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Monday May 19th
St Dunstan’s Day

Today in the village
Circuit Training

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This mornings Circuit Training will take place on the Recreation Field

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A call to arms for the 2025 Winsford Village Fete!

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Last year, we had a great team who really helped to make the fete such a brilliant success. Never ones to rest on our laurels, we are staring to plan for this year’s extravaganza and are calling out for volunteers to help organise and run the show (to be held on Saturday 9th August).

 

If you would like to become involved, have ideas and can help either beforehand and/or on the day, we would love to see you at the village hall on the 2nd June at 7.00 (main hall). 

 

If you can’t make the meeting, but would like to put your name forward, please email Beccy on r.brown117@btinternet.com.

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We very much look forward to seeing you then

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Sue, Ian and Beccy

 

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-This Week's Diary​ -​​​​​

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Mon 19th

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Tue 20th

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Wed 21st​​​

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Thurs 22nd​​​

  • 9:00am Core Strength exercises, Village Hall/Recreation Field

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

  • 7:00pm Benefice choir practice, St Mary Magdalene's​

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Sat 24th​​​​

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Sun 25th

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Sunday Motoring Section

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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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  • Cutcombe Hill Thursday-June 2nd (except May 28th) 9:30am-3:30pm, Resurfacing [The official paperwork suggests work could continue until June 4th, 7 days a week, but current publicity suggests it will be until June 2nd, weekdays only]

  • North Devon Link Road, westbound from Parkway turn to Tiverton, Monday for 2 weeks, Drainage works

  • Chibbet Hill Exford, Landacre and Sandyway, Monday-Friday, 9:30-3:30, Openreach cabling works

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In coming weeks:​​​​​

  • B3227 Wiveliscombe Rd, (Wivi-Taunton road) June 2nd-6th 19:00-4:00, overnight roadworks, 

  • B3222 Battleton, June 9th-14th overnight 19:00-4:00​

  • Jury Hill, Dulverton, June 30th-July 4th 7:00am-7:00pm, surface dressing

  • A396 Timberscombe July 25th, 9:30-3:30, 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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The Minehead Male Voice choir gave us an entertaining evening in the village hall, with proceeds going to St Margaret's Hospice. The group performed a wide variety of songs, old and new, which were very much enjoyed by their audience. Winsford's Tim Debney can be seen giving his all in the back row

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A much improved performance by Winsford's cricketers saw them lose narrowly to one of the divisions better teams, Bagborough.

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Winsford , having won the toss and elected to bat first,  did an excellent job of seeing off some hostile bowling and amassed an impressive 227 for 9 with outstanding contributions from Henry Dunn (64) and Peter Govier (51). Duncan Westcott (24) and Andrew Blackmore (23*) provided some end of innings heroics.

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The visitors looked as if they could be in trouble at 158/6, but rallied and in the end proved too good for our depleted attack - overhauling Winsford's score with three overs and two wickets to spare. Honourable mention should go to Lawrence Priest (4/43) and a typical miserly Andrew Blackmore (2/23)

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But all in all this was a much improved performance for the team, and offer some hope for what will be a tough season in Division 1.

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​East Suffolk Morris men performed for the third year running in front of the Royal Oak

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Exmoor National Park's own Nature Festival runs until June 1st.

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"Over 50 events showcasing wildlife, the benefits of nature for human health and the sheer beauty of the National Park. Visitors and the local community will be able to enjoy a wide range of experiences across the area, showcasing what our unique natural environment has to offer here. It’s a great line-up: from family fun days, forest bathing and marine life watching, to wildlife trails, Kayak adventures, farm walks and outdoor Yoga, there really is something for everyone!"

 

It is well worth perusing the list of events, but on our doorstep, Sunday morning, there is a Pop Up Wildlife Day at Tarr Steps

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More events taking place in the immediate vicinity will happen over the next couple of weeks - keep an eye on our weekly diary or visit the What's On calendar for details.

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​There was a very good turnout for the charity Clay Pigeon shoot in aid of the Children's Hospice South West.

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A tight contest resulted in a tie for first place between Andy Moon and Martin Howe, and a shoot-off was required.  This also ended level with both contestants scoring 9/10, and honours were shared. 

 

The spoils were also split in the novice category between Archie Rose and Richard Wood.  The Young Gun prize went to Winsford's Ryan Little. The Ollie Davis Memorial Cup for best Keeper also went to Richard Wood.

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The final amount raised has not yet been announced, but £7,880 was raised by a very well supported auction.

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Photo by Tracey Staples

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​Several villagers gathered in St Mary Magdalene's for a celebration of the 80th anniversary of VE Day

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