The winners of the September WCVH 100 Club draw are as follows: Nigel and Ingrid Popplewell (£30)Linda Stenner (£20)Margaret Melville (£12.50) Cash prizes have been delivered to all the winners. Nicky and Sharon, joint promoters

Only a few days to go until the Good Vibe Veg Garden Feast on the evening of Saturday 13th of September - an opportunity for you to taste our incredible produce and learn more about what goes on at the Veg Plot. Adam will be conducting a mini-tour to show you the field and growing … Continue reading Good Vibe Veg Garden Feast

After a break for the glorious summer, our local 'Songs of Praise' service returns this Sunday, 14th September at 11am, in All Saints' church, Wootton Courtenay. This service is relaxed, informal and open to everyone - in fact, the participation of the congregation in choosing hymns is encouraged. Refreshments and chat are after the service. … Continue reading Church Service

Joanna Webber has sent this lovely photo of her father, Geoffrey Vint, celebrating his 100th birthday this week. He was thrilled with all his cards and good wishes. Happy Birthday, Geoffrey!

It has come to my attention that some upcoming additional works in the Timberscombe area that were being organised by one of my colleagues resulted in additional letters being sent to some of the village for the 11th of September. The incident number on these letters was 17902-t and the time was 09:00-17:00. Please be … Continue reading National Grid Update

Historical fiction author, Caroline Newark, is giving a talk at Porlock Library next week. Entitled 'Risk Taking, Rebellion and Ruffs', this is a return visit to the library by this popular writer. Booking is essential and library contact details are on the poster below. Why not come along and support your local community library? Amanda

We saw a hoopoe in our garden yesterday morning. It is a rare migrant bird, on its way from breeding in the Baltics to overwintering in Africa, so a little off course. It may still be in the area and we thought we should let the village know so that interested individuals can keep an … Continue reading Hoopoe Spotted in Ranscombe Area

A reminder that the upcoming talk on 15th September at St Petrock's History Group in Timberscombe will be giving the lowdown on the local Iron Age, Roman and medieval settlement of Dumnonia. The perfect precursor to the Roman Feast in Wootton Courtenay village hall on 18th October. Come along for inspiration!

We have been having issues with the newspaper delivery arriving on time at the weekends. There are two reasons for this: 1) The delivery driver is obliged to follow a ridiculous route which involves him going backwards and forwards past the same places, and doesn’t prioritise our shop. 2) The papers are now going first … Continue reading Shop News

At the Local Area Network meeting this week, Somerset Highways gave an update on the site of the recent coach crash on the A396. The latest news is that the side of the road is too severely damaged to simply install a rail and bollards. The road will require engineering works to support a barrier, … Continue reading A396 Accident Site Update