Click here to read the October newsletter from the West Somerset Food Cupboard. As you will see, the following items are particularly welcome: ✓ Tinned cold meat/ham✓ 1kg bags rice✓ Small tins baked beans (220g)✓ Individual custard pots✓ Individual fruit pots✓ Savoury snacks/crackers/crisps Please continue to give generously. Barbara O'Keefe

We would like to thank Joanna Webber for her very informative and beautifully illustrated talk on Exmoor ponies. The evening was enjoyed by an appreciative audience of over fifty people who kept Joanna busy with their thoughtful questions. We would also like to thank everyone for their interest and support, and their generous contribution to … Continue reading Thank You to Joanna

We have taken out a number of self-seeded daughters of our Paulownia tomentosa (foxglove tree, empress tree) here at Dunkery Pleck and have left them near the gate in various bags/ruined pots (we're very short of receptacles!) for anyone who would like to take one. See photos below. Please come and help yourself - they … Continue reading Paulownia Plants Free to Collector

The Harvest Festival service at All Saints', Wootton Courtenay, is on Sunday, 8th October at 6pm, followed by 15 minutes of violin music and then harvest supper at the village hall. I thought you might all like to hear a little about Anthony Knight, the young musician who will be playing for us. Anthony has … Continue reading Harvest Festival Musician

Do you own land that is currently either not in use or not as productive as you’d like it to be? Are you aware that new legislation around Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) coming into force early next year means your land could be earning you up to £1,800 per hectare per year… and helping put nature back into … Continue reading Biodiversity Net Gain Webinar

For Sale: Iron chandelier 26" height X 24"width. Was in working order when I took it down 2 years ago. Rusty but attractive. £45. Venetian Lantern, antique. Good condition but 2 glass panels missing. 20" tall 10" wide. (See photos of both below). £65. Please call 07810 641868 if you're interested. Daphne Wilbraham

Two rather neglected aloe plants - free to new home. Collection from Ridgewood Cottage please. I can be contacted by email to arrange collection: anna.bamford@yahoo.co.uk Anna Bamford

Take Three Girls presents: 'The Breath of Life' by David Hare 12th - 24th October A moral tale of two women whose lives are interwoven in ways neither of them yet understands. Biting, sometimes funny and deeply affecting, the act of telling becomes as significant as the act of listening. For full details of performance … Continue reading ‘The Breath of Life’ by David Hare

Monday 9th October Our next 'Thinking Allowed' will be on Monday 9th October, 6.30 for 7pm at the Villagers' Stores. Drinks available from 6.30pm. The theme will be, 'Just because we can, should we?' In this we will be considering the rich and creative world in which we live and exploring whether there are limits … Continue reading Thinking Allowed