Mark is heading off for a family wedding in London today (Saturday), so the coffee shop opening hours will be 10.00am - 12 midday. Sarah

Monday 13th July 'Beautiful Old Age,' the title of a poem by DH Lawrence, is the topic for our next Thinking Allowed on Monday 13th July. For those of us fortunate enough to reach it, this will be a lively topic. Who defines when we are old? Some people of advanced age appear young whereas … Continue reading Thinking Allowed

Used PRICE £450 (RRP: £949) This top quality, heavy duty cordless electric wheelbarrow has hardly been used and still in perfectly good working order with only slight scuffing to the steel tray.It is extremely useful for sloped gardens and ideal for uneven surfaces around the garden, stables or building sites. FEATURES:Variable speed drive, via a … Continue reading Sherpa Motorised Wheelbarrow For Sale

Saturday July 18th - 10.00am to 3.00pm Plastic Free Exmoor will be carrying out a clearance of tree guards near Croydon Farm, Timberscombe, on 18th July. We are looking for fit volunteers to help collect hundreds of old trees guards so that they can be recycled, reducing the amount of plastic in the environment. Our … Continue reading Tree Guard Clearance

The service at All Saints’ Church, Wootton Courtenay, this Sunday, 5th July, at 9.30am, is Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer. Amanda

Eddie put his blue hat on a peg at the hall when he came to the Gardening Club talk last night but when he came to retrieve it at the end of the meeting, it wasn't there. Has anyone taken it home by mistake? Please reply to this email if you know its whereabouts. Marion … Continue reading Eddie’s Hat is Missing!

Monday 6th July Over the past few years the Theatre Club has screened a ballet to celebrate midsummer. We are a bit later this year - but still have a treat for ballet lovers. On Monday, 6th July at 7pm for 7.30, we are screening a triple bill of one-act ballets which are a tribute … Continue reading Theatre Club’s Gala Night

Tuesday 30th June, 7.30pm in the Village Hall A Talk by Saul Walker – ‘Woodland Gardening: The Art of Growing in Shade' Members free. Guests £3 Saul Walker is a professional gardener with a huge enthusiasm for plants, especially exotics and shade-lovers. Saul describes this talk as: “A combination of looking at woodland gardens, how … Continue reading Gardening Club Talk Tonight!

A New Film - Advance Notice Wootton Courtenay Village Hall Saturday 8th August, 2026 - 7.00 for 7.30pm Free Admission by ticket We would like to invite all villagers to a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing – a new film bringing together leading UK experts to explain, as clearly as possible, what the latest … Continue reading National Emergency Briefing

We will be moving to Woodbine Cottage on Wednesday 1st July and we'd like to apologise in advance for any traffic holdups on Fairgarden Road (lower town) during the day. Jenny Harris