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Wincanton Twinners Home and Away

Thu 6 Oct 2011
By Elaine Rodgers
Wincanton Twinners Home and Away

A summary of the Wincanton, Gennes/les Rossier Twinning for 2010/11. A great time had by all both in France and here in Wincanton.

Screen Bites Food Film Festival Returns to Wincanton

Tue 4 Oct 2011
By Fanny Charles
Screen Bites Food Film Festival Returns to Wincanton

Screen Bites Food Film Festival is back at Wincanton, with a selection of delicious food and the wonderful film Julie and Julia, in the King Arthur's School PEC on Tuesday 11th October.

A Murder Mystery Evening at King Arthur's

Tue 4 Oct 2011
By Friends of King Arthur's
A Murder Mystery Evening at King Arthur's

Come along to King Arthur's for an evening of fun and test your powers of deduction! Thursday 13th October 2011, 7.30pm.

More Awards for The Nog: Regional Pub of the Year!

Mon 3 Oct 2011
By Mandy Cochrane
More Awards for The Nog: Regional Pub of the Year!

In a turn of events that The Nog Inn's owners Will and Amy call "amazing and unexpected", one of Wincanton's favourite real ale pubs has impressed incognito judges to become CAMRA's Wessex Regional Pub of the Year.

Quaker Outreach Week 1st - 9th October at Wincanton Meeting House UPDATED

Mon 3 Oct 2011
By Sarah Maude
Quaker Outreach Week 1st - 9th October at Wincanton Meeting House <span style='color: red;'>UPDATED</span>

Make peace a way of life: this year's theme launches several events at Wincanton Meeting House and elsewhere - come along and find out about Quakers. Join in, take a chance to reflect, ask questions and enjoy the refreshments.

The 2011 Christmas Extravaganza is on Friday 2nd December

Fri 30 Sep 2011
By John Smith
The 2011 Christmas Extravaganza is on Friday 2nd December

OK, so Christmas is almost three months away. But the planning started ages ago.

What's an Arboriculturist? Jonathan Astill Aims to Shed Some Light

Fri 30 Sep 2011
By Jonathan Astill
What's an Arboriculturist? Jonathan Astill Aims to Shed Some Light

"Arbolist... look up the word. I don't know, maybe I made it up. Anyway it's an arbo-tree-ist, somebody who knows about trees.” (George W. Bush). Poor old George 'Dubya' wouldn’t be the first person to get a little confused. Perhaps I can explain.

Wincanton Business Keeps Mums Up To Speed

Tue 27 Sep 2011
By Rebecca Morris
Wincanton Business Keeps Mums Up To Speed

Did you know that mums across the UK and beyond look to Wincanton to keep their families and homes running smoothly? Boxhouse Publishing is the company behind Organised Mum, the best-selling brand of calendars, diaries and home stationery for busy women.

Do We Deserve a Community Award? Please Cast Your Vote!

Mon 26 Sep 2011
By Mandy Cochrane
Do We Deserve a Community Award? Please Cast Your Vote!

Wincanton Window has applied for a grant from NatWest CommunityForce. Our success depends entirely on votes from the public. On behalf of everyone at the Window, I’m appealing for you to take just a few minutes to vote for us.

It's Competition Time! Win Lovely Stationery Goodies (Now Ended)

Mon 26 Sep 2011
By Mandy Cochrane
It's Competition Time! Win Lovely Stationery Goodies <span style='color: red;'>(Now Ended)</span>

We've teamed up with local company Boxhouse Publishing, who are offering a great Organised Mum's Life Book and a Weekly Planner as prizes in our fun competition. Find out how to enter.

All Welcome to Have a Look Around King Arthur's!

Mon 26 Sep 2011
By Emma Harrison
All Welcome to Have a Look Around King Arthur's!

On Thursday 29th September King Arthur's Community School will be opening its doors from 7.00pm to all for an Open Evening.

Museum and History Society Talk: Art in the 1400's - The Arnolfini Portraits

Fri 23 Sep 2011
By John Baxter
Museum and History Society Talk: Art in the 1400's - The Arnolfini Portraits

Art lecturer, early music specialist and archaeologist Jonathan Weeks will be giving a talk centred on the Bruges artist Jan van Eyck in the Balsam Centre on Friday 30th September.

Richard Lennox Organ Recital at Wincanton Methodist Church

Fri 23 Sep 2011
By Richard Joyce
Richard Lennox Organ Recital at Wincanton Methodist Church

Don't miss Richard Lennox, Somerset's own virtuoso on organ and piano, who brings you a rich, varied and exciting fundraising recital at Wincanton Methodist Church on Saturday 1st October at 6.30pm.

Wincanton Stunned by Major Fire - Ten Fire Engines in Attendance

Thu 22 Sep 2011
By John Smith
Wincanton Stunned by Major Fire - Ten Fire Engines in Attendance

Wincanton awoke to the stunning news that we have been host to one of the biggest fires in Somerset for many years.

The Big Welcome - A Warm Reception at our Local Churches

Thu 22 Sep 2011
By Joyce Page
The Big Welcome - A Warm Reception at our Local Churches

This Sunday churches across the country will be hosting The Big Welcome. This is a Sunday where you can drop into any church, but you will see outside some churches a poster with the Big Welcome on it.

Write for the Window - A Three Session Writers' Workshop in Wincanton

Thu 22 Sep 2011
By John Baxter
Write for the Window - A Three Session Writers' Workshop in Wincanton

Try your hand at a little local journalism with John Baxter's three-session Writer's Workshop at the Balsam Centre in October. It's great fun for anyone who would like to have a go at writing for Wincanton Window, and it's free!

Wincanton Sports Centre is NOT CLOSING nor WILL it be closing!

Wed 21 Sep 2011
By Lisa Vyner
Wincanton Sports Centre is NOT CLOSING nor WILL it be closing!

Wincanton Sports Centre management, staff and trustees would like to respond to Mr Rogers' quite ferocious attack on Wincanton Sports Centre and allay customers' fears that recent minor changes will see the demise of the Sports Centre.

The Thin End of the Wedge - What is Happening to Wincanton Sports Centre?

Tue 20 Sep 2011
By Clive Rogers
The Thin End of the Wedge - What is Happening to Wincanton Sports Centre?

Clive Rogers argues that poor management and bad decision making has led to a string of cuts and reduced services which could drive people away and put in danger the future of the Centre.

The King's Speech - Tuesday 20th September at WFS

Mon 19 Sep 2011
By John Smith
The King's Speech - Tuesday 20th September at WFS

The King's Speech kicks off an exciting new season of films shown by Wincanton Film Society in the Performance Enhancement Centre at King Arthur's School.

The View From New Barns

Fri 16 Sep 2011
By Anita Nash-Smith
The View From New Barns

Anita Nash-Smith describes how painful it is for new residents to be picked on for decisions taken by planners and politicians over which they have had no control, and how keen they are to be accepted as part of our community.

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