The 80th Bishop of Bath and Wells was installed this week. Click here for news of this and church services in your local area, in the Dunster Benefice Newsletter.

Saturday 26th November at 10.00am Every year in late autumn the parish council organises a village clean-up, and this year it has been arranged for Saturday 26th November, meeting at 10.00am on the church steps in the centre of the village. On other years we have met at the village hall for bacon butties to … Continue reading Village Clean-Up

Tuesday 22nd November 2.00 - 4.00 pm Just to remind anyone who is interested in attending that Richard Newton from the Minehead Community Defibrillator Group is coming to the village on 22nd November from 2 - 4 pm. This training enables people to know what to do in an emergency, how to do a primary … Continue reading Defibrillator Training

Click here to read about the emerging UK Shared Prosperity Rural Fund, and how it might benefit your community. If all goes according to plan this will open on 1st April 2023. Anne-Marie SpaldingSenior Economic Development OfficerEconomy & Planning, Somerset County Council

Dear Villagers and Friends, The Villagers' Stores Board is advertising for someone to run the Shop and Office. We are advertising in The West Somerset Free Press and Exmoor Farming Network - ideally we would like to encourage a local individual or family. Click here to read the advertisement. Please share these details with friends, … Continue reading Villagers’ Stores: Business Opportunity

Saturday 10th December at 11.00am The Regal Theatre's 'Golden Oldie' screening of South Pacific is part of a plan to present a monthly morning matinee of favourite classic films, which will look especially good on the Film Society’s large 28ft-wide screen! Why not enjoy coffee and cake before the film starts, at the now-weekly Saturday … Continue reading ‘South Pacific’ at The Regal Theatre

For National Tree Planting Week, the Parish Council has been given 39 small trees, with stakes and spiral protection: 5 oak, 5 beech, 5 silver birch, 8 lime, 8 crab apple and 8 wild cherry. These can be planted anywhere in the village, but would of course need extra protection if planted where there are … Continue reading Trees Available to Villagers

Congratulations to the following NOVEMBER 2022 winners: 1st Prize - Keith and Amanda Elliott2nd Prize - Hazel Hill3rd Prize - Barry Fowler Cash prizes have been delivered to the winners. Nicky and Lesley - Promoters (07818 408784)

The latest newsletter from Somerset West and Taunton Council includes details of a new grant scheme to help small and micro businesses become greener, as part of SWT's commitment to reaching net zero emissions by 2030. Carbon-cutting grants worth up to £2,500 will be made available to businesses with up to nine employees, to help … Continue reading SWT Newsletter

Wootton Courtenay Theatre Club: Advanced Notice In the run up to Christmas, the Theatre Club will present a high quality screening of the Royal Ballet’s performance of Sleeping Beauty, on Tuesday 13th December at 6.30 for 7.00pm. To cover the cost of the performance licence, tickets will cost £12.50. There will be Christmas refreshments and … Continue reading ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Ballet Screening in December