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Somerset Sight's country house fair at Yarlington House
Sunday 12th September brings Somerset Sight’s Country House Fair and Treasure Trove Sale at the beautiful Yarlington House. This year the fair will include classic cars, antiques and collectibles, and vintage and artisan stalls.
Message from the Mayor #2 - Celebrating Wincanton Live at Home
The Wincanton Live at Home scheme began in 1997 and now supports around 170 local residents with an average age of 88, providing an invaluable safety net for the vulnerable during lockdown, with unstinting support from about 40 volunteers.
The Flavourworks has donated surplus PPE to the NHS in Somerset
Wincanton food producer The Flavourworks has donated surplus high-risk coats to the NHS in Somerset to help with the PPE shortage during the coronavirus crisis. The Director of Quality and Nursing for the Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group wrote a letter in response.
The Pilgrim Singers raise £1000 for the CAT Bus
The Pilgrim Singers recently presented a cheque for £1000 to the CAT Bus, raised at a concert they gave just before Christmas in aid of the South Somerset service that provides much needed local transport, and which needs to raise up to £20,000 annually from voluntary donations.
CAT Bus -> Racecourse timetable 2019/20
Wincanton Racecourse will be using the CAT Bus as a complementary shuttle specifically for town residents for the remainder of this season. Times vary a little each race day, so please refer to this timetable.
A coffee morning supporting the CAT Bus UPDATED
We are organising a fundraising coffee morning in support of the CAT Bus, on November 30th in the Wincanton Baptist Church hall. Please come and help us raise a donation for this valuable community service.
Olympians help Wincanton Sports Centre raise funds for employee with brain tumor
Two Olympic swimmers joined fundraisers at an event held in support of 22-year-old Laura Skerritt, a teaching instructor at Wincanton Sports Centre, who is living with a tennis ball-sized brain tumour.
Wincanton Racecourse generously hosted a successful day in aid of Combat Stress
Wincanton Racecourse generously hosted a phenomenally successful day in aid of Combat Stress, the veteran’s mental health charity, on Sunday 27th October. There was a record turnout of racegoers and just over £65k was raised.
The CAT bus urgently needs financial support - can you help?
The CAT bus is as busy as ever, offering new weekly trips to faraway places whilst continuing to offer the valuable ring-and-ride service, helping people to stay independent for longer, but the charity is struggling to secure funding to safeguard the future of the service.
Somerset Sight's country house car boot sale at Yarlington House
Nowhere else can you find such endless troves of unique country house-inspired gifts, vintage delights, art and collectibles, and all in such beautiful surroundings! Count and Countess de Salis kindly hold this much-loved event to raise funds so Somerset Sight can continue its great work across the county.
Wincanton Country Market Afternoon Tea in aid of Breast Cancer Care
In 2019, Wincanton Country Market celebrates trading in our town for 50 years. We shall be marking this milestone by hosting an Afternoon Tea in aid of Breast Cancer Care, on Friday 19th July. We'll be serving a wide range of our delicious homemade cakes and bakes.
A team from Wincanton Racecourse rolled up their sleeves for the local RDA
Eight employees from Wincanton Racecourse took a day off from their usual duties and were put to work on a number of tasks including poo-picking, tack-cleaning, washing down walls and weeding, at the Blackmore Vale Riding for the Disabled Association.
Myakka fills funding GAPS for local support group
The latest community group to benefit from the Myakka Grassroots Fund is Wincanton-based Guardian and Adoptive Parental Support (GAPS), to whom Myakka representatives recently presented a cheque for £2,500 at one of their Balsam Centre meetings.
The 24-Hour Board Game Marathon is coming back to Wincanton!
Last July, the first 24-Hour Board Game Marathon in support of Cots for Tots came to Wincanton Memorial Hall and raised a whopping £5,000 just by playing games all day! Such a success demands to be repeated, so it's happening again this year.
Wincanton Growing Together at Carrington House
Pupils from all three of Wincanton's schools have been collaborating with residents of Carrington House as part of a community project to revamp the care home's gardens in support of St Margaret’s Hospice’s Glorious Somerset Gardens scheme.
Mind in Somerset’s Driving Challenge and Family Fun Day
Test your driving skills on a range of vehicles against competitors to win fantastic prizes as part of a fun-packed day with the family. There'll also be an inflatable assault course, arts and crafts, tombola, face painting and static displays of military and vintage vehicles.
Music at the Manor with the Pilgrim Singers
The Pilgrim Singers’ summer concert is on Sunday 30th June in the gardens of Balsam House. If you come you can expect a diverse programme of fine choral singing. The £12 ticket includes strawberries and cream and a glass of Pimms.
Matt's Respite Retreats
Matt’s Respite Retreats is a Wincanton-based charity that works to offer affordable respite breaks in Weymouth for those affected by cancer. It handles a caravan on the Haven Weymouth Bay site, and is currently looking for both financial and operational support.
St. Margaret’s Hospice is bringing Glitter Run back to Wincanton
St. Margaret’s Hospice’s award-winning Glitter Run, a sparkly and colourful 5km fun run featuring biodegradable glitter, bubbles and powdered paint, is returning to Wincanton Racecourse in May.
Brand new charity Treatment Bag offers a ‘hug in a bag’ to cancer patients
A new charity, Treatment Bag, founded just outside Wincanton, seeks to offer a little respite to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, in the form of luxurious cloth bags filled with beautiful, specifically selected gifts.
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