This week's newsletter from the Grabbist Hill Benefice includes reminders of Advent events coming up in the next couple of weeks. Click here to read it in full.

Dear Villagers and Friends, You have been extremely generous in donating food and cash to the Food Cupboard, so generous that I feel guilty about asking for further support - but I'm going to ask anyway! Over the next week or so, Food Cupboard staff and volunteers will be packing Christmas food bags to distribute … Continue reading West Somerset Food Cupboard – Christmas

The service at All Saints’ Church, Wootton Courtenay, this Sunday (Christ the King) 24th November at 11am is one of common worship holy communion. All welcome. Coffee after the service. Amanda

This Sunday (24th November) is the last Sunday in the church calendar before Advent. We will be contemplating Advent this year with three evenings of reflections, led by Bishop Brian Castle, on the Old Testament’s ‘Song of Songs’. Meetings start Monday, 25th November in the Villagers’ Stores (Skye’s Bar) at 630 for 7pm with appropriate … Continue reading Advent Reflections

I have just seen the weather forecast for this Saturday and I think it is prudent to postpone the Village Clean-Up until the following Saturday, 30th November. The arrangements will be the same on the 30th, meeting at 9.30am at the church steps. I do hope that there are lots of people who are still … Continue reading Village Clean-Up Rescheduled

Local (Luccombe) author, Sarah Easter Collins, will be speaking about her work at Porlock Community Library on Wednesday 4th December. Booking essential. See poster below for details. Amanda

Thank you to all the people who came along to the very useful, informative and practical defibrillator training on Tuesday evening. Richard Newton, who led the training, was delighted by how interested everybody was and by the generosity of the donations, which will be put to good use in buying defib pads for the many … Continue reading Defibrillator Training Thank You

Porlock Community Library is taking part in a Somerset Libraries' initiative this winter to provide coats for those who need them. The coat doesn’t have to be fashionable, just warm and in good enough condition that it can be used for six months to a year (so not falling apart!). If anyone in Wootton Courtenay … Continue reading Library Coat Exchange

If anyone is going to the main Post Office in Minehead, could you please pick up a D1 form for me (driving licence application)? Unfortunately it's not available online or from our own Post Office. Please email christine.payne1@outlook.com if you can help. Many thanks, Chrissie PayneFairview