
LATEST Information
Friday August 1st
International Beer Day 🍻
This weekend in the Village
Saturday: Bellringing, Cricket
If you have any news or other contributions you think the village would be interested in please let me know via email or the Contact Website button at the bottom of this page.
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If you are impatient for wide screen entertainment and cannot wait for Moor Movies autumn schedule (see below), Dulverton cinema continues to operate from the Town Hall. Tonight's film is Mr Burton, about Richard Burton's childhood, and next Friday is Bridget Jones - Mad About the Boy.
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An outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed in a nearby premises, causing DEFRA to declare a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone in the immediate area. All poultry on the premises will be humanely culled.
Click on the image above for a link to a more detailed map.
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-This Week's Diary -
Mon 28th
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9:00am Circuit Training, Village Hall/Recreation field
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7:00pm Parish Council meeting, Village Hall
Tue 29th
Wed 30th
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10:00am Exmoor Friends Talk - Darren Sherwood, Dulverton Town Hall
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10:30am Coffee Morning, Village Hall
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3:00pm Pickleball, Village Hall
Thurs 31st
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9:00am Core Strength exercises, Village Hall/Recreation Field
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6:00pm Table Tennis , Village Hall
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6:00pm Benefice choir practice, St Mary Magdalene's
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7:00pm Exmoor Wine Society Tasting, Dulverton Town Hall
Fri August 1st
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7:30pm Dulverton Cinema, Mr Burton. Dulverton Town Hall
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11:30am Bell ringing
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1:30pm Cutcombe Village Fete
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2:00pm Cricket - Kilve (h)
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Sunday* Motoring Section
*(updated daily)
These are this week's proposed local closures as well as other works affecting main routes to Minehead, Tiverton, Taunton and South Molton:
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A396 Bridgetown, today, Stop/Go boards for jetting
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M5 J26(Wellington) access closed until Sept 30th, "link improvement"
In coming weeks:
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Jury Hill, Dulverton Aug 8th-12th, 7am-7pm, Surface dressing
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North Devon Link Road, Tiverton to Parkway, Aug 18th-22nd, overnight 8:00pm-6:00am, Road Marking
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Bampton-Exeter Inn, Aug 31st-Sept 4th overnight 7pm-6am, surface dressing and stud renewal
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B3223 Higher Combe To Mounsey Hill Gate, Sept 8th-12th 8am-5pm, signage
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A396 Coppleham Cross to Bridgetown, Sept 16th, 9:30-3:30, Openreach
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A396 Timberscombe Sept 23rd, 9:30-3:30, Openreach
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A396 Coppleham Cross to Bridgetown, Sept 24th, 9:30-3:30, Openreach
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Church St, Dunster, Sept 29th, Wales & West utilities
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Summerway, Sept 30th-Oct 8th, 9:30am-3:30pm, pre-surface dressing
Avon & Somerset police publish a weekly list of where their traffic enforcement cameras will be. It can be viewed here
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Without wishing to bring the Summer to a premature end, Moor Movies have announced the first half of their Autumn season.
First up will be The Penguin Lessons, starring Steve Coogan, which hits the screen on September 9th. See our Moor Movies page for a preview and a list of the remaining films
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Donations are needed for Winsford's summer Fete
PLANTS
Penny Jones is after spare plants for the stall. Please bring them to the Recreation ground on the morning of the fete, or let her know where they can be collected from
CAKES
All types of cake are needed by Annalise. You can call her on 01643 851400, drop them off at Honeysuckle Cottage at the top of the Steep, or bring them to the Recreation Field on the morning of the fete.
Sue Hayes would like TOMBOLA prizes - bottles, cans etc - which need to be dropped off before the day. Participants in Ellen's Core Strength and Circuits classes can also have their fee waived by bringing a bottle
You can pre-purchase £1 entries for both Duck Races & Raffle - entry sheets are available from the Royal Oak and the shop
If you are looking to submit an entry to the Produce show, the entry form and schedule can be downloaded at this link
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Jon Cox's sponsored head shave raised an impressive £542.70 to add to the collection already donated towards a bionic arm for his daughter Paige. The target is £20,000 and Jon is 44% there
If you would still like to add to the collection, the GoFundMe page can be found here
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David Godsal has advised that Walter's funeral will be in Winsford Church at 1.00pm on Thursday 21 August, and in the Village Hall afterwards.
David would be very grateful if those living in Winsford who wish to attend the funeral would let him know via walter.godsal257@btinternet.com, 01643 851239 or in person, so he can get an idea of numbers.
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The Schedule for Winsford's Fete & Produce Show has been published and can be downloaded here
Categories include flowers, vegetables, jams, cakes (the critical men's competition is butterfly cakes), handicrafts, photography, as well as a comprehensive junior section.
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Photos of events that have appeared on this page, and many more, can be found on the Village Events 2025 page
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