Bridgwater
Bridgwater’s population is around 41,100. The market town was granted a charter to hold an annual fair in 1249. It has a world-famous illuminated carnival.
Bridgwater LCN map
About the Bridgwater area
Bridgwater LCN has the smallest number of parishes within an LCN area, consisting of two councils; Bridgwater Town Council and Bridgwater Without Parish Council.
Although comprising only of two local councils, membership of the LCN is varied and diversev and represents an amalgamated population of approximately 41,200 (800 in the Bridgwater Without Parish Council), the third highest of all the LCN areas.
Bridgwater Without includes Dunwear and Horsey. Dunwear is home to the Brick and Tile works, Dunwear ponds (a complex of four ponds and home to much wildlife) and also the famous Willow Man.
Bridgwater is a historic market town known as “the home of carnival” for its Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival. With canal, rail and motorway (M5) links to the rest of the country, Bridgwater has seen its fair share of economic growth.
Yearly report
Network members
Core members
- Bridgwater Town Council
- Bridgwater Without Parish Council
- Avon and Somerset Police
- NHS
- Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue
- Education
- Spark Somerset
- SLCC
- SALC
- Somerset Activity sports Partnership
- Community Council for Somerset
- Citizens Advice
- DWP
- Somerset Rivers Authority
- Somerset Local Nature Partnership
- Chamber of Business
Parishes
- Bridgwater
- Bridgwater Without
Stakeholders, partners and other attendees
- Bridgwater Area Cycling Campaign
- Bridgwater Baptist church
- Bridgwater Civic Society
- Bridgwater Cultural Partnership (arts group)
- Bridgwater Together (migrant communities)
- Bridgwater Rotary
- Bridgwater Trades Union Council
- Bridgwater & Taunton College
- Bridgwater food & support alliance
- Community Council for Somerset (Village agent)
- Core29Plus5 (COPD project)
- Food Bank
- Food Forum
- Hamp Community Assoc
- Holy Trinity Church, Hamp
- Housing – HIS/Shal housing in Sedgemoor
- Inland Waterways
- IWA
- One Team East & South
- SEED
- Somerset Foundation Trust
- The Hub
- The Pantry East Bridgwater
- Tour Board
- Town Team
- Town Wardens
- Well Be Link (adult mental health)
- Westfield United Reformed church
- YMCA Dulverton Group
- Youth Unlimited
Next Local Community Network meeting
2nd December 2024 - ReCreation Community Hub, Rhode Lane, Bridgwater TA6 6HZ
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View the full list of upcoming Local Community Network Meetings.
Contact information
Bridgwater Link Officer: Anne Shilton
If you would like to contact the Avalon and Poldens LCN or the link officer,
please email bridgwaterlcn@somerset.gov.uk