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Thursday July 16th
World Snake Day ​
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​Today in the village
Core Strength Exercises, Table Tennis
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The Gardening Club had a fabulous meeting at Mel and Dave’s garden on Tuesday which was summed up by the comment:
“What more perfect way to spend a sunny morning than admiring such a beautiful garden and learning so much?”
Gardening Club kindly agreed to provide some plants for the village fete plant stall. Plants need to be taken to the fete on the day or given to Sharon beforehand.
It was suggested that a Question and Answer session could be part of our meetings so we can help one another with gardening problems. This led to a question about black spot on roses and the group kindly shared their knowledge on this common issue.
Jobs next month (August):
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Keep watering and weeding
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Regularly deadhead flowers – pinch off the faded blooms and snip back to the first leaf before the flower
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Harvest ripe vegetables daily
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Prune summer-flowering shrubs once they’ve finished flowering.
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Collect berries before the birds eat them all
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Mow lawns lightly and frequently – short clippings best left on lawn
A guided tour took place with Mel and Dave’s sharing information about the plants and trees in their garden. Everyone learnt something – it was brilliant!
The August Gardening Club meeting will take place on Tuesday 11th August in Sharon and Paul’s garden.
Massive thanks to Mel and Dave for hosting such a great morning.
Sharon
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The schedule for the Produce show can be downloaded here
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Mon 13th​​
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9:00am Circuit Training/Boot Camp, Recreation Field
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Tues 14th​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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11:00am Gardening Club, Little Ham
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2.30pm Bowls, Village Hall​​
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Wed 15th​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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10:30am Coffee Morning with Village Agent, Village Hall
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2:00pm Pickleball, Village Hall
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8:00pm World Cup football, The Royal Oak
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Thurs 16th​​​​​​
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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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7:00pm Dulverton Gardening Club Talk - Unusual Herbaceous Plants
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Fri 17th
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6:00pm Exford Community Youth Club, Exford Pavilion
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7:00pm Twelfth Night – Open Air Theatre, Knackershole Theatre
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Sat 18th​​​​​
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11:30am Bellringing
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2:00pm Cricket - Cutcombe (a) ​
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Winsford's cricketers lost their second match of the season yesterday, by 17 runs to Churchinford.
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Winsford won the toss and put the home side in. The match was a reduced 30 over game and Churchinford posted a very decent 203/7. Winsford's best bowling figures coming from Jeremy Bingham with 39/4, and Andrew Blackmore as miserly as ever, going for just 18/1 in his seven overs.
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Several of Winsford's batters got a start, but none managed to kick on, and they fell just short at 186/8 before running out of overs. Top scorers were Max Pitman (27) and James How (25).
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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:​​​​​
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Nothing!
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And in coming weeks​​​
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August 5th-6th A396 in between the two Dulverton turns, 9:30-3:30, surface dressing
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August 10th-19th B3222 Exbridge, 9:30-3:30, resurfacing
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August 17th-21st B3224 Wheddon Cross-Heath Poult Cross overnight 7pm-5am, surface dressing
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August 17th-18th road approaching North Molton 8am-6pm, Openreach
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August 24th-26th B3222 Station Rd, Battleton, 24 hours each day, Openreach
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August 29th Various roads delays, 6:30am-5pm, Exmoor Beast cycling
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Dunster By Traffic Light website confirms live traffic conditions coming in and out of Minehead
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 idyllic Knackershole Open Air Theatre (see above) will be home to a performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night presented by Sun & Moon Theatre on July 17th.
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'Methinks 'tis time to smile again ...'
Set in the 1950s, post-war Illyria, marked by loss, is still finding its way back to joy when a shipwreck brings 'most wonderful' chaos to its shores. In a melancholy world that craves merriment, disguises are donned, deceptions are devised, celebration collides with propriety, restraint with defiance and love is in the air, leading to hilarious and emotional outcomes.
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Tickets, £18, can be booked here
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As an update on our previous message regarding the theft of car number plates, the Parish Council have forwarded on the following statement from the police:
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Please be aware that there have been a few concerning incidents in the last week in Winsford. An attempt was made to force a garage door and in a separate incident, a male was seen acting suspiciously elsewhere before driving off towards the village. Please be vigilant. Should you witness any similar incidents, report at the time via 999 (if ongoing), 101 or online via the Avon and Somerset Police website.
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Exmoor is generally a very low crime area but please take this as a timely prompt to check the general security of your property.
Michelle Haimes
Exmoor Neighbour Policing Team
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The sun came out for the Pimms and Strawberry Cream Tea run by Sue Hayes at The Close, with funds raised going to the Recreation Association
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Winsford is already awash with Brigadiers (two of them plus an Air Commodore), but did you know that one who led the liberation of the Channel Islands in 1945 also lived here after the war?
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There is a movement to commemorate the efforts of Brigadier Alfred Snow, who died in 1983 aged 85 and whose final resting place has recently been identified as Taunton Crematorium
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The BBC article describing the attempt to get him further recognition can be read here. Thanks to Annalise Cowley for finding this.
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