Next Sunday, 13th April, is Palm Sunday. Throughout the Christian world, the Church will be remembering Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey. The joyful crowds pulled palms from the trees and welcomed him as they would a king, except that Jesus was riding a donkey and not a proud stallion. The week beginning with Palm … Continue reading Palm Sunday Service

It has been many years since All Saints' hosted a Lent Lunch, but 2025 will see the return of this respectable tradition. There will be a Lent Lunch in the village hall on Friday, 11th April starting at high noon. Lunch will be simple: bread, soup and a hot drink. Various soups will be on … Continue reading Lent Lunch

According to a report by Exmoor Police, someone damaged a ground floor front window of a home in Wootton Courtenay at some point between 1st November 2024 and Wednesday 2nd April. This may have been an attempt to gain entry, as an unlocked lean-to at the location was entered and a parcel inside was opened. … Continue reading Attempted Break-In

In the lovely hamlet of Bury just south and east of Machine Cross (B3222/A396), there is, or used to be, a charming cottage upon whose garden gate a well-made small carved sign bore the legend, “Here lives a lovely lady and a Grumpy Old Man”. I don’t think Paddy once lived there. Roger Carrick