Burnham

This Local Community Network has around 36,200 people and 12 parishes. The western edge of Burnham runs parallel to the coast.

Burnham LCN map

Burnham local community network map

About the Burnham area

Burnham LCN comprises of eleven Parish Councils (Berrow, Brean, Brent Knoll, Burnham Without, East Brent, East Huntspill, Lympsham, Pawlett, Puriton, West Huntspill and Woolavington) and one Town Council – Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge.

Burnham-on-Sea and neighbouring Highbridge is the main centre of this LCN . The area sweeps from its Southern end close to Bridgwater up through the coastal areas of Burnham-on-Sea, Berrow and Brean. The coastal areas are very popular with tourists and there are many caravan parks and holiday resorts.

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Contact information

Burnham Link Officer: Gill Keniston-Goble

If you would like to contact the Burnham LCN or the link officer, please email burnhamlcn@somerset.gov.uk 

Chair: Alan Sharp, Chair of Woolavington Parish Council

Vice-chair: Councillor Bob Filmer

Network members

Core members

  • Avon and Somerset Police
  • NHS
  • Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue
  • Education
  • Spark Somerset
  • Society of Local Council Clerks
  • Somerset Association of Local Councils
  • Somerset Activity Sports Partnership
  • Department of Work and Pensions
  • Somerset Rivers Authority
  • Somerset Local Nature Partnership

Parish and Town Councils

  • Berrow
  • Brean
  • Brent Knoll
  • Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge Town Council
  • Burnham Without
  • East Brent
  • East Huntspill
  • Lympsham
  • Pawlett
  • Puriton
  • West Huntspill
  • Woolavington

Stakeholders

  • Baptist Church
  • Chamber of Trade
  • First Aid for Mental Health Instructor
  • Food bank X2
  • HPC Community Fund
  • In Charley’s Memory
  • Morland Hub
  • Highbridge and BoS Local Pantry
  • Somerset Community Foundation
  • Somerset Connect
  • Somerset Foundation Trust
  • Well Be Link (Adult Mental Health)
  • Young Somerset
  • Public

Electoral divisions

  • Brent
  • Burnham-on-Sea North
  • Highbridge and Burnham South
  • Huntspill