dental Surgery, 13 Church St, Martock, Somerset, TA12 6JL Tel: 823040

Ilchester

Paula Richardson, 17 Church Street, Ilchester, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8LN Tel: 840784

Vets

Yeovil

Grovedean Veterinary Clinic, The Forum, Yeovil, BA21 3TL Tel: 421177

Oaksford and Birch 37 Grass Royal Yeovil BA21 4JW Tel: 410414

Wyndham Hill Animal Hospital 144 Sherborne Road, Yeovil BA21 4HQ Tel: 474415

Delaware Veterinary Group 106 Hendford Hill Yeovil BA20 2RF Tel: 474690

Martock

Kingfisher Veterinary Practice Stapleton Road Martock TA12 6HH Tel: 825199

Local Shops and Garden Centres

Taylor’s Garage (Fuel, MOT, Newspapers, Milk etc), Townsend Garage – Tel: 822636

Newspaper and magazine deliveries available from TNDS (Mrs Jackie Cox) – Tel: 822280 to arrange http://www.tn-ds.co.uk/index.html

Mobile Fishmonger every Tuesday – Mr Darren Robinson Tel: 01308 863605

Jolly Diner – On the A303 adjacent to Taylor’s garage Tel: 822636

Tom Hayne – General Maintenance etc Tel: 423488

Northleaze Cattery – Bearley Lane Tel: 824777 or email [email protected]

Note - Many other businesses which serve the community regularly advertise in the Village Magazine and are listed at: http://tintinhull.net/businesses/

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Garden Centre - Brimsmore, Tintinhull Road, Yeovil, Somerset. BA21 3NU Tel: 411000 http://www.thegardeneronline.co.uk/brimsmore-gardens.asp

Greensleeves Nurseries, Lower Odcombe, Somerset, BA22 8TW Tel: 864166

Palmers Bernards Way, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 2FH Tel: 434303 http://www.palmersgardencentreyeovil.co.uk/

Supermarkets (closest, but also see nearby Supermarkets and Large Stores on Page 11)

Martock - Co-op Martock Shopping Centre, TA12 6DL Tel: 824744

Yeovil - Tesco Express (with Cashpoint), The Forum, Abbey Manor Park, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3TL

Stoke Sub Hamdon - Co-op 115 Montacute Road, TA14 6UQ Tel: 824355

Education

Pre-school Tintinhull Pre-school Held in the Village Hall 9:15 - 12:00 Monday to Friday, with a Lunch Club from 1200 - 1300. http://tintinhull.net/education/tintinhullpreschool/ has further information. E Mail: [email protected] or call 07526 272578 to arrange a visit.

Primary St Margaret’s School, Tintinhull - Church of England Primary School School Close, Tintinhull BA22 8PX Head teacher: Mrs Lesley McDonald Tel: 822686 or E Mail [email protected] Further information at https://slp3.somerset.gov.uk/schools/st-margarets/default.aspx

Secondary Stanchester Academy Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset TA14 6UG Head teacher: Mrs McBlain Admin Tel: 823200 http://www.stanchester-academy.co.uk/

Secondary and Sixth Form Huish Episcopi Academy Wincanton Road Langport Somerset TA10 9SS Principal: Mr G Roff Admin Tel: 01458 250501 http://www.huishepiscopi.net/content.asp For transport to this school see www.martockbus.co.uk

Sixth Form Yeovil College, Mudford Road, Yeovil, Somerset BA21 4DR Principal: Mr James Hampton Admin Tel: 423921 http://www.yeovil.ac.uk/

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Yeovil Police Station, Horsey Lane, Yeovil BA20 1SN. Non-emergency Tel: 101 For information about the team and getting in contact use the link below which directs you to our Ward (St Michaels) in South Somerset which includes Tintinhull, Chilthorne Domer and Montacute. http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/LocalPages/BeatDetails.aspx?BeatID=316 The Beat team is headed by a PC and supported by PCSO.

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Post Office

There is a Wed morning Post Office in the Working Men’s Club on Vicarage Street, Tintinhull form 09:30 to 12:30 with light refreshments from 10:00 till 12:00.

