A letter from Lauren Singer, Admin Executive at Oasis of Peace UK, to Amanda: On behalf of Oasis of Peace UK, I am writing to thank you and the residents of Wootton Courtenay Village for the extremely kind donation of £122.40 received, which was raised through your recent carol singing event. Please do extend our … Continue reading Oasis of Peace Thank You

There will be Pilates at Timberscombe Village Hall this Friday, 19th December, at 7pm. There will then be a gap of two weeks over Christmas and New Year. Pilates resumes on Friday 9th January 2026 at 7pm. Everybody welcome. No need to book. First session free. Lesley Webb

Tonight's screening is the Royal Ballet’s production of ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’, at 7 for 7pm in the village hall. See poster above for more details. Amanda

Thank you to everyone who was in church yesterday to hear violinist Anthony Knight play on his fundraising 'Pilgrimage of Hope' for UNICEF. We raised £146 for this very good cause. Once again, the excellent acoustics in the church were put to good use! Amanda

I would just like to thank all those who kindly helped me when my car suffered a collapsed front wheel, blocking half of the road into the village. From helping to direct traffic and even supplying me with a much needed mug of coffee - plus comforting words! What a lovely village we are privileged … Continue reading Car Breakdown Help Thanks

Anthony Knight will be playing his violin for us for about 15 minutes after the ‘Songs of Praise’ service today (14th December). Anthony, a regular visitor to All Saints’ Church on his ‘Pilgrimage of Hope,’ is raising funds for UNICEF. Everyone invited. Amanda

We can now confirm that road repairs to the accident site on the A396 at Cutcombe Hill have been scheduled to start during the week commencing 5th January 2026. The delay in scheduling the repairs was due to detailed ground investigations, which showed that sheet piling would not be a suitable method to reinstate the … Continue reading Cutcombe Hill January Road Closure

Ema Lou Rowe is a dear friend of mine who is looking for land to use for her Forest School. A caring and considerate custodian of the land, I've no doubt at all that she would bring only positive things. Unfortunately the current Forest School site is in a phase of felling, which makes it … Continue reading Forest School Site Sought

We are getting feedback from concerned and confused villagers about the two recent planning notices relating to works at Manor House. We would like to clarify these and hopefully put everyone's mind at rest. The planning notices are 'Variations of Conditions'. This means they have been issued because we did not do exactly what we … Continue reading Manor House Planning Applications

I am so proud of the people from the village who came out this morning to help with the village clean-up. You have all worked extremely hard and the village is looking so much better with the drains clear of debris, ready for the deluge we may have on Monday. A special thank you to … Continue reading Village Clean-Up Thank You