As Christmas approaches it is of course more important than ever to think of those less fortunate.  The Moorland Food Bank continues to run a box for donations in the village shop.

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They are after donations of "undamaged, in-date, non-perishable food items with a long shelf-life, for us to distribute.

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Particularly welcomed are tins of fruit, vegetables, soup, beans, meat and fish, packets of cereal, tea, sugar, biscuits, snacks, rice and pasta, jars of sauce, coffee, hot chocolate, spreads, and cartons of UHT milk, juice, custard, etc."

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Some generous villagers buy goods from the shop to put directly in the box, but donations from any source are very welcome

 

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The route has been published for the annual Ansty Young Farmers Tractor Run in aid of Devon Air Ambulance and Exmoor Search & Rescue, on Sunday December 14th.

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The tractors are expected to pass through Winsford at 4:15 and Withypool at 4:45.

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If you are the owner of a tractor and would like to join in, the entry form can be found here

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- This Week's Diary​ -​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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 Mon Dec 1st​

• 9:00am Circuit Training, Village Hall

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Tues 2nd​​​​​​​​

• 12:00pm Mobile Library, car park

• 2:30pm Bowls, Village Hall​​

• 6:00pm Exmoor Friends Christmas Music Evening, Dulverton Town Hall

• 7:30pm The Fifth Step​ - National Theatre Live in Dulverton, Exmoor Studios Dulverton

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Wed 3rd​​​​​​​​​​

• 10:30am Coffee Morning, Village Hall

• 2:00pm Pickleball, Village Hall

• 7:30pm The Fifth Step​ - National Theatre Live in Dulverton, Exmoor Studios Dulverton

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Thurs 4th​​​​

• 9:00am Core Strength exercises, Village Hall 

• 10:30am Art Club, Village Hall

• 6:00pm Table Tennis , Village Hall​​​​

• 6:00pm Benefice choir practice, St Mary Magdalene's​​​​​​

• 6:00pm Exmoor Friends Table Top Games Evening, Town Hall

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Fri 5th

• 6:30pm Dunster Winter Festival 

• 7:15pm Blundell's Christmas Concert, All Saints Dulverton

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Sat 6th

• 10:00am Dunster Winter Festival 

• 11:30am Bellringing

• 12:30pm Village Christmas lunch, Royal Oak

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Sun 7th

• 10:00am Dunster Winter Festival 

• 2:00pm Dulverton by Starlight

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The section of Halse Lane on the corner outside the Royal Oak is scheduled to be closed all of this week for emergency drainage works. We believe cars can still get past, but nothing bigger

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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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• Halse Lane, corner outside the Royal Oak, Mon-Fri all day, drainage works

• A short section of the A396 south of Dulverton, by the Bury turn, is scheduled to be closed from Monday to Friday between the hours of 7am- 7pm for pre-surface dressing patching works.​ The official diversion is via Dulverton and Exbridge

• Fore St and Bank Square in Dulverton will be closed next Sunday from 10am-9pm for the Dulverton by Starlight event

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Proposed closures in coming weeks (subject to change):​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

• B3224 Summerway, Blagdon Lane, Beulah Chapel To Withiel Hill, Dec 8th-14th 9:30-3:30, pre-surface dressing

• Quarme Lane, Dec 16th-19th, 7:00am-7:00pm, pre-surface dressing

• Bampton-Exeter Inn Dec 16th 9:30am-3:30pm, Openreach

• Halse Lane Dec 18th 15 minute delay for ditch clearing

• B3222 Brushford to Exbridge, Jan 5th-Mar 6th, 24 hours,  drainage works

• A396 south of Exeter Inn, Jan 5th-17th, Overnight 7pm-6am, Planning, resurfacing, road marking

• Stagshead Lane Jan 12th-16th, 7am-7pm, pre-surface dressing

• A396 south of Wheddon Cross, Jan 20th 9:30-3:30, Openreach

• Stone Lane, Jan 28th-Feb 6th, 7:00am-7:00pm, pre-surface dressing

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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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