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Wincanton kids planted trees with the Town Council for the Queen's Jubilee

Wed 16 Mar 2022
By Dave Smith
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

Tue 8 Mar 2022
By South Somerset District Council
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

Tue 8 Mar 2022
By Lynne Franks
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

Fri 4 Mar 2022
By Sue Crisfield
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

Wed 2 Mar 2022
By Anna Hughes
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

Tue 1 Mar 2022
By Jeanne Mortarotti
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”

Wed 16 Feb 2022
By Dani Wood
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

Fri 11 Feb 2022
By Jackie Gage
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

Thu 10 Feb 2022
By Mark Tromans
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

Wed 9 Feb 2022
By Jeanne Mortarotti
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

Wed 9 Feb 2022
By Nick Seddon
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

Fri 21 Jan 2022
By Alice Glover
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

Thu 16 Dec 2021
By John Baxter
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

Thu 16 Dec 2021
By Dave Smith
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

Thu 9 Dec 2021
By Jeanne Mortarotti
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

Mon 6 Dec 2021
By Steve Lee
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

Thu 2 Dec 2021
By Dave Smith
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

Fri 26 Nov 2021
By Dave Smith
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

Wed 24 Nov 2021
By Wincanton Community Speedwatch
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?

Sun 14 Nov 2021
By John Baxter
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.

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