Claire’s Kitchen Takeaways

Thank you once again for the brilliant support from you all. This week's menu is as follows: Thursday 14th May, Collection 5.00pm - 6.00pm Preorders by Wednesday 12.00pm. Please advise if gluten free. Claire's Kitchen free-range pulled pork, AGA cooked for 8 hours, in a brioche bun served with butter sautéed onions, bbq sauce, slaw … Continue reading Claire’s Kitchen Takeaways

Gourmet to Go

John and Jane at the Dunkery Beacon Country House will be providing more delicious takeaway food this coming Friday and Saturday, so don't miss out. To view this week's menu, click on this link: Gourmet to Go 15th and 16th May Tel: 01643 841241 http://www.dunkerybeaconaccommodation.co.uk

VE Day Village Photographs

With wonderful weather and the village festooned with bunting, Wootton Courtenay's VE Day commemorations provided a window of happiness in these otherwise difficult times. Our thanks go to all who helped to organise the day, and especially Ruth Walker, whose energy and enthusiasm inspired everyone to join in.Thanks, too, to Jamie and Lisa Waters, who … Continue reading VE Day Village Photographs

Meteorite falls Over Wootton Courtenay for VE Day!

Our Thursday evening 'make a lot of noise' in praise of our wonderful NHS zoomed off to a spectacular start...just in time to lend some authenticity to our VE Day celebrations! A king-sized meteorite, just like a flying bomb, whizzed overhead leaving a huge trajectory trail right across the village sky. You can see its … Continue reading Meteorite falls Over Wootton Courtenay for VE Day!

Annual Parish Meeting: Chairman’s Report for 2019/20

Normally Wootton Courtenay Parish Council would host an Annual Parish Meeting in May but due to coronavirus we are unable to do so this year and James Wilmoth Chairman has written this report: Usually I give my chairman's report at the Annual Parish Meeting in early May but, as you will appreciate, this will not … Continue reading Annual Parish Meeting: Chairman’s Report for 2019/20

Recycling Centres to Reopen

Somerset Waste Partnership' latest update gives details of recycling sites which are reopening on May 11th. Unfortunately, Minehead is not one of them. The reopened sites have restrictions in force. To read the latest information, click here: SWP Update May 2020

Literary Festival Short Story Winners

Minehead Literary Festival Announces the Winners of the Adults' Short Story Competition Inevitably, this year’s Festival - like so many other events - was overtaken by the coronavirus epidemic. Nevertheless, Tessa Hadley, one of our country’s leading writers and patron of Minehead Literary Festival, judged this year's entries, the title for 2020 being The Secret. … Continue reading Literary Festival Short Story Winners

Dunster Benefice Newsletter

Please click on this link to read the latest newsletter from the Dunster Benefice, which includes a prayer for VE Day: 8th May Newsletter

Bonfires

A plea to those in the village who feel obliged, whenever the sun shines, to light a smoky bonfire in the middle of the day. As a matter of courtesy, could you at least warn your neighbours of your intentions so that washing can be retrieved and windows shut, or better still wait until the … Continue reading Bonfires