During 2022 the village website was as active as ever, with 635 news items being published by Marion. We have put together a short PDF explaining activity on the website, what people look at, where they come from and what was popular this year. Click below to download and view the PDF. 2022-wootton-website-roundup-Download Happy New … Continue reading 2022 Website Roundup

The January issues of Dunkery Tidings are now in the Village Store for collection by those who have subscribed. For those wishing to continue taking the magazine in 2023, renewals are due by the end of February. Further details to follow. In the meantime, due to other commitments, I will no longer be able to … Continue reading Dunkery Tidings

The Massacre of the Innocents is one of the topics in this week's newsletter from the Dunster Benefice. Click here to read it.

This week I discovered a new feature on our coast, that of Gull Hole Cave. The cave is at the tip of the rocks under Hurlestone Point and is only accessible at the lowest tides. A local person has recorded a video showing the scramble from the Minehead side through the cave to the tip … Continue reading Gull Hole Cave under Hurlestone Point

'Secondhand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes in the library lack'. Virginia Woolf. There are some good quality secondhand hardback and paperback books for sale in the church. Hardbacks £1. Paperbacks 50p. I reckon Virginia Woolf got … Continue reading Secondhand Books for Sale

There will be a 10 pm service of communion in All Saints’ Church, Wootton Courtenay, on Christmas Eve. Also, the church will be open all day Christmas Eve, with the lights on, so anyone who wishes to may enjoy some peace and quiet before Christmas. Amanda Elliott

It's Christmas Eve already! The latest update from the Dunster Benefice includes readings from Isaiah and John, and details of local church services over the festive season. Click here to read it in full.

I write to thank you for your generosity with the ‘Christmas card in the window’ project this year. I have banked £25 via the Post Office with the DEC supporting the Ukraine appeal. We have over £120 of cash donations for the local food cupboard, which I have organised to be delivered for January when … Continue reading Christmas Card Donations

The Carol Service for All Saints' Church, Wootton Courtenay, will be in the church at 6pm on Friday, 23rd December. Drinks and nibbles follow the service. Amanda Elliott

The latest update from Somerset West and Taunton Council is a bumper issue, containing information on the council office's opening hours over Christmas as well as news on how to access help and support over the festive period. There is also a reminder of the revised waste collection schedules over Christmas, and details on planned … Continue reading SWT Newsletter