LATEST Information
Wednesday October 29th
World Stroke Day
​Today in the village
Coffee morning, Pickleball
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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The October 100 Club draw has been made and a list of the lucky winners can be seen here
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Mon 27th
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9:00am Circuit Training, Village Hall
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7:00pm Parish Council meeting
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Tue 28th​​​​​​​
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10:30am Creative Dark Sky Art Sessions, Exmoor National Park Centre, Dulverton
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7:30pm Mrs Warren's Profession , Exmoor Studios Dulverton
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Wed 29th​​​​​​​​​
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10:00am Exmoor Friends Talk - John Burgess, Dulverton Town Hall
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10:30am Coffee Morning, Village Hall
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2:00pm Pickleball, Village Hall
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3:30pm Pathway to the Planets, Meteors and Marshmallows, Wimbleball Lake
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5:00pm The Night Shift - Wildlife After Dark Talk , Royal Oak Withypool
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7:30pm Mrs Warren's Profession , Exmoor Studios Dulverton
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Thurs 30th​​​
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9:00am Core Strength exercises, Village Hall
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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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6:00pm Wild about Exmoor Stargazing and Supper Event, Exford Bridge tearooms
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Friday 31st​
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4:00pm Pumpkin Carving Competition, Village Green
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Sat November 1st​​​​​
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11:30am Prunella Crisford service, St Mary Magdalene's, followed by refreshments at the Village Hall
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5:30pm Exmoor Pony Centre: Wildlife at Night​​​
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​Sunday* Motoring Section
*(updated daily)
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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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M5 northbound between Tiverton and Taunton Mon-Thurs overnight 9pm-6am, drainage works
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Closures in coming weeks:​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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A396 Timberscombe, Nov 4th overnight 7pm-7am, water works
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A396 Dulverton to Exebridge Nov 9th-11th 7am-7pm, pre-surface dressing
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B3224 Beulah Chapel To Withiel Hill, Dec 8th-14th 9:30-3:30, pre-surface dressing
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Bampton-Exeter Inn Dec 16th 9:30am-3:30pm, Openreach
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Avon & Somerset police publish a weekly list of where their traffic enforcement cameras will be. It can be viewed here
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Wessex Water have alerted many in the village that there will be interruption to supply for the week commencing November 7th
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Last year's victorious pumpkin
A reminder when doing the weekly shop to include one pumpkin, ideally large and abnormally formed, for entering into Winsford's annual Pumpkin Carving Competition on Friday.
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There are prize categories for both adults and children. Free tea, coffee, soup and ginger cake will be on hand.
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The Royal Oak has reverted to its winter timetable of being open every night, but just Friday-Sunday lunchtimes.
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It is also fully closed on the following dates:​
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Sun Nov 2nd
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Mon Nov 3rd
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Sun Nov 9th
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There are only a couple of seats left for the village Christmas lunch. If you wanted to come, but have yet to get your tickets, you may be best advised not to linger. The menu can be seen here and costs £36 for two courses, or £42 for three.
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To reserve your place, make your menu choice and contact David & Jayne Luscott on 01643 851539, or email david.luscott@icloud.com. A £10 deposit will be required.
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Prunella's family have advised us over her funeral arrangements. Prunella's ashes will be buried at Exford church, where her husband rests. This will be followed by:
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A Memorial Service for Prunella Crisford will be held at St Mary Magdalene Church, Winsford at 11:30 on Saturday November 1st.
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You are all most welcome to come to the service, and afterwards for refreshments at Winsford Village Hall at about 12:30
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The family have advised that as this is a celebration of her life, brightly coloured clothing is recommended.
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​Wednesday's weekly Pickleball sessions in the Village Hall are moving to 2pm.
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If you are interested in trying this out then just turn up. Cost is £2 per session, but that is waived for your first go.
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The Exmoor Dark Skies festival has now started. The festival includes a wide variety of events beyond (and including) stargazing, such as saunas, butchery, guided walks, bike rides, planetarium, night walks, wild swimming, arts and crafts, ghost tour, railway tour, pony centre visits, a quiz and yoga.
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The events are all over the National Park, but some close to home include:
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Oct 22nd Dark Sky Discovery Trail, Semi-guided walk, Larkbarrow
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Oct 23rd Wild about Exmoor Stargazing and Supper , Exford Bridge tearooms
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Oct 23rd Protecting Exmoor's Night Sky, Dulverton
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Oct 28th Creative Dark Sky Art Sessions, Dulverton
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Oct 29th Pathway to the Planets, Meteors and Marshmallows, Wimbleball
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Oct 29th 'The Night Shift' - Wildlife After Dark Talk, Royal Oak Withypool
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Oct 30th Exmoor Pony Centre: Wildlife at Night
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Oct 30th Wild about Exmoor Stargazing and Supper , Exford Bridge Tearooms
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Nov 1st Exmoor Pony Centre: Wildlife at Night
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The full list can be seen here , or you can download the catalogue here
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To mark the Dark Skies Festival there is a comptition open to 11 year olds and under to win a fabulous Celestron Telescope. To enter, you must create your own
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Dark Skies Protector
- a character that travels the skies to ensure light pollution is kept to a minimum and the stars remain bright.
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You can create your Protector through a painting or drawing, computer graphics, Lego, clay or even through Minecraft, using imagination and creativity. Your Protector will also be judged on
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its name,
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any special powers it possesses,
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where it lives,
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and whether there are any stories or legends surrounding it.
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Visit this page for full details
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The Parish Council are looking to fill a vacancy in their ranks. If you think you may be interested in becoming a councillor, please e-mail the clerk Jennifer Yates at winsfordparishcouncil@gmail.com. You can find out more about the council and read previous meeting minutes on our Parish Council page
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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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