Wootton Courtenay Village Hall 100 Club Draw Results for July: 1st prize - £30 - Trish Matthews2nd prize - £20 - Brian and Margaret O’Hara3rd prize - £12.50 - Alan and Sue Rowe Congratulations to the lucky winners. They have received their cash winnings. Nicky and Daphne, joint promoters

With tribute acts including The Carpenters, The Everly Brothers and The Eagles, August at The Regal promises some nostalgic nights out. Take a look at the full programme here.

I will be away tomorrow, so Mark has decided not to hold the coffee morning as it’s too much to cover the shop, Post Office and make coffees. Apologies to all who will miss out on their barista coffee, and sorry for such short notice. Sarah Fox

Thanks to all members and guests who came to last night's successful meeting. Ingrid gave a very informative presentation on photo book making, and as promised she has provided this information sheet. Our next meeting will be on 5th September, when we will be showing our photos of 'Garden', 'Coast', and 'Our Church' (same topics … Continue reading Photography Club Follow-Up

For the plantaholics amongst you, we noticed yesterday a profusion of ivy broomrape under the yew in the churchyard. This is a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of ivy. It has no leaves or chlorophyll, taking all its nutrition from the host plant. It's not rare so much as unusual, and confined mainly … Continue reading Ivy Broomrape in Churchyard

We would like to invite anyone who might be interested in joining us to a play reading in The Village Hall on Monday July 15th at 7.30pm. We have decided to hold readings of prospective plays, partly as an exercise in selecting a suitable script, and partly to give new people the opportunity to become … Continue reading The Dunkery Players Need You!

Tuesday 16th July at 7pm The next Thinking Allowed will be next Tuesday (16th July) at 7pm in the Villagers' Stores. The bar will be open from 6.30pm. The topic, agreed at our last meeting, is what we make of the rise of the far right across Europe and how does it affect our lives. … Continue reading Thinking Allowed

A member of a local walking group has lost a walking pole, somewhere between The Old Dairy at Timberscombe and Wootton Courtenay. He thinks it was when he stopped to take off his coat at a stile. If you spot the stick please could you take it home and contact me on la.webb@btinternet.com, so I … Continue reading Lost Walking Stick