Sedgemoor

American

[sej-moor] / ˈsɛdʒˌmʊər /

noun

a plain in SW England, in central Somerset: final defeat of Monmouth 1685.

Sedgemoor British

/ ˈsɛdʒˌmʊə /

noun

a low-lying plain in SW England, in central Somerset: scene of the defeat (1685) of the Duke of Monmouth

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Sedgemoor, North Somerset is a high priority investment area in the Government's levelling up programme.

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Communities living in Sedgemoor are set to benefit from £1.8m of new Arts Council funding.

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Seed is a consortium of local organisations led by Homes in Sedgemoor, which includes local authorities and Bridgwater Senior Citizens Forum, Somerset Film and Young Somerset.

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Claire Tough, the chair of Seed, described the funding as "a real vote of confidence" and "a wonderful opportunity to grow and progress our work into new areas of Sedgemoor".

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Sedgemoor shares the £1.8m funding with the New Forest.

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