LATEST Information
Tuesday February 24th
St Matthias’s Day
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Today in the Village
Bowls
​​​​​​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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Wednesday's Exmoor Friends talk in Dulverton is by Sir David Calvert-Smith, a past Director of of Public Prosecutions and High Court Judge. Sir David will be discussing "Legal Issues making the headlines today". Admission is free as an introductory offer.
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​Mon 23rd​​
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9:00am Circuit Training, Village Hall
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7.00pm Parish Council Meeting
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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 - Sir David Calvert-Smith, 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, Exford Memorial Hall​
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​Sunday Motoring Section
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This week: The usual long-termers at Cutcombe, Dunster and Brushford
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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Until end of April. Traffic lights onto the A39 from Dunster. Extended roadworks with lengthy delays
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Until the end of the month, Cutcombe Hill, closures overnight 7pm-7am, traffic lights at other times, structural earthworks
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In coming weeks:
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March 2nd-13th, Withypool Cross to New Bridge drainage works
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March 17th , A396 Timberscombe overnight 7:00pm-7:00am, Wessex Water
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March 18th-22nd, A396 south of Dulverton turn, overnight, 7:00pm-5:00am, surface dressing
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March 19th-28th B3224 various spots between Summerway and Beluah Chapel, overnight 7:00pm-5:00am, surface dressing
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March 23rd-24th, Dunkery Rd & Exford Rd, Wheddon Cross, 9:30am-3:30pm, Openreach
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March 31st-April 2nd (One day), Quarme Lane, 7am-7pm, surface dressing
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April 24th-28th Stagshead Lane, 7am-7pmm 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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The Royal Oak is back open again after its winter break. Current hours are evenings 7 days a week, and Friday-Sunday lunchtimes
Withypool Tea Rooms have also reopened, earlier than planned. They are open 6 days a week (not Wednesdays), 10-4
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Ansty Young Farmers have announced that they raised a very impressive £2,818.52 for Devon Air Ambulance and Exmoor Search & Rescue Team from their Christmas Tractor run - a drone view of their passage through Winsford can be seen here on our Birds Eye Views page
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The Valentines Bingo raised a whopping £920 for the Exmoor Young Farmers. Sue Hayes would like to thank all who contributed to a very successful evening.
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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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