The frozen ready meals arrived yesterday and we have an amazing variety of savoury dishes, soups and crumbles. Mark and I tested a couple of the curries last night and the flavours are amazing! Also, we've gone bananas! Based on how many times we ran out of bananas, Mark went and bought a whole load. … Continue reading Village Shop Stocks Up
Month: May 2023
Dunkery Tidings
The June edition of Dunkery Tidings is now available for subscribers to collect from the Villagers’ Stores. Nicky Parnell
Web Page Assistance Wanted
I am working on a website project which must accommodate people with limited or no vision. I’m looking for a person who has experience of visiting websites and uses screen readers, or other accessibility methods, to help me refine the design of a web page for that purpose. I would like to collaborate with them … Continue reading Web Page Assistance Wanted
Recycling Cartons & Tetra Pak
Cartons and Tetra Pak will no longer be taken at Somerset recycling sites from mid-June, thanks to the success of kerbside collections. All 12 of the 16 sites which currently take these items – commonly used for liquids such as juice - will stop accepting them from Monday 12th June. The move is down to … Continue reading Recycling Cartons & Tetra Pak
Dunster Benefice Newsletter
A new Church of England service is being streamed online every Sunday from 9.00am. Find out how to access this by clicking here to read the latest newsletter from the Dunster Benefice.
Photography Club
I am pleased to announce the first initial set up meeting for the resurrection of the village Photography Club: Thursday 1st June, 19:30 in the Village Hall. This meeting is to establish that there is enough interest in the village to restart the photography club. It is an opportunity to shape the future meetings, find … Continue reading Photography Club
Waste Collections One Day Late Next Week
Somerset Council is reminding residents that crews will be collecting all waste a day later during the week beginning Monday 29th May. This includes recycling, refuse and garden collections. For example, if your recycling and/or refuse is usually collected on a Monday, then it will be collected on a Tuesday. To help crews speed up … Continue reading Waste Collections One Day Late Next Week
Volunteers Needed for Somerset Libraries
Somerset Council libraries are looking for volunteers to help support this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, ‘Ready, Set, Read!’. The challenge, which runs across all Somerset libraries, aims to encourage children to read six books during the summer holidays, while also engaging in a host of fun events and activities, online or at their local library. … Continue reading Volunteers Needed for Somerset Libraries
Somerset & Avon Police Exmoor Update
Somerset & Avon Police has issued an alert about recruitment fraud, usually involving a job being advertised which doesn’t exist. The applicant is then asked to pay various fees to purchase a DBS check, specific training, or a work permit. Click here to read the article in full. There is more advice on fraud and … Continue reading Somerset & Avon Police Exmoor Update
Wootton Courtenay Flower & Produce Show
The Schedules for this year's Show (1st August) are in the Village Shop now. Please make sure you don’t miss out, and go and collect one. There are many different classes to suit everyone. If you don’t have much of a garden, you can bake, knit, sew, photograph, and/or create a flower arrangement to enter … Continue reading Wootton Courtenay Flower & Produce Show