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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
"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
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!
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)
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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?
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
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
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.
New Barns - A Slow-Motion Catastrophe?
Do the problems facing the New Barns and the Wimpy estates and the new developments in Wincanton at Lawrence Hill reveal we have a flawed and dysfunctional system of local government? Do we have a system where no-one sees the whole picture or accepts overall responsibility for the awful mess that is being allowed to develop here?
Visiting Speaker from Debt Advice Charity at the Parish Church
Wincanton Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul is delighted to welcome Hannah Gibbons, Gillingham Centre Manager of Christians Against Poverty as guest speaker at their 10.30 service on Sunday 18 September 2011. Anyone who would like to hear what Hannah has to say will be very welcome.
New Low Cost Counselling Service at the Balsam Centre
Qualified Counsellor Mandy Hedges returns to the Balsam Centre to offer a new affordable service.
Local Author Finds Healing in Writing About His Traumatic Experience
Andrew Webster was referred to the Balsam Centre's creative writing classes to help him recover from illness. There, he wrote his book; 'Paris in Springtime', a lucid and uplifting account of his descent into 'madness' and his profound spiritual awakening.
Town Council Grants for 2012
Don't Delay! Get your application for a grant from Wincanton Town Council in by October 26th.
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