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 Sunday November 8th
Remembrance Sunday​
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Rememberance Service
​​​​​​If you have any news or other contributions you think the village would be interested in please let me know via WhatsApp, email or the Contact Website button at the bottom of this page.

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Due to work on Exford Hall, the Exmoor Moorhens will be having their talk on Monday in Winsford Village Hall from 7:30pm.  The subject is local Silversmith Cat Mills

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

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Sun 8th

  • 10:45am Remembrance Sunday Service, St Mary Magdalene's

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​​Mon 9th​​

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Tues 10th​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Wed 11th​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

  • 10:30am Coffee Morning, Village Hall

  • 10:45am Act of Remembrance, War Memorial

  • 2:00pm Pickleball, Village Hall

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Thurs 12th​​​​​​

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Fri 13th​​​

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Sat 14th

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Sun 15th

  • 2:30pm Christmas Fair, Exford Village Hall

  • 3:00pm Pilgrim’s Progress, Dulverton Congregational Church

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There will be no bowls this week as there is another booking in the hall

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Better late than never, October's draw for the 100 club has been made and the lucky winners can be seen here

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The Christophers is a dark comedy-drama directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Ed Solomon, earning widespread acclaim for its sharp two-hander chamber-piece dynamic between Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel.

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The recent damage at Tarr Steps - photo courtesy of Sid's pal Dave

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Lucas, winner of the U16s pumpkin carving competition. More photos to follow

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From Ellen Chamberlain

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Thank you to everyone who came along to the Village Green yesterday evening to join us for the Halloween fun. Special thanks to Jayne for judging, everyone who helped set up or take down (especially Jo, Sharon, Darcey, Paul, Katherine & John), Sue for the gazebos, Sarah & Jonathan for the apples and Jane & Ros for moral support.


Results of pumpkin carving competition;
U/16's: 1st - Lucas
2nd - Thia
3rd - Grace 

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Adults: 1st - Aston
2nd - Paul/Sharon
3rd - Teresa

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Well done to all the participants of the apple bobbing, cornhole toss and donut on a string games (with a special shout out to Sue who had impeccable technique on eating donuts without using hands!!)

 

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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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This week: 

  • The return of disruption on the way out of Taunton this week as the A358 Staplegrove Road will close one-way near Staplegrove Village Hall to fix flooding issues. The work is only in the westbound side so the route into Taunton will be clear

  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Lanacre Bridge closed until who knows when

  • Off our normal patch but imagine it will affect a few of us: M5 full and partial closures between J25(Taunton) and J24(Wellington) for bridge work. Today: lane closures both ways;  Monday: SOUTHBOUND shut; Tue–Fri: SHUT BOTH WAYS, every night; Mon 16th Nov: shut both ways; Tue 17th Nov: NORTHBOUND shut (J26 to J25)

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And in coming weeks​​​​​​​​​​

  • Nov 10th-13th Cutcombe Hill & B3224 Summerway, Overnight 7pm-6am Openreach

  • Nov 16th-18th Dulverton High St, overnight 7pm-5am, Wessex Water

  • Dec 1st-2nd B3222 Battleton-Brushford overnight 9pm-6am, Openreach

  • Dec 6th Dulverton Bank Square & Fore St, 10am-9pm, Dulverton by Starlight

  • Dec 6th Dunster closed for traffic 3pm-5:30pm , Winter Festival

  • Dec 7th B3222 in between Brushford and the Anchor Inn  9pm-6am, Openreach

  • Dec 8th Battleton, overnight 9pm-6am, Openreach

  • Dec 14th-16th A396 between Exbridge and Oakfordbridge, Drainage works

  • Jan 7th-8th Edbrooke Road, Wessex Water

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Dunster By Traffic Light website confirms live traffic conditions coming in and out of Minehead

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You may have noticed the sudden appearance of the WhatsApp symbol on this page - please feel free to use it to contact us for any additions/corrections/comments. ​​

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Note that this only works on this particular page (I'm too tight to upgrade to the paying version)

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The Gardening club have published minutes of their October meeting, which covered possible participation in next year's Village Fete, putting your garden to bed, jobs for this month (see below), seed sharing, spring bulbs and a review of the first year.  The full minutes can be seen on the Gardening club's page here

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Jobs for this month - 

  • Plant spring bulbs

  • Lift and divide any overcrowded herbaceous perennials whilst the soil is still warm.

  • Tidy borders then mulch to insulate plant roots for the winter and suppress weed growth.

  • Cut back tall shrubs like Buddleia and roses by about a third to prevent wind rocking.

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The Dulverton Literary Festival runs from Friday-Monday, and its box office is now open.

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Amongst the writers and speakers appearing are Michael Morpurgo, Jonathan Dimbleby, Caroline Quentin, Larry Lamb, Julia Samuel, Baroness Minette Batters, Baroness Ann Mallalieu, Patrick Gale, Rachel Hore, Mary Keen, Joe Swift, Iain Dale, Cathy Rentzenbrink, Emily Haworth-Booth, Harriet Rix, Emily Howes, Kate Lord Brown, Paul Mason, Sara Hudston, Iain MacGregor and Rosie Barnes.

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Advance booking and other information can be found here

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