Have You Lost Your Sunglasses?

We found these sunglasses on one of the picnic tables in the recreation ground. If they are yours Sarah has them in the shop. Paul & Nicky Scott

Surplus Veg Proceeds

Just to let folk know, your generous donations for the surplus fruit and veg raised £75 for the Cancer Research Charity. Many thanks to everyone! Sarah and Mark

Church Service

The service at All Saints’ Church, Wootton Courtenay, this Sunday, 27th July at 11am, is a common worship communion service. Amanda

Shop Update

We have a fair amount of surplus fruit and veg coming in now. I have spoken with Liz Reed, who has been taking your generous contributions along to the CancerResearch charity, and she agreed that it would be a good idea to switch our donations to the Minehead Middle School fund, to support the families … Continue reading Shop Update

South West Coast Challenge

A reminder that the annual South West Coast 50 Challenge will take place on Saturday 2nd August 2025. This will be the 4th year of the event and will follow a similar format to 2024. The event route comprises a looped 50km route starting and finishing at Dunster Showground, Dunster, with participants walking up to … Continue reading South West Coast Challenge

Flower Show Photography Entries

A reminder that entries for the Flower & Produce Show Photography Class must be handed in to the Villagers' Stores by midday on Saturday 2nd August. There is still time to get snapping, so why not get your phone or camera out and have a go! This year's photography themes are:‘Village Life’‘Vegetables’‘Decay’ (think stone, wood, … Continue reading Flower Show Photography Entries

Free Agapanthus Plants

We split our monster blue agapanthus plants here at Dunkery Pleck during the spring, and now have these beauties to adorn your garden! 3 to 4 heads per bag. Please come through the gate and help yourself. Paul & Nicky Scott

Incident Update

Current situation regarding the A396 The site inspection has been completed – repairs will need to be made to rectify damage caused during the incident and subsequent recovery operation. The team is currently arranging these. The road will need to remain closed until the repairs have been completed. We will try and update as soon … Continue reading Incident Update

Morris Dancing Donations

Thanks to the generosity of villagers and our supporters throughout the day on Saturday, £650 was raised by the West Somerset Morris Dancers for the Minehead Middle School fund, to support families after the tragic accident near Wheddon Cross last week. A big thank you to all who donated. Nicky Parnell

MacEwen Relatives Sought

I am an editor for Routledge Publishing, working on their Library Editions programme which reissues out-of-print and unavailable titles in the Humanities and Social Sciences. I am trying to locate the family of Ann and Malcolm MacEwen, who I believe lived in the Manor House in Wootton Courtenay for many years. We would like to … Continue reading MacEwen Relatives Sought