With a link to Hereford Cathedral's website, where you can watch a 15 minute film on the Mappa Mundi, here is the latest newsletter from the Dunster Benefice: 15th January 2021

Does anyone has a long ladder we could borrow for a few days, please? We had scaffolding up for months, then two days after it came down one of our upstairs windows broke!  We need to get at the window from outside to repair it, but it requires a long ladder.  If anyone has one … Continue reading Can You Lend a Long Ladder?

All our help and information is now available in a single place on the SCC website https://www.somerset.gov.uk/coronavirus/covid-19-latest-advice/  This page is refreshed through the day so please check in regularly to keep across developments and news. Public Health dashboard: Detailed Public Health information dashboards are available on our website http://www.somerset.gov.uk/coronavirus - just scroll down to ‘Covid-19 dashboard’. … Continue reading Somerset Council Covid Update

At the beginning of Lockdown 3, the sequel to the sequel, I offered to increase stocks in the shop in order to reduce the need to venture out of the village. In response to your requests, I have some additional fruit & veg supplied by West Country Foods, as follows: Avocados, punnets of mushrooms, spinach, … Continue reading Fruit and Veg at the Villagers’ Stores

TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH Back again! TRANSFORMATIVE YOGA NIDRA RELAXATION EVENING SESSIONS Starting today and every Wednesday from 7.30 - 8.10pm Make these sessions part of your Wellbeing Week These are guided healing relaxation sessions, helping to improve sleep, inner peace, wellbeing and good health: they involve no exercise. Just snuggle up warm and … Continue reading Yoga Nidra Relaxation Sessions

We have 6 rolls of heavy duty lining paper and a 10 litre pot of power adhesive if anybody would like them?  Please call 07929 997191 if you are interested. A donation to the Air Sea Rescue charity tin in the village shop would be appreciated in return. Annie Crossley Croft Cottage, Burrow

Dear Wootton Courtenay Villagers, On behalf of Home-Start West Somerset, please can I say a massive thank you for the children’s Christmas presents kindly donated by you all.    They were distributed to families in need with young children across West Somerset, alongside Christmas lunch and goody hampers towards which your kind donations of money … Continue reading Home-Start Christmas Presents

A while ago I was talking to someone who offered to lend me a dog ramp to see if it helped Ellie get into my car. Typically, I have forgotten who I was talking to. If you can help please call me on 841229 or email margaretasmith@sky.com Thanks, Margaret Smith

One of the unseen effects of Covid 19 has been a dramatic reduction in the income of charities, and one that is particularly relevant to us is St Margaret's Hospice. As some of you will know, Terry Matthews in the village has been an assistant manager of the Hospice shop in Minehead for many years. … Continue reading Help for the Hospice

It has been disappointing for everyone that The Dunkery Players have been unable to give you their usual winter production. With lockdown continuing we have decided to offer an evening of monologues in the style of Alan Bennett’s popular ‘Talking Heads’. The monologues have been written by, and will be ‘performed’ by, the Players themselves … Continue reading Talking Heads – Dunkery Players