LATEST Information
Monday April 20th
National Two Soups Day
Today in the Village
Circuit Training
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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A dedicated team of Pony Centre supporters are volunteering to climb the Kelpies in Scotland to raise funds the trust need for their spring pony care costs. For those unaware, this is not a simple hike up a hillside - the Kelpies are a pair of steel sculpted 30 meter horse-heads.
The adventure includes a 25‑metre ascent using ladders, cable crossings, suspended platforms, nets, and internal walkways followed by a dramatic descent: either a free‑hanging abseil or a “Quick Flight” rope drop that simulates a short free fall.
It does not help that several of the participants are terrified of heights
Their JustGiving page is www.justgiving.com/page/team-exmoorponies-kelpies
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- This Week's Diary -
Mon 20th
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9:00am Circuit Training, Village Hall
Tues 21st
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2.30pm Bowls, Village Hall
Wed 22nd
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10:30am Coffee Morning, Village Hall
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2:00pm Pickleball, Village Hall
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7:00pm Chinese Night, Tarr Farm Inn
Thurs 23rd
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9:00am Core Strength exercises, Village Hall
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9:30am Exercise on Exmoor, Winsford Hill (2 days)
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6:00pm Table Tennis , Village Hall
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6:00pm Benefice Choir practise, St Mary Magdalene's
Fri 24th
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9:30am Exercise on Exmoor, Winsford Hill
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7:30pm Exmoor Young Voices Meeting, Rest & Be Thankful
Sat 25th
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10:00am Dulverton Farmers Market
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10:00am Coffee Morning, Plant & Table Top Sale, Moorland Hall, Wheddon X
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On Saturday night, a packed Village Hall enjoyed (I hope!) a Quiz Night
The winners were Locked and Loaded (pictured), and about £400 was raised for the Recreation Association
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Sunday Motoring Section
These are this week's proposed local road closures and other significant works affecting main routes to Minehead, Tiverton, Taunton and South Molton:
The top road to Taunton has daytime closures in various spots from Friday, between 9:30-3:30, for surface dressing.
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Friday - April 28th Stagshead Lane, 7am-7pm surface dressing
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Friday - April 28th B3224 various spots between Summerway (Wheddon Cross) and Beluah (Methodist) Chapel, 9:30am-3:30pm, surface dressing
In coming weeks:
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May 1st-5th Quarme Lane, 7am-7pm, surface dressing
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May 21st-29th Stone Lane 7:00am-7:00pm, pre-surface dressing
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June 2nd A396 Timberscombe 9:30am-3:00pm, Wessex Water reinstatement works.
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June 2nd-5th Withypool-N Molton road various spots, patching
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June 15th-19th, North Devon Link road between Tiverton and M5, 8pm-6am overnight, re-tensioning of road restraints
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June 26th Ash Lane, 9:30-3:30, Openreach
Dunster By Traffic Light website confirms live traffic conditions coming in and out of Minehead
Avon & Somerset police publish a weekly list of where their traffic enforcement cameras will be. It can be viewed here
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The Parish Council have published their minutes of March's meeting
Amongst items debated were:
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Road safety on Winsford Hill
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Drainage at Halse Lane
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The car park, including ownership, restrictions on usage, signage and possible charging
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Council website is out of date and also needs reassignment to an official .gov.uk domain
The full draft minutes can be seen on our Parish Council page here
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Together with the 100 Club subscription letter you should have received, the Recreation Association included a survey intending to help plan future activities.
If you have lost your survey, it can be downloaded here
Completed forms can be returned to the shop, the box in the Village Hall or any committee member of the Recreation Association.
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Nina's Exercise on Exmoor classes are back, starting at Winsford Hill on Thursday & Friday. The first trial session is free
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All residents should by now have received a letter from the Winsford Recreation Association (WRA) reminding that annual subs for the 100 Club are due.
Subscribers, apart from supporting the WRA's sterling work maintaining the village's recreation facilities as well as running entertainment, are eligible to enter in a monthly prize draw with cash prizes of up to £100
The preferred method of paying your £15 per person, is via bank transfer -details are on the letter. Otherwise volunteers will call to pick up subscriptions in the coming weeks from those who like to pay by cash or cheque.
The letter can be downloaded here
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Tickets are now available for the Simonsbath Festival which runs from May 6th-30th. The program "celebrates the area’s culture, music, and natural beauty with a vibrant mix of talks, concerts, workshops, and more."
Further information can be found on their website here
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Somerset Council are running a Health & Wellbeing Survey to help them shape future policy. To find out more visit their page here
Everyone who participates has the opportunity to enter a prize draw for a £50 shopping voucher
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Winsford's cricket fixtures have been published. Our re-entry into Division 2 starts off with an away game at Roadwater, then seven of the following eight games are at home, starting with the visit of Churchinford on May 9th.
The full fixture list can be seen on our cricket club page here and in the Whats On diary
Dog owners should be aware that as pitch preparations have already started, no dogs are allowed in the cricket field until October, except for organised events such as matches.
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Photos of events that have appeared on this page, and many more, can be found on the latest Village Events page
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