South West Lakes Trust has published its Impacts Report for the period 2024/25. The report illustrates the significant strides SW Lakes Trust have made in enrichingcommunities and enhancing our natural landscapes. It is a comprehensive and detailed document which outlines the organisation's values, environmental strategies, community activities, and future plans. Click here to read the … Continue reading SW Lakes Trust Impacts Report

Tuesday 25th NovemberA Talk by Julian Wilford - 'Beekeeping on Exmoor and in Africa' A reminder that local apiarist Julian Wilford will be coming to the village hall next Tuesday evening to talk about the basics of beekeeping and regale us with tales of some of the more unusual experiences he’s had along the way! … Continue reading Gardening Club Talk Reminder

As Christmas approaches, the December/January 'View from Grabbist' from Revd Kenneth Cross reflects on the inexplicable mystery of the cosmos and the spirituality of humankind over millennia, including the comparatively short period since the life of Jesus. Click here to read it in full.

Wootton Courtenay Theatre Club presents ‘Mrs Warren’s Profession’ next Monday (17th November) in the village hall. See poster below for details. Amanda

Wootton Courtenay Village Hall has achieved Hallmark 1Following a rigorous external assessment over the summer, the Village Hall Committee is delighted to announce that we have been awarded Hallmark 1. About HallmarkHallmark is a nationally recognised quality assurance scheme which is open to any village or community hall management committee in England. Why are we … Continue reading Hallmark 1 Awarded to Village Hall

This walking stick was left at the village shop. How did the owner get home again? It's a mystery. If it's yours, it's there to collect.

December at The Regal Theatre kicks off on Tuesday 2nd with 'The Choral', a film written by Alan Bennett and directed by Nicholas Hytner in which a choral group in a small Yorkshire town decides to take a chance on appointing Dr Henry Guthrie (played by Ralph Fiennes) as their choirmaster, despite his homosexuality, pro-German … Continue reading The Regal Theatre – December 2025

The service at All Saints’ Church, Wootton Courtenay, this Sunday, 16th November, at 11am, is one of communion from the Book of Common Prayer. Amanda

With the festive season fast approaching, we now have Christmas stamps in stock at the Post Office. If anyone is intending to send international parcels in the run-up to Christmas, could we ask that you avoid posting them mid-morning when we tend to be at our busiest in the shop, please? We’d very much appreciate … Continue reading Shop News

A reminder that Lisa Eden will be giving a talk on the life and work of the author RD Blackmore, including the ideas which inspired his classic novel 'Lorna Doone', next Monday evening at St Petrock's Church in Timberscombe. Marion Jeffrey