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Sunday May 3rd
World Laughter Day
Today in the Village
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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 Annual Church Parochial meeting is on Tuesday, 4:30 in the Village Hall, all are welcome.
The agenda can be read here
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Bin collections will be one day late this week due to the Bank Holiday
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Possibly unsurprisingly, Winsford's opening fixture of the 2026 cricket season at Roadwater was abandoned due to rain after the home side reached 137/2 - with one of those two wickets captured by Harry Blackmore, 13 year old son of team stalwart Andrew.
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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:
Absolutely nothing this week, apart from Quarme Lane closing, probably for one day, sometime before Wednesday
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Until Tuesday Quarme Lane, 7am-7pm, surface dressing
In coming weeks:
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May 18th-24th B3224 Raleighs Cross to Taunton road at junction with A358, 9:30am-3:30pm bridge maintenance
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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 latest draw for the 100 Club has taken place and a list of the lucky winners can be seen here
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Our Ferroequinologist correspondent reports that the West Somerset Railway "20 miles of heritage railway through stunning Somerset countryside and coast" is holding a Spring Steam Spectacular this weekend and the Bank Holiday, to celebrate 50 years of steam on the revived railway.
"The 4-day steam gala will showcase a slice of the incredible variety of motive power that has graced the metals of the preserved WSR."
For further information on what is on and how to book, visit their website here
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Point-to-point returns to Dulverton South Hill today with the Devon & Somerset meeting, starting at 2:00pm.
The racecard can be seen here
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- This Week's Diary -
Sun 3rd
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2:00pm South Hill Races
Bank Holiday Mon 4th
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9:00am Circuit Training, Village Hall
Tues 5th
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2.30pm Bowls, Village Hall
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4:30pm Annual Parochial Church meeting, village Hall
Wed 6th
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10:30am Coffee Morning, Village Hall
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2:00pm Pickleball, Village Hall
Thurs 7th
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9:00am Core Strength exercises, Village Hall
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10:30am Art Club, Village Hall
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6:00pm Table Tennis , Village Hall
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6:00pm Benefice Choir practise, St Mary Magdalene's
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6:30pm Seafood Night, Tarr Farm Inn
Fri 8th
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7:00pm Garden Club Quiz Night, Dulverton Town Hall
Sat 9th
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10:30am Withypool Bring & Buy, Withypool Village Hall
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2:00pm Cricket - Churchinford (h)
Sun 10th
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11:00am Communion, St Mary Magdalene's
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3:00pm Spring Woodwind Concert, All Saints Dulverton
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From the Recreation Association:
Many thanks to everyone who has supported the Winsford 100 Club so far, and a warm welcome to our new members. New members have been contacted and given their draw numbers. If you have recently joined but haven’t heard from us, please call Jane on 01643 851329 — it may simply be that we don’t yet have your contact details. Please rest assured though, your number has been entered in the draw.
As we mentioned in our recent leaflet, your membership not only enters you into the monthly draw but also makes a vital contribution to the running costs of our recreation facilities. Your support genuinely helps keep these spaces open, maintained, and welcoming for the whole community.
We are now beginning our visits to say hello and collect subscriptions from those who prefer to pay in cash. If you’re not in when we call, we’ll leave details of the other ways you can make your payment.
Once again, many thanks to all for your continued support.
Kind regards
The Winsford Recreation Association
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The minutes for the Moor Movies AGM have been published. Amongst items discussed were:
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A slight fall in numbers attending, which led to a small financial loss for the year.
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A thank you to Sue Hayes for her fundraising efforts
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Feedback was requested (and given) over how to increase the audiences
The draft minutes in full can be downloaded from our Moor Movies page
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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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