At Ingrid and Nigel's lovely garden party on Wednesday, people were asking about the future plans for the rear church roof. Villagers may be interested to know that the church architect, Marcus Chantry, visited All Saints' on Monday 2nd June to carry out the Quinquennial Inspection. We are required by the Church of England to … Continue reading Church Architect’s Visit

Thank you to everyone who came to our tea party at Manor House. You all contributed so generously to raise over £645 towards repairs to the church roof. Thank you to the cake makers - we had the most delicious and eclectic selection and there was barely a crumb remaining at the end of the … Continue reading Tea Party Thank You

We have a lightweight blue raincoat with white anchors on left in the garden at Manor House after the tea party on Wednesday. Please email me or just knock on the door if it is yours: ingridpopplewell@gmail.com Ingrid

Public consultation on application to change environmental permit for Hinkley Point B EDF Energy has applied to the Environment Agency to change (vary) its radioactive substances permit. It is proposing to remove some radionuclide limits in its permit because certain radioisotopes are no longer produced. The proposed changes would more accurately reflect the reducing radiological … Continue reading Environment Agency Consultation

Tribute acts are taking centre stage this July at The Regal Theatre in Minehead. Covering The Corrs, The Searchers, The Hollies, and a plethora of disco divas, the line-up is designed to get you dancing! And to top it all, at the end of the month it's Minehead & Exmoor Music Festival, with concerts featuring … Continue reading July at The Regal Theatre

Adam Shepherd has been in touch to say that, unfortunately, the diversion routes and road closure map zone he provided previously were labelled incorrectly; they should have been labelled as Somerset Council have them labelled on their system. He urges residents to ignore the links in the previous updates and only use the relabelled diversion … Continue reading National Grid Diversion Routes Relabelled

I am looking for a cleaner to help my mum and dad once a week for 2-3 hours. They live in the village, near Ranscombe Farm. Call me on 07790 607233 if you can help. Thank you, Sally Turner

All Saints church has a new floor to the ringing room! Thanks to Amanda for organising the replacement of the old and rotting floor, and to Brian and Margaret O'Hara for the gift of their old carpet - it's quite a transformation. Next week we have a visiting band of ringers from East Anglia who … Continue reading Church Ringing Room has New Floor

This Sunday, 8th June, sees the long anticipated return of Sung Evensong to All Saints' Church, Wootton Courtenay, at 6pm. A sure sign that summer is on its way! We are, once again, fortunate that 'Friends in Harmony' from Porlock will be joining us to swell the singing. The service is ancient, beautiful and restorative … Continue reading Church Service