Thank you to everyone who responded when they realised that they had received a ‘strange’ email from us. Yes, we had been hacked! Also a great thank you to all those who shared their similar experiences with us. The hackers had got into our email and changed the password so that we could not get … Continue reading Email Hacking Experience

To follow up on the urgent email sent out yesterday, Katy Attwater has been in touch to say that the road from Wootton Courtenay to Cowbridge is now clear of the fallen tree. Marion Jay

Take Three Girls is bringing David Hare's 'Skylight' to Wootton Courtenay on Saturday 22nd February, as part of a local tour. This is definitely one for your diary! On a bitterly cold London evening schoolteacher Kyra receives an unexpected visit from her former lover. As the evening progresses, the two attempt to rekindle their once … Continue reading ‘Skylight’ by David Hare

This month's newsletter from Sustainable Wootton Courtenay is packed with fascinating information about advances in green technology, from eco-friendly car tyres and a new, green pesticide, to the next generation of bar codes and small-scale wind turbines. Take a look at the front page below, and click here to read it in full.

Apologies to those of you who may have collected soggy papers from the rack this weekend. I have to hold my hands up and confess that I didn’t put the black bin liners out for protection against the elements. I hadn’t realised just how wet and windy it was going to be first thing. I … Continue reading Shop Apology

Avon & Somerset Police have issued a warning about thefts in the Exmoor area: We would ask people to be aware that there have been 4 incidents for the Exmoor beat in 3 weeks: 2 thefts of quads, and 2 attempts. These are valuable assets, as is other agriculture plant and machinery & trailers. Please … Continue reading Local Thefts Alert

The church service this Sunday, 26th January at 11am, is an Iona service of holy communion. Amanda

The January newsletter from the Board of the Villagers' Stores includes news of a change of personnel on the Board. Click here to find out more.

If anyone collects or is just interested in this kind of thing I have two pages (front and back broadsheet) of The News and Chronicle from April 1948 (see photos below). The front page is framed; the back page is not. Both have been stored well for their age. They originally came from the family … Continue reading Newspapers From 1948