​Sunday Motoring Section

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This week: A closure on the back way into Dulverton, plus the current 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 Mar 6th, B3222 Brushford to Exbridge, 9:30am-3:30pm, drainage works

• Until end of April. Traffic lights onto the A39 from Dunster.  Extended roadworks with lengthy delays

• Until the end of the month, Cutcombe Hill, closures overnight 7pm-7am, traffic lights at other times, structural earthworks

• Monday-Thursday, Lady Street, Dulverton, closed at all times, National Grid

• Sunday, vintage car rally, no closures but may be delays in the area

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In coming weeks:

• March 2nd-13th, Withypool Cross to New Bridge drainage works

• March 17th , A396 Timberscombe overnight 7:00pm-7:00am, Wessex Water

• March 18th-22nd, A396 south of Dulverton turn, overnight, 7:00pm-5:00am, surface dressing

• March 19th-28th B3224 various spots between Summerway and Beluah Chapel,  overnight 7:00pm-5:00am, surface dressing

• March 23rd-24th, Dunkery Rd & Exford Rd, Wheddon Cross, 9:30am-3:30pm, Openreach

• March 31st-April 2nd (One day), Quarme Lane, 7am-7pm, surface dressing

• 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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Many of you will know Jo Lawrence who lost her fingers and lower legs to sepsis a couple of years ago, and has been successfully fighting hard to get her life back on track.

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A friend of Jo's has started a crowdfunding page to raise funds that would allow Jo to buy a special pair of blades which would enable her to return to her first love of running.

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If you are interested in finding out more, the link to the Just Giving page is here

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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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The draft minutes for January's Parish Council meeting have been published.  Amongst items discussed were:

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• The appointment of Sam Winzer as a co-opted councillor

• ​Housing survey

• Yellowcombe and Halse Lane drainage

• County budget

• Salt bags & bins

• Car park

• Finance, including no increase in the parish precept

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For the full draft minutes see here

 

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

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Sun 15th​​​

• 8:00am Breakfast in aid of St Johns Cutcombe, Moorland Hall Wheddon Cross

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Mon 16th​​

• 9:00am Circuit Training, Village Hall

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Tues 17th​​​​​​​​​​

• 2.30pm Bowls, Village Hall​​

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Wed 18th​​​​​​​​

• 10:30am Coffee Morning, Village Hall 

• 2:00pm Pickleball, Village Hall

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Thurs 19th​​​​​

• 9:00am Core Strength exercises, Village Hall

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

• 6.00pm Benefice Choir practise, St Mary Magdalene's

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Fri 20th

• 7:30pm Dulverton Cinema - LEE, Town Hall

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Sat 21st

• 8:30am Vintage Sports-Car club Exmoor Trial

• 11:30am Bellringing

• 4:00pm Six Nations Rugby, Dulverton Town Hall

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Sun 22nd​​​

• 9:00am Pre-Lambing Breakfast, Village Hall

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