The Church has regular services which include Family Services and Eucharist. We have special services at Christmas, Easter, Harvest Festival and Lammas. The Harvest service is followed by a Lunch organised by the PCC. Details of services can be found on the Church notice board, in the Evercreech Magazine or on the Lamyatt ‘A Church Near You’ website.
Lamyatt has a former village school which is now the Village Hall managed by a voluntary committee which organises various events throughout the year. These include a Village Fete, the Easter Egg Hunt, and a number of professional. ticketed, live music, theatre or Arts events, some of which are supported by Take Art. We also have a Film and Supper Club, which meets approximately four times during the winter months, where a film and buffet supper are served. We have our own film projection and sound equipment and more film screenings are planned, especially as we now have better internet connections at the hall. Details of these events will be on posters and can also be found on this website, the Village notice board next to the telephone box, and via the village email system The newly refurbished Village Hall is also the venue for Pilates and regular monthly coffee mornings.
A defibrillator has been installed on the outside wall of the village hall.
The old BT telephone box is now a village library – please give and take books.
There are 2 Almshouses in the village to provide accommodation for eligible residents. The Welch Almshouse Charity was established back in 1916 and the properties are managed by local village trustees. Information sheet for enquirers Welch Almshouse Trust
For ten years (2008-2018) the village did operate a community cider co-operative, using apples from the village, and the co-operative made and sold lovely Bullbeggar Cider with profits donated for the benefit of the Church and Village Hall. Apple picking was in October each year and Hecks in Street used to make the Cider prior to villagers bottling and retailing it. It was a good demonstration of community endeavour for a good cause.
As of 1st April 2023 Lamyatt Parish is in the Somerset Council area (a combination of Mendip and Somerset County from that dae) and the higher authority is responsible for the majority of the local public services. Our Parish Meeting Representative is Paul Chadwick who can be contacted on 07761 967075, and the Lamyatt Matters page carries the latest information for the Parish as well as a checklist of who to contact at the higher authority about local issues (e.g. potholes; missed refuse collections; blocked footpaths; planning; etc). There is an Annual Parish Meeting (usually in May) and other meetings arranged as required to discuss important issues. Reports from the Parochial Church Council, the Village Hall Trust and the Welch Almshouse Charity are presented at the meeting.
Broadband connections are currently via traditional copper wire from the cabinet in Bruton but we are hopeful that Fibre to the House may be installed in the future. We have had various companies attend meetings in the village hall over the past 4 years and they have ‘signed up’ a good number of residents who would take out a contract for an improved service but none of the companies have yet been able to deliver a fibre service.
If you would like to see a list of local services and suppliers (correct as of 2015) please click here
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