Monday 9th January The first gathering for Thinking Allowed this year will be next Monday 9th January, 6.30 for 7pm in the Villagers' Stores. Drinks available from 6.30pm. The subject, which is very topical, will be, 'New Year Resolutions…or not…' Some notes to initiate the conversation can be found here. Have you made any resolutions? … Continue reading Thinking Allowed

A WORLD CLASS PERFORMANCE IN THE VILLAGE HALL SLEEPING BEAUTY screened from the Royal Opera House Monday 16th January - 6.30 for 7.00pm A perfect antidote for a dark January evening. Come and enjoy a beautiful story, perfect dancing, sublime music and magical scenery. Tickets available from the village shop. Valerie Clapham

Yoga is a fantastic activity to support your physical and mental health! The NHS recommendations are that adults should do at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity each week, including some activity each day, and that adults 65 and over should include ‘activities that improve strength, balance and flexibility on at least 2 days … Continue reading Yoga Classes in Wootton Courtenay and Wheddon Cross

Here is the final update on the funeral plans for Alina. A service will be held at 11.30am on Wednesday January 4th at Bridgwater Baptist Church. After the service, the coffin will be taken to Holford Church for burial. Refreshments will be served at Holford Village Hall at 2.00pm. Mary Noble

During 2022 the village website was as active as ever, with 635 news items being published by Marion. We have put together a short PDF explaining activity on the website, what people look at, where they come from and what was popular this year. Click below to download and view the PDF. 2022-wootton-website-roundup-Download Happy New … Continue reading 2022 Website Roundup

The January issues of Dunkery Tidings are now in the Village Store for collection by those who have subscribed. For those wishing to continue taking the magazine in 2023, renewals are due by the end of February. Further details to follow. In the meantime, due to other commitments, I will no longer be able to … Continue reading Dunkery Tidings

The Massacre of the Innocents is one of the topics in this week's newsletter from the Dunster Benefice. Click here to read it.

This week I discovered a new feature on our coast, that of Gull Hole Cave. The cave is at the tip of the rocks under Hurlestone Point and is only accessible at the lowest tides. A local person has recorded a video showing the scramble from the Minehead side through the cave to the tip … Continue reading Gull Hole Cave under Hurlestone Point

'Secondhand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes in the library lack'. Virginia Woolf. There are some good quality secondhand hardback and paperback books for sale in the church. Hardbacks £1. Paperbacks 50p. I reckon Virginia Woolf got … Continue reading Secondhand Books for Sale