AXE BRUE & PARRETT INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD REGISTER OF ELECTORS 2019 Land Drainage (Election of Drainage Boards) Land Drainage Act 1991 NOTICE is hereby given that for a period of fourteen days commencing with the date of publication of this notice any persons interested may, at any reasonable time, inspect and make copies of the proposed Register of the Electors for the various electoral districts of the Axe Brue & Parrett Internal Drainage Boards at the Board’s office, Bradbury House, 33-34 Market Street, Highbridge, Somerset TA9 3BW. (Telephone 01278 789906). NOTICE is also given that any objection to the proposed Register of Electors (namely by any person claiming to be registered as an elector, or with a different number of votes, or by any person wishing to object to the registration of some other person whose name appears in the proposed register or the number of votes allotted to him), should be made in writing specifying the property in respect of which his claim is made and the annual value thereof, and sent to the undersigned not later than 12 June 2019. Dated this 28th day of May 2019 R G Burge Clerk to the Board Bradbury House, 33-34 Market Street, Highbridge, Somerset TA9 3BW

We are delighted to announce that North Somerset Levels IDB joined the Somerset Drainage Board Consortium, by formal agreement, on 1 April 2019.  Chairmen Jeff Fear – Axe Brue, Tim Bush – North Somerset Levels and Tony Bradford – Parrett, signed the SDBC Agreement at a Full Board Meeting of the Parrett IDB. The Consortium now provides common Engineering, Administration, Finance and Clerking support to all three Boards, sharing resource and experience, providing continuity of service and best value for money. Whilst North Somerset Levels IDB will retain The Cider House in Hewish as an operational hub, the first point of contact for all enquiries will be the Consortium offices at Bradbury House, Highbridge, tel: 01278 789906.

The Somerset Drainage Board Consortium has prominent offices at the entrance of Bank Street Car Park in Highbridge. The building includes two meeting rooms, administration and engineering suites , with disabled access to the ground and first floors. Office hours: Monday – Friday from 09:00 to 17:00 Bradbury House, 33-34 Market Street, Highbridge, TA9 3BW. Tel: 01278 789906, Fax: 01278 792914. Email: admin@somersetdbs.co.uk

New Parrett and Axe Brue Drainage Board maps available on our website

We have recently updated our mapping pages on our website to include an interactive district map. You can scroll on the map to find Board maintained watercourses and structures in your locality; click on the structure (red) dot to see the name, type and other details of the structure. In order to make the maps more user friendly we have divided them up into Parishes and included Board Boundaries and other important features. Click here to visit our map pages

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….to the  website of the Somerset Consortium of Drainage Boards. This site contains information regarding the Boards members, meetings, operations, planning, policies, environment, officers, byelaws and forms.   We welcome all comments / feedback regarding any aspect of this site