Local Services

POLICE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICERS

RURAL BEAT MANAGER: PC  John Gould, Frome Police Station. Telephone: non-emergency police number: 101 or 999 in emergency. Email: john.gould@avonandsomerset.police.uk

POLICE COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICER: PC Ryan Mockeridge

ryan.mockeridge@avonandsomerset.police.uk 

For more information see  www.avonandsomerset.police.uk

REGULAR DELIVERY SERVICES AND LOCAL BUSINESSES

BUTCHER: Cayfords (Frome) 01373 462701 Orders by lunchtime on Thursday for Friday delivery 10.30–11.30

DRY CLEANING AND LAUNDRY SERVICE HOME COLLECTION: Regency Cleaners, Lower Bristol Road, Bath. Phone requests for pick latest Wednesday am. Clothes returned 7 days later. 01225 425142 www.regencylaundry.co.uk

CAR SERVICING AND REPAIRS: Brixey Auto Repairs Coleford. Highly professional, family run garage which handles most levels of repairs and does MOT’s  01373 813399  www.brixeyautorepairs.co.uk

LOG SUPPLIES: Chris Rowe. Regular deliveries of seasoned oak and mixed loads. 01225 767466

BUS SERVICES

Bus stops with timetables are situated opposite Mells Village Shop, at Rectory Corner, Mells and at Vobster Cross. Refer to current timetables on bus stops, at libraries or in Mells Village Shop.

Bus services have changed and since August 2015 there has no longer been a direct bus into Bath.

Mells is now on Route 184 operated by Libra Travel, between Radstock (Tesco) and Frome (Market Place). Change in Radstock for the bus to Bath.

Buses to Radstock:  are at 06:54 then every 2 hours from 08:07 until 18:07

Buses to Frome:  are every 2 hours from 09:26 until 17:26. Change in Frome also for Bath

For full details of services see: https://www.travelinesw.com/swe/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en&timeOffset=15

For the full 184 timetable  go to: https://www.mellsparishcouncil.org.uk/pages/documents/184_BUS_TIMETABLE.pdf

MEDICAL SERVICES

MENDIP COUNTRY PRACTICE
Church Street, Coleford, Radstock, BA3 5NQ 01373 812244 E: reception@mendipcp.nhs.uk Out of Hours emergency number 0845 408 8000. Surgery and dispensary: Open Monday – Friday : 8.00 – 18.30 Saturday mornings: 8.00 – 11.00 only. Prescriptions can be collected from Mells Village Shop upon arrangement.

FROME MEDICAL CENTRE
Enos Way, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2FH 01373 301300 E: general@fromemedicalpractice.nhs.uk Monday: 08.00-20.00 / Tuesday: 07.00-20.00 / Wednesday: 07.00-20.00 / Thursday: 07.00-18.30 / Friday: 08.00-18.30

REFUSE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING

(Mondays -though collections are one day later following single Bank Holidays)

WEEKLY RECYCLING COLLECTIONS (MONDAYS)
Brown sealed box: Food waste. Green Box: Paper, glass bottles & jars, aluminium foil, clothes, shoes, car batteries. Black Box: Cans, plastic bottles, cardboard, brown envelopes.

FORTNIGHTLY REFUSE COLLECTION (ALTERNATE MONDAYS)
Refuse (black or green wheelie bin). Garden waste – charged service (brown wheelie)

NB Mendip Council ask that your containers are put out for collection at the edge of your property by 7 a.m. on your collection day but are not put out earlier than the evening before collection.

NEAREST CENTRE AT FROME: Manor Furlong, Manor Road BA11 4RN. Opening times: 8am – 4pm,  7 days a week.

NB: COLEFORD HOUSEHOLD WASTE AND RECYCLING CENTRE  IS NOW CLOSED!

Details available from SOMERSET WASTE PARTNERSHIP  01749 648999  www.somersetwaste.gov.uk

VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

If you can offer paid or volunteer work in any of the following categories please use our online volunteer form here: Volunteer Form

  • Lift sharing
  • Home visits for the elderly
  • Shared/combined shopping trips
  • Business mentoring
  • Emergency support