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Make a Bauble for Nailsea's Christmas Tree and You Could Switch On Its Lights
Children can enter a home-made bauble for Nailsea's community Christmas tree by 23 November. Winners get £20 and switch on the tree lights on 4 December.
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Council
Nailsea Town Council Looks for a New Yeo Ward Councillor Until May
Nailsea Town Council will co-opt a Yeo Ward councillor on 23 December to serve until the May 2027 elections. Applications close at noon on Friday 11 December.
Council
North Somerset's WECA Wish List: Weston Jobs Site Comes First
North Somerset has listed what it wants from joining WECA, led by a 30-hectare jobs site in Weston. Councillors are asked to endorse it on 10 November.
Food & Drink
Christmas Dinner in North Somerset: 10 Places to Let Someone Else Cook
Ten North Somerset pubs and hotels with Christmas Day menus, from £57.95 to £125, plus children's rates, deposits and payment dates. Checked November 2026.
Nailsea
Nailsea Community Awards 2026: the 4 Winners Named
A cricket groundsman, the Pop-In Club organiser, the couple behind 40 years of the Christmas float and a Nailsea in Bloom stalwart win this year's awards.
Nailsea
Nailsea Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Nailsea
Nailsea roadworks: Clevedon (now, until 16 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Nailsea
Nailsea Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Nailsea weather today: overcast, 10°C by day and 0°C overnight, with a 0% chance of rain and winds up to 8 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Nailsea
Nailsea High Street Shuts to Traffic for 2 Weeks From 2 Nov
Station Road and the High Street in Nailsea close to traffic from Monday 2 November for about two weeks of bus works. The diversion runs via Mizzymead Road.
Portishead
Portishead Town Council Takes Lake Grounds and 6 More Sites
The Lake Grounds, Battery Point, Somerset Hall and four other Portishead sites are now run by the town council, with a new Report It service. Nailsea is next.
Christmas
Weston Christmas markets 2026: 21 Nov and 28-29 Nov, free
Weston-super-Mare's Christmas market is eat:Weston, Sat 21 Nov, 10am to 4pm, then Weston Museum on 28 and 29 Nov. All free; Nailsea and Portishead on 5 Dec.
Remembrance
Remembrance Sunday North Somerset: Parades Held 8 Nov 2026
Weston's parade leaves the High Street at 10.30am on 8 November, silence 11am in Grove Park; order of service now out. Nailsea, Portishead, Clevedon times.
Christmas
Weston Christmas lights switch-on: 5.30pm, Sat 14 Nov
Weston's lights go on at 5.30pm on Sat 14 Nov in the Italian Gardens, free from 4pm. Clevedon switches on at 5.30pm on 20 Nov, Portishead 23 Nov, Nailsea 4 Dec.
Nailsea
North Somerset trains to London: 1h52 from Nailsea
Nailsea and Backwell, not Weston, has the fastest London train in North Somerset at 1hr 52min. Times, fares and season tickets from all five stations.