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Wincanton Tennis Club Open Day on Saturday 30th April
Fancy a hit on a spring day? Everyone is welcome to come and find out about our friendly club on our Open Day at Wincanton Sports Ground. Come along to hit with a member or join in a free session with the coach.
Wincanton Town Council 2022 election candidates
On Thursday 5th May 2022 there will be a Wincanton Town Council election to fill all 15 seats, taking place a year early to coincide with that of the brand new unitary Somerset County Council. Here's a list of the many candidates!
Sandbag – Wincanton RBL newsletter for April 2022
This edition is largely focused on the Falklands War and its upcoming 40th anniversary, and includes deatils of a talk on the subject on 10th June, and the short remembrance service at the Wincanton War Memorial on 14th June.
Villager magazine for Horsington & South Cheriton - April 2022
This issue has a nice article from local historian Susan Moore about her career in Family History, as well as lots of news from the local area, including the imminent arrival of "ultrafast" fibre broadband in South Cheriton.
Have a go at Taiko ('big drum') at a FREE taster in Wincanton
I am offering some FREE taster sessions for new people to come along and give taiko a try. It's a way to exercise while engaging your brain, with big arm movements and working as a connected ensemble, a world of fun, rhythm and physical exercise.
Gary's Gift Spring Ball - 8th April 2022 at Wincanton Memorial Hall
On Friday 8th April, we will be holding the inaugural Gary’s Gift Spring Ball at Wincanton Memorial Hall to raise funds for our friend and colleague, Gary White, who was diagnosed with the devastating Motor Neurone Disease in July 2021.
'A Cake for the Gestapo' - an evening of immersive entertainment in support of WCS
An evening's entertainment by one of our members, Jacky King, based on her recently published book which is an adventure set in wartime Jersey from where her family hails, with food and drink, live music, song and dance and other fun.
The new Opportunities Hub at the Balsam Centre offers free support to find work
SSDC has opened three dedicated employment and skills hubs that offer free tailored support to all South Somerset residents aged 16+. Known as ‘Opportunities Hubs’ they are based in Chard and Yeovil Libraries and Wincanton’s Balsam Centre.
Wincanton kids planted trees with the Town Council for the Queen's Jubilee
On the cold, wet and miserable morning of Friday 11th March, several groups of remarkably resilient school and nursery children from Wincanton helped plant trees with Wincanton Town Council in conjunction with the Queen's Green Canopy initiative.
A busy final year for SSDC's Wincanton Town Centre regeneration scheme
As the South Somerset District Council Wincanton Town Centre Regeneration enters its final year, Councillors have agreed a new budget of £2.39m, which will enable the regeneration plans for the town to be completed by March 2023.
International Women’s Day celebrations at the SEED Hub
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Lynne and her SEED team are co-ordinating a whole range of events this week on Wincanton’s High Street, where the majority of the businesses are run and owned by women.
Singing is good for the soul! Check out these local sing-for-fun groups
Did you know that, apart from being fun and uplifting, singing has lots of health benefits? Here are a couple of local singing groups with whom you can sing purely for casual fun, not as a choir. No talent required!
Yarlington Plant Fair - 7th May 2022
This year’s Yarlington Plant Fair will be a particularly special event. The Count and Countess Charles de Salis held the first fair in the courtyard of their beautiful home in 2002, and this year will celebrate the twentieth fair!
Villager magazine for Horsington & South Cheriton - March 2022
Horsington & South Cheriton street party for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, an update on Lloyds Mobile Bank in Wincanton, Horsington School rubbish scheme and a message from the Rector of Horsington Church.
Panto is back! WADS presents “Robin Hood & the Babes in the Wood”
Wincanton Amateur Dramatic Society is pleased to announce that panto is back. Oh no it isn’t. OH YES IT IS! Two years in the making, it's an incredibly funny panto brought to life by a dedicated cast and crew.
Carymoor's Nightingale Project needs volunteers
The aim of our new Nightingale Project is to create more suitable habitat for the bird at Carymoor in the hope that they will become resident here. Our current volunteers have already made a start but there’s still plenty to do over the next two years.
Cary Amateur Theatrical Society returns this month with Calamity Jane
Cary Amateur Theatrical Society is returning to the stage later this month with Calamity Jane after missing our production in 2021. We have been working very hard since the summer, and can’t wait to get back to live theatre.
Villager magazine for Horsington & South Cheriton - February 2022
The ladies' lunches, Bobologism 32, Repair Cafe in Wincanton, a book review of State of Terror, an appeal for new Horsington Church School governors, and a message from the Horsington Church Rector.
Horsington pupils treated to masterclass by legendary racehorse trainer at Wincanton Racecourse
Local schoolchildren were given a day to remember at Wincanton Racecourse on Wednesday, January 26th, when they were treated to a masterclass by the legendary racehorse trainer David Elsworth.
Figure of speech: ventriloquist’s dummy finds his voice at the Repair Cafe
Ever since Wincanton's Repair Cafe began, one particular item has got everybody talking! An 87-year-old ventriloquist’s dummy who goes by the name of Hon. Kenneth Tollington. The next Cafe is on Saturday 22nd January.
One Planet Wincanton visit to Brains Farm
On the cold and windy afternoon of Friday 5th November 2021, five of us suitably booted and clad met Paul Phillips at the gate of Brains Farm which is just off Moor Lane. We were there for a tour some of us found a revelation.
Wincanton's Christmas 2021 lantern parade was the biggest ever
Wincanton's Market Place Christmas tree lights were switched on at the ceremony on Saturday, 4th December 2021, which immediately followed the Town's biggest lantern parade since the event was introduced six years ago.
Villager magazine for Horsington & South Cheriton - December 2021 & January 2022
Sicilian inspiration, a gardening club invitation, Horsington Church School Christmas card packs now available, a rare bat detected in South Cheriton, an obituary for Jeremy Elston who died on 18th September and a message from the Church Rector.
Sandbag – Wincanton RBL newsletter for December 2021
A report on Remembrance 2021 services and parade, an article about Wincanton’s youngest serving casualty of the Second World War, and a message from Wincanton Poppy Appeal organiser, Dawn Old.
It's the Christmas lantern parade and tree lights ceremony this Saturday
Wincanton's Market Place Christmas tree lighting and carols ceremony this Saturday will once again be preceded by a lantern parade, this year given a huge boost by Bootmakers Workshop. Come and see the illuminated spectacle marching down the High Street!
Wincanton Town Festival of Lights 2021 begins this weekend
It's an illuminating trail of light installations themed on sustainability, set in the gardens of the Greening the eARTh Gallery on Wincanton High Street (formerly Clementina), open on consecutive Saturdays until December 18th.
Wincanton Community Speedwatch needs volunteers
Wincanton Community Speedwatch needs volunteers to help create a visible deterrent for speeders to make the community safer. You can get involved with only about 1.5hrs training, and then volunteer only the time you can spare.
Join the Anvil discussion: Climate change - what should we believe is happening?
On Wednesday 17th November, ANVIL will be meeting to discuss “Climate Change, Science, Speculation and Propaganda”. ANVIL is open to anyone who books a place. Held this time in the Quaker Meeting House on the High Street.
Wincanton Remembers 2021
On Sunday 14th November, a parade, starting from the Memorial Hall and led by the Wincanton Silver Band, will walk down the High Street to the Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, followed by a one-hour Service of Remembrance.
Sandbag – Wincanton RBL newsletter for November 2021
Congratulations to Tony Goddard on the presentation of his RBL Gold Badge, details of the Remembrance parade and service on Sunday 14th November, Poppy Appeal 2021, pre-Christmas trip, and pre-Christmas lunch.