I have a 25kg bag of sunflower seeds available (bought as bird seed), free of charge. Can deliver within 5 miles of Wootton Courtenay. Please email me at billh@garden84.net if you're interested. Bill Hodgson

Our next theatre screening at the village hall on Tuesday, 31st March, is 'The Audience' starring Helen Mirren. See poster below for details. Bar from 7pm.

Thursday 19th March, 10:00am – 12:30pm Plastic Free Exmoor are looking for volunteers to help clear old plastic tree guards from a small area of mixed deciduous woodland below Timberscombe Common. The guards were installed during a tree planting scheme around 2003 and many are now lying on the forest floor or still attached to … Continue reading Volunteers Needed for Plastic Tree Guard Clearance

Many thanks to everyone who attended Saturday's art exhibition and afternoon tea, and to those who weren't able to attend but made donations. Thank you also to Mark and Sarah for their sterling work with ticket sales, and to so many of you for helping to clear up after the event. It was a lovely … Continue reading International Women’s Day Celebration

Bill and I received emails from two villagers yesterday saying that they hadn't received village emails since 2nd March. Looking at the internal analytic reports on their accounts, it showed that the messages had 'bounced', meaning that the messages had been sent successfully but the email addresses hadn't accepted them. Checking through the village email … Continue reading Village Email Service Interruption

Any odd wine glasses you don’t want - we are collecting for Ru and Ingrid’s wedding next year! I’ll leave a collection box by the Manor Farm gate, so please drop them off there. Many thanks in advance. Bella Capel

Lent Soup Lunches feature throughout March in the latest bulletin from the Grabbist Hill Benefice, which also includes details of local church services in the run-up to Easter, plus reflections from Revd Kenneth Cross on how goodness may be infiltrated through small acts of kindness and compassion, in his March edition of 'View from Grabbist'. … Continue reading ‘View From Grabbist’ & Benefice Bulletin – March 2026