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Sunday March 22nd
World Water Day
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​Today in the Village
Bellringing
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​Sunday Motoring Section
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These are this week's proposed local road closures and other significant works affecting main routes to Minehead, Tiverton, Taunton and South Molton:​
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The top road to Taunton is shut in various places in between Wheddon Cross and the Methodist Chapel until Tuesday and the Exford Rd at Wheddon Cross is shut Monday & Tuesday.
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Until Tuesday B3224 various spots between Summerway (Wheddon Cross) and Beluah (Methodist) Chapel, overnight 7:00pm-5:00am, surface dressing
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Monday & Tuesday, Dunkery Rd & Exford Rd, Wheddon Cross, 9:30am-3:30pm, Openreach
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Until April. Traffic lights onto the A39 from Dunster. Extended roadworks with lengthy delays
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In coming weeks:​
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March 31st-April 2nd (One day), Quarme Lane, 7am-7pm, surface dressing
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April 8th-12th B3224 Taunton road, near Lydeard St Lawrence, 9:30-3:30, surface dressing
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April 24th-28th Stagshead Lane, 7am-7pmm surface dressing
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April 24th-28th B3224 various spots between Summerway (Wheddon Cross) and Beluah (Methodist) Chapel, 9:30am-3:30pm, surface dressing
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May 21st-29th Stone Lane 7:00am-7:00pm, pre-surface dressing
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June 2nd-5th Withypool-N Molton road various spots, patching
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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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​​​- This Week's Diary​ -​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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​Mon 23rd​​
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9:00am Circuit Training, Village Hall
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Tues 24th​​​​​​​​​​​
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2.30pm Bowls, Village Hall​​
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Wed 25th​​​​​​​​​
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10:00am Exmoor Friends Talk - Cyber Safety, 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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Thurs 26th​​​​​
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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 practise, St Mary Magdalene's
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Fri 27th
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12:00pm Lent Lunch, Withypool
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Sat 28th​
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7:00pm Easter Family Bingo, Village Hall​​​
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Sun 29th
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2:00am Daylight Saving starts
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Moorland Foodbank are urgently seeking reusable shopping bags as they have nearly run out of them for deliveries.
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Bags can be dropped off (along with any other contributions) at the shop
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Exmoor Deli have decided to close their second shop in Dulverton from the beginning of June. The main shop will remain open
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The Parish Council have published their latest draft minutes.
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Amongst items discussed at the last meeting were:
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Salt bins have been filled
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Support for planning applications from Great Nurcott Farm and Bridge Cottage
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Budget from Somerset Council
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Car park
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Highways:
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Halse Lane drainage​
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Halse Farm Campsite signage
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George Joyce Trust, new Trustee appointment
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The full draft minutes can be seen here
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Did you know you may be routinely spraying your pet with chemicals that have been banned for agricultural use and have a strong pollutant effect in our rivers?
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Local retired vet Dr Ueli Zellweger has written a very informative paper for the publication The European on the perils of Fipronil, which can be read here​​
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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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