Saturday 21st October 2-5pm - Porlock Village Hall Exmoor Star Baker Competition, plus Talks and Produce Show Calling all bakers, young and old, to take part in this brand new event during the Exmoor Dark Skies Festival. Taking inspiration from the popular Bake-Off TV series and Exmoor’s amazing dark skies, amateur and professional bakers of … Continue reading Star Baker Competition

I have a lovely 16.2 thoroughbred named Woody. He is an old gentleman but still needs to be exercised. I am looking for someone to take him out a couple of times a week. He doesn’t need 'a blast' but still likes to be out and about. I am unable to ride much at the … Continue reading Horse Rider Required

Just to let everyone know - I had a negative Covid test result yesterday, so if I get the same result today, I will be back in the shop to give Mark a well deserved rest! Sarah Fox

Owing to a clash with 'Thinking Allowed' we have moved the Film Club screening of ‘The Duke’ to Monday October 30th. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.  Click here to see the full programme of village events. Mary Noble 

Having shifted the chest freezer across to the opposite wall of the shop, we've decided to make better use of it. We need to start by emptying it out, and although I’ve run down a lot of the frozen food, we still have a large batch of frozen Glenmore cakes that need to go. There … Continue reading Shop Chest Freezer Clear Out

Widespread thunderstorms and rain across Somerset brought flooding and significant disruption on Sunday, mainly in West Somerset and the Wellington area. There has been flooding to homes and businesses and teams are working to assess the scope of this confirm the exact number affected. Some roads have also been damaged. It is estimated about a … Continue reading Flooding Update

Solveiga Knight, mother of Anthony Knight, who is playing classical music in West Somerset Churches to raise funds for the DEC Ukraine appeal, is an experienced ballroom and Latin dance teacher from Lithuania in the former Soviet Union. Solveiga has developed a seated ballroom dance class suitable for all, including people with limited mobility or … Continue reading Seated Ballroom Class

Congratulations to the 100 Club prize winners for September: First prize to Peter and Linda Stenner (£30)Second prize to Christine Lawrence (£20)Third prize to Sheila Colton (£12.50) Cash prizes have been delivered to the lucky winners. Nicky and Daphne (joint promoters)