Otherwise the nearest Post Offices are: Martock - East Street, Martock, Somerset, TA12 6JQ Tel: 822238 Montacute – Stax, Townsend, Montacute, Somerset, TA15 6XH Tel: 822645 Ilchester - High St, Ilchester, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8NQ Tel: 840225 Main Post Office Yeovil - King George St, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1PZ Tel: 0845 7223344

Public Transport Buses through Tintinhull

Nippy Bus N9 and N9A run approx hourly between Yeovil and Martock Mon – Sat. Goes along Head St only. A link to the timetable is available on the Village Website at – http://tintinhull.net/transport/bus/

Trains The nearest Train stations are in Yeovil. Yeovil Pen Mill provides services from Weymouth to Bristol. Yeovil Junction provides services to/from London Waterloo and to Exeter and beyond via connections. For details and train timetable call National Rail Enquiries Tel: 0845 7484950 or visit http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Sport & Recreation

Tintinhull has its own sports ground and pavilion, located on Montacute Road, has facilities for football and potentially for cricket. There is also a Multi Use Games Area on Montacute Road, although at the present time this is awaiting refurbishment and has limited use capabilities. There is a recreation ground on Queen Street and a play area on Thurlocks.

In addition there are Tennis Courts and an outdoor heated Swimming Pool at the rear of the recreation ground on Queen Street.

Tennis Club. Situated on the village recreation ground next to the swimming pool are two outdoor courts. The tennis club is run on a membership or pay and play basis with coaching sessions run for both children and adults. Contact Maryclare Wilkinson Tel: 822184 or see http://tintinhull.net/clubs/tennisclub/ for more information.

Swimming Pool. The pool is opened and staffed entirely by volunteers, who are all trained in basic resuscitation. To avoid disappointment check the latest rota on the website to ensure someone has volunteered to open http://www.tintinhull.net. If you are willing to be a volunteer helper and interested in filling any of the empty slots, contact Lesley Banks on Tel: 07867 970039. For current opening times and ticket process see ; http://tintinhull.net/amenities/swimmingpool/chargesandopeninghours/

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Stanchester School and Yeovil - see www.1610.org.uk

Huish Episcopy School – see www.huishleisure.co.uk

Gardening Club

A Gardening Club has recently been formed in Apr 2012 the current programme is available at http://tintinhull.net/clubs/gardeningclub/ Point of Contact is Jo Slade Tel: 823916, or E mail: [email protected]

Libraries

The closest is in Martock Main Library is Yeovil Library, King George Street, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 1PY Contact Tel: 0845 3459177 http://www.somerset.gov.uk/irj/public/services/directory/service?rid=/guid/c08a9fff-4a53-2c10-9bb7- 87c3a7573cee A mobile Library service is available, and comes to Tintinhull on a Tuesday. For the most up to date details. http://www.somerset.gov.uk/irj/public/services/directory/service?rid=/guid/a0414f9e-0437-2c10-a88c- bc329d9cba6e

Recycling and Civic Amenity Sites

The closest is in Yeovil at Artillery Road, Lufton Trading Estate BA22 8RP Information, including opening times, can be found at http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/environment/recycling-and-waste A copy of the opening times etc is enclosed within this Welcome Pack, which also includes other South Somerset sites, see also http://tintinhull.net/usefulinformation/wasteandrecycling/

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Local Clubs & Societies

Village organisations

Name Contact When Where

Film Club TBC

Gardening Club Jo Slade Usually the 3rd Friday of the month Village Hall 823916 or visits

Ivy Club Eileen Bennie 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month Village Hall 822578

Phoenix Ladies [email protected] Usually 2nd Wednesday of every Varies month

Pre-school E Mail: 9:00 - 12:00 Monday to Friday Village Hall playgroup [email protected] followed by a Lunch Club from 12:00 or call 07526 272578 to arrange to 13:00 during school terms a visit.

