LATEST Information
Sunday February 22nd
World Thinking Day​
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Today in the Village
Big Breakfast
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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 agenda for Monday's Parish Council meeting has been published.
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Amongst items to be discussed are:
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Planning applications for Great Nurcott and Bridge cottage
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Car park
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Highways, including Halse Lane
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George Joyce Trust new trustee
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Village Green
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The full agenda can be seen 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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​​​- This Week's Diary​ -​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Sun 22nd​​​
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9:00am Pre-Lambing Breakfast, Village Hall
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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 February 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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12:00noon Lent Lunch, Exford Memorial Hall​
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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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​​​​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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