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Leaders reveal funding calls for community

Frome Standard & Somerset Guardian

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February 19, 2026

With Bath and North East Somerset Council due to meet next week to debate the next financial year's budget, community leaders in Peasedown St John have released details of funding requests they've made for their community.

Councillors Karen Walker and Gavin Heathcote (Independents) have been in discussions with council leaders since November in a bid to ensure Peasedown St John isn’t left out of any new spending plans.

They said: “The role of any local councillor is to always put their community first. On a regular basis, we meet with residents, visit them in their homes, and discuss issues that matter to them.

“After several months of Advice Surgeries and street surveys, we've put together a wish-list of items that residents have told us they'd like to see included in the 2026/27 B&NES Council Budget.”

The proposals, some of which were presented to the council's leadership in November 2025, are:

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