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Wills: No Place for Cunning Plans – Attend a Free Talk
Wills can be controversial, leading to rifts within the family. Luckily, in the case of Blackadder’s Nursie, the late Patsy Byrne, this didn’t happen despite bequests of disproportionate amounts. Learn more about Wills at Battens Solicitors’ free talks in May.
Music for Pleasure Concert in Charlton Horethorne Parish Church
A varied and entertaining programme on Saturday 9th May, featuring local singers and instrumentalists. Free entry - donations are invited for church funds. Refreshments provided, including wine and soft drinks.
Wincanton Cale Park Play Area – Show Your Support!
Proposals for the regeneration of Cale Park will take a step forward in the next few months with the submission of a major funding application to help upgrade and improve the children’s play area. Your support will help the application to succeed.
Bayford Hill Blues
Local Conservatives and Wincanton in Crisis members may not be entirely happy about the positioning of this sign on the security fence alongside the road above the Bayford Hill site. Counter-intuitive campaigning?
C.A.T.C.H. Open the Weir Near Hawkers Bridge VIDEO
On Sunday 19th April 2015, the C.A.T.C.H. team removed a sluice gate in the Hawkers Bridge weir, Wincanton. There are two weirs bookending the Wincanton stretch of the River Cale, preventing fish passing back up through them to reach up-stream.
Parliamentary Candidates Pitch for Voters at Wincanton Hustings
On Friday 17th April the parliamentary candidates slugged it out in front of a packed house in the Memorial Hall, Wincanton.
Local Ploughing Match Raises Over £1300 for Charity
A group of local people, who live in Charlton Musgrove and Gillingham, organised a charitable ploughing match on Easter Sunday at Lower Zeals near Mere, and raised the amazing sum of £1300.
Local Groups Join Forces Over Somerset’s Development Crisis
A Wincanton meeting organised by Somerton and Frome Greens was joined by community campaigners from across the constituency on Tuesday 10th March to discuss development in the area.
You Just Can’t Stop a Good Fund-Raiser
Sue Bradder of Rodgrove is the consummate fund-raiser, having raised £13,000 over the last eight years for a small local charity in Kwa Zulu, Natal, South Africa.
Dancing Lane Development Appeal
Some would tell me I should have spent the last two days canvassing, but I spent both days at the developer’s appeal to overturn our decision to refuse planning permission on the farmland behind Dancing Lane.
Wincanton Choral Society 25th Anniversary Concert
Celebrating its 25th Anniversary, the Wincanton Choral Society is singing a Commemoration of WW1 on Sunday 17th May 2015 in the Wincanton Leisure Centre.
Racecourse Announces Two-Season Association with Southern Spinal Injuries Trust
Wincanton Racecourse has revealed their new regional charity initiative that sees a two-season association with Southern Spinal Injuries Trust (SSIT).
Wincanton Gets a 2015 Town Council Election
With the registration deadline now passed, it has been announced that there are enough candidates for a full Wincanton Town Council election. Here’s the final list, with a little bit of history thrown in.
Wincanton Trader & UKIP Candidate Mark Vallance Stands for Election
Views from UKIP candidate Mark Vallance, who is standing for South Somerset District Council in the forthcoming elections.
One Style MDV Plays at Bruton Dub Club – Saturday 18th April
April’s Bruton Dub Club live band is “impossible not to dance to...”. You can see One Style MDV, a London Reggae band who has been playing together for 30 years at the Bruton Dub Club on Saturday 18th April.
Horsington & South Cheriton Villager Magazine - April 2015
Download a copy of April's edition of Horsington and South Cheriton's Villager Magazine, with news, events, contacts and information for the surrounding area.
David Warburton Welcomes £92,600 Grant to a Wincanton Church
David Warburton, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Frome has welcomed the announcement of a £92,600 government repair grant to the Church of St. Luke and St. Teresa in Wincanton.
Join Wincanton Town Team for the Great Spring Clean
Wincanton Town Team is organising a Spring Clean Wincanton weekend, on Saturday and Sunday, 23rd and 24th May and they want involve as many people as possible. Put some love back into our lovely High Street!
Guernsey’s for Goodness Sake
Ex-farmer Digby Gribble from North Cadbury is setting up a new milk processing business, Quality Milk Southwest, to be based at Coldcot Farm, Stourton. He and his team will be specialising in the processing of Guernsey and Jersey milk.
Free Skills Workshops for Anyone Working 16 Hours or Less
The Balsam Centre is running a Jewellery Workshop and an Ebay workshop as part of their new Skills Workshops, aimed at people who are not working or working 16 hours or less.
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