Royal British Pam Squire 824384 Legion

St Margaret’s Lesley McDonald (Head School teacher) 822686

St Margaret’s The Reverend Peter Down Church The Rectory Vicarage Street Tintinhull Somerset BA22 8PY

St Margaret’s Mary Ostler 2nd Thursday of every month School Fun Church 826584

Tennis Club Maryclare Wilkinson 822184

Tintinhull Local Flora Wragg 4th Wednesday of the month, Village Hall History Group 822376 September to April (no meetings in summer) 19:30

Tintinhull Post Every Wednesday morning 9:30 - Club Office 12:30, light refreshments from 10am

Whist Drive Marie Taverner 822032 Every Tuesday 19:00 - 22:00 Village Hall

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Tintinhull Drama Group

A small but successful drama group exists in Tintinhull and is always looking for help and NEW members. If you have any interest in drama then please contact one of the following for more information:

Chair Toby Banks [email protected] or 822451 Secretary Geoff Stone [email protected] or 829047 Also see http://tintinhull.net/clubs/dramagroup/

Where to socialise in Tintinhull

Crown and Victoria situated on Farm Street, opposite Tintinhull Gardens. Hosted by Mark and Isabel There is a bar, restaurant and accommodation on offer. Tel: 823341 http://www.thecrownandvictoria.co.uk/

Working Men’s Club and Institute (Tintinhull) is at 2 Vicarage Street Tel: 822570 http://www.wmciu.co.uk/avon-ciu/yeovil_working_mens_club.htm

Also see Village Hall and Parish Hall contacts in the relevant sections as both are available for organised social events.

Open events in either venue are usually advertised in the Village Magazine, on the Village Website, or on the Village Noticeboards.

Nearby Supermarkets and Large Stores

Tesco: Queensway Yeovil Somerset BA20 1DL. Tel: 0845 6779758 http://www.tesco.com/storeLocator/default.asp?bID=3493

ASDA: Preston Road Yeovil BA20 2HB Tel: 709500 http://storelocator.asda.com/store/yeovil

Marks & Spencer: 5 Middle Street Yeovil BA20 1LE Tel: 423150 http://www.marksandspencer.com/gp/store-locator/store-locator.html

Morrisons: Lysander Road Yeovil BA20 2AU Tel: 412119 http://www.morrisons.co.uk/Store-finder/

Lidl: Lyde Road Yeovil Somerset BA21 5DW http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/index.htm

Other Supermarkets nearest branches:

Sainsburys: Sherborne or Street.

Street - Gravenchon Way Street BA16 0HS Tel: 01458 446252 Sherborne - Ludborne Road Sherborne DT9 3ND Tel: 816486 See http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/sol/storelocator/storelocator_landing.jsp for further information.

Waitrose:

Crewkerne. South Street Crewkerne TA18 8DA Tel: 01460 72470 http://www.waitrose.com/bf_home/bf/458.html

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Yeovil (3 miles) is the main town for shops and has many local shops as well as the more common high brands. Martock (2.5 miles) has limited shopping with a small Co-Op supermarket. Crewkerne (7 miles) is a market town with a comprehensive set of shops.

Local Attractions

National Trust - Web Site is www.nationaltrust.org.uk . Besides Tintinhull Gardens here in the village on Farm Street there are several other Trust properties within a short distance. Montacute House (Martock) 3 miles Barrington Court (near Ilminster) 8 miles Lytes Cary (near Somerton) 6 miles

Fleet Air Arm Museum is at Yeovilton, approx 6 miles along the A303 towards London. http://www.fleetairarm.com/ includes details about opening times. Tel: 840565

Haynes Motor Museum is at Sparkford, approx 8 miles along the A303 towards London. http://www.haynesmotormuseum.com/ Tel No 01963 440804

Montacute TV and Radio Museum is at 1 South Street, Montacute. Tel: 823024 http://www.montacutemuseum.co.uk/ and includes a Tearoom.

Some useful telephone numbers and e-mail addresses

Problem Agency Telephone e-mail or web address Damage to Highway County Highways 0845 6010939 [email protected] Debris on County Highways 0845 6010939 [email protected] Highways. Obstructions/dead animals Dog Fouling SSDC 462838 [email protected] Fly Tipping SSDC 462838 [email protected] Pot Holes County Highways 0845 3459155 [email protected]

Signs, Broken, County Highways 0845 3459155 [email protected] Missing etc Gully Emptying County Highways 0845 3459155 [email protected]

Routine (see Note) Police 101 www.avonandsomerset.police.uk Crimestoppers Crimestoppers 0800 555111 http://www.yeoviltown.com/directory/crime stoppers.aspx

Note - Police emergency number remains 999

Errors and updates - The Welcome Pack is also available on line through the Tintinhull website at www.tintinhull.net. Any corrections to the Welcome Pack would be appreciated so please send them to the [email protected] - Thank you.

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