# Hatch Beauchamp > Gateway to Neroche Forest ## Posts - [Information from Somerset Council](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/information-from-somerset-council/): A303 Ilminster Bypass Closure Monday and Tuesday 9th/10th March Work to renew road markings and replace road studs takes place between the hours of 8pm – 6am Full carriageway closure between Hayes End Roundabout and Southfields Roundabout.  Westbound diversion for cars and other light vehicles via A303 west to Podimore roundabout, A372, A378, A358 to […] - [Parish Council - February Report](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/parish-council-february-report/): At our Parish Council meeting in January, we discussed the Role of the Parish Council and our plan to engage with our community in many ways. We also discussed the Parish Council’s budget for next year; we have kept the Parish precept, the amount each village household pays, at the same rate for next year. […] - [Storm update](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/storm-update/): Somerset Council has sent out an information sheet about the impact of Storm Chandra locally. The situation while serious is improving rapidly so some of this is may be out of date. Please see summary below and follow the links to get the latest SC information Curry Mallet and Creech St Michael schools are closed […] - [Parish Council - December Report](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/parish-council-december-report/): At our Parish Council meeting in November, we discussed progress with our Emergency Plan and the best way to capture and keep photos of flooding issues in and around the village, so we can identify locations where flooding occurs. We can then work on planning to reduce flooding in these areas. Following the results of […] - [Parish Council - November Report](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/parish-council-november-report/): The Autumn Village Tidy took place on the sunny morning of Saturday 1 November. Villagers cleared the steps up to the playing fields, the pavement edges, and the area in the trees on the edge of the playing field. The outside of the Village Hall windows were cleaned and are now sparkling. Vegetation around the […] - [Speed Indicator Device](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/speed-indicator-device/): The Neighbourhood Plan has finally been given the green light by Somerset Council. One of the key areas of concern that come out of the original survey was the residents desire to reduce the speeding traffic through the village of Hatch Beauchamp. The Parish Council looked at the legal options available and Speed Indicator Devices […] - [Parish Council - October report](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/parish-council-october-report/): The Autumn Village Tidy will be held on Saturday 1 November, our plans include a litter pick, clearing pavement edges, weatherproofing various village seats and completing the painting of the War Memorial railings in time for Remembrance Day. If you have any other places in the village which you feel need a tidy, please let […] - [Parish Council - September Report](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/parish-council-september-report/): A Repair Café will be held later in the Autumn and when we have a dry Saturday, we’ll put together a working party for paint the War Memorial railings, hopefully before November.  We’ll be holding a village tidy in November, and we’ll let you know when this is happening. Kevin Comer has been working on […] - [Neighbourhood Plan](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/neighbourhood-plan/): Following the consultation at the end of last year, the team has completed our responses in consultation with our Town Planner and Somerset Council, and revised the plan accordingly. We now need to produce a Basic Conditions statement to demonstrate the Plan’s compliance with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the Local Plan. The […] - [Website is moving](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/website-is-moving/): From October, the village website will move from the current ‘WIX’ platform to a host that is more directly under control of the Parish Council (and Village Hall). The associated costs will also be cut in half. Better control will mean that more features will be available, such as easier maintenance of mailing lists and […] ## Pages - [Produce Market](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/produce-market/): The produce market and community café have become a firm fixture in the village calendar since 2010 and is held on the second Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. until 12 noon. Stallholders include the award winning ‘The Sausage Shed’ providing not just an amazing variety of sausages but a great choice of meat […] - [WI](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/wi/): Hatch Beauchamp welcomes women of every creed, colour and vintage – in fact, we are Wonderfully Inclusive! If you would like to make new friends, learn new skills, be more involved in community activities and contribute to important nationwide debate, then our WI is for you.  We meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month […] - [Parish Council](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/parish-council/): The Parish Council meets on the second Wednesday of alternate months at the village hall at 7.00 pm.  