The most important festival in the church calendar is Easter. And Easter is now upon us! This Sunday, 5th April, there will be an Easter Service at All Saints' Church, Wootton Courtenay, starting at 11am. Amanda

The latest newsletter from Sustainable Wootton Courtenay is packed with useful information, including a warning about using sticky traps to catch rodents, data on sewage 'spills' in the UK, details of a campaign by Holland and Barrett to avoid stocking Omega 3 products derived from Antarctic krill, plus lots of advice about how to help … Continue reading SWC Newsletter – March 2026

Images of a number of pieces of jewellery which are believed to have been stolen in burglaries across the South West are being released by Police in a bid to reunite them with their owners. The jewellery, include bracelets, necklaces and pendants, was recovered by detectives as part of investigations into burglaries across the Avon … Continue reading Recovered Jewellery

Exmoor National Park has been included in a new film produced by Historic England, celebrating the work of Historic Environment Records (HERs) across the country, and the heritage curated within them. The film features Dr Lucy Shipley, Historic Environment Record (HER) Officer for Exmoor National Park Authority (ENPA), talking about her role and the Exmoor … Continue reading ENPA Historic Environment Record Film

Exmoor National Park Authority (ENPA) has published its first Biodiversity Duty Report, showcasing five years of actions to conserve, restore and enhance the National Park’s wildlife and habitats as part of the Exmoor National Park Management Plan. The report demonstrates major achievements in delivering for nature, in line with new statutory requirements introduced under the … Continue reading ENPA Biodiversity Duty Report

A proposal has been launched to twin Wootton Courtenay with a village in Denmark, with the intention of broadening cultural links with Scandinavia. The village of Volapyk in southern Denmark was approached a few weeks ago, and the inhabitants appear enthusiastic about the idea. After discussions, their spokesman, Tro Sludder, said Volapyk's villagers would like … Continue reading April Fool 2025: ‘Village Twinning Proposal’

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all of you for your incredible support with our Easter donations this year. Thanks to your generosity, we have been able to distribute Easter eggs to all our pantry members, as well as the agencies we support. This simply would not have been possible without the … Continue reading West Somerset Food Cupboard Update

There will be no collections on Easter Monday (Monday 6th April), so during the following week all collections will take place one day later than usual, with Friday collections happening on Saturday 11th April. To help crews complete collections as quickly as possible, residents are asked to put their boxes, bags and bins out by … Continue reading Easter Waste & Recycling Collections

'The Audience' starring Helen Mirren, a critically acclaimed National Theatre production, showing on Tuesday, 31st March at the village hall, starting at 7.30pm. Tickets on the door: £12.50. Bar available from 7pm. This screening is approximately 2½ hours in length. Amanda

As we approach Easter, there are church services, poetry readings, coffee mornings and a choral concert taking place in the Grabbist Hill Benefice. All the details are in their latest bulletin, along with the Revd Kenneth Cross's View From Grabbist for April, in which he encourages us to actively take part in Easter in order … Continue reading Grabbist Hill Bulletin & ‘View From Grabbist’ – April 2026