Members of the public are welcome to attend and listen to proceedings.  The members of the Parish Council are :-​ ​Pippa Fowler  (Chair) Blue Lias House, Station Road, Hatch Beauchamp TA3 6SQ (01823 480196)  ​Kevin Comer (07825 […] - [Historical Financial information](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/historical-financial-information/): 2024 - [Hatch Amateur Theatre Society (HATS)](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/hats/): Hatch Beauchamp’s theatre group was born in 2008. A short play written by a local playwright and performed by guests at a village supper, set the ball rolling and we haven’t looked back. Since then a variety of three act, one act and short plays by well-known playwrights such as Alan Ayckbourn and Michael Frayn, […] - [Hatch Beauchamp & Neroche Garden Club](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/hatch-beauchamp-neroche-garden-club/): The Garden Club, which is an amalgamation of the HB Horticultural society and Neroche Garden Club has been going since 2010 in it’s present form and is open to anyone with an interest in plants and planting. Whether you have extensive acres or just a window box there is something for everyone. We meet usually […] - [Business and Services](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/business-and-services/) - [Local History](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/local-history/): ​ ​ - [Bridge Club](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/bridge-club/): The Bridge Club was started more than 25 years ago in October 1997, with just 13 members and has grown to over 50 members at present now.  We play both Chicago and Duplicate Bridge and although we aim to improve our standard of play we are not too serious or competitive;  we are more of […] - [HCCS](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/hccs/): Need a lift to town, station, airport or to the surgery? Is your car out of action? Use your community car scheme, its open to all and low cost! Illustrative rates table: Full fare Bus pass fare Taunton £7.00 £3.50 Ilminster £7.00 £3.50 North Curry £4.50 £2.25 Fivehead £4.50 £2.25 Bristol Airport £35 £30 Signup […] - [A358](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/a358/): The National Highways A358 Taunton to Southfields dualling scheme, for which the preferred route was announced in 2019, was cancelled in October 2024 following much local criticism of the plan and the government’s new spending priorities. It is likely that a new proposal will come forward in the years to come – local people will […] - [Neighbourhood Plan](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/neighbourhood-plan/): A Neighbourhood Plan is a document that sets out planning policies for a local community area.Its written by local people, who know best the priorities for development in the area (what and where) ​The plan is informed by consultation in the community, and provided it follows certain rules consistent with national and local authority plans, […] - [Property and Financial Data](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/property-and-financial-data/): https://hatchbeauchamp.com/bundle/ye2025 - [Join Mailing List](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/join-mailing-list/) - [Projects](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/projects/) - [Clubs & Societies](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/clubs-societies/) - [Sport & Recreation](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/sport-recreation/): Cricket Hatch Beauchamp Cricket Club play friendly T20 matches between May and July, typically on a Wednesday evening against local villages and organisations. Our home games are played on the Hatch Beauchamp recreation ground in the heart of the village. We are an all-inclusive, sociable club and if you’re keen to be involved as a player […] - [Blog & Newsletter](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/blog-newsletter/) - [Governance](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/governance/): Code of Conduct (summary) The official Parish Council Code of Conduct is the LGA-derived document above. The summary below is for ease of comprehension only. For full details including definitions of terms please refer to the official document ​ As a member of Hatch Beauchamp Parish Council, I shall have regard to the following principles: To […] - [Home](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/): Hatch Beauchamp – Somerset Hatch Beauchamp is a small rural village just off the A358 between Taunton and Ilminster, with a population of 650. There is a pub, the Hatch Inn, and Farthing’s Country House Hotel. At the heart of the village is the Lady Alice Gore-Langton Memorial recreation ground and Village Hall, where many village activities […] - [Meeting Archives](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/meeting-archives/): 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 - [test](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/test/) - [Village Hall](https://hatchbeauchamp.com/village-hall/): Welcome to Hatch Beauchamp Village Hall Use the link below to find out about booking the hall. The Village Hall is used on a regular basis by various organisations and is ideally situated on the village green, or recreation ground as it is formally named. It has new play equipment, a cricket pitch, tennis court […] [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)